Today, waking up from a dawn dream, Song Myunghwan, with tears streaming down his face, slammed his head against the floor.
It was already too late for atonement.
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In the yard filled with the refreshing spring breeze, Eunchae played the viola freely. Originally, the viola produced a heavy and profound sound, but the sound that had been laden with depression was now gone.
Kijoo sat on the bench, enjoying the robust and cheerful melody. As they headed towards the summit, he drank coffee, watching Eunchae’s smile widen.
Finally, the performance ended. Eunchae approached with a bright smile. Taking the coffee he was about to drink, she snatched a sip.
Kijoo rested his chin on his hand, waiting for her reaction. As expected, she soon put down the cup, and Eunchae frowned.
“Ugh. Too sweet.”
Eunchae almost threw the coffee cup. Then, she fumbled with the saucer meant for sugar. It was empty.
“How many sugars did you put in?”
She asked in amazement, and Kijoo nonchalantly replied.
“Three.”
Eunchae made a face that openly expressed her disgust. Even though she also liked chocolate and candy, Kijoo’s taste was beyond her respect.
Such a reaction seemed familiar, and Kijoo showed no signs of disappointment. Instead, he smoothly shifted the conversation to another topic.
“Do you have any thoughts about joining the orchestra? Weren’t you ambitious for something like that?”
“Well, not yet.”
“What do you want to try?”
Lately, he had been persistent in asking such questions. It seemed like he wanted to fulfill things that Eunchae couldn’t do due to Song Myunghwan’s control.
“There are things I want to try.”
His eyes showed clear curiosity at her words. Eunchae, who had always given lukewarm responses to any questions, finally showed sincerity.
“I want to travel.”
“Travel?”
Kijoo furrowed his brows.
“To Europe.”
Europe.
Kijoo mulled over the name of the country she mentioned. People usually thought of Europe romantically, but the reality was different. From petty thieves targeting tourists to kidnappings, robberies, and human trafficking, various crimes were rampant.
Going to such a place now?
A vein throbbed on Kijoo’s forehead.
Unaware of this, Eunchae spoke with an excited expression.
“I’ve only been on short trips, so I want to go on a long one.”
“…”
“It turns out that Future also suggested going on a trip.”
“…”
“It’s a graduation celebration trip. I don’t have a plan yet, but Future is about to start working soon. Traveling for a long time will be difficult after getting a job…”
Kijoo, deeply sunk into the chair, responded in a calm voice.
“I’ll check my schedule.”
His special vacation was coming to an end. There might not be the luxury of accompanying her on a long trip, but he didn’t provide such supplementary explanations.
Upon hearing this, Eunchae made a strange expression, as if asking why the discussion about his schedule was brought up here.
A moment of static filled the air between them.
“Uh…”
“…”
“Please don’t be disappointed and listen.”
Eunchae cleared her throat and calmly said, “I want to go on this trip with Future alone. In fact, Future already knows about it.”
Kijoo almost asked if she had lost her mind. He had to forcibly restrain himself from expressing that thought. Beyond bewilderment, a face expressing absurdity appeared on his face.
She explained, persistently and in detail, as if he knew nothing.
“As you know, I’ve never traveled alone.”
That’s the problem. Kijoo clenched his fist, maintaining a stern expression.
“I want to go without a bodyguard, freely.”
You can go freely. With me. Although Kijoo didn’t expressly say that, he exuded it from head to toe.
“It might be less burdensome for a friend to go together. Actually, it’s common… To be less burdensome for a friend who’s going together.”
She didn’t want to burden a friend going together.
Wasn’t it fine for a boyfriend to worry alone?
With each word she spoke, Kijoo found contradictions, and his mood turned into a low-pressure system in an instant. Eunchae, on the other hand, looked at him with innocent eyes, as if she didn’t understand why he felt that way.
“I’m still just a bodyguard.”
Just yesterday and the day before, they had fallen asleep on the same bed in the same room. Without knowing what the rising heat from the stove was, Kijoo touched her neck.
“He’s my boyfriend. My lover.”
“Good for you. I know that.”
Was this teasing or was it just a straightforward statement?
Eunchae seemed slightly flustered but continued calmly to persuade him.
“So, how burdensome Future is. He doesn’t even have anyone he’s dating.”
Do I have to care about that too? Kijoo expressed annoyance by raising one eyebrow.
“How long is he planning to stay?”
Even the questioning tone was subtly blunt. However, with the thought that there might be a chance, Eunchae responded with an excited voice.
“Um… for about a week?”
At those words, two distinct veins appeared on Kijoo’s temple. His gaze became sharp.
Looking at Kijoo’s reaction, Eunchae sighed. She had thought of Kijoo as a very rational man, but it seemed to be a mistake.
However, she swallowed her words, thinking that saying this now might leave a lasting grudge.
“Of course, I want to see him, but we’ll be together for the rest of our lives, so…”
For the rest of our lives. Together.
When those words appeared, Kijoo’s eyes softened peculiarly.
“Oh, right? Did I say that?”
As if sensing something ominous, Kijoo subtly avoided eye contact.
Are you going to let it slide?
“Three years ago, when we first met, how rudely you spoke to me…”
“Where will you go this week?”
As the situation turned disadvantageous, Kijoo suddenly asked. Eunchae laughed cheekily and said,
“Western Europe.”
Answer well.
He massaged his forehead with his thumb, indicating a headache.
“You haven’t traveled alone before.”
“I’ll go with a friend. And usually, isn’t it abnormal to have someone trailing behind you everywhere?”
“…”
“Let’s make a bet then.”
“What bet?”
“…Tonight.”
At her words, Kijoo tensed his muscles and straightened up.
“If nothing happens and it passes quietly, then Mr. Kijoo wins. If not, I win.”
He chuckled as if to say, “That’s so unfair.”
You shouldn’t have let it come to this.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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