One
"Vian, oppa, wo ai ni, Saranhae!" The shouts sounded quite loud from the girls who were huddled in the wide and open courtyard. However, not only there. In a house, in front of the television screen, a girl also shouted the same words.
"Vian oppa, Saranhae, Saranghamida. Vian oppa, my honey, bunny, sweety, love you very much...!"
BUGH! A large pillow floated and hit the girl's face.
"It's so noisy!" another girl who sat not far from the girl complained.
"Stupid, just look at the people on the screen screaming. It's better if you can hear it over there, if you're here, he won't hear it, unless he have super hearing."
"PARK KARIN!" snarled the girl who had been shouting earlier while staring intently at the girl who had just reprimanded.
"You're very jealous, really. Why? You don't like Vian oppa? You're the haters, aren't you?"
"Ugh, don't you know, why are you being the haters? What I don't like is that you make noise, jump until my seat cushion collapses, not to mention I can't work because I hear your loud screams, Miss Silvi," said Karin.
Silvi chuckled and immediately wrapped her arms around Karin's neck and then hugged her tightly.
"I'm sorry, my BFF, I don't know about that."
"Now you know about that. So, now let go of my neck. You've made it hard for me to breathe," Karin said in a choked voice and slapped her best friend's hand.
"Oh, oh, mianhae, my best friend," said Silvi as she immediately let go of her hand.
Karin just shook her head as she went back to her work. Working on the design of a cafeteria with a computer. She then refocused. However, it did not last long, because a few moments later Silvi again cheered while jumping up and down. The words of oppa and saranghae slid back from her best friend's lips.
***
Karin was pedaling her bicycle at a moderate speed. In fact, she was still a little sleepy. Because Silvi was screaming for her favorite idol, she couldn't focus and had to postpone work. The work was finally able to do when the day was late and the early morning just finished.
Karin was about to increase her speed, but a metallic black sports car suddenly slid in front of her. Karin who braked suddenly couldn't maintain her balance and fell on the asphalt. The black car stopped and the owner got out of the back of the car. He glanced at his still smooth car.
"You're lucky that my favorite car wasn't scratched. Otherwise you have to pay compensation," he said to Karin who was still sitting on the asphalt. Karin was stunned. For some reason, she felt she knew the man's face.
The man then turned and hurried away. Karin was furious. She did not accept being treated like that. It was obvious the car was at fault, She was the one who fell and was injured, but why was she the one to blame?
Karin immediately stood up. With a limp step, chasing the man.
"Hey, you!" She shouted as she lunged and tugged at the man's shirt. He prepared to throw a raw hit, but who would have thought the man's shirt was torn and exposed his broad chest. The surprised Karin lost her balance and immediately landed a kiss on the smooth white chest. She and the man fell as she was on top of the man and her lips remained on his chest.
Karin's eyes widened with the sound of camera shots. She then immediately got up and wiped her lips with the back of her hand. Meanwhile, the car driver immediately got down and helped the man who had fallen with her to stand up. The man was still glaring at Karin angrily, but quickly left when several people carrying cameras approached. Karin also rushed away from there.
***
'Secret Dating Famous Idol caught on camera'
The large print and photo of the newspaper appeared on the front page. Vian slammed the newspaper furiously. He was sure the girl who fell with him had planned it all. That girl must be a big fan who is too crazy about him. It had been a long time since he heard that fans were so crazy they would do whatever it took to get close to their idols, but that had never happened to him before. This is the first time and his name has immediately become the subject of rumors in the mass media.
Vian's cell phone rang a few moments later.
"Where are you? Come to my room now!" the person on the other end ordered when Vian received the phone call.
Vivian immediately rushed over. The call was from the head of his agency.
"Mr. Han, I'm sorry. It was all an accident. I promise this kind of thing will not happen again," said Vian while in the leadership's room.
"Vian, I know romance is a personal thing, but you are a star. You have to be able to maintain an attitude. Now if you are in a relationship
with a girl, then your career will be at stake."
"Sir, that girl is not my lover. I don't even know her. I think she did this on purpose."
Mr. Han was silent for a moment. His gaze remained fixed on the figure of Vian in front of him.
