We decided not to cross the line.

Episode 116. Seonsuhunji

By the time we came down from the hill and arrived near the house,

the sun was already fully up.





We ate an early breakfast

at a restaurant near the house.





"Do you know we both look really awful right now?

Hunji is drenched in sweat,

and I'm worn out...

I really can't stand to look at us."






"Let's eat breakfast and go in to get some sleep.

I'm seriously so tired.

We spent all night looking for Jeong-a... hehe"




"We...

what kind of bond did we have in a past life to end up meeting like this?

I think there really is such a thing as a past life.

It feels like we're in a different kind of relationship from the people we met then

and now we're meeting again like this."




As I looked at the sea in the pre-dawn light for a moment,

I remembered the thought I had then.




"Hunji, what kind of person do you want to be in your next life?"





"Out of the blue?"





"Looking out over the sea...

if I meet Julian in my next life,

I thought that then... I definitely want to be a good lover"

"What are you going to do if you run into me again after that?





and say something like that?"

"We won't remember our past lives anyway.






Isn't that how it is?"

"I don't know about that...






let's just say you meet me again in the next life."

"Two times in a row?






Let's meet other people too, come on.

One time was enough... why twice..."

"Oh? You're not going to keep your promise?





Look at this... look at this...

People sure are different when going into the bathroom and coming out!

On our wish list, there's 'don't lie'

right or not?"

"Lied? Me, right now?"





"Geez...





just a minute ago you were saying you couldn't do without me.

And now you're saying let's not meet in the next life."

As I went along with Hunji's teasing,





the sadness that had been pressing on my chest until a moment ago

was forgotten for a while.

I was looking at his smile when






something I was suddenly curious about came to mind.

"How many times have you dated, Hunji?"





"What the... isn't that the kind of thing you shouldn't ask?"






"When I see you like this, you say things that move the other person's heart






so smoothly.

I keep doubting you even though I tell myself not to.

Just how many women did he meet to become like that..."

Suddenly, one memory from the past came to mind.


 


"Back when our class had just started,




when I asked what you had

saved Hunji's name as in your phone,

and when you said why can't I call you Jeong-a...

come to think of it now, that sounds way too much like a player!"

He made the most wronged expression in the world.





"Are you treating me like a player now?"





"No... that's not it, I'm just asking.





How many women have you met

to be this good at dating"

I found his wronged expression amusing.





"Actually... I guess I do have some natural talent when it comes to dating.




I'm good at reading other people's moods,

and knowing how to match them.

So today, I'm revealing my secret sales tip... hehe"

"That's a strength when it comes to acting too.





You can take good care of your co-actor."

When I finished saying that, I said in a cold tone,





"But if you overuse that kind of thing,




you really do become a player.

Remember that!"

We finished breakfast,





came home, and as soon as we washed up, fell asleep as we were.

When I woke up, the sun had gone down and the house was growing dim.

Maybe because both my mind and body were exhausted,





Hunji was sleeping soundly,

without even noticing I was awake.

I quietly closed the bedroom door behind me





and hesitated over what I should do.

If I wasn't doing anything,





I thought I'd start thinking about Julian again,

so I decided I needed to do something.

Then all of a sudden,





I remembered what Hunji had said earlier.

A trip.



Come to think of it, aside from camping in Korea,



this is the first trip we've taken together.

As I looked for a good place to go,

I found myself getting excited.

"How are we supposed to go on a trip together when we can't even agree on anything?"