Eun Woo’s words had made Hee Jin squint her eyes. Her heart had jumped as if she was the one who had heard the confession.

“Did you hear that? He said he has always liked her.”
“I wonder if he would say the same if I brought my boyfriend and asked him the same thing. Sounds like something out of a drama.”
“I agree, haha, I should learn from him.”
At this point, the star of the day was undoubtedly Ok Eun Woo. Even the men were applauding and showing their appreciation. One friend who was sitting far away shyly popped out her head and asked.

“Um, I have a question too. What did you like about Seol Hee?”
Although the question came out of the blue, Eun Woo and Seol Hee did not fluster.

Good, a prepared question.

Seol Hee smiled contentedly, recalling the days she had meticulously prepared for this day.

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Once the gathering was set, Eun Woo and Seol Hee had matched their words to appear as a perfect couple. They had met several times, exchanging questions.

Seol Hee sighed and opened her mouth. It seemed ridiculous to go to such lengths, but seeing Chan Jeong’s spinning face made her firm her resolve.

It would be utterly disgraceful if they were exposed in front of their friends.

“I’m really sorry, but my friends are a bit talkative and inquisitive.”
Just thinking about it gave her a headache.

Without preparation, she would be ripped apart by her friends, who would rush in like hyenas.

Eun Woo shrugged his shoulders.

“My grandmother would be worse, so don’t worry.”
“Still….”
His grandmother’s questions would be somewhat less casual, wouldn’t they? When she thought about the level of the questions that were asked when her friends brought their future spouses, she felt dizzy. They asked everything.

Seol Hee’s university friends were a big part of her life. They had been close throughout the four years of college, and they remained tightly knit even after graduation.

However, they were also quite peculiar.

Especially Seol Hee. If Seol Hee, who had been dating Chan Jeong, brought her boyfriend, everyone would be all eyes. Seol Hee took out the list of questions she had prepared just in case for this day.

“They will ask everything. Where you had your dates, where you met.”
“We have prepared for all that.”
“Yes, right. And uh…. they will ask what you liked about each other.”
As she erased each item from the list she had written, Eun Woo rested his chin on his hand. His straightforward gaze was directed at Seol Hee.

“Why we fell in love with each other?”
“Yes.”
“What will you say, Seol Hee, about why you dated me?”
“Well….”
Seol Hee mumbled, tilting her head. Wow, it’s quite embarrassing to say the reason when the other person is listening right in front of you. If they were a real couple, it wouldn’t have been an issue, but they weren’t.

As Seol Hee avoided his gaze and hesitated, Eun Woo asked.

“I’m curious what you will say.”
As Eun Woo asked, Seol Hee grimaced and laughed.

There was no need for deep thought. Probably no one would even ask Seol Hee.

She looked at the man in front of her. His perfectly handsome face as if he was someone from a TV show, over 185cm tall, chest wide open. Even knowing that he had no such feelings for her, sometimes his smile made her dizzy.

“I’ll say I liked you because you’re handsome, what else.”
At Seol Hee’s words, Eun Woo blinked his eyes as if it was unexpected. His long eyelashes fluttered.

“Do you think I’m handsome?”
“Didn’t you know?”
Seol Hee was genuinely surprised by his words. How could he not know that he’s handsome? Everyone around him made a fuss about it. Was it humility or did he really not know?

At that, Eun Woo laughed.

“I didn’t know you thought so. You hated me a lot.”
“Do I… hate you?”
“Yes. Whenever you’re in front of me, you always furrow your brows like this.”
Eun Woo imitated Seol Hee by furrowing his brows.

“I didn’t hate you. I was scared.”
“That’s the same thing.”
“It’s different. And I have eyes too. A handsome person is handsome. It’s different from being scary.”
Anyway… Seol Hee’s words dragged on.

“What are you going to say, Mr. Ok? When they ask why you liked me.”
“I’ll say you’re pretty.”
At the words Eun Woo casually spat out, Seol Hee almost spit out the coffee she was drinking.

“Pretty?”
Eun Woo’s words seemed to match what Seol Hee said about dating him because he was handsome, but it didn’t make sense. Even her mom wouldn’t believe it.

Seol Hee waved her hand dismissively.

“Would they believe it? Ah.”
“Why wouldn’t they?”
“I don’t know about other people, but my friends will definitely not buy it.”

Seol Hee was shivering as she added, “Just say I’m cute.” At Seol Hee’s strong insistence, Eun Woo laughed.

“Okay. Let’s say you’re cute.”
“…..”
“Because you truly are.”
“…..teacher.”
Suddenly, without a blinker, his compliment made Seol Hee’s eyes wide open. Eun Woo smirked.

“You look like Pommi when you put sweets in your mouth.”
Pommi was a hamster raised by Chaerin. Both Eun Woo and Seol Hee knew Pommi well, as they often took it to the clinic for treatment.