Chapter 245 - Nonsensical

Using her utmost strength, she stomped on Han Taehyun's foot as she found his statement absolutely ridiculous. Surely, she was somewhat possessive over him, but that was different from feeling jealous.

"That's nonsensical, and let me get up now. Unlike you, I have study to do. Now, let go of me," Jinhee voiced out whilst struggling against Han Taehyun's grip on her waist.

Han Taehyun placed his face on Jinhee's neck, causing chill to go down her back, and she found herself unable to move.

"I am kidding, Jinhee. You are the first person I loved, and there was no one before you for me," Taehyun confessed.

Although Jinhee's lips wanted to spread widely at Han Taehyun's words, she bit her lips and said, "A-Ah! That's cool! Now, let's study, Han Taehyun!"

"Yes, yes, let's study now."

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Although Lee Jinhee had slept beside Han Taehyun regularly in the Lee Mansion, the fluttering feeling within her stomach was not letting her sleep.

Being near Han Taehyun made her nervous, and as she had her eyes closed, she could clearly feel Han Taehyun's presence beside her. His warm breath hit her face, and sweat began to form on her hand.

'Go to sleep, Lee Jinhee; Go to sleep, Jinhee! You have school and important exams tomorrow! Fall asleep!'

Lee Jinhee opened her eyes slightly, and she noticed Taehyun's lips. As she stared at them, all the memories from earlier rushed into her mind, and seeing that he had fallen asleep, she extended her hand to touch them.

Han Taehyun's lips felt soft to her touch, and she had the urge to kiss them. Whilst making sure that Taehyun wasn't opening his eyes, Jinhee leaned closer to Taehyun and softly planted her lips on top of his.

Realizing what she had just done, Jinhee's eyes widened, and she immediately moved away from Han Taehyun. Turning her back on Han Taehyun, she stared at the other direction while her cheeks were completely heated.

Luckily enough, Han Taehyun was not awake. If he was, then Jinhee wouldn't be able to face him for days due to the embarrassment she felt currently. Diving into the covers, she prayed that sleep could come to her, and she would be gifted with a pleasant dream.

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Yawning, Jinhee had sat up on her bed. After moving around her bed for hours yesterday, she finally managed to fall asleep, and glancing at the clock, she noticed that she had slept for less than a hour.

Looking at Jinhee's state, a chuckle left Han Taehyun's mouth as he commented, "You look worse than you did yesterday, Jinhee-ah. After getting dressed and eating breakfast, you can rest for a while if there is time."

Lee Jinhee nodded whilst her eyes glared upon Han Taehyun. Han Taehyun was the one who was more in love, but it seemed that he had slept really peacefully beside her.

To Jinhee, this seemed too suspicious.

She was tempted to ask him on how he could have slept. Then, realizing how embarrassing that was, she decided against asking that.

"Stop staring at me this way; I will be getting the wrong idea," Taehyun vocalised teasingly.

"You seemed to be happy. Good for you! I feel more dead today than I did yesterday," Jinhee voiced out before adding a scoff.

Han Taehyun smiled towards Jinhee and said, "Aigoo, Jinhee-ah! That's why I feel happy today. You were not able to sleep because of me. The thought of that is enough to make me feel good."

"Huh?" Jinhee raised one of her eyebrows, not understanding what Taehyun was trying to point at.

Bending down to Jinhee's height, Taehyun brought his face closer to Lee Jinhee, and whilst his lips curved up further, he expressed, "Jinhee-ah, are you aware of how many restless nights I had solely because of you? It makes me happy that you were unable to sleep last night because…"

Pointing towards Lee Jinhee's forehead, he continued, "Your mind was filled with me, Han Taehyun."

Han Taehyun winked towards Jinhee.

Seeing how Taehyun got it all right made Jinhee's cheeks heat up, and gradually, they began to turn red. 

She did not expect for Taehyun to guess that all so quickly. Then again, considering how perspective he could be at times, maybe it was not that shocking.

Turning her head to look towards the other way, Jinhee vocalised, "W-What makes you say that? I was thinking about my exam papers, not you. It's foolish of you to assume that you'll able to make me keep awake the entire night."

Jinhee could feel her cheeks burning, and she had the urgent need to get out of there. She herself had no idea on what she might do if this carried on.

She then added, "Now, move away! I have to get dressed for school early and then fall asleep."

As Lee Jinhee stood up to get away from there, she felt a hand grab her wrist, and as she was pulled back, a gasp left her mouth. She still did not get used to Han Taehyun's ways of randomly pulling her back.

Staring at him boredly, she questioned, "What do you—"

Before Jinhee could continue, she felt a pair of soft lips on top of hers, and her eyes widened in surprise. Although she was completely taken aback by the random movement from Taehyun, she made no action of pushing him away or resisting.

Starting the day with a kiss from Han Taehyun did not seem bad to Lee Jinhee, and extending her hand towards him, she wrapped her hand around his back.

After Taehyun had pulled away, he smiled towards Jinhee and stated, "I have gotten a really good rest last night because I finally got you to love me. This is the best thing out there for me, and now that I have gotten you to love me, I will not allow you a chance to regret it. 

I promise that. I want you to trust me with whatever problems you have. I want to take all of your worries away and protect you. Please trust me completely, Jinhee-ah. I don't want you to seek out for Taeho or Jaehyun or Chaewon for help; I want you to ask me for help. I am willing to do anything for you."