Approaching him, I noticed a tiny speck of dust in my field of vision. Did he not notice it even after it got stuck?

Seeing Jaeha, who was usually meticulous, in this unusual state brought a smile to my lips. Thanks to his right hand being in a cast, it must have been difficult for him to wash his face.

“Jaeha is also human. He doesn’t even know that there’s dust on his face.”

In an attempt to remove the dust stuck to his cheek, I reached out my hand for a moment. But just as I thought he was asleep, Jaeha reached out his arm and pulled my waist.

“Uh, hey!”

In an instant, I lost my balance and fell onto the bed.

“Weren’t you sleeping?”

When I came to my senses, Jaeha’s intense black pupils were staring at me.

“I briefly fell asleep, and Yeojin came and woke me up.”

“…”

“Why is it so hard to look at you like this?”

Now that he seemed fully awake, Jaeha pursed his lips as if dissatisfied, looking at me. Seeing him like that made me feel sorry. Being trapped in this uncomfortable body in the hospital and not being able to see him often were all my fault. I didn’t realize it, but my expression darkened.

“Mi…”

As I was about to express my apology for the overwhelming guilt, Jaeha pressed his lips firmly against mine.

“No apologies allowed. By the way, what were you doing that made you so late? One secretary said she dropped me off in front of the hospital before eleven.”

“Oh. Before coming in, I had a brief call with Mr. Hyeonik outside.”

“Hmm.”

He narrowed his eyes as if there was something he didn’t like. Staring at me so intently made me feel awkward, and I turned my head.

‘Even if you ask, I can’t tell you.’
He narrowed his eyes, as if there was something he didn’t like, and looked at me.

The gaze staring at me so intensely made me feel awkward, and I turned my head.

‘I can’t tell you even if you ask.’

I intentionally proceeded with the work without him knowing, afraid that Jaeha might overexert himself again if he knew the plan.

Naturally shifting my gaze, I saw the clock indicating midnight.

“It’s already midnight. I’ll go to bed now. I’ll come a bit earlier tomorrow.”

Unintentionally, I tried to get up from Jaeha, who had gotten closer as if our noses were about to touch.

He must have noticed that I was trying to get up, as he held me even more tightly with a stronger force.

“Now, you’re not thinking of leaving, are you? You came late.”

Though he held me with his left hand, I couldn’t escape.

Smiling while looking at him, who had no intention of letting go, I said, “I have to go to work early tomorrow. It would be uncomfortable for Jaeha if I slept here.”

I hinted at the intention to leave, but Jaeha, as if it didn’t matter, let out a sluggish laugh.

“It’s okay, even if it’s uncomfortable.”

No, it’s not. It would be extremely uncomfortable.

“Even so, I have to get ready for work, and you’ll wake up when I do.”

Moreover, there wasn’t suitable work attire.

Looking at my contemplative face, Jaeha, as if considering, pulled me even closer than before.

“The space is this big, and the bed is wide.”

“…”

“Can’t you pretend to sleep and endure it?”