For My First Love

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This work is fiction

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With her temper in a fury, Haewon ended up calling Yeoju, and Yeoju, who was in a meeting,

couldn’t answer no matter how many times she tried, and of course Yeoju kept not picking up, completely

Sure that there was some deep misunderstanding, Haewon exploded, unable to control her trembling body

"I’m not letting you off, Seo Yeoju!"

Maybe from the excitement her stomach cramped up, and she sank to the floor. In the end, saying she needed rest, she was

hospitalized, and the wedding shoot was naturally postponed. Haewon’s biological mother is

livid

"Haewon, call Choi Yeonjun right now"

"Mom, it’s not Yeonjun’s fault"

"That’s not what I’m talking about. You didn’t go back to the main house, and you weren’t even with him

all night, so who were you with? You must have been with that Seo Yeoju girl"

"...It’s already over with Seo Yeoju"

"Do you not even know Choi Yeonjun? He has no feelings for you, no feelings!

Could he really have left you alone and ignored you until it got this bad?"

"No, I didn’t tell Yeonjun on purpose. I thought he’d worry for no reason"

"Oh, come on, an guy who doesn’t even care about you isn’t going to worry about anything! He wouldn’t even bat an eye

Haewon, let’s think about this again, okay? It’s not too late. Let’s have the surgery"

"No, if it isn’t this baby, Yeonjun will leave me!"

"He doesn’t care about you, so how can that make you happy!"

"Mom! If you’re going to say things like that, get out!"

"...Haewon, Mom is worried about you..

"Get out!"

Seeing Haewon clutching her stomach and shouting at her mother, I was shocked by a side of her I’d never seen before

and Taehyun came in, got his mother out of the hospital room, then calmed Haewon down

"Noona, calm down. They say yelling is bad for the baby"

"...."

"Yeonjun hyung said he’d come, even if it’s late"

"What? Yeonjun said he’s coming?"

"Yeah, I called him. I told him I wouldn’t let him off if anything happens to my niece

he said he’d come. Don’t worry, Yeonjun hyung isn’t the kind of guy who’d be indifferent even to his own child"

While Taehyun soothed Haewon, her face brightened at the news that Yeonjun was coming, and

she straightened herself up neatly in the mirror. Through the small window in the hospital room door, watching Haewon

her mother clicked her tongue, 'Tch, that fool'

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Yeoju only checked her phone when it was almost time to get off work, and when she looked at the missed calls,

her pupils trembled at a familiar number because she was certain it had to be Kang Haewon

What was she calling about this time? How many times did she even call?

Does she still have business with me? Her head suddenly started pounding,

and she leaned back in her chair. On top of being on edge because of the brand launch in a few days,

the calls from Haewon were suffocating. Bomi, who had been watching her and silently standing by,

asked worriedly

"Senior, are you in pain? You look pale"

"No... maybe I’m just hungry?"

"Then do you want to have dinner with me?"

"I was going to have dinner with Subin. What time is it now?"

"Um, it’s a little past 6"

Yeoju brushed it off, but at Bammgyu’s words that it was a little past 6, she was startled and

shot up from her chair, grabbed her coat and bag. Startled by that, Bammgyu also got ready to leave and

trotted after Yeoju. When she didn’t see Subin in the lobby, Yeoju headed outside the company and

found Subin easily. Maybe because of the cold, his ears, cheeks, and nose were red

Seeing that, Yeoju called out to Subin and hurried right up to him, then

held his face in both hands. Subin, caught off guard, met Yeoju’s eyes

"..Yeoju"

"Hey, Choi Subin! It’s cold—why are you waiting out here? You should’ve gone inside

Just being out here a little while and your face is already cold. You’re gonna catch a cold"

"Yeoju, I’m fine. It’s not cold at all today. Your hands are warm, sniff"

"Liar... then why are you sniffling?"

"Ah, you caught me. If I get sick, you can take care of me all night, haha"

"Go die, Choi Subin!!"

Bammgyu, who had been quietly watching, couldn’t get in between the two. Anyone who didn’t know them would

have believed they were lovers, that’s how close they were. Feeling uneasy,

he was looking at Subin when their eyes met, and Subin sent him a look that said, who the hell are you?

"Yeoju, who is Choi Beomgyu?"

"Hello, Choi. Su. Bin. hyung"

"Yeah, hello"

They were glaring at each other, their tone stiff as if sizing each other up

and their eyes were growling too

"Come on, I’m hungry. Let’s go eat"

Led by Yeoju’s hand, the two went into a Korean restaurant near the company. Beside Yeoju was Subin,

and across from them sat Bammgyu. Their ordered meals came out, and without saying a word, the three

started eating. The one who broke the silence was Bammgyu. Why the hell are his eyes sparkling?

