When Jian gently pressed the surgical scar on Woojunghyun’s hand, Danwoo spoke up.
“Actually, I am the illegitimate child of Chairman Woo Sooho of Haesong Group.”
At his first words, Jian, who had tears in her eyes, stopped crying. It wasn’t the right timing for laughter, but Danwoo couldn’t help but laugh because her face looked too comical.
However, Danwoo soon spoke with a low and firm voice.
He calmly revealed that Chairman Woo Sooho of Haesong Group is his father, and he recounted the facts about the fire accident and betrayal by Wooseonho ten years ago. He paused for a moment.
Struggling to mention his mother, he spoke of how everything, including the fact that Wooseonho systematically planned all of this and how Woojunghyun, who had betrayed him, killed J. While talking about the time he lived without anyone on his side, Jian interrupted him.
Danwoo closed his mouth as Jian shed tears.
“Continued tears. I’m sorry.”
“Why are you sorry? I, who couldn’t even protect your body properly, talking about this, will be the one to receive curses.”
Jian reached out her arm, caressed Danwoo’s cheek, and shed tears.
Danwoo thought he was a person without emotional deficiencies. He assumed that he must have been born in a happy home, receiving love and expectations from his parents.
But he wasn’t a complete fool.
Even though Danwoo smiled brightly, he had thought it was cold and painful. Moreover, he said it was painful, even mentioning the memories in his mind.
The person who poured out their grievances until they collapsed from exhaustion was Danwoo.
Thinking about the unfamiliar and pitiful sight of Danwoo, Jian opened her mouth with emotion.
“It seems like you needed time to tell this story. Were you worried about me?”
“Maybe… But the timing is strange. I finally told you my story because of your father’s business. I’m such a selfish guy.”
Danwoo regretted telling Jian his story, not just about Jaeyoon’s death. It would have been enough to say that things would get better with time.
Feeling Danwoo’s belated remorse, Jian sighed sadly.
“I don’t know why, but I feel relieved when I hear your story. Were you worried about me because I’m struggling and in pain due to my family? I thought it was fortunate that we resembled each other. Maybe I’m even more selfish.”
“Perhaps… But I’m regretting being such a selfish person. I regret telling you my story, not just about Jaeyoon. It would have been enough to say that things would get better with time.”
As Danwoo sighed with a late sense of remorse, Jian raised her head sadly.
“I don’t know why, but your story makes me feel at ease. It’s tough and painful because of family. Since we look alike, I thought it was fortunate. Maybe I’m even more selfish.”
Although she presumed that it would be painful, Danwoo’s story sounded like a promise that things would get better.
Thinking of Danwoo’s unfamiliar and pitiful appearance, Jian tearfully spoke.
“Even if it hurts, it’s okay. I understand your pain. You can share the remaining story with me.”
Danwoo, after thinking for a moment, pulled Jian closer and put his arm around her shoulder. He, who had never felt difficult as if he were going to die, began to tell the story of his return to Korea in a calm manner once again.
Behind the low window sill of the hanok, two people sat side by side, leaning against it, observing the rainy backyard landscape.
When Danwoo finished his story, midnight had already passed.
While Danwoo was showering, Jian pondered over his story.
The fact that someone’s life could be so insignificant enraged Jian when she realized what had happened to Danwoo.
After finishing the shower, Danwoo entered the bedroom.
Seeing Jian buried deep in bed wearing a pale yellow casual outfit, Danwoo barely suppressed the laughter about to burst out.
Approaching the bed to see Jian, contrasting with the white bedding, Danwoo, who was in a light yellow outfit, lay down.
Jian, with a dazed expression, blinked her eyes and did not ask him to leave.
When Danwoo turned around to lie down, he smiled faintly. Jian, holding onto his waist, blinked and asked, “So, what happened to that game?”
“What game?”
“The survival game you developed after getting close to the roommate.”
Jian inquired about the game Danwoo developed before creating Eagle’s League, which required capital.
“Square Life?”
“Square Life? Why would that be mine?”
“Why is it mine? I just sold it for money.”
Danwoo lightly pinched Jian’s nose and reached over her shoulder, extending his arm. When Jian took a breath, he chuckled and grabbed the remote control on the bedside table.
“Square Life! What a waste. Sitting on a money cushion.”
“Oh, Director Woo once got so immersed in it that he said, ‘I developed it.’ Just like you.”
With his upper body leaning slightly, Danwoo turned off the lights with the remote control and added, “Eagle’s League earns incomparably more. If you need it, I’ll make you a money cushion.”
“No, I’m just saying.”
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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