The Pet's Temptation - Chapter 48

At that moment, Ha-jin rubbed her head as if he were looking deep inside Hae-soo. She felt awkward and pushed Ha-jin’s hand away.

“Hey, my hair will become messy.”

“If it’s messy, you can brush it again. What’s the problem?”

“It’s annoying.”

“Then I’ll brush it for you. For the rest of my life.”

At one point, the conversation that they had like a joke was cut off. Hae-soo’s eyes shook as she looked at Ha-jin. On the other hand, Ha-jin’s gaze was calm without any shaking.

“You, you, you, you…….”

Her face glowed red. What Ha-jin said was like a proposal. Unless she was mistaken, it certainly was. Throughout her life, she couldn’t think of any other meaning to attach to those words.

“It means I want to be Min Hae-soo’s husband.”

“……!”

Hae-soo couldn’t breathe out properly and blinked. Ha-jin answered a question that she could not bring up. He continued, staring straight at her.

“I don’t want to see another person standing next to you again.”

“…….”

“I don’t want to see Noona hurt and alone again. I don’t want to be left alone like today.”

“……Ha-jin.”

“Of course, I’m not asking you to accept it right now, so don’t worry. I don’t want to marry my Noona without proposing properly.”

After Ha-jin had put on a serious look, he said playfully again. But Hae-soo couldn’t laugh together with him despite his ludicrous words.

Her heart beat fast. She accepted Ha-jin’s mind and admitted that her feelings were the same as his, but that didn’t mean imagining the future with Ha-jin in detail. But she guessed it wasn’t Ha Jin.

“To me, you are the only thing that can’t be replaced by anyone.”

“…….”

“A company that treats you like consumables? You don’t know how to look at people like that, just quit and leave.”

“I can’t act like that. If I quit my job and my career is cut off…….”

Thirty is not that old. But on the contrary, it’s not that young either. Especially for a woman. Hae-soo was encouraged by Ha-jin’s words, but on the other hand, she thought she was immature, so she tried to smile bitterly. Then Ha-jin wrapped her cheek in his hands and said again.

“I know what you mean. I’m not young enough to not know that reality is not easy.”

“…….”

“But don’t you think it’s okay to do something crazy for once? You said that before. Sometimes I regret living too well. I’d like to move my heart as it is.”

“That’s what I did when I was a kid.”

Hae-soo smiled bitterly with an uncomfortable expression. She remembered it was when she had just entered college. It was the day when the early spring cold snap was raging.

After school, Ha-jin, who was heading to the academy, went out to the city and shopped around. Even though she was not an adult because her birthday was not over yet, she wanted to pretend to be an adult in front of Ha-jin, so she snooped in front of the pub for no reason. Of course, she didn’t have enough liver to go into it, so she didn’t move to actual action.

‘It’s funny to think about it now, but I feel like the whole world that surrounded me has collapsed.’

She smirked as she looked back at the memories of 10 years ago. At that time, for Hae-soo, college was a big world that could not be compared to high school. But now that she looked back on it, she sure felt hot.

“Then I grabbed you and said something stupid.”

Hae-soo rubbed her cheek and looked embarrassed. She felt shabby in front of a world so unfamiliar. Others seem to know a lot about the world, but she seemed to be standing there without knowing anything.

She wanted to be an adult. Instead of being unfamiliar and clumsy, she wanted to have a skillful and relaxed appearance. That’s why she may have wanted to pretend to be an adult even in front of Ha-jin, who is younger than her.

Like a rebellious child who entered late adolescence.

In fact, she didn’t have the guts to do it, that’s all. And it was the same now.

“Well, thank you for saying that. But now forget about the dark history.”

“What?”

She laughed playfully and pushed Ha-jin’s hand around her cheek. But he wouldn’t give up his hand.

“Just as you took courage to choose me, take courage again for your life, Noona.”

“Ha-jin.”

“You said you’d be off for a while anyway. Why don’t you take a break and think about it step by step? What do you want to do? No, it doesn’t have to be something you want to do. You just sleep tight and play until you get tired of it.”

“……You want me to dress up as unemployed?”

Hae-soo smiled lightly as she faced Ha-jin’s serious gaze. The impulses that were hard to express seemed to come up from her heart. She thought for a moment, then burst into laughter and nodded.

“Yes, that’s good. Since we’re resting anyway, let’s do what you say.”

She wondered if she could do this even though she was not a teenager anymore. However, at this moment, she wanted to do so as Ha-jin said.

Just as she plucked up the courage to choose him.

This time, for her own life.

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