When Your Pain Becomes Mine

Chapter 20: Chapter 20.

 

A smile came to his face as soon as he confirmed she was confused. He slowly approached her like a predator hunting for food.

His lips approached, but she was paralyzed like a mouse in front of a snake.

“Ouch!”

Then, he screamed because of the pain in his toes.

“What is this!?”

Surprised by the pain of being bitten by something, he quickly checked his toes.

“Ruff! Ruff!”

Labong, who had bitten his toes with all his might, barked at him.

“Are you kidding me!”

Gyeonhui stomped his foot loudly to scare him.

‘Kung!’

‘Angg, angg!’

The stunned Labong shuddered. Sun’s eyes shook as she watched the frightened dog, Labong. Labong was advocating on behalf of herself in front of him until a little while ago.

“Ruff! Ruff! Grrrrrr! Ruffl! Ruff!”

But Labong didn’t give up and barked at him. At that moment/ Sun began to feel a small flame inside her chest.

“You!”

He tried to approach Labong annoyed.

“… Don’t do it.”

Sun blocked his path.

“What?”

“I said, don’t do that to Labong.”

It was a firm and unfamiliar voice. When he saw her eyes, he could see the change.

“Go back.”

He looked at Sun in disbelief. She pushed him out of the door, standing firm.

He was pushed out of the door without a response.

“I don’t have any spot for you anymore at my place. So go back.”

“You, Cheonsun…”

“I’m sorry.”

‘Bang!’

Finally, she closed the door vigorously.

“… Huhh.”

She leaned against the door and took a long breath. Her legs were like jello, and her fingers trembled.

“Yip, yip.”

Labong approached and looked up at Sun.

Sun carefully embraced Labong’s legs, careful not to touch his injured leg.

“… Thank you, Labong. Thank you.”

Tears flowed down her cheeks. Labong, still staring, gently licked her cheeks.

She hugged Labong while she was biting her lips tightly.

His soft hair and little warm body seemed to comfort her mind immediately.

***

The next morning.

“Hah”

He opened his eyes and scowled upon a terrible hangover.

On the table, bottles of wine from yesterday were empty.

‘Knock, knock.’

With the knocking, his assistant came in.

“Hey, what’s up with you drinking that much of alcohol?”

“… Shut up. My head is killing me.”

“No matter what Sun does to you, you have to think about your body.”

“What?”

Gyeonhui was a little surprised.

“Don’t you remember yesterday?”

“What about yesterday?”

“You said you were kicked out of her place? You were even bitten by a little puppy. The dog wouldn’t have rabies, would it?”

“Did I… Did I say that to you? All of it?”

Gyeonhui clenched his fists in disappointment because he couldn’t forgive himself.

“I don’t have any spot for you anymore in my place. So go back. I’ve memorized it all because you said it over and over yesterday.”

“… Would you shut up?”

“Hup.”

Ojae quickly closed his mouth because of Gyeonhui’s cold eyes.

“Hah.”

Again, her words hummed in his ears.

“How about your body? Do you feel better?”

“… The headache is driving me crazy.”

“How about the cold?”

“Cold? Ah…”

The hangover was severe, but the cold symptoms had improved a lot.

“I’m glad that you took her to the hospital. The flu shot saved you.”

“Please shut your mouth. Do you want to announce it to the entire world? ”

“Why? Are you afraid she’s going to get revenge on you?”

“…I don’t know.”

“I don’t think she’s a bad person. Why don’t you be honest and ask for help?”

“Are you crazy? How do I know what she’s going to do?”

“You should treat people better than that.”

Ojae pulled his unfiltered thoughts through his mouth again. Gyeonhui looked at Ojae without saying a word for a moment.

“Yes, but I have been good to people. Look, you’re still here.”

Ojae was embarrassed because Gyeonhui was right, so he quickly changed the subject.

“I mean, are you not going to do anything to handle it?”

“What do you want me to do then?”

“We have to do something. What if something happens to her? A cold had nearly killed her.”

“… Umm.”

