It was obvious just by looking at the tables in front, behind, and beside them.
Whether he didn’t notice or didn’t care, he calmly continued his words.
“Everyone is busy talking among themselves. No one is interested in us.”
He might not care about others’ gaze, but Da Hyun was often perplexed by his composure.
Could he really be saying that because he doesn’t know?
Da Hyun stared at Min Hyuk, who didn’t fit in at all with the pink cafe.
He sat in the window side armchair, basking fully in the streaming sunlight. Hence, whenever his eyes squinted from the brightness, inexplicable exclamations burst forth from behind her.
That wasn’t all. Why did he drink without a straw? Thanks to that, his pronounced Adam’s apple bobbed sexily every time he sipped his coffee.
Even if he had drank his coffee with a straw, it probably would’ve felt like a photo shoot.
“Mr. Min Hyuk, aren’t you aware that your mere existence draws attention?”
His real laugh exploded at the suspicionfilled gaze of the woman asking if he really didn’t know.
However, Da Hyun’s gaze was stuck on the woman who could be seen over his shoulder. As the woman sat down, she took a peek at Min Hyuk, or rather, his back.
Ah, it wasn’t just a peek, she blatantly stared at him.
Despite the fact that she was sitting with him, the woman seemed to not care at all. Da Hyun concealed her discomfort and spoke.
“Do you not know that the two women behind you keep sneaking glances at you, Mr. Min Hyuk?”
“I’m not interested.”
Min Hyuk looked as if it didn’t matter who was looking, showing a composure beyond compare. He had already known that he had been the subject of countless glances throughout his life.
But it was unpleasant.
He’s my man. Don’t look.
Her insides boiled.
Why do those women keep looking at him when I’m clearly sitting here?
Now that I see it, they’re not only turning their gaze to blatantly look at him, they’re already ogling him.
“Mr. Min Hyuk, tell me honestly. Did you come to enjoy this cafe?”
“Why? Is the scenery not good?”
“The scenery is nice. But you stand out so much that the scenery doesn’t even enter my eyes, should I say?”
It seemed like he didn’t come to the cafe for the ambiance or the scenery, but for the other customers to feast their eyes on.
“I don’t like cafes. I absolutely hate crowded places.”
Are there people who come to enjoy cafes?
Min Hyuk muttered as if he couldn’t understand.
He just drove a long way for her.
“You seem to know well since you like cafes. Why come to a cafe? You can just brew coffee at home. You can even make it with a coffee machine.”
When he asked, Da Hyun blinked in confusion.
“Huh?”
Come to think of it, she had never seriously considered why she came to cafes.
She began to think about why she liked cafes for the first time.
“Just…because the ambiance is nice? It’s calming for the mind. It’s nice with friends, but it’s also comfortable and not awkward alone. And…it’s a perfect place to space out.”
“You’re the one who enjoys cafes, not me, right?”
“That, is that so?”
Reluctantly, she had to acknowledge his words. As she articulated the reasons, she realized that she, not him, was the one enjoying the cafe.
“I barely have enough time to pay attention to my wife, let alone worrying about people’s gaze.”
If being handsome is a crime, then it’s a crime. What could she do if her husband was born this handsome?
Da Hyun exhaled in frustration. If he hadn’t worn a ring on his left ring finger, the attention from other women would have been quite problematic.
Feeling the intense gazes on him from all around, Da Hyun wanted nothing more than to escape from her favorite cafe.
“I think it would be best if we left the cafe quickly. At this rate, Min Hyuk, you’ll be pierced by all these stares.”
While someone was annoyed to death by her husband being a spectacle, he chuckled, finding something amusing.
Then he chuckled, covering his face with his hand and shrugging his shoulders. The ring on the large hand covering his face sparkled subtly.
Da Hyun shook her head and rose.
“Let’s go since we finished our drinks. I’m suddenly very hungry.”
Da Hyun picked up her cross bag with a chain and gathered the used cups before he could open his mouth.
Min Hyuk lowered his hand and held onto his smile as he took the cups she was holding.
“I’ll put them away. Why would you do that when I’m here?”
Just by saying he would take the cups, gasps of admiration burst out from everywhere.
Da Hyun swallowed her rising anger. She vowed over and over never to come to the cafe with him again.
Descending to the first floor of the cafe, Da Hyun belatedly discovered photos she hadn’t noticed going up and skimmed through them.
“Should we have taken one, too?”
Although there were many photos taken among samesex friends, unsurprisingly, most were of couples.
“Let’s go, you said you’re hungry.”
Without a sound, he appeared after setting the cups down and urged her to leave, grabbing her wrist and leading her.
“What do you want to eat?”
“Anything is fine. Min Hyuk, you don’t like crowded places, so I hope we can eat in a room.”
She smiled slyly, recalling the situation a while ago. My man should only look at me. Da Hyun felt pathetic for her childish jealousy.
They say love is childish.
“Alright, let’s do that.”
Her anger cooled at his tender voice, and she laughed heartily.
Clasping his hand tightly, Da Hyun left the cafe.
Not long after Da Hyun and Min Hyuk left, a parttimer who had just come to work approached the blackboard with the photos to tidy it up. Then he tilted his head, puzzled, wondering, huh?
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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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