"Really?But Oppa never told me anything about you... " Yoon Hee said doubtfully. She was very close to her cousin. If he did have a lover, Yoon Hee should know about her, right?
Is he the type of person who can easily tell those around him about his personal life? Ah, it doesn't matter now! How's he doing? " Ask Hyori again. Yoon Hee was silent. Hyori's words were true.
"Are you really my son's girlfriend ?" asked Mrs. Kim to approach Hyori.
"Eommoni" (mother-in-law) ?" asked Hyori, politely greeting Mrs. Kim.
"aigoo...aigoo... nae adeul (my son) Ji Hoon...."Mrs. Kim said, crying again. Hyori approached the middle-aged woman and hugged her tightly.
He has already gone through his critical condition and will soon move into his private room, but we still don't know when he will wake up," Yoon Hee's mother told Hyori. Hyori looks so sad to hear it, she tightens her arms around Mrs. Kim.
Oppa is fine now, so you should all go home and rest because you have to work tomorrow.Yoon Hee said to her other co-workers.
"Alright, you also need to rest. See you, Yoon Hee-ah," said Boem Suk, gently patting Yoon Hee's shoulder.
"You are very strong, nuna. We go now,"added Dong Hyun.
"Kajja... Iseul-ah, let's go home!"Ro Woon said to Iseul, who had observed Hyori from the first time she came. Iseul doesn't say anything more and just follows Ro Woon and the others back home.
During their long journey to Iseul's house, the woman ends up falling asleep from exhaustion. She stays asleep even after Ro Woon's car reaches her house. Ro Woon, who noticed that Iseul was sleeping peacefully, didn't want to disturb her and just looked at the sleeping woman's face.
Iseul almost drops her head to the side, but Ro Woon quickly catches her head and keeps Iseul asleep while using Ro Woon's hand as her pillow.
Iseul slept in Ro Woon's car. When she looks like she wants to get up, Ro Woon immediately pulls out his cramped hand and looks at her silently as if nothing had happened.
"You are awake."Ro Woon said softly.
"Eoh? Had I fallen asleep? Why didn't you wake me up? " Iseul asked Ro Woon.
"You look tired..."replied The Man.
"Ommo! Is it 2 in the morning? " Iseul said she was surprised when she saw the digital clock in the car.
"It's late, come in..."Ro Woon said.
"I'm sorry to trouble you," said Iseul, feeling uncomfortable and guilty.
"Gwenchana... come in.."Ro Woon said it again. Iseul just smiled at her words. She nodded and got out of the car and entered her house.
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It's still dark; it's still early in the morning. The clock just pointed at the number five needle, but Iseul was awake. She didn't realize how and why she came to this place, but there she was in front of Ji Hoon's door in the hospital.
She just stood in her position. No one visited the hospital that morning and the silence was everywhere. There were only a few nurses and doctors walking around to do their job. Iseul looked at Ji Hoon's room door secretly. She hesitated to enter, but she really wanted to see the man's face.
She grabbed the door handle and sighed deeply before entering the room. Iseul thought that she would find Ji Hoon, who was still lying on his bed, but she was wrong. Ji Hoon was now standing facing out through a wide window wearing a patient shirt. He turned around when he heard the sound of the door opening.
"Are you here, Iseul-ah?"Ji Hoon smiled warmly, welcoming Iseul's arrival.
The woman froze in place without saying anything. She just felt so confused and surprised by Ji Hoon, who had woken up all of a sudden. She remembered that the doctor told them that they did not know the exact time when he would wake up, but here was the man, in front of her and smiling at her.
"Why do you just stand there and stay there? "Come closer....."said Ji Hoon. Iseul looks hesitant, but she still walks up to him and stands in front of him.
"Did you have a good day?"Ji Hoon asked casually, as if he was a healthy person, like nothing happened yesterday.
"Oppa... non (you...)..." "Gwenchana (all right)?"Iseul asked anxiously without paying attention to Ji Hoon's question. The man just nodded and smiled at her.
"Gomawo (thank you)... for having visited me here," Ji Hoon said softly to her.
Oppa... why are you here? Why don't you lie in your bed? "You're not even in good shape. Please go back to your bed," Iseul said, worried.
"Aigoo... my beautiful girl, why are you so worried? Are you just gonna care and worry about me every time I get into an accident like this? Should I go through it every day to make you finally want to see me and think of me like this? " Ji Hoon asked jokingly as he rubbed Iseul's hair, making her hair a little messy. Her face turned red as soon as the man called her "His beautiful girl." She really liked it. This was the first time he called her that way.
However, oppa....I don't want to suffer for seeing your condition. I want you to get well soon, " said Iseul, letting Ji Hoon keep touching her head and stroking her hair.
Iseul's face flushed, and she experienced goosebumps on her stomach.
She turned her face and avoided Ji Hoon's eyes. She really felt very embarrassed now. Ji Hoon just smiled at her reaction. She looked very cute and beautiful with her seemingly shy behavior.
"I have a request for you; can you accommodate it?"Ji Hoon asked suddenly .
"What is it, Oppa?" Iseul looked at Ji Hoon with her big eyes, curious.
