Unrequited Love Obsession Diary - Chapter 55

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Episode 55

The movie.

Honestly, it wasn’t interesting.

Or was it?

‘Maybe it wasn’t interesting because I couldn’t concentrate at all.’

True to its premium suite designation, the sofa bed reclined almost 180 degrees, and they even provided mineral water upon entry. It was different from ordinary movie theaters.

‘I didn’t know such nice movie theaters existed.’

It definitely felt luxurious, and even extravagant.

‘But has Hyeonoh been to a place like this before? He must have been here before to buy movie tickets like this, right? Who did he come with? It must have been a date. What kind of woman would Hyeonoh date? She must be really pretty…’

She realized too late. She had been thinking too deeply about Hyeonoh.

Yeon-jae deliberately turned her thoughts back to Dohan, who was sitting next to her now.

‘But to think I’m watching a movie with Dohan on this sofa bed that reclines like a bed. I was so nervous I couldn’t concentrate on the movie…’

The color of light cast over Dohan’s face kept changing moment by moment due to the screen’s reflection.

Time passed quickly as she stole glances at his profile.

If watching it that way could be called ‘watching’ a movie, then it was only natural that Yeon-jae had no impression of the film whatsoever.

“How was the movie?”

So it was natural for her to freeze at Dohan’s question asking for her thoughts.

“…It was really, really interesting!”

“Really that much?”

Oh no.

‘Ah. That wasn’t the right reaction.’

Seeing Yeon-jae freeze instantly, Dohan chuckled as if he found her cute.

“Let’s eat.”

* * *

When he simply said it was a dining voucher for two, Yeon-jae had never imagined a place like this.

A hotel buffet in the middle of downtown.

Yeon-jae was the one who wanted to ask.

“…Where did you get such an expensive dining voucher?”

“Ah…”

Dohan hesitated for a moment, biting his lip inward, then answered a beat late.

“My father gave it to me.”

For the first time in a while, family came up as a conversation topic with Dohan. It was probably the first time since she heard before midterms that he lived alone with his father.

“You said you were an only child too, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then weren’t you ever lonely? When I was little, I was often lonely and would think it would be nice to have an older sister.”

“Not really…”

The conversation stopped abruptly. His tone was still gentle but strangely cold, as if he wanted to avoid such topics.

Then the two sat at a pre-set window seat following the staff’s guidance.

And Yeon-jae felt troubled because she couldn’t easily ask what she was most curious about.

For instance, this kind of curiosity.

‘Why did he bring me, of all people, to such a nice place?’

From the movie theater, Dohan kept making Yeon-jae hopeful.

Maybe he also likes me…

Perhaps because of such expectations, Yeon-jae kept stealing glances at Dohan while eating.

‘Somehow his outfit today seems subtly more put-together than usual.’

However, she also thought it might be to match the tone and manner of a hotel setting.

Moreover, Dohan didn’t seem like it was his first time coming to a 5-star hotel in the middle of downtown.

From the moment they entered, he wasn’t flustered at all by the staff’s guidance, and when sitting down, he very skillfully requested sparkling water.

This side of Dohan was also new to her.

Just a two-year difference. Even though they were both university students, Dohan at this moment seemed like an adult much more mature than Yeon-jae.

‘So I feel a little embarrassed…’

A dress reaching her knees with a cardigan. And a small bag with flat shoes. Throughout her school years, and even after becoming an adult, this was the first time she had dressed up this much.

‘But somehow it still feels insufficient…’

Yeon-jae stole a glance at her reflection in the window.

When leaving home, she thought she had dressed quite well compared to usual.

But looking again now, it seemed like a girl who had just entered her twenties trying awkwardly hard to dress up.

Yeon-jae kept glancing at the glass window like a mirror throughout the meal. Until Dohan spoke up.

“Pretty.”

Dohan said this while eating, without even looking at Yeon-jae.

Yeon-jae stopped bringing her fork to her mouth and put it back down. Then she reacted a beat late.

“…Pardon?”

However, Dohan changed the subject to something else.

“If Yeon-jae lived in that apartment for a long time, did you go to school in that area too?”

“Yes! I went to Sinsu Middle School.”

Of course, she didn’t have many good memories of school, but she answered brightly.

It was because she thought of it as common ground with Dohan.

At this point, she secretly hoped. That Dohan would remember what happened back then.

At the same time, she also thought it was much more like him to never know that he had shaken up one girl’s life.

“I went to Sinsu Middle School. I also went to Sinsu High School.”

However, Dohan never brought up that incident.

