Lee Soo, with a dismayed expression, resentfully stared at Ji Ho, who had frozen in place.
Memories of her efforts to not like Ji Ho, to push him away, all came flooding back at once.
“You said there wouldn’t be anything to make things hard for me. You told me not to be scared of anything…”
Ji Ho, who had made her utter these words, was detestable.
Even as she spoke, her heart hurt.
“I was afraid this would happen… Sob.”
Tears poured from her eyes.
Eventually, Lee Soo bowed her head and buried her face in her hands, unable to conceal her feelings of disappointment.
Ji Ho, watching Lee Soo cry, couldn’t easily open his mouth.
He seemed to understand where things had gone wrong.
Was it because she saw him with Yumi?
Her boyfriend, who was supposed to be with his mother, had been seen with another woman. How must she have felt?
Understanding Lee Soo’s feelings made Ji Ho’s heart feel like it was about to burst.
What had he done to her?
Ji Ho pulled Lee Soo, who was shivering in his arms.
When Lee Soo pushed against his chest, Ji Ho hugged her even tighter.
“I’m sorry, Lee Soo. It’s not what you think.”
His voice sounded choked.
“It wasn’t me; it was my mother who called. I first met her as the daughter of my mother’s close friend. Since then, whenever our mothers met, we often met too. After my mother moved to London, we met whenever she came to Korea, and today was such a day.”
Lee Soo was surprised to learn that Sumin also knew Ji Ho.
His large hands gently and warmly stroked her back.
“I didn’t know either. I only found out where we were going after I got in the car and asked.”
Despite Ji Ho’s words, Lee Soo’s tears did not stop.
He thought he had to tell her everything.
“It was her birthday today, so I went to the department store at my mother’s request. She chose a gift, and at that moment, I was thinking of you. Looking at the rings and necklaces on display, I thought they would suit you and that I wanted to give them to you.”
Ji Ho hugged Lee Soo more tightly, wishing she would stop crying and trembling.
“We had lunch with our mothers. We went to the department store on an errand for my mother. That’s all.”
Ji Ho let go of his arms, cupped Lee Soo’s tear-stained face in his hands, and spoke.
“How could I lie to you?”
He wiped the tears streaming down her face.
“You know how much I care about you.”
As Lee Soo blinked several times, her tear-clouded vision gradually cleared, revealing Ji Ho’s face before her.
“I’m so sorry.”
Ji Ho pulled Lee Soo into his embrace.
“…Okay.”
Lee Soo replied with a trembling voice, understanding it wasn’t a lie, yet unable to stop the tears that had already started.
Ji Ho pulled Lee Soo into his embrace.
“…Okay.”
Lee Soo barely managed to respond in a trembling voice.
Even knowing it wasn’t a lie, the tears that had burst forth refused to stop easily.
Crying while drunk was the worst.
Contrary to her feelings, tears continued to well up.
After crying for a while in Ji Ho’s arms, Lee Soo finally stopped and said,
“I misunderstood things on my own… I’m sorry too.”
Lee Soo slowly lifted her head.
Her tear-streaked face was painfully beautiful.
Ji Ho gently caressed her face, looking at her with mixed emotions.
He felt genuinely sorry, yet also happy at the same time.
Happy that Lee Soo was jealous.
It was ridiculous to feel this way, but it was the truth.
His heart ached at the thought that she liked him enough to cry and get angry like this.
“How can you look pretty even when crying?”
Ji Ho smiled and softly kissed her lips.
His hand, which had been stroking her cheek, moved through her hair.
Lee Soo slowly closed her eyes.
His soft, warm lips seemed to melt her frozen heart.
[Star icon][Star icon]Returning from the car, saying he had something for her, Ji Ho placed a red shopping bag in front of Lee Soo.
“I bought this as soon as I thought of you.”
It was the same brand as the one Yumi had in her SNS photo.
‘He must have bought it while shopping for Yumi’s gift.’
Lee Soo just stared at the shopping bag.
“Open it.”
As she removed the red sealing wax and wrapping paper, a luxurious square case appeared.
Pressing a small button, the lid slid open, revealing a dazzling necklace under the light.
“…It’s a necklace.”
Lee Soo gazed blankly at it.
She had a rough idea of the price range of this brand’s necklaces.
With diamonds in it, it might be much more expensive than she thought.
“How is it?”
“Beautiful.”
Ji Ho looked a bit excited as he gazed at her slender, white neck.
“…Why did you buy this?”
It wasn’t any special occasion. Just an ordinary day.
No matter how much she thought, nothing came to mind.
“Do I need any more reason than it would suit you?”
The reason was too simple.
“Come here, let me put it on you.”
Ji Ho took the necklace from the case and wrapped his arms around Lee Soo’s neck to put it on.
It felt like his fingertips were trembling, though it might have been her imagination.
Between Lee Soo’s collarbones, the engraved L.O.V.E. letters on the necklace sparkled brilliantly.
Why She Is Still Unmoved (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: He uses various methods to seek her affection, but she remains unmoved.
Synopsis:
Si Qingyu is a doctor who has saved countless lives and enjoys tranquility.
Luo Shaoxuan is ruthless, deeply scheming, and the top young master in the capital. He admires Si Qingyu.
Luo Shaoxuan: I want to be the only one in your eyes and heart.
Features a cold and calm female lead vs A noble and scheming male lead.
There will be both sweetness and torture towards the male after their marriage.
