W. Dulbey
"I was chosen by the prince because of you."
”…“
"If possible, avoid conspicuous behavior..."
”…“
"Are you listening?"
"huh?"
What? Sorry.
I'm sorry. I can't hear a thing. I know it's the worst when you come here without a reason and then can't focus on the conversation at all.My mind was racing with thoughts of what just happened. Even though he's handsome, Jaehyun Lee is still annoying me here.
“Are you thinking about Jaehyun Lee right now?”
"…no?"
“Yeah, you’d say no.”
“No, really.”
“Yeah, I feel better when I think about it that way.”
… Yes, I remember. I remember. To be exact, my ex-boyfriend, Lee Jae-hyun.
Lee Jae-hyun, who had a bad ending. The bastard who cheated. I keep seeing overlap with this person.
"...I don't want to think about it. We need to return to our present lives. I came here today to find a way to do that."
"There's no real solution. It's just hopeless, and we're just screwed."
"There are two people now... two minds. Let's try something, please."
“Oh, then how about that? Should we kiss?”
"yes?"
What the hell are you saying? Even though I'm a very open person, I'm not the kind of woman who would lock lips with someone at first sight. I was a Confucian girl in Korea. I guess my expression turned sour without me realizing it.Jooyeon closed his mouth for a moment as if he had noticed, then continued speaking very timidly.
"..Oh, let's try something. Haven't you seen the Frog Prince? Haven't you seen Snow White? One kiss and she turns into a human. Snow White, she comes back to life even when she's about to die."
“Hey..are you..a frog right now? Are you dead right now?”
“That’s not it, but it’s not normal even now.”
“Still, that’s true.”
“Shock?”
Lee Joo-yeon casted a skill? How did you know that I would be the type of person who would get hurt by something like this?Yeah, a simple kiss? Who can't do that? I can do it, I'm good at it; I remember all the kisses I gave Jaehyun while bending his neck when I was dating him. Oh shit, I just naturally thought of Jaehyun again.
“Okay, let’s do this with our eyes closed.”
“You can’t help it, right? But there’s a condition.”
“What conditions are necessary for kissing?”
“Even if we do it, let’s do it in front of Lee Jae-hyun.”
Is it right to make a proposal and then put conditions on it?
Anyone could see that it was Lee Jae-hyun's provocative actions.It was clear that the liver was sticking out of the stomach. He was really fearless.
Hold on... I have to go back to reality. It's an unrealistic world, so such ideas can come to mind. I thought about it carefully and tried to understand. Seriously...
“..The more I think about it, the more absurd it becomes.”
What the heck... why am I kissing this guy?
“Hey, let’s think about it again.”
“What? A kiss? Lee Jae-hyun?”
"Ah…shit, actually, my ex-boyfriend was Lee Jae-hyun. We have the same name and the same face. But here, he's acting like he likes me too... It's awkward."
"Yeah, he likes you. You know that, right?"
"How the f*ck don't you know."
I kicked the rock in front of me with my foot. What should I do... A kiss... It doesn't feel real... I don't think I can do it. But I want to go back home. Seriously.
“I’ll think about it.” He raised his head, which had been bowed deeply, and spoke.
Jooyeon Lee, her large hand cupping my cheek, leaned in closer as if to kiss me. Suddenly? It was so out of the blue.
Hey, what are you doing!
“..Let’s just stay like this for a moment. I’ll just pretend.”
"..Is Lee Jae-hyun behind you?"
"huh."
I'm caught up in Lee Joo-yeon's trap. Why is Lee Jae-hyun provoking me when he's neither a prince nor powerful? At this point, Lee Joo-yeon must be going crazy.
Even though we were like this for a while, it was strangely quiet. It felt like three minutes. Lee Joo-yeon said she memorized every single beat of her breathing.
“..Hey, you’re not responding much. Stop it.”
puck-!
With a loud thud, Lee Joo-yeon fell. To be exact, Lee Jae-hyun's fist. It wasn't even a thud, but a crack. The sudden, full-force blow caused Lee Joo-yeon to spit out the blood pooling in her mouth.
“..Wow, that hurts.”
"It was even more bizarre than I thought. Have you lost your sense of fear?"
"You're the one who interrupted, Prince. Do you even like the princess?"
"Speak properly, Lee Joo-yeon. You were the one who interrupted."
“Wasn’t it because you had no intention of doing so in the first place?”
The atmosphere became tense. Damn it... I feel like I'm caught in a family feud that's already a mess. I felt like I should intervene. No, I should intervene. I'm the only one who should be intervening, but my mouth wouldn't open, my body wouldn't move. What should I do? Should I just run away?
"..Kim Yeo-ju, you're up there."
"..Huh? Me?"
No, why me? I wanted to say no, but Lee Jae-hyun, right in front of me, looked really angry. In the end, I couldn't even say anything and just followed the servant behind me. I wondered if Joo-yeon was okay... As soon as I turned around to check, my eyes met with the current prince's. I was the first to avoid him.
What is going on here…
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Take care of yourself