Sun Woo grasped the strands of Eun Jae’s hair that had slipped over her shoulder. The dampness not yet dry was moist against his hand.
He recalled again the events of this dawn.
To be that devoted to the contract.
The truth was, it wasn’t Tae Kyu who had entered the front door. The moment the housekeeper, who helped in the kitchen, came in with the groceries delivered at dawn, he couldn’t understand why he felt the way he did.
Could you kiss me without hesitation even in front of Yoon Tae Kyu?
Did you want to shake off your uneasy heart by doing so, to make you give up your feelings for Yoon Tae Kyu?
“Ji Eun Jae, we’re a married couple.”
Or perhaps it was an irreversible act, he wanted to drive the final nail.
“We’re just married?”
“I like the sound of ‘us.'”
Sun Woo, wearing an unfathomable smile, took a step forward, and Eun Jae invariably stepped back.
Although Sun Woo did not like it inwardly, he did not care and cornered Eun Jae.
Tell me.
“Was that kiss last night―”
Genuine.
“Was it just faithfully fulfilling the contract?”
Even if that’s true, it seems I wouldn’t care anymore.
“Is that how Ji Eun Jae wants me to take it?”
If it means you will stay by my side in any way.
Without hesitation, Sun Woo lowered his lips over Eun Jae’s bright red ones.
They were always sweet to taste.
Eun Jae’s natural scent spread into his mouth as he kissed her. It wasn’t the smell of artificial perfume; it was like standing in a flower garden in full bloom.
“I’ll live your time for you.”
I want to keep you by my side for a lifetime. Even if you were an empty shell, that would be enough.
“Give it all, to me.”
“Whether it’s 200 million, 300 million, or 1 billion. I will give you all I have, so give me your future.”
“Once in my hands, your future will certainly be rainbow-colored. I will make it so.”
The kiss laden with deep desire intertwined more fervently than the dawn.
Eun Jae naturally accepted the breath that Sun Woo pushed into her, a stark contrast to her surprised demeanor from yesterday.
Hesitating for a moment at her unexpected reaction, Sun Woo ran his fingers through her hair and pressed in deeper.
Sun Woo, holding Eun Jae’s lips in his, lifted her in one swift motion and sat her on the vanity, gazing intently at her.
Eun Jae did not avoid Sun Woo’s gaze any longer. She wholly received the persistent stare that followed her.
“I didn’t tell you to come.”
Sun Woo’s lips gently landed on Eun Jae’s.
“I’ll come to you.”
Their slanted lips met again,
“Don’t go far from here.”
And their lips touched and parted once more.
“It doesn’t matter to me who you like anymore.”
“…….”
“I’ve come to like you enough, that such things don’t matter anymore.”
At Sun Woo’s words, Eun Jae’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“I like you.”
It was hard to believe that these words had come from a man.
You like me?
“What do you mean… you like me? Me?”
“It’s not something I’ve realized only recently.”
It’s not a sudden feeling. Ever since I first saw you, I was always curious about you and you caught my attention.
Listening to Sun Woo’s words, Eun Jae asked again with an incredulous look.
“Really… you like me? Truly?”
Watching Eun Jae repeatedly ask the same question, Sun Woo couldn’t help but smile and his lips quirked up askew.
“You’ve gotten better at acting. That’s a very convincing ‘I didn’t know’ face.”
“I really didn’t know though?”
“You don’t want to pretend you don’t know because of Yoon Tae Kyu?”
Despite all the hints, how could you not know, unless you’re a fool. Sun Woo’s grumbling voice was clear.
“Because of Tae Kyu?”
“Don’t get me wrong. I only found out recently that you two were in that kind of relationship. But that doesn’t mean I’ll let you go. I have my pride too.”
“That kind of relationship?”
“Ji Eun Jae, you’re not just breaking one or two clauses of the contract. How are you planning to handle this? I told you, if you don’t receive the hospital donation, we extend until you do.”
“What kind of relationship do you think I’m in?”
Sun Woo sighed as he watched Eun Jae keep dodging the question. He didn’t want to have to spell it out.
“The kind where you like each other. You probably didn’t know that Yoon Tae Kyu and I are cousins.”
It was something that had to be clarified sooner or later.
“What? Me and Tae Kyu? That’s not true?”
“It’s not?”
“Yes.”
Eun Jae’s response was unexpected. Her expression, as she spoke as if the idea was absurd, didn’t seem feigned. Sun Woo, who had stopped all thought as if his circuits were fried, stared at Eun Jae, and then it dawned on him that something was amiss.
“…….”
“……?”
An eerie silence passed as if a ghost had drifted by. Only the soft sound of the rain that had been falling since yesterday, tapping against the window, filled the room.
“It’s not.”
As Sun Woo mulled over his words with a serious expression, Eun Jae barely managed to stifle the laughter that threatened to burst out.
He had misunderstood, thinking that Tae Kyu and I liked each other.
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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