"Unni... let's go," Yoon Hee said to distract Iseul. The young girl and Ji Hoon were already standing when the designer was still sitting and daydreaming in her chair.
"Ah.. all right..."said Iseul, who finally stood up. The three of them walked together to Ji Hoon's car and drove it to the nearest downtown.
When they have reached the minimarket, they enter the building along with Ji Hoon, who is pushing the shopping cart. They walked straight to the source of the ingredients to make a barbeque. Once they get all the required ingredients, they then go to get some soju. Iseul immediately took eight bottles of soju and placed them in the shopping cart.
"Why did you take so many bottles, Yak?"Ji Hoon returned three bottles of soju to their original place.
Ah, why?I calculated it based on the number of the members we have; one bottle for each person. I actually plan to buy three bottles for myself, "said Iseul, dissatisfied with the behavior of the muscular man.
"No, that's all!"Let's go Yoon Hee-ah," said Ji Hoon, pushing their shopping cart away towards the cashier. Yoon Hee only smiles at Iseul. She knows her cousin is really stubborn, especially when it comes to his health issues.
"All right, unni..."Yoon Hee told the designer and followed her cousin.
"Aiissh... What a jerk that man is."Iseul cursed her senior for being upset while blowing her hair that fell over her face.
She waits for Ji Hoon to pay for their groceries first. She plans to do something. When Ji Hoon finally reaches the cashier, he turns to see Iseul. The designer pretended not to look at him and turned her gaze towards the ceiling from her seat.
"Yoon Hee-ah, I'll go first to put this in the car. You followed along with Iseul. She looked like she wanted to buy something else.... said Ji Hoon, taking two large plastic bags filled with their groceries with his hands.
Ji Hoon then exits the minimarket, crossing the street to approach his parked car on the other side of the street. He then opened the trunk and put their groceries there.
After putting in the groceries, he turns to see Iseul and Yoon Hee, who are still inside the convenience store. He wonders what they are still doing there. He then decided to wait for them while leaning against the car and took his cell phone to play some games.
Iseul, who knows that Ji Hoon is not paying attention to her anymore, quickly picks up three more bottles of soju and takes them to the cashier.
"Oh unni ...."said Yoon Hee, surprised when she saw that the woman had brought a few more bottles of soju. She smiles when she realizes that Iseul is actually just as stubborn as Ji Hoon.
While waiting for the queue at the checkout, Iseul stares outside where Ji Hoon is playing with his cell phone. She doesn't realize that Yoon Hee is watching her secretly.
"Look... my oppa always looks so handsome with everything he does, right?" Yoon Hee, who was standing next to Iseul, observing Ji Hoon from their place, said Yoon Hee.
"He's a handsome man, very kind and very polite to others, but I wonder why he didn't have a girlfriend until now. What do you think of my oppa unni? " The girl curiously asks the senior
op Ji Hoon?Eoh? I mean Kim Ji Hoon-ssi?", asked Iseul, who almost called him "oppa. Yoon Hee nodded and looked at Iseul with a beautiful smile.
To me ... Ji Hoon-ssi... he is a good man. He is always nice and polite to others, but he is actually very shy around women. On the other hand, he is actually quite stupid and indifferent to others who want to enter and understand his world. Although he is always friendly, he actually has a closed personality that does not easily allow others to know his privacy. He is the type of person who will not show his feelings to others. He will push away someone who tries to get to know him better. He is quite good at keeping his own feelings and privacy ... Iseul told her about Ji Hoon. Yoon Hee looks at Iseul with an expression of disbelief. She never thought that Iseul would really know Ji Hoon to such an extent.
"Unni, the way you talk about my oppa makes me think that you two have known each other for a long time, and it seems like you have been observing oppa all the time," said Yoon Hee hesitantly.
"anniyo... a..."It's just ... I'm just guessing like that! Everything looks very obvious to him. " Iseul is lying. She doesn't want to make Yoon Hee realize her feelings for the guy because if Yoon Hee finds out, then it's just a matter of time for Ji Hoon to find out too.
"Really? You don't seem like someone who pays attention to others and can understand someone's personality easily. Try to appraise me now, unni, " Yoon Hee said to Iseul. The designer rolled her eyes and tried to think it over.
You are a good girl. You have a beautiful heart and face." replied Iseul shortly. She can't think of any other word again.
"Aigoo unni, try to appraise me the way you did to Ji Hoon oppa," said Yoon Hee, dissatisfied.
"Emm, we must pay for this immediately. Everyone must have been waiting for us by now!" Iseul rushed to pay soju to the cashier who had been waiting for them for a long time. They continued to chat without realizing that the minimarket employee had finished counting customers ' purchases before them in a long time.
After completing the payment, Iseul and Yoon Hee leave the convenience store. They want to cross over the street and walk towards Ji Hoon's car. Ji Hoon raised his head and saw the two women who had made him wait so long. He looked at the plastic bag Iseul was holding and immediately sighed in frustration at her stubborn behavior.
Meanwhile, Iseul keeps trying to avoid his gaze because she knows she is doing something that the man doesn't like, but she won't say that she has done anything wrong.
Ji Hoon straightened up and involuntarily looked towards his right side. He saw a car driving fast and out of control. It seems that the driver of the car was drunk. Ji Hoon then looks back at Iseul and Yoon Hee and realizes that they are both halfway across. They were not aware of the arrival of a car that was hurtling at a high speed towards them.
"Ah, Iseul-ah!Yoon Hee-ah! " Ji Hoon shouted in panic.
