I Expected Better
"Since this is last minute, and we didn't make vows... Soosoo! I promise that I'll love only you forever and I won't love my sidepiece more than I love you!" Hana says with a big smile.
"Sidepiece?!" Soo-ho's eyes widened, and it feels as his heart drops to his stomach. "Hana!"
"I'm joking! I'm joking! I meant my butterscotch!" She explains only to fall into a fit of laughter as he tickles her.
"Was that really necessary? This is supposed to be a special moment and you're teasing me instead?"
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself." She giggles making him playfully roll his eyes.
"Bambi." He wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "After meeting you, I always smiled. You warmed my heart. You gave me hope of a future together... You're the only one for me. And I will always love only you."
"...Soosoo..." She blushes and attempts to avoid his loving gaze, but he gently grabs her chin, gently planting a kiss on her forehead, her nose and lastly her lips. "...Guess we're husband and wife now...until our official wedding."
"We... We can't let Hye Ryung find out, okay?" She murmurs, still blushing.
He nods and leans in towards her ear to whisper, "I'll punish you next time for teasing me."
"Huh?! Punish?! No!" She steps back from him and looks at him with pleading eyes. "Don't take away my butterscotch! Don't make me drink white milk!"
"That's not the type of punishment I was talking about." He smirks as he pulls back to him, gently stroking her hips.
"Hmm?" She blinks. "Then what kind of punishment do you mean?"
Before he can answer, a familiar voice interrupts him.
"What are you two doing here?" Hye Ryung speaks, startling the couple.
"Teddy!" Hana shrieks. "What are you doing here?!"
"Answering my question with a question?" Hye Ryung raises an eyebrow, feeling suspicious of the couple. "Okay... What have you two been up to?"
The couple glance at each other and after Soo-ho grabs Hana's hand, they make a run for it.
"...We have the right to remain silent!" The couple yells.
"Yah! Come back here!" Hye Ryung yells, chasing after them.
"Damn it... I can't stand those two." Hye Ryung mutters while washing her hands in the restroom.
"But you still love them, unnie." Young Ro says with in amused tone.
"Hey, I love Hana, but I don't love that punk. And I love my creation." Hye Ryung retorts then sighs. "Who would have thought though? A North Korean agent and the adopted daughter of the secretary general... Do you really think they'll work out?"
"I'd like to think so... And it would be a shame if your wedding plans went to waste. I can't wait to be a bridesmaid!" Young Ro replies with a giggle. "I wonder what Ms. Pi would be like when it happens?"
"I doubt she would crack a smile or shed a tear over her daughter's wedding day. She would most likely pinch Hana over something." Hye Ryung says, rolling her eyes. "...I swear that those idiots outside better work something out already. We've been trapped in here for days."
"...I'm sorry, unnie." Young Ro says, looking apologetic.
"What are you apologizing for? Are you the one who caused the situation to happen? No." She flicks Young Ro's forehead making her pout and rub the spot she flicked. "It's not like you asked to be the ANSP director's daughter. Stop blaming yourself for things that aren't even in your control."
An annoyed Hye Ryung leaves with Young Ro chasing after her. Unaware to the girls, a toilet flushes and the person coming out of the stall is Sang Beom...
The recently married couple are in the kitchen, Hana having just made Soo-ho's favorite foods.
"Your favorites! Bulgogi and rice balls!" She lifts up her fork that has a piece of meat towards him. "Open wide!"
He eats the meat and gives her his contagious smile. "Thank you. It's delicious."
"Stop smiling like that. It's so contagious." She says shyly.
"Smiling like what? Like this." He continues with his contagious smile making her look down at her lap to hide her blushing face.
"Soosoo!" She squeals as he suddenly brings her onto his lap. "Stop it! You should be eating!"
"This is our first meal as a married couple. I want to keep you close to me. You feed me, and I'll feed you." He tells her while kissing her cheeks multiple times making her giggle.
"That will make it take longer to get done." She tells him, gently bopping his nose.
"Hmm... Fine with me." He takes one of the rice balls and feeds it to her making her giggle again.
