“You have been already watching him for years,” he said, “you know, I am starting to think that you have some sort of feeling towards him.”
He extended his hand towards her and hugged her from the back. His words caused her eyes to widen for a while before she let out a chuckle.
Then, she teased, “What is that? Is that jealousy in your voiced?”
“Hmm,” he responded, “I get really scary when I am jealous. That’s why, don’t look at him anymore.”
In that moment, she merely took his words as a joke, and while a smirk formed on her face, she turned to face him.
Then, moving her hand forward, she pinched on to his cheeks and expressed, “Yes, yes, yes. I understand. Can you even be scary at the first place?”
Laughs left her mouth after that.
Taking that as opportunity, he moved his head closer to her and pecked on her lips softly. Taken aback by his actions, she pecked him on his cheek once he stood up straight.
“On a serious note, you have nothing to be jealous about. You are the only one who can make me feel this way,” she confessed, “but I suppose it is cute to see you be jealous once in a while.”
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When Youngjae had left to communicate with the other adults, Yura found herself watching Yejoon again. At this point, this had turned to be a habit of hers.
She noticed how depressed his mood was when he saw Jisoo talk with other men and started to think of him as someone pitiful.
Throughout the entire time, she was clearly able to see how attached he was to Jisoo. If it was for Jisoo, there was nothing he wouldn’t be able to do.
He immensely loved Jisoo.
But being close with Jisoo, Yura knew that Jisoo did not have that sort of feelings towards him. She viewed him as her younger brother.
Yura was aware of how terrible Jisoo’s state was, and although Jisoo did not indulge her on the details, after seeing Jisoo talk with those men, she knew that everything wasn’t as simple as it was on the surface.
But although it causes her heart to be at pain every time she encounters such a scene, she was completely helpless. It deeply saddened her that there is nothing she is able to do for her closest friend.
She was aware of how Yejoon shares the same sentiments as her. No, his emotions were way worse than her. From that intense gaze, she was able to guess that it was slowly killing from inside.
The only thing she was able to do right now was to pray for two of them to get a happy ending at the end. That would be enough to satisfy her.
When one of the men placed his hand on Jisoo’s hand, Yura clenched her hand tightly. There was a persistent urge within her to move forward and punch that man on the face.
Pursing her lips into a thin line, she took in a deep breath and tried to compose herself when she noticed Yejoon’s countenance.
She realized how the man had become completely pale, and frown was visible on her feature. He felt sick when he turned his back and started to leave.
Seeing that caused a sudden urge to develop within her. After glancing at Youngjae once, she saw the deep conversation he was holding with the men.
Knowing that it would take him a while, she decided to follow after Yejoon. It wouldn’t hurt to take to check up on him.
She wasn’t able to describe the emotions that went through her. It was somewhere between concern and curiosity.
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After slipping out of that party, she searched around for the signs of the man. A smile formed on her features when she finally spotted him standing under the tree.
She noticed how his shoulders were slouched while he stared at the ground. That caused her chest to tighten painfully.
Even though she planned to watch him from the back initially, now she wasn’t able to resist the urge to take a step forward towards him.
She placed a hand on his shoulder.
He immediately slapped her hand away while turning back to face her. Her eyes widened when she noticed the tears that glistened at the corner of his eyes.
She just stared at him silently, feeling bad for him.
“What are you looking at!? Get lost!” he yelled defensively.
“You know, I can’t leave someone alone when they are looking this pitiful. If you want to cry, I can lend you my shoulder. That would be better than crying alone. What Jisoo is going through his terrible, and it breaks my heart as well.
Probably your feelings are much stronger than mine, but aren’t we both on the same page? It will be great to comfort each other.”
Right then, the image she had of him was a young man who had met with immense sadness. There was a kind of innocence present in his eyes.
This lead her to extend her hands towards him and pull him into a hug. She then patted his back softly in order to provide him with warmth.
Even though he did not show any attempt to hug her back, he leaned his head against her shoulder, and for then, that was enough.
Back then, she had failed to notice the pair of eyes that glared at both of them; she remained oblivious to the grand consequences that might come with this.
°°°
The day that caused him to be provoked was still clear in her mind. It wasn’t because of the trauma that followed after it.
The reason for it was Yejoon.
Maybe it took a much longer than that for her to actually have a friendship with him, but that’s when, the special bond between them had started.
She felt her hand being pulled, and turning back, she noticed that Yejoon was wide awake now. Bringing her palm over to his mouth, he softly kissed on it.
When it came to Yejoon, she couldn’t consider these actions to be intimate or in that light. She knew that this was his own way of reassuring and comforting himself.
