It is still early in the morning, the weather feel good, really fresh even a bit cold. A woman with her black long hair walking alone while listening to a music from her phone. She wear a long jeans and a casual blue skirt. She walks to her University. The beautiful melody of the song sometimes makes her pretty smile appear on her face. The song tittle is "Was So Pretty"
She just imagine how wonderful it would be if a special someone would sing that song for her. She never had a boyfriend like her other friend so it's so rare to hear a romantic sentences from any boys. It is not because there is no one who has a crush on her. It is just because each man who ever confessed to her simply wasn't someone she love.
She doesn't want to put their hopes up when she isn't even interest. She want to make it clear when she likes or dislike something. Her name is Song Ji Hyo, a student from Education of Science Departement. She is at her sixth semester now, the youngest student at her class who is on her early 20th. She is smart but not the best student. Sometime she can looks very blank, while at the other time she can act cheerfully at every moment. She is actually a softhearted girl but her appearance show otherwise.
She can become really ignorant and didn't want to give a damn about her surrounding. It is not because she isn't care, she does care but she prefer to enjoy her own world without being disturbed by any other's business which is not related to her.
In the midle of her way to the class, she find a man who has a muscular body walk toward her from the opposite way. She recognize the man right away even when their distance is kinda far. She knew him and where is he heading to. They have a same destination. She almost reach their class but somehow she slow down her step just to match with his pace. She doesn't even sure why she choose to wait for him. Their interaction is always being so awkward. But she doesn't mind it. She doesn't know how much slower her step was but the man that she waits is already right in front of her now.
The man is Kim Jong Kook, the youngest lecturer of her departement. It's mean he teachs Ji Hyo at class. He is 30th years old. He has a good appereance with a muscular body and a handsome face. A tons of students adore him and being his fansgirl. Some of them show their affection by flirting on him openly and some just talk about him on his back. By using his long feet to walk, he is leading the way now while Ji Hyo following his step.
When they almost reach the class, Jong Kook turn his head to check on the girl. But he find that she look on the other way. He sigh deeply. It is not the first time she is avoiding an eye contact with him, deliberately. He wonders why? it seem that Ji Hyo always try to distant her self from him. He know that she is a good student. She always put her full attention during the lecture. She always make an eye contact with him at class, showing how focus she was on listening. She is a great listener and observer.
At first, he didn't realize that Ji Hyo treats him differently compare to another lecturer. But by the passing time, he recognize the awkwardness between them. She is his student and he is her lecturer, but why can't they have a common relationship like another student and lecturer?
After sensing her awkwardess around him, he can't help but to avoid her too. He doesn't know why? Why does he has to give an attention toward her strange behaviour? She just one of his students and not even special. Why does he have to mind about her indefferent toward him when a ton of his other students always greet him nicely.
He didn't want to mind her but he can't help to wonder? Doea she hate him? Is he too young to be her lecturer so she has no respect toward him? These kind of question always appear in his tought everytime he meets her.
She always greet another lecturer nicely when she saw them, but with him? Even no eyes contact. He ever catched Ji Hyo's alteration change when she meet another lecturer before she bump to him.
First, she will really nice to smile and bow to other profesor but when she saw him she just freeze for a while and then turn her direction to avoid eyes contact with him. Even though he doesn't mean to avoid her too, he Just automatically follow her behavioural.
When he saw her with her friend and need to talk about the lesson or task to them, he never even once talks to her and just ask another student. Even when she is the first student he met, he would never gives the task to her and choose to ask the next student who come after her. Somehow, he feel that he is being unprofesional for acting like that toward his student but he just doesn't know how to act around her.
He even doesn't know why he need to consider about how to act toward her. He is puzzled. It has been a long time since he keep his attention to a girl after his last breakup a long time ago. His last break up is really tore his heart into a piece and because of that he consider not to say "love" again to any girl if he not even sure that he will marry her.
He was just so tired of love story and decide to never give attention again toward any girl. But Song Ji Hyo, is he really see her as a girl and not as his student? He actually really confuse and always seeking for confirmation by asking his self.
