“…Do you remember that day? You invited me to watch a movie, and I can’t help but fulfill that promise. That’s why I’ll be gone for a while.”
“Seo Jae In?”
“Yes?”
When Do Hyuk called her by her name, Jae In looked at him with a sense of relief, thinking, “Oh, so he noticed!”
While diligently pondering several prepared answers in his mind, trying not to disturb Do Hyuk’s peace of mind.
But unexpectedly…
“Why are you telling me that? It’s none of my business, Seo Jae In’s personal life. From now on, there’s no need to report such trivial matters one by one.”
“…!”
Do Hyuk said nonchalantly.
Jae In froze in place. Her mind went blank, as if it had turned into a still image.
“What’s this? This reaction is unexpected.”
Unable to grasp the situation, a chilling voice struck her bewildered ears and struck a nerve.
“But be careful, so that nothing unpleasant happens. If you understood the meaning of my words, you can leave.”
“I… can leave?”
Jae In, taken aback by the unexpectedly smooth progress, asked Do Hyuk.
In response, Do Hyuk raised an eyebrow as if it were a bother, and bluntly retorted.
“Then, are you not going?”
“Oh, no. I’ll go now!”
She had to leave quickly before she changed her mind.
Jae In bowed slightly, greeted him, and swiftly went outside.
In front of the elevator.
1, 2, 3…
Jae In, staring blankly at the ascending numbers, carefully pondered over Do Hyuk’s words.
“It’s none of my business, personal matters… trivial matters… He’s right, isn’t he? The team leader doesn’t seem to care at all, and I can keep my promise with Gyumin. It’s a good thing.”
But why did it leave her with a bitter feeling instead of being happy?
The Do Hyuk from a little while ago was still the same businesslike and rigid person as before.
He was completely different from the slightly childish and emotional side he had shown until recently.
“I thought he was uncomfortable because of watching the movie today. But was that not it?”
Jae In’s face flushed with anger.
I felt embarrassed about interpreting his actions and getting carried away by myself.
Do Hyuk seemed to have returned to his original rational self, and that was exactly what Jae In had hoped for.
She had worried unnecessarily that her plans to leave for Japan, entangled with Do Hyuk personally, might be disrupted.
However, even though she felt relieved, she couldn’t understand why Do Hyuk suddenly changed his attitude.
“What about all the things he said and did to me before?”
With the doubt came a rising thought,
“99 percent,
The certainty that Cha Do Hyuk has a favorable impression of Seo Jae In.
The remaining 1 percent,
The possibility that Cha Do Hyuk is an extremely peculiar individual and might behave that way with anyone.”
“Could that 1 percent be true? Could it be that everything was just my own misunderstanding from the beginning?”
It was possible.
Having a feeling doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true, especially since she didn’t hear it directly from the team leader.
Cha Do Hyuk was capable of anything.
Jae In felt like she had been struck by lightning.
“Jae In! Over here, here!”
As if it were a typical Saturday, Gyumin waved his hand high and shouted at the bustling entrance of the movie theater.
Jae In saw some girls glancing at Gyumin with admiration.
“Yeah, objectively, Gyumin does look cool.”
Although personally, he didn’t appear to her as a man at all.
Jae In reached a point where she wanted to ask herself.
Why wasn’t she attracted to Gyumin at all, whether it was in the past or now that they met again?
“Is it because he’s too comfortable?”
Cha Do Hyuk, on the other hand, was unpredictable and often made her heart race. They were complete opposites.
Jae In, who had naturally thought of Do Hyuk even in this situation, was taken aback and blinked.
“Why does this keep happening? It’s not even a delusional disorder.”
Seeing Jae In like that, Gyumin asked with a worried voice.
“Are you okay? You look really cold. Your cheeks are red.”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“Well, that’s a relief. Are you hungry? Let’s buy the tickets first and then go eat. I know a great restaurant nearby.”
“Yeah, let’s do that.”
Gyumin smiled and took the lead towards the ticket booth.
Jae In followed behind and made a firm resolution once again.
Absolutely no thoughts about Cha Do Hyuk!
That’s what she told herself.
“This is definitely a twist of fate.”
Coincidentally,
The place Gyumin led Jae In to was an upscale sushi restaurant with an elegant atmosphere.
When Jae In’s expression hardened, Gyumin asked with a puzzled look.
“Yura said your favorite food was sushi, right? Or was it not?”
“…Yeah, I do like it.”
The problem was that it reminded her of the despicable Cha Do Hyuk once again.
Could there be a time when Choi Yura would be grateful?
Jae In firmly held onto the floating image of Cha Do Hyuk in her mind.
After placing their order, Gyumin observed Jae In’s complexion and cautiously began to speak.
“Um, Jae In… I don’t know how you’ll take it, but I came out today with the intention of going on a date.”
“What?”
In that moment, Jae In’s heart raced.
“I’ve decided to stop blindly going in circles. I’ve already come a long way back.”
Gyumin spoke with a serious expression.
“Jae In, I… I like you. I liked you seven years ago, and I still do now.”
“…!”
Jae In never expected Gyumin to confess so suddenly.
She was so shocked that she couldn’t find her words.
“Did it surprise you? I’m sorry for suddenly bringing this up here. This time, I wanted to be honest with you.”
“Ah…”
“I know you only see me as a friend. But from now on, won’t you consider it seriously?”
For Gyumin, it was the first time seeing such a serious and anxious expression.
In that moment, Jae In felt selfreproach.
Even with Gyumin in front of her, Cha Do Hyuk kept coming to mind unconsciously.
“Why am I like this? I’ll make Gyumin feel so sorry if I continue like this.”
Hmm…
Jae In cleared her throat and managed to speak with difficulty.
“Gyumin, thank you. But I’m going to study abroad in Japan in March. I won’t have a chance to meet anyone…”
“I know. Yura told me everything. But it doesn’t matter to me.”
“It doesn’t matter?”
“As long as your feelings are clear, I can wait as long as you need.”
Gyumin said firmly.
“But…”
“Ah! Don’t make a conclusion right now. Just think about it seriously, please.”
“…Yeah.”
Jae In couldn’t bring herself to cut off Gyumin, who went to such lengths.
Gyumin carefully examined her face and asked.
“Jae In, is there… any other reason? Someone you’ve kept in your heart separately…”
“No. There’s nothing like that.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
As Jae In nodded, Gyumin finally smiled brightly, as if relieved.
Seeing Gyumin so happy, Jae In felt a twinge of conscience.
“Well, even though Team Leader keeps coming to mind, it doesn’t mean I like him.”
Absolutely not!
Absolutely! Absolutely!
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Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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