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Kyungjun laughed as if he couldn’t believe it.
“You’ve been going on about the smell since a while ago. Yoon Dajeong, you’ve become strange since coming to the countryside.”
“Is that so?”
Kyungjun sipped his beer, sharing trivial news. Most of the topics were about hospital matters he heard from Kyungmi. He knew exactly what Dajeong was most curious about.
News about hospitalized patients, women who had given birth, and stories about unfortunate pregnancy terminations were casually mentioned, and Dajeong showed interest in all of it. For the first time since arriving here, Kyungjun managed to capture Dajeong’s shining attention, and he smiled brightly.
“Anyway, my sister keeps bragging about how hard you’re working. She says you’ve been on night shifts continuously.”
“I’ve been doing my work and hers. I feel terribly sorry for her.”
“Hey, stop it. No need to feel sorry.”
Kyungjun waved his hand, dismissing it.
“Let it be. She’s doing it to feel at ease. My sister still thinks about Woojung. That’s why she’s going out of her way to look after you.”
Dajeong and Kyungjun’s parents were all high school classmates. They married around the same time and had their first and second children in the same year, deepening their bond. In fact, before Dajeong and Kyungjun, it was Yoon Woojung and Lee Kyungmi who were first. They were so close that their parents even joked about becoming in-laws.
“Foolishly. Why is she still like that?”
Dajeong murmured softly. Then, bolstered by the courage the beer gave her, she added one more thing.
“What kind of relationship did my brother and your sister have?”
It was a question she had never dared to ask.
While it was just a joke among the parents about becoming in-laws, Yoon Woojung and Lee Kyungmi were actually closer than friends. Even young Dajeong could see it. They would always go to movies or shopping together on weekends, and during exam periods, they always went to the library together, despite never being in the same school.
Many girls who liked Yoon Woojung wondered what exactly their relationship was. Sometimes, older girls would subtly ask Dajeong about their relationship while offering her chocolates. But to Dajeong, it seemed even they couldn’t precisely define it themselves. Were they friends, lovers, or maybe something in between? So, she had nothing to say in response.
What kind of flower would that tender emotion, just sprouting, have blossomed into? Before they could find out, Yoon Woojung passed away.
“Who knows. Only the two of them would know.”
Kyungjun replied firmly.
“Is that so.”
But Dajeong felt like she vaguely knew. The unripe emotion that even the parties involved couldn’t define was probably ‘something’ – the very thing she was experiencing now. Only now did she fully understand.
They would have made a beautiful couple. As this thought cast a shadow over Dajeong’s face, Kyungjun quickly teased her. He began to tug at her hair, attacking her scalp playfully.
“Stop it.”
Dajeong slightly snapped, pushing Kyungjun away. Kyungjun, much taller than Dajeong, looked down at her and laughed mischievously. Seeing his face made her think of Jaeho Lee again.
Kyungjun was tall, but Jaeho Lee was easily 5cm taller. He appeared to be almost 190cm. If he hadn’t bent his waist during the kiss earlier, she would have had to stand on her tiptoes.
Again, it was Jaeho Lee.
His hot breath and the gaze that seemed to melt her flashed in her mind. Whether she closed her eyes or opened them, it was Jaeho Lee. She felt like a marionette controlled by Jaeho Lee, helplessly filled with thoughts of him. It was overwhelming, a flood of emotions toward Yoon Dajeong from Jaeho Lee.
Would she be swept away and crushed under him?
The uncontrollable beating of her heart was now frightening.
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Kyungjun eventually grabbed another can of beer and drank it. Dajeong sat beside him, engaging in everyday conversation, while Kyungjun talked about his company and the stocks he recently bought. Before they knew it, it was well past midnight. Promising to meet the next day, they went to their respective rooms.
Once in her room, Dajeong let out a long sigh.
She couldn’t remember a thing they talked about. The man’s breath still seemed to linger around her. Eventually, she picked up her phone, which was charging. A message from the man who had taken all her attention was waiting for her.
[The girl I like is sleeping with another man.]The sense of loss in his message made her laugh. She knew he would be angry if he found out she laughed, but she couldn’t help it. She couldn’t control it. Neither the laughter nor her heart.
[I’m in my room now. About to sleep.] [There?]Dajeong tilted her head in confusion. Where else?
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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