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~ [ THE NIGHT OF ENGAGEMENT ] ~
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Ever since that night, you never let yourself to see him again. You block his number on your phone right after you get it back from the park. You don't want to receive any message or call from him. You're too broken to see anything that came from him. Haechan have asked you in the morning if what's the reason why you cried that night and you just made up a lie to him that it was a family problem and he didn't asked you further more after that and you're thankful at how he respect you. He won't force anything at you and it's one of his traits that you liked the most at him. Three days after that, the engagement night has finally come and you swear your heart was beating in a not so healthy way. It's rapidly beating and you don't know how to calm down. Tonight is the night you and Haechan will be officially engaged.
The venue was held at your father's company, at its rooftop and there you are still in your robe, pacing around the hotel room as you bit on your nails out of habit. Your dress that's well laid on the bed only stares at you. Aira was on her way up to your floor, she was invited by your parents. Julius too. The guy was already up there talking with the other guests. Your door swung open, revealing your bestfriend who's already dressed in an elegant red dress.
"Rara!" You run to her with open arms.
"B*tch, you're getting engaged!"
Of course, how could you forgot her dirty mouth.
You didn't mind her dirty-weird way of greeting you. Instead, you just laugh at it as she hugs you for a moment before pulling away.
"I missed you." She tells, and you feel like crying at that words. If only she knew what happened to you while she's away.
"I missed you too. Lazy." You laugh. "Can you help me?" You sheepishly smile at her as you point at the dress and she nods proudly.
"Of course I will! It's your engagement party and I want you to look so dazzling out there, especially on your future husband's eyes." She teased as she playfully wiggles her eyebrows at you and you could only roll your eyes at that. You're guessing she already found out how Haechan looks like. Your bestfriend's unpredictable. You tell her names and she could find them in just a minute through internet. She's even expert at stalking. "Girl, I'm telling you, you're the luckiest girl in the world. The guy is a whole snack." She whisper the last sentence on your ear and you don't know if it's her breathe tickles you or those words.
You flinched back, laughing as you scold her but she just respond you with a teasing grin. This girl. You tsked at her.
The room was filled by yours and you Aira's laugh. She's pulling on some jokes and you couldn't help not laugh at those while she do your makeup, and then your hair.
"Promise me you'll make me look pretty tonight." You looked at her pleadingly and she nods.
"I promise. And hey, don't be nervous or else you'll sweat a lot. It would probably melt your makeup." She cheer you up. "I'll make sure your look will be d*ckstanding--"
"Aira!" You exclaimed in embarrassment hearing her blunt words and she bit her lower lip to stop herself.
"Oh, I'm sorry. My tongue went too far." She low-key apologized while you try to get those vulgar words out of your head.
You really wanted to look pretty as possible tonight.
Why though? That's the question.
Well, tonight's event is not just about you and Haechan. Yeonsa and Sunghoon will be in the event too. Not just as part of the family or guests. Rather, it will be their engagement night too. Two pairs will going to be engaged tonight. In one event.
You know you'll get to see Sunghoon tonight and you want to face him with a new Yuna.
A Yuna that is strong, fierce, confident and most of all, a Yuna who's unbothered with his relationship with Yeonsa. As soon as you step out of this room, the old and broken Yuna is gone. You pin that in your head. You're not going to cry for him again. That night was the last time. It's enough.
You can do it, Yuna. You thought to yourself as you looked at your reflection through the mirror.
Meanwhile at the rooftop, the event was well designed in an elegant and fancy way. Round tables are set at both sides of the area, giving a wide space in the middle with red carpet for the pairs to walk in. There's a stage too with four chairs and a podium at the left corner for the host of the party.
A limousine parks in front of the building and a couple step out of it, Sunghoon together with Yeonsa came first with an invitation card with them which he didn't even bother to look at. He's clueless. Attending the event without knowing the fact that you'll be there too. Yeonsa was smiling ear-to-ear while Sunghoon only stood there with cold and bored expression. Totally having the opposite reaction with Yeonsa. Attending the event wasn't favorable to him but he's being forced by his father for one reason.
Yeonsa smiled at him, reaching out to his arm, attempting to link arms with him but before she could get her hands on him, Sunghoon's already striding towards the entrance. Leaving her there struggling to carry her long gown.
"Sunghoon, wait for me!" She calls but as if she's a wind, the guy just keep on walking. "Aish!" She groans, following him from behind. She even almost got left by the elevator where Sunghoon's already in but she quickly catched up. She threw him a glare. She know he's doing it on purpose. After few minutes, the elevator finally reached the rooftop, they stepped out together and she grabbed the opportunity to linked arms with him since she knows that he couldn't yank her away because of the people around the party and she smirked in victory at that.
