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"Where is oppa?" one girl wondered. "The show is about to start!"
"He's probably very tired," another girl guessed. "After all, he was shooting until 3 AM last night!"
"Or he might possibly be cleaning a dirty room," another fan snickered. His obsession with cleanliness was known among the fandom and for some reason, it made him even more endearing to the women. They loved a man who cleaned well.
Jina clutched onto her aunt's hand while standing on her toes to try and sneak a peek of Jaewan.
"He's not here yet!" Jina moaned. "When is he coming?"
"He'll be here," Mina assured her. Kanji and Mina brought the little girl to the fan meeting just like they had promised but as soon as they arrived, Kanji headed off elsewhere citing that he had to meet a client in the area. Mina tried to protest but he scurried off.
Where is he? She wondered. After last night, she thought that he would stay with them throughout the outing but to her disappointment, he only handed her the credit cards and left them.
"I'll be nearby," he told her. "I'll just go and have a quick chat with the client. Stay here!"
Before Mina could protest, he ran off, leaving her with Jina. His stupidity sometimes annoyed her, making her want to rip his hair out and demand to know what he really felt about her.
I'm gonna make him go bankrupt! She swore. Sometimes the guy really frustrated her. He would proclaim his love for her and then go on to say the same thing to ten different women, confusing her even more.
"Aunt!" Jina shook her hand. "Look! It's him!"
The whole audience erupted in cheers when Jaewan came on stage and blew a kiss to them.
"Oppa!" Jina exclaimed, feeling breathless. He was so handsome that she could stare at his pretty face all day. "He's so beautiful!" she added.
"That he is," Mina admitted, nodding in appreciation. If Minho's words were correct, this guy had a crush on Gayoon which only made the whole situation funnier somehow. After all, the nation's heartthrob was in love with a detective who was dating the country's most influential man. It was like a drama springing into real life!
Jaewan was smiling widely when his sharp eyes fell on a familiar face who was looking at him in excitement.
"Thank you everyone for coming to this fan meeting!" he announced and the whole crowd went crazy. "Sorry for being late. My assistant forgot to tell the cleaning staff to use my special formulas for cleaning my desk so I had to polish it all over again."
There was a burst of laughter from the audience. After being his fans for so many years, they were not surprised at his actions. It was typical of him to be so self conscious about cleaning everything and somehow, they accepted it. From the backstage, Woobin shook his head in dismay.
It's a good thing he's pretty, he sighed inwardly. Otherwise people would have thrown him into the ocean years ago.
"And I see a familiar face!" Jaewan announced. Jina was pleasantly surprised when he pointed at her.
"My new friend," Jaewan said with a smile. He might not be fond of children but anyone with Gayoon's genes held plus points in his eyes. If he could impress the kid, he might be able to make a place for himself in Gayoon's heart. Someday.
"Jina, why don't you join us today?" Jaewan asked. The fans turned around to see the adorable little girl beaming in excitement. They 'aww'ed upon seeing her and some even encouraged her to go and join Jaewan.
"Oppa remembered me!" Jina squealed.
"You wanna go on stage?" Mina asked. The little girl nodded and Mina slowly led her through the crowd towards Jaewan
"And who is this?" Jaewan asked, indicating at Mina.
"I'm her mother's friend," Mina replied. She did not want to mention that she was related to Minho in case Jaewan refused to give her an autograph later on. Instead, she quietly backed off and let Jina take the spotlight with her beloved idol.
Jina happily ran forward and hugged Jaewan's waist which made the audience only squealed more at the cuteness. Jaewan hesitated a little at being touched but he took a pikachu hat and put in on her head. The little girl flashed a cute smile at everyone and instantly, the videos of the two went viral.
That kid will make a good idol someday, Mina mused as the audience showered all the love on her niece. She stood at the backstage with the other staff, who were also watching the event. Jaewan and Jina got busy with the show where fans were lining up to get autographs while Jian sat next to him and watched it all. Some fans even took selfies with both of them which were being circulated throughout the internet and many positive comments were coming in.
Mina was watching it all with a smile on her face when her phone rang up. It was a call from the hospital. There was too much noise around her it would be impossible to hear.
"Umm...excuse me," she said to one of the staff. "Can you please keep an eye on my niece while I attend this phone call?"