Their first awkwardnees began when Jong Kook teached in Ji Hyo class on other ordinary day. Jong Kook was explained something about how to be a good teacher and etc. He always diverting his gaze to the whole class, gazing on his student one by one to make sure that they give attention about his explanation. But he always catch one student who always give a great attention to his every explanation.
Song Ji Hyo is always so serious of hearing whatever her lecturer say so she never turn her attention nor change her gazes to another direction except her lecturer. Jong Kook can feel that, so in order to appreciate her good behaviour of listening, he intently stare at her for a minute, showing his attention. But his very action make the two of them get a butterfly on their stomache. Their heart suddenly beat so fast. Both of them trap into the beauty of each other eyes, Jong Kook trap into Ji Hyo beautiful big eyes while Ji Hyo adore Jong Kook smiling eyes.
After they feel a strange feeling creeping into their chest, they swift their gaze shyly. From that day on, everytime they were around each other, they will secretly staring on the other to make sure that the other party is aware of their exsistance and looking at their direction. But it always end UP with the two of them staring at each other, again.
Jong Kook feel that was so funny to has this kind of atmosphere with his student. When Ji Hyo is busy writing some notes on her book, he is silently staring at her. He wasn't even aware of the fact that he was smiling all the time he looking at her. Unfortunately Ji Hyo catch his action and saw that Jong Kook staring at her with his sweet smile.
That was the start of the awkwardness between them. Jong Kook regards her as a person who keep avoiding him but the truth is Ji Hyo just too nervous and shy when he is around. She feel breathless everytime looking at Jong Kook smiling gaze. She is melting inside, But she would never ever make a confession about that.
Ji Hyo is actually thinking that Jong Kook is really masculine. But she would never ever want to confess it. Jong Kook has a good appearance is a fact she can't deny, he is sure a handsome man. But so what? What about being handsome? Ji Hyo wouldn't want to become a member of his fangirls.
If she fangirling a popular man it would makes she feel so unspecial. She doesn't like an acting of making a man feels that they are wonderful because a lot of girls adore them. A popular man tend to be arrogant, or so does she thinks. That was the exact reason why she can't confess when she also take an interest toward a popular Man. She doesn't want to make them feel so high about their self. Maybe that was a silly reason for hating someone. She hate Kim Jong Kook because he is popular.
But that's Just how Song Ji Hyo is. She look tough outside but.... On the inside she always feel insecure. When she start to like a popular one, she would start to think....
"there's so many girl that more beautiful than me, there's so many girl Who is smarter than me, it's just impossible for him to looking at my direction"
That's why she think that adoring a popular one is just wasting of her time. And she really dislike a feeling of broken heart. And it is the reason why she has a remorse toward a popular man.
Ji Hyo and her friend Ji Min is waiting for Mr Yoo to give their task. It is due to the deadline today. They were waited for a long time but Mr Yoo is nowhere to be found. The two girls is standing in front of the office while Haha the other classmate is sitting on the other side facing the Girls.
"Ji Min-ah... do you want to borrow my comb?" Haha absurbly innitiating a conversation which sound ridiculous for the atmosphere right now.
"why?" ask Ji Min curiously. Didn't get the idea where the topic is leading on.
"you hair is looks like a mess, like a bird's ness, I think you need to repair it" Haha the nosy classmate who like to play like a childish boy speaks to annoy his friend.
"yah Pororo don't ever dare to complain about girl appearance! Don't you know that it is a sensitive topic for them, aih... you really can't understand a girl, do you? " Ji Hyo, the bestfriend of Ji Min protesting the silly boy, nagging him annoyingly.
"yah Ji Hyo ah, what's wrong with you? I just tell her nicely, why are you always try to bicker with me?" ask Haha annoyed. The two classmate may appear like they are being annoyed by the other, but to be honest they just enjoy to playing around like that. Pretending that they are in the middle of a serius fight.
"why? You don't like that? I don't like you too, you.... with your short body who always being hyped up when you see a beautiful girl, isshh.... you're such a playboy, the ugliest playboy ever!" Ji Hyo makes merong face, trying to annoy the boy even more.
"yah Song Ji Hyo!" Haha stand from his seat and walk toward Ji Hyo rushly. He acts like he will really going to fight her.
Ji Hyo take a backward step to avoid him, sticking out her tongue. But unfortunately she isn't aware that someone is walking toward her direction. She accidentaly bump the person behind her.
