Wednesday afternoon.
Caught off-guard by the sudden rain, Dong Woo, who hadn’t brought an umbrella, was blankly staring at the downpour.
The entrance of the lecture building on the first floor was crowded with students like Dong Woo.
Ji Ho and Ha Jun, who attended the same class, were in a similar situation.
Then, in the distance, Lee Soo was seen walking towards them under a blue umbrella.
Although she wore a hat and pulled the umbrella low, Dong Woo recognized her instantly.
Lee Soo’s walk, her clothing, the aura she exuded, were all tell-tale signs.
Dong Woo’s face involuntarily lit up with a smile.
‘What brings Lee Soo here at this time?’
Dong Woo moved closer to where Lee Soo was headed but stopped abruptly.
Ji Ho, who had been standing in the entrance, strode over and ducked under Lee Soo’s umbrella.
Dong Woo stood frozen, as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.
Under the small umbrella, the two were closely embraced, walking as if they were one.
‘Did Lee Soo come all this way to pick up Ji Ho?’
Dong Woo covered his gaping mouth with his hand, stunned.
Ji Ho wrapped his arm around Lee Soo’s shoulder, holding her tightly as if cradling her in his chest.
To anyone, they looked like a couple full of affection.
“Dong Woo, you don’t have an umbrella either?”
Left alone after Ji Ho departed, Ha Jun approached Dong Woo.
“Uh, yeah.”
“They’re secretly dating, yet they walk off like that.”
Ha Jun, following Dong Woo’s gaze to Ji Ho and Lee Soo’s retreating figures, chuckled and muttered in disbelief.
“What? Secretly dating?”
Dong Woo furrowed his brows at Ha Jun’s words.
He had his suspicions but never really believed it.
Ji Ho, known for his coldness to girls, dating Lee Soo?
The same was true for Lee Soo.
“Yeah. That’s hardly a secret now. We all can see it. You recognized them right away, didn’t you?”
Ha Jun added with a smirk.
“Just pretend you don’t know, alright? It’s a secret.”
Dong Woo felt as if his mind had gone blank.
Just until recently, Lee Soo claimed she disliked dating.
So he watched her, unable to confess his feelings.
Was that all a lie?
Were they nothing at that time?
“Since when have they been together?”
“I’m not sure exactly, but I heard about it after the MT. But Ji Ho was acting strange even before that. He’s not like that, you know. His face would freeze if a girl even spoke to him. But in front of Lee Soo, he couldn’t even move a muscle.”
Ha Jun, who had been itching to spill the beans, finally opened up.
Dong Woo wasn’t one to gossip, and the situation had naturally revealed itself, so there was no need to hide it.
Listening to Ha Jun, Dong Woo’s face turned rigid.
It felt as if all his energy had drained away.
All the efforts he had made to hide his feelings under the guise of friendship seemed to dissolve into nothing.
What if he had confessed, even once?
Would he have felt less empty than he did now?
Knock knock.
Soo Min knocked and entered Yu Mi’s room.
Yu Mi, who had been feeling down lately, was lying face down on her bed.
Soo Min, concerned, deliberately raised her voice to sound cheerful.
Wednesday afternoon.
Dong Woo, who hadn’t brought an umbrella, was blankly watching the sudden rain.
The entrance of the lecture hall on the first floor was crowded with students like Dong Woo.
Ji Ho and Ha Jun, who had attended the same class, were also there.
Then, from a distance, Lee Soo was seen walking towards them under a blue umbrella.
She wore a hat and pulled the umbrella low, but Dong Woo recognized her at a glance.
Lee Soo’s walk, her clothes, and her aura were enough.
Dong Woo’s face unwittingly spread into a smile.
‘What brings Lee Soo here at this time?’
Dong Woo moved closer but hesitated when he saw Ji Ho walking towards and then under Lee Soo’s umbrella.
Dong Woo stood still, as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.
The two, closely embraced under the small umbrella, walked as if they were one.
‘Lee Soo came all this way to pick up Ji Ho?’
Dong Woo covered his mouth in shock.
Ji Ho wrapped his arm around Lee Soo’s shoulder, holding her as if cradling her in his chest.
They looked like a couple full of affection.
“Dong Woo, don’t you have an umbrella?”
Ha Jun, who had been left alone after Ji Ho left, approached Dong Woo.
“Yeah, uh.”
“They say they’re secretly dating, but look at them go.”
Ha Jun, following Dong Woo’s gaze to Ji Ho and Lee Soo’s retreating figures, chuckled and muttered in disbelief.
“Secretly dating?”
Dong Woo furrowed his brows at Ha Jun’s words.
He had suspicions, but never really believed them.
Ji Ho, known for his coldness towards girls, dating Lee Soo?
The same was true for Lee Soo.
“Yeah. It’s hardly a secret now. We can all see it. You recognized them right away, didn’t you?”
Ha Jun added with a smirk.
“Just pretend you don’t know, okay? It’s a secret.”
Dong Woo felt as if his mind had gone blank.
Lee Soo, who had claimed to dislike dating until recently, made him just watch her, unable to confess.
Was it all a lie?
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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