“Hey. Surprise. What’s up?”
“Nuna, why aren’t you answering the phone?”
“J?”
“Don’t call my name so loudly.”
“Right.”
So-ri bit her lip and glanced around. Considering the troubles Jiwoo had faced after the scandal, she also needed to be cautious.
“Why are you wandering around alone when you know it’s dangerous? What if something troublesome happens at the hospital?”
It was more of a problem when people around the person in question got into trouble.
“Then, answer the phone.”
“Do you think doctors have that much free time? What if a celebrity calls? Do you think I’d be honored to receive it?”
So-ri deliberately spoke more forcefully, wondering if Jiwoo had a sense of celebrity privilege.
“I’m not surprised at all. I’ve lived my whole life with celebrities.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, it is. Me.”
“Nuna, you’re quite sharp today. Are you usually like this? You don’t seem like it at all.”
She was a bit sensitive every time she accidentally met Jiwoo.
“Anyway. What are you doing here?”
“I followed you from the lobby. You didn’t even glance at me.”
“Aren’t you busy?”
“My singing activities are on a break these days.”
So-ri’s temporary disappearance of consciousness was due to the sudden appearance of a celebrity.
“It’s on my way home, are you going to keep standing here like this? I’m really tired today.”
“How about I give you a ride?”
“Do you have a driver’s license?”
“What’s my age?”
“Okay. Then. I might have something to help you with. I’ll owe you in advance.”
So-ri surprisingly accepted Jiwoo’s offer without hesitation. It was difficult to walk, and she couldn’t help but have various thoughts alone.
“Nuna, but my car is at the hospital.”
“…Huh?”
The clear eyes visible above the mask were looking at So-ri and laughing.
“Then I’ll just go on my way alone.”
“Nuna, wait! Just a moment. Wait for 5 minutes here. Don’t leave! I’ll be right back!”
Holding onto So-ri and urgently pleading, Jiwoo ran towards the hospital.
“Why is a celebrity so carefree?”
For some reason, when talking to that cheerful person, she felt like her head was getting empty.
Inside Jiwoo’s car.
Jiwoo’s car, with the address set in the navigation, was running on the road. His driving skills were not as flashy as Hyunwoo’s, but they were calm and quiet.
“It seems like you’re really sincere about acting.”
“Yes. I wanted to be an actor more than a singer.”
“It’s the same as my friend.”
So-ri’s words reminded her of Jiwon. Although Jiwoo seemed curious about who it was, he didn’t ask personal questions.
During the ride, he asked various questions about hospital life.
So-ri did her best to answer within her limits.
As a result, they quickly arrived at the front of the apartment.
“Today is here.”
“Thank you, Nuna. Thanks to you, I roughly grasped the atmosphere.”
“I’m in pain up to my neck because of you.”
“Do you want me to buy you a drink or something?”
“I’m kidding. Thanks for the ride.”
“I’ll give you a ride often from now on. Let’s do the interview like this.”
As she experienced a bit more, she felt that he was polite, diligent, and quite intelligent.
“Sure. See you next time.”
“Yes, now go in and rest.”
Jiwoo, with a boyish face, waved brightly.
So-ri, who chuckled to herself and got out of the car, shook hands with Jiwoo, signaling him to go first.
Watching the car move away with its red tail, So-ri felt that something was strange.
Even though they were clearly strangers, there hadn’t been an awkward feeling while they were together. That realization came a bit late.
I’m usually quite guarded with strangers.
“Why not go in here?”
“Ah!”
Screaming, So-ri crouched down on the floor. She was so startled that her heart seemed to dribble on the ground ten times.
“What were you thinking to be this surprised?”
“Professor. Haah.”
So-ri put her hands on her heart and took a deep breath.
“Are you okay?”
Hyunwoo knelt down in front of So-ri, folding one knee, mirroring her posture.
Awkward glances were exchanged, not separate from a sense of discomfort.
Well, we were in a cold war.
Late, the feeling of awkwardness with him came to So-ri’s mind. She subtly avoided eye contact.
“Get up.”
Hyunwoo reached out to So-ri. But embarrassed So-ri couldn’t readily take that hand.
As if he expected this. Now, Hyunwoo didn’t have such an amazing face.
He hesitated trying to grab her arm.
“Will you get angry if I forcibly pull you up and do as I please?”
Although it didn’t sound sarcastic, it somehow pricked So-ri’s heart.
He withdrew the hand he had extended, brushed off his pants, and stood up.
Fearful that he might leave first, So-ri, who was suddenly scared, quickly got up and followed him.
“Were you hesitating to go inside?”
No?
Since she stood there looking elsewhere instead of entering the house, Hyunwoo seemed to misunderstand.
“Haven’t you had dinner?”
Well, yes… It was hard to say with my lips stuck together.
“If that’s the case, how about going with me?”
“…”
“Unless you beg, will you go with me?”
Still mumbling, So-ri slowly raised her lowered head.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
