‘You should see what he’s wearing oppa. It’s so bright and fluffy, he looks like a tropical fruit’ Shin Hye chuckled. Min Ho could hear Geun Suk’s voice faintly, clearly annoyed that she was making fun of him. It was their photo shoot for the Chinese juice brand they were endorsing and Min Ho half-wished that he and Geun Suk could trade places right now. ‘How was your shoot?’ She asked.
‘It went well,’ Min Ho replied. ‘It was an outdoor shoot so there were so many people there. It was delayed a bit but we still finished on time,’ he continued. ‘I bet you’re having fun with Geun Suk there, huh?’
‘Well you know how he is,’ she replied. ‘But I still wish I you were here instead.’
‘YA! Neo chincha! I can’t believe you just said that. I’m not doing any more CFs with you!’ Min Ho let out a laugh at Geun Suk’s tirade. Shin Hye was giggling, obviously having fun. He missed her laugh.
‘Do you know what day today is?’ Min Ho asked.
‘Today? Friday. January 24. Why?’
Min Ho waited for the female server to set his coffee cup down on the table. He smiled at her and gave her a slight bow. ‘It’s our monthsary,’ he said. ‘I can’t believe you don’t remember. You’re supposed to be a girl.’
‘Really?’ Her voice raised a few notches. ‘Ah, right! Christmas eve!’
He hissed. ‘Ya Park Shin Hye. Do you need your boyfriend telling you these things? Cham na.’
‘Sorry oppa, I told you. I’m new at this. Wow, one month. That’s quite an achievement for people like us, huh?’ She said brightly.
‘Yeah. Although technically we got together earlier than that. When did we film that closet kiss scene? Two months ago? I’m pretty sure we filmed it the last week of November.’
The server put a small white container on the table. ‘Sugar,’ she said.
‘To sha di,’ he thanked her.
‘Why the closet kiss scene?’
‘Come on, you knew when we kissed, right? That you had feelings for me. That was when I was sure,’ he said.
‘I knew I had feelings for you way before that, you know,’ Shin Hye replied, sounding a little annoyed. ‘Did you have to kiss me to realize you liked me?’
Min Ho panicked slightly. ‘Anya. The kiss just sealed the deal. But I knew way before,’ he backtracked. ‘Way, waaaaaay before.’
Shin Hye laughed. ‘Eo? Oppa, Looks like I have to go. The director’s calling us and there’s a tropical fruit giving me the stink-eye right now.’
‘Arasso. Send me a text when you’re done so I can call you. I’ll take a nap first. Don’t have too much fun with Jang Geun Suk,’ he hung up as soon as Shin Hye said goodbye.
(1-26-2014)
Min Ho buried his face in his hands. How in the world did this happen? Were we being too careless? He could hear his manager shouting at someone outside his hotel room, while the rest of his staff were busy on their phones, trying to contact their people back home.
‘Your Chinese agents are on their way,’ his stylist told him. ‘They’ve been doing damage control since the articles came out.’
Min Ho raked his hand through his hair and looked at his phone on the table. Shin Hye wasn’t answering his calls. It was only 7 AM in Guangzhou, which means it was only 8 AM in Tokyo. She had called him late last night and said that she and her family just came back from Osaka. He figured she must still be sleeping.
He heard the door open and his manager come in. He didn’t look too happy.
‘Bad news,’ the ahjusshi told Min Ho as he massaged his temples. ‘We couldn’t stop it. The original source reached out to their sister company in Korea. Chosun Ilbo just released this article,’ he sighed and showed Min Ho his phone.
Each word felt like a jab to the face as Min Ho read the headline.
‘Chinese Media Report Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye in a Secret Relationship’
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I'm baaaaaaccccckkkk!!!!! Hey everyone! As some of you probably know (mostly my friends here on AFF -- if we're not friends yet, add me up so you can also read my blog where I post my notices of absence haha), I was busy these past few weeks studying for my finals. So I'm REALLY SORRY that this update took forever. It broke my heart whenever I read comments asking me where I am and when I can update. But thanks for your understanding and your well-wishes! I think I did okay in my exams. HAHA.
I have two one-shot fics: Fateful Coincidences (a short story about an encounter between Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye a few years back) and The Target (a short story about Park Shin Hye as an assassin. No Lee Min Ho though, sorry Minshin shippers hehe). Do check them out if you haven't and tell me what you think. :)
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