She hadn’t misheard.

He had called her cute.

Sa Rang was at a loss for words, unsure how to react.

“Considering I dressed up, is this enough?”
“Huh?”
When Sa Rang asked in confusion what he meant, Do Han pointed to his outfit with his eyes.

Only then did Sa Rang understand his meaning.

She had rejected his confession because she didn’t like his clothes. This time, he had dressed up properly, even down to his sneakers.

Did he really like her?

Sa Rang was surprised that Do Han was paying so much attention to her.

“Well, your clothes are…nice.”
She didn’t want to compliment his looks, she was tired of hearing it.

When she glanced at him as if uninterested, Do Han gave a faint smile.

“So, does it mean it’s sincere now if I say I like you?”
“No.”
“Why again. What’s the problem?”
Do Han wanted to quickly get out of the mire of his confession.

He was extremely frustrated by the whole day he had spent unable to do anything due to nervousness.

Furthermore, he had even kissed her the night before, so his feelings for her were rampant.

With the regret that he couldn’t finish because Sa Rang ran away, Do Han was impatient.

However, he was the type who did not show his emotions on his face, so no one else could feel his impatience.

Sa Rang looked at him disapprovingly.

“Shall I honestly tell you what I am thinking right now?”
“Go ahead.”
At his words, which seemed to challenge her to say it, Sa Rang sighed first.

Then, she muttered to herself as if talking to herself.

“Why did Ji Do Han suddenly start to like me?”
Do Han listened quietly to her monologue.

He felt lucky that at least she was not cursing him.

“Is it because he was jealous when Yun Jae said he liked me? Because he thought it was a waste to give me to someone else, so he decided to keep me for himself? Or did he feel sorry for me because I was infatuated with him? Did he think, ‘I should meet her once since she likes me so much?’ Or did he just think it would be fun?”
Sa Rang turned her gaze to him, as if to ask which one was the correct answer.

Do Han’s expression did not change.

“You’re all wrong.”
“Then what is it?”
“I feel comfortable when I’m with you.”
Perhaps saying he felt at peace would have been more accurate.

It felt like a ray of light was entering his usually dark and prickly heart.

It was a different feeling from the abnormal racing of his heart whenever he thought of her.

Whenever he met Sa Rang, Do Han found a bit of tranquility in the warmth he felt.

“Ah. I forgot to mention ‘because I’m easy.’”
“Don’t twist my words. That’s not what I meant.”
“Does it make sense that you feel comfortable when you are with someone you like? I feel very uncomfortable with you, Seonbae. My heart is trembling right now, I can’t even look at you properly.”
“I’m trembling too.”
“That’s a lie. Anyone would think you were with your younger sister. You look too comfortable.”
“You don’t want to kiss your younger sister.”
Sa Rang closed her mouth at Do Han’s slight smile and steady gaze.

Her heart seemed to stop just at the mention of a kiss.

Her lips were strangely tingling.

She was still dizzy from the sensation that his lips had given her just yesterday.

“So, are you rejecting this confession too?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“I can’t give you time to think. Decide now.”
“What, what do you mean?”
“Dating me.”
“Why are you in such a hurry? I’ve been waiting for several months.”
“I told you. I want to kiss.”
Sa Rang was dumbfounded by his continuous mention of kissing as if it were nothing.

“Is that why you want to date? Just for physical intimacy?”
At her misunderstanding, Do Han frowned. He thought about how to explain, then he came up with a suitable analogy.

“You know, how do you feel when the power goes out at a critical moment while you’re watching a drama?”
“Well, I go crazy because I’m curious about the next part.”
“That’s how I feel now.”
Confused by his sudden statement, Sa Rang tilted her head.

“You ran away yesterday, so we had to stop in the middle. That’s why I’m going crazy.”
When he blatantly looked at her lips, Sa Rang quickly averted her eyes.

She was still struggling to accept his confession, and she couldn’t bear the look in his eyes as if he would kiss her at any moment.

Can I really date a guy like this?

If we were to rank positions based on dating experience, he would be a conglomerate and I would be a lowerclass citizen.

The difference in level was severe.

“I didn’t even know you liked me yesterday, and we weren’t even dating. It’s only natural that I ran away.”
“Right. I’m sorry. I didn’t have any leisure yesterday. You were spouting nonsense about going to find Jung Yoonjae.”
Sa Rang rolled her eyes, asking why he was bringing up that topic again.

For some reason, she felt that she would get scolded occasionally about this issue in the future.

That wasn’t what was important right now.

What was she talking about to get to this point?

As she was about to ponder, Do Han told her.