The phrase stuck in Baek Ihyeon's mind, a vulgar expression Yoo Ahjin had carelessly thrown out. Normally, he would have left the table in disgust, showing clear displeasure. But nowâ¦
It felt like heâd been struck on the back of the head.
He couldnât deny the unsettling thought creeping into his mind.
Yes, when feelings between a man and a woman develop, itâs natural for them to become intimate. Yet, imagining Suin entwined with another man, both bare and vulnerable, made his chest ache.
And if that man was Seo Jaeheeâ¦
"Oppa, youâre a grown man, arenât you?" Ahjin said, her words laced with mockery.
Pathetic.
Even Ihyeon knew he wasnât yearning for just platonic love.
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"Are you going to congratulate them, then?"
Her words were sharp and taunting, but Ihyeon didnât argue back.
He tried to wash away the bitterness in his chest with the dark beer, but the alcohol only fanned the flames of frustration. His insides churned, his emotions boiling over.
"Oppa, donât you think itâs a waste? All that time youâve spent loving her?"
It was.
More than his long one-sided love being wasted, it was Lee Suin herself that he didnât want to see wasted.
Even if the two were together now, could they truly have a happy ending?
Seo Jaehee wasnât an ordinary person.