Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 55

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#Episode 55

“Yeah, don’t you know that? Any man would feel bad when the woman he likes is happy because of another man. Make sure to comfort him well today.”

“We did talk on the phone about today’s plans, but he didn’t say anything special.”

―I’ll pick you up at 6, so get some good rest. Make sure to eat something.

Kang Hyeok had definitely spoken just like that, as if nothing had happened, no different from usual.

“Don’t you know how petty men can be? Even if they act cool on the surface, he’ll probably sulk every time Han Bin appears on TV.”

“Then how should I make it up to him?”

“You have to say it until his ears get calluses. You’re the best, there’s only you. You’re the most handsome in the world. You look so cool tonight. Things like that.”

Da-som looked at So-yeon with a stunned expression.

“Did you do that, unnie?”

“Of course. Actually, I toned it down for you. I say even more than that.”

“Wh-what kind of things do you say when you don’t tone it down?”

Da-som stared at So-yeon with a face full of curiosity.

It seemed like something she shouldn’t hear might come out, but if it’s for my man.

With a dating genius right in front of her, there was no need to search around the internet.

“How can you be so manly, I’m really going to fall head over heels, you’re the best, there’s only you. Things like that? You have to do this all the time without fail.”

…Mental note. And …head over heels …remember ‘you’re the best’ too.

“Is that all?”

“This little pea-brain wants to know everything.”

She’d memorize it, but would the day come when she’d actually say it out loud?

Da-som watched her unnie earnestly picking out something, then decided to bring up what she heard from Eun Hyeok.

Either way, unnie should know about it too.

“Unnie, only you should know this. About how this blind date came about…”

She told her exactly what she had heard without holding back. During the story, So-yeon’s face changed by the minute.

“That’s how it happened. The more I think about it, the more embarrassing it gets.”

“What the hell, that’s crazy! Can something like that really happen?”

“That’s what I’m saying.”

“Ugh…! I’m speechless. And I watched Mom get all worked up without knowing any of this?”

“Exactly.”

Then So-yeon was silent for a while. She seemed to be pondering something deeply, then looked at Da-som with gleaming eyes.

Seeing those strangely glowing eyes, it seemed like she might be thinking something bad.

Even so, there’s probably nothing we can do about it.

“Let’s make you as pretty as possible. I’ll dress you up so you won’t lose to whoever they bring.”

No, why does it go in that direction?

“I don’t know who that woman is, but let’s crush her so she won’t even catch other women’s attention.”

“I don’t have the looks to crush anyone. Maybe if it were you, unnie.”

“What are you talking about? It’s just that you have no interest in dressing up, but once you’re done up, you’ll be prettier than anyone.”

So-yeon picked out several outfits and took out her makeup case. Then she looked at Da-som’s hair and clicked her tongue.

“Tsk tsk, a woman’s hair makes up more than half her look, so where on earth did you get it cut like that?”

Because of whom did I cut it like this?

When Da-som glared at her, So-yeon took out a hair clip from her own hair and tried pinning it to Da-som’s side hair.

“Well, that makes it somewhat presentable. Shall we start now?”

Da-som spent time letting So-yeon take care of her. And by the time it was almost 6 o’clock, all the styling was finished.

“Pretty. Milky white skin, big eyes, delicate figure, plus lovely clothes – what man wouldn’t fall for this?”

Da-som stared at her reflection in the mirror.

Wearing a flowing beige dress and tweed jacket, Da-som looked as demure as the ideal daughter-in-law you’d see in dramas.

Isn’t this too much?

“Here, carry this handbag and it’s perfect.”

It was a small bag just big enough for lipstick and a phone.

Looking at the clock on the wall, she was waiting for Kang Hyeok to appear when the doorbell rang.

“He must be here. Have a good time.”

“Yeah. Thanks, unnie.”

“I’ll clean this up and leave, so have a hot night.”

“What hot night.”

Even so, recalling what So-yeon had said earlier, she opened the door and stepped out to the entrance.

When she opened the door and went out, Kang Hyeok was looking at Da-som with his hands thrust in his pants pockets.

Wearing a dark suit, he was perfect from head to toe.

He was glowing so brightly that any woman standing next to him might be overshadowed by his radiance.

Good thing I put in effort today.

I thought it was too much, but it wasn’t.

Da-som approached Kang Hyeok with her chin slightly raised. Kang Hyeok pulled his hands out of his pants pockets and covered his mouth with both hands.

His jet-black eyes were still fixed on Da-som.

His gaze slowly moved down from her head, quite serious.

His deeply sparkling eyes lingered briefly on her thin heels before sweeping back up.

His burning, wavering gaze finally stopped at Da-som’s eyes.

Kang Hyeok removed his hands from covering his mouth and approached Da-som, closing the distance.

“What should I do? I think I’m going to lose my mind.”

