"I'll tell you everything about what happened that day."
"Don't be surprised when you hear me say this."
Seeing Jungkook's serious demeanor, the female protagonist unconsciously gulped and nodded slightly. Jungkook would often become this serious when he was talking about something truly important. It wasn't the first or second time, but it was inevitable that he would become this nervous every time.
Even though he saw the female protagonist nod, Jeongguk's lips wouldn't open, so he slowly closed his eyes and opened them again. It wasn't easy to tell the person he loved most, the one who'd been in an accident and was now a wandering soul.
As the female protagonist waited calmly, looking straight into his eyes, Jeongguk slowly opened his mouth, holding back his wavering heart.
"Lady. Do you know what day and month it is today?"
"Uh... today... what day and month was it...?"
The heroine ponders deeply, but nothing comes to mind. Not even the date of yesterday.
“Are you upset because I’ve been avoiding skinship and not doing it?”
"Yeah... Honestly, that really hurt. You didn't even make physical contact with me and kept avoiding me. I thought you were just getting sick of me."
"I'm sorry for making you feel that way.I will never get bored of you
It's not that I avoided skinship or anything.
I put my hand on my heart and swear"
As if to prove his innocence, Jeongguk met Yeoju's gaze without averting it, placing his right hand on his left chest. Yeoju, expressing her trust, clasped his hand tightly against hers. Jeongguk then firmly grasped Yeoju's hand and placed it on her lap.
I guess he's afraid that if he continues to be physically intimate with her, the female lead will disappear.
"But there's something more important than skinship right now."
"What is that...?"
“My lady, where have I been going every day these days?
Haven't you always wondered where I was going?
"Okay, since we're talking about it, let's talk about it frankly.
Where on earth do you go and what do you do every day?
"Are there really that many people you have to meet besides me?"
"No, if it's not you, I don't have to see anyone else."
"Then where are you from and what are you doing?"
"....I'm going to see the person I love most in this world."
The person I love most in this world. The female protagonist was quite shocked to hear this. Jeong-guk, who had said that he only needed to be confident, said this, and she felt betrayed.
Gritting her teeth, the female protagonist asked Jeongguk as calmly as possible.Who the hell is that person?
"Kim Yeo-ju. A person more precious than my life."
"...Are you trying to joke around with me right now?"
"I'm here, why are you coming to see me..."
At that moment, something that had happened to the heroine before flashed through her mind.
The fleeting memory made me begin to understand all of Jeongguk's actions.
All this time, Jungkook had been avoiding skinship with her, and when she asked him where he was meeting people every day, he said he was meeting her. Now, she understood.
The self that Jungkook goes to see every day is his unconscious body lying down, and the reason Jungkook avoids skinship is because he is his soul.
"Oh, ah... I see..."
Painful tears flowed down Yeoju's cheeks.
"Because I was a spirit... you had to avoid contact with me,
"You didn't make any physical contact or accept it..."
"Oh, heroine... how did you know...?"
"I remembered what you said to me before."
“You knew I hated and was afraid of ghosts, so you hid the fact that you could see spirits all this time?”
"Are you afraid I'll hate you...?"
Without saying anything, Jeongguk nodded slightly. The woman's eyes filled with tears as she saw Jeongguk. Gently, she cupped Jeongguk's cheeks, which were also filled with tears, and with difficulty, she opened her mouth.
"You must have had a hard time for seven years because of me, our Jeongguk."