As they continued talking about their neighborhood, the tense atmosphere became quite natural.

Before they knew it, the conversation topic had drifted to ideal types.

“What’s your ideal type, Yeon-jae?”

“Ah. I…”

Yeon-jae trailed off.

Right in front of her eyes sat someone who was like the epitome of her ideal type.

Handsome, tall, and smart.

If she said that, would Dohan realize she was referring to him?

No one would believe this given that she liked Dohan, but actually, Yeon-jae didn’t like him for those reasons.

After quite a long consideration, Yeon-jae answered.

“…Someone who smells nice and smiles warmly.”

It was content she had carefully selected so Dohan wouldn’t notice she was pointing to him.

“What about you?”

“Hmm, I…”

Dohan, who she thought would answer immediately, also pondered quite seriously.

“…Someone who can’t hide their feelings of liking someone.”

Yeon-jae, who had expected him to mention short hair, eye smiles, or dimples like he had said before, was momentarily surprised by this unexpected answer.

Should I have been more active in showing that I like him…

Such regret was brief.

“Hmm. You know those people who like someone and don’t know what to do with themselves. When I see faces like that, I find them cute. It makes me want to tease them a little.”

Dohan added as if explaining.

Yeon-jae clenched her fist mentally and resolved.

‘From now on, I should act like I don’t know what to do with myself in front of Dohan!’

At that moment, she thought now was the perfect time.

What she had been most curious about since first hearing his suggestion to meet.

‘Why did Dohan ask me to have a meal together?’

But somehow her mouth wouldn’t open.

‘I’m scared a disappointing answer might come back…’

Dohan put down his fork.

“Are you finished eating?”

“Yeah. Yeon-jae, take your time eating.”

“Ah, yes…!”

But once Dohan put down his utensils, Yeon-jae also lost her appetite. As always, whenever Yeon-jae stood before Dohan, she would get so nervous that she’d lose her appetite.

Dohan quietly watched as Yeon-jae ate half-heartedly before eventually putting down her fork.

Finally, he got up from his seat and returned with a plate containing a slice of cake.

And he declared:

“I’m going to eat cake.”

“What?”

“Take your time eating.”

“Ah, yes…”

It seemed Dohan thought that Yeon-jae couldn’t eat properly because he had finished his meal.

The jet-black chocolate cake placed right in front of Dohan looked unfamiliar, as if it belonged to someone else.

The one who usually liked sweets was Hyeonoh, not Dohan.

‘In that area, Senior Hyeonoh was always overwhelming…’

When her thoughts reached that point, Yeon-jae finally let out a small laugh.

She thought she had laughed quietly, but somehow he seemed to have heard it.

A question mark appeared on Dohan’s face.

Yeon-jae quickly cleared her throat and swallowed her laughter.

“Oh, it’s nothing…”

At the same time, she realized something.

This realization made Yeon-jae a bit flustered.

At the movie theater, and even while eating like this. From the moment she left home today until nightfall, continuously without missing a single moment.

The fact was that thoughts of Hyeonoh kept intermittently intruding.

* * *

On the bus ride home.

“Senior, thank you so much for today!”

“I should be thanking you more. I really enjoyed the movie.”

The weeknight bus was unusually quiet. The two sat together in a two-person seat.

Every time they took the bus, there were no empty seats so they had to stand or only Yeon-jae would sit thanks to Dohan’s consideration, but this was the first time they sat side by side like this.

Yeon-jae belatedly reflected on the day.

To think they spent the entire day together in exactly the way couples go on dates.

Now she had gotten quite used to it and didn’t really get nervous when dealing with Dohan.

Since she wasn’t nervous, instead of just making awkward responses repeatedly, they had quite a lot of conversations at an appropriate depth where they could get to know each other.

Thinking back to the past when she would tremble even when sending a single message, this was tremendous progress.

Of course, thoughts of Hyeonoh kept intruding in between, but she decided not to think about that part anymore.

Anyone would be bothered by such things. Above all, her feelings for Dohan wouldn’t crumble over something like this.

When they arrived near the bus stop where they needed to get off, an announcement played.

-This stop is Sinsu Station Intersection. The next stop is Sinsu Public Housing Complex 7.

Soon the bus came to a smooth stop.

Dohan grabbed the pole and walked with long strides.

“Ah!”

Yeon-jae was hastily following behind when she missed her step.

Dohan caught Yeon-jae’s arm as if snatching her up. Yeon-jae steadied her swaying body and met Dohan’s eyes.

The moment she looked into those eyes, her confused heart settled down again.

She had always liked Dohan, and she was certain she still liked him.

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