As Dan Woo drove, he faced Ji An’s skeptical gaze with resilience.
With the new release of Eagles League’s game approaching, he had been conducting video conferences with the U.S. headquarters regardless of holidays, day or night, due to the time difference.
On this particular holiday, considering the time difference between the U.S. and Korea, Dan Woo had rescheduled the meeting from the representative’s time to suit his employees’ schedules to the night.
He had made it to ‘Seoul Forest’, but finding Ji An in the vast park proved difficult. He had wondered if it was a pointless gesture, but seeing Ji An made him feel it was the right decision.
Still, it would have been solved with just one word from her, telling him not to go.
But Ji An, having already made plans, didn’t want to sound regretful to either him or Ha Joon. And since he couldn’t just stand by, he had to intervene.
Ha Joon also seemed to understand Dan Woo’s wish for such situations to be avoided.
Ji An cautiously began to speak.
“Are you upset? Because I made plans with Ha Joon without asking you first.”
“No. I’m not angry. I just stopped by on the way.”
“What part of your outfit says ‘just stopped by’?”
Ji An admitted to herself that Yoon Ha Joon, her special male friend, couldn’t be the same to Dan Woo.
“If you didn’t want to go cycling with Ha Joon, you should have said something. Why say it’s okay to go? No matter how well I handle things, the existence of a male friend bothers you. That’s why you’re angry.”
Dan Woo tapped the steering wheel, then turned to Ji An and answered honestly.
“Not angry, jealous. Thought I’d be fine, but I couldn’t deal with it.”
Ji An sighed softly, opening her mouth to speak. Even though she was already feeling uneasy, it felt like things had ended inconclusively.
Caught between Ha Joon and Dan Woo, Ji An felt as if she was the one who had done something wrong, with her mood soured.
“I ended it with Ha Joon saying this was the last time we’d go riding together. Do you know how awkward it is to be in the middle? I want to do right, but it doesn’t always go as I intend.”
“…….”
“I didn’t want to lie to you. That’s why I told you the truth, and if you had said not to go, I wouldn’t have.”
My mind is full of Woo Dan Woo, making you more important than Ha Joon.
Instead of her true feelings, Ji An let her hurt emotions show.
“Looking back, I think I was too hasty. Feels like I did something wrong.”
The feelings of both Dan Woo, who was wary of Ha Joon, and the upset Ji An clashed in a subtle standoff. As neither of them spoke, the air in the car became markedly tense.
Having parked in front of Lake Tower, Dan Woo unfolded a folding bicycle from the trunk and started wheeling it with one hand.
“Go inside.”
Dan Woo stopped in front of the communal entrance and pointed to the glass door. The ridiculousness of what he’d done out of jealousy became apparent too late, and no other words came to him.
Ji An, who had been kicking at the ground, took the bicycle from Dan Woo and glanced at him sideways. After her sharp words and his apology, he looked disheartened.
When Dan Woo awkwardly curved his lips into a smile, Ji An hesitated before asking,
“Do you want to have ramen before you go?”
“Huh?”
His sudden appearance in Seoul Forest had startled her, yet his confession that he couldn’t do anything about it strangely made her heart ache.
Even though she had impulsively taken up Dan Woo’s time the night before, she didn’t want to part in awkwardness.
Dan Woo, who had been looking crestfallen, tried to suppress a rising laugh and asked,
“Just ramen?”
“……Or do you want to read a book before you go?”
Dan Woo covered the burst of laughter with the back of his hand.
It was more than just about having ramen before leaving.
Even if going home might mean no book and possibly overcooked ramen, he asked casually,
“After reading the book, can I do whatever I want next?”
“The next part… I don’t know. Just go home.”
As Ji An turned around at the communal entrance, Dan Woo stepped inside with a long stride.
It was just the entrance hall, but his heart was pounding.
Wondering if ramen and a book would really be all, Ji An was putting water on to boil for the ramen while Dan Woo brought the bicycle onto the balcony.
Dan Woo smiled softly as he watched her from behind and looked around the apartment.
A mulberry wood desk occupied one corner of the living room. He ran his fingers over the imprint that read ‘Majestic Auction’ and flipped open a book lying next to the laptop.
He read one page of the book in English and thought, ‘This counts as having read the book.’
Stepping into the kitchen and looking over Ji An’s shoulder, he saw the ingredients for the ramen prepared on a plate.
“Which ramen recipe is this?”
“This one is Ha Joon’s.”
As Ji An inadvertently mentioned the name, she glanced sideways at Dan Woo, who then wrapped his arms around her waist. The warmth from his chest radiated onto her back.
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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