“It’s a good feeling to have someone waiting for you, right? You must’ve been tired from work, so I hoped it would make you feel better.”
“Ah……”
Her smile made his heart flutter once. Her loving words made it flutter again.
With the continuous attacks on his heart, Ha Joon’s lips parted slightly.
“Ha Joon, you’re really touched right now, aren’t you?”
“…Yes. I’m so moved that I’m not sure if I can drive properly.”
“Oh? That won’t do. You need to drive safely.”
“I’ll do my best.”
Ha Joon opened the passenger door with a bright smile, and Su Ah carefully got into the car, holding her fluttering skirt.
After circling the hood to the driver’s side, Ha Joon started the car and they smoothly took off down the road.
“But. Where are we going right now?”
Su Ah asked out of curiosity, knowing only that they were going to have a meal but not knowing the destination.
“You’ll see when we get there.”
“Are we going to a secret place you’ve hidden?”
“Well. Rather than a secret place, let’s call it a surprise place.”
A surprise place?
His cryptic words were puzzling, but Su Ah didn’t ask any further questions, thinking it didn’t matter.
However, she did hope that for their first meal together, they would go somewhere with a good atmosphere.
A little while later.
The two arrived in front of a highrise building that looked quite luxurious even at first glance.
‘Did such a place exist in Seoul?’
Su Ah looked around the lobby with wide eyes at the sight she had never seen before, and soon they took the elevator.
The fastmoving elevator quickly arrived on the 83rd floor where the restaurant was located.
“Welcome. I’ll guide you to your reserved table.”
As they reached the front of the restaurant passing by paintings that looked like they could be in an art gallery, a staff member approached them, greeted them, and guided them to their table.
As Su Ah followed the staff member, looking around, her gaze stopped at one place.
The man handed over a bouquet of flowers to a woman who was blushing.
At first glance, they appeared to be a couple that had just started dating.
‘Oh, my. It must be their first day together. Yes, an upscale restaurant like this is a good place for a confession… Huh?’
Su Ah’s eyes sparkled as she watched the couple with a warm smile.
‘Could it be that Ha Joon brought me here to confess to me?’
Thump.
Her heart responded to the sudden thought.
‘No, that can’t be. It’s not. Let’s not get our hopes up.’
Su Ah quickly shook her head.
Not wanting to ruin the mood with needless anticipation, Su Ah tried her best to calm her fluttering heart as she continued to walk.
A little while later, guided by the staff, Su Ah and Ha Joon sat at a windowside table.
“Is it because we’re on the 83rd floor? The night view here is really amazing. Oh? Is that the Han River I see? Wow, the Han River is so beautiful.”
Her heart, which had been fluttering just a moment ago, calmed down at the sight of the night view, and Su Ah showed an extremely excited expression.
‘Could she be any happier.’
Ha Joon looked at Su Ah, who was stuck to the window as if she could break through it, with an expression that seemed like he found her extremely cute.
“How about we decide on the rest of our sightseeing after we decide on our menu?”
Ha Joon gestured towards the menu laid out in front of them.
“Oh! That’s right. We should order first.”
Su Ah quickly picked up the menu and looked through it.
Hmm… What should I eat? What should I eat to get a reputation for eating well?
Looking at it for a while, it wasn’t easy to choose one from among the many unfamiliar dishes.
Should I just eat whatever Ha Joon is having?
The moment she peeked over the menu, their eyes met.
“Have you decided?”
“Oh, no. Everything looks so delicious that it’s hard to choose one. I’ll just have the same thing as Ha Joon.”
“Do you want to do that? Then I’ll order for us.”
As he responded, he began ordering in a language she didn’t understand, which was quite impressive. She couldn’t help but admire him.
“We will prepare it right away.”
The staff member left, and Su Ah’s gaze, which had been about to turn back to the window, stopped short of the glass.
Because she had spotted Ha Joon’s reflection in the window.
‘If someone with a face like that confessed and asked me out, wouldn’t I have to fall for him right away?’
Using the now forgotten night view as an excuse, Su Ah stared intently at Ha Joon’s reflection in the window.
After a while.
“Excuse me.”
A staff member who had approached without her noticing started setting the food on the table.
“Hmm, this looks delicious. Bon appétit.”
As she spoke, Su Ah put a glistening piece of steak in her mouth.
The piece of steak didn’t need many chews before it melted and slid down her throat.
‘Oh my. So this is what a real steak is like. What I’ve been eating before was just a lump of meat.’
As she realized this, she went to eat a second piece.
“Is the taste okay? Does it suit your palate?”
He had made the reservation based on an online recommendation, but he asked with a worried heart in case it didn’t suit her taste.
“Yes. It’s really delicious. If I close my eyes, it’s so tender that I wouldn’t even know it’s meat.”
“I’m glad I prepared beef. I thought Su Ah would like beef……”
“I have a knife in my hand right now.”
Su Ah showed the knife she was holding to Ha Joon, who was about to mention what had happened the previous night.
He was quick to catch on and soon realized she was teasing him.
Ah, really. He makes me want to tease him all day long.
At Su Ah’s expected response, Ha Joon let out a quiet laugh.
“Yes, I apologize. I misspoke. Let’s enjoy our meal.”
While stealing glances at Su Ah, Ha Joon continued his meal.
During the meal, they had small talks about what they did that day and what kind of meals they had.
Although it was nothing more than trivial conversation, the air enveloping the two had gradually turned pink.
After finishing the meal and leaving the restaurant.
“I really enjoyed the meal. It was so delicious.”
Su Ah said, with a satisfied expression.
“I’m glad you liked it. Shall we go now?”
“I’m full, how about a walk to aid digestion?”
Ha Joon, who was heading towards the car, found himself stopping at her words.
“A walk?”
“Yes, I noticed a nice walking path from above.”
“Should we do that then?”
It seemed like Ha Joon had been waiting for that answer.
He couldn’t be more pleased that Su Ah was the one to suggest the idea he had been hesitant to bring up due to the late hour.
And so, Su Ah and Ha Joon entered the entrance of the walking path.
Wow……
Having taken only a few steps, Su Ah’s eyes widened as if she had discovered a new world.
Was this the usual atmosphere of a park at this time?
The park was filled with couples.
Holding hands was a given, and the smooching sounds from here and there were surprisingly audible.
Feeling nervous, Su Ah kept swallowing her dry saliva, wondering if she was the only one feeling like this. She lifted her head to look at Ha Joon.
Ha Joon, however, was focused solely on their intended ‘walk’, not distracted by any of the couples around.
What? Was he not bothered by the situation at hand?
Was he not envious, or didn’t he feel like he wanted to do the same?
…So he wasn’t going to suggest we start?
As these thoughts filled Su Ah’s mind, her eyebrows furrowed into a frown without her realizing it.
If he had just suggested starting, she could have playfully gone along…
But Su Ah, unable to voice the regret hanging at the edge of her lips, merely forced a bitter smile.
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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