
Today is the day that Bigbang Corporation first came into existence. Tonight is the peak celebration of the twenty-seven year founding of Bigbang Corporation. All the invited guests had already started to arrive, the hall reserved for five thousand invitations was slowly full. The luxurious decorations show this class of multinational companies, every detail invites praise and admiration of invited guests especially this celebration attracts all the attention of national and international media.
The entire family of the five group companies that are members of Bigbang Corporation also attended. The beauty of the dress used by the wives of the president invited praise as well as envy of the women who were present at the party. The tuxedo suits worn by the president add to their bravery plus a sleek wine glass like a virgin makes them look even more enchanting.
The same thing happened with the five crown princes of each group, they seemed to portray the life of the crown prince naturally. A little chat, a little greet the invited guests and maintain attitude to get a sense of reluctance from the invited guests. Learned arrogance from their respective families makes their faces icy cold, they are even nicknamed ice princes. The men of their age who were present secretly held grudges and envy despite their faces carving smiles before the five crown princes. While the women were present, it ceaselessly spread temptation for them. Some blatantly expressed their wishes, some only secretly paying attention but then making the five crown princes the topic of conversation on social media and pann for a month.
The five youngsters understood what the invited guests were thinking but they could do nothing about it. They were contracted for life to assume the role of crown prince in the mid-20th century. Want it or not, like it or not, in fact they were born in the middle of the richest family in Seoul. Born with a golden spoon is able to make people think that their life will always be smooth and beautiful but no one knows how bad their life is inside. They always say they are sick of the life they have but still run it. It is easy for them to deceive others, look happy and hide all their disgust.
President Kwon's eyes began to comb the side of the hall where he could see young women coming, not to find a replacement for Kwon's mistress but to find a woman he could make a wife for his son, Taehyun. Suddenly he is intrigued by the recent incident between Taehyun and a young woman who accidentally spills a drink on Taehyun's expensive clothes.
“Omo! Excuse me. Really I'm sorry.” The young woman immediately took out a tissue from her bag and washed away the juice spill in Taehyun's suit.
“It's okay. You can go.” Taehyun did not see the face of the woman who initially panicked because of the spillage of his juice on Taehyun but lately the look on his face changed.
“Ck. You arrogant boy.” The woman's lips went to Taehyun who just passed by.
“You guys wait here, I'll change my clothes first.” Taehyun left his friends and walked towards the special elevator in the hall.
President Kwon who was watching from afar did not turn his eyes on the woman who collided with Taehyun, either, to make President Choi who daritadi spoke stop his conversation and looked in the same direction as president Kwon but did not know what his best friend saw.
“What do you see, Kwon Jiyong?” tanyakanya.
Chairman Kwon did not answer. Once again president Choi followed the direction of president Kwon, this time more closely. He watched every person who might be being looked at by Kwon's president, until he found someone with a familiar face. A woman with a face similar to Yoon Eunhye was sitting among the other invited guests.
“Similar once. Kwon Jiyong, she looks a lot like him.”
“I know, therefore I will find out about it.” President Kwon passed by, he walked towards the young woman he had seen earlier. President Kwon even ignored the call of president Choi.
President Kwon was right in front of the young lady. While the other invited guests slightly lowered their heads greeting politely to him, the young lady who had distracted him since earlier was unaware of his existence.
“Excuse me, miss.” Greet President Kwon politely.
“Eh?” the woman turned her head and found the president of Kwon – - who was foreign to her - standing close to her.
“Can we talk both now?” asked president Kwon still with the courtesy he had.
“Sorry, but I don't know you. Can we talk here?” the young woman refused subtly, she did not know the president of Kwon but she could see from a more suitable man so her father was not an evil old man.
“Oh, it's okay. May I know your name?” President Kwon could not get his wish immediately, he tried to restrain himself and mimic his face to not change.
“Eunsoo. My name is Yoon Eunsoo.”
* * *
After that incident, President Kwon no longer calmed down. Her memories of Eunhye turned back around in her head. At one point, the president of Kwon asked one of his confidants to find out about the young woman who bears a resemblance to Yoon Eunhye –.
