When Your Pain Becomes Mine

Chapter 164: Chapter 164.

Ojae was surprised and asked her again. Ojae knew that Gyeonhui went after Chaekyeong to argue with her about the situation in the conference room.

“Did you leave me because of this?”

“Oh… that’s…”

Eunyoung was glaring at him furiously. It seemed like she must have misunderstood something.

“I’m sure you’re misunderstanding something here. That’s… I can’t explain it to you…”

The merger was such a top-secret confidential project, so Ojae couldn’t explain anything to Eunyoung.

“Never mind. Maybe it’s a top-secret that Mr. Woo was such a nasty person like I saw tonight here.”

“No… that’s not… Oh my… this is crazy.”

Ojae scratched the hair on the back of his head roughly. However, there was no other way to explain the situation to her.

“Eunyoung.”

“What?” She was still grumpy.

“Do you trust me?”

“How can I trust you?”

“Do you not trust me?”

“This is not about me trusting you or not. I just saw the reality.”

“That’s your misunderstanding. I can tell you everything about this. I really mean it.” Ojae said, tapping his own chest outrageously.

“… Okay. I’ll trust you.” Eunyoung struggled to answer.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. I’m seeing you because of your mind. If I can’t trust it, I have to break up with you. Don’t you think so?”

“You’re right…”

Ojae still didn’t know what to do after hearing Eunyoung’s ambiguous words.

“But you have to tell me everything later.”

“Sure. Absolutely.”

“By the way… what were you doing here in the hotel?” This time, Ojae asked her in wonder.

“Oh, now, you are the one doubting me?”

“No, no, never.” Ojae waved his two hands vigorously.

“I came here with Sun after the date was ruined. To feel better.”

“I’m… so sorry…” Ojae apologized to her again, feeling like everything was his fault.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry… Can’t you please stop it?”

“Oh… sorry… Oh, no.”

“Never mind. Where has she gone?”

“Who are you talking about?”

“I just told you that I came here with Sun.”

“Is Sun also misunderstanding the situation like you did?”

“Anybody who saw their boyfriend going up to a room with his ex-girlfriend with their own eyes would think the same.”

“You’re right… but…”

Ojae was embarrassed and bit his lower lip.

“Find Sun first.”

“Alright.”

Ojae and Eunyoung started running around to look for Sun.

***

When Chaekyeong got out of the elevator, she went to the suite room.

Gyeonhui, with a severe face, followed her. When she put her master key in the door, the door opened.

“Come in.”

She said after she went inside the door first and left the door open.

Gyeonhui was about to go inside, but at that moment, he felt a pain burning his throat.

It was Sun’s pain.

“This is…”

It was the pain when he drank strong liquor.

He paused there for a moment and adjusted his neck, feeling all of her pain.

“Why did I come here…”

He questioned himself while thinking about Sun.

He just needed to break up with her if he wanted the merge or go for her if he wanted her. However, he came all the way up here with Chaekyeong because he was still weighing these two divergent paths.

“Hah… I’m still a fool…”

Gyeonhui closed his eyes, biting his teeth. However, he looked much more relaxed than before.

“What are you doing there? Are you not coming in?”

“I’ll just talk from here.”

“I told you I’m tired.”

Chaekyeong turned around and tried to go inside. However, Gyeonhui started speaking with a firm expression.

“Okay, then get some rest.”

“What?”

“You said that you’re tired. Go on.” He turned away from her.

“The merger. Isn’t that what you want?”

He heard her voice from behind. Gyeonhui turned and looked at her.

“If I have to give up on her, I’ll give up the merger.”

“You’re crazy. Do you even know what that means?” Chaekyeong became impatient and asked him again. Gyeonhui slowly nodded.

“It means that I could lose everything I have.”

“And you’re telling me that you’re still okay with it just because of the girl?”

“She isn’t just a girl to me. It’s Cheonsun, and she is my girl.”

Hearing him with a smile on his face, Chaekyeong’s face hardened.

“I just realized it more clearly than ever, what’s important in my life.”

Gyeonhui pushed the elevator button. However, the elevator that was on the first floor wouldn’t come up even after minutes.

Gyeonhui moved his face and looked at Chaekyeong, who was looking at him blankly.

“I really appreciate you today. I’ll buy you dinner later. If you’re not comfortable doing so, I’ll send you a gift card by phone. Bye.”

He couldn’t wait for the elevator and opened the emergency door.

He hurriedly took out his phone and called Sun while he was going down the stairs.

***

‘Bzzzz.’

Sun’s phone on the table rang. However, instead of answering her phone, she only looked at it quietly.

It was Gyeonhui, but she couldn’t answer the phone. Instead of getting angry at him or arguing with him, she was anxious about her relationship.

She didn’t want to lose the happiness that she barely had back.

Sun squeezed her chest while closing her eyes.

“I’m so scared…”

The anxiety that was buried under the happiness that she had with him came out of her mind.

Feeling anxious, painful… She felt like hell had started again.

Sun bit her teeth tightly and drank the liquor again.

She was sure that she was drunk enough because she couldn’t feel the pain in her throat anymore.

“I wish this anxiety could also get drunk…”

She drank more, hoping that she could forget her unbearable anxiety along with her pain as well.

***

Gyeonhui came down to the lobby while breathing erratically.

His whole body was so sweaty because he came down twenty floors without stopping.

“Why, why isn’t she answering the phone?”

Gyeonhui looked at his phone while breathing heavily. On his way down, he called her several times, but she didn’t answer the phone.

“Gyeonhui!!!”

At that time, Ojae and Eunyoung, who found Gyeonhui, came to him.

“What happened?” Ojae asked.

“I was talking with Chaekyeong, but what is Eunyoung doing here?”

“She came here with Sun.”

“Sun? Where is she?” Gyeonhui asked Ojae impatiently.

“That’s… she was just here until a while ago, but I can’t find her anymore,” Eunyoung said.

“What?” Feeling anxious, Gyeonhui frowned.

At that moment, Gyeonhui remembered the pain that he had in his throat.

“Is there a bar in this building?”

“Bar? What are you talking about?”

“Where is it!”

“Over there…”

Ojae pointed to the opposite side of the lobby. Gyeonhui started running to the bar.