Realizing the situation. She fastly turn around and bow to the man apologetically. For her surprise the one that she bump is Kim Jong Kook. The Man glare at her without any other expression.
Ji Hyo doesn't speak anything and bowing her head repeatly. She take a step backward to make a Way for the lecturer. Jong Kook walk straightly continuing his way.
"yah its all because of you Pororo!" Ji Hyo put out her annoyed by grabing Haha's hair when Jong Kook was far enough. Pororo is the nickname of Haha because he likes to copying Pororo style by wearing a round glasses and cute hat.
"yah Ji Hyo-ah, it's hurt! It's hurt! Your strength is like a muscular man. Do you even a girl?" Haha keep annoy the girl while trying his best to release his self from Ji Hyo, but he just fail.
"what? What did you said? There is no man in the universe who can be as cute and beautiful as me, you Know that? " the strong girl pull Haha's hair even harder.
"yah both of you, stop fighting! Mr. Yoo is coming here" Ji Min inform her two classmate. She was used to with their playful bickering. It's get to her nerve but she was too tired to tell her friends all over again. Ji Hyo fastly release Haha's hair and run to Mr Yoo, bowling her head politely like a really good girl which is contrast of her previous act toward her friend. She has a short conversation with the proffesor and submit their task to him.
On the other hand, Kim Jong Kook who secretly observing his student is giggling alone. He is amazed to see how Ji Hyo act. It is his first time to witnessing the new side of Ji Hyo which he never knew did exist.
"that cold girl can be really funny and childish sometime.... " Jong Kook mumble to his self. After feeling satisfied of watching the girl, he continue his work and go to his office.
It was a long day for Jong Kook because he has so many thing to do. He have to finish his resume and then attending the lecturer's meeting. After spending so much time to work, his stomach is start to grumbling, asking him badly to eat, he is starving. He never skip his mealtime because he really care about his health.
After finishing all of his tasks, he ask Kwang Soo to have a meal with him. Kwang Soo is the only younger friend in his office, he is a student at his 3rd years who take an internship at the laboratorium.
Jong Kook didn't has an office partner with same age here. Most of lecturer are older than him, he is the only junior. Kwang Soo is not a lecturer like Jong Kook but he is a laborant there. The two of them are really close.
The two close partner decide to go to the restaurant near University. Just as always Jong Kook order a heathy food which from for Kwang Soo's point of few is like a grasy food. He prefer order a meat. For drink, Jong Kook prefer a green tea while Kwang Soo order Cola. They have an opposite preference at every thing.
Suddenly Jong Kook catch a figure of a familiar girl's outside the restaurant. Song Ji Hyo is waiting for someone by her self. After a few minute later, there is a younger man approach her and greet her with a tight hug.
The man is a real good looking guy, he has an image of flower boy with his disguised face. Jong Kook can't help But to focus on them, a question crossing his mind.
"is she prefer a younger man?" he wonder.
Kwang Soo who catch that Jong Kook's attention is diverting to somewhere else trying to follow his gaze. He caught a familiar figure who often he saw in TV screen.
"isn't he that upcoming actor Song Jong Ki?" Kwang Soo ask curiously, the tall man would never imagine that a star could actually appear right in front of his eyes.
"an actor?" ask Jong Kook staring intently to the actor without looking at Kwang Soo.
He focus on Ji Hyo, she look so happy and smile brightly to greet that actor. After a brief conversation, Ji Hyo and disguised Jong Ki entering the same restaurant where Jong Kook and Kwang Soo is eating.
Jong Kook feel his heart beat increase when he realized that Ji Hyo sit behind him at the opposite of his direction. They sit at a different table but somehow Jong Kook can smell Ji Hyo's scent and it's make him feel more nervous.
"noona.... how is your day?" Jong Ki ask the cheerful girl who is older than him.
"I always have a great day, how about you my dongsaeng?" ask Ji Hyo enthusiasly.
"ah... so he is her dongsaeng? Why didn't I realize that from their same sure name, I think he is her boyfriend,....... wait?! What's wrong if he is her boyfriend?" Jong Kook talking to his self in his mind while hearing the SongSong sibling conversation.
