“Was there a friction due to a stalking issue?”
The assigned officer asked me again, looking at me.
Startled, I merely nodded my head. Then, the officer who had been sighing deeply slammed the documents on the table with a ‘thud’.
“Look here. It’s not once or twice, what is this, huh?”
It wasn’t once or twice? I alternated between looking at the officer and the woman in confusion.
“So it’s a habitual offender. Seems like they’ve moved on to another person this time, this isn’t something to be easily overlooked. Understand?”
A habitual offender? Moved on to another person?
I was so taken aback, my mouth gaped open. The woman kept her head down, scratching the back of her hand until it was bloody.
“So, you’re saying this isn’t the first time?”
When I spoke, the officer, who had been frowning deeply at the woman, nodded.
“Do you have any evidence of this person stalking?”
“Yes. But since the antistalking legislation hasn’t been proposed yet, I was waiting a bit longer before reporting.”
“I see. This person is a habitual offender. Even though it’s not implemented yet, in addition to the antistalking law, you can apply for charges of threat and a restraining order.”
“We want a harsher punishment.”
The woman who had been quietly listening to the conversation between me and the officer started trembling and tears began to fall heavily.
“Could we meet the stalking victim?”
“Pardon?”
I was taken aback at the officer’s words. To meet the victim meant to call Ji Seo Joon…
Not only had I gone looking for this woman and started a scene, if Ji Seo Joon found out that I was even at the police station like this, he wouldn’t have remained calm.
“Ah, well… does he have to come now?”
“It’s best to handle such matters as swiftly as possible.”
“I see. Well then… his off time is at 5:30, can he come after that?”
“Yes. That’s fine. Let’s do that.”
I glanced at the time and it was already past 5. After much consideration, I ended up calling Ji Seo Joon.
“Um… Are you busy?”
No, I’m fine.
“Can you see me for a bit after you get off work?”
Okay. Where should we meet?
“Here is… um… at the police station?”
Shortly after hanging up the phone, Ji Seo Joon arrived.
Ji Seo Joon, who had rushed in, saw me sitting in the corner of the police station and walked over to me quickly.
“Where, where are you hurt? Huh? Why are you at the police station….”
Then he spotted the woman who was still sobbing a little ways away from me on my left. He walked up to her and grabbed her by the collar.
“Hey. What are you doing!”
“You can’t do this!”
The police officers and I, who were next to him, were startled and tried to stop Ji Seo Joon, but he was surprisingly strong. It took all our strength to pry him off the woman.
The woman, who was shocked by Ji Seo Joon’s force, started shaking. A few officers had to get involved before we could finally get Ji Seo Joon off of her.
“Are you the stalking victim?”
As Ji Seo Joon started to calm down, an officer approached him to verify his identity and conducted an investigation while asking various questions.
Once the investigation was somewhat concluded, I was let go, while the woman remained for further investigation.
Before we knew it, the woman, who had been crying and her face was swollen, pleaded for mercy, promising never to do it again, but Ji Seo Joon left the police station without saying a word.
“Ms. Moon Da Yul, I understand you’re angry, but it’s not okay for you to storm off like this. It’s only because that woman didn’t have the guts to retaliate… It’s really dangerous, okay?”
“Yes. I apologize.”
The officer in charge, who had followed me and Ji Seo Joon out, said to me. I just bowed my head in apology.
“Anyway, I don’t think that woman will confront Mr. Ji Seo Joon or Ms. Moon Da Yul anymore. It seems like after a visit to the police station, they lay low and find another target. If this happens again, don’t try to handle it alone, report to the police immediately.”
After the officer finished his final warning and went back in, only Ji Seo Joon and I remained. After finishing the investigation, the sun had just set.
Ji Seo Joon, who began to walk without saying a word. I kept my mouth shut and followed him. I thought we would hail a taxi at the main road, but Ji Seo Joon just kept walking.
We must have walked for about 15 minutes.
Not only my toes, but also my ankles began to scream in the high heels I had worn to seem assertive when filing the report.
“Ji Seo Joon.”
“…”
Without even looking back, he didn’t respond.
“Ji Seo Joon, it hurts.”
Then, he finally stopped walking and looked back at me.
I quickly grabbed my ankle.
“I wore high heels today. My toes hurt… and my ankle…”
Upon hearing my words, Ji Seo Joon glanced at my heels, sighed deeply and ruffled his hair. He looked around and spotted a small café, then approached me.
“Let’s go in there for a moment.”
I limped and followed Ji Seo Joon. I wished he would hold my hand, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask.
“Welcome.”
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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