It was not like I hated waiting.

Truth be told, I excelled in waiting.

I waited 4 years.

What was 20 more minutes compared to 4 years?

Yet I can't say I particularly like it.

Who would actually like the thought of being left hanging?

Or in my case leaving it hanging?

But I think the waiting did me good.

My 4 years in Sweden was a very good thing.

Living in a country where I was not So Yi Jeung of the F4 really did me a lot of good.

I was not really excited over the thought of leaving Ga Eul behind.

For her and my sake.

But all the more for my sake.

She was a very pretty girl.

Plus she was a very nice girl.

What sane man would not fall for her?

What if after 4 years she'd already found her soulmate?

If that would happen, I would have to summon all my strength to walk away.

But that was no assurance that I could actually walk away.

But still, this was something I needed to do.

If I was serious I need to change a lot of things first.

Number one on the list is my playboy tendencies.

It's hard to lose it if you're surrounded with all sorts of women 24 hours a day.

Women who would do anything and everything just to have any of the F4 give them the time of day.

This is particularly one of the reasons why I fell for Ga-Eul.

She knew the charismatic me.

And she liked that.

But when she saw who I really am-

She still stayed and loved me.

That was something I thought I could never have.

Honesty.

I could be honest with Ga-Eul and that would be fine.

I can be me when I'm with her.

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Flashback

"Yah! Yi jeung!

This is the second time I've seen you wear that.

That's really not your normal style."

"Oh this?

I told you, they're not the most stylish thing in the world-

But they're warm.

Really warm."

"Man!

Sweden is really changing you.

First it's the fact that I can't smell a woman's perfume here.

And your sense of style!

I don't know if that's a good or bad thing."

"Am thinking that's a good thing."

"Ok, since you say so.

But really?

You haven't had any party here lately?

I'm thinking the girls here should be all over you by now."

"Some of them are.

But yeah, I changed tastes.

I prefer Koreans."

Specifically a sweet, innocent and nice and good Korean girl.

"Ok man! That's your life."

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Looking back now, I'm not sure if Woo-bin actually figured out why I had changed so much.

If he did, he probably just waited for me to tell him.

But I couldn't.

At least not just yet.

I had to say it to her first.

Lost in my thoughts, I didn't notice her as she approached me.

"Sunbae, did you have to wait long?"

I smiled as I approached her.

Waiting time was over.

"No. I'm perfectly good."

As we started to walk, I can't help but think these thoughts…

Everything was worth all the wait!

Taking her hand, I said,

"So where should you and your boyfriend go now?"