"What news?" Remi asked Soomin uninterested. That moment, the only thing important to her was breaking Soomin and Kris apart.

"Kris is going to be appointed as the CEO. And his father personally asked me to become his secretary." Soomin's excitement was dripping down from her eyes.

Lay knitted his brows together. CEO? Kris? He couldn't engulf.

"Ok now prove it to me." Soomin further said.

Soomin asked for a proof but Remi remained silent. "Don't lie." Remi giggled as her intestines curled. It was hard for Remi to believe her practically impossible statement.

"No, I am telling you the truth." She thumped Remi's back with her hand, wrist decorated with variety of bracelets.

Remi dumbfounded remained quiet, as if this was too much for her. She smiled sarcastically. "But---"

"Who is he?" Soomin knitted her brow at Lay.

Lay simply greeted with a smile while nodding that she finally diverted her attention to his nonexistant existance.

"Your cousin Hanbyul?" She asked further to confirm.

"Wait... Hanbyul is your cousin? That charity guy?" Lay squinted his eyes at the sudden dose of information.

"He's a boarder for a month or so..." Remi murmured to Soomin, as she rolled her eyes."I still can't believe what you said about Kris."

"Is he a close friend? Otherwise he won't be sitting here. And I just can't imagine him to be your boyfriend." Soomin whispered to Remi while holding Remi's hand tightly.

"Calm down Soomin. He's just continuously hitting on me." Remi muttered unaffected. "That's why he's here. Persistent bastard." She murmured.

Lay bewildered tried to do a better introduction. "Hello, I came to Korea for a tournament."

"Isn't the tournament over?" Soomin asked. "A chinese racer won, damn. Where are you from? Taiwan?"

"Yes!" Remi answered on his behalf. "Yes... he is Taiwanese."

"Ah---" Lay made a failed attempt.

Remi came straight to the point. "I wanted you to know that Kris is cheating on you, and since his father reconciled with him, he won't need to live with you." Remi nodded in approval to her statement.

Soomin didn't reply to Remi even when she peeked at the displeasing couple. She looked up at Remi with tired eyes.

"Ah Lay .... please would you wait outside for me? I'll be there in 15 minutes." Remi gestured him to leave as she knew Soomin wouldn't speak up due to uncomfortable environment caused by Lay's presence.

"Ok but dont you dare break your promise." Lay pointed his finger to her.

"You jerk!" She whispered while narrowing her eyes. "Fine!"

"Have a nice day, Soomin." Lay stood up and bowed before leaving.

"Ok he's gone." Remi diverted her attention to Soomin.

"Remi..." She held Remi's hands even more rigidly. "I love him."

"Now don't tell me it doesn't matter to you if he's sleeping with other girls ! Don't go for his face. There are so many beautiful people out there if that's what you like."

"Remi... don't be so unsentimental." She paused. "You have fallen in love too." She gulped.

"Love is always complicated than just face. Its love and I can't fall out of it."

"I always deny what unnie says but she's always right about guys. They just want one thing from girls. To make use of their bodies for a night or so and then throw them out of their lives."

"What if I sleep with him and he eventually falls for me? That could happen Remi."

"Soomin... don't ruin your life."

Soomin drew her hands back and stood up while Remi followed. "You haven't fallen for a bad boy. You won't understand. Annyeong." She fixed the strap of her bag over her shoulder while leaving.

Remi left the hotel and sneakingly went to a taxi but unfortunately she got caught when Lay grabbed her arm. "You think you'll ignore me and I'd fail? Your harsh behaviour is what causes this attraction." He bit his lower lip.

"Ok... lets go now." She finally gave up.

"I've seen a better place. Its a nearby cafe. Why not spend some time there?"

"Lay... I should increase more bitterness in my attitude. Just do what you want." She cried annoyed.

"Follow me then."

---

"What would you like sir?" The waitress asked sweetly. "Did I see you somewhere? Ah T.V.?"

"Yes... he's a local comedian." Remi commented while eyes roaming on the menu.

Lay chocked on his breath. He gulped down the water glass down his throat.

"Just two cappuccino and one strawberry bread for me... bring one for him too. Would that be ok joker?"

"Yeah... tease." He murmured.

"How!!!!" She drank down her anger. "What are you looking at???" Again scolded the waitress.

"Sorry mam... you're order will arrive within 15 min." She ran after grabbing the menu pamphlets.

"Waiters are humans too." Lay rolled his eyes at her constant rudeness.

"Its because I came with you. Whenever I see your face, displeasure hits me naturally." She cringed down in more annoyance.

"You're gonna regret this later..." Lay murmured to himself.

"What are you planning?" She shooted a brow.

"So... I am taiwanese?" Lay couldn't hold his msirk back.

"Ugh!!!!!!!! I hate you! You receive too much attention!"

"You might not know but... you also receive so much attention from guys." He glared into her eyes. "Wherever we go... I just feel like everyone's looking at you."

"Yeah... they are looking at you cuz apparently they saw you on T.V."

"Are you jealous?" He smirked.

"Yes." She inhaled and then exhaled while staring elsewhere. "I am jealous of you two."
Two?

"How could Kris... I mean.... we are almost same age... and look where he ...." She paused.

"And you are. And where am I."

"Where am I Remi? I am nowhere. People will forget."

"I won't." Remi locked eyes with him. "Lay... this guy will always remind me that he achieved his dream so early... when I still was struggling."

"Ok then what are you struggling for?" He asked.
She smiled. "Struggling for the day when I'll find true happiness, success, and family. I won't be as contented as now. But I deserve happiness in my life. Everyone does. Also I want to earn a lot of money. And Kris got all."

Lay suppressed his laugh. "There definitely will be a thing that Kris doesn't have."

"Out of all the basics, he lacks nothing. Even his looks."