In Ojae’s words, Gyeonhui remembered the finger pain he had yesterday. He was so sick over a slight cut on his finger. He didn’t even want to imagine her getting in to a car accident.

He had a chill down his back.

“I have to make sure that she doesn’t get hurt…”

One thing came to his mind after he calmly organized his thoughts.

“Do you have a good idea?”

Instead of answering Ojae’s question, he thought for a moment.

‘…Do I really have to do that to her…’

But he shook his head unwillingly.

“…No, I have to find another way.”

He spoke with a serious face.

“You can’t help it. I’ll think about it.”

“You?”

Gyeonhui asked him with no expectation.

However, without a suitable alternative, Gyeonhui breathed a long sigh of frustration.

***

‘Ring Ring.’

Eunwoo was playing with a cat, looked up at the door bell.

Eunwoo responded with a smile as Sun awkwardly greeted him.

“… I’m so sorry about yesterday.”

“Yesterday? Oh, it’s not a big deal. Hey, Labong, you’re here!”

Eunwoo looked at Labong as if nothing had happened.

She thanked Eunwoo for his thoughtful behavior and felt a little more relaxed. Eunwoo examined Labong’s leg and looked at her.

“Yesterday, I think it’s probably because of the text I sent.”

“Yes? What was it?”

“Yesterday I texted you and he called me.”

‘After he saw the text from you?’

Gyeonhui had a strong desire for possession, and he reacted to Eunwoo’s kind text.

“Oh…”

Sun understood why he visited the veterinary clinic yesterday.

“Well, you have to go to work. I will take care of Labong today.”

“… Yes, thank you very much.”

Sun cleared her mind with Eunwoo’s words. She gently stroked Labong and left the hospital.

‘Why do you do this when it’s too late…’

When one question was resolved, another question was raised.

A sigh of relief leaked from Sun’s mouth throughout her stride.

‘Tuduk, tukduk’.

Suddenly, it started raining as if the sky had read her mind.

“Huh?”

Sun was surprised; she quickly shunted to the entrance of a nearby building, but that was all she could do.

“I’m not sure what to do.”

She had to hurry up to get to work, but the rain started to pour once again and showed no signs of slowing down.

She looked around after she headed out, but she didn’t see any convenience stores where she could buy an umbrella.

It was a problem to wait it out, and she had no one to help her.

“Aww.”

Determined to get through the rain, Sun plunged out into it, covering herself with her coat.

Water splashed down the steps rushing to the road all-the-while soaking her shoes.

In an instant, her coat was wet, and the rain spilled over onto her head. But at some point, she didn’t feel the rain falling on her.

As the rain seemed to let up, she lifted her face still covering herself with her coat. There was still heavy rain in the sky.

It was only then that Sun noticed a large black umbrella covering her. “It’s a lot of rain.”

Then, a snob, soft voice, was heard in her ears.

She was surprised and turned her head as she saw Eunwoo’s face with a smile. “Don’t you need an umbrella?”

Eunwoo looked at her with more concern.

1. She Is Coming To Me

“Oh, Sir?”

A surprised Sun opened her eyes wide and looked up at Eunwoo.

Under one umbrella, two people were gazing at each other, gently embraced by the rain.

“I thought I’d catch up to you more quickly, but you’re faster than you look.”

Eunwoo looked at Sun’s wet head and said that he felt sorry for her.

Sun later realized that Eunwoo had hurried over to help her.

“Your clothes…”

She noticed Eunwoo’s operating gown was now wet in the rain.

The back of his pants were muddied as he ran with his slippers on.

“I can change. Take this umbrella with you.”

Eunwoo gave the umbrella to her without worrying about his appearance.

“Well, it’s okay. The bus stop isn’t far away.”

Sun shook her head and refused to take it. Eunwoo placed his umbrella in her rain-soaked hand.

His warmth stayed at her fingertips and then disappeared.

“Take it. You’re still fighting off a cold.”

After he said this, Eunwoo suddenly jumped into the rain.

“Hey, Hey Dr. Park!”

Sun called him hurriedly, but Eunwoo had quickly gone away.