"Okay, you can go, but don't go anywhere for the time being. You have to shut yourself up. Don't see anyone, especially journalists. We'll take care of this matter."
Vivian just nodded. He was powerless to refuse the order.
"Oh yes, your projects will also be temporarily suspended. Your drama and film roles will be transferred to other artists."
"What? But...."
Mr. Han raised his hand to stop Vian's words. He then invited Vian to leave the room. Vivian's hand gripped tightly. Emotions welled up in his chest. This kind of treatment should not be accepted. All the misfortunes happened because of the girl who bumped into him.
***
"Hi, Vian," said a man while waving his hand in front of Vian's face. There was a mocking smile on his handsome face.
Vian tried to ignore and kept walking away.
"Vian," the man called from behind.
"Did you know all your drama projects were shifted to an artist named Matthew Lee aka me?"
Vian just kept walking without caring. Matthew smiled a little and called back to Vian,
"Thank you, Vian, it turns out that you are so kind."
***
Karin sat alone in the cafeteria. As it fell, the design she was carrying fell into a ditch and was badly damaged. There is nothing left. The work she did all ended in vain. Edwin must be furious with her too. Edwin is Karin's colleague and boss. Despite his young age, Edwin has become a successful building designer. He also guides Karin in doing her job. Karin sighed and leaned her head on the table in front of her.
"What are you doing here?" asked Edwin with a smile and leaned his head beside Karin.
Two
"Are you mad at me? That's right, I shouldn't have asked that. You must have been very angry and disappointed with me," said Karin.
"Karin, how could I be angry with you? You are the closest person and the person who means the most to me," said Edwin.
"But you must be disappointed in me."
"No," said Edwin, stroking Karin's head.
"I'm sure what happened wasn't your fault."
Karin took a deep breath.
"But I still feel guilty. I've ruined this important project."
"Karin, you know what I'm most worried about? You're hurt like you are right now. I don't want to see you hurt."
Karin smiled.
"It's just a minor injury. I'm fine."
"You have to take care of yourself. Don't make me worry anymore!"
Karin woke up from her sleep and saluted.
"Yes Boss!" She exclaimed. Edwin smiled and ruffled Karin's hair. Unbeknownst to them, a girl watched it with an angry expression.
***
"She's a flirt. She can only seduce Edwin. Look, the hundreds of millions of projects went down because her and Edwin weren't angry either," said a girl with curly hair to several other girls who were nearby.
"I don't think so. He's so sad that the project failed. Edwin acted that way because he saw her so sad. You're just too jealous," said the girl next to him.
"That's right, that's right, we all know that since the beginning of working here, you've liked Mr. Edwin," said another girl.
The face of the girl who was gossiping earlier turned into a frown. Unexpectedly, she was the one who intended to spread rumors, but instead she was dropped down.
"If you want to say something, then say it directly in front of me, not behind my back!" said Karin who had just entered the room. She had just intended to pass by and accidentally overheard that girl's conversation with the other colleagues.
"Okay, I'll tell you directly," said that girl as she stood up.
"You're just a seducer. You're deliberately seducing Edwin so he doesn't get mad at you. You're also begging him to give you a project. You are shameless!" She said while pushing Karin.
"What are you doing? Did you sleep with him to get all this? I can do it too, but I don't want to do that kind of cheap way," the girl continued.
"Anna, stop it!" snarled Edwin who was standing in the doorway.
"You've wrongly accused. If anyone likes her, then it's me. If anyone seduces, it's me too."
Edwin then walked in and grabbed Karin's hand.
"It's all because I like her. I like Karin."
***
"Thank you for helping me," said Karin who was now in Edwin's room.
"But you didn't lie like that."
"Who said I was lying? I really like you, Karin. Since the beginning you worked here, I have fallen in love with you," said Edwin, holding Karin's shoulders.
"Sorry, I didn't realize your feelings for me," Karin said quietly.
"It doesn't matter, now you know. So do you accept my feelings?"
***
Karin sat pensively on the sofa in her living room. She was still thinking about the expression of love that Edwin had said to her. She knew the man's feelings were genuine. However, she had yet to find an answer to the sincerity of that feeling.
"Ah!" Silvi shouted, who had been busy looking at her cell phone.
"I do not believe it."