"producer Ji just offer me a new drama noona" Jong Ki share the news to his big sister happily.
"Really? That's really great Jong Ki ah. But.... is that mean we will rarely see each other again? I miss you so bad my little brother" Ji Hyo is pouting, pretending to be angry.
"aigoo... my pouting noona is really cute, seriously! if I'm not your brother I'm gonna falling over heels to you" Jong Ki smile jokingly and stroke her hair softly. Sometime Jong Ki looked like a big brother than a younger sibling for Ji Hyo when she show her childish side like that.
"pouting? Is she trying to make an aegyo? She must looks really cute, I hope I can see that too" Jong Kook imagining her aegyo face, it put a smile on his face.
"what's wrong with you hyung? Why didn't you eat your meal?" Kwang Soo is puzzled by Jong Kook strange behaviour. What in the world that makes he smiles by his self like a weirdo?
"yah Kwang Soo-ah, be quiet!" Kong Kook scold Kwang Soo for being noisy. He is trying his best to eavesdropping the conversation from the table behind him.
"why are you whispering hyung? You makes me think that you are into something bad" Kwang Soo keep pressing the muscular lecturer to tell him. He is so naive and can't caught the atmoshphere. "yah! Stay quite!" Jong Kook speak with a more stern voice.
"eh... hyung. Are you trying to sneak out the conversation because he is an actor? You didn't look like someone who take interest on showbiz world." Kwang Soo is nagging him because he doesn't understand why Jong Kook didn't act like his usual self.
"talk again, I swear you wouldn't able to attend the laboratory tomorrow morning" Jong Kook warn him and being so serious.
He didn't really mean his words and never plan to do anything to hurt his only dongsaeng, but he knew that Kwang Soo will stop his nagging if he put this strategy. Kwang Soo is terrified like a lost puppy, his words really silenced the tall man. He continue his meal soundly.
Jong Kook notice Kwang Soo's horor face. He smile happily bybhis victory. The Young lecturer continuing his "sneak out" on his mission. Digging an information from Song-Song sibling's conversation.
Jong Kook is actually wonder, why he has to go this far by dong this kind of thing, why did he really want to know their business? But he just did it anyway.
"but noona, do you know who is the main actor of my new drama?" Jong Ki ask his sister nervously.
"who is him?" Ji Hyo ask and relaxingly enjoy her chocolate ice cream.
"Lee Dong Wook hyung". Ji Hyo freeze instantly by hearing his name, it feel like the ice she consume fulfill her whole body. Make she froze like an icy statue.
It's been awhile since she heard about the man's news. She can feel a butterfly creeping into her heart and goes toward her head, make it spinning like a rolling marbles. She feel a sudden nausea. Lee Dong Wook, he is a man that she loves so much. He is her first love.
"you still love him, aren't you?" Jong Ki ask after catching her sister's frozen face. His question make her blushes. The air around her feel so much hotter now.
"is that too obvious Jong Ki ah?" She confirm the little brother.
"aigoo noona,.... Of course it is really obvious, at least for me. You really in love with him but you never treat him well noona, you're really something." he is right. As matter of how much she love the person, she treat him coldly, why? Because she is damn nervous! Her nervousness turn her become a cold and ignorant girl, yeah.... That's how her appearance showed outside. But on the inside?? Don't even ask.
"yah~~~ Jong Ki ah, you do know that I don't mean to be a bad person to him, I just so nervous.... that's why I end up being like a fool infront of him, it's not because I'm didn't care, I would never ever being not care for him even for a second..... and until now, but I just don't know what to do around him and I end UP acting cold toward him" her voice is trembling and her eyes is teary.
"what if.... What if actually Dong Wook hyung also has a crush to you?" Jong Ki is being curious. Did her sister's crush is really a one-side love? Come on.... His sister is like an angel, Who wouldn't love her?
"that's impossible Jong Ki ah, don't put my hope up for nothing oke, I Know it all the way... for this 4 years it is just a one-side love.... "Ji Hyo make a pressed tone on the word, trying to stop her brother to think otherwise. Or.... To be exact, she try to stop her self for hoping otherwise.
