It was a morning with warm sunlight.
Sun Woo came out to the living room, adjusting the collar of his shirt. He headed straight to the kitchen where he placed a mug in the builtin coffee machine and pressed the button.
A whirring sound indicated the grinding of the beans, and shortly, the mug was filled with coffee, its golden crema glistening.
The rich aroma of coffee spread throughout the living room. Each breath was filled with the deep and savory scent of the beans.
Sun Woo took the freshly brewed coffee in his hand, sat on the sofa and crossed his legs casually. He tilted the cup, waiting leisurely for Eun Jae.
Today was the day to finally pay a visit to his family home.
It was the first step to inherit the hospital, and it was the most difficult and important task given to the woman.
Over the past few days, Sun Woo had organized various precautions and informed her. As always, she was quick to absorb, like a sponge.
Among them, the most practiced was undoubtedly the honorifics. It was still something that had not been corrected.
“Sir! Ah, Mr. Sun Woo… What do I do? I keep saying ‘sir’.”
This is driving me crazy. The image of Eun Jae hitting her own mouth as if punishing herself, muttering alone, made him chuckle.
It wasn’t a time to laugh, but seeing himself laughing proved that he wasn’t in his right mind.
Sun Woo shook his head at his unfamiliar behavior and refreshed his thoughts. The more he thought, the more complex and subtle his feelings for her became.
Could they pass this without getting caught by his grandfather?
It didn’t matter much to him, who was largely free from emotional disturbance, but the problem was the woman, whose emotions were transparent in everything she did.
His thoughts switched to the image of her, standing in front of the hospital the day before, blushing in confusion.
Remembering her, Sun Woo let out a faint laugh.
“You have to keep your promise.”
“What promise?”
“The one about releasing me earlier than the contract period once your work is settled.”
Sun Woo grimaced as he recalled what Eun Jae had said out of the blue in the elevator yesterday.
The woman was already thinking about escaping from him.
“For whose sake?”
No matter what happened, he thought he should fill the oneyear contract period completely, and he took a sip of his coffee.
It was about the time when the coffee revealed the bottom of the cup.
Eun Jae, dressed in a light yellow tweed twopiece, walked out to the living room with stiffness. At the same time, Sun Woo slowly unfolded his crossed legs and dropped his gaze as if scanning her from head to toe.
He didn’t intend to look at her. His gaze had moved that way without his knowing.
At first, he hadn’t realized it, but objectively speaking, the woman was beautiful. Even without much adornment, she had a fresh charm.
Was it the clothes that were pretty, or was it Eun Jae?
As his thoughts started wandering following his consciousness, Sun Woo quickly cut off that branch.
Like last time and this time too, it seemed her shopping sense was really good. So, that was it.
Keeping his gaze on the woman, Sun Woo approached Eun Jae with large strides.
“You look pretty.”
It was an impulsive remark that didn’t go through his head. The woman, who had already learned some things, asked as if it was a matter of course.
“The clothes?”
No, you.
Sun Woo, who barely swallowed the response that had been hovering around his mouth, smiled silently.
“Do you want some coffee?”
“I’m fine.”
“Then let’s get going.”
Eun Jae gave a slight nod and followed the man. She briefly stole a glance at the man tying his shoe laces while sitting on the entrance bench, before she shook her thoughts off and looked down.
“Huh?”
The shoes at the entrance were not the ones he had worn yesterday. Both the design and the heel height were different.
While Eun Jae was confused, the man who had put on his shoes stood in front of her. It was then that Eun Jae quickly lowered her gaze to her shoes.
As Eun Jae, who was hastily trying to put on her shoes, lost her balance and leaned, the man’s hand reached out towards her.
“I’m fine.”
“Hold on, it’s like a rehearsal.”
“Ah.”
At the woman’s response, which popped out like a bubble, Sun Woo’s lips naturally rose. The woman’s hand, which came up without hesitation, gently overlapped with Sun Woo’s hand.
There was one thing he was certain of, if nothing else.
The woman’s hand was warm. He didn’t want to let it go once he held it.
Sun Woo gripped the woman’s hand even more tightly. The touch was so soft and warm that it felt as though light was rippling even to the depths of his heart that couldn’t be touched.
Even after holding Eun Jae’s hand, Sun Woo couldn’t take his eyes off her. As he stroked the back of the woman’s hand several times with his thumb, the woman’s cheeks quickly turned pink. Seeing that, Sun Woo smiled in satisfaction.
The weather was good.
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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