"What is it?" Karin asked in a worried voice. Maybe there is bad news that befell her best friend's relatives.
Silvi rushed over and sat next to Karin.
"Look, look at this!" She said, showing her cell phone.
"My honey, Vian, all of his shows have been cancelled. His roles in dramas and reality shows will be replaced by the playboy idol, Matthew."
Karin did not hear Silvi's long speech. She just stared at the phone screen.
'Oh my, how could I forget? Even though Silvi discussed him every day. It turned out that the man I hit was Vian. No wonder his face is so familiar,' Karin muttered to herself.
"My beloved oppa, your fate is unfortunate," said Silvi while hugging her cellphone as if it was Vian.
"Calm down," Karin said softly, patting her best friend's shoulder.
"It's all because of a girl. I'm sure she's flirting with him. Who wouldn't be captivated by my handsome Vian?"
"Girl?"
"Yes," said Silvi, showing Karin the news again. Karin gasped. Although the photo wasn't very clear, it was her.
Silvi turned to Karin who was silent then looked back at the screen.
"But why is this girl like you? The clothes she wears too, don't you have this kind of clothes too?"
Karin laughed nervously as she waved her hand.
"No-no way, there's no such thing. After all, why am I seeing Vian? I'm just tired of hearing you keep talking about him every day."
Silvi nodded.
"That's right," she muttered under her breath. Beside her, Karin breathed a sigh of relief.
***
Vian sipping vodka in hand. His eyes were filled with anger. For a moment he burst out laughing. Soon he got up and got out of the luxurious bathtub and put on his bath pajamas. All because of that girl.
'Maybe he's having fun with some friends right now. Laughing at my stupidity or celebrating success for doing something with me,' Vian muttered to himself. He couldn't take his eyes off the mirror in front of him.
'We will see. I will definitely revenge you when I see you again.'
Vian who had finished changing clothes rushed out of the bathroom. The doorbell rang at the apartment. Vian immediately looked at the screen to see who was visiting.
'She's again. Can't she is just disappear?' Vian grumbled in his heart.
***
The girl outside was named Cindy Wu. He is a Chinese-Korean mulatto who is also an artist like Vian. Since the first time we met as a guest star on Vian's show, this beautiful girl has fallen in love. He openly pursues Vian, has even expressed his love. However, Vian did not respond. Even so, Cindy kept chasing. She felt sure that Vian would also like her.
"Love takes time. It's okay, I will patiently wait until you like me," said Cindy at the time. However, Cindy was impatient. He acts like Vian's lover and feels jealous of any girl Vian is close to.
"Vian, open the door, Vian, let me accompany you at this time!" Cindy shouted from outside when the door in front of her wouldn't open.
"Vian, don't be sad, don't shut yourself up. I will always be with you," said the girl again from outside when there was no answer from Vian's place.
Vian remained silent. He didn't need Cindy, which made him even more lonely. All he needed was a plan to find the girl who had made him lose his career and plot revenge on her.
"She's a building designer. Don't worry, I'll take care of her," said Jason, Vian's assistant.
Vian stared at the screen where Karin's photo was clearly displayed.
"No need, I'll do it myself."
"But ...."
"This is my revenge. I will handle it myself."
***
Karin was busy designing macket in her office when Edwin walked in.
"Nice job. You did well," the man praised.
"It's better if we don't meet alone like now. I don't want Anna to be angry with me again," said Karin who continued to look at the mockup in front of her. She didn't even look at Edwin.
"Karin, I really like you," Edwin said as he grabbed Karin's hand.
"Edwin, I told you I only consider you a friend. A very good friend. I don't want to ruin our friendship with any more feelings than that."
The noise outside stopped their conversation. The two of them then rushed out. Karin's eyes widened when she saw the figure who came to her workplace.
***
Vian smiled and waved at several people in the office. Several female employees approached and asked for a photo. There are also employees who ask for autographs from him for their relatives. Vian kept smiling and complied with their request. Even so, he still stepped closer to Karin and Edwin.
"Why is he here? Does he intend to cause trouble with me?" Karin muttered.
Edwin turned to hear Karin's voice.
"What's wrong? Are you having a problem with him? Do you know him?"
