“… … “It was real.”
I’m sure you’ve come to sleep, you seal.
Lee Han, leaning on the driver’s seat, muttered softly. Hae-joon, who seemed to be watching me until he put me in the car, fell asleep as soon as his head touched me.
Still. Isn’t it too much?
I said I would put him to sleep with my mouth, but I had no idea that he would actually sleep well. Knowing how far I’ve been and how far I’ve come, it’s impossible for a person to calmly close their eyes and sleep like this.
Nevertheless, there is no reason to dislike the woman sleeping next to me.
Immediately, Lee Han raised the corners of his mouth and rested his head on the steering wheel. His eyes deepened, as if trying to capture Hae-joon’s face in more detail.
“… … anyway.”
If you want to run away, you have to eat something.
My fingertips touched her cheek, which had become particularly thin over the past few days. Since I decided to wait, I plan to watch, but I don’t know what he’s thinking. Once he had touched his hand, he had no intention of removing it first, so he furrowed his eyebrows at the tip of Hae-joon’s nose, where the blood stain remained.
“Whoa.”
He clenched his fists and swallowed a boiling breath that sounded like an insult. Even before she closed her eyes, as if she was losing her mind in a half-asleep state, she muttered to herself that she should be careful because she didn’t know who might see her, but there was something about such trivial worries that kept her in sync.
It’s all this woman’s fault. then.
Lee Han reached deep behind Hae Joon’s back, as if ignoring the blood stains that were still evident, and reclined his chair all the way. Her posture became more comfortable as she forced her own coat over her lifted gown.
“… … yes. That’s me.”
Lee Han pressed her shoulder with one hand and took out his cell phone with his free hand. In contrast to his quiet, dissatisfied expression, his lowered voice became more private.
– yes. Chairman. The story is already going well here, so just wait a few days.
“You can handle that on your own.”
As soon as I answered the phone, I cut off Secretary Kang, whose voice had become stronger for the first time in a while. It was news she, of course, had been waiting for, but now the woman I had been waiting for more than anything else in the world was by my side.
She fell into a deep sleep for the first time in a while.
“I thought I would like to ask you another favor now.”
– yes. I think I’ll have to stay here until today, so please tell me where it is and I’ll send someone right away.
“Cheil Hospital, 5th basement level.”
– ah… … Are you talking about the parking lot? Then I will send someone there.
“Please take control. “The entire 5th underground floor.”
Of course, you don’t have to come in.
Lee Han, who had finished his business briefly, only hung up the phone after asking ‘one very small favor’. He caught Hae-joon’s head, which was on the verge of falling, at just the right moment, and instead of putting it back in place, he brought his forehead closer to mine.
A woman who seems cool, but has never been cold.
All of Lee Han’s movements slowed down at the feeling of our foreheads touching each other. Not doing anything foolish to a sleeping woman is a basic of manners, but making fun of a space that has already been controlled did not fit his philosophy.
So even this is this woman’s fault for sleeping over me.
He pulled the coat back up and covered it tightly, and his thumb brushed the corner of Hae-joon’s mouth. Even as my eyes squinted at the sight of my dry, hot lips, my breath was even hotter than that.
It’s against the rules to do this.
“… … Isn’t that right, Yoon Hae-jun?”
Lee Han, who swallowed a bitter smile before losing control, leaned back and touched his temple. My head was crooked to the extreme, but I couldn’t let go of Hae-joon’s hand. I wondered how even seals could fall asleep like this, but when our body heat touched each other, I felt like my eyelids were getting heavy too.
Not because of the long and arduous journey he went on today, but because of the sense of relief that he has finally arrived where he needs to go.
“Yes.”
“why. “Is it just me this time?”
On top of Hae-joon’s fingers, which were whining like sleep-talk, Lee Han’s obsessive lips stretched long, almost as if he was whispering.
◇ ◆ ◇
“Yes.”
Hae-joon raised both shoulders and shook his head with his eyes closed. The softness on the back of her head was unfamiliar, but it was so cozy that I didn’t want to take her head off.
Like last night’s dream.
“… … .”
Suddenly, Hae-joon’s eyelids twitched noticeably. The better the dream, the longer and more awkward the moment when you return to reality. Only then did Hae-joon realize where this was and forced his lips from screaming.
“Get up. “I woke up anyway.”
“ah… … really.”
Hae-joon couldn’t help but open his eyes at the sound of his voice that seemed to be holding back laughter. He has been through all kinds of situations in his life, but he doesn’t know how to smile and pretend like nothing is wrong in moments like this. As she tried to get up, she was surprised to see his coat covering all the way to her neck. She hurriedly looked at her son.
