After absentmindedly looking at the sky once and lowering his head again, he sighed as if he had a dilemma.
“It’s good. Ultimately, we’ve bought a little more time.”
“Is that so?”
Perhaps he had thought something similar to me.
The thought that being caught was only a matter of time. What actions should be taken in preparation for that time.
But his concerns were a bit different from Sori’s thoughts.
Whether it was marriage or being lovers, their relationship being revealed wasn’t a big issue for him.
However, the problem was that Baek Sunhwa was the director of the Imperial Hospital.
Moreover, if the situation arises where she cannot keep her promise to Suhyang because of Baek Sunhwa. It would be much more difficult to bear everything, as Suhyang said….
What should I do for the best?
“Oh, I also have something curious to ask the professor.”
Sori, who had been standing in front, observing Hyunwoo’s expression, now went to his side and sat on the pavilion.
He, who had been lost in thought, turned his face to look at Sori’s face.
“Earlier, during the day. What conversation did you have with the director?”
“….”
“I’m very curious.”
“Turns out, it was someone the director had a confrontation with. I was questioned if I intentionally provoked the fight.”
“Ah….”
Sori asked, recalling the day of his confrontation.
“That person, have you known Professor Seo for a long time? It seemed like that from what Jiwu said.”
Hyunwoo could now recall the forgotten memories of the past, only today. After looking at Baek Sunhwa’s wrist.
“Curious?”
“…Yes.”
It wasn’t a significant connection.
As it was something he had already remembered during the day, talking about it wasn’t too difficult.
“About a month before my mother passed away, I had ridden an ambulance. I didn’t want to go to Father’s hospital, so, stubbornly, I coerced the paramedics with a young boy’s tantrum. I said I didn’t want to go to the Western Hospital.”
So, the place he came to was the Imperial Hospital, of all places. While his unconscious mother underwent various tests, he heard the story of a girl who attempted extreme measures there.
“I don’t exactly remember. I overheard adults talking as I passed by. I was quite angry at that time. Just because a kid a few years younger than me committed such a terrible act, I thought, ‘Why is everyone going crazy, wanting to die?'”
His voice carried by the early summer sea breeze was pleasant to hear, regardless of the heavy reminiscence of the past.
“I didn’t want to know why she did such a thing, but I ended up hearing it. That kid wreaked havoc in the hospital room, saying that she would cast a spell. She waited in the hallway for her mother to wake up, and, without realizing it, I went in. I just needed someone to be angry at.”
He spoke of the memories and feelings of that time with indifference.
“Did you go and scold her? To Director Baek Sunhwa?”
Sori, who was so absorbed in his story, asked in surprise.
“I didn’t say anything nice, according to my memory.”
“What did you say?”
He hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Do you think hurting yourself would make me feel better? If it were me, I would live maliciously and go find the woman who abandoned you and throw her away.”
It was a sarcastic remark about the pitiful appearance of someone begging for attention. It was ridiculous.
He was a kid with no sense of propriety. But he spewed out such poisonous words.
There was a trace of his petty resentment toward his own mother mixed in.
And the feelings he harbored towards his father, who ultimately neglected such a mother, were similar to his own struggles. Living determinedly, leading a life different from his father, he was resolved to prove himself.
That’s how it was. It wasn’t merely that he didn’t want to resemble his father.
Unlike you, Father, he held a spirited determination to protect his loved one until the end.
And the woman in front of him now, she was the one he had to protect.
As he spoke of the past, he vividly remembered how he wanted to live. His purpose became clearer.
“So, Baek Sunhwa seems to have fallen for the professor back then.”
“What?”
“Well… If it’s Seo Hyunwoo, it’s entirely possible.”
Hyunwoo laughed at Sori’s playful nonsense, nodding while holding his chin with one hand.
“So, that’s why you couldn’t forget the professor and wandered around looking for her.”
“Don’t display unnecessary understanding in useless places.”
“It’s because I have good empathy. Now that I imagine it, it seems so cool.”
Hyunwoo, who had smiled brightly, held Sori’s hands. As he placed his hand slowly on hers, he could feel the slightly faster heartbeat.
“Yusori.”
“…Yes.”
“Whatever happens, you have to trust me.”
His voice rang clearly amidst the sounds of the waves. It felt like his voice was gently patting Sori’s heart.
“Why are you suddenly saying that?”
“Is that not possible?”
The breeze, filled with moisture, blew in between his words and stuck slightly to his cheek. Over his hand that was detangling her hair, Sori’s hand opened.
Facing him directly, her hands gripped his a little tighter.
“Yuso-ri.”
“…Yes.”
“Don’t decide unilaterally. If, for some reason, you can’t go to the hospital….”
“I’ve prepared myself even if I can’t go to the same hospital as the professor.”
Hyunwoo, surprised by her unexpected words, searched for Sori’s eyes.
He couldn’t let go yet. It was a questioning gaze that asked if it was really okay to let go.
“Now that I’m with the professor, anywhere will be fine.”
“Stay as you are. Even if you move, I’ll move.”
“No. Don’t decide unilaterally like that. If there’s something I can’t learn from the professor, it’s better for me to find someone I want to learn from.”
“Yuso-ri.”
With Sori’s firm determination, Hyunwoo was at a loss for words.
“We’re going to be together forever, right? Because we’re really going to be a real couple.”
At that moment, the only solution that came to him was to marry Sori.
So that no one could invade our territory, and no one could shake Sori.
“Of course.”
No one can invade our territory, and no one can shake Sori.
“Of course.”
“Well, then. Eunseok senior may have already noticed everything. I don’t know how long we can keep the secret. Most of all, I’m worried that Baek Sunhwa might shake the professor.”
“That’s a really unnecessary concern.”
“If you want to give up, you need a surefire solution. Not a fake lover with red hair.”
He unexpectedly covered Sori’s lips and asked. It wasn’t necessary to hear Sori’s reply.
Warmth filled the mouth all of a sudden. A warm and sweet scent quickly filled the lungs.
The honey-like water quenched the thirst that had been burning in the throat.
Between tightly pressed lips, the feelings that couldn’t be conveyed in words poured out.
Anywhere is fine now that they are together.
They became a pair with no place they couldn’t go.
He vowed to be with her until the end and pledged to protect her.
It was the conviction brought by memories of his determined younger days.
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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