To the one who saw him as a good person, he genuinely wished to remain as such.
Do Hyuk downed his nearly flat beer. Hye Yoon felt pity for him, who constantly hurt himself. If left unchecked, his eyes seemed as if they might soon be filled with tears.
I have to save him. From his accustomed descent into damp places.
“Um… thinking about it, you really were a bad person, weren’t you? What kind of person does that?”
“Ah…”
Playfulness streamed from Hye Yoon’s wrinkled nose. Not yet meeting his gaze, a sigh escaped from the gap in Do Hyuk’s teeth, which was fully interrupted by her soft chuckle.
Startled by her laugh, Do Hyuk looked up, immediately locking eyes with Hye Yoon, as she had been waiting for him.
“Mr. Do Hyuk.”
And she called out to him.
“Don’t pretend to be a bad person just because of a momentary mistake. It doesn’t suit you now, and if you keep doing it… you might become that person. And that wouldn’t sit well with me.”
“Wow…”
“Why?”
“It’s the first time you’ve called me by my name.”
“Heh, is it?”
“Yes.”
It felt strange for her to call him by his name, but it was also familiar.
“… It might be the last time.”
“So, we won’t meet again.”
‘I’ll definitely see you in the movies,’ she added softly. A gentle voice conveying everything she wanted to say, with a firm resolve. So like her.
“If we won’t meet again, then… since it’s already out in the open…”
“…Yes?”
Do Hyuk stared into the darkness beyond the window. The rain had grown thick, clearly visible even without squinting. Hye Yoon silently observed his profile.
And after a brief silence, a deep sigh expelled the poison that had tormented him for so long.
“…I always hated being behind Senior Ji Ho. But I had to pretend otherwise… And then I would end up feeling so worthless. Pathetic, right?”
Do Hyuk’s lips twisted. As if struggling with a memory, he shuddered slightly and nodded.
“Wow, you really have a way with words. Is it because of the rain?… Heh. Pretend you didn’t hear that.”
“Hmm… Just taking one step to the side should do it. Then it will be fine.”
“What?”
While Do Hyuk seemed lost, Hye Yoon appeared to have found her direction. As she lowered her head in the direction of his cheerful voice, she noticed her fidgeting small hand on the table.
Hye Yoon was dragging two green beer caps that she had consumed a little while ago with her fingertips. Two beer caps placed vertically between them.
“Not like this…”
“Huh?”
Shortly after, her tiny index finger gently nudged one of the caps placed behind. Now, the two beer caps were aligned diagonally instead of vertically.
“Like this… It means being beside, not behind.”
‘Ta-da.’ With a barely audible sound, Hye Yoon laughed, in a manner both childlike and, in some ways, quite mature.
Do Hyuk intently observed the comforting gesture she willingly presented. The two caps, positioned diagonally, mirrored the positions he and Ji Ho had stood in the elevator that day.
He had always thought he stood in Ji Ho’s shadow, but now she said he stood beside him.
“Mr. Do Hyuk, you were never hidden behind Mr. Ji Ho. You always shone beside him. So, don’t feel upset.”
“…”
“If you think this way, you can probably let go of a bit of your envy, right?”
Do Hyuk’s gaze remained fixed on the table. He knew well that if he turned to that clear voice, he would meet even clearer eyes staring back. He felt he would easily be seen through.
It seemed silly, but he was determined to believe and follow her perspective.
He rubbed his slightly tingling nose.
“Do you always see the world this way?”
“Heh. Why? Because I’m too selfish? Looking at what suits me?”
“No. Just because it’s so… different from me.”
‘Because you’re beautiful,’ lingered in his throat, but he suppressed it. His gaze, filled with emotion, stayed on the two beer caps for a considerable time.
Clank–clank.
Several restaurant workers noisily set the tables with pots of stew and rice. About ten meals quickly filled the table. Once all the food was placed, the actors would probably begin to arrive.
Contrasting with the quick movements of the staff, Do Hyuk closed his heavy-lidded eyes, then opened them. Soon after, his focus shifted to Hye Yoon’s drink. The beer he had poured for her remained untouched.
“Oh, don’t you drink?”
“It’s not that.”
The man, who had been reminiscing old sorrows, gazed at Hye Yoon. At some point, he wished he could look into her as deeply as she did.
Her pale face had cheeks that glowed pink. Her eyes sparkled like they held stars. What could she be thinking to have such a fluttering expression? Among the many boisterously laughing people, the silently smiling Hye Yoon looked the happiest.
“I still haven’t cleared up Mr. Ji Ho’s misunderstanding… If I drink, he will surely worry.”
“…”
“He thinks I can’t handle liquor. But it’s not true.”
For a moment, her smiling lips seemed to mutter, ‘I must show him next week.’
‘Hye Yoon is childlike in that sense. If she’s curious and fascinated, she looks intently. So, I hope there’s no needless misunderstanding. The eyes she has when truly excited are much different from that.’
That’s right. That’s the real her.
Do Hyuk’s head shook from side to side. It was such a perfect defeat that he could accept it cleanly.
“I had two questions to ask today.”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
“…You’ve already answered them.”
And when Hye Yoon looked at him with puzzled eyes, he was slightly smiling.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
