“I never expected to hear it like this. Even though it was the words I had been waiting for, I suddenly felt scared.
Because it couldn’t be good news.
To the extent that it could shatter him, who seemed so strong,
For the years that the dream that had tormented him didn’t become familiar,
Whether the thing that had taken root in him as a big trauma was really as simple as I thought.
Various thoughts tangled intricately, swirling confusingly in my head.
Sunwoo gently held Eunjae’s cheek and turned Eunjae’s gaze, which had been avoiding the sky, back to him.
“Aren’t you curious?”
Even though I saw him poke his cheek and laugh, I couldn’t laugh.
No. I want to hear it so badly, I want to know everything about you.
Suddenly, I got scared.
Whether it’s right to bring up what I’ve been trying to protect even after burying it in my heart along with your family, whether it’s right to selfishly ask for your story just because I’m curious. I honestly don’t know.
Whether I can face your wounds without any problem, whether I can comfort you, whether I can be a source of solace.
Maybe I’m not confident.
Above all,
“Revealing that wound will probably hurt you a lot.”
Just like you, I don’t want you to be in pain.
“I can’t hear it. I just don’t want to hear it.”
I’m happy even now that I don’t know. I think I’ll be fine even if I live without knowing your secret, as long as you have it. So…
Eunjae, looking tormented, covered his ears and turned his head. Sunwoo slowly removed Eunjae’s hand covering his ears.
“I also hesitated a lot about whether to tell you this story, it’s not a good story either.”
It’s not a fun story either. He laughed as if he was joking while connecting his words.
I understand that he’s trying to create a friendly atmosphere.
The act of bringing up the fact that caused pain is yours, not mine. Why are you trying to figure out my heart, you fool?
“At first, I didn’t want you to know either. I didn’t know I would tell this story with my own mouth, but after hearing your story yesterday, my thoughts changed.”
“……”
“As you said, we are a couple.”
“……”
“We’re family.”
With the sunlight on his back, Sunwoo laughed casually.
“So listen. Listen to my story.”
He brushed off the hand held by Eunjae, smiled again, and gently pulled it. After a moment of hesitation, Eunjae nodded decisively and slowly sat up.
Yes, that’s right… We’re a couple and a family. Because we’re family who will be together for the rest of our lives.
Sunwoo lay down with his back on Eunjae’s lap.
Holding a three-leaf clover torn from somewhere between his thumb and forefinger, he rolled it slowly. The three-leaf clover spun tightly like a pinwheel.
Eunjae calmly waited for him, who seemed to need some time to think.
“Sometimes, when the wind blows through the leaves, it would either tidy up his hair or slip fingers through his soft hair.
After a little time passed and a cool breeze brushed against his nose, his lips parted.
“When I was ten, on the day before that incident, I happened to come across a medical book that my grandfather had left in the courtyard. It was so fascinating that I stayed up all night reading it.”
“At ten years old, a medical book?”
“Yeah. It was an anatomy book, showing how many organs we have in our bodies. I was really impressed. Since then, I think I decided to become a doctor.”
“You were different from the start.”
Smiling, Eunjae ruffled his hair.
“Since I stayed up all night reading, I was naturally tired. I fell asleep in the car on the way home. You’ve experienced that too, right? Mr. Kim’s car. He was with us at that time too.”
It was a story I had heard before. Since childhood, Mr. Kim had always accompanied him on his way back.
“I must have fallen asleep deeply because when I opened my eyes, it was completely dark. I remember feeling so cold. Since I couldn’t see anything, it was scary.”
“Could it be…?”
Eunjae covered his mouth with both hands, wondering if what he thought was right.
“It was a crime aimed at money, using a child like me as bait.”
“Unbelievable. How could they…?”
Eunjae’s face, which was blurred at the end of his words, quickly changed to a puzzled expression.
“No, I mentioned that Mr. Kim was with me, right? But how… why…?”
“He suddenly had to visit our house. It was something that required bringing only one item. At that time, Mr. Kim happened to be staying near our house. Since he was already on his way, he thought he might as well stop by.”
“Ah…”
“He said he suddenly needed to stop by our house. It was just a matter of bringing one thing. During that time, Mr. Kim’s car disappeared. It felt like the sky was collapsing. It happened in just five minutes, during that short moment.”
After that incident, Mr. Kim expressed his guilt about it several times and said he would quit being a driver because of the guilt, but my grandfather stopped him.
If he feels sorry, then take responsibility until the end.
My grandfather knew the situation so well that he probably couldn’t easily reject Mr. Kim.
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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