"Remi, that's just one part of his life. We don't know what has to come. Don't loose hope. You'll be more successful than him. Now tell me what Soomin said."

She huffed. "She said I wont understand, cuz I haven't fallen for a bad boy. Now imagine how lucky this slacker Kris is."

"Are you both rivals from highschool? You and Kris?"

Remi slowly turned to him and stopped. She blinked with a frown on her forehead. Her expressions said Lay shouldn't interfere in this matter.

"I am always curious how you two are friends. I mean... completely opposite to each other."

Remi didn't bother replying. Their order arrived and she got indulged in that but she didn't know that paying no attention was the thing that always got him high and wanting.

---

Lay unlocked the door and they entered the house. Remi hurried inside and ran to the couch, diving her body into it. As she slumped down, she pressed her right arm. "I am tired." And shut closed her eyes.

Lay giggled at her fake act to avoid him. "You really seem tired." He secured his hands inside of his pockets and walked to her to shorten the distance between them. She still had her eyes shut and didn't respond, posing to be too exhausted to even move a single muscle, arms almost thrown to either side. He stood in front of her and stared at her facial features. He could remember all the eyes that were staring at her just like he was doing then. When they were in the hotel, then at cafe', he recalled. He didn't want to, but still did his further scan down her body, then repeated, then again. Remi slightly opened her eyes to check whether the guy was gone, but she found he was leering at her.

"Lay..." Eyes closed, in a sleepy tone. "I am going to my room." Remi opened her eyes but before she could stand up, Lay grabbed her upper arm tyrannically. "Lay!"

"I am mad at you." He glared at her with a hint of intimacy.

"Wow! Me too." She tried to pull back.

Her attempt to set free turned back on her. Lay jerked her back until she was set down on the couch. Lay bent down over her.

"Lay..." She muttered, unknowingly what to say. "Are you planning to kill me?"

He didn't reply. He just wanted to remain silent and leer at her again and again, till he dies. This feeling, he had for her was the most pleasurable for him, and no other emotion held this strength. "Remi~" He moaned. "Why are you so rude?"

Her cheeks flushed red and she could feel the butterflies, fluttering their wings inside of her stomach. The tickling was continuous.

"So, I am taiwanese?" Without wasting a single second, he smacked his guilty lips over hers, yanking back her hair, cupping her cheeks. The force was about shatter her soul, he drew back, but never left her lips alone. His lips, hovering over hers, not only tickled her lips but her stomach too. The glee was at its top and she couldn't bring herself to push him away when he was teasing her. He had his lips paused over her. "Local comedian?" His lips smiled over hers. She leisurely turned her face sideways and he ruthlessly bought it back to its original position. He dived in for another breath taking kiss, this time, more merciless, and more pleasureable. Their bodies glued to each other when she kissed back unintentionally, signal for him to carry on, move further. His hand left her cheeks and floated down to her waist, pulling up the edge of her shirt. She inhaled sharply. He hastly left her lips to and begin petting her neck with his lips. She closed her eyes and placed back her head on the arm rest. Her arms felt paralyzed and she could do nothing but to rest back. She didn't know when he took off her shirt until it was sliding out of her numb arms.

Lay wanted to shout out loudly how much he wanted her right now, but his actions were enough. Tossing her worthless shirt elsewhere, he stared into her eyes deeply. Remi caused a storm inside of him and Remi had to stop it from destroying Lay. He pulled up her arms, back and away from her body. Starting from her neck, he studied down her body with his lips.

"L-ay!" Her voice cracked at every next moment of his lips. As she tried to unchain her wrists from his hand, her body in a wave. Lay held them even more firmly and continued down to her waist. Then looked up and stared into her eyes. He read no emotion for him in those cruel eyes. He again pulled back her hair and left her wrist to caress her neck with it.

"You've ruined me, you know that?" He whispered to her in a gloomy tone.
Her hand glided down to his cheek. "I am glad to know that." Her eyes were now sneering at him.

"So, I've decided to do the same to you." He smirked at her confused eyes.

He softly bit her ear lobe. She was constantly supressing her moan which was residing in her throat. "I was tired, remember." For once she threw back her head and closed her eyes. Half of her body was exposed to him. Imagening her situation made her body shiver. "This situation..." She gulped down and Lay anxiously waited for her response.

"Tell me, you want me with same intensity." He pleaded.

"NO..." She opened her eyes which were bewildered now. "Lay..." She finally moaned, closing her eyes and a creepy smile made its way to Lay's lips. "Please, I am already ruined. Don't add more pain."

"Remi!" He yanked back her hair more painfully to hear her maon again, which she didn't, as she opened her eyes. "This pain would replace the old one."

Remi glared confused at him. She huffed and smiled confusingly at him. "What old one?"

"That is, if you are already ruined; I promise you won't regret this pain."

"Why are you so sure?" She squinted her eyes with a plain expression.

"This pain is the most pleasing one."

"Most pleasing pain is caused by lover. We are not lovers."

His smile vanished. If he was a persistant bastard, so was she. But this instant, he wanted to turn deaf to her acidic words. He stared down at her bra for a few seconds.

"What now Lay?" She followed his eyes. "LAY! I am talking to you."

"Now..." He murmured and reached his hand out to pull down her bra strap.

"YAH!" She yelled at him and pushed his hand away but couldn't succeed, so she slapped him hard on his cheek.

"Remi...." Remi heard Uee's voice.

"Unnie..." Her shocked expression were now begining to become horrified.

Lay turned back and found Uee at the door, staring at them.

Notes

Long chapter haan...!!!
I hope those who are reading are enjoying the story. I need your support to write and for more motivation. Thanks...
Btw, sorry for all the teasing but the smut is a few chapters later, as I am a kind of writer who develops the situation for something so intense to happen. :p