We decided not to cross the line (Season 2)

Episode 88. Reliable Hunji

I tried not to fall asleep like that,

but in the end, in the car on the way home,

I fell asleep.





When I opened my eyes,

we were already in the apartment parking lot.





When I looked to the side,

Hunji was asleep in the driver’s seat too.






"When did we get here?

Hunji. Wake up.

Let’s go upstairs and sleep comfortably."






"Uh... you're awake?

You were sleeping so soundly, Ms. Jeong-a,

I couldn’t bring myself to wake you.

It’s already been an hour."






"Really?

You must be tired too, Hunji,

you should’ve just woken me up.

You still have a shoot tomorrow..."






"Did you sleep well? Our Semo Nemono."





He cupped my cheeks with both hands.






"Did you have fun today,

Semo Nemono?"






"Yep!!

Today was the most fun ever!!"






"Then that’s good.

Let’s go upstairs~"





Maybe we’d spent too much energy at the amusement park,

because we collapsed the moment we lay down.





The next morning.

When I opened my eyes, Hunji was already gone.






I was about to call Hunji

when I checked my phone

and saw a message from my older sister.






[Jeong-a.

Mom said it looks like you have a boyfriend,

and asked me if I knew anything.

What did you get caught doing that day?]





'At last... the day has come...'




After reading my sister’s message,

I thought,





[I don’t know what she found out, but

Mom did say something pretty suggestive.

So what did you say?]





[I just said I didn’t know.

What are you going to do now?]





[I don’t know... I’ll discuss it with Hunji.]





If my parents found out,

setting aside whether they approved or not,

it was obvious they’d end up talking about marriage too.





'For now...

should I keep pretending nothing happened?

No...

they definitely realized something that day.'





"Ah... I don’t know."


I lay back down in bed again.





"No!!

I should decide first

and tell my parents..."





I can’t imagine

my life ahead without Hunji.

 
But getting my parents’ approval

was even less certain.





'Couldn’t we just keep

being together like this...?'





While I was trying to hold together my tangled thoughts,

I fell asleep again before I knew it.





I woke with a start to the sound of my phone.


When I looked, it was Wonhee oppa.

I checked the clock; it was 10 o’clock.





"Oh no!! What do I do!!

Hello?"





"Jeong-a."





"Oppa!! I overslept.

But why did you call?"





"I called because the cafe wasn’t open.

I was worried something had happened..."





"If you hadn’t called, I might’ve kept sleeping.

Thanks. Come back later.

Sorry~"





I hung up and hurried to get ready.

I packed the translation manuscript I’d be working on today

and left the house.




"I’m late, so I should take the car."





After loading my laptop and bag into the back seat,

I headed for the cafe.




On the way, I got

a message from Hunji.





[Did you get to work okay today?

You were out late last night, so you must be tired?]





[I actually overslept today.ㅠ

If Wonhee oppa hadn’t called me,

Ji-seong would’ve had to do everything alone today.

I’m on my way to the cafe now.]





[Hmm... why did Wonhee oppa

call from first thing in the morning?]





[He stopped by the cafe, but the door was closed,

so he called.]





[Ah~ I see!!

Do you come to the cafe every day?]





[Hunji. I just got to the cafe.

I’m busy getting ready to openㅠ

I’ll call you later.]





I successfully blocked Hunji’s relentless questions!!



After rushing through the opening prep,

I sat in a chair and had a cup of coffee.


Then a message came from Wonhee oppa.

[Jeong-a, did you get to the cafe okay?]





[Yeah!! Thanks to oppa, I was late today, but





I got here safely haha]

[At lunchtime I’m coming with an order for coffee





for our team, so get ready in advance.]

[Yes, customer!!]





While I was looking at Wonhee oppa’s message,





I suddenly thought I should send Hunji a coffee truck.

'He’d like that, right?

I’d better look into it quickly and make a reservation!!'





'But...

what should I write on the banner?




I need to make it look like it’s from a fan...'

I spent a long while

trying out different banner phrases.



After Ji-seong came in to work,

I prepared Wonhee oppa’s order with him.





Soon Wonhee oppa came in,

and Ji-seong said he’d help carry it in,




so I followed along.

Since it was lunchtime and the cafe was busy,

I was running around taking orders.





Then the cafe door opened.

"Welcome."



I looked toward the door.





Mom was standing there.





'Ah... so you’re finally making a move...'

"Mom, come back later after the customers leave.





Sit here for a moment."





Soon Ji-seong came back, and

because it was lunchtime the cafe was full of customers.





With no time to think about Mom,

I kept taking orders and handling payments,





and before I knew it, the chair Mom had been sitting in was empty.

"Huh? Where did she go?"

Just then, a text message arrived.




[Jeong-a. Any time is fine for us, so





bring your boyfriend home when he has time.]



'Whoa... she didn’t even ask whether I had one,

she just told me to bring him over...'





That afternoon, because of Mom’s message,

my mind was completely elsewhere,





and I don’t even know how time passed.

Even after I got home,

I couldn’t focus on anything.





That night, too, filming ended late,

and despite Hunji telling me to go to sleep first,





I waited until he came back.

I heard the sound of the door lock opening.

I hurried to the entryway.





When the door opened and Hunji appeared,



I couldn’t help smiling.




"Hunji!! Welcome home!!"

"Uh... you surprised me...





I told you to go to bed first, so why aren’t you asleep?"





First, I opened my arms and hugged him.

"But you waiting up like this without sleeping




feels really nice..."




He grinned sheepishly.

"Aren’t you hungry?"




"I am, but I should hold out...





I need to watch my weight."





"Then should I put some nuts in yogurt

and give it to you? So at least you can fill up a little."





He looked at me with touched eyes.

"Semo Nemono.




Why are you doing so many sweet things




today?"

"What did I do?"

"You waited up without sleeping...





and even took care of a late-night snack."






"It’s not that big a deal..."

While I followed Hunji around after he came out of the shower,





I told him everything that had happened at the cafe today.





I complained about the difficult customer,

and talked about Wonhee oppa’s large group order.




And I told him I’d also booked the coffee truck.

"But, Hunji...


Mom came to the cafe earlier."





While drying his hair, he suddenly stopped moving.

He turned off the dryer and looked at me.




"Mom said to bring you home."

He set the dryer down




and came over to me.




"Jeong-a.

I’ll go alone. To your place, Jeong-a"




"Alone? Why? If you’re going, you should go with me."

"No. I think it’d be better if I go alone.





Last time, when I saw how she acted toward your sister,





if you go with me, she’ll probably just say something that hurts me again,

and I’ll end up bracing myself and speaking badly."

"Then I should be your shield."

"No.





I’ll go alone and try to explain things calmly.





That’s better."

"Hunji... are you confident?"

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