“I hate to be subjugated.”
Isn’t it better to do it yourself? When is it time to rush?!
Seo Ah was angry at his relaxed smile and at herself being utterly fooled.
She rationalized that her face was reddening and her heart was beating fast solely for that reason.
Tying the necktie at the finally adjusted height was easier, but he was blatantly watching her flushed expression and she felt more restless. She had no choice but to tie it quickly.
Watching her, Ha Joon had the urge to bite her wellripened peachlike cheeks.
The feel of her waist that had fit snugly in his large hand a little while ago was still vividly lingering, and he had the urge to grab it again.
The rush was a lie. He pretended to be in a hurry so that she wouldn’t have much time to worry.
“Hmm. That’s enough.”
Ha Joon turned his body fearfully as soon as she finished speaking, and faced the fulllength mirror.
His expression was quite satisfied. It was unclear whether he was satisfied because the necktie was well tied, or because he found it amusing to see Seo Ah flustered.
But then,
The cupboard adjusted to Ha Joon’s height was high for Seo Ah, so she swayed again as she descended, and at the moment her knee was about to hit the floor, Ha Joon caught her.
“Don’t you lack too much exercise? You should strengthen your leg muscles.”
Seo Ah couldn’t lift her head at all.
It was embarrassing that she fell, but whether he accidentally touched a sensitive spot in his rush to catch her, or he did it on purpose, was the reason.
“Who, who put this up here?”
Seo Ah left to hide the pounding sound of her heart.
Ha Joon didn’t seem to mind.
If it wasn’t intentional, he wouldn’t have realized because he was used to it.
On the way to work, Ha Joon stared at his palm.
The feeling, different from her delicate and slender waist, seemed to linger.
At that moment, he felt like his mind was faint, but he tried to remain calm.
But she wouldn’t have been unaware, was she pretending not to know because she was embarrassed?
“Chief, why is your face so red?”
Seok Hoon, who saw his face while waiting for the signal, asked worriedly. He was worried because he thought he was still not well after saying he had a cold yesterday.
“My, my face? Maybe because I ate hot soup? Hmm.”
It was fortunate that she couldn’t look directly at his face.
“Are you okay from the cold?”
“Huh?”
Ha Joon quickly turned his head. He said that……. he did!!
“Yes, yes! I felt better after exercising.”
“I’m glad.”
((()))
That afternoon, after finishing the class, Seo Ah called her mother, Hye Kyung, while waiting for Young Joo.
My daughter~. Any pain? Does Kang Sir treat you well?
“Yes. I’m not sick, and Brother treats me well, so don’t worry.”
Does the food suit your taste? Should I send some side dishes?
“You’re not the one who’s cooking.”
Seo Ah narrowed her eyes and said. That was because she had never seen her mother cook even once.
That’s true. But I thought you might miss the housemaid’s side dishes.
“It’s okay. The food here suits my taste too. It’s delicious.”
That’s a relief.
“But mom… Do you help dad get dressed when he goes to work?”
Of course! As you know, your father has no sense of dressing.
Aha. That was right. Yesterday, she confidently told Ha Joon that her father does it by himself,
“What about when he comes home? Do you take his clothes off?”
Of course! If I don’t, he just takes them off anywhere! Why? Is Kang Sir doing that too?!
She even took off his clothes. Why didn’t I know?! It was a common thing between couples, but because she overreacted, her face was burning.
“No! Brother has so much sense! He organizes well!”
Wait, why am I defending Ha Joon now?!
Well, Kang Sir looks like that. Still, you should tie his tie in the morning. That’s how you get close, and don’t oversleep!
“I don’t oversleep! I get up well!”
Even though she overslept yesterday, she got up early today, though not as early as Ha Joon,
Alright, let’s talk again. Contact me immediately if anything happens~.
After hanging up the phone, Seo Ah sank into her thoughts.
She had a secret she couldn’t tell her mother. She didn’t tell her close friends either. It was a fact known only to her and Young Joo.
((()))
It was something that happened while studying in France.
“Do you have to get married? Do you still like Ha Joon? Such a cruel person?”
“It’s because I’m lacking, isn’t it. If I show a changed version of myself, you’d like me too, right? If you really hated me, you would’ve said we shouldn’t get married.”
“Sigh……”
Yeongju let out a deep sigh, handing her a single document envelope.
Inside, there were multiple photos. Upon inspecting them closely, Seo Ah shivered in shock.
The pictures showed Ha Joon shamelessly being intimate with a woman. And it wasn’t the same woman in every photo. There were also pictures where he was surrounded by multiple women.
“He supposedly frequents bars almost every day after his discharge from the military.”
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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