“I’ve heard about it from my sister.”
“About what?”
“Your… reputation.”
Giyeon merely raised and lowered his thick brows, unimpressed.
“So, you heard. And then? I’m curious about what follows.”
Yuin’s gaze slowly shifted to him, her eyelids fluttering rapidly, as if struggling to articulate her thoughts.
Giyeon chuckled and turned away, signaling he wouldn’t press her. Rumors, gossip, hearsay. These were inseparable from his line of work, but the malicious fabrications about him were particularly persistent and outrageous.
No doubt, the nonsense Yuin heard from Yu-jin was one of those absurdities.
Perhaps triggered by their encounter with Jung.
“Does that ‘good’ you mentioned mean… that sort of thing?” Her voice sounded like it had shards of ice sprinkled on top.
Soon after, the elevator dinged softly, signaling their arrival at the underground level.
“What exactly is ‘that’? Explain more clearly,” Giyeon nonchalantly glanced at Yuin before grabbing her arm and leading her out.
Walking through the crowded, grey parking lot, Yuin remained silent even as Giyeon opened the passenger door and gestured for her to get in.
Yuin just stared blankly at Giyeon without moving.
Giyeon slightly furrowed his brows and smiled.
“Aren’t you getting in?”
“…”
“You can clear up any misunderstandings in the car. I’ll answer all your questions.”
Reluctantly, Yuin got into the seat. Giyeon, moving swiftly to the driver’s side, briefly revealed his irritation before hastily starting the sedan.
Frustrated at encountering one of the last people he wanted to see, the mood he had been maintaining was now ruined.
Inside the car, the atmosphere was chilly and silent, contrasting with the bright and clear world outside. Sunlight filtered through the tinted windows, offering a soft warmth, but inside, an uneasy coldness prevailed.
Giyeon broke the silence with a sigh.
“So, what did Yu-jin tell you?”
Yuin hesitantly spoke up, “That you don’t block those coming or going. That you change partners so frequently, it’s like you don’t have any publicly. And… that you sponsor a lot of people. There’s a line of people wanting to be sponsored.”
Giyeon scoffed, rubbing his forehead in irritation. Despite already knowing, hearing it from Yuin made it particularly distasteful.
“It’s true, Yuin is young and pretty, and I can sponsor many. But that’s the only truth in what you heard.”
“How would I know what’s true?” Yuin responded.
Giyeon turned to meet her gaze.
Her clear face, always appearing fragile, now looked unexpectedly firm and determined.
Giyeon, intrigued by this unanticipated demeanor, smiled leisurely.
“If those rumors were true, I wouldn’t have rushed to the university to catch a girl who doesn’t want to meet me. There are plenty of replacements for Yuin.”
Despite Yuin’s slightly ruffled expression, Giyeon laughed lightly and continued, “There might be more rumors, but they’re all useless and fake. You’ll understand better with time.”
“…”
“Then you can tell Yu-jin it was all lies.”
Giyeon glanced at her, but she was silently gazing out the window.
What could be filling her thoughts now?
“Will you do that?”
No answer came, but the slight reddening of her pale earlobes suggested understanding without words.
Thus, their first daytime drive was marked by misunderstandings, doubts, and clumsy excuses.
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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