Serendipity (Kaistal)

Chapter 11 - New Project

Chapter 11

New Project

"Rock. Paper. Scissors."

Paper versus Stone.

"Again?! Yah! Are you cheating?!" Jongin accused.

"Don't hate the player, hate the game." Soojung said with a smirk. She picked up her chopsticks again and grabbed a slice of meat in front of them.

The two are having dinner at the Jung Manor and they are still playing their little game.

Jongin sighed. He closes his eyes, thinking hard what else he can share about his life to this woman. "I'm the only child from my parents, but I have 4 younger cousins on my mother's side of the family and 2 older cousins on my father's side." he continued his meal.

"And they are all in Goguryeo?"

He nods his head. "Your turn." He reaches his fist for another go.

"If you can beat me."

"Rock. Paper. Scissors."

"Ha! Finally!" Jongin exclaimed after his rock beats her scissors.

"Fine. Let's see. I don't eat fruits and I hate seafood especially squids and octopus. Eeew!"

"Let me guess, their tentacles scares you?"

"I'm not scared of them! It's just .... they look weird and it's freaking me out. I bet they taste awful."

"So you never had one?"

"Never. And I don't have plans of ever trying one."

"That's a pretty good idea for a birthday present. Remind me again, will ya?."

"Shut up! Give me one and I will kill you."

Soojung raised her fist for another go. She had enough of the talk on the slimy creature.

"Rock. Paper. Scissors."

"Ha! I knew you just got lucky on that last one."

Scissors versus paper.

'At this rate, I'll run out of things to tell her.'

"I have a best friend named Taemin. We've been friends since we learned how to walk."

"You have a best friend? That's a surprise. I thought you're anti-social."

"Everybody has best friends."

"I bet this Taemin person is as lazy as you are." she said.

Jongin chuckles. "No, quite the opposite actually. But he likes to do lots of stuff even though he's not very good at it. If you ever see someone trying to cross a bridge in just a rope, that's him no doubt. He's a crazy soul. Now he's challenging himself on gaining weight just to look big. In fact, you kinda reminds me of him."

"What?! Am I fat to you?!"

Jongin raises his hands in front of him as a surrender. He knew this woman could be scary when he's really mad and the weight department is always a dangerous topic for girls. "I didn't say you're fat. Taemin is not all about his size, you know. He's kind ...... like you."

Soojung was taken aback. 'Kind? When did I show him kindness?!'

Jongin sighed. 'Do I really have to explain everything?'

"You let me stay here. That's an act of kindness, you know."

"Oh."

Jongin looks at her. Soojung became quiet, she looks like she's thinking deeply.