| Fan Fiction |
by PinkNalgene
“Aunty Kim, do you know what Seung gi likes to eat?” I asked his housekeeping lady
Aunty Kim smiled at me sweetly, I like her, she is such a nice lady.
“Cook him what your mother cooks you, Mr Lee likes simple home meals” She replied.
Simple home meals? I have no idea what that is, I never had a mother. Is Jajungmun considered home meals?
“Like what? Rice and noodles?” I pestered her around the apartment.
“Rice, noodles, rice cakes, meat, kimchi soup, stew. Things like that” Aunty Kim said it as she dusted the cabinets. She opened the drawer which has the picture of the lovely lady.
“Who is she?” I picked the photo up and showed it to Aunty Kim.
Aunty kim looked at it and sigh.
“Mr Lee never told you about her?” Aunty Kim asked me with sad eyes.
I shook my head.
“She is his mother, his real mother” Aunty Kim took the picture and placed it back safety into the drawer.
His real mother? Does he have a step mother now? I sensed that it’s a question I should not ask, so I dropped it with Aunty Kim. Maybe one day Seung gi will tell me about it.
“So… I’m going to buy the ingredients to cook for Seung gi! He’s coming back tonight” I excitedly told Aunty Kim.
“Ms Lee” Aunty Lee called out
“Chae Yeon, not Ms Lee. I don’t like you to call me Ms Lee.” I corrected her.
“You being here, it makes Seung gi much happier. Thank you” She said and got back to her dusting.
I felt my heart wrench when she said that. Did I really bring happiness to the Prince’s life?
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I wandered around the grocery store looking for ingredients to buy. After 2 hours, I had 2 full carts of food. Now the problem is, how do I bring them home? Although the store was just across the street from the apartment, I had at least 8 bags to carry. Just as I wanted to keep them at the store and make trips to and from, Fany appeared.
“Let me help you” He grabbed most of my bags and started walking towards home. Can I let him help me? Is it bad if I do accept his help? I picked up the remainder bags and quickly followed behind him. Is he kind like Seung gi or is he being nice because he likes me?
“Why are you buying so many things?” Fany turned back and asked me
“There’s no food at home and I’m cooking dinner for…” I paused.
Lee Chae Yeon, why do you think its wrong to tell one guy that you are cooking for another guy? Unless you have something to hide. Do you like one of them? Oh no… what is happening?
“Chae Yeon?” Fany brought me back to my senses.
As we arrived at the foyer of the building, a familiar black car pulled up. It was Seung gi’s car. I step away to let the car come through, while Fany tried to get the main door open.
Lee Seung gi stepped out of the car. He looked tired.
“I’m home” He said to me and gave me a smile.
When he saw the things in my hands and the ones in Fany’s hands, he smiled again, taking the bags from me.
“Kim, get the things from this gentlemen here and bring it up” Seung gi instructed his driver.
“I can take it up” Fany butted in
Fany and Seung gi then engaged themselves in a silent staring session.
“I appreciate your help but there’s no need” Seung gi said to Fany politely and initiated for Kim to take the bags.
“I…” I wanted to thank Fany but Seung gi pulled me towards the door
“Thank you for helping her” Seung gi opened the door for me to enter and slipped some money into Fany’s pocket. I guess he was tipping him. This looks bad, it just is.
I remained silent throughout the whole lift ride, as I was thinking about how weird it all looks and how Fany might have felt.
“Is he your friend?” Seung gi turned to me and asked.
I don’t know if Fany is my friend, I hardly know him, but I hardly know Lee Seung gi either.
“He has been very helpful” I answered.
“I don’t like workers like him being so close to you, they might be dangerous” Lee Seung gi said.
Dangerous? Workers? He means poor people?
“But I’m a worker too, am I dangerous?” I asked him
He looked at me and gently turn me in rounds observing me.
“No, you are safe” He laughed. Then only did I realized how stupid I must have look letting him turn me in rounds.
“Very nice Mr Lee, but I will respect your privacy, I won’t let strangers step into the house” I promised him. After all, it is his place, I can understand if he does not like strangers in.
“I don’t mean that… well… I just have a bad feeling about that security guard, but if you like his company, … just be careful okay?” The prince patted my head like a little girl.
Lee Seung gi.. he thinks a lot.. and he has a lot of opinions, but he chooses not to tell me clearly what he thinks. He does not trust Fany and hopes that I don’t see him. But he just would not say it out. I should observe his privacy too, since he has already set up boundaries not to enter into my life. Such a person, he is very easy to live with, but who does he turn to when he needs help? Maybe he never needs help.
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“Yeonie, come here” The prince called me into the kitchen.
Now he calls me “Yeonie”? Uncle used to call me that. He starred at the refrigerator and pressed a few buttons on what looked like a mini TV screen.
“See this screen? You can order food from here and they will deliver it, that way you don’t have to carry them yourself…” The prince said.
Whatever he was explaining sounded really alien to me. Ordering food from the TV screen? Have I been such a mountain tortoise that I am unaware of such developments?
“…” My mouth gapped open in awe.
“I don’t need to use such things, I can take care of myself” I said. Things like that, would I even know how to operate them. What happened to the simple way of life like going to the market?
“Are you sure you can take care of yourself?” Seung gi questioned me with a laughing voice.
What does he mean by that? He gave me the “I don’t believe look”
“Of course! I have been living alone since I was 14!” I defended myself.
“And you managed to survive till now? Because the you that I see, is always in need of help” He smiled.
That is quite true… why do I always look so pitiful in front of the prince.
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Respond to comments:
I don't know if Fany and Chae Yeon are close in real life... my observation would be no, Chae Yeon is much closer to Brian as compared to Fany...
Chae Yeon and Min Woo are very good friends, she recently helped him 'promote' his new album on TV.
With Seung gi... well she never talks about him, but they should be close...close enough to sing a song together...
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