Chapter 4
Han sung called Ahn Jong early in the morning.
"Hello, Ahn Jong are you on the line?
"(Yawns)huh! Yeah!
"I'm so sorry to call you this early but my father just told me the blind date ìs today.
"Today!,Ahn Jong stands up from her bed.
"But I have work to do, I've to go to work today.
"It's this morning.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier, my salary will decrease.
"I will pay you 1,500,000 won (one million and five hundredthousand won) if you go.
"Don't joke with me Han sung.
"I won't, I will send the money to your account thd moment you met the man.
"Okay.
"I have sent the details of the restaurant, right?
"Yes.
"Ahn Jong takes her bath, goes to the kitchen and prepares breakfast, she goes to ji ah's room and opens the door.
"Mum is it morning yet?,asked ji ah yawning and rubbing her eyes.
"Yes, it's morning but I am going somewhere,don't oversleep, I have prepared breakfast already, so make sure you go to school early, I have paid for a taxi that will come and take you to school, bye.
"Bye mum.
Ahn Jong rushed out and enters a taxi,it drops her at a restaurant,she goes in and meets the person there already she put upa an angry face and walked in.
"What will you like?
"Nothing, yet.
"Suit yourself, what she heard it ranging her head.She had to make him lose interest in her.He won't like someone that shows off her skin,she thought. She pulls off her coat leaving a sleeves gown.
"Oh,it's hot in here.
"The air conditioner is on.
"Hmmm.What sort of person is this she thought to herself.If I act as a drunkard he will lose interest in me,she thought again.
I will like a huge bottle of Champagne,she ordered. The waiter brings it,she filled the glasses to the brim and drink it,he didn't care to ask if she was comfortable drinking such huge glass of Champagne.
"I would like your special sets Noodles and fried chicken,she ordered again. She ate the food like an animal but the guy was not moved.she texted Han sung.
(This man is really tough, I've tried all Ican but he is not moved I'm going to bring out the big guns)she sends it to Han sung.
She began to act mad,like a crazy woman.
"I'm on a date, dare!, date!,date!,who!, I am on date, more began to tap the table...
"I'm leaving she heard the man said, she stopped and looked at the man.The waiter came with her bill,it was 200,000 won (two hundred thousand won) she checked her bank account and saw 90,000 won. Han sung had promised to send her money quickly. He paid only for the coffee he drank, Ahn Jong stared at him, he stood up and was about to leave.
"Can you pay it?
"Yes.
"Okay. Ahn Jong paused and thought where would the remaining 110,000 won come from?,she thought to herself.
"No,No I can't pay it,said Ahn Jong under her breath.
"Is that Kim yin?,a young lady points at Ahn Jong.
"Who is Kim yin?,asked her friend.
"The one I saw with my boyfriend, my boyfriend was ready at that moment to break up with me and date that loose woman now she is with another man ,I've not gotten back at her.
"Don't cause trouble just leave her with her new boyfriend, advised her friend.
"Kim yin!, Kim yin!, called the woman.
"Excuse me who are you...,the woman slapped Ahn Jong and drags her hair.
"Ow! Ow! My hair cried out Ahn Jong.
"You're hurting her, said Chung Ho trying to separate them. Ut the woman was not happy.
"So you have succeeded in winning again! Don't worry it is not over yet!,those words rang in Ahn jong's head like bells,the woman left with her friend angrily.
"I'm sorry you have to go through this because of me.
"It's Okay. I don't know your name,what's your name?
"Umm Han sung, my name is Han sung.
"Okay.
"I'm so sorry once again, bye.Ahn Jong hurriedly left the restaurant she had a tough day.she quickly calls Han sung.
"Hello, Han sung.
"Oh,Ahn Jong how was the date?
"You fraudster you tricked me!
"Ohh! about the money incident my bank account ket resending the money I had to go to my bank to fix one or two things so how did the date go?
"Horrible.
"How?
"Where did your father find that kind of man he seems cold but at the same time nice.
"Did you ruin the date?
"Kind of.
"I don't understand.
"Ummm I got disgraced so he will think of me as a loose woman and lose interest in me immediately so you have nothing to worry about.
"Oh thank you.
"What about my money?
"I have sent it already.
"Alright, I would met you... Ahn jong was interrupted by the man.
"Are you done yet?
"No,I'm coming...I will see you later bye!
"Bye Ahn Jong, hangs up.
They left the restaurant Ahn Jong made sure she avoided eye contact with him.
"You did not care to know my name,Ahn Jong heard him say
"I don't see any to know.
"Here's my business card,he gives her, Ahn Jong collects it without looking and puts it in side her bag.
"I guess this is goodbye,said Ahn Jong.
"I can ake you home with my car.
"Don't bother, Ann Jong said Immediately, already seeing a cab moves to her direction.
"Bye, Ahn Jong said entering the cab.
"Bye, he replied.
Chung Ho goes to the park and enters his car leaving the restaurant. Ahn Jong was late to work already so she couldn't go, she went to meet up with Han sung, because Han sung had called her and told her she had an important thing to say.
"Hi, Han sung waved at Ahn Jong when she saw her enter the mall.
"Why are we at a mall?
"I'm packing out soon.
"Really?
"Yes.
"Do you have to pay house rent monthly?
"My father hasa flat he isn't using or rented out so I'm going to live there.
"I guess you are happy.
"Totally
"I'm free from, Han sung get married everyday and I can sleep peacefully at night.
"Lucky you.
So pick anything clothes, perfume it's on me.
"And they went on selecting clothes and cosmetics.
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"Ji ah was home already but her mother was not back yet. She hadread earlier, she went to the fridge and brought out drinks and poured out some considerable amount of popcorn switched on the television and started watching films till she slept.
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Ahn Jong got home and rang the bell no one answered, she input the code of their house and opend the door popcorn was on the ground and table, opened can drinks was on the table too the television was on toomade space and dropped the things she, Ahn Jong's brought hand full she cleared the table and dropped the things she bought on the table.
"Oh must she mess up here.
She picked the cans and used a vacuum cleaner to hoover the ground and rug. After clearing and cleaning everywhere she went in and prepared dinner.
Ji ah woked up she saw the table and everywhere cleaned she rubbed her eyes and saw her mother dropping plates of food on the table.
"Mum you're back, ji ah yawns and rubs her eyes again.
"Yes must you make a mess?
"I'm sorry mum.
"That's okay, wash your face and come back for dinner, don't go to your room and start sleeping.
"I won't.