Frantically wiping the water streaming down her face, Se-hee lifted her head.
It was that man again.
The man who had left a strong impression on Se-hee last night, awakening her to the international issue of Mediterranean environmental protection.
Moist droplets of water slid down his dark, wet hair, gliding over his pale cheeks.
Up close, his eyes emitted a strangely captivating aura.
Se-hee felt as if she was being drawn deep into those dangerous-looking eyes.
He must have jumped into the water hastily in just his suit jacket, as his white dress shirt was completely soaked.
The contours of the man’s chest muscles were clearly visible through the wet shirt that clung to his body.
For a moment, a tense Se-hee inadvertently swallowed hard.
The distinct sound of her swallowing made the man’s expression twist in displeasure.
“……The pool sign isn’t there for fun.”
His scathing warning, on top of his appearance, immediately reawakened Se-hee’s anger that she had momentarily forgotten.
The unpleasant words he had uttered just after saving her also flashed in her mind.
‘Do you think life jackets are just decorations?’
Of course, she admitted it was right to be cautious whether the water was 1 meter or 3 meters deep if one couldn’t swim.
She acknowledged that sitting precariously in front of that deep pool was her fault.
But was that the right thing to say to someone who had just been saved from death, and by the rescuer himself?
Shouldn’t he have first asked if she was alright?
There’s truth in the saying: a single word can either repay a thousand debts or incur them.
Hey, good-looking man.
You’ve just earned yourself a million metaphorical punches.
As anger swallowed her gratitude, Se-hee’s expression turned fierce.
“……Excuse me. That warning sign! I read it very well.”
Se-hee retorted sharply, glaring at the man.
Despite her piercing look, the man’s expression didn’t change. If anything, his gaze seemed more intimidating.
But Se-hee wasn’t one to be intimidated.
“It seems there’s some misunderstanding. I didn’t jump into the pool intentionally; I was pushed in.”
Se-hee straightened her posture, clearly expressing her displeasure.
“Firstly! Thank you for saving me. So, I’ll generously forgive your presumptuous nagging. And could you let go of me now?”
After saying her piece with various expressions, Se-hee ended with a dignified look.
A moment of incredulous laughter from the man followed, but Se-hee, pretending not to hear, prepared for her next move.
Fortunately, the stairs to exit the pool were within arm’s reach.
She calculated the distance and prepared to push the man away to grab the stairs.
Or at least, she intended to.
But then, something shocking happened.
As Se-hee twisted her body to forcefully detach from the man, the top strap of her bikini got caught on his shirt button.
With the force of her twist, the bikini strap completely unraveled.
It was an unexpected turn of events she couldn’t have dreamed of.
“Kyaaak!”
Startled, Se-hee screamed.
The decorative strap, which she had firmly believed was only for enhancing the bikini’s appearance, had now betrayed her in such a dramatic fashion.
“Ha, really? What else can go wrong.”
Se-hee, desperately trying to hide her body underwater, was quickly pulled back into the man’s embrace as he muttered under his breath, seemingly unimpressed.
Now fully pressed against the man’s chest, Se-hee’s face immediately flushed red.
The wet, thin shirt did nothing to conceal, and instead, it heightened the sensation of their touching.
Se-hee felt like praying for a rope from heaven to escape this awkward situation.
But at that moment, as if heaven sent, a soft towel appeared.
The man, quicker than Se-hee, snatched the towel and wrapped her in it before abruptly letting her go, as if she were a bug he couldn’t wait to shake off.
Then, he abruptly lifted Se-hee out of the pool, almost throwing her out roughly.
No sooner had Se-hee emerged from the water than the waiting safety officers and the blonde woman who seemed to have caused the incident rushed to her.
Surrounded by the apologetic woman and the officers checking her condition, Se-hee managed to get away from them. By the time she did, the arrogant man had disappeared.
Back in her cabin, Se-hee couldn’t get the enigmatic man out of her head.
He had saved her life twice.
But that man possessed an unnecessarily exceptional ability: the ability to obliterate gratitude with his sky-high arrogance.
His disaster-inducing words had once again prevented Se-hee from expressing proper thanks.
Come to think of it, he also seemed to emit a pleasant scent.
A faint, refreshing fragrance lingered in Se-hee’s nostrils.
What perfume was that?
The memory, piquing her curiosity, brought back the tingling sensations of their close contact.
His hard chest muscles, starkly felt through the wet shirt, and her own bare skin…
Suddenly, her face heated up.
This is crazy, Se-hee.
Get a grip.
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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