Unaware to the couple, a jealous Sang Beom is watching them...
Hana returns to the prayer room and becomes confused to why everyone is looking at her with shocked expressions.
"Hmm? Is something wrong?"
"Hana." Hee Tae hurries over to her. "Hana, go back out there. Everything is-"
"Hana." One of the girls stands up. "Is your father the secretary general?"
As soon as Hana hears that, it's as everything stops. Hye Ryung and Young Ro arrive eventually becoming confused to what's going on.
"Enough! Have you all lost your minds?!" Seung Hee shouts and walks over to Hana, shielding her from everyone else's vision.
"Young Ro..." Jeongmin slowly stands up. "You're... You're not the ANSP director's daughter, right? Your family runs a rice cake shop."
Hye Ryung's eyes widened and immediately notices Hana's still form.
"It must be true. The secretary general's name is Nam Tae-il and the director's name is Eun Chang-su... Hana and Young Ro are the only ones in here whose family names are Nam and Eun." Kyung Ja adds.
"Stop this! All of you need to settle down this instant!" Seung Hee yells.
"Then tell us it's not true!" Kyung Ja yells, quickly standing up from her seat.
"Stop it." Hana murmurs.
"Of course, it's true! I heard everything from Hye Ryung!" Sang Beom yells making everyone look at her. She lets out a sigh realizing that he was in the restroom. "Why didn't you mention it sooner? We could have used them to get out of here sooner! Or better yet why didn't Ms. Pi talk with Nam Tae-il herself?! She's his mistress after all!"
"You son of a bitch!" Hee Tae yells and quickly goes towards Sang Beom, punching him. Kang Moo hurries over to stop the two from fighting.
"...What did he just say?"
"Ms. Pi is Hana's mother?"
"Stop." Hana murmurs.
"Yah! Why did you hit me?! I'm only speaking the truth!" Sang Beom shouts and flinches as he notices the fierce glare of the young woman he just pissed off.
"What? Is this payback for all the times Hana rejected you? Or do you think this can fix your money problems? Hmm?" Hye Ryung taunts him.
"You bit-" Sang Beom is unable to finish as Jeongmin interrupts him.
"...Hye Ryung... You knew?" She asks, still not wanting to believe any of it. "Even you, Hee Tae?"
Hye Ryung suddenly starts laughing, surprising everyone. "So what? What are you all going to do about it? Huh?"
"So Young Ro's parents running a rice cake shop was to keep it from us? What about Hana? We knew she was rich but-"
"My grandmother does run a rice cake shop and as for Hana...it's complicated..." Young Ro speaks, trying to defend herself and Hana.
"Then what about the ANSP director? He's trying to kill all of us! And you do realize who Nam Tae-il is, right? He was the previous ANSP director!" One of the girls' yells.
"It makes sense! No wonder Hana was defending Ms. Pi! She's the daughter of a spy and a murderer!"
"Hana was born from an affair?"
"Enough." Hana murmurs.
"Their fathers trying to kill us all even when they're in here?!"
"Of course not. They must be only trying to save their daughters. They're the powerful ANSP director and secretary general after all." Byung Tae speaks up ignoring his fiancée's glare.
"STOP IT! STOP IT!" Hana screams, shocking everyone in the room. "None of you understand!"
Once her tearful eyes connect with Jeongmin's, the eldest recalls their promise from before...
"Next time I'll think before jumping to conclusions. I'll try not to let my anger get the better of me. But if it does, try to knock some sense into me again. Deal?"
"Deal!"
Hana runs out of the prayer room with the others pleading for her to come back. Next thing they know, a slap is echoed through the air, and they all look to see one of the girls holding her cheek being stunned that Hye Ryung slapped her.
"Born from an affair? You don't know a damn thing." Hye Ryung snaps before turning to everyone. "Why are you all taking out your problems on them? Save your sob stories. Are they the ones who tortured the people you care about? No. None of us are our parents. Should we be held responsible if they do something wrong? No. Besides, all of us have secrets. We're no different. After everything those girls have done for you all and to get treated like this... To think I expected better from you all."