Karim just shook his head. Soon Vian was standing before her and Edwin
"So this is where the building designers work? It's amazing. I happened to want to build something and my friend suggested this place," said that man.
"Well, we will definitely do our best to satisfy your request," said Edwin.
Vian smiled and turned to Karin.
"Is she the designer here? In that case, I want her to do it," he said, staring intently at Karin.
Karin looked back at Vian then shook her head.
"I can't do it. I'm very busy. I have a lot of projects to work on."
"Too bad, I'm going to pay a lot for this project."
***
"Karin, this is a rare opportunity. Even though it's not a big project, he is willing to pay a high price, even higher than usual. We have to accept this," said Edwin excitedly.
Right now he and Karin were in Edwin's office. Meanwhile, Vian waited outside. The employees and staff seemed to greet and talk to him.
"We do have to accept, but I don't have to handle this project."
"He only wants you. If you don't, then he will cancel and find another place. That's what he said at our meeting earlier."
"I still can't."
"Why? Are you having a problem with him? You two seem to know each other already."
Karin sighed and shook her head. Now Edwin was even suspicious. If it was like this, Edwin would probably know about the problem she had with Vian. Karin didn't want that to happen. She didn't want his name to be bad in front of the people she knew.
"Okay," Karin said finally.
"But I want to talk to him alone first."
***
"You seem fine after what happened that day," said Vian after entering Edwin's office. Edwin himself left the room.
"What do you really want?" Karin asked, crossing her arms. Vian stepped closer and looked up at Karin's face.
"What else? You have ruined my career, of course I want to repay you."
Karin immediately pushed Vian's hand away. However, Vian grabbed Karin's hand and pulled the girl closer, so now Karin was right in front of her. Their bodies even touched each other.
Karin suddenly pushed Vian away.
"If you want revenge, you don't have to worry. I'll pay for it later. You don't have to do this."
Vivian drew closer. This time his arm wrapped around Karin's waist. Then he pulled her closer again. Karin's eyes widened. She immediately struggled to free herself from Vian's arms.
"This revenge is mine. I'm the one who feels the consequences of your actions that day, then...."
Vivian paused for a moment. His hand reached out and gently caressed Karin's cheek. Even though she shuddered, Karin could only stay silent without being able to dodge.
"This grudge has to be done my way."
"Okay, it's up to you. Now let me go!" Karin said angrily. Vian laughed.
"If I don't want to, what will you do?"
"You!" Karin growled with increasingly unbearable emotions. She and Vian looked at each other. The sound of the door opening made them both turn their heads. Vian immediately let go of Karin's embrace. A smile appeared on his face.
"Okay, I understand now. Thank you for the explanation," said Vian then rushed out.
Edwin who had opened the door was still stunned after a while. It then immediately approached
"Karin, what happened? Is he being rude to you? Karin, if he's all sorts, I'll give him a lesson and cancel our project with him."
"No need," Karin shook her head.
"Anyway, nothing happened. He's right, I just gave him an explanation."
***
Edwin poured the drink into a glass from the bottle in front of him and until drank. The shadow of Karin in Vian's arms was still clearly in his mind.
He was sure Karin and Vian had known each other. Karin had lied to him, even though he thought the girl was always honest.
'They hugged. Their relationship is definitely more than a regular acquaintance. They may be a pair of lovers. I'm a fool. It's only fitting that Karin doesn't accept my feelings, it turns out she's Vian's secret lover.'
"Being here alone, doesn't it feel lonely?" scolded Anna who was sitting next to Edwin. Edwin just smiled and went back to drinking his drink.
Anna then also ordered drinks from the bartender in front of her. She then opened her cell phone and showed Edwin something. It was a photo of Vian who had an accident with Karin a few days earlier.
"The girl in this photo is really shameless, doing that kind of thing in the open, but don't you think this girl looks like Karin?" She said.
Edwin glanced at the photo and shook his head.
"Karin is a good girl, she can't possibly do that."
Edwin then walked away with a staggering step. Anna immediately followed and grabbed his hand.
"You already know. You know that's why you're drunk here. You know the unusual relationship from them. You also know the reason Vian came to our office was to see Karin."
Edwin immediately shook the girl's hand.
"That's not true," he said.
"That's right, it's just that you don't want to admit it," Anna said.