‘Jealousy?’
As soon as Jaein heard Dohyuk’s words, her head tingled as if she had been shocked. It was the moment she realized that the strange feeling that had been tormenting her all day was ‘jealousy.’
“Are you jealous?”
Dohyuk approached Jaein and asked again.
Jaein was taken aback and stepped back.
“Oh, no, not at all!”
“If Seo Jaein wants, you can go in right now and tell Manager Lim that you’re not interested. What do you think?”
At those words, Jaein felt a strange sense of relief and triumph, but she was also puzzled.
It was against the rules to feel such emotions while pretending not to know Dohyuk’s feelings.
“Why are you asking me that?”
Instead of answering, Dohyuk gently traced Jaein’s jawline with his hand and lifted it slightly.
When Jaein met Dohyuk’s intense, unfathomable eyes, her breath caught in her throat.
As he scrutinized Jaein’s wavering eyes, he said, “Are you trying to pretend you don’t know again?”
Jaein, who had been thoroughly exposed, felt her heart racing.
‘If I don’t escape now… I need to get away!’
But her legs seemed rooted to the ground and wouldn’t budge.
Jaein found it difficult to withstand Dohyuk’s intense gaze and turned her eyes away.
However, there was no escaping the warmth that radiated from his fingertips, touching her chin.
A quivering voice escaped between Jaein’s gently parted red lips.
“I’ll be waiting inside. You should go quickly.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
“Oh, but didn’t Team Leader ask us to distinguish the construction sites this morning?”
“That’s right.”
Dohyuk nodded obediently.
Then, he raised the corners of his lips and added, “But it’s not working hours right now.”
As soon as Dohyuk finished speaking, Jaein was drawn into the darkness.
Thunk.
Leaning against the building’s wall, Dohyuk gently wrapped his arms around Jaein’s waist.
In his firm embrace, Jaein felt an electric current coursing through her body.
Thump-thump.
Thump-thump.
Her heart pounded wildly, as if it might burst out at any moment.
Even in the darkness, she could clearly see Dohyuk’s delicate features.
When her gaze landed on his neatly closed lips, Jaein’s chest fluttered despite her resolution not to waver.
It felt like she was walking through a dream, perhaps?
Unconsciously, Jaein’s eyes half-closed.
It was as if she was about to experience a romantic kiss that she might have dreamt of once.
The refreshing sea breeze brushing against her face,
The sound of crashing waves,
The pitch-black darkness illuminated by streetlights,
And the stunningly handsome man in front of her,
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Unexpectedly, even the sound of a barking dog.
Huh?
Suddenly, she felt a warm sensation on her ankle.
Without thinking, she glanced down and saw a small white dog enthusiastically licking her ankle.
“Ah!” Jaein exclaimed in shock, clinging to Dohyuk.
“Go away!”
Dohyuk quickly lifted Jaein up.
“Oh, Snowy! Come here!”
An elderly woman, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, tugged on Snowy’s leash.
She looked at the two of them alternately and smiled knowingly.
“I’ve been waiting for it to end, but Yaga couldn’t wait and rushed in without restraint. She insists on seeing something here.”
“What?”
Perplexed, Jaein was pointedly towards under the streetlight by the grandmother.
Meanwhile, the dog had marked its territory under the utility pole.
“Well, young man, I apologize for the interruption. We’ll be on our way now to finish what we were doing.”
Finish what they were doing?
It was only then that Jaein realized she was still tightly holding onto Dohyuk’s neck and had descended to the ground at the speed of light.
“No, no!”
Leaving behind a scream-like word, Jaein quickly entered the store.
“Sir, I’m really sorry for this.”
The grandmother scratched her head, tugging Snowy as she disappeared into the alley.
Dohyuk stared blankly at the spot where Jaein had stood moments ago.
Her presence still lingered in his arms.
“Now even a dog interferes.”
Heh. Heh heh.
Dohyuk’s disheartened laughter echoed through the darkness, left alone.
“Ugh, what a disgrace!”
Jaein, who had returned to her spot, felt a strong desire to dig a hole and hide.
“If that grandmother hadn’t shown up just a moment ago…?”
At that moment.
The sensation of Dohyuk’s well-built arms that hadn’t embraced her waist, and the warmth of his hands, felt vividly revived.
Even his piercing gaze.
“I could have been in real trouble!”
The thought that she might have crossed an irreversible river left her breathless.
Simultaneously, a deep sense of self-reproach washed over her.
She had made a firm resolve and even closed her eyes voluntarily, making her feel pitiful.
That she had been so weak in the face of temptation.
“Manager Seo, are you feeling hot by any chance?”
Hyeeju asked with concern as she looked at Jaein’s face, which had turned as red as fire.
“The winter sea breeze is quite chilly, and if you catch a cold, it’s highly likely. You should rest early today.”
“Yes, I will. Thank you.”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
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