She turns around and notices a shocked Soo-ho standing by the entrance. Realizing what's happened, he quickly goes after Hana. Before Hye Ryung can leave as well, she stops next to her fiancé.
"Byung Tae." She takes off her ring and throws it at his chest. "The engagement is off."
As she leaves the room and takes Young Ro with her, he tries to go after her but is stopped by Hee Tae.
"She's not wrong." Jeongmin speaks up, getting everyone's attention. " Do you see how you're all acting? No wonder her nor Young Ro said anything. Had we known who they were related to, would we have welcomed them with open arms? None of you are being fair."
"Hana and Young Ro are the sweetest girls I've ever met! They're the complete opposite of who the ANSP is! They're my best friends and I wouldn't change that for anything!" Seol Hui adds.
"Before you all started thinking the worse of them, you should have considered how hard it was for them. They had their reasons for not saying anything. Same with Ms. Pi. I understand all of you are on edge, but so are they. You could have been a bit more understanding of them." Kang Moo scolds them then handcuffs Sang Beom.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Sang Beom looks at him with a shocked expression.
"Bun Ok tested my patience before and I'm not about to do the same with you. I'll explain things to your father." Kang Moo answers.
Kang Moo drags out a complaining Sang Beom as Seung Hee scans the room, noticing many's guilty looks. She sighs and leaves the room with Hee Tae, Jeongmin and Seol Hui behind her.
Soo-ho walks into the attic, looking around but not seeing his wife until he hears her cries. He follows the sound to find her hiding behind a chair. He sighs and move the chair, crouching down next to her.
"Hana." He speaks softly, placing his hand on her back.
"You don't need to be here. I'm fine. I just need a few minutes... Or maybe an hour." She cries and sniffles.
He sighs once more, and something nearby catches his attention. He moves away from her and a moment later, she hears the strum of a guitar. She looks over to see Soo-ho sitting down while holding a guitar.
My precious Bambi
When I first laid eyes on you
I swore I saw an angel
As I got to know you
I saw you were also a spitfire
You're so dangerous that I'm blinded by your beauty
Yet I don't mind because you're so extraordinary
Soon I realized that you were my destiny
I found the one I was meant to be with
I found the hand I was meant to hold
I'll always laugh with you
I'll always sing for you
You showed me love and you never ask for more
Your smile tears my fears apart
Your hope makes our future bright
I swear I love you more every second, minute and hour every day
This love will never fade
Our love will never die
Soo-ho looks over at Hana who is now sitting next to him.
"...That was kinda cheesy." She sniffles and attempts at a smile.
"It's still a work in progress." He tells her with a small smile, wiping away her tears with the back of his hand. "But being cheesy is our thing. As long as I can put a smile on that beautiful face or hear my favorite laugh out of you, as long as I can cheer you up, I'll gladly be cheesy for the rest of our lives. For now..." He then puts the guitar down and pulls her into a hug. "Let it all out. I'm here and won't be going anywhere."
"...Sooho-ssi..." She whimpers, hugging him back just as tightly.
While listening to her cries, he takes a deep breath holding back his own tears...
Will be finishing up episode fourteen up in the next chapter!
It took me a while with this chapter because writing this scene was so hard for me. In the show, I hated how they turned against Young Ro and just didn't give her a chance. That scene just made me not care about a lot of these characters anymore. It amazed me because they literally turned out to be such fake friends and started acting like Young Ro was the one who put them in the position. It also made me hate Bun Ok even more... But here I changed things up a bit. How was it?
I was not planning for Hye Ryung and Byung Tae to split up but... I don't know, I'm kinda feeling he's not a good match for her.
Now it's not the best song but like Soo-ho said, he's still working on it. Technically it's still in the early stages. But thanks to weirdoincorner1917 for helping me out with the lyrics! I also did this as the deleted scene from the show where Soo-ho played guitar for Young Ro in the attic.
Soona is married!🎉🎉🎉 Well not officially though! They better hope that Hye Ryung doesn't find out!😂
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