First Love.... Some people say that first love will last forever but it will never work out. A love that is can not be forgotten but a love that must be let go. Maybe you will never forget someone who became your first love and the memories of him made you sink into a never-ending pain. The feeling of longing for someone you can no longer meet is mixed with misgivings if you might cross paths with him. The fear of meeting him because of not knowing how to behave in his presence makes you try to keep staying away from his place. But what if fate forces you to return to the same place? That's what happened to that woman, she had completed her studies in the USA but even so she never returned to Korea because of an anxiety about the possibility of returning to meet the man who became her first love. But her parents forced her to back home. She also discover that her parents wanted to set her up with a handsome rich man who was the son of her mother's best friend. Actually, she did not want the wedding, but for some reason she began to find the attraction of the man who became her fiance. But the complexity of her love story did not just stop there when the fiance turned out to ask her to engage in business cooperation related to her first love. She is get caught between two men who have the same family surename, the Kim family. Who will she ultimately choose to be her life partner?
There is a room that is so crowded by many people. Some of them are designers, reporters, and also judges. At that time, an annual fashion show was held at the end of each year. There were so many famous designers who took part in the event. Some famous models are also specially invited to show their designers ' best clothes at the Ity day competition event, some designers will show their best clothes while the juries will decide which design is the best.
The last model had just entered the stage, she looked very beautiful in the dress she was wearing, everyone anticipated the appearance of this dress, everyone knew who the designer who made the dress and they were always impressed by the designer's masterpiece. A very lively applause immediately filled the room when the model appeared in a beautiful dress she was wearing.
The fashion show has finally ended, the juries talked about which dress was the most beautiful and impressive. After having some talks among the judges, they have finally got their final say. One of the judges gave a piece of paper to the host so that everyone would know the designer's name who was the winner today.
"is everyone ready to find out who is the best designer of the year?"the host shouted asking the audience who are present.
"yes!!"the audience shouted enthusiastically.
"I think everyone already knows who is the best designer of the year, she has won the competition for the past five years, she is a truly talented designer, I know everyone was impressed when our beautiful model Claire showed her dress, let's give a standing ovation to our winner, miss Song Ji Hyo from the K agency!!!" the shout of the host made the entire audience give a standing applause to the winner.
"please give a big appkause to miss Song Ji Hyo and her model miss Claire" after the host said that, there were two beautiful women walking up on the stage. One of them was a model who was still wearing her stage dress and beside her was another beautiful woman who entered the stage with her sweet big smile, designer Song Ji Hyo.
"how do you feel now miss Song Ji Hyo? Did you know that you will be the winner again this year?"the host asked Ji Hyo.
"Well, I'm not doing my job to be a winner, I just want to show my best work to the world, thank you for everyone who always supported me and let me get this beautiful trophy" Ji Hyo said while lifting the trophy in her hand and immediately received a standing ovation from the audience. The grand juries gave Ji Hyo a large bouquet of beautiful flowers, congratulated her and shook her hand. After taking some photos for the reporter, Ji Hyo and Claire enter the dressing room.
"thank you so much for your help today Claire" Ji Hyo said to her only best friend in the US.
"it's okay Ji Hyo, you're the one who is doing a great job here, I feel so lucky to have the chance to be your model" Claire said smiling to Ji Hyo.
Ji Hyo has lived and settled in America for ten years, she got a scholarship to continue her studies fashion designer study program for four years then continued her career to work at the agency" K " as a designer.
She never knew if she would become this successful in her career and win designer competitions in her second years as a designer. Claire is her best friend since from college, they are in the same faculty. Claire is a very loyal and pleasant friend to Ji Hyo and she feels very happy to have a good friend in this foreign country like Claire.
The woman was the one who helped Ji Hyo to adapt in the United States. She has the typical figure of a beautiful western woman with blue eyes and long wavy blond hair.
"without your help I would never be able to be me today, thanks to you my best friend" said Ji Hyo hugging Claire tightly.
"I will miss you so much Ji Hyo, today is your last day in the US, right?"Claire is sad to see her best friend go.
"how I really wish I could stay here longer, but my mom just keeps forcing me to come back, I'll miss you too Claire, let's keep in touch and exchange news with each other" Ji Hyo said trying to comfort her best friend as well as herself.
"let's take a picture together for the last time" said the blonde woman to her Asian friend, Ji Hyo nodded and smiled in agreement with her idea. They both took a photo together with both of their respective phones.
"I'm sure we'll meet again on another occasion" Ji Hyo said hugging Claire again, she was not willing to leave and being separated from the best friend who accompanied her for 10 years in the US.
