Chapter 126 - His fated one [2]

"Is the tea to your taste?" Oh Sookyung questioned once he stepped inside the room.

The woman who is supposed to be his fated one was seated upon the chair, and before her was a table. Various types of dessert was served on the table before her coupled with a cup of tea.

She nodded.

Lee Eunmi conducted herself with elegance while she picked up the cup of tea from the table and took a sip from his. 

Sookyung made his way over to the table, and pulling the chair opposite to her, he sat down upon it.

"What are you planning to do about the entire thing?" she questioned, placing the cup back on the table.

"I have to apologise, but I don't think I can accept you as my life partner. There is someone I am in love with, and other than her, I don't want to marry someone else."

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"Moon Jiwoo."

Hearing that voice call her surprised Moon Jiwoo. It had been years since she heard Minnie last talk in her mind, and she managed to recognize her voice perfectly.

She was quite shocked when she noticed that Minnie no longer bugged her about the missions. Nonetheless, after some time, she had gotten used to it. 

Despite of how much she called about to Minnie, the girl did not reply, and soon enough, she gave up as well, slightly happy that she got rid of the nuisance.

But now that the girl had contacted her after such a long time, it made her wonder about the reason behind it.

'Wow! I am surprised to hear that you are alive; I thought that you were dead a long time ago.'

"There is no time for jokes, Jiwoo. There is something important for you to handle."

'Oh! I have forgotten that the only time you contact me is when you have something for me to do. What do I do? I don't feel like following your orders regardless of what it is. I am sleepy, so stop disturbing me.'

"You idiot, do you know that you are starting to fall for Sookyung?" Minnie questioned.

The determination to ignore Minnie went away as soon as that question left Minnie's mouth, and Jiwoo's eyes widened. 

Instantly, she shouted, "No way!"

'I mean, what the hell do you mean by that? Can there be anything as absurd as that? How do you even accuse me of such a thing? Me falling for Oh Sookyung? 

Can there be anything as more impossible for that? I am telling you that Oh Sookyung is not my type. That weakling is not at all attractive. I don't even see him as a man, so how can I fall for him? You really know how to make good jokes, Minnie?'

"Aren't you overreacting right now? And there is no way who knows your emotions as much me. Isn't the reason you are that troubled by the fact that he found his fated one because you hold some feelings for him?"

Regardless of Minnie's words, Jiwoo did not want to give her emotions a deep thought. Probably because she was afraid of finding something unpleasant, something she would be afraid of.

Having such emotions for Sookyung was a possibility she wanted to delete and not think of. The more she thought about it, she believed that she will only be confused about it, and if that happened, she might reach into a wrong conclusion.

That's why, it was for the best to have the entire thing out of her mind.

'No, that was just because of how he will be spending much less time with me right now. All the girls feel this way when they have to share their best friends. He might not even be friends with me anymore. That's why, I am feeling this way. You misread my emotion!'

"I am not blaming you if you grow feelings towards him, Jiwoo, but it would only be painful for you to stay at here. Even if Sookyung is against it right now, sooner or later, he will be accepting his fated one. At that moment, it will be you who will be suffering.

If he ends up not choosing her and goes after you, it's him who will be hurt in that case. No one will be able to put their trust in him, and even his position will be threatened. The situation will only be getting worse for him."

Listening and thinking about her words rationally, Jiwoo could see that Minnie made sense. No matter what, Sookyung had to accept his fated one or else he will suffer greatly.

At the thought of him accepting his fated one, a sharp pain went through her ċhėst, and she did not want to bear through that. Although she wasn't still done with organizing heremotions, she understood it when it was painful for her.

'So, what do you want me to do, Minnie?'

"Avoid Oh Sookyung. Out of sight, out of mind. If you do that, you will be able to forget him and erase the current emotions you have towards him. You know how miserable unrequited love turned you in your last life, and I am sure you don't want to go through that again.

This time around, it's completely forbidden. This will be much more painful than the last time around. That's why, you should try your hardest to bury them before they get to emerge. 

As long as you are in the Underworld, you will only be reminded of him again, and it will be impossible for you to remove those feelings of yours completely. That's why, travel to the surface for a short period of time.

One year, two year— as long as it takes for you to forget the feelings you have completely. After that, you can come back at here. Jiwoo, there is no one better than you who knows how hard you fall when it comes to love and you disregard yourself in love. 

Do you want to reach that pathetic state again? I have to go now, but think about the entire thing again. Just know that if you stay at here, a catastrophe might happen, and you will end up suffering the most in the end. Once you leave, the crazy King will have no choice but to settle down with his fated one."

Once Minnie had left, there was no words Jiwoo was able to say to stop her. She found herself being in a deep thought, and pursing both of her lips together, Jiwoo wondered about what to do that.

At this point, it was difficult for her to deny what Minnie had just said, and maybe it would be for the best for her to abide by what the girl had just said. Now, that she was from the Red Clan, two years did not make much of a difference to her.

But a part of her was reluctant to part with Sookyung. It made her wonder on why she should be the one to move away, and it made her want to fight for Sookyung. That part of her desperately wanted to stay beside him regardless of what happened.

That part of her also wanted to bully his fated one to the point that she wouldn't dare to think of Sookyung again.

However, this time around, she was aware of how ugly and vicious that side of hers was. This time around she did not want to ruin herself or other people just because of her selfishness. 

Shaking her head, she drove away all the cruel thoughts from her mind.

Her last life was the clear example on how mean she could get in love. Back then, she had hurt innocent people due to her selfish love, and this time around, she was afraid of doing that.

Although she would try her best to restrain herself from doing something like that, maybe she wouldn't be able to control herself subconsciously. Probably she would end up doing something crazy, and then, that would cause Sookyung to stare at her with hatred filled eyes.

The idea of that managed to give birth to fear within her, and that was something she desperately did not want to happen. She would not be able to bear it if he said that he was disgusted with her.

Maybe she should follow Minnie's words and go back to the surface. Roaming around the surface might help her to forget about the boy for the time being, and once she is back, she will be happily be able to accept both of them.

However, her ċhėst hurt at the thought of leaving them alone and not trying to at least win him.

Letting out a sigh, she fell back on her bed and mumbled, "Ah! I don't even know what to do anymore! This is completely killing me! Why in the world do I have to deal with this again? Do I stab Sookyung and kill him so that I don't have to go through this again? That bastard is probably happy that he doesn't have to suffer!"