Chapter 199 - Preference

"You clearly rejected Kim Jaehyun, but now you're using him for favours. You are being too cruel to him," Taehyun said.

Taehyun then added, "Instead of him, you should ask for favours from me."

"He agreed to be my friend, and there is nothing wrong with asking for help from a friend. Moreover, Chaewon is his assistant, so I am pretty sure Jaehyun did not mind it much," Jinhee said.

"She is still his assistant?" Taehyun questioned.

Jinhee nodded.

That's when, Ahn Chaewon stepped into the room, holding a tray with three glasses of juice on top of it. Other snacks were present beside the juice, and she placed it down on the table. Ahn Chaewon then took a seat.

Looking at Chaewon, Jinhee asked, "How is your search for an apartment going?"

Chaewon answered, "So far yet, I can't find anywhere decent. However, hopefully, I will find somewhere to stay at sooner or later."

Jinhee vocalised, "Do you have any idea why the owner told you to move so suddenly? Doesn't it seem suspicious?"

Chaewon stared down at the floor, and a sigh left her mouth. Opening her mouth, Chaewon replied , "The Owner is quite hospitable to us. I am afraid something happened for her to ask her of us to move on such a short notice."

"Did you try asking her?" Lee Jinhee questioned.

"I did. However, she just apologized and said that there was nothing she could do about it," Chaewon expressed.

Only one name to came to Jinhee's mind— Kwon Youngmi. Although Youngmi could not be behind it, Jinhee still had a suspicion on it. As Jinhee had no friends, other than Taehyun, in her last life, Youngmi had no motive for doing such a thing to Chaewon.

However, it was a different case in this life of hers. Chaewon was a close friend of hers, and for the sake of hurting her, Youngmi could potentially make Chaewon a target as well.

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Lee Jinhee sat upon the couch in Taehyun's house and boredly watched the show which played on the television. Taehyun turned his head around to look at Jinhee.

"It seems that you have forgotten about Lee Yeonwoo," Taehyun commented.

A sigh left Lee Jinhee's mouth, and she said, "I did not forget about her. It is just that I am too occupied to do anything. However, now that I am healed. I'll handle her."

Lee Yeonwoo was the one behind Hyunbin's injury during their trip, and Jinhee still had not find out the truth behind that. With so many things to do, Jinhee found herself on the verge of becoming crazy.

Han Taehyun nudged Jinhee and offered, "You know, you can still ask me for help."

Turning her head, Jinhee faced Taehyun and smiled at him. She then voiced out, "I still want to try to do something on my own. I don't always want to be spoon-fed."

Han Taehyun raised his hand and patted Jinhee's head.

"Aigoo! My Jinhee is growing up! I'm so proud of her."

"You've already said this before," Jinhee retorted, "Anyway, about Hyunbin's case, I have thought of something to get her to expose the truth. However, for that, I need to spy on her."

Turning towards Taehyun, Jinhee added, "I want to do this on my own."

Han Taehyun pinched Jinhee's nose and vocalised, "Regardless of what you will be saying, I will tag along. You cannot get rid of me."

Lee Jinhee groaned and said, "You can come along but you are not allowed to interfere. You will be following my lead."

"Deal, and when you fall into trouble, I shall be your knight in shining armour." Han Taehyun winked.

Lee Jinhee turned the other way, and a shade of light pink coated her cheeks.

"What are you talking about?"

"Omo! Jinhee-ah, are you actually blushing!? Look at how cute you are!" Taehyun squealed.

"Looking at your cuteness, I can just faint at this moment," Taehyun added.

Lee Jinhee punched Taehyun's chest and voiced out, "That's due to the temperature. Why is it so hot today? Control yourself, alright, Taehyun-ah. I see you as a girl, not a—"

Han Taehyun gripped Jinhee's shoulders, and a low cry left Jinhee's mouth when he pushed her against the couch. Seeing such an attractive face close to hers, Jinhee's heart started to beat rapidly inside of her chest.

From this close, Han Taehyun face appeared flawless and Jinhee found it difficult to stare away from his face. His brown bangs fell forward as his face moved closer to Jinhee.

Looking at Taehyun's finely shaped pink lips, Jinhee closed her eyes subconsciously, and she herself was not aware of what she was expecting.

Jinhee felt Taehyun's hot breath upon her and was aware of Taehyun's hands holding her shoulder. Her rapid heart beats could be clearly heard, and Jinhee gulped due to nervousness.

"Open your eyes, Jinhee," Taehyun voiced out his voice sounding deeper than usual.

Following Taehyun's orders, Lee Jinhee opened her eyes slowly and stared at the man in front of her. Taehyun's eyes held a soft look whilst they gazed upon Jinhee. There was nothing about Taehyun that looked like a girl at this moment, and Jinhee found her cheeks being on fire.

Lee Jinhee did not find herself resisting as Taehyun brought his lips closer to Jinhee, and once again, Jinhee closed her eyes. When Jinhee felt someone's hand upon her lips, she opened her eyes instantly.

Han Taehyun's hand was on her lips, and a chuckle escaped his mouth. Taehyun winked and then voiced out, "As much as I want to kiss you, Jinhee-ah, this would just make things more awkward. For now, I would like to maintain everything as it is."

Han Taehyun's words made Jinhee feel somewhat disappointed. Jinhee was shocked that a part of her wanted Taehyun to kiss her. However, Jinhee decided that it was because Taehyun was a handsome man, and it was normal for her to feel this way.

Taehyun then added, "Moreover, Jinhee-ah, I don't want another session of you ignoring me."

Trying to sit up, Lee Jinhee pushed Taehyun away by his shoulder in order to create some space between them and then, voiced out, "Glad to see that you're aware of that. If you gave me a little more space, it would make me feel better."

Cupping his face, Taehyun stared at Jinhee and blinked at her. He then said, "Why? Does my handsome face make you heated up?"

"H-Heated up?"

Lee Jinhee coughed and voiced out, "Yah! Han Taehyun, what type of words are you using? It makes me uncomfortable, not heated up."

Feigning innocence and obliviousness upon his face, Taehyun blinked his eyes and said, "Why? Why are you uncomfortable? If you think of me as a girl, you shouldn't feel uncomfortable until or unless your preference lies that way."

"I can assure you that I go for boys, and I just generally feel uncomfortable if people get closer to me. Be a good boy, and don't ask too much."