“Will you be able to rest once this work is over?”
“Yes. I’m planning to take a long…… break. I’m also considering going somewhere.”
As if she received the answer she truly wanted, Hye Yoon’s eyes sparkled towards Ji Ho.
“Wow, are you planning to travel? That’s great!”
Receiving her radiance, Ji Ho let out a soft smile. Had there been anyone who was this pleased about his rest?
“It seems you like travelling.”
“Hmm, I’m not sure if I like it. I haven’t gone on many trips.”
“I see.”
Her slightly uplifted corners of the mouth and round cheeks that sprouted like the sun looked pretty.
“But just hearing about it is nice. The word ‘travel’.”
“So, do you want to come with me?”
“What?!”
He wanted to observe her gentle expression a bit more, but some words preceded the thought ‘I shouldn’t say this’. Especially if the other person was this woman.
Hye Yoon’s eyes, which had grown large, were fixed unwaveringly on Ji Ho. In her astonishing concentration, he slightly lifted the corners of his mouth, just as she had done earlier.
“Hehe, you are surprised.”
“Geez……”
At Ji Ho’s laughter, Hye Yoon scrunched her face as if to say ‘don’t tease me’. The problem was that her expression, looking exactly like a fearless baby animal, tugged on his heartstrings more.
“I seem to tease you a lot, don’t I?”
He stretched his long arm to pick up a new bottle of water placed by the bedside. He opened the cap and slightly lifted it towards Hye Yoon, but she shook her head. Only then did Ji Ho wet his own throat.
“Um…… Ji Ho, can I tell you something?”
Instead of replying, he nodded as he had water in his mouth. Hye Yoon looked straight at Ji Ho while leaning her chin on the desk.
“Even when you joke, Ji Ho, it feels so real. Especially your eyes.”
When she avoided his gaze, she did so effortlessly, but now, Hye Yoon stared deeply into Ji Ho’s eyes. She drew her arm, on which her chin rested, a little closer to the bed and looked into his eyes. Deep, black eyes like an abyss. It was her growing curiosity, strong enough to overcome her trembling heart.
‘Why… why do I end up saying anything in front of him?’
And then came the moment when embarrassment surged. No matter how great her curiosity, it melted away in those eyes.
“Ah… M, maybe it’s because your eyes are so beautiful!”
Blushing due to the sudden shyness, Hye Yoon hastily concluded her statement. And as she swiftly turned her head away, Ji Ho, who had just swallowed his water, caught her words.
“You really are the woman I can’t fool.”
“…Hmm?”
She tilted her head at his hardtounderstand words. Finding her tilt cute, Ji Ho mimicked it by turning his head to the side as well.
Hye Yoon tried to keep a straight face, suspecting he was teasing her again, but noise started coming from somewhere.
The heavy door of the set opened, and several staff members walked in. Bong Ki and Min Ju’s faces were faintly visible in the back. Bong Ki seemed to be gesturing something at Ji Ho, and looking at Ji Ho, he was nodding at Bong Ki as well.
“Shall I tell you something too?”
And as if he knew she was watching him, Ji Ho spoke to her. Holding the script, he stood up and lowered his eyes to Hye Yoon.
“I’ve never joked about something I didn’t mean.”
“……”
A faint smile flowed in Ji Ho’s gaze. Unable to find a suitable reply, Hye Yoon simply looked at him.
“I enjoyed the coffee. Thank you.”
His big hand briefly squeezed her shoulder. Then, he moved towards Bong Ki, who was standing outside the set. Hye Yoon couldn’t take her eyes off their backs until they disappeared.
“A warm end to a tiring day.”
“……”
“Shall we… go to sleep now?”
“Cut! Ji Ho, that was really good! We’ll take it one more time from the same angle.”
Despite having two days of rest, Ji Ho was having a more intense time filming an advertisement. It was a bit amusing to shoot a bed advertisement, waking up after sleeping for about three hours like a faint after a drama shoot that ended past midnight.
He had to lie on the bed and look sleepy, but he couldn’t really be tired, and he had to be natural as if he was at home, but he couldn’t allow himself to look disheveled. It was ironic in many ways.
“Shall we… go to sleep now?”
“Cut!”
The mere 30second commercial took over 12 hours to film. Although there were no windows, it was evident that darkness would have again fallen over the sky.
“Manager, shall we take a break before Ji Ho’s interview?”
“Oh, just a moment.”
Right after the ad shooting ended, a product promotion interview was waiting in line.
“Let’s go straight ahead. They say it’s better to keep going.”
With Bong Ki’s answer, another small camera was set up on one side of the set. Unlike , where they tried to keep as natural as possible, the stylists were busy making sure Ji Ho looked as natural as possible.
“Um… Ji Ho, I think you might be tired. Here, have this.”
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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