Now, no matter what threat Yeongin makes, he was determined not to accept such conditions.
After a while, in the suffocating silence, the taxi Yeongin called arrived.
“Get in.”
When Jinkyo opened the back door, Yeongin quietly got into the taxi. She felt persistent stares, but she didn’t turn around. If she looked at Seonghyeok’s face, she might want to tell Jinkyo to go alone.
The taxi took Jinkyo as well and started toward the destination.
Yeongin didn’t say a word until the taxi arrived in front of Jinkyo’s apartment. It wasn’t a protest; she just remained silent because Jinkyo didn’t say anything.
Yeongin had a suspicion about why he asked her to take him home. Rather than being angry at him, the situation itself was awkward. Getting involved with Seonghyeok like this was uncomfortable and awkward.
Jinkyo got out of the taxi first when it stopped, and Yeongin, after asking the taxi driver to wait for a moment, followed him.
“Come in, senior.”
“Sorry for acting childishly.”
“No, senior made a fair request.”
“Request…”
A bitter smile spread across Jinkyo’s lips. It was a valid point, but it felt confirming that he acted petty and pathetic.
Suddenly, the words Heeran said in front of the restroom a while ago came to mind.
“Oppa, do you like Cha Yeongin?”
“There’s no reason to answer you.”
“You’re not saying no.”
“……”
“Judging by the atmosphere, it seems like Oppa likes her alone. Why is Seo Jinkyo dissatisfied?”
Why did he end up liking a woman with no room for intrusion? A sigh escaped involuntarily.
She had never felt inferior in front of anyone, but meeting someone like Chae Seonghyeok made her even feel inferior. She never dreamed that she would feel this way.
Amidst her increasingly pitiful self, she kept asking questions that she already knew the answers to.
“Shall we go up for a moment?”
Yeongin calmly shook her head.
“No. I have to go.”
“To call the company representative?”
“Yes.”
“We’ve been on the road for almost 30 minutes to get here, so it’ll be an hour if you go. In an hour, even ordinary people find it hard to wait. Will Chae Seonghyeok really be waiting?”
“He will be waiting. If I don’t go, the person who will wait all night is him.”
“……”
“I’ll come to pick you up tomorrow morning, senior.”
Ignoring the silent Jinkyo, Yeongin got into the taxi.
“Driver, please go back to where we got on a while ago.”
Impatience was evident in Yeongin’s expression and voice. Although she didn’t show any signs of anxiety in front of Jinkyo, there was no way she wasn’t nervous.
An entire hour.
Considering Jinkyo’s words, it was a time even ordinary people found hard to wait, but the impatient Chae Seonghyeok could only think about how frustrating it was. Nevertheless, he was anxious because he knew she would be waiting.
Yeongin picked up her phone and composed a message.
After repeatedly writing and deleting the message, she ultimately couldn’t send it and put her phone down. Even though she knew he would be waiting for her all night, she wondered if there was any meaning in saying something useless.
The taxi returned to its original location after 55 minutes of departure.
After paying and getting out of the taxi, Yeongin hesitated for a moment. It was because Seonghyeok was sitting on the flower bed wall in front of the pub.
With a surprised expression, Yeongin quickly approached him.
“Why are you here? Either wait in the car or go inside.”
Seonghyeok slowly raised his head.
“To look pitiful.”
“…….”
When Yeongin furrowed her brow, he tilted his head as if curious.
“Don’t I look pitiful?”
“You don’t look pitiful at all.”
Why does this man, even when crouching, not only avoid looking pitiful but also appear cool? The thought crossed her mind.
“Why would I do something because you look pitiful?”
“Well, you might expect sympathy or something.”
The idea that the least pitiful man in the world was making an effort to look pitiful was admirable. It seemed not only Chae Seonghyeok was crazy, but she might be going crazy along with him.
“Get up.”
Seonghyeok remained seated, reaching out only with his right hand.
“Help me up.”
After contemplating for a moment, Yeongin took the hand he offered. However, before she could pull him up with force, she was already being effortlessly pulled.
“Ah!”
Losing her balance, her upper body tilted forward, and when she regained awareness, she was already in Seonghyeok’s embrace.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