Power and money showed his ability, in just a matter of hours all the information he was looking for had been collected in one brown envelope. It did not take long to think, President Kwon was on his way to the residence of the young woman he meant.
President Kwon knocked on the apartment door slowly. Once there was no answer. Twice. As President Kwon was about to knock for the third time, a door opened. A head poked out looking at his uninvited guest.
“Sorry, who are you?” the young woman asked the president Kwon.
“I Kwon Jiyong. Are your parents home?” president Kwon asked the young woman.
Before finally opening the door, the young lady's eyes glanced at the black-clothed ranks of men to the left of president Kwon. He walked in after inviting President Kwon into his apartment.
“Eomma, Appa, there are guests for you.”
A middle-aged woman appeared first from the kitchen to see the guest that the young woman was referring to, “Who?”
“Mr Kwon Jiyong.” replied Eunsoo calmly.
“Who?” ask him again. He felt wrong to hear the name. When he saw the face of President Kwon, a loud bang hit his body.
“Yoon Eunbi?” president Kwon was no less surprised to see the woman he knew decades ago in front of him.
“Jiyong oppa? Ba-how can..”.
“Who came, yeobo?” a man's voice sounded. The tall man with a full body walked over to Yoon Eunbi standing up.
“Oh, this is my husband, Yoon Seunggoo. Yeobeo this is Kwon Jiyong, ah I mean president Kwon Jiyong.” Yoon Eunbi introduces husband and president Kwon.
Yoon Seunggoo was a little surprised after hearing the frills of the president in front of Kwon Jiyong's name until he was a little clumsy to bow in greeting.
They sat on the sofa facing each other. The awkward atmosphere was quite felt. The young woman called Yoon Eunbi as Eunsoo came out to bring a drink and a plate of snacks for their guests and went back into the room. For a moment he was curious because he felt he had seen the president of Kwon before, until he would close the door Eunsoo just remembered meeting the president of Kwon where.
“Aren't you in Canada?” President Kwon opened his voice to break the awkwardness between them.
“My husband was mutated to Seoul last year.” Eunbi replied simply. There was a concern that ambushed him when he found President Kwon staring at Eunsoo's room.
“So, Yoon Eunsoo is your son?” president Kwon asked again.
“Yes, he's my son.” Yoon Eunbi replied firmly.
“Didn't he look like once—“
“I also don't understand why their faces are so similar, but she's not Eunhye eonnie. She's my daughter, oppa. He's my son.” Yoon Eunbi cut Kwon's president's speech. Worry mixed with fear something she never imagined might happen after this just because of the similarity of the faces of two women born different eras.
“I know.” Chairman Kwon smiled as if he understood Yoon Eunbi's worries.
“Then why did you come here?” although his voice sounded calm, yet his tremble of worry was still felt.
“I want to make him a son-in-law.” Short president Kwon.
It wasn't just Yoon Eunbi and her husband who were shocked to hear President Kwon's remarks. Eunsoo who turned out to be daritadi accidentally eavesdropped was surprised. Son-in-law said? inner Eunsoo.
* * *
How could two people from different eras have very similar faces? Is this a coincidence or a miracle? Or part of reincarnation? Inner president Kwon on his way home after a visit to Yoon Eunbi's house –sister of Yoon Eunhye his former lover-.
“Secretary Song, pick up Eunsoo at 8 tomorrow at her house and bring her home. I will introduce him to Taehyun.” President Kwon flat.
“Se-this fast, sir?” ask company secretary Song.
“Since when did you start questioning my orders?” president of Kwon.
“Chwesonghabnida.”
At the Eunsoo family apartment.
Eunsoo was still inexhaustible, how could her parents not say anything when president Kwon said he would take her as a son-in-law? Although the company where his father worked was one of Kwon's company president, but did Kwon's president not go too far?
