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Chapter 22 Realization

Ji Hoon is really happy when he senses that Iseul has returned his kiss. He can smile while kissing her gently, but his smile suddenly disappears when Iseul pushes him away from her body, breaking their short kiss. Soon after their kiss ended, Ji Hoon could feel a stinging, hard touch on his cheek.
 
           "PLAKK!!"Iseul slapped Ji Hoon in the face without realizing it. She was too shocked by the man's act of suddenly kissing her, but she was more shocked by the slap she had landed on the man's face.
 
Ji Hoon is really shocked when Iseul suddenly slaps him in the face, but more than that, he feels very sad and devastated. He looked at Iseul with sad eyes on his face, and he could feel a stinging pain in his heart after receiving a slap from the woman.
 
Iseul never planned to slap him; she rashly pulled the hand that slapped the man and held it with the other hand. The designer then stands up quickly and feels very guilty about hurting Ji Hoon. She saw the change in the man's facial expression, and she could see the sadness in his eyes.
 
"Iseul..." called Ji Hoon in a soft and quiet voice.
 
"I'm sorry...."Iseul said with a trembling voice and teary eyes. She quickly turned around and walked out of the room, running away from Ji Hoon.
 
Ji Hoon is alone in his position; he stares at the open door where Iseul just disappears. He felt very confused by the woman's sudden change of behavior towards him. He could clearly feel that the woman had returned his kiss before then, but suddenly she ended it and slapped him. Ji Hoon needs a few seconds before he stands up and catches up with Iseul, following her from behind.
 
Iseul walked quickly while tears overflowed on her face. She wiped her tears violently while continuing to walk. She really doesn't understand Ji Hoon or her own feelings at the moment. She was very confused by everything. She felt that what she did was wrong. She did something wrong. 
 
She will soon be engaged to another man, and she has decided to accept the marriage with Ro Woon, but she has just instead kissed another man. She feels very guilty about everything, with her feelings and doubts, when she is with Ji Hoon. It's not about her feelings and Ji Hoon anymore; it's not just about the two of them anymore. Her decision to accept the marriage really makes her family happy, especially her mother; she doesn't want to let her down. 
 
Besides, she also doesn't want to hurt Ro Woon at the same time, because she feels happy with him; the guy always makes her smile when they spend their time together. Her act of kissing Ji Hoon before makes her feel like she has made a big mistake with Ro Woon.
 
She also feels that Ji Hoon did something wrong by kissing her; he is another woman's boyfriend now, and she knows it. Both of them belong to someone else now, and what they did before was really a big mistake. She feels very guilty for returning her kiss, but on the other hand, she feels very happy at the same time when he kisses her. She loves him, and her feelings are still the same. But she didn't want to hurt anyone because of her own feelings.
 
"Iseul-ah," calls Ji Hoon from behind, following Iseul. The woman did not want to listen and continued to walk away.
 
"Iseul-ah, I want to tell you something; I'll explain everything." Ji Hoon quickened his pace, took Iseul's hand, and turned her to face him. 
 
"Oppa, stop! Let me go! This is all very wrong! said Iseul, trying to take her hand off of Ji Hoon.
 
"No, this is not wrong. Listen to me," said Ji Hoon gently as he continued to hold Iseul's hand.
 
"She told you to let her go!" yelled Ro Woon, who snatched Iseul's hand from Ji Hoon. The tall man immediately pulled Iseul to his side. 
 
He was on his way back to his office when he saw Iseul and Ji Hoon together. The designer is surprised by the sudden appearance of her fiance, while Ji Hoon glares at Ro Woon, feeling angry at being distracted.
 
"I'm sorry, Kim Ro Woon-ssi, but I have something to say to her right now," Ji Hoon said in a cold voice to Ro Woon.
 
"Oh really? "Well, what do you want to say to my fiancée, Ji Hoon-ssi?" Ro Woon asked as coldly as Ji Hoon. Ji Hoon is surprised to hear the word "fiancee" from Ro Woon, while Iseul also feels surprised and sees Ro Woon, who has just revealed their relationship suddenly, let alone in their office.
 