“…Am I that pretty?”

Da-som asked with a grin.

Then Kang Hyeok wrapped one arm around Da-som’s waist and pulled her close.

“Should we just go back up? Forget the event and everything else.”

It was that look in his eyes that heated her up every night. Da-som hit Kang Hyeok’s chest gently.

“What are you saying? Aren’t we going to be late?”

“How can I go anywhere with you looking like this?”

Kang Hyeok’s body, heated with passion, touched Da-som.

“…Th-that’s…figure it out yourself.”

Our Professor really has no sense of time or place.

“How. You know very well how to handle this, don’t you?”

A thrilling current flowed through her at the voice whispered softly near her ear.

Click.

While they were creating a sultry atmosphere with their foreheads touching, the front door opened behind them.

So-yeon poked her head out and said.

“Don’t make the person who did the styling feel unrewarded. Shouldn’t you introduce our Da-som to your family?”

“U-unnie.”

Bang.

So-yeon said what she had to say and shut the door.

“L-let’s go, Professor.”

Flustered Da-som pulled Kang Hyeok’s arm and headed toward the elevator.

Fortunately, the tense sexual tension that had been floating between them eased somewhat.

She had worried it might be awkward because of Han Bin, but Kang Hyeok didn’t seem to mind much either.

Relieved by his gaze that looked at her as passionately as usual, Da-som decided not to worry about it anymore either.

“When we get to the venue, stay close to me.”

“Eun Hyeok and Han Byeol will be there too…”

When she trailed off, Kang Hyeok squeezed Da-som’s hand.

“All the oddballs from the Tae Family will gather there. That’s why.”

“Ah, you said all your relatives would come too.”

“Yeah. Grandfather will come too.”

Da-som suspected this wasn’t just a hospital opening ceremony but a family gathering disguised as an event.

The elevator arrived and Kang Hyeok let Da-som get on first as he always did.

The doors closed and the elevator descended.

Kang Hyeok lifted the hand he was holding and kissed the back of it, displaying his affection.

His jet-black eyes never stopped for a moment as they traced over Da-som.

As she turned her gaze away with a flushed face, the elevator stopped on the 5th floor and the doors opened.

“…Oh.”

The first word Choi Eun-ju uttered as she was about to board the elevator was “oh.”

She had caught them completely in the act of him kissing her hand.

“Not getting on?”

Kang Hyeok asked Choi Eun-ju, who was hesitating.

His voice was terribly indifferent and dry.

“….”

Instead of answering, Eun-ju boarded the elevator and fixed her gaze on their clasped hands. Then she slowly shifted her gaze to look at Da-som.

“…So the woman you’re seeing is Jeong Da-som, is that it?”

Choi Eun-ju asked directly.

“As you can see.”

Kang Hyeok answered while gazing intently at Da-som’s face.

When had Kang Hyeok ever said he was dating her? Da-som didn’t understand what was happening and just held her breath while listening to their conversation.

“You thief, how old are you that this makes any sense?”

The agitated Choi Eun-ju was crossing a line she shouldn’t cross.

Kang Hyeok tilted his head sideways and snickered.

“I’ll handle my own love life, so mind your own business.”

“Does the department know?”

“They’ll find out soon enough.”

“I feel so betrayed. Really.”

“Thanks.”

When the elevator stopped on the 1st floor, Choi Eun-ju showed no intention of getting off and continued looking at the two of them while letting out bitter laughs.

Is my meeting with the Professor really such an outrageous thing?

“If you’re not getting off, Professor, I’m going to close the doors.”

When Da-som spoke, Choi Eun-ju glanced sharply at Da-som before getting off the elevator. The doors slowly closed and Choi Eun-ju’s figure disappeared.

“She won’t spread rumors around the hospital, will she?”

“She won’t.”

“How do you know so well?”

“There’s just something like that. You don’t need to worry about it.”

When Da-som made a worried expression, Kang Hyeok gently shook the hand he was holding and squeezed it.

“Why are you worrying about something like that? You should worry about how you’re going to handle me today.”

She glanced down toward Kang Hyeok’s waist and quickly raised her gaze back up.

“I think it’s broken. Whenever I’m next to you, I’m always in this state.”

“D-daily life must be impossible.”

“It’s been like that for quite a while now.”

Looking at Kang Hyeok who was delivering what seemed like jokes but were actually serious, Da-som looked at him with an expression of feeling a sense of duty and said:

“I’ll try my best within my capabilities.”

When she squeezed their clasped hands firmly as if to say she definitely would, Kang Hyeok laughed loudly and pressed his lips to Da-som’s forehead.

“Yes, thank you.”

“I really mean it.”

Actually, she felt guilty about Han Bin, so this was her way of apologizing by being a bit over the top.

When she made eye contact and nodded her head exaggeratedly, Kang Hyeok chuckled and said thank you.

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