[OH] Timeless Truth - Kim Minseok

ONE - His So Called Secret Life

Published: 180914

Edited: 220913

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Jang Hanbyul scrolls her smartphone lightly. There are barely any customers who came to the boutique today and she already felt too bored now. Her working hour will end in an hour and a half more. There is still a lot more way to go!

She has been working on this boutique since 5 months ago. Nothing particularly interesting about her life from before or even now.

She graduated with honour in the construction field and it was really hard to find a job in the construction industry as a fresh graduate. People mostly want workers with working backgrounds to work with them. So that is how Hanbyul ended on this boutique as a part-time worker.

The sound of her ringing phone wakes her from her daydream. She look at her phone screen and read the name she saved in her contact before she decided to answer the call.

"Kim Minseok" was written on her screen.

She answers the call and his raspy voice echo from the gadget in her hand.

"Hello?" — She voices in hesitation.

"Come home early and cook for me today. I want samgyetang for dinner tonight." — Minseok's commands pierce through her right ear, straight hitting her eardrum.

"Emm, Minseok. Can I go out with my friend before that? I promised him that I would come to his restaurant today before going home." — She gracefully asks.

Minseok feels goosebumps hearing her grace and innocent voice that always make his inner wolf side awaken but, he is quick to shove it aside. How could such an ugly girl like her make him fall on his knees with the word "love"? There is no way that going to happen. Never in million years. A handsome man like me is no match for an ugly fat girl like her.

"Hey! I give no fuck with what you want to do outside!  All I want to know is when I'm back, the dinner is already set on the dining table!" — Minseok shouts through the line.

"Okay, Minseok. I will make it on time." — she fidgets but managed to reply back to him.

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"You're here Hanbyul-ah! I thought you will cancel our meeting again. Thank God you can make it this time!" — Mingyu's face lights up when he sees his long-time friend come through his own restaurant's front door.

Hanbyul smiles at Kim Mingyu and takes a sit in front of him.

"He finally let you meet me today?" — Mingyu ask Hanbyul.

"Yea. He said he doesn't care what I do behind him." — Hanbyul grab the porcelain mug containing a hot latte in front of her and sips it.

"Ya! That's my drink!" — Mingyu yells.

"Uhuk uhuk uhuk. Ewww it is a coffee!" — Hanbyul coughs from the strange mild taste on her tongue, well almost hard for her since she cannot stand coffee.

"You knew I love coffee right?" — Mingyu roll his both eyes upwards.

"And you know I hate coffee right?" — Hanbyul replies back with the same sassy tone as her friend did just now.

"So? Do I look like I care? You can take care of your own drink by ordering from my staff behind the counter right? Duh. It's not like I'm going to charge you at my own restaurant." — Mingyu roasts her back.

"OH GOD SHITTT !" — Mingyu curse out loud.

"What is it again this time Kim-ssi? I told you to stop cursing right? How many times do I have to tell you that cursing is not good for us? You never listen to me even for once!" — Hanbyul scolds Mingyu for his curse just now.

"Chhh! Ya ahjumma! I cursed because we just had an indirect kiss from the mug earlier." — Mingyu glares at Hanbyul while holding his lips so lady-like-ly.

Hanbyul rolls her eyes and states, " Chh, it's not like we kissed for real. Like you care about your special one." — Hanbyul comes back to their seating with her own drink this time.

"Said the one who already had her first kiss stolen." — Mingyu backfires Hanbyul.

Hanbyul's lips went thin from its curvy beautiful smile just now.

"Seolma, don't tell me you guys don't even kiss yet?" — Mingyu shouts a little bit too loud for only Hanbyul to hear and they managed to grab some attention from Mingyu's customers.

Hanbyul hits Mingyu on his head hard and she bows to the customers.

"What are you being loud for? Ish! You are embarrassing me!" — Hanbyul whispers loud.

"You guys haven't kissed yet?" — Mingyu asked again while rubbing his head on the spot where Hanbyul hits him just now but now, he already can control his deep voice from being a little bit too loud this time.

"Nope." — Hanbyul replied with a little shake of her head before sipping her green tea frappe from the black straw.

"Byul-ah. It is already three years." — Mingyu's voice went sorrowful and he sounded more like sighing for Hanbyul's sake.

"I know. Like I said just now. He said he doesn't care what I do behind him." — She replied lightly, trying hard to hide her tone from sounding sad.

"Yeah. He keeps on saying that. Said the one who was always furious when you wanted to meet me. What kind of husband is that Minseok guy? Who does he think he is? Does he think that when he owns the money, he owns the world too? Tch, arrogant actor! Such a fake life he is living. Acting all sweet in front of his fans but the reality is..." 

When it comes to Hanbyul, indeed Mingyu is the best.

"Hey! slow down, our secret might be blown if you keep saying this in public." — Hanbyul shush her best friend from talking too loud.

"Byul-ah, please. You don't deserve a life like this. You just graduated from college, you can make your own living and get out of his grip. Minseok doesn't even love you. It's been three years already Byul." — Mingyu pleads with her.

"Someday Mingyu. Someday I will Mingyu. I'm going to give him one last chance." — Hanbyul smiles at Mingyu.

"I'm putting up with his actions only because you said you love him more than a friend or even a brother. He better be careful before I take further action." — Mingyu points his right point finger close enough to touch Hanbyul's nose.

Hanbyul smiles at her best friend and she grabs Mingyu's point finger in front of her face and holds in her both small palms before she said, "Arraseo. I will make it really my last one this time."

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PS: If things are in italic after this, just to inform you ahead that it will be their flashback. Hope you like it and enjoy my new story 😉

PPS: It was somewhat finger-twister to me to write Minseok and Mingyu in a sentence (or more like in a story here) since both started with "Min" and I might end up mixing those heheh 🤣🤣🤣