“Hey, this is Lee Han’s coat.”
“I’m finally seeing your face.”
“… … .”
“why. “Can you recognize my coat but not me?”
His relaxed, bony smile was as crooked as the posture he was leaning against in the driver’s seat. However, when Hae-joon suddenly lost his temper, Lee Han immediately put up the sheet. The moment his arm suddenly crossed her body, she flinched without realizing it and belatedly pulled away from her mouth as if she felt aggrieved.
“Now, I told you I would wait a moment and then go up, but what if this happens? “There are people walking around.”
“Isn’t it a little too late for us to worry about such things?”
“… … .”
Nevertheless, Lee Han, who had no intention of explaining this place where there was no one, looked down at her as if she were looking at her. Let’s see what happens. As I didn’t take my eyes off Hae-joon’s face, which had become even redder in the morning, Hae-joon rubbed his cheek as if to avoid his stinging gaze.
“… … Still, you promised yesterday. “They said they would wake me up in 30 minutes.”
“Isn’t Hae-joon the first to break the rules?”
“What do you mean rules? “When will I?”
“If you’re going to pretend to be busy and avoid people, you should have taken good care of yourself first. “If I had eaten and slept properly, I would have followed suit as much as possible.”
“… … .”
Of course, if you ate and slept properly without me, I would still be upset.
His fingers on the steering wheel made a sound as if they were tapping on a desk. Her heart visibly rose and fell as Lee Han’s persistent eyes seemed to measure a person’s heart.
“I wasn’t pretending to be busy. “I was really busy.”
“iced coffee. Is that why you came down here without any proper clothes on? Too busy? Or am I too… … .”
“Why are you doing that!”
Suddenly, she gasped at Lee Han. I didn’t know what to do just because I realized that I was avoiding him, but I couldn’t bear it because I hated Lee Han who was pushing me around.
“Do you think I did that for no reason? “You really don’t know anything.”
“What don’t I know?”
“… … .”
Additionally, if they feel a little bit obnoxious, they show their teeth as if they were waiting for it. Before he knew it, Hae-joon’s suffocating breathing suddenly stopped as Lee Han’s hot breath seemed to be touching the back of his neck.
“why. “You asked.”
“… … Mr. Lee Han.”
“I didn’t ask about anything else and have endured well until now. Even though I saw people, I thought I would turn around and leave, and I even tried to turn around and pretend I didn’t see the elevator, which was clearly open. Yoon Hae-jun, you are a doctor and you have a duty to put patients first. But now, no matter where I look, I don’t see any patients. Is it just my eyes?”
Lee Han growled as he scanned the unlit parking lot, wondering how much I should give in.
“I mean, tell me anything. “Anything you want to say is fine.”
“… … “Do you know how many times we’ll be meeting today?”
“… … .”
“I mean, two people meeting together like this.”
Hae-joon’s ears heated up and he opened his mouth. Only when his abundant brown eyelashes began to flutter, did Lee Han, who had become wild without even realizing it, slowly raise his head. What is this again? Even though I wanted to object to the sudden statement, I couldn’t help but wince at the gloomy look in her eyes.
“I counted them all,”
“You really want me to stamp it?”
“no!”
“I know. I would have said no to that. “Except if we meet because we like each other.”
“… … .”
Wake up from your dream.
Hae-joon’s eyes became lost and confused at the cold sound of his voice. I really wanted to push Lee Han, who seemed to be treating me like a shameless debt collector, far away, but I couldn’t get the strength into my fist.
How would you feel if you really paid off all of this debt?
She couldn’t help but hesitate due to the ironic feeling of wanting to know and yet not knowing forever. Will she be able to smile in front of him with ease, or will she really never even have to see him anymore? Every time his signature appeared in my notebook, I became afraid for the first time. As I bit my lip, not knowing how to explain that vague feeling, Lee Han gently held out his hand.
“… … Let’s stop. “I really couldn’t even begin to say what I wanted to say.”
“What have you got to say?”
Hae-joon looked scared, and Lee Han followed suit and lowered his head. Why again this time? As Lee Han’s hand tried to support his chin, Hae Joon shook his head and hurriedly opened his mouth.
“I also have something to say. Actually, I have a lot to say!”
“Let’s do it, then.”
“ah… … .”
Rather than being embarrassed, Hae-joon’s throat went dry as Lee Han blinked as if he was waiting. He doesn’t know where to start, but he has so much to say that he feels like he’s about to explode.
“I mean, at the wedding hall.”
“Good. “I was about to say that too.”
“yes?”
“… … .”
Was that surprising?
