Between Us is X (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 34

“Honestly, is there anyone who wouldn’t be happy receiving something like this?”

Eun Su lowered her eyes. On her lap, her hands rested, and the jewel on top of them emitted a brilliant, radiant glow. The fact that it was in her hand, and that it didn’t feel as awkward as she’d thought, somehow felt unreal.

“I… think I’m happy too. No, I am happy.”

Eun Su’s gaze slowly moved. She saw Ju Han’s hand resting on the steering wheel. His large, slightly rough-looking hand, the ring on his faintly protruding knuckles, made a corner of her heart ache sharply.

She had once imagined them wearing matching rings.

And someday, she had also imagined witnessing a ring she had never seen before on Ju Han’s hand.

Right now, Eun Su’s heart was somewhere between the overwhelming excitement that felt like it might burst and the pain so intense it made her whole body shiver.

Her gaze, which had climbed a little higher, finally met Ju Han’s eyes that had been fixed solely on her the entire time.

“Thank you. It’s so pretty.”

Ju Han simply looked at Eun Su. Unable to hold his gaze for long, Eun Su turned her head away.

I just wanted to hear those words. That’s enough for me.

It felt unbearable, as if she could hear those words in Ju Han’s eyes.

I spent your money and only received, yet all I did was say thank you once—what’s so overwhelming about that that you’re making that face?

Actually, she knew. Ju Han always wanted to give her everything, and he was happiest when she smiled and said thank you.

But every time, Eun Su had calculated, pushed away, and tried hard not to owe him anything. Because her own comfort mattered more than Ju Han’s pride.

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