“Bowling Round 2.
Confidently gripping the bowling ball, Dohyuk threw six strikes, defeating Gyumin by a staggering 5 points.
Really.
Everyone, regardless of the team, cheered loudly at the unexpected result.
Even Gyumin, who lost the lead, burst into laughter as if amazed.
Except for one person, Jaein, who feared the aftermath.
‘Wasn’t the hesitation about entering the emergency exit fake?’
Jaein, unable to erase the feeling of being fooled, asked again.
“Team Leader, is it true that you played bowling for the first time today?”
“How many times do you have to ask? I can’t lie like someone else.”
“I really can’t believe it. No matter how good your sports sense is, how can you fall into the gutter and score over 200 points?”
With a lifted corner of his mouth, Dohyuk asked.
“Why? Did you dislike me more after seeing my skills?”
That’s right. Reluctantly admitting it.
Even now, around Dohyuk, sitting on the sofa, there seemed to be a dazzling glow in Jaein’s eyes.
‘This wonderful man is my boyfriend!’
When Dohyuk and Jaein’s eyes met, she suddenly regained her senses.
‘Ah, it’s not the time for this. Pull yourself together, Seo Jaein! You got completely tricked by Team Leader.’
She should have noticed when he suggested a bet.
She overlooked the fact that Dohyuk wouldn’t play a game without a chance of winning.
About to ask him to stop by her grandmother’s 80th birthday celebration for a moment, she ended up looking like a complete fool.
“Seo Jaein, do you remember the bet?”
“Yes?”
While Jaein was struggling with inner conflict,
Dohyuk, who had come next to her, sitting closely, looked at her with a gentle gaze.
“If I win, I said I’d grant a wish, and I even said my soul was burning.”
“Ah……”
Why to that extent? It felt burdensome.
In Dohyuk’s subtle voice, Jaein didn’t know what to do.
“…What is your wish?”
“You probably know, Seo Jaein. What I want.”
If Team Leader knows and I know, what’s his wish?
During the ride home, whenever she asked about his wish, Dohyuk just smiled without saying anything.
Chadohyuk, who has everything – wealth, appearance, ability – and can have anything he wants.
If he’s making a wish, despite not going according to his plan?
Boom.
Suddenly, the answer that Jaein had been deliberately avoiding popped up in her mind.
Exactly, to become one with Jaein.
‘No way…’
Glancing at Dohyuk unintentionally, Jaein’s eyes widened in surprise.
A deep gaze, as if it could absorb everything, was fixed on her.
Eyes that seemed to be searching for something and a heavily contemplative face.
Not a child anymore, and at this point, Jaein could no longer pretend not to know.
‘That’s right!’
Jaein’s trembling hand on the sofa betrayed her.
It had been a week since they started dating.
From Jaein’s perspective, it was too fast, but for Dohyuk, who had liked her for a long time, it must have been a test of extraordinary patience.
Especially since they spent every night in the same house.
Jaein also knew.
She couldn’t keep making Dohyuk wait indefinitely.
‘Finally, is it… time?’
The tremor that started at her fingertips spread throughout her body.
Feeling the accelerating heartbeat, Jaein took a deep breath.
She had been aware of it for a long time.
Deep in her heart, she wanted Dohyuk.
“Seo Jaein, what are you thinking so seriously?”
Dohyuk gently touched Jaein’s blushing cheek and smiled warmly.
The warmth from his palm gently seeped into her chest.
Jaein raised her head and looked at Dohyuk with a shy smile.
Intense eyes that seemed to suck her in.
When facing those eyes, straight and solely directed at her, her heart fluttered, almost as if it would burst.
‘Ah, I guess it’s okay now!’
Jaein stretched out her arms and tightly hugged Dohyuk’s neck.
Through slightly closed lips, a delicate voice escaped.
“Team Leader… I-I’m okay.”
“What is it?”
“The wish you want…?”
“Really?”
“…Yes.”
Unable to control the trembling, Jaein buried her face in Dohyuk’s shoulder.
“Seo Jaein, then…”
Dohyuk’s soft voice penetrated her ears.
“When we’re alone from now on, will you call me ‘Oppa’?”
“Of course. Oppa, I’ll call you…”
Huh?
Wait a moment.
Surprised, Jaein pulled away from Dohyuk.
“You want me to call you Oppa?”
It’s not like we’re going to spend the night together?
Jaein looked at Dohyuk in disbelief.
“Was that your wish, Team Leader…?”
“Yeah.”
Dohyuk nodded with an expression that said, ‘What else could it be?’
“Ah…”
Well, I should have known.
When Jaein asked him to play Santa, she called him ‘Dohyuk Oppa’ just once.
After that, Dohyuk complained several times, saying, ‘Why don’t you call me Oppa like you do to Si-hwan?’
Even though it was just a thought, she pretended not to hear.
Cha Dohyuk would make that his wish.
‘Oh, how embarrassing! I was pondering something utterly useless.’
If possible, Jaein wanted to evaporate like steam.
Looking at her face covered with heavy clouds, Dohyuk asked, “Seo Jaein, are you okay?”
“…Yes.”
“What on earth did you think the wish was?”
“…”
I can’t say even if I die!
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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