“And, Kang Sajun. If you act like this, no woman will believe you. Give trust before confession. Not with words, but with actions, with sincere expressions. Even a passing dog would express itself better than you.”
Although she said something scratching inside, Sajun remained expressionless.
Look, what am I saying to a guy like this?
“Enough, let’s stop talking. I have to go downstairs to help Mom with the cooking.”
She turned around, but her wrist was grabbed.
The pressure of the large hand gripping her wrist slowly turned her back around.
Sajun spoke like a sigh.
“Just as you said, I’m worse at expressing emotions than even a passing dog. I’ve never done it until now.”
“…”
“Even I understand why you can’t trust me. I wouldn’t trust myself either.”
Her heart became tangled with confusion. It was even bewildering.
I thought he would be arrogant. I didn’t expect Sajun to lower his tail like this.
Unable to do this or that.
The uncertain light brown eyes wavered. Although her heart shouldn’t waver, it did.
Not missing the opportunity, Sajun wrapped his strong arms around Taehee’s slender waist.
Pulling her close and trapping Taehee between his spread legs.
“I might not express myself well. I lack social skills, I’m disgustingly reserved, acting as if I don’t think about anything but myself, and lacking even basic common sense.”
As Sajun’s calm voice flowed, his inscrutable black eyes stared intently at Taehee.
“In spite of that, I fell particularly soft for you.”
She couldn’t bring herself to deny it.
Maybe to others, Sajun was indifferent, but to her, he was quite affectionate, polite, and gentlemanly.
“As you said, my feelings toward you may not be love. I should have tried something to find out.”
“…”
“But one thing is certain. I can’t be without you.”
Dating and even marriage, it’s possible because it’s you, Mintaehee.
Mumbling, Sajun rested his forehead on Taehee’s flat stomach.
Embraced by Sajun, Taehee couldn’t say anything.
Sajun’s simple and sincere confession was the most genuine among all the confessions until now. Therefore, it resonated with her heart.
Checking the caller ID on the phone, Suntae frowned in confusion.
It was Hyesook.
She rarely called first unless something was wrong.
When she turned her gaze, her wife was humming a tune while getting ready to go out, looking joyful, perhaps because it was the first day wearing the limited edition earrings and necklace she bought.
Only then did Suntae pick up the phone and answered it roughly.
“Why did you call me out of the blue?”
Unlike his wife, she was an easygoing and comfortable woman to handle, and she was even emotionally tender.
She was pretty, young, and her father owned most of the land in the region.
Other than that, she had no charm personality-wise.
But as she got older, something subtly changed.
When they were together, she acted high and mighty and seemed to know nothing outside of that, but she didn’t cling to him or grab hold of him.
Sometime, somewhere, she subtly became attracted to him, as if reluctantly being by his side.
Like a rabbit, she was docile, completely different from his current wife, a style he didn’t like to possess but also didn’t want to give away.
“Why do you ask?”
[Taehee is at home.]Suntae’s ears perked up.
“…Why is Taehee there?”
[I don’t know. She says she has something to tell you. Can you come by until 5?]Last week, they had managed to manipulate her with the excuse of Hyesook’s parents’ grave, but in reality, Taehee was never an easy child.
Who does she resemble so much that she’s so stubborn and strong-willed?
Whenever Suntae dealt with Taehee, it was exhausting and draining.
If it weren’t for Hyesook, she would have already left and lived well as a bold and tough girl.
“If you have something to say, tell her to call me now. Did she call today because it’s the day our family eats out together?”
[Well, then, there’s no choice. Taehee said I might regret it if you don’t come. Should I hang up…?]
Damn it.
“Just for today. I’ll go until 5 o’clock.”
Simultaneously with the answer, Seontae’s brain swiftly moved.
Regret if she doesn’t come. Is she trying to hook a guy at Sajun’s level or something?
She would be making a big fuss if that were the case.
Even though that girl acts poorly towards me, she’s a horrible daughter-in-law to my mother.
5 PM. The doorbell echoed through the house.
While Hyesook jumped at the sound while boiling the soup, Taehee was calmly preparing bean sprouts without any disturbance.
“I’ll open the door for Mom.”
Wiping her hands on her apron, Hyesook swiftly crossed the living room.
The sudden invitation for Suntae to join the evening meal, the instruction not to say anything, and pretending there are only two people in the house—all of it was Sajun’s doing.
‘Behave as you usually do.’
Understanding his intention, Taehee obediently agreed.
Although Min Seontae is the object of her hatred, for Sajun, Min Seontae is someone to be dealt with gracefully for the time being.
So, Sajun is trying to catch Min Seontae, who dares to ask for favors from him and Hyesook.
That way, he won’t have to treat her with courtesy, and he can create a subservient underling right under his feet.
He was quite good at plotting, but Suntae didn’t know that.
As expected, Suntae displayed her temper as soon as she entered the house.
“Why would a busy person like you bother to come when you haven’t even dried your hair?”
Naturally, the words were meant for Taehee, not Hyesook.
Still, Taehee didn’t lift her head and focused on trimming the bean sprouts in front of her.
She didn’t usually greet Suntae properly anyway.
A gentle sound of Hyesook soothing Suntae, who seemed quite upset, reached her ears.
“Why did you call me to come out of the blue when I’m so busy?”
Considering Taehee didn’t usually greet Suntae properly, she seemed upset.
“If you want to see me, you should come out and say hello immediately when I come. Anyway, this is a terrible situation!”
“Hey, lower your voice…”
Concerned that Sajun on the second floor might hear Suntae’s words, Hyesook’s voice trembled anxiously.
“This damn girl. She doesn’t know how to respect her elders. She behaves horribly, doesn’t know how to show filial piety to her father, and acts rudely. That’s why I don’t want to give money to this house and don’t want to see this place! Tell Taehee to come out right now!”
Only then did Taehee stand up from the dining table and walked into the living room.
Hearing Suntae telling Taehee to come out, Hyesook, who asked Taehee to help in the kitchen, sat across from Suntae.
“Ms. Min Seontae, if you’re an adult, please speak politely.”
“Sigh, what’s all this? Min Seontae? Am I some sort of goddess or something?”
When Suntae called her by her name instead of addressing her as Dad, her eyes flashed.
Instead of addressing me as Dad, Suntae blinked her eyes when she heard her name.
However, after being rejected for the last request made a week ago, Taehee didn’t want to call him Dad even as a matter of courtesy. That was the right thing to do.
A father who doesn’t show even the minimum respect is not qualified to be called a father.
“Let’s see how arrogant you can be!”
Already upset because of the suddenly canceled promise, Suntae, who had properly faced her wife due to that, exploded with anger as her troublesome daughter acted arrogantly.
Suddenly getting up, Suntae grabbed a cushion on the sofa and threw it at Taehee with all her might.
The moment the cushion hit Taehee’s cheek, it fell back to the floor with a thud.
“Ms. Min Seontae, what are you doing right now?”
A stern voice, scraping the floor behind Suntae, sounded harshly.
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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