14

It does not take him more than thirty minutes before he's entering the golf course, wearing a hoodie and jeans, a small smile on his face "Hey"

I wave at him as he got closer before I hear Father say "Baek! My boy!"

Appa comes closer to me now, standing at my side as Baek reaches us before grabbing his hand and shaking it "Look at you! You're so tall now! And handsome if I might say so myself"

Baek, ever polite laughs and says "Mr Yi Song, it is nice to see you"

"Oh please, call me Sangwoo"

Baek's face has the of shock as I shake my head while Father says "You are like Family now, I have known for you years, have I not? From the time you would crawl into my baby girls room to see her and..."

"He crawled because you forbade him from coming through the door" I say as Father immediately waves me off.

"Good old times, good old times"

Baek luckily manages to not look too surprised as he turns to me "Are you ready to leave?"

"Leave?" Father turns to me "But you just got here!"

"I have something to do, and so does Sunbae. He needs an apartment to stay in during hia stay in Seoul" I say.

Father turns to him "Oh, that must stress you a lot"

"At least Eul Yi Song is helping, right now I'm staying..."

I give him a glare there that makes him immediately stop talking.

If Father has a single knowledge of the fact that we live together, only heaven knows what sort of story he would spurn for the public to help enhance his political career.

Father notices this anyway and turns to me then him "You're staying where?"

"A friend's place" He says with another polite smile before he turns to me "Are you ready?"

"Yes, I just need my coat from..."

"I'd go get it" Father suddenly cuts in, smiling in a way that makes me suspicious in every way "You both just stay here while I go bring it, okay?"

He hurries off before I can stop him.

As he leaves, Baek turns to me, a question like expression on his face but I just turn away, knowing the best time to explain everything would be when we're in his car.

Father returns some minutes later, a happy expression on his face as he hands the coat to Baek Ji Daewi "Here. Make sure to put it over her shoulder like a gentleman when you are out of this place, you hear me?"

I raise my eyebrow at that before saying "Excuse me Appa, Sunbae"

Walking off to a side of the field, I immediately call Noona "Did Appa call reporters?"

I don't even need a reply when I hear the clicks and snap of a camera in the background as she says "How did you know?"

I sigh, rubbing my eyebrows "Because he is my Father, is there anyway I could leave this building without being crowded?"

"I'm not sure, your Father seems to have blocked every possible exist"

Of course, he knows the reaction I would give when I found out.

Turning, I find him talking to Baek who looks like he would rather leave than stay one more second there as I walk to them, taking my coat from him "We can leave now"

Father frowns at the action but says nothing about that as he says instead "Have a safe trip"

As we begin to head out, I say "There are reporters swarming every edge of this building right now, and I do not want to be on TV at the moment, so I need a favour"

He turns to me "What do you want?"

Minutes later, I'm wearing his hoodie, the hood up over my face as he holds my coat on his right hand, his left hand around my waist as we passed them, the lights all over my face as I looked down, the questions already making my headache.

'Baek Ji Daewi, when did you return from the United States?'

'What are you doing in the Autumn corporation?'

'Did you come to see Eul Yi Song?'

'Who is that you have in your hands?'

He somehow ignores all of this until we reach his car which thankfully is swarmed with bodyguards that prevent them from coming any closer as we enter the car "Where are we going?"

"Anywhere far away from here"

He smiles there "Aye, cap'n"

*

We do a series of run ins with some places before I show him some places we used to go to as kids that have luckily not been rundown as he takes more pictures of it.

Within all that time, my eyes were on my watch.

As soon as we start driving back home, I tell him to drive through another road.

He asks why but in the end, does what I want as he goes through the road.

"Stop at that black sports car under the streetlight"

He does so.

I come out of the car as he does so too, as if wanting to stop me as I say "I have somewhere to be right now"

"Oh" The disappointment is everything that is obvious as he says "When will you be back?"

"I'm not sure" I say, doubting that I would return "But don't wait for me"

His eyes seem to contract there, his mouth slightly opened as if he has something to say but then he nods his head and says instead "Right, have a nice evening"

I bow at him there "Thank you for earlier today Sunbae, I really appreciate it"

"Ya"

I am standing straight now as he says "I already told you to call me Hyung, you shithead, make sure you stay away from anything that would put you in trouble"

"I will"

I turn around, walking to the car as Zephyr opens the passenger door for me and I slide in.

I am now crossing my legs, my eyes on Baek Ji Daewi who is still staring at us as Zephyr slides into the drivers seat as he says "Where will you like to go?"

"Where Kim Geon Woo is" I say, my eyes still on the man staring at us "He says he has been at the bar all day, is that true?"

"Yes"

I keep staring at him, wondering if he would leave before us but knowing he won't, turn and say to Zephyr "I would like going there please"

He immediately slides the gear into drive and goes away while I say "Is he still watching us?"

"Yes, but he is entering his car now"

"Driving away I hope?"

"Yes"

"Good"

I let out a sigh, resting my head on the windowpane of the car as I say "I suppose it's better I hurt his feelings now than later"