19 The Rich Society (1/2)

Jaemin brought her to a fancy sushi restaurant.

The red lanterns glowed under the dim light. There was a sushi bar on the left side of the room occupied by three chefs. As the restaurant took up a small space with a limited amount of tables, almost all the seats were full. Everyone was of high-ranking; all wearing suits and beautiful dresses. Yoona felt out of place.

Traditional Japanese music rang in her ears as the waitress brought them to a small wooden booth. She laid down their menus on the table and proceeded with the usual customer service.

Yoona let Jaemin do all the talking. Due to its expensive price tag, she was not an avid eater of sushi. She didn't know what to pick out of the menu. She'd probably make a fool out of herself from reading the names wrong.

After ordering, the waitress left, and the two sat comfortably in their spots.

Yoona cupped the hot green tea in her hands, letting the scent rise up to her nose.

”It's nice going on dates with you. I missed this so much,” Jaemin commented. His eyes glistened with happiness.

She giggled. ”Me too.”

When life was tough, hanging out with her beloved was the best way to ease the stress. Just seeing Jaemin brought a smile to her face.

He took a sip of his drink. ”How's school been lately? I know you've been busy with work and everything so it must be tough juggling the two.”

Yoona shrugged. ”Normal. Honestly, the juggling isn't too bad. But its definitely taken a toll on our relationship. We haven't been going on dates as often, i'm really sorry about that.”

”It's fine,” Jaemin replies as he shook his head. He ran his fingers through his light brown hair. ”I know that you have a lot on your plate.”

He let out a gentle smile. ”You know you could rely on me more right? I really don't mind giving you money.”

That was the last thing Yoona wanted.

Despite having Jaemin as an option to pay her bills, she couldn't become dependent on him. Her pride wouldn't allow her to. She felt bad, even if he had an endless pool of money.

”It's really fine,” she insisted. ”I can handle it on my own.”

Jaemin sighed. ”I guess the only way for you to become dependent on me is if we got married huh?”

Marriage? Yoona couldn't help but giggle. That was such a foreign concept to her. ”Very funny Jae.”

”I'm serious though,” Jaemin said with a wink.

”You are so annoying. Why am I dating you again?”

”Cause you love me.”

They both burst into laughter. God. Yoona really missed this.

Due to work at five, the couple only had five hours together. Knowing that their schedule was limited, the two made the best out of their time.

After joking around and eating at the sushi restaurant, Jaemin brought her to a small art gallery for an exclusive artist. The event was invite only and he had specifically talked to the head artist to obtain another ticket for his girlfriend.

While walking around, Yoona observed the art carefully, trying to decipher the meaning behind the image. Unfortunately, she wasn't very gifted in the artistic sense and all she could see were pretty paintings. In a way, this wasn't the most ideal date idea to her, but knowing the effort Jaemin put in getting the tickets, she decided to try her best to enjoy.

With her arm linked around his, they walked around.

”Moon Jaemin. Is that you?”