[Lee Ji-hoon]
"Sister! Sister Yeoju!"
I was sitting in the chair next to Hong Ji-soo, rambling on about a boring, pointless conversation when Yoon Jeong-han suddenly entered. I took a sip of hot coffee from a paper cup. "Oh, I almost burned the roof of my mouth." Yoon Jeong-han, aware of Hong Ji-soo's reaction, approached me, sat down on the edge of the bed, and stared intently at her.
"Is that the doctor?"
"Yes, I'm a tissue doctor. I've heard a lot about that."
"Oh, what did you hear?"
"He said the female lead always chased him around? She's famous even within the organization. She said she's never seen anyone chase her around like that before."
"If you're Yeoju's older sister... don't you get entangled with men every day?"
"Usually, the female protagonist gets hurt by what he says and leaves after a few days. You liked him the longest."
"Wow, really?"
"What was the female protagonist like within the organization... She was known as the Ice Princess, I guess? She was pretty, but cold."
Even though it was our first meeting, Hong Ji-soo spoke to Yoon Jung-han without hesitation, as if she knew him well from Lee Ji-hoon and me. Hong Ji-soo, who is usually very shy, spoke to Yoon Jung-han without any trouble, which made me chuckle. While I smiled at my own laughter, Yoon Jung-han listened intently to Hong Ji-soo's words, and I couldn't help but burst out in bewildered laughter.
"I'll be staying in the organization for a while, so if you're sick or injured anywhere, just come here, okay?"
I thought the way Hong Ji-soo's eyes crinkled when she smiled at Yoon Jung-han, wearing a white gown, was pretty. Well, I had to admit it, so I poured Yoon Jung-han and Hong Ji-soo another cup of coffee while they chatted away, and headed up to the second floor. Yoon Jung-han, panting as if he'd run in, was a bonus.
"Hey, Kim Yeo-ju!"
I turned my head to look at Lee Ji-hoon who was calling me in a high tone as if something good was happening. Lee Ji-hoon suddenly showed me his phone screen and smiled. Without even looking at the message, I realized that this was 100% Yeo-ju's story. When I looked at my phone later, the message contained a message from Yeo-ju to Lee Ji-hoon saying, "Oppa, my friend saw you today. She said you're so handsome! Oppa, stop being handsome, seriously!" with a cute emoticon.
"...so what is this"
"Is this jealousy? Is this really jealousy towards me?"
"uh?"
"No, that's not important. The female protagonist said I was handsome! Oh, my heart is racing..."
"Jealousy is right... uh..."
Lee Ji-hoon was unusual today. He had been perfectly normal just a moment ago, but now, after chatting with Yeo-ju, he was walking down the hallway in a daze. It was truly bizarre. Lee Ji-hoon, who used to be a stonewaller and pushy towards Yeo-ju, had changed like that. Love is truly a strange thing.
"Those two are really frustrated too."
"Why, what's so frustrating?"
"You two are both digging in the same well! You're both so clueless."
"You're clueless too, don't be so conceited."
Yoon Jeong-han ran over to Lee Ji-hoon, who was still grinning, his lips pouting at my words, and chattering away. But it was also fascinating that Lee Ji-hoon ignored me and just stared at his phone. I watched the two of them walk away from me down the hallway, then took a sip of my lukewarm coffee. Perhaps because I'd just downed the hot coffee, the roof of my mouth was starting to burn. I should've been more careful. I've made myself a nuisance again.
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"Sister Yeoju-"
As Ji-hoon had instructed, Jeong-han knocked on the door to the room where Yeo-ju worked, and when he opened it, he was startled by the quiet, empty silence. "Where's my sister?" Jeong-han, who had been looking around the room, suddenly heard a low, deep voice and turned around, startled. "Yeo-ju shouldn't be here right now?"
"Who, who are you?"
"Who are you? You don't seem to be from another organization."
"That Sebongdae... I'm Yoon Jeong-han, who's currently attending college..."
"Ah- that kid?"
"yes?"
"Lee Ji-hoon called me that? Anyway, nice to meet you!"
"I'm Jeon Won-woo. I was really curious! You're chasing after Yeo-ju like that? You're really amazing... If it were me, I would have given up a long time ago."
Wonwoo, with eyes brimming with curiosity, asked me all sorts of questions, as if he was genuinely curious. Wonwoo, normally shy and reserved, was the first to speak to me on our first meeting. I wondered how curious he must have been to cast aside his extreme shyness and speak to me.
"...Jeon Won-woo?"
"Oh, is this woman here?"
"...Why are you here?"
"No- I just came here because someone was making noise in your room."
"You didn't shoot the gun, did you?"
"You didn't even have a gun? Aren't you looking at me too violently?"
The female protagonist approached the two, frowning, as they conversed. She glanced at Wonwoo, then glanced around, asking him a question. He seemed to be searching for a gun that might be lodged somewhere. Wonwoo, who was always wary of any organization he suspected, would point a gun at their foreheads, making the female protagonist react even more sensitively.
