We decided not to cross the line (Season 2)

Episode 89. Beyond Hallasan, Everest

I was worried about Hoonji saying he’d go alone

so I stopped him.





"Mom, Dad probably won’t say anything too harsh, but

just the atmosphere of not being welcomed

makes me feel down."





"I’m a man, you know.

I’m not going to take it as delicately

as you do, Jeong-a...

It’ll be fine. Don’t worry."





I looked at him like that,

with worried eyes.





"I still can’t feel at ease..."






"I’m telling you, you really don’t have to worry.

Don’t you trust me?"





"I do trust you, but..."





"I’ll check the schedule with Manager hyung tomorrow

and let you know."





"Okay.

But... just in case"





He cut me off.





"I’ll do well.

So that you won’t have to worry, Jeong-a

I’ll do a good job and come back."






"Hoonji... are you sure?"






Hearing him say he’d handle everything himself,

I asked nervously.






"I’m not sure.

But... I’ll do my best."






The next day.

After checking the schedule,

he said it looked like the evening after tomorrow would work.





He asked me to tell him

my mom’s phone number and address.

 



'My mom and dad are a problem too, but...

at Hoonji’s house,

if they find out

we’ve been living together right now... that’s an even bigger deal...'





For the gift to take when we went home,

I was going to prepare it and hand it over.





But Hoonji said he’d even take care of that

himself.





I couldn’t feel at ease about leaving everything

to him like this.





I called my older sister.





"Hello? Unnie!!"





"Uh... Jeong-a. What is it?"





"Unnie, you know...

the day Hoonji is supposed to go home,

could you stay home for a bit?

I think Hoonji would be way too nervous if he’s alone..."





"He’s going alone?

Isn’t he going with you?"





"Hoonji said he’d go alone..."





"Why?"






"Because he saw me with you...

he said he’d probably act badly again

to cover for himself,

and told me not to go."





"Ah... he thinks that far ahead?

But if I’m there too,

wouldn’t he be even more nervous?"






"I guess?

I feel like he needs someone

to be on his side so he’ll be less nervous...

Could you go and

kind of be on Hoonji’s side?"





 
"I told Mom I didn’t know anything...

wouldn’t it be weird for me to go there and take his side?"





"Ah... I guess that is weird...

I’m going crazy..."





"Jeong-a...

are you that worried Hoonji will have to hear things he doesn’t want to hear?"

"Uh... I’m so worried I’m going crazy."





"Jeez...





love really changes people like this."

"What? You went through all of this too





before getting married."

"Well... I just thought I’d been dating this person






for a long time, so of course we’d get married,

that’s what I thought.

I don’t think I was this desperate like you are?"

"Unnie. I’ve got a call.





I’ll talk to you later. Bye."

"Semo Nemo!! What’s going on?"





"Jeong-a. Do you happen to know





what color your mother likes?"

"My mom?





Hmm... I think she liked purple.

Why do you ask?"

"Nothing. Got it.





Thanks!!"

'What is it? What’s he trying to buy as a gift?'





Just then






a phone message notification popped up.

"Who is it?"





It was Hoonji’s older sister.





[I asked Hoonji, and he said no...





By any chance... is Hoonji staying with Jeong-a these days?

I went to clean the house, but there were no signs anyone had been living there.]

'Ah... what should I say?





Hoonji said no, so...
 
I guess I should say no too, for now?'

After hesitating for a moment, I sent a reply.




[No, he isn’t.




Please don’t worry.]

"Haa... one thing after another..."





At last, it was the day






Hoonji was going home.

Starting in the morning, I couldn’t



focus on anything.

My mind was elsewhere,





and I kept making mistakes at the café.

To a customer who ordered a café latte,





I made a café mocha,

and to a customer who ordered a hot Americano,

I served an iced Americano.

Even after my shift ended,





I couldn’t go home and instead

kept waiting for his call while doing translation work.

A little after nine,





Hoonji called me.

"Semo Nemo~~!!"





There was a slight drunkenness





in his voice.

"Really?






Your dad actually said that much?"

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