“Do you think it would be easier for me if I just collapsed?”
“I’m not collapsing.”
He wouldn’t collapse, leaving Su Hee behind.

To stay conscious, he was biting his lips till they nearly tore.

“Is this because of me? Why are you going to such lengths?”
“If you know, then don’t get angry, just be grateful.”
The elevator in a hotel that costs over 500,000 won per night was stuck, so it would be full of people.

If even a conspicuous firefighter appeared there, the passing people would also stop.

He might not mind acknowledging the rumor of his romance with Su Hee as true.

But this place was a hotel.

The place where Su Hee and Seung Jo had stayed wasn’t a hotel room but a banquet hall, but there would be no time to explain that to people.

That was why Seung Jo was holding onto his consciousness with all his might.

“Ha, do you think I’d be grateful if you go this far?”
Su Hee spat out words that were not sincere due to her frustration.

She wondered if his feelings would change if she said harsh words.

Seung Jo, who had lifted his closed eyelids, took in Su Hee’s face with his eyes.

“I can clearly see a face that is quite grateful.”
His heart wasn’t great either, saying those words with a face that looked like it was about to cry.

But seeing Seung Jo trying to pass it off lightly, Su Hee felt a lump in her chest.

She was suddenly scared by the fact that Seung Jo could collapse because of her.

“If you keep stalling and end up hyperventilating, what then?”
“That’s why Miss Oh Su Hee is helping me.”
Seung Jo lifted the hand he was holding with Su Hee.

Seung Jo, who could collapse at any moment, was struggling to keep up the conversation.

As soon as the grip on the phone in Seung Jo’s hand loosened, Su Hee pulled the phone into her bosom.

And it was just as she was about to press the numbers on the dial.

The light above her head flickered, then a bright light that was dazzling to the eyes came in.

Just as when the elevator had stopped, the whole thing shook with a jolt.

Startled by the sudden vibration, Su Hee braced herself with her hands on the floor.

From outside the elevator doors stopped on the 2nd floor, the voice of someone else was heard.

“Is there anyone inside?”
At the voice of the elevator manager, Su Hee quickly replied.

“Yes, there’s someone inside!”
“The elevator repairman has just arrived. Please wait a moment.”
Between the continuing noisy sounds from outside, the sound of someone handling machinery could be heard.

And soon, there was a sound of metal clashing, and a metal bar came in between the elevator doors.

In the chaotic atmosphere, Seung Jo, who had his eyes closed, lifted his heavy eyelids.

Su Hee looked at Seung Jo, who was leaning on her shoulder, and spoke.

“People have arrived outside. The door should open soon.”
Hearing the murmuring voices of people, Seung Jo struggled to sit up.

And let go of Su Hee’s hand, which he had been holding tightly enough to sweat.

The moment warmth disappeared all at once, Su Hee looked at her hand left empty.

The moment Seung Jo let go of her hand, Su Hee first thought it was regrettable.

In the meantime, a creaking noise was heard in succession and the elevator door, which had been closed, gradually opened.

Despite no physical force applied, the elevator door opened smoothly as a small gap was created.

Just before facing the people outside, a piece of clothing dropped onto Su Hee’s head.

From the sleeve that caught her eye, she knew it was the jacket Seung Jo was wearing.

Seung Jo, who had been barely breathing until just now, stood up from his seat.

Then he grabbed Su Hee’s hand, who was sitting, and made her stand up.

As Su Hee looked up at Seung Jo in silence, he pulled up his jacket so it wouldn’t fall off.

A voice from the hotel staff reached Su Hee’s ears, which were completely covered by her face.

“Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?”
“We’re fine.”
At Seung Jo’s response, the hotel staff asked Su Hee, who was covering her face with a jacket.

“Are you also… okay?”
“We both are fine.”
It was a question for Su Hee, but Seung Jo answered for her.

When the gaze of the hotel staff lingered on Su Hee for a long time, Seung Jo hugged Su Hee.

Su Hee was surprised by the heat of his hand that wrapped around her arm, as if it had been in a fire, more than by Seung Jo hugging her.

Seung Jo moved his steps to avoid the people standing in front of the elevator.

Matching his steps, which were neither slow nor fast, Su Hee lifted her stuck feet.

With her vision blocked, she couldn’t tell where Seung Jo was taking her.

She couldn’t even take off her jacket because people might still be watching her.

Following Seung Jo, who stopped not far away, Su Hee also stood beside him.

Hearing the humming sound of a machine in her ear, Seung Jo took off the jacket covering Su Hee’s head.

The place where Seung Jo brought Su Hee was the elevator on the opposite side.

Instead of fixing her hair messed up because of the jacket, Su Hee looked at Seung Jo’s face first.

His face was astonishingly pale, as if it was a wonder how he was standing.

“Let’s go to the hospital first.”

As the elevator reached the basement, Seung Jo was the first to step out.

“There’s no use going to the hospital. Taking medicine and rest is best.”
He would know his body best.

Su Hee couldn’t force him to go to the hospital, all she could do was worry.

Worried that Seung Jo might collapse, Su Hee couldn’t take her eyes off him.

As Seung Jo, tall as a pole, wavered for a moment, Su Hee supported him by grabbing his arm.

Seung Jo, standing up as if nothing had happened, pulled his arm out of Su Hee’s hand.

“If I support you, Oh Su Hee might also fall.”
With a hand lingering in the air, Su Hee complained.

“Then should I let you fall alone?”
“Leave it be. It’s more comfortable for me.”
‘Is he saying that I’m a nuisance?’
Su Hee was chocked and upset when her goodwill was rejected.

With his blunt manner of speaking, Su Hee had no choice but to feel upset.

Su Hee wanted to let Seung Jo go home alone as he was, but her conscience didn’t allow it.

She came up with a plan in case he lost consciousness while driving.

‘Ah, there’s my brother.’
She took out her phone to ask Chul Yong to drive Seung Jo home.

While Su Hee was trapped in the elevator, a message had arrived for Chul Yong.

[Su Hee, my mother came looking for me, so I went to the hospital? I’ll just check her condition and go.] It meant that Su Hee was the only one who could help Seung Jo right now.

There wasn’t even a moment to hesitate. As Seung Jo approached the car, Su Hee acted first.

As Seung Jo walked towards the driver’s seat, she opened the door and got in first.

Seung Jo was bewildered when he saw Su Hee getting into his car.

“What are you doing now?”
“Let’s go home together.”
Su Hee, lifting her chin, spoke to Seung Jo who was staring at her.

“I’ll take you home.”

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