HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE!! Sry, for the late post! I've been meaning to post this part before Christmas. However, I was not motivated to write nor update until now. So sry for the boring part and hope you all had a wonderful holiday.
Part 23
“JAEJOONG, YOUR BOYFRIEND IS HERE!” Han Kyung shouts as he opened the door to the stranger.
Yunho walks into the apartment, looking at the stranger curiosity.
“My name is Han Kyung.” The stranger introduced himself. “I am Jae’s best friend from China.”
Yunho nods his head. “The name is Jung Yunho.”
Han Kyung nods his head. “Hello.”
Han Kyung was about to say something to the young wealthy man, but his best friend decided to show up and ruined everything.
“YAH, HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND!” Jaejoong barged into the living room with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.
‘Damn, he is so skinny.’ Yunho thought to himself as he stares at the beauty. ‘I need to stuff him up with more nutrients.’
“Ahem.” Han Kyung fakes the cough. “Jae is wondering where you are planning to take him.”
“Ah! Sorry, I didn’t tell you.” Yunho smiles to the beauty sheepishly. “Just wear anything comfortable to you.”
Jaejoong nods his head and walks back to his bedroom. “I’ll be back in a minute.”
“Okay. Now this is going to be awkward.” Han Kyung mumbles to himself as he plopped back on the couch.
“So, you like to cook?” Yunho asks as he noticed that the young Chinese man is watching a cooking show.
Han Kyung shrugs his shoulders. “Somewhat.”
“Oh, what are your specialists?”
“Chinese cuisines…” Han Kyung simply replied. “My number one is Beijing’s Fried Rice.”
“Ah.” Yunho nods his head as he takes notes on it.
“I also bake as well, but I’m not good as Jaejoong is.” He adds in.
“Okay. That’s good to know.” Yunho slightly nods his head as he takes note.
“Why?” Han Kyung suddenly asks as he curious to know why the man is asking him this all of a sudden.
“Well, my family usually does this winter ball every year for Christmas. This time I am in charge of the foods.” Yunho explains. “I was about to ask Jaejoong to cook for us. However, my parents had warned me to not even think about it because he is going to be our special guest.” He rolled his eyes as he explained his situation to the stranger. “I am not good on planning the event. It was my sister’s responsibility to planned everything. However, since she moved out the house, everything leads to my responsibility.”
“Therefore, you want me to cook for you.” Han Kyung raised his eyebrows.
“Why not?” Yunho shrugs his shoulders. “You’re available, aren’t you?”
“Uh… Yes, but you hardly even know me.” Han Kyung said.
“You’re Jaejoong’s friend.” He explains his reason. “I’m sure you’re a good guy as well.”
“Okay, but I still believe that you can have other people cook for the event.” Han Kyung asks.
“Yes, but I believe that my family would like something new for a change.” Yunho explains.
“But I can’t guarantee you that I will be cooking something to your family’s expectation.” Han Kyung said. “I haven’t cooked for a big event in years.”
“I’m sure that’s a problem.” Yunho says. “All I am asking you is to be our chef for this event.”
“Why me?” Han Kyung asks.
Yunho shrugs his shoulders for the millionth time. “I just figure why search for someone when I have find someone right in front of me.”
Han Kyung nods his head. “True, but I am not cheap.”
“Name your price.” Yunho negotiates the offer.
“Hmm…” Han Kyung thinks for minute. “What exactly am I supposed to do besides cooking?”
“Well, nothing much actually.” Yunho says. “You will be mostly in the kitchen, cooking and serving the foods.”
“I was thinking about hiring Jaejoong’s brothers to waiter for the event as well.” Yunho said.
“May I ask when is this event happening?” Han Kyung asks.
“On Christmas.”
“WHAT!” Han Kyung shouts in surprise. “That is only like three weeks away.”
“Yeah…” Yunho nods his head.
“What have you been doing all these time?” Han Kyung asks.
“You’re my last resort.” Yunho said. “This is why I’m begging you. Name your price, and I’ll hire you.”
“How long is this event?” Han Kyung asks.
“Well, it usually last the whole night. However, as a chef, you can choose to leave whenever your work is done for the night.”
“How many guests are supposed to attend?” Han Kyung asks.
“I would say about fifty guests the least.” Yunho replied.
“And how many guests would there be the most?” Han Kyung raised his eyebrows at him.
“A hundred...”
“Okay.” Han Kyung nods his head. He was not surprise since he has done this back in China, where he has catered for over millions of guests before.
“Okay, I’m ready!” Jaejoong steps out of his bedroom, all dress in skinny jeans and an oversized sweatshirt.
“Well, I’ll let you think about it since the news has become so sudden.” Yunho suggested. “Would one week from today will be enough?”
Han Kyung nods his head. “Yeah, I’ll let you know my answer by then, and maybe the price.”
“Great.” Yunho grins. Then he turns to Jaejoong who is putting on his black boots. “Shall we go?”
“Yes, please.” Jaejoong replied. “Han, I expect that you take good care of my brothers.”
“Yeah, yeah…” Han Kyung rolls his eyes.
Then the two young fake couple left the apartment to their new destination.