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Yoonmin was completely stunned. Soobin was wearing a traditional sequined hanbok with a white top with a high neck and full, loose sleeves. The rose gold skirt was stitched in a bell bottom style which covered her till the ankles. On the edge of her sleeves were flowers sewn by hand, giving her a simple yet graceful look. Her long hair was tied into a silky braid and while she wore no makeup, she was glowing in Yoonmin's eyes.

She greeted all of them enthusiastically. Yoonmin could not speak, unable to take his eyes off her. Minyoon faked a cough beside him.

"Ahem control yourself bro ahem!"

Soobin was holding a small lantern in her hand which she wanted to light at the lake with the others. She was excited and completely oblivious to the blushing Yoonmin who was trying hard not to gape at her. Instead, she was talking to Sera who was a little sour at the attention Soobin was getting.

"When is the light festival?" Soobin was asking. "I wanna light a lantern too!"

"It'll start in a while," Sera said curtly. "Excuse me for a while..."

Without another word, Sera walked away leaving Soobin very confused. What was up with her? She wondered.

But she did not have much time to think about Sera because at that moment, Minyoon put his arm around her shoulder.

"Binbin, they say that if a couple flies the lanterns together tonight, they'll be together forever!" he quipped. "Do you have a guy in mind with whom you want to fly the lantern?"

"Uhh…"

Soobin was tongue tied. Yoonmin was standing close, glaring at Minyoon. She kept on stealing glances at him, wondering whether to ask him or not. But she had heard about Yoonmin's aversion to dating others and many of the girls had told her that he would only go for someone with a lot of money or high stature who could benefit his business.

Why would he like a commoner like me? She thought sadly.

"No," she mumbled. "I don't have anyone in mind."

Minyoon looked over at his brother who was disappointed by her answer. He wanted to slap some sense into his younger brother that this was his chance to ask her.

Guess I have to play the cupid, he sighed.

"Oh damn!" he feigned. "I almost forgot! I was supposed to do a live stream on my social media account! I think I'll go and start the stream. And it seems that Sera is gone as well. Why don't you two enjoy the fair?"

He slightly pushed Soobin towards Yoonmin. Both of them were blushing hard, unsure of what to do. Minyoon conveniently walked away, leaving the two awkward kids alone.

Please brother, ask her out! He prayed. Fighting!

Yoonmin was still gazing at Soobin, his heartbeats reaching dangerous levels. She was a little shy in his presence, biting her lower lip nervously.

"Y-You wanna check out the stalls?" he finally managed to utter. "There seems to be a lot of activities."

"S-Sure!" Soobin stammered. They walked together, keeping a few inches gap between them. For a wild moment, Yoonmin had the urge to hold her hand but was refraining himself with great difficulty. They idly walked along the colorful stalls, looking around. Bright golden fairy lights had been hung over the fairgrounds, illuminating the whole area. The stalls were now buzzing with mini games like balloon shooting, catch the goldfish and arcade games.

Soobin was suppressing her smile as she peeked at Yoonmin from the corner of her eyes. He looked like a prince in the traditional getup and even though he looked exactly like Minyoon, he had a distinct aura which made him unique. Yoonmin glanced around and caught her staring at him.

"What is it?" he frowned. "Do you want to buy something?"

"No!" she quickly said. "I...You and Minmin look really good in these clothes!"

She was about to say that he looked handsome but stopped herself. What if he thought she was brazen? So she added Minyoon's name as well.

Yoonmin was crestfallen. It seemed that Soobin had eyes only for his brother.

"Woah!" She gasped. "Look!"

She was pointing at a stall where a large pink teddy bear was on display. The person who would be able to hit the targets and get hundred points was going to win the bear. Seeing her eyes lit up, Yoonmin easily guessed what she wanted.

"You want the teddy bear?" he asked.

"I do, but I'm not very good at hitting targets," she sighed. "Let's go to another stall."

Unknowingly, she pulled his arm. Yoonmin did not say anything but let her lead him to random stalls, secretly happy to walk hand in hand with her. Soobin was very excited about the mundane fair. She ran from stall to stall, awed by the displays but she was not buying anything for herself. Her eyes kept on flickering towards the teddy bear.

Finally, Yoonmin sighed and told her, "Sit here for a while."

He grabbed her arms and made her sit on a bench. She was confused by what he was doing.

"Where are you going?" she asked when he turned to go somewhere.

"To get drinks," he lied. "Sit here! Don't go anywhere, okay?"

Before she could say anything, Yoonmin ran off into the crowd. Soobin sat on the bench, hoping that he would be back soon. She checked her watch. The light festival was going to start in ten minutes.

Then something hit her.

I'm alone with Yoonmin! She realized. Does this mean...I'll get to light the lantern with him?

The thought excited her. Even if he did not like her back, she could at least cherish this memory. Feeling very happy, she waited patiently for him. After a few minutes, she heard footsteps approaching her way. She looked around to find the pink teddy bear was being held in front of her.

He knew! She thought in excitement. Taking the teddy bear in her hands, she was delighted.

"Thank you, Yoonmin-" she was saying and glanced up only to be frozen in fear.

The person who gave her the toy was not Yoonmin.

"Let's go and light a lantern, Soobin," Duho said with a sadistic smile.