Chaeyoung PoV

I placed my hands on my waist at my kid who won't move out of the hospital room even if she is already discharged. She's been here for 5 days and Jennie got out yesterday so she's now at home resting. 

Jiyoon, on the other hand, wanted an excuse to not go to school and since Jungkook often visits her, she wants to stay here. And also, she doesn't have a lot of friends in school and most of her friends are the nurses here. 

Like, So-jun, Jihyo and Chanyeol and many other nurses. I, honestly am disappointed that she does not have more than 5 friends. Her teacher says she's quiet in class and the people she calls 'friends' are really just...acquaintances. 

"Alright, Jungkook will visit you if you stand up and go home," I said. 

She quickly stood up, "Okay! I'm going home! Come on, mommy, you're so slowly."

Jiyoon jumps off of her bed and runs out of the room. 

"Let's go to Jungkook-appa!!!!!!!!!!!!" she shouts while running. 

Oh, that kid. Getting attached to Jungkook in just 5 days. She doesn't even know him or what he does as a job but she talks about him as if they knew each other for more than 10 years. 

I walk to the lobby to fix her out-patient papers and pay the surgery, ambulance and room bills. Gosh, all of the money I'm wasting for the expenses were supposed to be my surprise Christmas gift for her. She talks about going to Sapporo, Japan a lot and I wanted to take her there. 

Well, not this year, I guess. We have to put up some funds before I can take her there. 

"Ms. Park, Chief Kim asked me to give this to you on your way out," the nurse said. 

I grabbed the envelope that she handed out and opened it. Jiyoon was still talking with Jihyo and annoying Chanyeol then I looked back to the enveloped and opened it. 

"The expenses is paid, Doc. You still have a balance of 100,000 won," she said. 

"Okay, uhm, How much do I have to pay per month?" 

"15,000 down payment."

"Alright. Thanks. Tell Namjoon-sunbae that I'll take my leave."

"Yes, ma'am."

Before even leaving the counter for the payment, I opened the envelope and checked what it was. Apparently, it was for the medical mission. 

I read everything, about the terms and regulations. The main goal of the mission and the rewards when we come back. Actually, I skipped the awards because you do the mission as a volunteer and not for money. 

Then there was a calendar-like page for the scheduled activities during the mission. All of a sudden I got shocked. 

"A month and a half?" I sighed. 

A month and a half and I won't be able to see Jiyoon? Aish, what will happen to the kid if I'm not around? She'll probably get more attached to Jungkook and would spend time more with him than with me when I come back. 

"Jiyoon-ah, let's go," I say. "Say bye to Aunty Jihyo." 

"Macadamias, please?" she said to Jihyo. 

Jihyo sighs, "Alright, if I can find one."

"Yipee! Bye, Aunty J!"

"Bye, sweetheart," she kissed Jiyoon. "And you?"

I turned to her with my eyebrows raised.

"You take care of my ball of happiness."

I laughed, "Alrighty, eonnie. We'll go ahead."

Jiyoon and I walked to the doctor's parking area, near the nurses head quarters. Usually, some doctors just takes the short cut from the nurses head quarters to the emergency or diagnostic rooms. 

I seat Jiyoon in front and buckled her seat belt then placed her things at the back seat. 

Boy, my car is getting old. This is actually 10 years old, dates back to the time where I first transferred here for college and my parents wanted to give me a gift for my 18th birthday. I didn't use it for the first year but it came convenient when you're running late for a class. 

Most of the time, Jennie would talk me out to buy a car because it's not safe riding a manual car, that is years old, faced out in the car industry, probably doesn't have any parts when we fix it or doesn't have people who know how to fix it. 

Easy saying for her, she's rich and she has cars. Her company is new, and there's nothing much yet but she has a huge amount of inheritance from her unmarried aunts and uncles so she can buy a huge mansion with one check. 

"Mommy, when I grow up, I'll buy expensive things," Jiyoon says.

"Really? What makes you say that?" I asked her.

"Well, so you can enjoy!"

"Mommy's enjoying what she has now."

"Yeah but you keep wearing the same clothes!" 

I laughed at her, "Did Jungkook-appa teach you this?"

"Uh-huh. He says, fashion should always come first."

"Aish, jeongmal. You," I ruffled her hair. "You don't have to be outstanding, okay? Just do your best and you'll reach your dreams."

After our mother-daughter conversation, I started to drive home and she fell asleep with the silence and the cold air conditioner. Not exactly silent, I play soft ballad piano and violin music to make me calm, especially after work. 

Most of the time, I think in the car. When I study a surgery case, ballad classical music really makes me concentrated with the things I do. 

But, some people don't like it and decides to fall asleep on me while I was talking about her catching up with school. Gosh, this child, she is so annoying. Why does she always do this to me? I guess she got that from her father. 

Whoever the hell, he is. 

I turned in the radio instead because it's during this time that the local news is interesting. You guys know about the part of the radio where you write a letter to the station and the station will broadcast your letter with your pen name?

Before, I listened to one, there was a guy who proposed to a girl through that part of the radio show. It's really romantic, and because I'm the biggest fan of Rom-Com movies, I get into it a lot. 

"We fought, almost every week, you cry, I cry, you throw things and rampage but you never gave up on me for being me. Despite having anger issues, you'd stay.."

That's so sweet. 

Stories like this is so sweet. 

"Really, mommy?" I heard.

I pressed the CD button and the classic music continued. 

"Hey, listen to those when you're 18 years old," I told her. "Since when were you listening?"

"I don't know. Oh, oh, can Jungkook-appa do that too? Like the radio guy?"

"Why would Jungkook do that?"

"To write to you!"

"To me?" I laughed. "What has that man been filling your head?"

"He says he likes you," she pouted.