With a cheerful mood, Yura started to pack the luggage. Finally, she had settled on a destination for the trip and was quite excited about it. After all, this was her first time experiencing something like this. “Are you really fine with leaving that puppy at here?” Mirae questioned. Placing her clothes inside the luggage, she raised one of her eyebrows while she turned back to Mirae, questioning what she was trying to imply. “Don’t try to act oblivious. You know who I am talking about. I am afraid that man will get a panic attack. Did you see the amount of times he called and texted you? He even started to bother me right now. What have you done to the Ryu Yejoon?” Taking in a deep breath, Yura ran her hand through her hair and voiced out, “Don’t worry! I have gotten it all under my control. He might act like that in the beginning, but after a period of time, he will be fine. Isn’t it an improvement that he is not coming to meet me?” “That’s because you made him promise him tha
Maybe she was being paranoid, but she had a feeling that someone was following after her. Min Yura did not turn back to check. Ever since she had exited the convenience store, she could feel someone after her, and after all that happened, she naturally found herself being cautious of her surroundings. There were high chances that she was merely overreacting. Upon reaching the apartment complex, she finally turned back and did not spot anyone behind her. Shaking her head, she entered into the building. Even if something was going on, she wasn’t planning to confide into someone. Knowing Yejoon’s nature, he would probably never let go of her once he got to know of this. Someone was most likely hired to keep on a eye on her. If that person held murderous intent, there was nothing she would be able to do against it. She might be able to get help from Yejoon, and this will be solved if he got involved. But right now, she wasn’t planning to get him into anything until she stabilized him
The last thing he could clearly recall was someone familiar shouting his name, and after that, his mind had gone completely blank. The face that he could remember brightly smiling was growing pale by each passing second while she laid on her arms. When he failed to notice that incoming car, he did not expect that she would come out of nowhere to push him out of the way only to end up this way due to her hasty decision. Blood dripped down from her forehead while he tightly hugged her figure. He wasn’t able to think straight at that moment. The only thought running in his mind was that he wouldn’t let go of this warmth. All of his senses went dull, and the people that gathered around both of them did not catch his attention. Although everyone was creating a ruckus around him, the sounds did not reach him. His body shook while he could feel the warmth leaving her body each second. He did not know what to do. He was willing to do anything to have her open her eyes. While he held her
“I think he feels way too guilty to enter,” she said, “Do you want to call him in?” Knowing his personality, Yura knew that he was blaming himself and voiced out, “Hmm.” She was aware now he wouldn’t be at peace until he saw her and had no intentions of making him suffer. “You know, wouldn’t it be better if you ignore him right now? Finally, there is a good enough reason for you two to separate. Looking at it right now, it doesn’t seem that he will approach you on his own.” Yura understood what Mirae was trying to mean. Probably she would be able to put distance between both of them if she utilized this time. Although that was really cruel, this could be her only chance to do this, and a part of her was trying to consider this. “How is his current state?” Yura asked. “It has been looking better,” Mirae answered, “It was way worse when you were unconscious. He would have probably lost his mind if something had happened to you.” Yura let out a sigh and stated, “I will consider wh
“Strange,” Mirae expressed while she stepped into the room. “He is not waiting for you today.” Hearing that caught Yura’s attention, and raising one of her eyebrows, she voiced out, “Is that so?” Mirae nodded her head and made her way over to Yura. Sitting beside her, she stated, “Aren’t you worried over it?” “Not exactly,” she replied, “he had been here for a long time and might have piled up a lot of work. It makes sense for him to be busy with work.” She would be lying if she mentioned that this did not make her anxious. Nonetheless, she preferred to think as positively as she could. Since things were all fine currently, she did not thing that he would be doing anything wrong. “The doctor mentioned about how you can be discharged within two to three days,” Mirae voiced out, “I was really looking forward to this trip. Too bad, it was cancelled. I don’t think I will be able to take another break from work.” “It’s fine,” she answered, “I can just go on one on my own.” Mirae sh
From his expression, she could judge that Ryu Yejoon wasn’t exactly willing to go through this, and because of her solemn gaze, he nodded his head. She noticed how a pout appeared on his face while he lowered his gaze to stare down. Reminding her of a puppy again, she extended her hand towards him and patted the top of his head. “Good boy,” she stated. Staring at her with a somewhat serious expression on his face, he stated, “Only one year. You wouldn’t be able to run away from me for more than that. If you try to, then I will tie you up and keep you by my side.” Instead of getting angered due to his words, she let out a chuckle and said, “How domineering! But since it is you, I accept. You are really cute when you are saying such things.” He stayed silent and let her brush his head further. This felt quite pleasant to him, and he wanted this to continue forever, which was surely possible. “Can you not go and visit Lee Youngjae? It doesn’t make me comfortable,” he expressed in a