Their presence immediately acknowledged by the host.
"Acknowledging the presence of the couple, Miss Yeonsa Park and Mister Sunghoon Kim."
The guests claps at them and they walk on the red carpet in the middle. As they did this, Sunghoon forced a smile at the guests. There he could see his father talking with Yeonsa's parents and the other elders he just saw.
"Oh, here they are." Mr Kim proudly announced as the pair approach them. "My son." He gave his son Sunghoon a quick hug and his son only nod at him.
"Eomma, Appa." Yeonsa hugs her parents before greeting the rest.
"Mr and Mrs Park." Sunghoon shook hands with Yeonsa's parents. Trying his best to act polite towards them.
"Oh my, look at you two. A perfect couple." Mrs Park commented and the rest agrees, except Sunghoon. Of course, mentally.
Perfect my ass. He internally rolls his eyes at that.
"By the way, this is Mr and Mrs Eun. Future in-laws of my son, Haechan." Mr Park introduced the couple. Minutes of talking about how the event was planned and Sunghoon just pretend that he's interested with the conversation and at the middle of it, Mrs Park had mentioned your name.
"The kids are bit late. Yuna and Haechan must really prepared for tonight." She says and Sunghoon just felt like he just heard the most intriguing topic in the whole world. He even felt his ears perked at the name 'Yuna'. Did she just said 'Yuna'? There's no way it's you. It must be coincidence. He thought, trying to convince his mind. The idea of you becoming a wife of Yeonsa's brother would be the biggest nightmare for him and he doesn't think that he could take it. No. It won't. He drink the champagne in his hand in one go while his other hand was clenched.
"Acknowledging the presence of the couple, Mister Park Haechan and Miss Eun Yuna. Around of applause, everyone." The host announced and the guests clap their hands at the newly arrived couple.
And the sight of you made his jaw drops to the floor and shot his eyes wide open. His world stops. He couldn't hear anything. Everything's blurred, except you standing right there, beside the man which he presumed it's Yeonsa's brother. The  Park Haechan guy.
There you are, looking so beautiful like an angel, in a violet dress, your hair was freely loose with a silver butterfly designed hairpin clipped at the right side of your hair that exposed the right view of your smooth and white neck. Instead of walking on the red carpet with linked arms, you both walked with your hands intertwined together and that caught his attention more. You looked so happy with the guy with you.
What the hell? His grip on his wine glass tightens because of the anger and jealousy boiling inside him. Is this a nightmare? It could be. No, it should be. This can't be real. His Adam's apple bobs up and down as he thickly gulps the sudden lump that forms in his throat.
He couldn't tear his eyes away from you. In your every step and the way your exposed left milky leg flexing out freely to the people's eyes made him clenched his jaw. It's seems like slow-motion and the more you walk closer towards them, the more his heart beat faster.
"Goodness, they're finally here!" Your mother's voice pulled him back to his sense and everything came back to him. The sound of the music being played resounds in his ears again together with the voices.
"Sorry, we're a bit late." Haechan was the first one to great them before you and the long awaited moment finally came as your eyes finally meet Sunghoon's eyes. The newly personality you gave surprised him. You looked unbothered by his presence and that made him grow confused as hell.
You greet them all, hugging your parents and your future in-laws. The Park. When it comes to Yeonsa, you surprisingly gave her hug too with a confident smile on your face and you mentally pat yourself because her reaction was worth to see. She looked so shock while you just threw her a smirk which the elders failed to notice.
"My, my. Yuna, you looked so beautiful." Mrs Park compliments you. This is your first time seeing your future in-laws, personally.
"Thanks, Mrs Park." You thanked her in a very polite way and she waved a hand at you.
"Oh, no dear. You can call me Aunt Jangmi. You're getting officially engaged with my son." She tells you and you both laugh. "Or if you want, you're also free to call me mother starting from now on." She added.
"I think, 'mother' sounds better." You respond and that made Haechan's mother looked at you in awe before looking at his son.
"I love her already." She tells him and you both shared a look with fondness in your eyes.
What the f*ck?! Sunghoon's clenched hand turned white as he clenched it more hard and he could feel his nail digging into his palm but could care less.
"I think, me too." Haechan mumbles as he stare at you and you felt your cheeks heating up. Not just that, you also felt someone's intense gaze at you but hell you didn't care. You haven't heard him engaged in the conversation, didn't even spoke a word.
He's just there, standing with his eyes only fixed on you.
