26 People from the pas (1/2)

At a Chinese restaurant, Seo Joon, Alexander Li, and Nathan Yun are having lunch together.

Seo Joon became close with Nathan Yun back in Junior High School when the latter transferred to their school. That's when he first met Samantha too. When Seo Joon and Nathan graduated, although they didn't take the same course, they used to study in the same university and began to hang out with Alexander Li. The trio was inseparable until Nathan went overseas to study.

When Samantha started her undergrad course, Nathan Yun began showing his romantic side to her. They dated when Samantha turned 20 and Nathan broke up with her a few months before she graduated her degree. Weeks, after she graduated, was when Nathan left the country.

After 3 years, the three friends are together once again. They have just finished their lunch and are now enjoying their beverage.

”You're staying here for good, right?”, Seo Joon asked Nathan before he took a sip from his cola.

”Hmmm.. I guess.”, Nathan answered while he played with the fork on his hand.

”Do you plan to get my sister back?” Seo Joon probed as he glanced at Alexander who just shifted his gaze to Nathan, waiting for his answer.

”You want the truth?” Nathan looked at Seo Joon in the eye, when he saw his friend nod, he continued, ”Honestly, it's one of the reasons why I came back. I planned to court her again but... that seems to be difficult to do now.”, Nathan said and then he downed the last of his red wine.

Then he shifted his gaze to Alexander, ”I thought you would take advantage of the fact that I wasn't around and make your move but you're just simply running a business with her. I thought you were smart, Alex.”

Seo Joon's eyes grew wide upon hearing Nathan's words. He knew that Alexander liked his sister?

Alexander Li met Nathan's eyes and then he grinned, ”I am smart. I'm not making advances because I knew she would never come to me.”, he swirled his finger around the rim of his empty teacup. ”I'm happy with just being around her. Doesn't matter if she likes me that way or not.”

Seo Joon scoffed, ”You're both idiots. I don't know what you see in my sister. Tch.”

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The restaurant was packed with customers, all the tables are occupied and a line was already forming outside of this famous restaurant.

”Adandan, come over and help us here.”, said the owner of the restaurant as she called her child over.

A cute lady in a blue and white jumper begrudgingly walked towards her mother, ”But mom, I'm busy.” , she said as she tapped her cellphone.

”Busy of what? Just put your phone down for a second and hand this bill over to that table. Go on, I need all the help we can get.”

Reluctantly, Adandan took the bill from her mother and walked towards the table. ”Here's your bill, sirs.”

Adandan received the bill folder and gave him a brief and very fake smile before she turned around and left.

The three friends were puzzled by her indifference.

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When Seo Joon, Alexander, and Nathan were walking out of the restaurant, a waitress who was taking orders from another table caught Seo Joon's attention. She looked familiar and subconsciously Seo Joon muttered, ”Nancy?”.

”Joon, what are you doing? Let's go.”, Nathan called him and Seo Joon snapped out of the distraction then he followed his friends outside.

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Meanwhile, Samantha and Hannah have just finished their lunch and are now roaming around to shop. They also did their nails and have had massages. Hannah had already picked her gown from a luxury boutique. Samantha, on the other hand, is looking for a suit for Daniel. She wanted him to dress up with something that would match the gown that she chose for herself.

Hannah accompanied Samantha visiting store after store until they found a promising one. Samantha had been staring at 2 tuxedos that caught her attention but she had a hard time deciding which one would look good on Daniel. Though of course, he would look good in anything, she wanted to pick the best one.