Tilting her head, Yuin spoke with a displeased face, “Say one more word, and I’m leaving.”
“What?”
“You have more to say? Should I go?”
“Fine. Of all the people I buy things for, you’re probably the only one who refuses them. Anyway, my sister is quite unique.”
“You’re one to talk.”
With hardly anything in common besides their faces, the sisters ended their bickering with mutual head shaking.
Soon, a variety of dishes on large plates began to fill the round table as the meal started. Yujin had ordered an excessive amount for two and hadn’t hinted that the meeting place would be a fancy Chinese restaurant. Yuin had thought they were heading to a regular Chinese place when only the address was sent.
While Yuin picked at the chili shrimp, Yujin talked about her recently concluded drama shoot and inevitably about her agency director.
“The other day, I thought I was going into a new drama, but the director canceled it on his own.”
“Really? Did you want to do it?”
“I wasn’t overly excited, but the story wasn’t bad. When I asked why he canceled it, guess what he said?”
“What?”
“He said it wasn’t my place. That the drama would fail.”
Yuin put down her chopsticks and leaned her chin on her hand, looking disinterested.
“Is your director also a fortune teller?”
Yujin laughed heartily, “No. Remember I told you? He’s a pain but has good instincts. But I’ve never heard him predict failure like that.”
“Hmm.”
“It made me uneasy. Who wants to be in a doomed drama?”
“Right.”
“So I decided not to do it and suddenly had some free time. Then he suggests doing a variety show? That man… I hate it.”
Listening to Yujin’s confusing praise and criticism, Yuin nodded absentmindedly.
Yujin’s ongoing rant about the director, dating back to his parachute entry into the company three years ago, finally began to wind down after an hour.
Patiently enduring her sister’s complaints, Yuin seized the moment to stand up, “I need the restroom.”
“Okay. Let’s go for ice cream after.”
“Again?”
Annoyed by the suggestion of ice cream after not touching any of the ordered food, Yuin questioned it, to which Yujin responded by flailing her thin arms as if to say stop complaining.
Just like the last time, Yuin anticipated being dragged to some hotel for expensive gelato they wouldn’t even finish. She wondered when her sister developed this extravagant spending habit, sighing at the thought.
As she opened the sliding door, Yuin found herself in a refreshingly decorated restroom, quite like the restaurant’s stylish interior. After washing her hands, she reexamined her outfit in the mirror, the one Yujin had criticized.
“It’s perfectly fine. Just nitpicking.”
While straightening her slightly crumpled skirt, Yuin was about to exit the restroom when she accidentally bumped shoulders with a man entering.
“Ah, sorry.”
“It’s, it’s okay.”
The man, seemingly intoxicated, responded awkwardly to her apology. Yuin, who had been avoiding anything alcohol-related since Jaehui’s birthday, quickly turned away without properly looking at him.
“Wait, excuse me!”
Just a few steps away, Yuin felt her irritation peak as she was stopped. Slowly turning around, she saw the man’s alcohol-soaked eyes staring intently at her.
“Let me look at your face.”
“My face?”
The man, mumbling oddly, moved closer. As he approached, the strong smell of alcohol wafted over, sending a wave of discomfort through Yuin.
“Why are you doing this?”
“No, it’s just… Don’t people say you look a lot like Nam Yujin?”
“No, they don’t.”
“Oh, but you do! Are you a celebrity?”
“Look, if you’re drunk, go inside nicely.”
“But, wait, just a moment!”
Regretting even responding to him, Yuin should have ignored him from the start. As she turned to leave, her wrist was suddenly grasped tightly. The warmth of the intoxicated man’s sweaty palm felt disgustingly feverish against her skin.
A startled yelp escaped her lips.
“What are you doing!”
“Just a moment!”
Amidst the struggle, Yuin felt her surroundings blur with fear. How could this happen in such a quiet corridor with no one around?
As she tried to pull away, she suddenly felt something solid behind her head.
What was it? The corridor was supposed to be empty.
Startled, Yuin turned around.
“What’s all this about?”
A chillingly cold voice came from above her head.
Seeing the identity of the obstruction behind her, Yuin momentarily forgot the situation she was in and covered her mouth in shock.
The man, fitting snugly in his suit, arrogantly tilted his chin while faintly smiling with his eyes at the bewildered Yuin leaning against him.
Oh.
How could such a nightmare happen again?
Yuin’s mouth hung open in disbelief, not knowing when it would close again.
She thought she had completely forgotten him over the weeks, but seeing him again instantly reminded her of who he was.
The strange, suspicious man she had met at the club.
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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