Eun-woo stopped for a moment and turned around. He even shook his hand as if to tell her to go ahead.

Sun looked away from Eunwoo and turned her gaze to her own hands.

His warmth seemed to remain.

Awkwardly holding the handle of the umbrella, she looked up once again and looked at Eunwoo’s back.

His appearance was getting further away in the rain.

***

Upon arriving at the entrance to the office, Sun brushed off the rain from the umbrella.

As she carefully descended the wet staircase, she heard Eunyoung’s voice.

“Ari, how about this outfit? Doesn’t it look great?”

Her voice was a little more excited than usual.

Sun wanted to know what was going on and went inside.

“That looks really sharp.”

Ari responded like a machine by not looking at it but keeping an eye on her work.

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, you’re here! I don’t know. It’s so bothersome.”

Ari responded with a small voice, pouting her lips.

“This scarf? Is it a little old-fashioned?”

Again, Eunyoung asked.

“No, it’s not…”

“How about the lipstick…”

“You look great.”

Ari was already answering the question, not knowing how long this would go on.

“What’s going on with her?”

Sun looked at them both, lowered her voice and asked, “Oh, she has a meeting with Mr. Song today.”

“Mr. Song?”

“Yes, from the W department store, the MD manager. The man with bold hair.”

“But are we going to work with them? Eunyoung said she wasn’t interested in working with them.”

“I don’t know what those people think about us, but it’s an opportunity that came along.”

Sun felt sorry for Ari because she interrupted what she had to say.

Gyeonhui said she wasn’t the cause of the acquisition cancellation, but Sun knew that she was partly responsible for it.

“Huh? You’re here.”

Eunyoung greeted her when she saw Sun. It seemed she was only thinking of the meeting today.

“Now, let’s check it out again.”

At Eunyoung’s suggestion, Ari quickly checked her laptop.

“We’ve got the laptop and the plan to present. It’s all set!”

Ari responded like a rapper as if she memorized it all.

“It’s good! Let’s fight it together.”

Eunyoung clapped her hands once,and prepared to go.

“Wait a minute, Eunyoung.”

Sun called Eunyoung who was about to leave.

“Yeah, What?”

“I’ll go with you.”

“You don’t have to go. You’re still fighting off a cold.”

“No, I feel much better now. I want to help you with everything.”

“… Hmm.”

“Alright. In fact, the Bizo character was also created by you. Why don’t we all go together?”

Ari next to Sun also chimed in.

“Hmm. Alright!”

Eunyoung left the office first with a smile.

Ari exchanged glances with Sun and quickly followed Eunyoung.

Sun put her coat on and looked at a small bear doll next to the table.

Even though the face was chic, the character was designed with the concept of a sweet lover.

“Thank you very much. Bizo.”

She stroked the doll and mumbled to herself.

“Hey, if you’re procrastinating, we’ll just leave without you!”

Ari’s cry was heard from the stairs.

“Let’s go now!”

Sun answered and hurried out of the office.

***

The underground parking lot of the building located in Nonhyun-dong.

There was a lot of dampness in the air throughout the afternoon.

Lying in the car with his chair leaning back, Gyeonhui frowned as if he wasn’t satisfied with something.

‘Bzzz.’

When the text arrived, he reluctantly picked up his phone.

‘Aren’t you coming in? She’s here.’

“Hah.”

After confirming Ojae’s message, he exhaled a long sigh.

After a moment of contemplation, he texted him condescendingly.

‘Is this what you came up with?’

‘You’re going to protect her so she doesn’t get injured anymore? Are there any other ways?’

He was unable to answer him, so he nervously threw his phone to the side.

He twisted and turned his body several times not willing to do this, and then finally raised himself

He had no other way around it.

“Ahh!”

After getting out of the car, he closed the door loudly, left the parking lot, and headed for the café.

Wearing sunglasses, he looked just like a celebrity.

‘Bzzz.’

Then, again, his cell phone rang.

“I’m going in!”

Of course, he thought it was Ojae as he scolded him over the phone.