Soon, the host calls for the father of each family. Mr Kim, Mr Park and Mr Eun goes up to the stage. Starting with their inspiring speech one-by-one while the guests listens at them, they then announced first officially engaged couple and since Yeonsa's the eldest in the Park family, her an Sunghoon are the first to come up on the stage and took their seats after the guests cheered at them. Then next couple, of course it's you and Haechan. Doing the same thing, you both took your seats too and it's finally done.
The people started to eat on their own round tables after coming over to personally congratulate you and the four of you started to eat too.
You and Haechan have your own table and across you is Yeonsa and Sunghoon's table.
"Are you alright?" Haechan placed his hand on yours as he asked you. Noticing you're already done with your food while he's nearly done. You held his hand tight as you smile at him. Not going to lie, you poured all your attention to him. Why not? He's your fiance.
"I'm happy." You tell him. It's true though. Despite of the presence of the two, you did felt happy for yourself for gaining this another stage of your life. You two are now officially engaged and you are looking forward for your relationship with Haechan.
Hearing that from you, his eyes turns into crescent shape as he smile and you're starting to like the feeling of him beside you.
"You're beautiful." He says and this made you cover your mouth as you giggle.
"You already told me that at the hotel when you fetched me."
"I know," he grins. "and I'm going to tell you that many times as long as I can."
Did he just promise you that? You stare at his eyes amusingly and all you could see was full care and adoration dancing inside his eyes.
"Thank you." You softly spoke, giving him a kiss on his cheek and you didn't hold yourself from giggling when you saw how his cheeks reddens as he blushed at your action and it made you more giggle when he placed a hand on his left chest. "Did I got you?" You tease and you apologize right away but your fiance shake his head, smiling.
"Yah, I admit you surprised me." He says before he took the last spoon of his food and drank his champagne in one go. In a manly way and you gulp your own saliva when he did that because the way he tilts back his head, the more his sharp jawlines get more visible and you divert your eyes away before he could catch you gawking. Your eyes drops to your glass of champagne that was staring up at you, waiting for you to drink her. Right, you haven't drink yours yet. You thought, feeling sorry at the champagne. Lifting up the glass to your lips, you drink it all. Not minding how the alcohol burns down your throat. You need this anyway. You don't know but just have this feeling that you need to drink one tonight.
And the god have just gave you the answered when you turn back your gaze at Haechan right on time the DJ played a jazz one. Some couples are already dancing in the middle. He's now standing with his hand held up for you. "May I have this dance with you, My lady?" He asked, trying make his voice sound deep and that made you cover your mouth again. This guy have made you laugh multiple times tonight. Everything he does would always make you crack a smile and laugh. Now you know why you got the feeling to drink alcohol tonight. You're going to dance.
You gladly took his hand. "Sure." You nod and you're expecting him to take you too to the middle, but Haechan takes you to the spacious end side of the rooftop and the music still audible enough.
Seeing you eyeing him questioningly, he chuckles, "I wanna have our own space." He says.
"Are you serious?" You playfully slapped his arm. Is he going to twirl you around this wide space?
He grins at you, "I am. Besides, we can dance comfortably in this spot without having people's eyes on us."
"Why? Aren't you confident in dancing?"
"I am." He stated proudly, leaning closer to whisper something on your ear. "But Mens would surely stare at the angel I'm dancing with and I don't want that." His voice was husky when he said that and you felt your cheeks just heat up on that.
Ignoring it, "But you have all of attention." You tell him and your breathe hitches the moment his eyes darkens a bit and snaked his hands on your waist. He gently pull you closer as you placed your hands on his shoulder. You then started swaying your bodies from left to right.
You two quietly dance and as you're doing that, you took the chance to memorize every details of him. Your gaze dancing all over his face. He looked lavishly handsome tonight. His silver hair was neatly gelled back exposing his forehead, his white tuxedo hugs his masculine figure perfectly.
"Yuna?" His hand goes up to your face, caressing it softly and you looked at him in the eyes. "Wanna know a secret?" He asks and you're already smiling. You're guessing he has another joke for you.
"I love secrets. Tell me what is it." You hum, your index finger pokes his soft cheek and he takes your hand in his.
"You got me from the first moment I laid my eyes on you." He tells you with all honesty and seriousness and you stare at him in shock. Did he just...
You couldn't speak. Too surprised at the unexpected confession from him. He flashed you his warm smile before leaning forward as he pressed a sweet kiss on your forehead and pulled you to his warm embrace. You closed your eyes, hugging him back. God, you're so lucky to have this guy.
Dancing for ten minutes, your bladder screams for empty. You excused yourself at him, telling that you're going to the restroom. He offers to accompany you there but you kindly refuse. Telling it's fine and you'll be back right after. You gave his cheek a quick kiss before you went on your way.