"Did you talk first?"
"No? That person went first..."
"Really? Jeon Won-woo spoke to you first? What's wrong with you today?"
"What? I was just wondering if it was some other organization?"
"And knowing that it was Yoon Jung-han, he must have talked about a lot of personal things."
"You're really quick-witted."
Wonwoo grumbled at Yeoju and turned around. He seemed to be heading to a cafe to buy coffee. He never drinks mixed coffee, only Americano. He says he likes it better or something. Yeoju muttered as she watched Wonwoo leave. She glanced at Jeonghan, then turned back to the empty hallway and said, "Go back to your room. Don't stay out."
“Why? It’s stuffy if I just stay in my room all the time.”
"If you talk, get down on your knees-!!!"
The female protagonist was clearly angry at Jeong-han for his continued disobedience, but in Jeong-han's eyes, she looked simply adorable. It was impossible to fathom just how much of a nutshell she was. When the female protagonist glared at Jeong-han, his eyes bulging, Jeong-han finally recognized her anger and quietly retreated to his room. Only after Jeong-han entered did the female protagonist sigh and cool down with a cold beverage.
"The two of them are really putting on a show, putting on a show."
Ji-hoon, who was passing by, looked at the two and let out a silent laugh. He was still clutching the phone he was using to contact Yeo-ju.
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"But Jeonghan, you've been following me for so long, but you've never confessed to me?"
"Well... I've done it countless times."
"...But you didn't accept it that one time?"
"Yes, back in high school and now. It's always the same."
"As expected..."
"What is it?"
"Can I say this?"
"What is it?" Jeong-han leaned in to hear Ji-soo, who was troubled. "Tell me! Just stay close to Yeo-ju." Ji-soo, who had been troubled by Jeong-han's words, opened her mouth.
"I'm saying this because I feel like if I say this, I'll distance myself from Yeoju."
"hmm..."
"Shall I tell you?"
"I'm curious, but..."
"If you don't answer within 5 seconds, I'm leaving."
"Ah, tell me!"
"Yeah, but..."
"You could really drift apart from Yeoju, okay?" Jeonghan swallowed hard at Jisoo's stern expression as she spoke. The feeling in his throat couldn't have been more unsettling. In fact, Yeoju...
"I try not to date if possible."
"...Huh? That's all...?"
"No, this is... how should I explain it..."
Jeong-han, who had been waiting patiently for Ji-soo, was getting impatient. "What's wrong?" Ji-soo finally responded to Jeong-han's question, looking at him and saying, "Yeo-ju, because of her past, hates men. Except for those she trusts."
"To put it simply"
"The reason why the female protagonist rejects men who approach her and say they like her is because of something she experienced before. I think it would be best to hear that from the female protagonist or Ji-hoon. I also heard it from Ji-hoon."
"So...?"
"Even if the female protagonist really likes someone, she tries to hide it and not show it. If she shows that she likes them, that person becomes dangerous. And because she's the type who trusts people easily, she's been betrayed many times."
"Perhaps... even if the female protagonist falls in love with Jeong-han, she will reject him without letting it show."
"...So, does that mean I can't be with Yeoju Noona?"
"That's... that route, unfortunately."
Yeo-ju is the type of person who believes that no matter how much she gets hurt or in pain, she must protect those who are precious to her... So she probably won't be able to have the kind of relationship that Jeong-han wants. Yeo-ju... probably thinks of Jeong-han as another friend, so no matter how much Yeo-ju treats Jeong-han, there's no one who sticks around as much as Jeong-han.
Jisoo rambling and hurriedly explained, but Jeonghan, tears welling up in his eyes, looked at her and said, "You don't have to explain it nicely. I asked you to." Jisoo, even more flustered by Jeonghan's words, approached him, patting him on the back.
"I should have spoken better..."
"No, it's just, it's just... it's kind of bitter..."
I felt so pathetic, wondering why I ever liked something that wouldn't even come true. Jeonghan held back the words he was about to say to Jisoo and swallowed them. "I shouldn't cry. I shouldn't." Even though he knew he shouldn't cry, the tears kept flowing, piercing Jeonghan's heart even more. The tears kept pouring out, leaving no room to stop them, but no matter how hard he tried, it didn't work.
Because no matter how much I was hurt, the desire to run to the heroine kept pouring out.
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"...what?"
"No, when I went there, Yoon Jeong-han was crying?"
"Yoon Jeong-han was crying," Lee Ji-hoon said, making me doubt my ears. Where did he go, and how could he cry so much? And how could he cry so much when we'd just met? As my mind wandered, disorganized, Lee Ji-hoon gave a short, mocking laugh.
"Go down to the basement. Maybe Yoon Jeong-han will come up first."
As soon as Lee Ji-hoon finished speaking, Jeong-han ran over with frightening speed and grabbed Yeo-ju's wrist. Seeing her reddened eyes and those already brimming with tears, Ji-hoon naturally left the room, muttering as he watched the two.
