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The door swung open and the multi-room employee walked in wheeling a cart stacked with plates of food.
"Hello, I've got your order here."
"Y-yes! Please come in!" Hana collected herself with a stammer although she was internally cursing at the employee who ruined the atmosphere, 'I was just about to kiss an angel you bastard!'
The many plates of food was placed on the table along with their ordered beverages, and the employee left the room after reminding them not to waste any food. It was free, but they still wanted to limit food wastage.
Daniel and Hana sat back down on the couch, with the latter feeling their heart fluttering over the missed moment while the other just looked at the food hungrily.
"D-do you want to watch a movie while we eat, oppa?" Hana asked, frustrated with herself suddenly stuttering and stammering her words like she was an inexperienced little girl. She had been confident and in control during their date so far, but after hearing him sing and being blasted by his 'radiant smile beam' earlier, she suddenly felt as though she was the 14 year old Hana going on her first date.
Daniel shook her head in the negative, "Let's just talk instead. I want to get to know you better, Hana."
Even though it wasn't a particularly romantic line, Hana felt herself swoon from his words. 'He wants to get to know me better, he says. Rather than just getting physical and intimate, the handsome Daniel wants to talk and find out who I really am… dear god I might faint…'
Hana was pretty, and she had a sexy figure. Because of this, boys always approached her with only one goal in mind. Additionally, because she was an extroverted social butterfly, there were usually many boys around her with obvious desire in their eyes.
Her prior experience going out with other boys was the same. They were very touchy right from the get-go, and spent the whole time trying to get her naked or get in her pants. Hana was still young, and although she was moderately experienced with dating, she had a distorted view on it because of this prior experience.
Since in her experience, dating was all about touching each other and other guys trying to get in her pants; so to her, dating became based purely on physical attraction, and affection was shown only through physical touch.
Daniel was the first person she was attracted to who talked about wanting to get to know her better rather than just try to get physically intimate with her. Not that he was the first person to say 'Let's talk, I want to get to know you better' to her, but the first person she was attracted to say it while on a date.
"Sure, let's talk." She answered with a small smile, but her heart inside her chest refused to calm down.
'Daniel oppa is different… should I really go ahead with my plan to seduce him?'
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While eating, they talked about a few topics. Daniel found out why Hana had been very supportive of him not wanting to get pressured into joining the Vocal and Dance department.
Turns out, her parents were both highly successful lawyers who co-owned their own law firm. They had expressed disapproval and disappointment in her decision to go to a vocational school to pursue a career as a beautician rather than a more academically focused, prestigious high school and then study law at an equally prestigious university.
They had nearly disowned her after finding out she had went behind their backs to apply to Jae Won High School after graduating from middle school, and she had fought very hard to convince them to allow her to stay in her preferred school.
She didn't look like it, but Hana was one of those hard working students who consistently got good grades.
But even though she was a straight-A student who would be well-received in any famous high school, she instead chose the preparatory Jae Won High School that focused more on vocational education rather than sending students to college.
This was because she knew what she wanted to do for the future, and what she didn't want to do.
Hana hated studying in middle school, and only did so under immense pressure from her parents to deliver good grades. They raised her with the intention for her to graduate from law school and join their firm, and then eventually inheriting it from them in the future.
But she was never interested in practicing law as a career. Instead, she had always been focused on more 'girly' endeavours like clothes, hair and make-up. It wasn't just a teenager's rebellious whim to join Jae Won High School's Beauty department either. Her ambition was to become a celebrity beautician.
Daniel had misunderstood her at first, thinking her ambition was to literally be a celebrity who was famous for being a beautician.
"Then why don't you join the Vocal and Dance department and then become an idol instead?" He had asked, "You're so pretty, and you can sing and dance very well too."
Ignoring his praise, Hana firmly replied, "No, I don't want to be an idol. Like you, the lifestyle of a celebrity doesn't suit me. But I find the entertainment industry fascinating, and I want to be a part of it even if it is behind-the-scenes."
"So… a beautician for celebrities?"
"Yep! I love the feeling of making someone become even more beautiful after applying makeup, styling their hair and clothes. And I think doing so for a celebrity would be even better!" She answered.
"Heh… that sounds cool." He expressed in admiration. Coming from one of those normal high schools that focused on academics, it was rare for Daniel to meet someone his age who knew precisely what they wanted to do for their future. He found it admirable.