"Sure," the staff member replied. Mina thanked her and headed further away from the commotion.
"Hello, Dr. Shin," she answered. She had wandered off to a more secluded part of the set which had no people in sight. It looked like the set for a period drama since there was a large set resembling a palace and a throne was put in the middle of the room. Mina's concentration was on what Dr. Shin was saying on the phone, oblivious to anything else.
Dr. Shin was saying something on the other line to which Mina stated, "So the reports concluded that the patient's cancer had spread to the heart? This could be complicated."
"It is," Dr. Shin sighed. "However, the cancer is still treatable if the affected areas in the heart could be removed. It did not infect the whole heart yet, so maybe there is some hope."
"But a chemotherapy after doing a heart surgery would be deadlier for the patient," Mina said. "I'll have to take a look at the reports closely. I can't make any conclusive decisions without consulting with the Head of the Cardiology department."
"Very well," Dr. Shin said. "I'll hand you the reports tomorrow and you can make the decision."
Mina nodded and bid him goodbye before hanging up the phone. She was about to leave when she heard someone giggling followed by a familiar voice. Frowning, she followed the noise only to find Kanji standing a few feet away from where she stood.
To her horror, his hands were around the waist of a petite blonde who was giggling at him.
"I shouldn't be doing this," she said a little nervously. "If my boyfriend finds out, I'll be killed."
"Are you that afraid of him?" Kanji asked, toying with a strand of her hair. He smirked at her, giving her a playful gaze.
"You don't know my boyfriend," the blonde woman sighed. "He's mad and dangerous."
"Why?" Kanji asked. "Why are you so afraid of him?"
The woman lowered her voice and leaned closer to whisper something in his ears.
"Pfft!" Kanji scoffed. "Those things don't bother me. After all, I am the second richest man in this country. Who else can protest you better than me?"
"You seem very confident," the woman said in a sultry tone, biting her lip in a suggestive manner. She was eyeing him as if he was a fresh prey but Kanji looked like the predator in the situation. He was carefully observing her movements, interested to know what she was going to do. Her leg was rubbing against his thigh, trying to seduce him.
Mina watched them in that intimate position, her heart being cruelly wrenched. She quietly backed off, unable to bear the sight anymore.
He never promised me anything, she told herself. They were not even together and he did not confess to her.
"He can do whatever the hell he wants," she said to herself. She was right. He had the liberty to date or sleep around with whoever he wanted. It was his life and she was nothing more than a childhood friend who was after his credit cards. That was all.
Then why was she crying? Why would the tears not stop?
"Don't cry Mina," she reminded herself, trying not to break down. But the stupid tears would not stop flowing. What was wrong with her? How did she fall in love with that man?
Back at the secluded set, the woman tried to come closer to Kanji but he backed off with a smirk.
"I thought you wanted more," the blonde woman pouted.
"All in due time," Kanji promised. "This isn't the right place for our first time. I want to shower you with so much more, Talia."
The woman named Talia smiled at his flattery. "Where and when?" she demanded.
"Tonight," he said. "At my private mansion. I'll send you the address."
"I'll be waiting," she winked. She rubbed his lips with her thumb before walking away. Kanji watched her leave and as soon as she was out of sight, he picked up the phone to call his subordinate, Seo Hyunjoo.
"Is everything ready?" Kanji asked, his voice uncharacteristically cold and calculative.
"Yes sir," Hyunjoo said from the other side. "I'll leak the news about Talia's rendezvous with another man to her boyfriend and once he reaches the mansion, we can capture him."
"Good," Kanji stated. "Everything must go according to our plans."
"Understood, boss," Hyunjoo said and hung up the phone. Kanji put his phone back into his pocket, carefully calculating his move. They had been chasing Do Byunhyun for months. He was a notorious gangster who was working for their rival family, the Lin's, and had even killed one of their trusted aides.
Talia, Byunhyun's girlfriend, was their only link to the guy and if they could trap her, they could easily get to Byunhyun. Kanji was pretending to romance her so that they could capture Byunhyun and punish him for what he did.
Kanji was about to leave the set when something caught his eye on his way to the exit. Frowning, he picked it up and to his surprise, it was one of the credit cards he had handed to Mina.
"Oh no," he muttered.