" Even if it just a one-side love, I still regret nothing, I just.... feel so special when he saw me with his eyes, his shady eyes, I feel save Jong Ki ah, I never feel sooo in love before, it feel just... There is no one before him and I can't find a better person after him to love, maybe it's sound silly but I really love him, I feel thankful that I love someone like him, he's a nice guy, I didn't hope that he will have a same feeling to me, but just by knowing that he ever care, even for a second, by knowing that he ever thinking about me even just for a friend, It makes me happy. I don't hope more than this Jong Ki-ah. I just love him, and loving him make me feel happy. He help me find my lost smile, I.... I just love him" Ji Hyo turn into a little teenager in love. She cover her pinkish cheeck with her palm.
She knew that it is not the first time she talks about her love with Jong Ki. He did Know her feeling toward Dong Wooksurely but she can't stop her self to not being excited when it come to Dong Wook, her first love.
"noona seriously... you told me about this for thousand time, Who would ever know that my cold hearted sister is actually falling in love with someone and being a fool like this?? But... I am happy if you are happy" Jong Ki takes her hand and holding it sweetly. Ji Hyo can only smile shyly when her brother tease her about it.
"But noona... what do you think if I tell Dong Wook hyung that I'm your brother, maybe I can figure out if he has a feeling for you too, maybe he will ask me about you" suggest Jong Ki sincerely.
"no Jong Ki-ah... just let him work comfortably, just let me loving him secretly, I don't mind about it, well actually it's a lie if I don't hope that somehow he has a crush on me too, if our feeling is mutual... it always being my dream, but just let it go with the flow. I am happy enough for knowing that he can succes with his dream." Tell Ji Hyo to Jong Ki. Jong Ki nod his head obediently. He can't really understand why her sister forbid him to reveal his identity to Dong Wook, But he can feel how sincere his sister is toward the actor.
"but can you at least do me a favor by taking some picture of him? I want to know how is he right now" ask Ji Hyo smile brightly. She put up her best cute pleading face.
"aigoo noona, why don't you just attend my filming then? Both of you are friend at high school, I think he will be happy to see you too" Jong Ki offer her a new suggestion.
"yah! Do you want to see your sister dying in nervousness, seriously! I told you before. I even run away when we accidently bump our eay! How can I endure the feeling of being by his side for a long time?" asked Ji Hyo panickly.
"hahaha... sure noona. You really are crazy in love with him, you act like a crazy fangirl who is dying after meeting their idol" tell Jong Ki jokingly.
"yah! Don't compare me with his fangirl, I already love him a long long time ago before his debute" Ji Hyo is nagging Jong Ki. How could he compare her long sincere love with some fangirling who just love him after his debut.
"I understand, no one love him more than you" Jong Ki pinches Ji Hyo's cheeck playingfully. Suddenly Jong Ki feel a vibration from his pocket, his manager is calling him.
"yes hyung? Ah yes, thanks hyung, I will come with noona after we finish our lunch" Jong Ki talks with his manager who want him to come.
"noona, lets finish our lunch then go to our new home, our apartement, it was hard for you to drive over from ilsan to here, my manager has finished transfering our stuf to our appartement" Jong Ki inform her sister. They are going to live at the appartement around Seoul, so they don't have to drive too far for dong their job and study.
"yes, lets finish our lunch first" Ji Hyo smile, she is happy with the news.
"hyung, let's go, didn't you tell me that you have to come back soon to finish your other resume?" Kwang Soo snap Jong Kook back to reality. They had finished their lunch for sometimes ago but Jong Kook seem hesistate to go. He just stuck on his seat.
"please just let them go first Kwang Soo ya" Jong Kook stare blankly. He doesn't understand why his heart become heavier all of sudden. A deep pain tore his Heart into pieces. He feels the same agony as the previous time of his last break up 8 years ago. mtell Jong Kook staring blankly.
His heart is torned apart the way it did before. But what confused him is the reason of his sudden pain. He almost feel breathless but why? He doesn't understand. He only heard the conversation of Song sibling. He only discover about Ji Hyo feeling toward a other man, but he end up with the feeling of broken heart, why he has to be so broken?
"hyung... Ji Hyo noona just leave" Kwang Soo who slowly understanding the situation inform him about Ji Hyo's departure.
