‘Oh, Shin Hye, didn’t you read my message? I can’t pick you up now, but I sent Jae Won,’ her manager replied. ‘He should be waiting outside. Just go straight to the van.’
‘Ah, kure? Alright. Did he bring the white one?’
‘Eo. Are there a lot of reporters there?’
‘Nope. None. They don’t know I’m arriving today, which is great because what I’m wearing isn’t even worthy of being called airport fashion.’
‘Arasso. Go home and rest. I’ll see you tomorrow.’
When Shin Hye hung up, she headed straight for the exit. No one really noticed she was even there; she thanked the heavens for her luck. These days, media outlets keep writing articles about her – even those that aren’t newsworthy at all. She didn’t want photos to be snapped of her looking shabby, then published along with some crazy article about something so random. I should probably come and go like this more often, she thought.
She spotted her van right away and made her way there hurriedly. She waited for Jae Won to come down and help her with her bags, but after a few seconds of just standing there, he was still inside.
‘Ah, meoya?’ Shin Hye mumbled and walked to the back of the van. ‘Aigoo this kid.’ She opened the door and struggled to put her luggage inside. ‘Ya Jae Won-ah, didn’t you know it’s rude to make a woman do these things? This is why you’re still single,’ she chuckled before closing the door. As soon as she was inside the van, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. She had so much energy in Malaysia, but she was starting to feel all the effects of the water sports and the sightseeing she did there. It felt like her body weighed a ton.
‘Jae Won-ah, let’s head home,’ she said.
A few minutes into the drive, Shin Hye realized that the car had stopped. She opened her eyes slightly and looked out the window. They pulled over in a random street near the highway. ‘Why did we stop?’ The exhaustion was evident in her voice. She closed her eyes again, her lids too heavy.
‘Oi, Park Shin Hye!’ Someone bellowed. ‘I can’t believe this. How can you not know it’s me?’
Shin Hye’s body was jolted awake at the sound of a familiar, deep voice. Her eyes fluttered open and the first thing she saw was Min Ho’s annoyed expression as he scowled at her from the driver’s seat. He was wearing Jae Won’s black baseball cap.
‘OPPA?!' Shin Hye’s mouth was agape. ‘Wha… what in the world are you doing here?! Where’s Jae Won?’ That she was stunned would be understating how she felt at that moment.
‘Why are you looking for another man when your boyfriend is right here? AISH!’ Min Ho turned around and got out of the van. Shin Hye watched in disbelief as he opened the door next to her and went inside. He propped himself beside Shin Hye who hasn’t averted her gaze from his face. So many things were running through her head, including all the possible ways this could have gone wrong. One bad move and the papers could have splashed the headline ‘Busy Actor Lee Min Ho spotted making time to pick Heir’s co-star Park Shin Hye up at the Airport. WHY WOULD