“So, after everything he did to my family, he finally wanted to make me a son-in-law as a request for his revenge? Aaiissh! Is that true?! Lucky for life Kwon Taehee, Kwon Taeyoh, Kwon Taehyun or whoever it is! I will see it, the perfect life of the son of president Kwon who will rob me of the most important thing in my life.” Eunsoo did not stop grumbling in her room after getting the news that tomorrow she would meet her future husband.
* * *
The morning had arrived, Kwon Taehyun woke up like the previous days. He had to re-examine the work in his study, and after he finished he would move to an open library in his home to read novels.
“She looks... sweet.” Eunsoo who just arrived at the Kwon family residence immediately saw Taehyun who was concluding a smile, a smile that no one else had seen including his four best friends.
Secretary Song who saw that, was being polite by asking Eunsoo back the way to the meeting room. In the meeting room was already waiting for the president Kwon who greeted him with a warm smile, slightly making Eunsoo's nervousness disappear.
Before long, Taehyun arrives in the same room but is unaware of Eunsoo's whereabouts. He directly faced the president of Kwon, “Dad called me?”
“Include him, Yoon Eunsoo.” President Kwon pointed at Eunsoo with all five fingers pointing directly at her.
Taehyun immediately followed the direction of President Kwon's hand and how surprised he saw Eunsoo's face that looked similar to the woman he hated the most in this world. Yoon Eunhye's? His inner.
Eunsoo who got Taehyun's view became misbehaved. He did not know what Taehyun meant but from what he guessed, Taehyun seemed to have just seen a ghost.
How could? His face is very similar. Is she his daughter? Taehyun sat up with a view that could not be separated from Eunsoo.
“Eunsoo will be the daughter-in-law of this family, that means she will be your wife.” President Kwon.
“APA?” Taehyun was surprised to hear the words of president Kwon. He turned his gaze to President Kwon. His forehead wrinkled.
“Why?” ask president Kwon.
“Why? Do you need to ask ‘why?’ currently, dad?” Taehyun insinuates the president of Kwon.
“Do you really enjoy this show, president Kwon? Interfering in the life of a son who you never really considered a child.”. No longer calling father, Taehyun was too furious to see the behavior of president Kwon this time.
“KWON TAEHYUN!” president Kwon.
This clash made Eunsoo surprised. Not knowing what to do, Eunsoo drowned her head in a bow. His heart was racing because of this. Getting caught up in the debate between father and son was the thing he avoided the most.
“I've followed all your wishes. Join the company, make your company in the big three in no time. You know, only a nonsensical person would do that. Your company was on edge when you asked me to fix everything, I did it. Making the company that is on the edge of the horn is stable even shot to the top within a year. Nowow. You also interfered in choosing a wife for me? Do you think I'll let it go this time?” Taehyun fieryly explained all the fatigue in his heart. He didn't plan on saying everything but the mad idea of president Kwon gave up his control.
President Kwon fell silent. Not knowing what he was thinking, Taehyun could not even read it and it made him panic.
“Why are you quiet, president Kwon? Are you so surprised by what I say?”
“Taehyun-ah, as a father I have the right to choose the best mate for you.” President Kwon's voice softened.
Taehyun was surprised to hear the soft tone of the president of Kwon, “Dad?”
“Do I have to celebrate because you finally call yourself ‘ayah’?” Taehyun laughed cynically.
“Don't make everything clear, president Kwon, ah I mean dad. The best you mean is certainly not for me but for you.” Clearly Taehyun still harbors anger against Kwon's president.
“HA! YOU WANT TO BE APPRECIATED? YOU SHOULD HAVE APPRECIATED ME BY ACKNOWLEDGING ME AS YOUR SON FIRST!” Taehyun got out of control. He said it in a high tone.
THE PLAQUE!
A slap landed on Taehyun's left cheek. President Kwon was surprised by the scenery in front of him, as well as Eunsoo who was daritadi did not dwell in the back. Taehyun raised his head and found someone very familiar standing before him with already wet eyes.
“Mother...” Taehyun was surprised to see his Mother's face was right in front of him with wet eyes. Naturally, Taehyun's tears had welled up.
