Scented Candles | Park Jisung

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The old man followed and after a few minutes, he was in a deep slumber

"Mina, can you please check Mr. Moon's blood pressure later once he wakes up? Me and the other doctors have a meeting in 2 hours"

"Will do Dr. Lee" Haneul left the room and went to Bang Chan's office. As she entered, be was talking with an unfamiliar person.

"Dr. Bang? can I come in?"

"Oh Haneul! Sure, come in. I'll talk to you later Minseok." The man went out of the office and Bang Chan signaled Haneul to sit down

"What brings you here Haneul?"

"I wanted to talk about Mr. Moon Hyung Seo's operation. Days ago, when we were checking up on Mr. Moon, Hansung appeared and said that he'll do the operation instead of us. Is it true Dr. Bang?" Bang Chan looked at her before shaking his head

"No, I don't trust Hansung with Mr. Moon, I heard he's been holding a grudge against the old man. I prefer you and Jisung will do the job."

"Really? then can you tell this to Hansung? I'm not in the mood to face that bitch ass"

"Sure, I'll inform him later. If he'll do something, please report it to me immediately"

"Will do Dr. Bang, I'll go now. Sorry for interrupting your time with your visitor"

"No it's okay Haneul, it's not a big deal" Haneul stood up and bowed before exiting the office. The man who was inside awhile ago went back inside.

Haneul decided to eves drop for a bit, and what she heard shocked her the most.

"Is that the girl that the Lims despised the most?" The man asked

"Well, yes. I need to act for a bit longer then when the time is right, let's do what our boss told us to do" Bang Chan said and Haneul scoffed

"Well too bad Bang Chan, I already know your game and I'm just playing along" Haneul whispered to herself and smirked before walking away.

~

Haneul was currently in her office resting. She got tired after having the meeting with the other doctors and staffs.

She had the time to scroll through Instagram and she was shocked to see the numbers of notifications and chats, yet she didn't bother to check them.

Then, a knock was heard. She told them to come in and the person who entered was Jisung. Haneul turned her phone off and placed it in her pocket.

"Let's go?"

"Yeah sure, let me just grab my stuff" She took her phone, keys, wallet and a emergency keychain.

"Uhh, emergency keychain? What for?"

"Oh Jisung, we don't know if danger is near" She said before going out with the man.

They decided to ride Haneul's car since it was parked near them. Haneul started the engine and turned the radio on.

The first song that played was perfect by One direction.

"Ooh! I love this song. I've always vibed with my cousin everytime this song plays on the radio" Jisung said

"Oh really? Can you sing for me then?"

"Sure, I'd love to" he chuckled and when the chorus came, he sang along

"But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms.
And if you like having secret little rendezvous.
If you like to do the things that you know we shouldn't do, then baby I'm perfect, baby I'm perfect for you."

"And if you like midnight driving with the windows down. And if you like going places we can't even pronounce. If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about, then baby I'm perfect, baby I'm perfect, so let's start right now." Haneul sang along and when they finished, they laughed and Jisung found Haneul's smile beautiful

"You should smile more Han. You look even more pretty with it" Jisung said and Haneul blushed

"What's with the sudden compliment Sung?" She chuckled and Jisung smiled

"Nothing, I just want to see you smile more. I love it" There was an awkward silence between them but they finally arrived at the coffee shop.

Haneul parked the car and they both went out. They entered the coffee shop and it was a bit packed.

"What day is it today?" Haneul asked

"Sunday?"

"Oh, that explains it" She said before walking to the counter, leaving Jisung at the entrance.

"Hey wait for me!" He followed the girl and they both ordered

"Good afternoon ma'am and sir, what can I get you?" The cashier asked and they looked at the menu

"Hmm, I'll get one caramel latte and one oreo crepe cake. And.. how about you Sung?"

"I'll get an iced Americano and one strawberry cake"

"Alright, that would be $45. You can wait on your table ma'am and sir, it'll be ready in 5 minutes" The two paid and thanked the cashier before finding a seat.

The decided to sit near the window since it was the only vacant table for two. They chatted for a bit while waiting for their orders.

"Do you have any siblings Sung?"

"Yeah, I have one younger brother and one older sister. You?"

"I have three older brothers. You can say we're a very chaotic siblings, there's no day that we won't have a simple fight"

"Oh really? I thought having older brothers would be fun"

"No Sung, trust me. I hate being with them. But even tho we hate each other's guts, we still care for each other at the end of the day"

"You must be really lucky to have them"

"Yeah, I guess I am. Anyways, why did you decide to be a doctor than running your parents' company?"

"Well, I'm not that into business. My sister does so they decided to give her the company"

"Oh I see. How old is your younger brother?"

"He's 18. Turning 19 next month"

"Oh really? can I meet him soon? I really wanted to have a younger brother but sadly, I got older ones" She sighed and Jisung chuckled

"Sure, I'm sure he'll be excited to meet you one day" Their conversation was cut by the waiter serving their orders, they thanked him and ate their cakes while chatting a little bit more.

Ever since Haneul had a job, she could say that this was the best break that she had in so long.

— tbc.
Ps. Haven't proofread yet.

word count: 2155 words
date published: 11/05/22

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