Chapter 110 - The dark air [2]

The moment Jiwoo's eyes fell on the mirror before her after she had washed her face, Sookyung's words from earlier came inside her mind. 

Although he mentioned to her on how it was only for the sake of teasing her, she could not quite bring herself to believe that.

Pointing at herself in the mirror, she questioned, "Could it be that he has started to grow feelings towards me?"

Nodding her head, she continued, "That seems to be likely. Not only am I attractive, but also capable. It's absolutely understandable for him to fall for me.

Recently, he had been more sweet with me and even flirts with me. He has been respecting my opinions and also wants my attention. If this doesn't show that he likes me, I wonder what would! No wonder he doesn't want to get a fated one. Because he likes me, he wants to be with me."

Saying those words out loud caused Moon Jiwoo to feel slightly embarrassed, and cupping her face with her hand, she let out a squeal. 

The corner of her lips curved to a smile, and the rights and the wrongs were out of her mind at that moment. Being liked by Sookyung felt quite joyful to her.

"What to do now? No, Moon Jiwoo, why are you this charming? Even when you tried to tune down your charms, you still have men falling at your feet. Ah! This is so troublesome," Jiwoo vocalised, "I never wanted to be this bewitching in the first place.

Now, this seems to a great problem. I don't to come in between of him and his fated one. Now, how do I charm him out? Ah! I don't think that possible. There is no way for him to go back once he had fallen for me. This is seriously irritating! He is so pitiful."

"What nonsense are you saying? Who is pitiful and fell for you?" he questioned.

Oh Sookyung's sudden voice caught her by surprise, and almost having her heart jump out of her ċhėst, she turned to face the door. Sookyung held the door open while he walked into the washroom.

"You scared me! Why would you enter into a girl's washroom so suddenly!?" Jiwoo voiced out.

'His case seems to be more serious than I have originally thought. No, it's okay and understandable to have feelings for me, but he doesn't have to come to the washroom to see me regardless of how desperate he is. Could it be that his love for me had turned him into a pervert?'

"The door was open," he pointed out, "And you were saying some pretty idiotic shit, so I was curious to see what it was."

Extending her hand, Jiwoo was about to place it on Sookyung's shoulder, but then, recalling about he had feelings for her, she knew that it would not be proper to her to torture him like that. What if he is unable to hold back anymore once she touched him slightly? That seems to be probable.

Jiwoo let out a sigh and spoke out, "I know that it is hard, but what can you do at this point? I wish you all the luck, Sookyung-ah, and sorry."

Creases formed between both of his eyebrows to display his confusion once those words had left Jiwoo's mouth, and raising one of his eyebrows, Sookyung questioned, "What's all this about?"

"It's alright; you don't need to pull on a facade anymore. This could not have been helped, and I guess I am to be blamed for this as well. Just try harder! 

This is not impossible regardless of how close to impossible this is. I mean, no one was ever able to overcome this, but I know that you will be able to. I believe in you," Jiwoo vocalised.

A chuckle escaped from Oh Sookyung's mouth as he expressed, "I am still quite lost about what you're trying to imply. What should I try hard at? Is this one of those crazy moments of yours? What kind of thought did you have this time around?"

"Look at how hard you are trying to deny it. It's okay. There is no need for that. Even if I am not that smart, I understand what you mean. 

But if you want to feign obliviousness, I will not be stopping you from doing that as long it helps you. I don't want to give you anymore trouble than already the amount I have given you," Jiwoo stated, staring at the boy with pity in her eyes.

"I am glad to see that you know that. Since you are not smart, it is likely for you to misunderstand the situation. At least tell me about it," he spoke out.

"There is no way I have misunderstood about something like this. My intuition is quite strong," she spoke out, "Fighting, Oh Sookyung."

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During the dinner, Jiwoo was unable to concentrate on her food due to Oh Sookyung. Knowing that the boy had feelings for her, she wondered how torturous it was for him to share the same dining table with her.

Thinking about that made it difficult for her to place her entire concentration on to the food before her. As Jiwoo played around with her chopsticks, she stared at Sookyung's food.

Having a feeling that it would be too hard on him of she stared at him directly, she settled on staring down at his food. Seeing how slowly he was eating this food, Jiwoo once again felt pity for him rise within her.

'Ah! He likes me to the point that it is harder for him to eat before him. What do I do? It's not like he will be able to work properly on an empty stomach. 

Should I just eat dinner at a different room from him? Maybe that will be helping him a lot. It is not good to torture someone, especially someone who holds such strong feelings.'

Moon Jiwoo recalled about the quality of the food had gotten multiple times better, and her room was changed to a something that suited her taste more. Seeing how comfortable her staying here was made, she knew that Sookyung held a hand behind all this.

'He is truly smitten. I really want to accept someone who is this good to me, but unfortunately, feelings can't be enforced. This is so sad for him.'

"Do you want this egg roll?" Sookyung questioned.

"Huh?" Jiwoo voiced out as she was snapped out of her daze.

As she raised one of her eyebrows, he pointed his chopsticks at the egg roll on his plate and voiced out, "You have been staring at this quite instantly for a while. Don't hesitate to ask if you want it. You don't have to stare at that desperately."

'Look at how attentive he is towards me. If this doesn't confirm his feelings towards me, I don't know what would. I wonder how long had he been observing me. This really makes me sad.'

Using his pair of chopsticks, Oh Sookyung picked up the egg roll, and raising it up, he placed it on top of her plate. Following his hand, Jiwoo's eyes fell on the egg roll upon her plate.

Regardless of how delicious the egg roll appeared, she wasn't able to bring herself to accept it. This would only be giving hope to the poor man, and torturing with false hope wasn't something she was fond of.

Holding the egg roll with her chopsticks, she placed it back on his plate and said, "No, I can't do that to you. You should have your own egg roll."

Letting out a chortle, he voiced out, "Do you really need to overreact like that? This is just an egg roll. What's the matter with you? You have been acting strange since earlier. What happened? Did you see or hear something?"

"No, this is not just an egg roll," she said, "Anyway, nothing is wrong. Since you want to keep it that way, I will be able to do it as well. Let's just move on from this. I don't want to hurt you more."

"Hurt me? I am will not be that sėnsɨtɨvė over just an egg roll. Anyway, whatever ideas you have gotten in that mind of yours will be going away quickly. By the way, do you want to come with me for sightseeing tomorrow? It will be fun."

'Isn't this akin to him asking me for a date? I would have gone without a second thought if I did not know about his feelings. No, I can't give him false hope by going along with him regardless of how much I want to leave.'

"No, I will be fine with staying inside. I feel a little under the weather," she stated, "Go on your own. Yeah! That would be for the best!"