“It's obvious you're his son, why do you still need a confession? For what, Kwon Taehyun?” madam Kwon's voice shook. His heart had to slap the only source of his strength.
“Mother...” once again Taehyun is only able to call.
“Indeed I was the only one raising you, only I was taking care of you, but have I ever asked you to be rude to your own father? Have I ever told you to ruin her pride? I didn't realize I failed to educate you. You disappoint me!” madam Kwon staggered down, her knees too weak at the moment.
Taehyun was surprised, he reflexively caught his mother's body and sat on the floor. Her tears were unstoppable again, “I'm sorry, mother. Sorry.”
Taehyun's heart was sad to see his mother had to return to sacrifice her feelings for a husband who was not even moved to see the mother and child who were strengthening each other. He did not plan to change anything he had set. Although there are wounds that open wider even before they are closed let alone healed.
Taehyun helped his mother stand up and pummeled, no, Taehyun poked his mother –nyonya Kwon-out of the meeting room. Before coming out, he stopped right in front of Eunsoo by not turning his face away.
“I don't care about your plans or my father's plans but you'll never get what you want. You understand?!” threaten Taehyun's.
* * *
Taehyun had already arrived in front of a house, he knocked on the door several times until someone opened the door and was surprised to see him.
“Good morning, eommonim.” Taehyun greeted the middle-aged woman warmly.
“Eommonim?” tanyanya.
“Include me, Kwon Taehyun.” Taehyun introduces himself to the woman he believes is Eunsoo's mother.
“Aigoo, I don't recognize you. You look a lot like your father.” Yoon Eunbi –ibu Eunsoo- opens her door wide Taehyun signs are allowed in.
“Really? I think I'm more handsome than him, aren't I eommonim?” tease Taehyun who made his mother Eunsoo laugh a little.
“Sit down, I'll make you a drink.”
“Thank you, but I did not see Eunsoo daritadi.” Taehyun deliberately hung up his sentence, fishing info from his mother Eunsoo.
“What are you doing here?” Eunsoo appeared from behind, slightly making Taehyun surprised to hear his voice.
“I picked you up. Where are you from this early in the morning?” Taehyun smiled kindly. Very friendly, like the smile of a lover to his lover.
Eunsoo answered Taehyun's question, a warm hug Taehyun gave her. Eunsoo was surprised.
“I miss you.” Taehyun continued.
Eunsoo's breathing choked on hearing Taehyun's confession. While Taehyun tightened his embrace to Eunsoo like someone who missed him so much. Eunsoo was not struggling, she was half resigned and the other half was completely unable to move her body.
Taehyun began to loosen his embrace and released the link of both his hands from Eunsoo's body. She blinked her left eye, “Mandi and dress up, we're going on a date today. Make sure your makeup is not too pretty, okay?”
“Eh? Why?” Eunsoo's mother was still standing in her place. She is the only audience member of Taehyun and Eunsoo's love drama.
“I don't want other men to pay too much attention to it, eommonim.” Taehyun blushed shyly to answer Eunsoo's mother's question which made Eunsoo's mother blush more and more embarrassed. While Eunsoo is confused by the events before her.
-cup
A brief peck landed on Eunsoo's forehead, Eunsoo was once again shocked as her face turned red. Taehyun gave Eunsoo a light kiss.
“Palli. I'm waiting in the car, okay?” The new Taehyun will step on his feet as Eunsoo's mother holds Taehyun to keep waiting for his daughter to get ready here.
Eunsoo's mother pulls the princess into the room and prepares to go on a date with Taehyun. From the outside, Taehyun could hear a faint conversation between mother and son that even the laughter of his mother Eunsoo could hear.
Before long, Eunsoo and her mother came out of the room. Eunsoo looks sweet with a salem-colored canal dress combined with a matching bolero, his right hand holding a small handbag that is also in line with the shoes he wears.
“Didn't I tell you not to be too pretty? What if all men's eyes are on you?” Taehyun again teases Eunsoo who this time touched Eunsoo's defense, he starts to smile shyly.
