Objectively speaking, he was my benefactor. A benefactor who had saved my life twice. Not only had he saved me, but he had also paid my hospital bills. Yet, I had grabbed such a person by the collar and shouted at him. Demanding explanations.
It was like an ant barking at an elephant. My voice trembled.
“……Please, tell me properly.”
But I wanted to know the truth.
“Everything you’re hiding.”
“I didn’t really keep secrets from you.”
“……This isn’t about word games.”
After already having blurted out so much informally, this was almost laughable. If he didn’t speak clearly, I was ready to leave this place. To leave and go somewhere, anywhere, never to come near here again.
How could someone with just awakened senses like me evade the number one ranker? But I’d try my best to avoid him.
“……Alright.”
Whether he knew my intentions or not, Chun Sin-woo finally verbalized his thoughts.
“Is this what you wanted to hear, Shina?”
His voice was laced with laughter.
“That I am your brother, …and I’m sorry for not having come to you all this time.”
In his voice, there was a mix of joy and regret.
“…….”
I had asked for certainty and received an answer. But still, nothing was clear.
I felt empty. Energy drained from my body. It was unbelievable that I was really Chun Sin-woo’s sister.
So that’s why he was particularly kind to me.
It was ridiculous, amusing, and at the same time, I couldn’t think of anything.
I thought meeting a family member would evoke a more overwhelming feeling, but I felt nothing. Or rather, it was too complex to feel anything.
My current feelings couldn’t be expressed with just one word.
Hence, the words that came out were a mess.
“……Our brother was never this handsome, you know.”
I didn’t even know what I was saying. Somewhere, a laugh, ‘pfft,’ was heard. Chun Sin-woo’s expression became subtle.
Ah, now that I think about it, our brother really was never this handsome. Does that mean he’s not my brother?
My thoughts were a jumbled mess, as if overloaded.
“……You know that the appearance of awakeners changes to some extent, right?”
Chun Sin-woo sighed and said. I took five steps back and slowly scrutinized him.
Over 190 cm tall with superior proportions. Despite his unkempt hair, he had a radiant face and deep blue eyes full of sorrow.
Somewhere in that appearance was the brother I knew. Like a blurred afterimage overlapping, the image of my brother from childhood, now hardly remembered, emerged.
Yes, my brother was extremely thin, almost skeletal. And he wore thick horn-rimmed glasses.
There seemed to be overlapping images, and yet there were not. As the forgotten family face gradually resurfaced, I chuckled.
I knew it. Chun Sin-woo’s blue eyes, Baek Yi-hyun’s white hair, all were the result of awakening modifications. But the base appearance remains somewhat, so I thought I could recognize my family if they had awakened.
Foolishly. I couldn’t recognize him even when he was right in front of me.
“……Why.”
The emotions that should have calmed down began to surge again. It was hard to speak due to the welling up inside.
“Knowing, that I.”
“…….”
“Earlier, ……why didn’t you come to find me?”
Chun Sin-woo remained silent at my question. His shadowed face looked particularly cold. Despite already shedding tears, I had to swallow the barely-contained sob.
“……You knew I was your sister.”
“Quite a distant way of addressing.”
Ha. Haha. My throat choked at his nonchalant response.
You knew I was your sister, didn’t you? Then why? Why didn’t you come? Since my return, I had never had a family. I had to live alone in this world.
Chun Sin-woo took a step towards me. I stepped back in response.
“……When did you know?”
My pronunciation was slurred. Chun Sin-woo answered after a short pause.
“From the beginning.”
“From the beginning, …from the time you came to Cheonrang? Or, or…….”
“Since the day you returned.”
“…….”
My head was spinning. I wanted to storm out of there right then.
Yet, there was still something I needed to hear.
“……Why, why didn’t you come find me.”
“…….”
“At least, to me. That I still had one family member, someone to rely on. …Even if I was a nuisance, you could have at least told me that much…….”
It was a long-held emotion. My chattering mouth didn’t stop just because I wanted it to.
But he had saved me several times. Even if he was family, we had been separated for seven years and lived like strangers for nine. There was no rule saying Chun Sin-woo had to look after me.
I should have said something else. This wasn’t it. I wanted to say I missed you. That I was happy to have family, that I should have said that.
Chun Sin-woo’s feet on the floor slowly moved. He stopped right in front of me.
His voice was soft.
“……It was to protect you.”
“To protect me?”
Unable to face him, I looked down at the floor. I stepped back, still looking down.
“If people knew you were my sister, it could have put you in danger.”
“So it’s not dangerous now?”
“…….”
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.