"Senior, after the launch we’ve got vacation, right? What are you going to do?"

"Hmm, let’s see. Maybe catch up on some sleep?"

"Want to go out with me?"

"...."

"You were going to go out with me, though?"

Before Yeoju could even speak, Subin said it first. Yeoju gave an awkward smile

"I didn’t ask hyung"

"Yeoju has to stick with me 365 days a year"

"Choi Subin, when did we ever say we were going out?"

"It’s Christmas, so you should go on a date with me"

"Why would I? I’m just going to sleep at home that day, haha"

"..??"

"Pfft, hyung, you just got rejected by Yeoju senior?"

"Damn it, Choi Bammgyu, shut up"

At Yeoju’s meaningless joke, his lips jutted out and, embarrassed, he went back to eating. In the

cheerful mood, Yeoju’s phone rang, and after checking the caller,

her expression hardened in an instant. While she stepped away for a moment to take the call,

the mood turned dark

"I don’t think even if hyung confessed to Yeoju senior, she’d accept him

Would you still stay friends to the very end?"

"What are you talking about? Just eat"

"Even if you get rejected, would you still stay friends like now?"

"Why are you curious about that??"

"Just... I don’t think I could stand it for long. If I don’t see her even for a day, I’d miss her, and

if I do see her, I’d want to hold her. That’s why hyung is amazing"

"Ever since we were kids, I liked Yeoju as much as Mom did. I said I’d marry her when I grew up

Well, it didn’t work out, but I chose this because I wanted to stay friends for life at least

Being with her is comfortable. Even when I’m angry, it all melts away if I just look at Yeoju

The reason I let her go to Choi Yeonjun was because Yeoju was happy, that’s why I let her go. Haah..

Thinking about it, maybe my choice was the wrong one. What’s the point of regretting it only now? Hm"

"I wanted the senior to be happy, so hyung’s choice wasn’t wrong. You really did love her

I don’t think I can do what hyung did. No, I won’t do it. I can’t give up, so what am I supposed to do?"

"...Do whatever your heart tells you"

To Subin, the situation was funny. It wasn’t like they were counseling or even especially close, and yet

they were having such a serious conversation. He sighed and swept his bangs back

Somehow, he felt like it was getting even more complicated, and Bammgyu continued speaking

"I think hyung keeps getting in the way"

"Why would I?"

"I haven’t given up on Yeoju senior"

"You think I’m just going to sit still?"

"What’s wrong with me?"

"You’re rude, you know that"

"Seriously, then what about hyung? Just because you’re one or two years older, you go around ordering people around—what are you, an old fogey or what

You told me to go with my heart, didn’t you? You said it’s enough if Yeoju senior is happy

What are you going to do if another man appears besides me"

Subin was left speechless by Bammgyu’s words

'It’s not like I never thought of that. You showed up in front of Yeoju.'

At that moment, Yeoju took the call, sounding tense; soon after, a calm voice came through, but

it felt heavily restrained

"Hello"

📞 It’s me, Kang Haewon

"...."

📞 Seo Yeoju?

"Yes, I’m listening"

📞 I’ll get straight to the point. You were with Yeonjun yesterday, right?"

At Haewon’s words, Yeoju’s pupils wavered slightly, and letting out a big sigh, she said. She must be talking about the day

she came into Yeoju’s house drunk. Yeoju’s gaze turned cold

"No. Why are you asking me that?"

📞 I’m not such a nice person. If you want this to go smoothly, tell me the truth"

"I don’t think I need to explain myself to you, and I don’t know why you’re making such a misunderstanding

What are you going to do if you can’t trust me already?"

📞 What did you say? You’ve said your piece now?"

"No, and it wasn’t even a rebound breakup. If you’re going to run an article, get it right

Kang Haewon, you’re the one who stole my man by using the pregnancy as leverage"

📞 Then are you saying I’m lying?"

"Maybe. I’m busy, so I’m hanging up now"

Click.. In the end, Yeoju had provoked Haewon. Because she was tense, Yeoju trembled for a while

After the call with Yeoju, Haewon’s eyes began to turn cold. The Seo Yeoju who had

bowed her head like a sinner in front of her was no longer there. Annoyed, she let out a dry laugh and

Haewon bites her lip, thinking it shouldn’t be said in words

'You started this first, Seo Yeoju '

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