"...I finally met a good guy."
Poor Lee Yeo-ju, why does this always happen to me? God is so cruel.
_________ [Yeoju's POV] ________
"I like you, so much"
The boy spoke to me through tears. Despite having shed enough tears already, they wouldn't stop, and the tears flowed down his soaked cheeks, dripping onto the floor, making it slippery. "Isn't it time you accepted it?"
"...I'm a member of the organization."
And there are many people targeting me. If you're not careful, you could get hurt. At my words, he cried sadly, like a puppy that had lost its owner. No matter how many times I confessed my feelings, I wouldn't accept them. Now, frustrated, he cried pitifully, clinging to me like a little child.
"This is really the last thing I'm going to say."
I confessed to you even though I knew you wouldn't accept it anyway. You weren't going to accept my confession anyway. That's why I confessed to you one last time, thinking I was going to give up on everything.
...it wasn't one of those playful confessions I make every day, it was sincere.
...No matter how sincere you are, I can't accept you. ...I'll go. With a strange expression on my face, I turned my back on Yoon Jeong-han and walked away. Yoon Jeong-han, who had been struggling with the unbearable silence, collapsed and appeared to be calling Lee Ji-hoon.I clearly made the right choice, but why does my heart feel like it's being torn apart now?
_________ [Author's viewpoint]________
"...I'm really sorry, but can you stay with me just for today...?"
Ah, I was just about to call Yeoju, but Jihoon was startled by the heavy, gloomy voice he heard as soon as he picked up the phone. "What's wrong with your voice?" "Don't ask, don't argue, just stay with me." Jihoon's voice had become even more subdued, as if he was tired from crying, and he ran to the room where Jeonghan was.
...I really didn't want this to end.
As I ran, the light filtered through the cracks in the window. I looked out, and the sky was a beautiful, bright blue, neither dazzling nor scorching, a pleasantly warm sunlight. And fluffy, pure white clouds, like cotton candy. Why does such a beautiful day always end up covered in dark clouds?
God is so cruel that the weather is only so damn good when something like this happens.
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Check point
✓ Jihoon is usually very blunt and grumbling, but he is actually a huge tsundere.
N (Jeong Yeo-ju's exclusive affectionate man)
✓ Usually, organizations have their own rooms in their buildings.
Jeonghan is in the room next to Boss Minhyun, Yeoju and Jihoon are in the room next to the conference room.
✓ Jeonghan has the ability to naturally greet others again no matter how much he fought the day before.
✓ The top 3 shy people in the organization are Jisoo, Wonwoo, and Jihoon.
But it is said that on this day, the kids became close with Jeonghan very quickly.
✓ Ji-hoon's mood changes every hour of every day based on one word from (Jung) Yeo-ju.
N Oppa, you're handsome! (Wow, the female protagonist said I'm handsome...) Because of you, really... (The female protagonist is mad... (Hunmu look))
✓ Ji-hoon and Yeo-ju have been with the organization since its inception, so they know almost everything.
Thanks to that, the new recruits are in charge of those two
✓ Jihoon often says strange things, as if he is very serious or emotional.
God is so cruel
✓ After hearing Jisoo's words, Jeonghan is now thinking of giving up on Yeoju.
n The last confession to the female protagonist
✓ Still, Jeonghan must remain in the organization.
n The Moon organization is still targeting Jeonghan.
n Actually, I don't know if he's after the female lead or Jeonghan.
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Story bait
I'm caught up in the past again
I lost you again.
Like being swept away by the waves
You swept away my heart too
It made me sick again.
...That's why I didn't accept it
Why does the same thing keep happening?
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[trailer]
"Oh, right."
"What is it?"
"You're not going to work this time."
"You took it out unilaterally."
"Yeah, yeah, that's right."
"so"
"So I'm going to put another kid in your place."
I was going to put another child in anyway, wasn't I? Lee Ji-hoon was talking about such obvious things, and I was in contact with Chan-i, so I turned my gaze from my phone to Lee Ji-hoon. "So, why?" I asked Lee Ji-hoon in a puzzled tone. He chuckled and swung his chair, which had been facing the door, towards me.
"Yoon Jeong-han is quite good at shooting a gun?"
He's shooting for the first time, but he's better than a beginner. So, should I include him in this operation? My mind was in disarray. I couldn't quite grasp it. Yoon Jeong-han is going on an organization mission right now? In a place where his life is at stake? My mind was spinning, disorganized, and in disarray, but what I was saying was that I was already vehemently opposing Lee Ji-hoon's words.
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ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I'm sorry ㅠㅠㅠ The serialization is so late ㅠㅠㅠ I'll really work hard to write the short story that I'm going to upload tomorrow ㅠㅠㅠ And today, my favorite gif will be uploaded!
Hani, who is cutely whining while smiling prettily,
Jisoo's smile is so pretty that it's really harmful to the hearts of real Carats ㅠㅠㅠ
Guys, these two gifs are my favorites ㅠㅠㅠ