"As a friend, honey, we're just friends."

"Then why's my appa?"

"What? How about Chan-appa?"

"But he said you asked him to be my appa."

I tapped my hand on the wheel, "You know what? You're making things harder for me. Jungkook wants to be appa because he wants to take care of you."

"Really? Or mommy likes him?"

"Wha-?" I turned to her. She was smiling a big smile, "I love you, you know that, babe?"

She started to talk about her school afterwards. 

As I said, she doesn't really have friends and someone to talk to in school. All she kept saying was that her classmates are not really friendly and they don't like her. 

Not all the time can a kid adjust to a group of people. 

Jiyoon continued with talking about her spelling quizzes, they teach English in the kindergarten so they switch from Korean to English during spelling time in their class. Saying that Alice can teach more English than her teacher. 

I know she's being a brag but I want her to open up to me and tell me how she feels. My parents never did the same, it was always what they want and not what I want. Now I want Jiyoon to tell me what she really wants and I can judge if it's alright.

Besides, telling me her feelings now will be easier for her if she's feeling emotional pain in the future. Adolescence will kick in and suddenly she goes mature and I will be there to support her. 

Out of nowhere, my phone vibrates in one of the cup holders near the car's stereo.

"Get that for me, will you?" I ask her. 

She got the phone and answers it.

"Speaker mode, baby."

And she puts it on speaker mode. 

"Yeobuseo? Chaeng-ah?" Jungkook can be heard from the other side of the line.

"Jungkook-appa!" Jiyoon screamed.

"Oh? Jiyoon? Where's your eomma?" 

"She's driving."

"But can she hear me?"

"Yup."

"Chaeng-ah?"

I took a deep breath, "Yeah?"

"I need your help on something."

"Okay, go."

"Actually, uh, it's private. Where're you heading?"

"My house."

"I'll see you there."

"You know my address?!"

"Well, of course. Jennie lives there and she uses your address."

"Okay, I'll hang up."

I clicked the 'end call' button and placed the phone back to the cupholder by the stereo. Yes, it's really the old style when I put my phone there. Most of the time, I get paged while driving so I put it there to see the notification easily. 

Hmm, but what was that for? Why does Jungkook need my help? Kinda makes me curious because I'm the one who talks about help between us. 

Remember the date he took me out on? 

He got me to say that I struggle financially with Jiyoon. Especially for her education. I guess putting her in a school with International connections makes it more expensive and my pay isn't enough. 

Oh, well, he's that convincing to make me say it. I've kept it from Lisa, Jennie and Jisoo. They always become my financial aid but I feel embarrassed if I overdo it. 

Being a doctor doesn't make me rich, makes me pay more taxes. 

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Jungkook PoV

I waited for her car in front of her house. 

Something annoying came up and Chaeyoung was the only person I can think of to pull these kinds of things off. 

My mother, being the absolute crap she's thinking off, invited the Jangs to our house for a dinner tonight so me and that Wonyoung can get to know each other. 

Dongie-hyung told me it was tonight and I absolutely forgot to find someone as my pretend girlfriend. Of course, I don't have any girl friends but Chaeyoung. Yes, I do have few friends that are ladies but Chaeyoung is more classy, not horny. 

After what felt like a while, a faded red car, that has a rusty bumper, poorly pumped wheels and so 2005s car turned in the parking lot of Chae's house. It's probably her. But wait, wait, wait, why's her car like that? Didn't she have a nice white car?

She's a doctor, her pay is probably as big as mine. 

I got off my car and waved at her who also got off from hers. Then I walked to her but I saw Jennie get Jiyoon so I slowly walked since Jennie is probably cranky about her fashion line. 

Her line is meeting deadlines in a few weeks and they are in slow actions. 

Chaeyoung closed her car door and walked towards me. 

"You know it feels like a romantic movie," I tell her, still walking. 

"You really influence my girl into those things," she said.

"Well, big fan of sad romance."

"Men don't dream of romance do they? Anyway, what do you need?"

"Okay, don't overreact."

She shrugs, "I never overreact."

"Really? Fine, can you be my pretend girlfriend for tonight?"

"WHAT?!" she shouts. "Pr...Pre...Pretend..?"

I nodded, "Pretend girlfriend. For tonight! If I don't bring a girl with me then I'll probably end up marrying a kid."

"Alright, fine because you helped me but WHAT?! So you...want me...to act as your girlfriend in front of your family?"

"Well not to my hyung, but yeah. If it's to make me avoid the marriage then yeah."

She looked like she was hesitating, so I grabbed her hands and firmly held them.

"Please, Chaeng? Just for a night," I begged.

"Fine," she gave up. "But we need one thing to agree with."

"What's it?"

"Questions like 'how'd you meet?' and etcetera."

"That's simple, let's stick to how we really met," I said. "You operated on my mother, we got to know each other, we became friends, then I started to take you out, then you and I say that we liked each other in a date then we became the thing."

She folded her arms, "You're a quick thinker, Jeon. I know you like black, but you don't know mine."

"Jesus, Chae, you know, I know it when you lie. You say you like pink but actually you like black too."

"You got me good, there," she nods. "Favorite side?"

"You're a lefty, so left."

"Did sunbae tell you these things?!"

I smiled and she tries to attack me but I ended up hugging her instead. We hugged each other for a few while. 

"Alright, you're very lucky to have a man like me to depend on," I said. 

"There are many but you got attached to my kid that's why," she let's go of our hug. "What time tonight?"

"I'll have my driver pick you up at 4 and follow Rachel again, get dressed and everything."

"Hmm. I don't know why but when it's you, I feel like a princess."

"Not a queen?"

"Whatever, Jeon. See you tonight."

Yeah, see you tonight, princess.

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how's the story so far?

update quicker than expected. 

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