Chapter 383 - Testing him

Seeing Kim Hyungsik stand outside the moment she went out to the beach, she knew that it was the perfect time to test her theory. As much as it sounded absurd for her to be in a novel she had read, this was the best she was able to come up.

Taking in a deep breath, she made her way over to the man who stared at sea with a gentle smile upon his face. The sun was starting to set, and in this scenery, he truly appeared heartthrobbing to her. 

He was really her type!

Placing on a smile, she approached the man, and as she stood beside him, it seemed that he took notice of her presence for he turned her head to face him.

"Ryu Yoonmi-ssi," he enunciated.

"Hello, Hyungsik-ssi! I really want to thank you for saving me earlier. If it wasn't for you, then I would have been probably dead," she vocalised.

As far as she knew from the novel— although she hadn't confirmed it yet that she was inside the same novel— Hyungsik was a gentle and amiable man. His looks completely reflected his personality; he was an angel both inside and out.

"I haven't done much," he voiced out.

"Even so, it's a really big deal to me. As a thank you, why don't I treat you to dinner? I am really hungry too. So, if you haven't had anything, why don't we go together?" Yoonmi suggested— hoping that she wasn't being too forward with him.

It wasn't as if Ryu Yoonmi was antisocial. As much as she loved hanging around with people and make friends, she was rarely able to do it due to how busy she had gotten. At one point, for that, she had become awkward when it came to holding a normal conversation.

He nodded at her and said, "Sure. Should I call Eunwoo as well? He seemed to be quite worried about you."

"Let's not do that," Yoonmi answered, "It wouldn't seem nice to ruin the atmosphere."

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Both of them settled on a seafood restaurant close to the beach. Although the restaurant wasn't all that fancy, the delicious scent from the food wafted into the air. The air in the restaurant emitted warmth.

Taking a bite of the spaghetti before her, Yoonmi almost m.o.a.n.e.d at how delicious it was. Due to how allergic she was, she was unable to have most of the shellfish in her last life. But this time around, she wanted to enjoy this.

"Hyungsik-ssi, what brings you to here at USA?" Ryu Yoonmi asked.

Yoonmi held no whatsoever curiosity towards the answer to that question; this was merely her trying to test out whether or not she had travelled into the novel.

As far as she could recall, there was a scene in the novel about Hyungsik rescuing Yoonmi, and that was both of their first meeting in the novel. However, that wasn't enough to provide her with the fact that she was truly in the novel.

"To visit a friend," he replied.

"Oh! So, did you grow up at here in USA? It's just that I heard you speak in English last time, and you sounded really good," Yoonmi pointed out.

"No, I came to study at here with Eunwoo," Hyungsik voiced out.

"Are you a close friend of Eunwoo? It's strange that I haven't seen you around with him before. I am really close to him, but isn't it odd how we are meeting for the first time?" she vocalised.

Hyungsik let out a chuckle and stated, "I wonder why we never met before."

"From when did you know Eunwoo?" she questioned before adding, "I am sorry that I seem to be asking too many questions. It's just that I don't often get to see Eunwoo's friends. That's why, I am really curious."

"It's alright," he responded, "Both of us were seatmates at elementary, and you could say that's how both of us became friends."

'Bingo! Wow! Wow! Wow! This is crazy! All of it matches! I am inside the novel! Wow! What had my life turned into? This is literally just like a movie!'

The details of the friendship between Eunwoo and Hyungsik was something she could clearly remember reading about. Although their personalities was quite different, both of them have been close friends for more than fifteen years.

The meeting between them was quite basic, but the time they had spent together allowed them to learn about each other better. Although they were really different, it felt as if they were compatible in the same time.

Compared to Hyungsik, Eunwoo was much colder and antisocial. To others, it felt as if he was reserved and fond of keeping things to himself.

But, having read the novel, Yoonmi knew that it was because of how he was unable to communicate with other person; he was simply awkward at it.

When it came to Yoonmi's feelings towards the man, she absolutely detested him. Not only the man was dull, boring, and monotonous, he had the arrogance and attitude that made her scoff at him. 

She hated the way how he acted how he stood before everyone and neglected everyone that cared him. Although the author made it seem like he was d.e.s.i.r.ed by many, she did not understand what was about it that attracted females.

What fuelled up her anger towards him was the way he treated the female lead and Hyungsik— the villain— of the story. Although he was the male lead, Yoonmi was able to give infinite reasons on why he didn't deserve such a position.

Moreover, remembering about all those ways he had tortured the female lead, it was tough for her to control her rage and not strangle the man.