I clutched the frying pan tightly and crept toward my room. Who was it? Kim Min-gyu? No... Then, a robber? My legs were shaking. I gripped the doorknob with force, but it swung open. Huh? I just grabbed it...
"Dawon, ah."
"Yoon Jeonghan..? How did you get here..."
The person in my room wasn't Kim Min-gyu, nor was he a robber, but Yoon Jeong-han. He was in my house with human legs, not a mermaid tail. Ah, that bastard Kim Min-gyu...
"Dawon."
" ... "
"Look at me. Yeah?"
"I told you I didn't like it. I kept saying I didn't want to see you..!"
" Sorry... "
"But why do you keep saying, oh!"
I hugged Jeonghan just like that. I couldn't push him away any longer. The moment I saw Jeonghan's face, my resolve melted away. Yoon Jeonghan won, and I lost. I couldn't reject Jeonghan. I couldn't even say no anymore. Because if I hurt Jeonghan, that hurt would come back to me in the same way.
Jeonghan hugged me tightly. His embrace was so warm it hurt even more. It felt like something was stabbing my chest. Jeonghan grabbed my shoulder, pulled me out of his embrace, and looked me straight in the eye.
"Don't say no anymore... Dawon, you're in pain too."
Jeonghan prioritized me over himself. He worried about me before his own. The more he worried about me, the more my heart ached. I felt so sorry. Jeonghan wiped my tears away. He was crying himself, but he comforted me first.
I let go of Jeonghan's hand, which was wiping my tears, and hugged him again. Jeonghan hugged me back.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, clap.
"Miss... Sorry. I'll go out again."
"Ah, ahhh! Don't go out!!"
"Can I really stay here..?"
" kid... "
"The timing is terrible. Why are you coming in now?" Kim Min-gyu opened the front door and came in. As soon as he saw us, he immediately put his shoes back on and tried to leave. As soon as he came in, I grabbed him as he tried to get away from Jeong-han. "If you leave, the mood will get worse. Where are you going?"
"How is my gift? Do you like it?"
" ... "
Kim Min-gyu, who was looking at me with a flower crown, wanted to grab me and slap me, but he brought Jeong-han with him...
I nodded slightly, observing Jeonghan's expression. It was embarrassing. But now that we know we like each other, what's our relationship now?
"Yoon Jeong-han, do you want to sleep over today?"
"Is that okay?"
Kim Min-gyu made the proposal, but he had to get permission from me. When I nodded in agreement, Jeong-han looked at Min-gyu again and said, "Okay, I'll go to sleep."
"Then let's sleep in my room. Since you're a guest, sleep on the floor."
"What does that mean?"
"I can't sleep on the floor."
"Then you can sleep on the sofa, Jeonghan. Kim Min-gyu sleeps on the sofa. You sleep on Kim Min-gyu's bed."
"Is that okay..?"
" ...to? "
***
"Why are you here again? You came to my house yesterday too."
"I miss you all day. I can't help it."
" who is this? "
"Oh, this must be your first time. This is my friend Kwon Soon-young. And this is,"
"Hi, I'm Yoon Jeong-han!"
Jeonghan brightly approached Kwon Soonyoung, grabbed her hand, and shook it up and down. Perhaps feeling burdened by Jeonghan's actions, Kwon Soonyoung withdrew her hand and smiled sheepishly.
"Oh, yeah... but Jeonghan? Is he going to sleep here?"
"Yeah, yeah. Are you going to sleep too?"
" no. "
For some reason, Kwon Soon-young wasn't sleeping over at our house. I took off my shoes, came in, and sat down on the sofa. Jeong-han stroked the back of his head and then tapped me on the shoulder.
" why? "
" hungry... "
By the way, it was past dinner time. As I headed to the kitchen, Jeonghan followed me, his voice trailing behind me. He was so cute, I couldn't help but smile.
He took out a piece of bread and put it in Jeonghan's mouth.
"For now, eat this."
" huh. "
***
"Hey, I'm going."
"You're leaving already?"
"It's already 9 o'clock. Did Jeonghan say so? Could you please see me off?"
"I'll do it."
"I want to become close with Jeonghan."
What would Sunyoung be like when she's alone with Jeonghan?