The man immediately ran towards them and tried to protect the two women. Ji Hoon pushes Iseul and Yoon Hee with his hands and makes them fall backwards to avoid an uncontrolled car that almost crashes into them.
"Bruakk!"The car hit Ji Hoon's body, making the man's body slam. Because the accident was so fast and hard, Ji Hoon's body was knocked out from the top of the car and then rolled up to the back of the car. He then fell to the ground with a lot of blood on his body.
"Oppa!"Iseul shouted in panic after witnessing the accident that happened to Ji Hoon.
She immediately stood up from her position and ran towards Ji Hoon, who had been unconscious. The car that hit Ji Hoon stopped right next to Ji Hoon. A drunk man got out of the car with his unbalanced steps.
"Oppa!!Ireona (wake up)!! " yelled Iseul pulled Ji Hoon's body closer and hugged him tightly.
Her right hand supported Ji Hoon's head while the other hand hugged the man's body. She could feel the warm liquid wetting her right hand. She raised her hand slowly and could see Ji Hoon's blood had soaked her hand.
"Oppa!"Iseul shouted again, and this time she started to cry loudly. Yoon Hee, who has just returned to her senses, immediately runs up to Ji Hoon and Iseul. She looked as frantic as Iseul, to the point of being unable to say anything.
They do not require a long time to be directly surrounded by people around them. One of them called an ambulance and the other called the police. After that, a police car came and arrested the drunk driver, followed by an ambulance that took Ji Hoon to a nearby hospital. He is accompanied by Iseul and Yoon Hee to the hospital, where a doctor gives him first aid in the car.
"Ireona... oppa..."Iseul said quietly while holding Ji Hoon's hand.
She is really worried about that guy now too. Yoon Hee notices her worries and catches the unusuality of Iseul's actions towards Ji Hoon, but she doesn't want to think about it for now because she is also too worried about Ji Hoon's condition back then.
As soon as they reach the hospital, Ji Hoon is immediately taken to the emergency room to receive surgery. Iseul and Yoon Hee wait outside while standing at the door feeling anxious. After a few minutes, Ji Hoon's mother came along with Yoon Hee's mother.
Mrs. Kim looks very messy with teary eyes on her face. She kept crying out loudly, calling her son's name. On the other hand, Yoon Hee and her mother try to calm Mrs. Kim while stroking her back.
It was three hours after Ji Hoon entered the emergency room, but the doctors still did not show up and give news about his condition.
"Oppa... oeddeoke (how is this)?" Iseul muttered as she sat weakly on the bench with blood still filling her hands. Her tears had not stopped since the first time Ji Hoon entered the operating room.
"Unni... Let's wash your hands first," said Yoon Hee, approaching Iseul, who looked very sad. Yoon Hee helps Iseul to stand up and accompanies her to approach the sink to wash her hands.
Yoon Hee-ah... strangeoke?"Ji Hoon oppa... he's going to be okay, right?" Iseul seemed devastated to ask the young girl beside her.
"Yes, he'll be fine, unni,"said Yoon Hee, who also felt sad.
"Iseul-ah!!" called Ro Woon, who suddenly appeared and approached Iseul. He came with the others. They are worried because Iseul, Ji Hoon, and Yoon Hee haven't returned after a long time. Ro Woon calls Iseul several times, but she doesn't pick up her phone while Gap Jin calls Ji Hoon's number, which is also unreachable, and finally they get news after Boem Suk calls Yoon Hee's number.
"How is Ji Hoon doing?"Boem Suk asked Yoon Hee. The girl just shook her head with a sad expression on her face. Boem Suk and Seok Chin realize that they should approach Yoon Hee and stroke her shoulder.
Ro Woon approaches Iseul and stands next to her. He sees that Iseul looks so sad and messy, she can't stop crying. The man pulled her closer and gave her a side hug.
Finally, the doctor came out of the operating room. Ji Hoon's family approached him while the others also surrounded the doctor. They waited anxiously for the news they would hear from the doctor.
"He's already gone through his critical condition, but he's bleeding heavily and had a serious back injury. We can't be sure when he'll wake up..."explained the doctor. Mrs. Kim cried loudly at the news. Yoon Hee's mother quickly hugged her and stroked her back.
She felt her legs becoming weaker after she listened to the doctor's words. She sat down in a nearby chair beside her.
"Iseul-ah... gwenchana (are you all right)?"Ro Woon sat down next to the woman and touched Iseul's shoulder. Iseul started crying again in her place. The man was worried about her.
"Ji Hoon, oeddeoke..."Iseul muttered. Ro Woon looked at her with sad eyes. He pulled Iseul's head closer and leaned the designer's head on his shoulder. He stroked Iseul's hair gently.
Suddenly, there was a tall, straight-haired woman running towards Yoon Hee. She seemed so worried and in a hurry.
"Kim Ji Hoon, Ji Hoon!"How's he doing? " She asked Yoon Hee After a closer look, they recognized her as the singer Lee Hyori.
"How are you, unni?"Yoon Hee was confused to see Hyori, who suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Kim Ji Hoon, what is his condition? I got news that he had an accident, " Hyori asked again. It's not hard to know what happened to Ji Hoon given that he was such a famous singer that everyone paid attention to him. News of his accident has filled television, the internet, and newspapers.
"Why are you here, unni?" asks Yoon Hee again.
"Aish,, I'm his girlfriend!" Yoon Hee said to Hyori.