However, when she opened the fridge, there was nothing but coffee or water. It would have been nice to have a tea bag, but since there were hardly any visitors, that wasn’t the case.
“Do you like coffee?”
“Yes, that’s fine.”
Inevitably, her offer was happily accepted.
She made two cups of coffee and headed to the living room.
Seeing the coffee cups neatly placed on the table, he quietly spoke.
“People usually don’t seek coffee at this time.”
“Well, I love coffee. To the point I can’t live without it.”
Half of it was truth, half of it was a lie.
She had hardly ever sipped and savored coffee, which was more or less like sustenance for life.
He quietly watched her saying that, then he lifted his coffee cup in a smooth motion.
“I’ll enjoy it.”
Kang also quietly took a sip of her coffee.
Then, after a moment of silence, she carefully opened her mouth.
“By any chance.”
Gathering courage, she spoke, and he looked at her with only his gaze.
“Have we met before?”
It seemed better than asking if he recognized her, and he seemed to chew over the question silently.
Then he gave an ambiguous answer.
“I’m not sure.”
As always, meeting her gaze gently.
He asked, slowly closing and opening his eyes.
“Have you seen me before?”
“Yes. I think so.”
Scarily, additional questions follow the answer.
“Where?”
……In a dream.
This time, the answers she dared not utter were only swirling in her throat.
When Kang couldn’t rashly answer, he stroked his chin and smiled.
“I only remember seeing Ms. Seo Kang on TV.”
At his answer, she was lost.
She was disappointed at the thought that the man in her dream, whom she thought was as vivid as could be drawn on a canvas right now, might not be him.
But then, Kang’s phone rang.
It was Sam Yeong.
Kang, surprised, quickly picked up the phone. She had forgotten about his presence for a moment.
“Oh, brother.”
Kang, I’m here. Can I come in? You didn’t see the message.
“Where are you?”
In front of the door.
“In front of the door? Ah! Wait, wait! I’ll open the door for you soon!”
Desperation began to seep into her flustered voice.
First of all, she abruptly grabbed the wrist of him, who was sitting on the sofa.
“Quickly hide!”
“Why? Who is it?”
“It’s Manager Brother!”
“Then I should greet him, not hide.”
“No! It’s better not to create any misunderstanding! Just do as I say for now!”
Misunderstanding? It seems like Ms. Seo Kang is the one creating it?
Thinking so, San complied obediently as Kang guided him.
“This way.”
Kang opened the door to the dressing room and pushed San in almost forcefully.
“Stay quiet and behave, I’ll get you out soon.”
A faint laugh settled amidst the chaos.
“Are we, by any chance.”
“…….”
“Are we dating now?”
Unmoved by his casual joke, she glanced at him and shut the door without mercy.
She then cleared away the coffee cup and dashed to the entrance to put San’s shoes in the shoe rack, then opened the door for him.
“Wow, are you here?”
Kang said, wiping his forehead that had started to sweat in the short time.
Slightly glancing at her, Sam Young chuckled.
“Why are you panting so much?”
“Ah. I was working out.”
Sam Young didn’t doubt her vague answer and let it go.
And then, as soon as he entered the house, he tidied up the fridge and filled it with fresh food that he had just bought.
“Brother, just leave it. I’ll do it.”
“No way you would.”
Knowing that she would eat if it was prepared, Sam Young headed to the kitchen with a smile.
Then he skillfully took out a knife and cutting board and started to chop the washed vegetables.
“By the way, this knife is either a knife or a club, it doesn’t listen anyway. I should take it and have it sharpened, it’s not usable… Ah!”
Suddenly, a pained moan came from his grumbling mouth.
Kang ran over at the sound.
“Brother! Are you hurt?”
“Ah, no. I’m okay……!”
“Let me see!”
“I’m telling you, I’m okay?”
“What’s okay! You’re bleeding! Where are you hurt?”
Just as she was gripping the finger that she had cut, Sam Young couldn’t help but scream.
“Aah!”
He, whose hand was covered in blood, was trembling and started to pat Kang’s shoulder with his other hand.
“There! There! Where you’re squeezing!”
“Ah, was this the place you got hurt? I’m sorry. I couldn’t see it because of the blood.”
She quickly apologized and fetched a napkin to wrap Sam Young’s hand.
“Hold it tight. I’ll get the first aid kit quickly.”
“I’m fine, Kang… Really……”
“Wipe your tears before you talk.”
Kang said heartlessly and turned around.
He eventually stopped protesting and decided to comply with what she said.
Sam Young knew better than anyone how sensitive Kang was to people getting hurt.
Like this, five minutes passed.
“That’s strange. I’m sure I left it here last time…….”
She couldn’t find the first aid box.
Sam Young, who had been watching the situation with a soulless smile, opened his dry lips.
“Kang, I’m really fine.”
“No, I’ll find it right away. Just wait a bit.”
“I’m saying this because I think I’ll die of excessive bleeding before that……. Let me go.”
He tried to timidly ask her to let him go, but she seemed so engrossed in finding the first aid kit that she didn’t seem to hear his voice.
“Do you want me to help you find it?”
Even when he asked again, there was no response.
Sam Young quietly got up and headed towards the dressing room.
Because most of the necessary odds and ends usually came from a drawer inside the dressing room.
It was when he turned the handle of the dressing room.
“No!”
Kang cried out after seeing his movements belatedly, but the door was already open.
Sam Young, who had just entered, slowly raised his head following the long shadow cast by his side.
“……Why is Manager Han here?”
At his words, the mountain leaning against the wall with arms crossed turned its head slightly.
In the dark space where even the lights weren’t turned on.
The eyes of the two men met.
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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