"drt...drt...drt..." suddenly Ji Hyo felt a vibration from her phone, she looked at the phone screen in her hand and found her mother's name appearing.
"my mom" said Ji Hyo trying to get permission from Claire to answer her phone calls. Claire just smiled understandably and let the woman answer her call.
"yeoboseyo... oeh... oemma... (Hello mam)" said Ji Hyo answering her call.
"my dear, how was your competition today? Did you win again?"ask Ji Hyo's mother.
"sure, I won again, I did well mam" said the woman happily.
"really? It was very good baby, I am so sorry that we could not attend your show for the last time" said her mother feeling very guilty who could not be present at the important moment of her first daughter.
"it's okay mam I can understand it" Ji Hyo said calmly.
"by the way, you already bought your ticket, right? Have you finished your packing? Make sure not to leave anything there " said Mrs. Song naturally nagging her daughter.
"ne oemma... (Yes man)" said Ji Hyo in a barely audible voice, actually she just didn't want to really go back to Korea.
"you start it again, why do you always look unhappy every time I ask you to go home? You haven't even come home for your vacation in 10 years, mother asked you to come back immediately after the graduation ceremony but you still refused, don't you miss your family?"Mrs. Song said while raising her voice.
"mam... You know it very well, right? I just want to do my designer job well here " said Ji Hyo trying to find an excuse.
"I knows, I knows that, that's why I has given you the opportunity to do what you want there, after all you can also continue your career in Korea as well, you are mature enough now, I want to find a good husband for you, you are already 30 years old now and you need to get married soon" said Mrs. Song.
"mam... I have never thought about anything relate to marriage."said Ji Hyo acting spoiled.
"I don't care about that, I just want you to get married soon , and I prefer Korean men rather then to foreigners, why are you always trying to ignore the marriage issues? Do you have a boyfriend there?"Mrs. Song asked curiously.
"No... I don't have any" said Ji Hyo feeling nervous, she felt embarrassed when her mother asked her about boyfriend or anything about lover.
It's actually not that hard for Ji Hyo to get a boyfriend in the US. Some men are attracted to her and try to ask her to go on a date together but Ji Hyo always rejects them. She has not been able to forget her first love yet and she is not interested in having a special relationship with anyone.
"so you don't have any? Why? I think my daughter is really beautiful and shining, I want to know if there is no man who is trying to ask you out?" Mrs. Song asked enthusiastically.
"there are some men, but it's just that...."Ji Hyo said without continue on.
"it's just what? Is there someone my daughter likes?"ask the woman again .
Ji Hyo is silent, her mind becomes out of focus anymore and her memory goes back to 10 years ago when she was still living in Seoul.
"Ji Hyo-ah, your painting is so beautiful" said a man who suddenly sat next to the young girl.
Ji Hyo sits alone in her university backyard, the park is a little less affordable so the students are rarely visit it. But this is what makes Ji Hyo feel at home in this quiet place, she love to enjoying the beauty of the park and shady trees around it.
She naturally has a hobby of drawing, Ji Hyo sometimes draws sketches of a person's face and sometimes draws scenery. This time she was drawing the view of the backyard.
"What do you think? Does it look similar?" ask Ji Hyo showed her painting to the man who is sitting next to her. The man is taking Ji Hyo's painting and trying to compare it with the background of the campus courtyard.
"it's so beautiful, it looks so similar, you really have an amazing talent for drawing " praised the man to Ji Hyo. The girl blushed to hear the guy's compliments for her. She showed a beautiful smile without even realizing it.
"You praise me too much oppa, you are also good at drawing, considering that your department is civil engineering and architectur ...."Ji Hyo said to the man.
"that's right, but I can only draw buildings." the man said a shy smile.
"Oh right, I was looking for an idea to design a house, but I have no any imagination about it at all, if it is you, what kind of house do you prefer?" ask Ji Hyo.
"me?... emm.. I like a house that makes me feel like at outdoors, when I look around I can see trees, maybe I need to give a forest background on my wall, and when I look up I can see the sky, I like the evening and night sky, so my house sky should also be able to change when it is day and night, I like the pool, I think it would be nice if it could have a swimming pool inside my house. Ah! I also want a large yard next to the house with a huge swing. It's even better if my house is far away from the crowd " said Ji Hyo explaining her dream home. The man who listened to her felt very speechless with her long explanation about the girl's dream home.
"waah... isn't that too much? why do you mentioned too many criteria, your dream home really is...complicated " said the man shaking his head. Ji Hyo laughed at the man's answer.
"why? Wouldn't that be fun oppa? It would be great to live in such a house" said Ji Hyo smiling cheerfully.
