Chapter 82 - Lying On Her Lap

"Elder brother what do you think this puzzle means?" Kim Do-Yun had still been struggling with the first clue and couldn't crack it.

"I don't care" Ian replied in a bad mood, sleeping on a bench with both his hands placed under his head.

"Elder brother, this puzzle…"

"Do-Yun, I am not interested" Ian said in an irritated tone. His mind was right now busy thinking what Kiaraa and Song Ji Hun were up to.

This time even Kim Do-Yun got annoyed, "If you were not interested then why the hell did you drag me to play this game?" 

Ian turned to look at his sister in shock as this was the first time she cursed. 

Just like Aera, Kim Do-Yun was a calm and gentle person, who hates violence or even cursing. So, he didn't expect his sister to talk back to him.

"Do-Yun, you are cursing"

"Don't tell me what I already know"

Ian sat up straight, looking amused at his sister, "Wow, seems like you are pissed"

"Of course, I am. The whole day you kept taking me to play those games which Kiaraa liked. Not for once you let me play what I want. You wasted my whole day" Kim Do-Yun broke down and started crying.

"You even brought me to play treasure hunt for three hours although I was not interested in it. If I would have been paired up with anyone else except for you or Aera, then it would have been uncomfortable for me as I am not close to other people. But as an elder brother, you didn't even care about it" she said between her sobs in a broken voice.

Ian was calmly listening to her accusations.

"I was so happy that I teamed up with you, I hoped at least now we can have some fun but no, you are lying here like this instead of playing with me" she concluded.

"Are you done?" Ian calmly asked her.

"Yes"

"Do-Yun, you know how much I like Kiaraa, so I just wanted to spend some time with her but dad warned me to take care of you, so…"

"So, you kept doing what she likes and ignored me?" Kim Do-Yun's heart didn't move by Ian's words.

"Do-Yun, I'll bring you here again, okay? Right now, please don't irritate me, I am already in a bad mood" 

"Wow! You are in a bad mood? And what about me? My mood doesn't matter?" Kim Do-Yun got even more annoyed.

"Do-Yun, we can just come to this amusement park again, so stop making a big deal out of it." He requested her and muttered to himself, "I am worried thinking what Ji Hun and Kiaraa are doing right now"

"Do-Yun, how about we go and search for Kiaraa and Song Ji Hun? If we find them, I'll take Kiaraa with me and you can volunteer to help Song Ji Hun…"

"Are you for real?" Kim Do-Yun wiped away her tears and glared at her brother, "I just said, except for you and Aera, I am not close to anyone."

"Do-Yun, relax"

"Take me to dad" Kim Do-Yun declared glaring at her elder brother.

"Do-Yun…"

"Fine, I'll go by myself" Kim Do-Yun started walking towards the first restaurant which her dad showed to them earlier as she was sure her dad and his friends must be hanging out there."

"This girl" Ian frustratedly followed her as he didn't have the heart to leave her alone.

After reaching the restaurant, the two kids successfully found their father, who was having a good time with his friends.

Leaving his sister with his father, Ian went to search for Kiaraa and Song Ji Hun all over the place, as he didn't wish for them to spend so much alone time together.

…

Aera was reading the puzzle and looked at Song Ji Hwan, "You understand what's written on it?"

"You interested in this game?" Song Ji Hwan got surprised and raised his eyebrows.

"Well, since we are here, why not solve it?" Aera looked confused wondering, why he doesn't want to play.

"Why do you look confused?"

"You not interested in playing this game?" Aera asked.

"Remember, I came here with you as a favour?" He reminded her.

Aera slapped her head as she indeed forgot that.

"Sorry" she apologized.

"Don't be, you owe me a favour anyway. So, it is your loss" Song Ji Hwan looked around the amusement park wondering where to go.

After seeing something, he held Aera's hand and dragged her with him.

"You solved the clue?" Aera hopefully asked him but he didn't respond.

Then he brought her to a nice lawn, with a beautiful fountain in between. Unlike other lawn areas which were clearly visible to the visitors, this lawn was more of a private place.

Ji Hwan saw a nice path, and curiously followed it discovering one of the best secret spots of this amusement park.

There was no crowd here as people were busy indulging themselves in other fun activities.

A big tree was there on one side of the park which cast a long shadow on the ground. The atmosphere was very pleasant and this shadow was like a cherry on the cake.

"Come with me" Song Ji Hwan took her to this spot and was about to happily lie on the ground.

"What are you doing?" Aera looked annoyed seeing him lie down on the lawn grass, "It is dirty" she complained.

"Oh yeah, it is a bit muddy" Song Ji Hwan seriously nodded his head as if he agreed with her, "You don't want to lie on the ground?" he asked the young girl.

"Of course, I don't" Aera still looked a bit annoyed.

"Great, sit down then" Song Ji Hwan pointed at the clean part.

"Isn't it the same as lying on the ground?" Aera complained as she didn't even wish to sit on this dirty ground.

"It isn't, come sit down" Song Ji Hwan made her sit with her legs folded. The next second, he suddenly lied on her lap comfortably surprising her as she didn't see this coming.

"What are you doing?" Aera softly shouted.

"You made me realize the ground is dirty, I love my hair and don't wish to spoil it" Song Ji Hwan looked up at her annoyed face and winked.

"But…"

"What? You won't let me lie comfortably after spending the whole day with you for your sake?"

"You didn't spend the whole day, just during the haunted house and treasure hunt time you were with me" Aera complained softly murmuring.

"That haunted house and treasure hunt took away half my time. What an ungrateful brat you are. After using me for your gains, you are now abandoning me?" Ji Hwan shamelessly took her on a guilt trip.

"Sorry" Aera was not sure if he was being serious or playing her but he definitely sounded serious.

"Good, if you are sorry, let me rest my head on your lap" Song Ji Hwan adjusted himself comfortably.

"Okay, it can anyway be considered as one of the 98 favours which I owe to you" Aera suggested as till date Song Ji Hwan did 98 favours on her but never asked for anything in return.

"Woah, how cruel are you?" Song Ji Hwan opened his eyes and glared at her.

Aera tilted her head a little and looked at him in confusion, "Cruel?"

"Yeah, I did so much for you and you can't just let me sleep on your lap without expecting anything in return. Cruel girl" Song Ji Hwan glared at her angrily but didn't move himself even an inch.

'Expecting? But didn't I say I am returning a favour?' Aera still looked confused.

"Fine Aera, just tell me to get up and sleep somewhere else. That's what you want to say, right? Then just say it, just say it Aera, just say it" Song Ji Hwan pestered her.

"No, just sleep here" Aera felt guilty and held his shoulders worrying he might get offended and leave. 

She can't deny the fact that in the last few years, Song Ji Hwan constantly helped her a lot and was always there for her, so when it was her turn to help him, she felt she should.

"Thanks, Aera" Song Ji Hwan anyway didn't have any intention to leave her lap so he continued to comfortably sleep there.

Song Ji Hwan closed his eyes and relaxed for a few minutes. Then he wondered what Aera must be doing right now so he opened his eyes and looked at her face.

Aera was looking somewhere at the lawn, her eyes clearly looking sad.

"Why do you look so sad?" 

Song Ji Hwan's question startled her and she looked down at him.

"What?"

"You look sad, what happened?" Ji Hwan adjusted his head a bit to look at her face more clearly.

"Nothing" Aera didn't wish to talk about it.

"It's okay, you can tell me" Ji Hwan didn't give up and successfully pursued her.