Oh Hye Ju, who always found his phone and handed it to him before he realized he had left it in the taxi.
Oh Hye Ju, who called him so much that the phone almost caught fire when he disappeared for the whole weekend due to spreading rumors.
But this time, there was no contact from her.
Seung Won’s heart tightened at the absence of Hye Ju’s name, even after rubbing his eyes and searching.
Was this how a child feels when they lose their mother’s hand? Overwhelmed by a sense of loss like a tidal wave, Seung Won bit his nails.
The place where something that should naturally be there was missing felt strangely empty. Floating in a sea of unsettling anxiety, Seung Won absentmindedly fiddled with his phone.
Buzz, buzz. The phone, which had been making a fuss, vibrated and fell silent.
“Is it Hye Ju?”
Seung Won hesitated as he picked up the phone.
However, his expression darkened at the name displayed on the screen.
It was a name that forcefully grabbed his attention, causing a headacheinducing reality.
“Open your mouth, Oh Hye Ju.”
Ju Won pulled Hye Ju’s hand down and locked eyes with her.
“Just to make sure.”
His face was right in front of her. If she opened her mouth, it felt like his breath would rush in, a distance as close as just a finger’s length apart. The only thing that existed in that small space was the sound of their breathing.
“Ah…”
Hye Ju tried to pull her wrist away from Ju Won with all her strength. She had been the one who suggested kissing, the one who wanted to make sure, but now that she saw his aggressive behavior, fear suddenly gripped her.
Regret flooded in for being so audacious and impulsive. As their gazes met so blatantly, her cheeks turned a deep shade of red.
“Why do you meddle with other people’s mouths like this…”
“I don’t know how to kiss with your mouth shut.”
“…”
“You said you wanted to, didn’t you?”
His gaze was like a spider’s web. It tightly entangled her, making it impossible to escape, as if he was waiting for the chance to gulp her down in one bite.
“You’re not going to do it?”
Hye Ju didn’t know how to respond to his persistent gaze. She had been bold in the moment, but it was clear that she hadn’t thought about the aftermath of her actions.
Her lips brushed against his like a gentle spring breeze, and as they separated, she wondered whether the emotions he evoked in her were excitement, fear, or discomfort.
What she had overlooked was that the kiss Ju Won had in mind wasn’t like a spring breeze. It was a typhoon, a storm. It was a gust of wind that forcefully swept everything away.
“I… I’ll do it.”
Hye Ju spoke in a trembling voice.
“Say it louder.”
“I take back what I just said!”
With a face on the verge of exploding, Hye Ju let out a sharp cry. Ju Won didn’t break his gaze and slowly released her wrist.
“Wake up, scaredycat.”
Hye Ju fanned herself and jumped up from her seat.
“No, the picture I had in mind wasn’t like this. Who kisses with their mouth wide open by the Han River? In situations like this, a peck is the norm. Do you want to get caught by the police for public indecency?”
Ju Won chuckled at her playful outrage.
“Then you should have said ‘peck’.”
“I thought you had at least some basic manners!”
“Sorry, I’m a product of studying abroad.”
Sigh. There’s nothing more to say at this point. Should I just bite my tongue and accept it? Should I just go around kissing and sucking in America? People might think I’m a fullfledged American. After all, I’ve only lived there for a measly 7 years!
“Are you teasing me right now?”
Hye Ju glared at Ju Won. Ju Won, who had been spewing suggestive words just a moment ago, seemed completely nonchalant.
Suddenly, a deep realization dawned on her. Here I am, playing around on Kang Ju Won’s palm.
“Oppa, you never intended to kiss me from the beginning, did you?”
“Huh.”
“Really?”
I asked just to be sure, and without a hint of hesitation, I heard a cool response. He even teased Hye Ju with confidence.
“You think this is a bit much, kid. Get lost.”
Hye Ju clenched her fists tightly.
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“I only date classy girls.”
“Well, you’re quite expensive. Who cares so much about a kiss in the era of onenight stands!”
“To me, it matters. Once you do it, you can’t easily walk away.”
“…”
“It’s annoying when girls who I’m not even dating cling to me.”
His overflowing confidence left Hye Ju speechless.
“You’ve done it a lot, haven’t you?”
“It’s not about quantity. Quality matters.”
He chuckled and ruffled his hair.
As if it were adorable, swift strokes of his hand caressed her like one would cherish something precious.
“Fine. I won’t talk to you anymore, Oppa. The more we talk, the more I feel like I’m losing.”
Quantity and quality. Hye Ju felt embarrassed at the imagination that it would become an extremely suggestive statement when applied to the subject. She brushed Ju Won’s hand away.
Ju Won averted his gaze from Hye Ju and looked at the river.
“Then I’ll do it.”
His low, tranquil voice was as calm as the river. His eyes, shimmering without rest, resembled moonlight reflected on the water’s surface.
“Don’t settle for just anyone in your life.”
At first, I didn’t understand the meaning. But…
“When you feel certain, that’s when we’ll do it. Whatever it may be.”
Upon hearing his subsequent words, Hye Ju realized.
He overheard the conversation between Da Hee and her on the rooftop.
“Oppa…”
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