He doesn't understand why Jong Kook being gloomy all of sudden. But soon he know that his assumption is right. The gray on Jong Kook faced is caused by Ji Hyo's appearance. Jong Kook finally stand up after comforming that Ji Hyo is gone.
It was already pass midnight but Jong Kook still not able to sleep. His eyes are closed but his mind is drag him away to another thing. The conversation of Song-Song sibling keep haunting his mind.
" so she was in love with someone for 4 years now and never move on? She said that there's no one better than him." Jong Kook smirk when thinking about the last Word. He can feel that his heart is being squeezed.
"she must really love with him that much, but why? She said it just a oneside love story but she still love him? Why? That Lee Dong Wook surely a lucky guy to has been loved like that " Jong Kook's mid keep wondering and bombarded with multiple question.
He keep asking him self why does she still in love with that man even when see felt that it was a oneside story. She never hope he will love her back but she is not hurted even for once and happy just being in love with him? Isn't she so naive? Or maybe she just a fool? Why does she keep loving and waiting for nothing?
At first, he thought that Ji Hyo is actually really pitiful for holding onto her oneside feeling. But after he thinking about it over again, he can't pity her anymore. Instead he adore her. Remembering her deep and sincere love to someone without hoping for the mutual feeling makes him adore her. She is so naive but somehow so wonderfull. How can she managed to love someone without feeling any pain and never hoped for the returned of her feeling.
He ever thought that Ji Hyo is a tough and cold girl but then he realize that she is actually a lovely girl inside. Thinking about that, makes he want to protect her fragile side. But then, his mind diverting to his own feeling, why did he become someone who really want to take care of her. He is nobody for her, they are not even close, and never talk to each other.
She is just his ordinary student like the other, but why is the thought of her keep haunting his mind. He admit that she is such a beautiful girl, sometime she may be tomboy, but when he look closer she is just an ordinary cute and naive girl.
"if she is mine, I would make sure to make her happy and safe, happier than what she ever feel when she love him, if she is mine...... Wait?! If she is what? Ah Kim Jong Kook, what are you thinking about? She is your student! Your student!" Jong Kook nagging his self in his mind.
Being frustrated for not able to fallen asleep, Jong Kook open his eyes and staring at his clock. It's already 4 a.m. He just spends a sleepless night due to his overthinking. He decide to change his cloth into an exercise training outfit. He wear his black jacket, puting his watch then earphone on his ears. He take a bottle of water to help him from dehidration that might happen.
He then go out straightly from his apartement and go down from the high building. He is jogging around the near park. It's actually still dark outside but he was used to excercise from the dawn. At every morning he alwasy do some excercise by jogging around the nearby park.
Today is Sunday and he has no other plan to do, so he think to enjoy some more leisure time to do a relaxing excercise. The time is ticking and its already 6 a.m. The sky become brighter. Jong Kook decide to take a rest and go back to his apartement. Jong kook was living alone the apartement for 10 years. His parent was staying away in Anyang.
He has a big brother who continue his family business of Kim cooperation. It was a business of his family from generation to generation. His father is the second generation. The Kim first son was manage to help their business and married a girl from a rich company that his father offer. It just a business relationship. Jong Kook thinks that his hyung just being a puppet of their family business ny agreeing that arrangement marriage. That's become the reason why Jong Kook never interest with his family business and decide to do something that he love to.
His father actually prepare a marriage for him with a daughter of his friend but Jong Kook refused it because he has a girlfriend and never have a plan to be another puppet of the business. His father is really mad at him for this so Jong Kook decided to live away from his family. His break up with his girl friend is caused by his father and he blame his father about that. But then he find that his father is not the only reason of their break up. He just so young back then and not able to hold his relationship and he realized that they are not really mean to be together.
Jong Kook is about to enter his apartement but his entering is delayed when he hear a friendly voice of a young man greet him.
"good morning my new neighbor. I just move here with my sister, I hope we can be a good neighbor" the young man greet him politely. Jong Kook is puzzled and staring on the man silently. This Man who is standing infront of him is a familiar flower boy he saw yesterday.
"ah yes... sure let's become be a good neighbor" when he is aware of his surrounding Jong Kook can finally greet and welcome his New neighbor.
