Saebyul and Hyunsoo were sitting awkwardly apart.
Eunsoo and Hyukjoo, who had already noticed the situation between the two, pressed their lips together, suppressing laughter that seemed about to burst.
Wondering if they had come on a date just like them, Eunsoo noticed a large bag in Hyunsoo’s hand. In her mind, she pictured Hyunsoo packing various necessary items, just as Hyukjoo had mentioned earlier.
Eunsoo asked with an expression that pretended not to know anything, “What’s going on between you two here?”
“Oh, that’s… um, well, you see, we just happened to run into each other!”
Saebyul, who was stumbling over her words, awkwardly smiled and answered. Without waiting for further questions, she started to explain how she had coincidentally met Hyunsoo.
“We were parking, and I saw Mr. Hyunsoo’s car. It was so strange that we met here, so we were together.”
As Saebyul continued to speak, Hyunsoo’s face became increasingly stiff.
Hyunsoo, with the bag he was holding, casually put it down in front of the stairs and looked at Saebyul.
“Can you excuse us for a moment, Miss Go Saebyul?”
“R-Right now?”
“Yes.”
Hyunsoo walked alone towards the end of the parking lot. Saebyul, muttering to herself about why he was acting like that, soon followed him.
Reaching the end of the parking lot first, Hyunsoo stopped walking, turned sharply, and because of this sudden change in direction, Saebyul almost ran into his chest.
In a hurry, Saebyul stood still and looked up at Hyunsoo’s face.
His face, which was usually filled with a gentle smile, now looked rigid as if he were angry. Feeling an odd tension, Saebyul swallowed dry saliva.
Hyunsoo took a deep breath, swept his hair back with his hand, and asked, “Am I embarrassing you?”
“Why would Mr. Hyunsoo be embarrassing?”
“Then why are we hiding our relationship?”
“Because I haven’t told Eunsoo yet.”
Saebyul bit her lower lip slightly and watched Hyunsoo’s reaction.
Although they had agreed to date a few days ago, they hadn’t told Eunsoo and Hyukjoo yet. So when this situation happened today, a strange excuse unintentionally came out.
It wasn’t because Hyunsoo was embarrassed; it was because he was flustered.
“Let’s go tell her now.”
“Tell her what?”
“That we’re dating.”
Hyunsoo grabbed Saebyul’s hand. Surprised, Saebyul withdrew her hand and shook her head.
“Let’s do it later.”
“Later?”
Hyunsoo’s straight eyebrows wrinkled.
He couldn’t understand why a man and a woman who liked each other had to hide their relationship to this extent.
If the issue was that they hadn’t talked about it yet, he thought it would be better to explain it in front of Hyukjoo and Eunsoo now.
They had met a few times in a good atmosphere, naturally becoming more meaningful to each other and deciding to date.
If they were the Hyukjoo and Eunsoo he knew, they would surely congratulate them. Therefore, he was angry at Saebyul for trying to hide their relationship.
Why hide it when they had only been dating for a short time?
Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.
Suppressing the momentarily excited emotions, Hyunsoo opened his mouth.
“Is it because you’re still uncertain about us?”
“No. Why would you say I’m uncertain… Why would you say such a thing?”
Saebyul vehemently denied, extending both of her hands.
“If we’re going to talk about it anyway, it’s better to discuss it in this situation. But you, saying things that clearly sound like lies, like ‘we coincidentally ran into each other’—honestly, I just don’t understand.”
“I was just too surprised earlier.”
“Okay. If you’re not going to tell me first, I won’t reveal that we’re dating in front of other people until you do.”
“Mr. Hyunsoo…”
“I like it.”
Hyunsoo said, loosening the dark expression on his face.
“I wanted to tell everyone we meet that you’re my girlfriend. If I had known that Saebyul would feel this uncomfortable, I would have said something earlier.”
“…”
“If you ask why we had a separate conversation, I had something to ask you, so that’s why.”
Lowering her head, Saebyul slowly lifted her face.
Seeing her eyes faintly tremble as she tried to smile despite her worries, looking at Hyunsoo, who was smiling to reassure her, made her eyes quiver.
With lips rolled up as if contemplating, Saebyul opened her mouth.
“I want to talk about it too.”
After a slow sigh, she hurriedly added.
“But I made a mistake.”
“What mistake?”
At Saebyul’s self-blaming words, Hyunsoo chuckled.
“I don’t even know who Eunsoo’s husband is, and I’m arranging meetings and introductions… And thinking about it, Eunsoo’s husband is Mr. Hyunsoo’s superior. If he finds out that Mr. Hyunsoo and I are dating, what if…”
Saebyul’s words faded at the end.
Hyukjoo still had a stern expression, avoiding eye contact with her.
Although he had said it didn’t matter, it was clear that the anxiety in his heart had not disappeared. In such a situation, if he were to learn about her relationship with Hyunsoo, it was too clear what would happen.
Saebyul was worried that Hyunsoo might suffer because of her.
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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