Promise

Chapter V

Chapter V

     No matter how hard she tried, Jeong-yeon couldn't help but grimace once she had a taste of the beef and radish soup she was in charge of cooking. Hopefully, no one of her friends noticed.

It was too salty. Apparently, what she thought was enough was more than enough. Having no choice but to add more water and some more leak to the already overflowing soup, she closed the lid and hoped it will turn out fine.

She was in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do for a two-day trip with the Bangtan Sonyeondan members, where they rented a private small property. Xiao, who just returned from China a week also joined with them. All of them have been very busy the last couple of months. Xiao, who had been trying her best to make it to her homeland's market and BTS, with their tours and album preparations. Looking at them, anyone could clearly see that they badly needed the break. She understood the feeling of finally being able to breathe and not think about anything else but to relax, even for just a little bit. As much as they love what they do, being away from all the chaos of being a celebrity for a day or two can do a lot of things to someone who has been in the industry. People have no idea how much even an hour of silence can do to their peace of mind.

Initially, she wasn't supposed to join them since she didn't want to intrude into their group's getaway. But Jimin told her the trip won't be only for them but for Xiao as well. It has been months since she last saw her friend, so she agreed. Ever since Jeong-yeon met her in a music show almost two years ago, they had formed a friendship. Knowing that their group was going through a rough patch at the moment, she couldn't help but feel sad and angry. Fortunately, she has been doing a good job as a solo artist in China. Still, Jeong-yeon knew that the shy dancer was hoping to continue working as an idol in Korea. After all, it was that was the reason she worked so hard to be in a foreign country. Hopefully, she wouldn't have to wait and suffer for a long time before everything gets settled.

"Eonnie, are you done with the chopping board?" Xiao asked her, breaking her from her thoughts.

"We have one more here." She reached out for the clean chopping board and gave it to her. "Do you want some help over there?"

It appeared that Jin and the group missed her cooking, seeing as they requested a lot for her to do. Apart from being a good dancer, Xiao was also a good cook, one of the many things that Jin kept bragging about her.

Her friend shook her head. "I need to prepare some vegetables but Jin Oppa said he was making Japchae, so he probably needs help with that one."

After asking Jin, she started gathering the vegetables needed for the sweet potato starch noodles.

"Hi."

A soft voice came from beside her. She looked up and saw Yoon-gi's girlfriend, Aralle, smiling shyly at her, with Yoon-gi standing beside her.

"Oh, hi Eonnie. You made it!"

She smiled apologetically at her. "I'm sorry for being late."

Jeong-yeon initially thought she was not coming since Yoon-gi caught a ride with them but Jimin told her that the director will be arriving late as she had a filming schedule.

Looking at her, it seemed that just like the rest of the group, she had been busy. There was no hiding the tired look in her eyes. "It's fine, Eonnie. You're here."

"You can go and sit down for a little while first. Want me to get you some fruits?"

"That's fine. I'll get some later. thanks."