Taehyun reached out, preparing to hold Eunsoo walking out. After bidding farewell to her mother, Eunsoo and Taehyun began to descend the apartment and walk towards the parking lot. From a distance, Eunsoo can already see rows of men in black suits that he had seen when the president of Kwon visited waiting for the arrival of Taehyun and himself.
“Do you always take them everywhere?” eunsoo whispered as they got closer to the car.
“Not always this much, at least just one or two. Are you uncomfortable with them?” Taehyun asked back. Eunsoo nodded small. He was not used to this view.
“You, take them back home. Tell dad, you guys make Eunsoo uncomfortable if you keep tailing.” Taehyun said casually.
Eunsoo got into the car after Taehyun opened the door for her, following Taehyun's presence behind the wheel of the car and bringing his car to Seoul traffic. The awkward atmosphere was still felt, Taehyun tried to break their awkwardness by playing comfortable-sounding music. Slowly their awkwardness melts as Taehyun occasionally justifies Eunsoo's messy hair from being blown away by the wind.
“Sorry, I should have used the car with the hood closed but I want to show you to the world.” Taehyun was flirting and the flutter managed to make Eunsoo duck in embarrassment as the heat began to creep into his face.
Taehyun directed his car towards the outskirts of the city, the view of the building had changed into shady trees and the air was starting to cool. He was on his way to the villa where his four companions were waiting. Today, they had made an appointment to have lunch together at the villa. Eunsoo was flabbergasted to see the shape of the luxury villa getting closer. Taehyun parked his car and smiled when he saw that the other four cars had already arrived. He helps Eunsoo down and takes Eunsoo's palm to hold. They started walking into the villa.
The sound of laughter started to sound as Taehyun and Eunsoo traced the path inside the villa towards the source of the sound. The two of them appeared and made everyone who was laughing silent while staring at them.
“Eheii... Look, who brought women here?” Mino opened his voice, he stood up and walked towards Taehyun then raised a small fist to Taehyun's left chest. Making Eunsoo look down embarrassed and Taehyun smiled a little.
“Annyeongghaseyo, Yoon Eunsoo ibnida.” Eunsoo introduces herself in front of Taehyun's four best friends. He bowed his body slightly for courtesy to the person he first met.
“They are my best friends. The one next to me is Dong Mino, who is Choi Seungyoon, next to Lee Jinwoo hyung and who is there Kang Seunghoon. You know Bigbang Corporation? They and I are his heirs.” Although it sounds haughty, Eunsoo did not mind it because it should be a person who was born with a golden spoon behaved like that.
“Please choose where to sit, I will prepare a drink. What do you want? Green tea, coffee or hot chocolate?” tanya Taehyun while escorting Eunsoo sat on a single sofa.
“Aigoo, uri Taehyun-ie makes my heart melt. He treats his wife very sweetly. I can't stand.” Seunghoon teases Taehyun and Eunsoo who return blushing in embarrassment.
“Cokelat hot.” Eunsoo replied briefly and slowly.
Taehyun accepts Eunsoo's request and walks to a corner of the room where there is a mini bar they use to make their own drinks. Eunsoo, whom Taehyun left with the four heirs of Bigbang Corporation, felt a bit wrong while the other four who were sitting next to each other looked at Eunsoo from top to bottom and whispered to each other.
“His face looks familiar, isn't it hyung?” Seungyoon whispered to Jinwoo.
“Hm... I think he looks like the late Yoon Eunhye.” Answer Jinwoo.
“You mean former president Kwon's girlfriend? The woman who—“ Mino did not continue because Jinwoo gave her a sign. Of course they knew the bitter story that Taehyun had experienced.
“Are you guys talking about my resemblance to Yoon Eunhye? Do you know my aunt?” Eunsoo spoke up because she heard Yoon Eunhye's name, which was the talk of the four men sitting not too far away from her.
“Eh? Yoon Eunhye is your aunt?” seunghoon asked who was answered nodding by Eunsoo.
“Simply your faces are very similar. I almost thought Yoon Eunhye's aunt came back to life.” chirped Mino.