"wha ...what? Fiancee?" Ji Hoon couldn't believe it. Iseul turned her eyes and looked toward Ji Hoon.
 
"Ne.. matta" (that's right), Iseul said clearly.
 
Ro Woon looks at Iseul meaningfully as he hears her words, and he feels very relieved by Iseul's confession about their relationship in front of Ji Hoon. While Ji Hoon just froze in place, looking at Iseul with a sad grin on his face.
 
"jinjayo? "You two are engaged?" ask Boem Suk, who showed up with the other staff. In a few moments, there were people gathered there. They gathered around Iseul and Ro Woon, feeling excited, curious, and surprised at the same time.
 
"So, unni, the person you talked about before was director Kim?" "A man you've arranged with?" Yoon Hee asked hesitantly. 
 
"ne... geuraeyo.."Iseul replied.
 
"Daebak!" said Dong Chul, shaking his head. Although they had all predicted that there was something special going on between Iseul and Ro Woon, they never thought that the two were actually already engaged.
 
"Yak, you two! Since when did you two get engaged? "Why don't you guys tell us all?" Ask Suk Chin to ask Iseul and Ro Woon.
 
"I'm sorry to everyone; I just wanted to be professional while in the office." "Our family arranged our marriage for a long time; since the first time Iseul reached Korea, we have been in a relationship between these matchmakers," Ro Woon explained to his employees.
 
"jinja? Daebakiya...! "Aigoo, my heart is completely broken now, directornim, and I have a crush on Iseul." Si Woo, he said making a joke.
 
"Are you officially engaged?" "When are you getting married?" Jaesuk asked curiously.
 
"We really plan to tell all the staff about our engagement ceremony soon, but you all know now that we will have the ceremony later this month and that you are all invited," Ro Woon said.
 
"Is that true?" ask Boem Suk again to Iseul.
 
"Ne... I hope you all will come for us," Iseul said, nodding.
 
"Of course we will come! "The Uri director and Iseul congratulate you," Boem Suk said cheerfully. Everyone applauded Iseul and Ro Woon, expressing their congratulations to them, everyone except Ji Hoon, who was silent all the time trying to understand the situation.
 
"Gomawoo.." said Iseul and Ro Woon almost at the same time after receiving a huge welcome from the others.
 
Yak Ji Hoon-ah! Why are you here? "Don't you need more time to fully recover?" Boem Suk finally realized the presence of Ji Hoon, who was only silent to himself.
 
"It's okay," Ji Hoon said in a low voice that was almost inaudible. He lost all his energy and soul back then. Everything became so blurred in his gaze.
 
"It seems that you are not healthy enough; your face is still pale," Suk Chin said. Iseul also saw Ji Hoon's face, observing his pale complexion. Somehow, she still felt worried because she noticed that.
 
"Yoon Hee-ah, bring your oppa back home and make sure he gets enough rest," Boem Suk said to Yoon Hee.
 
"ne, oppa, kajja." "Let's go home," said Yoon Hee. She wrapped her hand around Ji Hoon's arm and took him away. Iseul continued to observe Ji Hoon's back walking away from her; she felt a pain for seeing his shadow go further.
 
"Director Kim, Iseul noona, isn't it the time for you to treat us some food?"Dong Chul suddenly asked.
 
"aiih ... "I think we need to give them some personal time for now; let's go back home," said Suk Chin, dragging Dong Chul away.
 
"Make sure you treat us next time, see you..." Boem Suk said Boem Suk and Si Woo also leave Ro Woon and Iseul alone. Iseul waves to her team until their figure disappears.
 
"I was really surprised when you suddenly announced our engagement like that." Iseul said to Ro Woon Ro Woon turned his head and looked at Iseul with a serious look.
 
"wae? Anjoha (dislike)? "After all, we will be officially engaged soon," Ro Woon said flatly.
 
"Anniyo... I'm just a little surprised," Iseul said.
 
