Ji Phil was sitting on the living room sofa, waiting for Jae Oh and Chae Yoon to come out.
He could faintly hear the sound of their conversation, which gave him a sense of satisfaction. However, suddenly, he began to hear Chae Yoon crying.
At first, he thought he had heard wrong. But the increasingly clear crying sound was undeniably Chae Yoon’s.
Eventually, Ji Phil got up from his seat with a start and headed towards the kitchen.
The moment he saw Chae Yoon crying, he felt a surge of heat from deep within his heart.
He wasn’t sure exactly why Chae Yoon was crying after their conversation, but one thing was clear.
[If you’re thinking of leaving without seeing Chae Yoon, then do so.]
Even if not now, there was something between them that would make Chae Yoon cry.
And the fact that his own grandson was the one who caused it was something he knew without asking. So, Ji Phil could not easily suppress his rising anger.
There’s a limit to messing up.
Ji Phil, who could no longer stand by and watch Jae Oh make Chae Yoon cry, spoke to Jae Oh.
“You, come over here.”
He even motioned for him to come quickly, but the response was outrageous.
“Not now.”
Ji Phil’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Later?
“Do you dare to say ‘later’ in this situation?”
Despite the scolding tone, Jae Oh retorted unfazed.
“A crying child needs to be soothed.”
“You’re the one who got hit by me because you couldn’t soothe her. So, stop talking nonsense and come here.”
It was an undeniable statement, but Jae Oh didn’t want to leave Chae Yoon’s side until her tears stopped.
More precisely, he wanted to stop Chae Yoon’s tears, so he silently stared at the crying Chae Yoon and handed her a few tissues he had picked up nearby.
“Stop crying.”
That was the word he spat out after much deliberation.
But it seemed like his words were not very effective, as Chae Yoon’s head did not rise.
His forehead wrinkled deeply at the feeling of helplessness.
On the other hand, Ji Phil was gritting his teeth at the sight of Chae Yoon continuing to cry without listening to Jae Oh.
“Stop making Chae Yoon cry and come out now.”
Even though he told him not to make her cry any more, Jae Oh was still unmoved.
“Are you not coming soon?!”
When Ji Phil screamed out loud, Chae Yoon, who had been burying her face in her knees and shedding tears, finally lifted her head.
Seeing her tearstained and flushed face, Jae Oh’s face darkened.
Then, Chae Yoon called Ji Phil.
“…Grandfather.”
Upon hearing her calling out in a soft voice, Ji Phil’s gaze moved instantly.
Upon seeing Chae Yoon’s tearstreaked face, Ji Phil spoke with a pained expression.
“Why are you crying again? What did this kid say?”
Chae Yoon, her eyes swollen with tears, shook her head.
“No… That’s not it…”
Whether it was due to the emotions that had yet to subside, Chae Yoon was unable to finish her sentence and closed her eyes, taking deep breaths.
The emotions started to stir up the moment she heard what Jae Oh said a little while ago.
[“I don’t think you’re a joke.”]
[“I don’t even think you’re insignificant.”]
The moment she heard those words, the sorrow she felt when she saw him coming to her house uninvited yesterday, vividly resurfaced.
It wasn’t Jae Oh’s fault that he didn’t see her as a woman. That was a matter of the heart.
However, to act on his own accord, ignoring my feelings and my opinion, even when I wanted to end it with a confession, it seemed to Chae Yoon that he did not even see her as an individual, and she was truly sorrowful.
Why should I feel this kind of sorrow?
Because I like this man? Because I’m emotionally torturing myself?
So, if Jae Oh is acting this way, Chae Yoon wanted to erase all the four years of time she had liked him.
Hence, she cried like a little child. But then, he apologized.
[“I’m sorry for not thinking about you.”]
The moment she heard the words “I’m sorry”, all the things that were hardening in her sadness disappeared.
While she was surprised that a man who never bent at any moment she had seen him stopped crying at his words, but regardless, she was relieved that he seemed to understand her feelings now.
After calming her emotions, Chae Yoon thought that such a conversation would not happen between them anymore.
But then today, he said.
[“Without you, I lost my appetite, I can’t sleep well, I can’t even work properly.”]
That you are not nothing to me.
[“I’m sorry for making you think that.”]
Looking at his face, telling her not to cry, the three years she spent with him passed by like a slide show.
Tears poured out freely.
Despite her will, the tears that started to pour out did not stop, as if they were shaking off all the past sorrow.
However, as the amount of flowing tears increased, her heart felt refreshed, so Chae Yoon took a deep breath and opened her eyes.
“Grandpa.”
Chae Yoon, who called Ji Phil again with a slightly damp voice, spoke while looking straight at him.
“Don’t hit my brother.”
What followed behind her trembling voice was a heavy silence.
“……”
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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