"I want to take a walk. The air looks very fresh out there. Do you want to accompany me?" Ji Hoon asked to make Iseul frown.
"Are you serious, Oppa?"Why do you have to go out with your condition like this? " Iseul protested hardly. She was just too worried about the man, and he didn't want to make his condition any worse.
"Please..."Iseul was surprised to see the guy acting like a child, but she swore to herself that he looks so cute and adorable now.
"But..."Iseul said doubtfully. Ji Hoon tries to widen his little eyes to make him look even funnier.
"Okay, but promise me, we will just walk around the park until the light of the sun appears and then come back here again. Promise me, oppa."said Iseul, giving her little finger to Ji Hoon.
"I promise..." Jung Kook said, linking their pinky fingers with a big smile on his face.
Iseul laughed at the boyish side of the man. She then took Ji Hoon's jacket and helped him put it on. The two came out of the room and walked towards the hospital park.
They walked side by side. Ji Hoon seemed to be enjoying the fresh air that morning. He closed his eyes to feel the breeze hitting his face. Iseul, who was walking beside him, was feeling very anxious at the moment. The shadow of Ji Hoon, who was unconscious and bleeding last night, made her really worried about his condition. He had lost a lot of blood and suffered a severe injury. How could he walk with her now?
Iseul approached Ji Hoon, then wrapped her hand around the man's arm. Ji Hoon opened his eyes when he felt Iseul's little hand holding his arm tightly. He turned towards her and found her beautiful face looking very worried in front of him.
"Are you all right, Oppa?"I'm so scared now. " Iseul addressed Ji Hoon.
"Don't worry, I'm fine..."said Ji Hoon, smiling. He removed Iseul's hand from his arm with his right hand, then clasped her hand with his left one . He looks very surprised by his actions. Today he is really acting strange to her, or maybe he is just trying to get closer to her than he has ever done before.
Isn't it more comfortable?"Your hands are so warm...."said Ji Hoon, smiling at Iseul. He then pulls Iseul closer, and they continue walking together while holding hands.
"Oppa... people are looking at us..." Iseul said in a quiet voice.
"Do you feel worried about it?" asked Ji Hoon back.
"No... but... what if some gossip about you spreads to the public, what if people misunderstand us?" Iseul asked, worried.
"Well, I'm fine as long as the gossip is talking about me and you."said Ji Hoon, tightening their grip.
"But... oppa..." Iseul said again, still feeling worried.
"Let's sit here."said Ji Hoon, changing the topic and leading them to sit on a park bench.
"I really miss the moments with you like this."said Ji Hoon, smiling without seeing Iseul's face.
She looked into Ji Hoon's smiling eyes that looked like a crescent moon. She couldn't hide her smile. She felt very close to him now, more than ever.
They had never had physical contact in the past because she knew the man only thought of her as a sister to him, but today, he holds her hand tightly, his warm hand warming her heart. She hopes that she will have moments like this with him in the future too .
"I want to rest," Joong Kook said at the time.
"Should we go back?" Iseul asked, worried.
"anni (no) ... I want to take a rest like this....."said Ji Hoon, putting his head on Iseul's shoulder.
"Waah... this is very convenient..."The man closed his eyes without waiting for Iseul's reaction. The woman just sat awkwardly. She didn't want to move her body even for a single inch and tried to make Ji Hoon feel comfortable on her shoulder.
"Iseul-ah, will you tell me some stories?" Ji Hoon still closed his eyes .
"What kind of story oppa?"Iseul asked curiously.
"Something funny that will make you laugh..."replied Ji Hoon.
"Something funny?" asked the woman again.
"Yes...", the singer nodded her head.
Iseul thought for a moment, then finally she remembered the funny thing she saw last weekend. Iseul told him about the latest episode of Running Man. She really liked the show, and she would laugh every time she watched the funny interactions between the members.
She looks very excited and enjoys the story she told Ji Hoon. She smiles and even laughs loudly when she reaches the right part. She looked very beautiful. Ji Hoon just listened to her and observed her facial expression. Ji Hoon also laughed with her. He really loves her smile; he always enjoys seeing her eyes that look so bright and her cute and chubby face.
"Oppa...We've been here for so long, now it's even 9 a.m., the sky is already bright, people will start to notice us. Let's go... " To Ji Hoon, Iseul said.
"Do you still like to eat fresh and sweet pears?" asked Ji Hoon out of the blue.
"ne..." asks Iseul again.
"Can you visit me again tomorrow and bring some pears?" asked Ji Hoon again.
"Okay..."replied the woman.
"Thank you... I want to eat pears with you. I want to eat them right out of your hands. "said Ji Hoon, smiling.
"Why?" asks Iseul again.
"That's because... it would be tastier if we could eat from someone else's hands," Jung Kook said while imagining it.
"You did that last time with another guy..."added Ji Hoon. Iseul laughed when she heard that.
"arraseo... I'll take it here and come back tomorrow." She accepted the man's request.
"Jinja... Gomawo...I just want to spend my time like this again. It really makes me feel happy when you're around me. " Ji Hoon stated.Iseul just smiled shyly, listening to her words. She couldn't ask for more than all of this. She felt very happy and fell in love with him.