Na Young had purposely called her mother to ask for recipes, intending to make the housewarming food herself.
Her mother was surprised when she said she was having a housewarming party.
[You invited people first?] Her mother seemed pleased, saying it seemed she had changed.Na Young, too, could feel a difference after meeting Professor Choi Tae Hyuk.
She had always kept a reasonable distance from others, but it was impossible with Professor Choi Tae Hyuk.
Gradually, she was losing ways to stop the man who kept crossing the line and approaching her.
Whether it was because of Professor Choi Tae Hyuk’s relentless personality, or her consciousness of him, Na Young couldn’t get a handle on it.
Still, she was not at all tense today, as the four of them were going to have a meal together, but suddenly Oh Seung Jun and Seung Hee had to leave due to household matters, leaving only the two of them.
Na Young looked at him and asked.
“So, should we have dinner just the two of us?”
“Why? Do you have someone else to invite?”
Na Young shook her head no.
Hearing there was no one else coming, Tae Hyuk was satisfied and took a seat at the dining table first.
“Well, we have no choice but to eat together. Sit down.”
Seeing him act like the owner of the house, Na Young chuckled.
He was really someone who didn’t care about other people’s feelings, no matter when or where.
“There’s beer, do you want some?”
“Sure.”
She had a fleeting thought that it might be better not to drink as they were alone, but fearing she might become too conscious of him and make the atmosphere tense, she brought out beer from the fridge.
The most natural meeting with Professor Choi Tae Hyuk was ironically their first meeting.
Perhaps it was because of the alcohol, Na Young found herself relying on beer again today.
“Thank you for helping me become independent.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Tae Hyuk lightly responded, clinking his glass against hers.
He was about to put down his beer after a sip, but was surprised to see her chugging down her beer.
Seeing Na Young empty a glass of beer and put it down, Tae Hyuk asked.
“Did you get stressed while cooking?”
Na Young, who couldn’t tell the real reason, laughed awkwardly.
“Have some. It might not be as tasty as Madam Hwang’s cooking, but it’s made in the way our mother taught us, so it won’t be inedible.”
Tae Hyuk picked up his chopsticks and first went for the galbijjim.
It was the untainted pieces picked out from the pressure cooker that had burned because she lost track of time while preparing other dishes.
Na Young watched nervously as he ate the ribs.
“How does it taste?”
“Tastes burnt.”
As expected, he had a tongue that couldn’t lie.
Just as she reached out to clear the rib stew, Tae Hyuk grabbed her wrist to stop her.
“Just leave it, I’ll eat it.”
“But you said it tastes bad.”
“I’m not eating this dish for its taste, but for its sentiment.”
“What does that mean?”
She was unsure if he was teasing her, or if he was serious.
“If I could ever taste my mother’s cooking again, I would eat it all, even if it tasted like coal.”
Na Young was taken aback by the mention of his mother, coming from him for the first time.
She had guessed as much when talking to Mrs. Hwang, but hearing it directly from him made it even more poignant.
“You’ve never tasted your mother’s cooking?”
“Yes.”
Tae Hyuk casually brushed off his sad story and took a bite from the stirfried noodles she had made.
“This actually tastes like stirfried noodles.”
Na Young bristled at his backhanded compliment.
“The rib soup was made with real ribs too, you know.”
“Then why aren’t you eating?”
Only then did Na Young pick up a piece of rib with her chopsticks and take a bite.
As soon as she tasted the charred flavor, she looked at him.
“We should probably throw away the rib soup.”
“No, I’ll eat it all.”
“You’re going to eat all of this?”
Na Young didn’t want to eat a single piece of the charred rib soup.
She thought he was only eating to impress her, so she warned him in advance.
“Don’t blame me if you get sick.”
She felt a pang of guilt due to her words.
Despite the charred taste, Tae Hyuk ate all of the rib soup, but the one who ended up feeling sick was her, who had only eaten one bite.
Observing her pale and nauseous face, Tae Hyuk commented.
“You look even prettier when you’re unwell.”
Na Young only frowned, too drained to get angry.
Tae Hyuk stopped teasing her and laid her down on the sofa, then asked.
“Do you usually have a weak stomach?”
“Yes.”
“You must have some medicine then. Where is it? I’ll get it for you.”
“It’s in the drawer next to my bed.”
Tae Hyuk nodded and went to Na Young’s room.
He paused for a moment as he entered Na Young’s room.
The room was filled with feminine items, a strange and unfamiliar environment to him.
As Tae Hyuk looked around, he remembered why he had come and walked straight to the bedside table.
He opened the drawer and took out the stomach medicine.
He was about to leave when his eyes landed on a doll on the bed.
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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