"that's right, but to make a house like that you will need so many services, you will need the services of an architect who is also capable of painting, ckckck" said the man trying to imagine the shape of Ji Hyo's dream house.
His handsome face looks so attractive to be observed when he looks so serious like that. Ji Hyo looked at the man's facial expression with a hidden meaning in her smile.
"I'm not sure about that mam, I don't know" Ji Hyo said while puting her back into the current memories.
"cchh ... how can a my daughter can not understand her own feelings? She can't even understand whether she likes someone or not " said Madam Song puzzled. Ji Hyo is a very insensitive type of girl sometimes.
"Anyway, you should go back to Korea soon, we will wait for you, saranghae (I love you)..." said Mrs. Song.
"nado saranghae oemma (I love you ma too) ... see you " said Ji Hyo ending her phone call.
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After a long flight, Ji Hyo finally arrived at Incheon Airport, Seoul. She walked alone among the people who had just arrived there.
"Korea..."Ji Hyo muttered softly to herself. She sighed deeply, her feelings is so mixed up, feelings of happiness, sadness and nervousness mixed together.
"aah... it's okay!! Ji Hyo-ah!! Keep your spirit!" the woman tried to entertain herself.
Ji Hyo walked quickly, her eyes is busy looking everywhereand trying to find someone.
"where is he? My mom said that he'd pick me up, ah.. Mam is too outrageous, just because I've lived in the USA for 10 years it doesn't mean that I'll forget the way back home, I can go home alone " grumbled Ji Hyo irritably alone while her eyes still didn't focus on the road in front of her.
"brukk!!"suddenly the woman hit someone in front of her, she could see a piece of paper falling near her feet.
"ahh ... I'm so sorry, I'm sorry " Ji Hyo said bowing and apologizing.
"don't you know how to walk properly?"asked a man in front of her in a cold tone.
Ji Hyo raised her head and saw a handsome man in front of her, she was very tall, the man was wearing a long black jeans and a black leather jacket. He has narrow eyes with a sharp nose and thin lips. The man took off his sunglasses and looked at Ji Hyo in annoyance.
"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to hit you," said Ji Hyo, who was upset. She had tried to be polite and apologized but the man in front of her instead treated her so coldly.
"you have to use your eyes when walking" said the man coldly.
"chh!! How old are you? You look younger than me but you treat me so disrespectfully, you have to learn to be polite!"Ji Hyo said annoyingly as she walked past him.
The man just sighed and was annoyed to see Ji Hyo walking away from him. He then took a piece of paper from the floor lazily and saw the name written on the white paper.
"Song Ji Hyo, where are you?"murmured the man who raised the paper to the height of his stomach lazily. He puts on his sunglasses again and stands alone waiting for Ji Hyo.
Chapter 1 Back To Square
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Chapter 2 Her First Love
28/03/2022
Chapter 3 Fishy
29/03/2022
Chapter 4 Matchmaking
29/03/2022
Chapter 5 Our Ending
29/03/2022
Chapter 6 That Man
31/03/2022
Chapter 7 Them
31/03/2022
Chapter 8 Business Partner
01/04/2022
Chapter 9 Past Relationship
01/04/2022
Chapter 10 Vacation Together
02/04/2022
Chapter 11 Jealousy Overload
02/04/2022
Chapter 12 Maybe Not
07/04/2022
Chapter 13 Accident
12/04/2022
Chapter 14 The Lover
12/04/2022
Chapter 15 Unexpected Tragedy
12/04/2022
Chapter 16 A Good Man
12/04/2022
Chapter 17 Don't Love Me Then
12/04/2022
Chapter 18 So Goodbye Now My Love
12/04/2022
Chapter 19 A Man From The Past
12/04/2022
Chapter 20 The Truth Is...
12/04/2022
Chapter 21 Visitor
12/04/2022
Chapter 22 Realization
26/04/2022
Chapter 23 Broken Again
26/04/2022
Chapter 24 Late Date
26/04/2022
Chapter 25 Always Too Late
26/04/2022
Chapter 26 Love Beyond Pain
26/04/2022
Chapter 27 As A Friend
26/04/2022
Chapter 28 To Her Man
26/04/2022
Chapter 29 The Pending Engagement
26/04/2022
Chapter 30 Pers Conference
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Chapter 31 Dream House
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Chapter 32 Craziness
26/04/2022
Chapter 33 Should We Just Not Marry
26/04/2022
Chapter 34 Public Confession
26/04/2022
Chapter 35 Thank You
26/04/2022
Chapter 36 Honeymoon
26/04/2022
Chapter 37 My Love
26/04/2022
Chapter 38 A Completed Family
26/04/2022
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