24 year old Lee Dauen only meant to help an injured man when she patches up Choi Seungcheol on that one dark and stormy night. Little did she know that he was the mafia boss of the lead gang in Seoul. As a friendship blooms between her and Seungcheo...
When I awoke, I found out that a fluffy blanket had been draped over my body. I yawned and glanced over at my phone. 9:30 AM. I had 30 minutes till my first lecture. Standing up, I walked over to the kitchen intent on getting a fresh cup of coffee. That's when I remembered the man who I had saved last night.
Knocking lightly on my bedroom door, I called out,
"Seungcheol? Are you awake?"
There was no response. I opened the door slowly and frowned when I realized the room was empty. The bed had been neatly made and the curtains opened, allowing fresh sunlight to pour into the room. I frowned. Shrugging, I quickly made a quick search around the rest of the apartment only to find nothing. Seungcheol was gone. When I returned to the kitchen I noticed a sheet of paper on the counter. I picked it up and scanned over the note.
Dear Miss Lee,
Thank you for treating me and allowing me to stay at your home last night. I'm afraid that I had business to take care of and had to leave earlier this morning. You were not awake and looked cold so I grabbed a blanket from your room to cover you with. Do not worry we will see each other again.
Until then,
Choi Seungcheol.
I smiled. What a mysterious man.
1 Hour Later:
"You just brought him into your apartment?" Karina hissed as we ate outside in the university's courtyard.
"Yeah. He was injured. I couldn't just leave him there."
"Dauen! Haven't you considered the question why he was out there bleeding on the ground?"
"Uh. . . he was attacked?"
"Yeah! The attacker could have still been out there! What if that man himself was dangerous?" Karina continued.
"Well he could have killed me while I was asleep and he didn't kill me did he?" I retorted.
Karina rolled her eyes.
"Didn't you say he wrote you a note before he left?"
"Yeah." I answered by handing the girl the paper.
"Lee Dauen! Read this!"
I looked at where she was pointing.
"Do not worry we will see each other again?" I read aloud.
"That's creepy!" Karina shrieked.
"Oh come on, you're being paranoid Karina."
"That's not it-"
"Who's that?" I heard a girl shout from somewhere in the yard.
We both looked and quickly realized that a crowd had begun to gather around the street where a shiny black limousine had parked. From it a man with white hair stepped out. I immediately noticed his eyes which were in the shape of 10:10. The male scanned the crowd before whispering something to a male student in the crowd. The boy turned and my eyes widened when I saw him pointing to me.
"What the?" I stuttered.
I sat there frozen as the charismatic man approached me, stopping when he was about a foot away from where I was sitting.
"Miss Lee Dauen?" He asked.
I dumbly nodded.
"Who are you?" Karina spoke coldly, wrapping a protective arm around my shoulders.
"Hoshi. An assistant to Mr. Choi, of whom I believe Miss Lee is acquainted with."
"Seungcheol?" I exclaimed, eyes lighting up.
"Yes. He wishes to invite you over for tea."
"Now?" Karina hissed.
"Yes." Hoshi responded smoothly.
"Oh my, of course I'll go!" I exclaimed much to my friend's horror.
"Excellent. Now we should leave immediately. It's not best to keep Mr. Choi waiting."
I nodded and stood throwing my backpack over my shoulder.
"Dauen! Wait! Are you sure this is a good idea?" Karina called out.
"She'll be safe, do not worry." Hoshi replied.
I waved goodbye to my friend and followed Hoshi back into the limo, ignoring the stares and whispers of my peers. When we started driving I turned to the man beside me.
"So how is Seungcheol? Is he recovering well?"
Hoshi remained silent.
I sighed. Maybe the man wasn't as talkative as I had first thought. When the car stopped once again I glanced out of the window and my jaw dropped. We had stopped in front of a huge fucking mansion.
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"Um Hoshi is this really where-"
"Miss Lee. Welcome to the Choi Estate."
I followed Hoshi inside marveling at the amount of wealth that was surrounding me.
"Miss Lee?" Hoshi called out bringing me out of my trance.
"Oh, yes?"
"Mr. Choi left you a gift inside this room. He would be very happy if you wore it. Please change inside here, I'll wait outside till you're finished."
I smiled and nodded before heading inside the room. When I entered, I immediately noticed a beautiful modernized hanbok on a mannequin nearby with shoes and a purse. I gasped in awe. It was beautiful. After changing, I made an attempt to fix my hair before exiting the room.
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"Are you ready?" Hoshi asked when I appeared.
"As ever." I replied.
"Excellent. Let us be on our way."
Soon we stopped by a set of grand double doors on the 3rd floor.
"This is Mr. Choi's office. I'll let him know you're here." Hoshi explained before ducking inside.
I gulped.
Moments later Hoshi reemerged with a slight smile tugging on his lips.
"He'll see you now."
I nodded and entered the office. There standing on the balcony was a familiar man, dressed in a dashing suit and tie.
"Seungcheol?" I whispered.
The male turned with bright eyes and a cheery smile.