“Aunt Yoon Eunhye? You weren't even created back then, Dong Mino. Hahaha.” Seunghoon managed to make Mino clench her lips and glanced at him sharply.
“Whoaa, daebak!! The world is so small?!” Seungyoon patted both hands.
“This, slowly. It's really hot.” Taehyun gave a cup containing hot chocolate to Eunsoo. He was still standing near Eunsoo while watching the young woman's movements.
“Aigoo... Aigoo Mino Ledek.
After making sure Eunsoo had held onto the brown cup, Taehyun lowered his body to keep his eyes level with Eunsoo's eyes. She smiled at Eunsoo, and Eunsoo. The other four people looked seriously at the young pair before them, waiting for the next action after giving each other a smile.
“After a cup of hot chocolate, what more will you ask of me, Miss Yoon Eunsoo?” ask Taehyun.
Taehyun's question not only shocked Eunsoo but the four men behind Taehyun were shocked. How could Taehyun ask Eunsoo that question? Aren't they getting drunk on romance?
“Luxury apartment? Luxury car? A yacht? Mother's private island? Or stock in the company of father?” keep Taehyun up with cynics. His eyes looked pushy at Eunsoo, while Eunsoo's eyes began to fall into tears.
“Yak! Kwon Taehyun.” Mino Tegur.
“So this is the intent of your sweet attitude today?” Eunsoo's voice sounded vibrating, she was holding back the cries and turmoil within her. Eunsoo clasped tightly onto the hot chocolate cup and no matter the heat that began to spread.
“Do you think I'll really like you? Wake up from your dreams!” Taehyun sounded sarcastic, he even smiled cynically at Eunsoo. Her tears were unstoppable, and her lips had descended on Eunsoo's cheeks.
“Stop, Taehyun-ah.” Jinwoo tried to stop Taehyun from delaying his speech because he knew Taehyun was the only person who could use hurtful words without rethinking the impact on the mental condition of his interlocutor.
Not Taehyun if he still listens to other people's words while being emotional, “I already reminded you the other day. No matter your plan or my father's, you won't get anything from me.”
“Kwon Taehyun, stop! Aren't you outrageous?” Seunghoon is making a sound.
“Keep crying, miss Yoon. Or do you want to go now to complain to her? Go awayl. Give me everything I tell you, so he'll be more happy to ignore and hurt my mother. After that, I will be more sweet, sweeter than today to you.” Taehyun smiled cynically. He ignored all the words of his friends because what was in his head right now was how to make Yoon Eunsoo suffer. Same with his mother.
“People who are rude are still much better than people who are sweet just to hurt others like you.” Eunsoo stared at Taehyun sharply among the still flowing tears.
“I don't care what you think. Every human being has a hypocritical side to his life, like you who accepted this matchmaking right away without considering anything. I will also show my hypocritical side by being sweet as if everything went according to your plans and father.” Taehyun straightened his body and looked at the unmoving Eunsoo from his place.
“If it wasn't for the mother asking, I wouldn't be reluctant to fight Kwon's president to have this match void. Unfortunately, because this is mother's request, I will make sure you are the one who will whine to president Kwon to cancel this matchmaking.” Taehyun became and Seungyoon finally stood up, walking closer to Taehyun.
“Already, Taehyun. Stop.” Seungyoon reached out his hand to grab Taehyun's shoulder, but Taehyun lowered his body again to be able to meet Eunsoo's eyes.
“Whether you are Yoon Eunsoo or Yoon Eunhye's reincarnation, to me you are still the most jerk in the world who ruined my mother's life all along.” Taehyun concluded.
- byur
Taehyun's face flushed red as Eunsoo had just thrown the contents of the hot chocolate cup onto his face. That's all Eunsoo can do right now. After dousing Taehyun with hot chocolate, Eunsoo got up and walked out of this room. Never in his shadow would a day like this.
* * *
“Those around you can turn into hypocrites. Understand first the extent to which you can be hypocritical, that way you can distinguish anyone who is being hypocritical to you” – Kwon Taehyun \-