"Non (you)... johande?" "Keu namja (that person)... Kim Ji Hoon," asked Ro Woon suddenly. Iseul widened her big eyes, feeling surprised by Ro Woon's sudden and unexpected question.
 
"geurae (that's right)... keu namja... Ji Hoon oppa, Nan johande (I like him), anniya... sangsirem keuyang joha anniya, keunde sarang, saranghande... nae cheomsarang (actually I not only like him, but I love him, my first love)" said Iseul, looking straight at Ro Woon. She felt that she didn't need to hide it from Ro Woon. They'll be together too in the end, so she won't lie to Ro Woon about Ji Hoon.
 
Ro Woon sighed after listening to Iseul's answer. He had realized that there was something unusual between Iseul and Ji Hoon, even though the woman had never told him before. But feeling an immediate confession from Iseul made him feel strange.
 
"Cheomsarang... non arra?" "It won't work; it only works in dramas and fictional stories," Ro Woon said; he couldn't hide his insecure feelings after Iseul told him the truth.
 
"arrayo... I know that, I realize that," Iseul said. She knows that her love for Ji Hoon will never work; she knows her first love is just something very impossible in her life with Ji Hoon. Like today, it didn't work.
 
"So... You accepted this marriage because of him?" Ro Woon asked again. Iseul shook her head and smiled at Ro Woon.
 
"anniyo... "I accepted this marriage because I thought I needed to start something new, because I feel happy when I'm with you, so... I just thought that we would have a happy ending," Iseul said unshakably. Iseul is really serious about accepting their marriage. She feels like it's time to completely forget her old love; she wants to find a new love that ends happily.
 
"So... are you really going to do our wedding no matter what happens?" really go away from him?" Ro Woon asked
 
"Ne... I will do it all no matter what," Iseul said for sure. She is the type of girl who really keeps her word, and no matter what happens, she will always try to do what she says. Ro Woon smiled at that; he was relieved by it.
 
On the other hand, Ji Hoon and Yoon Hee have just reached Yoon Hee's house. The girl took off her seat belt and was ready to enter her house.
 
"Oppa, go home and take rest, Arraseo?" Yoon Hee reminds Ji Hoon attentively.
 
Yoon Hee-ah... isn't that ironic? Jealousy — small mistakes that people make are really big mistakes for me; feeling jealous and avoiding someone because of it at the wrong time — because of that jealousy, I have lost someone I love without even ever hugging her once. Why am I always late? "In the past and in the present, I never had a chance to reach her completely," muttered Ji Hoon. Yoon Hee looked at Ji Hoon with a confused feeling; she didn't understand why the man had suddenly spoken so.
 
"What do you mean, Oppa?" Yoon Hee asked.
 
Ji Hoon lowered his gaze for a while, then reviewed the smile on his face.
 
"Anniya... it's okay, see you later," said Ji Hoon, smiling at Yoon Hee. Yoon Hee only looks at Ji Hoon secretly, though she doesn't feel sure, but she decides to get out of the car. When she was outside, Ji Hoon immediately drove his car, while Yoon Hee continued to stare at it with a sad look.
 
Instead of going home to his apartment, Ji Hoon drives his car elsewhere. He continued to drive his car away from the city, entered the hill region, and finally stopped his car on the hill. There was a house built on that hill. From the courtyard of the house, he could see a distant beach. absolutely a perfect view. 
 
Ji Hoon then got out of his car and walked towards the door. He entered the key password and opened the door. When he is in the house, the whole room really looks cozy against the background of the forest walls throughout the house. There is also a swimming pool inside the house; he is indoors, but he feels like he is outdoors, with a forest background and a picture of the sky on the roof.
 
Ji Hoon observed the house and looked at the whole room and everything inside with a bitter feeling. The house he designed and built for someone special in his life was Iseul's dream house.
 
Ji Hoon then walked toward the courtyard and sat on the big swing. He stared at the ground and then covered his face with his palms. He was very frustrated and heartbroken. His love had ended before he had even properly started it. He discovers that his story with Iseul is just a devastating love story.
 
 

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