Sori had to calm her pounding heart, exhaling a breath long enough not to be heard by him.
These days, every single day felt excessively stimulating to her.
“Here.”
As he swung open the door of a light grey hue, a faint smell of new furniture wafted out.
Inside, the bed that had been ordered just yesterday had taken its place.
“The bed arrived already?”
In the room, which was more than twice the size of her current room, a bedside table of the same tone as the bed was arranged right in the center like a hotel.
“It arrived this afternoon.”
“Wow. Huh? Is there a dressing table too?”
The dressing table, which she couldn’t choose yesterday because it was burdensome, was placed right in front of the bed. The modern room and the white dressing table matched very well.
Sori looked at him with eyes that asked how this happened.
“Ji Woo sent it. He said it was a gift.”
“Ji Woo did?”
“He insisted I show it to you right away.”
“Yes.”
It was Ji Woo who said that you are hundred times better than a complete stranger marrying his brother.
The night before, while lying in Sori’s bed before falling asleep, he had asked her to take good care of his brother.
Though Sori just shyly avoided answering.
“So, is this our bedroom?”
“Ours?”
He asked back, raising an eyebrow.
Oh, isn’t this it?
Looking at his expression, she sensed she’d put her foot in her mouth.
She thought that if they live in the same house, they would use one bed in one room, but it seemed that was her own delusion.
“I guess, I misspoke.”
Why did you faint that day, you must clearly know what you are misunderstanding, yet you pretend to be calm.
He, who chuckled lightly, asked calmly in a low voice.
“Can you handle it?”
“Me?”
She felt a heat rushing from her throat to her ears in an instant.
“You nearly faint just eating a meal together.”
He, who had been leaning against the door, silently approached her,
“You are busy trembling just by looking at me, you.”
He stood tall in front of Sori.
“You still look like you have a fever. You said you were fine.”
“I am really fine.”
Hyun Woo plopped the back of his hand onto Sori’s forehead. The moment his body temperature touched her forehead, Sori’s body shrunk a little.
For him, who has a younger sister, this would be a completely unconscious action.
However, Sori always staggered as if she had encountered a typhoon in his breeze.
“You don’t have a fever.”
The plain back of his hand quickly dropped off. The breath she had been holding was finally a bit relaxed, but her breathing quickened a little.
Without any pretense, he reached out his long, orderly hand and pointed somewhere outside the open door.
“My bedroom is over there. The room diagonally opposite.”
“Yes.”
“I’ll show you since I brought you here. Follow me.”
Sori followed him out of the room.
“Here’s the gym. It should have most of the basic stuff. Feel free to use it. The dressing room is next to the bathroom. The kitchen is over there on the right.”
He briefly explained the purpose and location of each room. Sori followed him, her face still flushed with heat and she had to fan herself secretly.
When she opened the dressing room, shirts were neatly arranged by color.
In the neat and concise room that was almost intimidating, a faint scent of fabric softener emitted from him was present.
She really felt like she was in Seo Hyun Woo’s house.
“You can use the hangers and drawers on this wall here. If that’s not enough, we’ll get more wardrobes later.”
“Ah, yes.”
“The housekeeper comes every afternoon to clean, do the laundry, prepare side dishes and such. So you don’t have to worry about anything else.”
“……”
“The problem is the library…”
“I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I’ll mostly be at the hospital.”
“Let’s do that for now.”
“Yes.”
Suddenly, he turned around to look at Sori.
“But, have you eaten dinner?”
How would a busy resident have time to eat, especially when she was told to be here by 8?
Sori quietly shook her head.
“There should be something to eat at home.”
“But, Professor.”
Sori stopped him as he headed towards the kitchen.
“Why?”
“May I ask why you are in such a hurry… all of a sudden?”
“Suddenly?”
“Yes.”
He lowered his head for a moment.
Hyun Woo’s silence filled the space for a while as he tried to find a proper explanation.
The brief silence further stimulated Sori’s nervousness.
She didn’t expect a special answer from him, but her flushed cheeks seemed to twitch involuntarily.
After a few heavy seconds passed.
He raised his head and spoke as if it was the most natural thing.
“Well, I can roll it better if it’s right next to me, right?”
“……”
Contrary to Sori’s difficult question, his answer was very simple.
She sighed a beat late, her disappointment spreading unknowingly. It seemed she had made a slightly disappointed face.
Unaware of Sori’s reaction, he entered the kitchen and said,
“Oh, there should be another gift from Jiwoo next to the vanity.”
“Yes.”
Sori, as if shaking off her thoughts, fluttered back into what was now her room. A white shopping bag was placed next to the vanity.
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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