Love at the First...?

Who and Why

"Hello! Wonshik, are you free right now? I mean... umm... I have something to share with you," Yeseul grits her teeth in excitement plus nervous while waiting for Kim Wonshik to give his answer. For real, she really has an important thing to tell him though regarding her current idea of having a business under her own name. Since Hyuk has agreed on it with Hongbin accepted to become her personal assistant, Yeseul can't be more excited as ever. Although she herself is actually nervous about it, since she has zero knowledge about business.... well that somehow can make her business drop, but she knows she can do it. Yeseul can listen to Wonshik's deep voice of humming since he's looking at his schedule with Jaehwan in front of him (Yeseul doesn't know about it).

"Sure why not! Do you mind if Jaehwan come along? Since we have to meet your brother after lunch at his office," Yeseul immediately second on that since she also has something to discuss with Sanghyuk after all. She roughly choose her attire carefully after a few naggings from Hongbin since Yeseul is very a kind of choosy woman. No matter how much she messed her wardrobe, much of her clothes are almost the same. At last, Hongbin is the one get the perfect one for Yeseul and rushed her to the room. Yeseul takes a look of herself at the mirror and stare at the heart shaped pendant hanging on her neck, suddenly reminded herself of her mother.

'Seul-ah, please do take a good care of the necklace and find a person who looks like a you. He's a man, the only one after Sanghyuk that you can put your trust on him. Please find him and he also has the necklace as same as yours. If yours is a heart pendant, his is a key. Remember a key,'

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Yeseul knows it has been quite a time for her not to visit the cafe of Taekwoon so she send the venue of the cafe to Wonshik and ended up getting a laugh emoji. Saying that he knows the cafe since its Hakyeon's bestfriend owns the cafe. Yeseul mentally facepalm herself at the cafe and glances at her watch as she has been sitting at the table for 10 minutes and no one came to take her order. As she roll her eyes, Yeseul's eyes met with someone who is oh-so-familiar ex bestfriend who now has blonde look, just enter the cafe for a coffee. Sejeong looks at her with a surprised look all over her face and rush towards the unamused look of Kwon Yeseul.

"Seulie? Where have you been?! I was so worried about you!" She pulls Yeseul in her arms, hugging her tight only getting pushed. Yeseul sarcastically chuckles in front of her face and tuck her hair strands behind her ears.

"And why would you do? I don't need your attention or worries.... or anything you think of caring about me cuz as what I've remember, you left me aside after that night. If you don't mind, I want to have my coffee order," as Yeseul wants to step aside, Sejeong grabs her wrist with a puzzled look, not knowing what Yeseul has said right at the moment. She has no absolute idea what happened on her as Nayoung also suddenly lost in contact. Sejeong used to message Nayoung but the respond was very disappointing as Nayoung said she would prefer everyone related to Yeseul to be away from her even if it means her own bestfriend. That left Sejeong to be wondering what happened between Yeseul and Nayoung till it takes Nayoung to despise her.

"What happened to Nayoung and you? I know nothing Seul, I swear! I look for you that night, even most of the hotel, I ask my PA to look for you. But no! You weren't there. I called Sanghyuk but he also has no idea. You worried me hell a lot Kwon Yeseul! You have gone and Nayoung has become so weird until she cut off connection with me! Don't you know how hard for me to lost you both!" As Sejeong's voice getting louder, letting out of her frustration, Taekwoon comes out and looking at her both weirdly.

"What happened here Yeseul? I heard someon– oh cup lady!" Taekwoon's face becomes reddening as his eyes met with Sejeong's almond shaped one, leaving Yeseul to become dumbfounded about both of them knowing each other. Even after Taekwoon explained how he met with Sejeong, Yeseul keep her face straight and push Sejeong away, doesn't care if the blonde is offended. Her heart aches too much to remind herself about what happened that night. She ignores Sejeong whole presences until Wonshik comes with Jaehwan while Taekwoon keeps himself busy asking Sejeong this and that.

"Hey girlfriend. How ya doing?" Wonshik opens his arms to welcome Yeseul but startles when Sejeong and Taekwoon yells out the word 'girlfriend' at Wonshik. A shocking expression is very clear on their face while Jaehwan as usual, going to ignore the upcoming drama and get his and Wonshik's drink. Yeseul links their arms together, catching the attention of Taekwoon and Sejeong who are too immerse with their own reactions.

"Hyung, meet my girlfriend, Han Yeseul," proudly, Wonshik introduced Yeseul to Taekwoon before sitting at the reserved seat by Yeseul. Sejeong glances at Wonshik and turn back her gaze towards Yeseul and hold her hands tightly. "Look Seul. I think there is a misunderstanding between us and I don't know what actually happened. I am quite occupied right now but please! Please talk to me about things and explain so I can get the gist of everything. Nice to meet you, Mr. Purple Hair and you too," Sejeong greets both Wonshik and Jaehwan before bows slightly and exit the cafe, leaving Taekwoon to stunned on his feet. Seeing Sejeong to leave without greeting only to him, makes him to click his tongue. She sure plays hard to get with him, makes thing interesting.

Sighing, Yeseul pinch her forehead softly and left into a deep silence. All the things she wanted to say to Wonshik, was gone. What running inside her mind right now is only Sejeong. Did she speaks the truth or Sejeong only plays innocent to get info about her and Wonshik for Nayoung. Its confusing though. Wonshik noticed the rare expression of silent Yeseul that makes him wonder who is Sejeong until she can make Yeseul to become quite and what they'd talk till it affects his girlfriend so much. He lets out a fake cough and softly stare at the lady while his hand is holding onto hers.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" His gentle voice makes Yeseul to hit back the reality. Jaehwan also staring at her, makes Yeseul feels quite guilty. However, instead of answering Wonshik's questions, her eyes are rather than interested on something hanging on Jaehwan's neck that is a pendant of a key. She points at the pendant and slip an 'oh' under her breath. As Jaehwan noticed what makes Yeseul to be so attracted on him, he quickly hid his necklace from her eyesight and tuck it into his shirt. Jaehwan faked his cough and purposely drink his iced coffee while glancing his eyes to everywhere but Yeseul's. He noticed that Yeseul keeps staring at him but then Wonshik again asked what happened and what's about Jaehwan's necklace, Yeseul back his attention towards the latter.

"Oh I'm fine. Its just.... um maybe I wasn't feeling very well. Sorry I have to go," rushing, Yeseul grabs her shoulder length bag and hurriedly walks to her car, ignoring Wonshik's voice calling out for her. Still, Yeseul deeply stares on the road yet her eyes are wildly lingers inside her mind, not knowing who should her focus on first. Is it Sejeong who she actually missed after almost a month without any contacts or Jaehwan who surprisingly has the pendant that she should be looking for after all these years. Why should he has the necklace, who is Jaehwan actually keeps playing with her though. Yeseul then drives herself to anywhere without herself knowing where to go.