Ever since he had informed her that this was her punishment, Min Yura wasn’t able to calm herself down. She wondered what could have gotten into him to turn her into an outcast. Min Jisoo gave her no space to come in contact with the man to ask about the details, and he ignored all of her messages. He prevented her entry to his mansion. At this point, she was desperate and did not know what to do. Due to the pranks pulled by her classmates today, she totally drenched. She was crouched down at the hallway while her body shuddered due to the low temperature. She felt quite chilly right now. But after how she had run away from them, there was no strength left in her legs, and she desperately sought for warmth at this moment. Right at that instant, she felt out someone their jacket on top of her, and having her wish come true surprised her. Immediately, she lifted her head, and her eyes fell on the man before. He was the root to all the problems that befell on her. But she was reall
But that peace did not last a long time for her. An occasion occurred where she had to visit Min Jisoo’s house for her father was invited, and this made her encounter with Ryu Yejoon inevitable. Knowing how her father was, Yura wasn’t able to reject it, and ever since that day, she was fearful of meeting Yejoon. Thinking that it would be best to let Youngjae know of it before visiting the mansion, that’s what she did. To her surprise, he did not prevent her from visiting and only mentioned to her to stay careful. Min Yura wasn’t foolish. She was well aware on how she was being tested by the man to see whether or not she was truly obedient. This wasn’t the first time this had happened after all. Despite how much it ached her chest to have him treat her in such a way, there was no helping this matter. She could merely comply. Like all the other times in this period of time, she was determined to ignore Ryu Yejoon. As long as she did that, he would be satisfied. However, it was get
Unable to catch a wink of sleep, Yura decided to visit the swimming pool. When she reached there, she saw that someone was already present there. On a closer observation, she learned it was Yejoon.Hearing the footsteps behind him, Yejoon turned his hand. Surprise flashed through his eyes for a second before a smile appeared on his face. Yura gave him a smile in return.She walked over to him and sat beside him, dipping her legs in the cold water. It felt refreshing."Why are you here?" he questioned."I probably slept a lot in the afternoon. What about you?" she said."Thinking," he mused before raising his head to stare at the sky. "On?" What could have needed him so think so deeply in the middle of the night."A lot of things," he answered furtively.This made her frown, wondering what the issue was since he hid from her. Nonetheless, understanding he had his boundaries, she didn't push it.Following his line of sight, she looked at the sky. The blanket of darkness had shiny, sm
The corner of her lips curved to form a smile as she received the call and brought the phone closer to her ear. Before she was able to greet, Mirae stated, “Wow! Did you see the picture!? I feel baffled right now. I thought that he was decent guy, but I am changing my mind right now. I know that you have only returned recently, but how could that man go and hug someone after claiming to love you for so long? I am telling you that he is the worst kind of man. You should slam the phone on his face and demand an answer from him. Men like him shouldn’t be trusted. You can’t imagine how infuriated I feel right now.” Yura knew that the only way Mirae was acting so angrily about it was because of how she hated Yejoon with passion at this point. But she did not point that out to the girl, knowing that Mirae would not be accepting that. “Is that so?” she voiced out, “I thought that you said to me you will not be helping me reject him, and you also complimented him greatly.” “I don’t know
Ever since that day, Yejoon’s friends started to contact her, and she had gotten a lot closer to them. A feeling within her told her that Yejoon knew about it all but did not interfere in the matter despite that. She couldn’t guess why he was all of a sudden alright with her getting to know his friends, but so far, she thought that it was because of how she mentioned that they were not of her type. Although Yura said that to calm him down back then, that did not mean that she was lying. They were the bunch she did not want to date. In all honesty, she did not want to go for someone who would attract a lot of attention. This wasn’t because of the past but due to the fact that she wanted to lead a peaceful life. Certainly Yejoon did not meet those criteria, but she knew that he wouldn’t do anything to cause her life to be in a turmoil. Moreover, he was the only person who would be allowed to make her life troublesome, and she couldn’t get angry at him for that. Yejoon’s friends wer
