“Well, I never thought I’d see the day when Master Tae Gyu comes down for breakfast.”
Pfft. Eun Jae, who had burst into a small laugh at the sight, glared at Tae Gyu while twitching her lips, ‘What? You came down for breakfast?’ To that, Tae Gyu, who was sitting across the table, mouthed back a small, ‘So what? What’s it to you?’
Sun Woo, who was quietly observing the two, felt an unpleasant tingle in his mouth and gulped down some cold water.
After the unusually long breakfast ended, Eun Jae excused herself to briefly stop by the kitchen, sending Sun Woo, whose working hours were imminent, to the separate building first.
After swinging by the main house kitchen and downing a digestive that she received from Aunt Sung San, she rubbed her tightly clogged solar plexus and reminisced about the breakfast that felt like a thorny path.
‘Wow. I don’t know if I ate rice with my nose or my mouth.’
To think that she had to eat like this every morning.
Although it was something she had somewhat expected, thinking about the future was a big task.
The main house was a place revolving around grandfather, so breakfast was early.
Her mother had mentioned yesterday, which was her first day, that she didn’t necessarily have to come down to the main house to eat.
But Eun Jae insisted on having her meals at the main house. It was because she thought it would be impolite to eat separately from the first day.
As time passed, she thought she would gradually adapt and look for an opportunity.
She could do it. She could do it, Ji Eun Jae.
She had done harder things than this.
It was then, when she left the kitchen with a determined look, pulling up the corners of her mouth as high as possible.
“Hey, Ji Eun Jae.”
Eun Jae was taken aback once again at the sight of Tae Gyu, who had suddenly thrust his face in front of hers. It felt like her settled stomach was churning again.
“You startled me. What are you doing here?”
“I was waiting for you. But you really get surprised easily. Guess that wasn’t a lie.”
This guy, really.
Eun Jae frowned heavily as she looked up at Tae Gyu, who was giggling and laughing.
“Why were you waiting for me?”
“Do you have time this weekend?”
“No.”
“I don’t have time to give you even if I have it.” Eun Jae firmly established her position, avoiding Tae Gyu who was blocking her way.
Despite his consistently cold attitude, Tae Gyu smiled, finding something amusing as he watched Eun Jae. Then he followed behind Eun Jae who walked past him.
Eun Jae’s pace was quickly caught up with by Tae Gyu, who had a broad stride.
“Don’t jump to conclusions? I’m not asking for a date.”
“I said I understood, so don’t follow me.”
“I’m telling you it’s not like that. Listen to the end of the conversation.”
Tae Gyu extended his hand to stop Eun Jae. Noticing Tae Gyu’s hand reaching for her wrist, Eun Jae quickly knocked his hand away.
I won’t be fooled twice.
“Ah, it hurts!”
Tae Gyu frowned and grabbed his wrist. It wasn’t like she hit him that hard.
“Quit being dramatic.”
“It’s not drama, didn’t you see Yoon Sun Woo twisting my wrist this morning? That jerk is so rough.”
That jerk? She sharply glared at him and asked again.
“Rough?”
Every time the National Taekwondo Championship was held, he swept all the gold medals, and people thought he would become the national representative for Taekwondo.
‘Didn’t he say he can’t fight?’
When she first met him, he had clearly said so.
“Why? Did you think I would knock them all down like a hero? I can’t do stuff like fighting.”
“So don’t have big expectations, this is all I can do.”
She didn’t expect him to knock everyone down like a hero, but it was true that she felt uneasy about what he added.
The bathroom door was weakly shaking, and it seemed like those people would push the door and come in at any moment.
He told her to believe him as if he was absolutely certain, but now he was telling her not to expect anything.
Eun Jae’s mouth fell open as she briefly recalled the events of that day.
Oh my goodness.
Come to think of it, he singlehandedly faced off against three fullgrown men without a scratch, didn’t he?
Wow, this liar.
“Didn’t you know about that? When Yoon Sun Woo was young… no, never mind.”
Tae Gyu hastily amended his thoughtlessly blurted out words, seeming to reconsider.
“That’s why I keep telling you it’s suspicious.”
“Isn’t it natural that there are things I don’t know as much as you do?”
Enough with the pointless talk. Eun Jae lifted her index finger to Tae Gyu’s face, warning him seriously before turning around. Nonetheless, as if there was nothing to be afraid of, Tae Gyu again followed Eun Jae.
“There’s a reunion this weekend.”
“I haven’t been to one in seven years. Why would I suddenly go now?”
“You may not know, but the kids really want to see you. You have a friend. Mirim or Yerim or something. You can come with her.”
“Later.”
“Hey, do you remember your class president? Why, she was tiny, wore round glasses, and was so cute.”
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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