"Ji Hyo noona, our neighbor is here, let's greet him together" the Young actor Song Jong Ki call out his brother who is staying inside their apartemen. Their apartment is right beside Jong Kook's. Jong Kook hold his breath when he realize that he will become a neighbor with her. The girl who constantly come into his mind Song Ji Hyo.
In an instan speed Ji Hyo appear with a bowl of soup that she prepare for her new neighbor, she is so excited to greet him and hoping that they will have a good relationship as neighbor. But when she was outside and realize who is the person Who live beside her, she is freezing.
"ah. Mr. Kim...." Ji Hyo greet her professor formaly, totally being awkward.
"ah yes Ji Hyo-ssi" Jong Kook is so nervous. Can you imagine spending your whole night time thinking about a girl.... A students.... He corrects it and on the next morning she is right infront of him. And here is she, becoming his neighbor all of sudden. He didn't prepare his self for this.
"Did you two knew each other?" the little brother ask the older person confusely.
"he is Professor Kim Jong Kook, my lecturer at University" Ji Hyo explain to her sibling while exchanging an awkward gaze with the professor.
"ah... so you're her lecturer Professor Kim..... please take a good care of us, expecially my sister, I will go for a meantime to shoot my new film in Jeju and she will leave alone for a month, I really want to ask you a favor to take care of her because she is.... really a mess" Jong Ki ask a favor to Jong Kook like a father who hand over his little girl to their teacher's care. It is embarrased the big sister.
"yah... Jong Ki ah, what are you saying about? I'm not a little girl, beside I'm your noona, I can take care of my self" Ji Hyo is annoyed and flustered. Her face turn to redish tomato. The word that Jong Ki choose make the sister feel that she is being handed to her future husband.
"I know noona, but it's better if there is a man who can keep you safe" Jong Ki insist, he is so protective because toward his sister. He is the only man in his family, his father was passed away when they were still a kiddo, and his mother died when giving a birth to Jong Ki.
The two sibling only live alone together while his uncle's family staying at Ilsan. When they live at Ilsan he can feel at ease because his uncle will always taking care of Ji Hyo, but now they live at Seoul which is far away from Ilsan, and his only sister will live alone when he is off to work. He worry about her but he also can't let his sister to drive a long the Way from Ilyas everyday.
Ji Hyo is 1 years older than him. Sometime Jong Ki did realized that he treat the big sister like a baby, he is being more like a big brother for her. But Ji Hyo didn't mind this and Enjoy his babysitting toward her. His sister is really precious for him. He loves her so much and she loves him even more.
It's been a year for Jong Ki since his debut as an actor. He is really happy that he can become a help for their family's finance. They are not a poor family But they also not rich. Their parent have a restaurant at Ilsan that being operated by their uncle. The restaurant is big enough to become a source of their daily finance and etc.
"okay I will try my best to keep her save, she is also my student anyway" Jong Kook interupting Song-Song conversation. Ji Hyo is freezing to hear what Jong Kook said while Jong Ki seem really happy and excited with the answer.
"really Mr. Kim? Thank you so much, I don't know what to do to repay your kindness" said Jong Ki happily.
"I even not doing anything yet, I was touched" Jong Kook chuckles by Jong Ki's excitment.
"by the way you don't need to be so formal around me, you just can call me hyung" ask Jong Kook then. "and you can call me oppa Ji Hyo-ah" Jong Kook continue the Last word in his mind without speaking it out.
"yes, Kim Jong Kook hyung, thank you" Jong Ki thank him with his bright smile.
"ah, now my dongsaeng call you hyung? How about me? Don't you wanna hear me call you oppa? Of course you're not, you are my lecturer! And I am your student Kim Jong Kook ahjussi" Ji Hyo is annoyed in her mind.
"oh right, my noona is prepare a soup for you, she said that the weather is a little bit cold, she hope that the soup will help you warm your body, she is really kind" Jong Ki take a bowl of soup from Ji Hyo's hand and give it to Jong Kook. Jong Kook accept it happily while Ji Hyo just put her flat expression.
"thank Ji Hyo.....ssi" said Jong Kook awkwardly, he almost call her name unformallty.
"you're welcome Mr.Kim, excuse me then" Ji Hyo bow 90 degree to her profesor before going back her New apartement.