“Isn’t it a coincidence how we meet at the same place all the time?” Her words caused Youngjae to turn his head in her direction, and his eyes widened slightly. Her eyes then fell on how his thigh was injured and bleeding. She shook her head at him due to that. “That looks terrible,” she commented. Although he was struggling to stand up, she did not make her way over to him to help him. That was because of how she did not have the desire to do so. It’s not like seeing him in pain caused her to feel any kinds of emotions. She knew that he was going to be in this state sooner or later, so she wasn’t surprised to see him in this way. A groan escaped from his mouth due to the pain, and he collapsed. His face contorted due to the pain, and she shook her head at it. He reaped what he sowed. She gave him a chance to have a better life, but since this was what he chose to follow, who could he blame other than himself? “Shut up! I am in mood to entertain you right now. If you are not s
A solemn silence was present in the room after that, and even she was able to sense how the atmosphere of the room had change to a much serious one after those words had left her mouth. Nonetheless, she did not regret those words of hers. When it came to Ryu Yejoon, this was the most she could do. It’s not like she could judge them since his choices and hers differed a lot. Yoon Shihyuk was the first one to break the silence. Not knowing what to say to that, he awkwardly rubbed the back of his head and answered, “Yes, we will make sure of it.” Their friendship was something that couldn’t be described in words. Although they might not tell each other about their feelings or life, they still got together and played around. She grinned and voiced out, “Why don’t you guys continue eating? Just let me know if you need anything.” However, the peace in the café was immediately broken when the door to the place was pushed open, and a man walked in through it. “What do you think you three
“This should be the place, right?” Yoon Shihyuk asked while he removed his sunglasses. Beside him was two of this other friend— Lee Junghyun and Jung Yugyeom. The three of them showed interest in this place with their level of that varying. “I want to go in, but I am scared of Yejoon. The three of us will be dead for real if he gets to find out that we came here,” Lee Junghyun commented. The three of them stood in front of Yura’s café. Finding the location to this place was hard for them since Yejoon tried his best to hide it. After they bribed Jung Yugyeom, they finally got the information on this place. Junghyun and Shihyuk wanted to see this lady for a long time, and now given the opportunity, they did not want to miss it. “We die then. Who cares about that? Yejoon is out of Seoul, and this is our only chance to meet her,” Shihyuk bravely vocalized. It wasn’t as if he wasn’t scared; it was rather that he did not prefer to think of the consequences right now. That would be ruin
As Yura was mixing the batter for the cake, the man walked over to her and wrapped his hand around her waist. Yejoon’s actions caused her halt her movements, and she turned her head to face him. One of her eyebrows was raised. He placed his head at the nape of her neck, which caused her to speak out, “Didn’t you say that you are going to maintain a distance from me? Then, why are you being this close to me?” “I thought I could, but I can’t do it anymore. You don’t know how much I want to hold you like this, not let you escape from my arms.” Yura believed that it was normal for her heart to flutter when she heard such words, and when her heart did so, she did not think too much about it. In this matter, overthinking might ruin what the two of them had between each other, and it was just better to go with the flow. One thing Yura knew that not every time did thinking way too much makes one reach into a perfect decision. Most of the times, overthinking just makes the situation much
Yura could see how his cheeks were slowly turning red due to her words, and because of that, she was starting to feel flustered as well. Throughout this entire time, she acted calm for his sake and thought of the best possible way for him. But all of a sudden today, she had the urge to let out all of the thoughts that went through her mind. That’s what she did right now. After doing so, she had to admit that she had felt better than before but did not want her emotions to be burdensome on the man. Although he had such feelings towards her, she wondered how long they will be lasting if she did not give a proper reply to them. After that, wouldn’t it be normal for him to find someone else and fall for that person? She did not want to see him in such way. She felt disturbed that she felt in such a way. At first, it was her who did not dare to accept him yet she had the audacity to act so selfishly. Even though she knew that he wouldn’t be angry from her words now, there was no sayi
As Yura walked out of the car, Ryu Yejoon moved towards her and hugged her from the back. As his hands wrapped around her waist, she raised one of her eyebrows, waiting for his next set of actions. “Do you really have to go and meet him? You know that he is not a good guy and clearly dangerous,” Ryu Yejoon voiced out. This wasn’t the first time Yejoon tried to convince her out of trying to visit Youngjae, but what could she do if she wanted to check up on him every now and then? “I want to check up on him before he falls into any trouble and die,” Yura voiced out. Yejoon’s grip on her waist tightened, and he trailed off, “What do you mean? Are you planning to…” “What are you thinking? I am just curious. As a person who hurt me for so long, tried to keep me under control, I want to see how far he will go, how long will he be surviving for. Take this as a side effect of being too bored. And these days, he got involved into something dangerous and big. As someone pampered and spoile