Chapter 11: I Like You
"Why did you call me here to meet today?" said Lee Jae-chul to Jun Ji-hyun, who was sitting opposite.
Yesterday, Jun Ji-hyun suddenly sent a text message to Lee Jae-cheol, inviting him to a Starbucks near the school in the afternoon. With a hint of curiosity, Lee Jae-chul arrived at the store at five o'clock in the afternoon.
"Nothing, just wanted to treat you to something. Jun Ji-hyun looked at the handsome boy in front of him and said with a smile, "Recently, you have often taken me to study in the crew, and I have gained a lot." A few days ago, I received my advertising fee, so I wanted to express my gratitude. ”
Thinking that the person in front of him was the son of Samsung, Jun Ji-hyun explained: "The advertising fee is all from my mother, so I can only come here, don't dislike it." ”
"How could it be, Starbucks is relatively extravagant in South Korea, and your wallet has shrunk a lot, right?" Mr. Lee quipped.
"Uh...... It's fine. Jun Ji-hyun said with a smile. Starbucks' consumption is indeed not low, two cups of coffee and some pastries will spend her pocket money for a month.
Picking up the coffee on the table, Jun Ji-hyun took a sip gently, "It's so bitter!" The girl with the coffee in her throat showed a painful expression.
"Why, don't you like coffee?" asked Lee Jae-cheol, seeing Jun Ji-hyun's hurt expression.
"The first time I drank it, I wasn't used to it. She hadn't had coffee yet, and this time she had followed her friend's advice to be more formal.
"Actually, I don't like coffee. Lee Jae-chul said lightly, "I can't understand why I want to drink that bitter drink, there is not much sweetness in life, isn't it?" Lee Jae-cheol, who had fallen into his own world, was full of a kind of dazedness.
"Then I'll go and order some other ......" Hearing Lee Jae-chul say that he didn't like coffee, Jun Ji-hyun hurriedly stood up.
"Oh, no. Lee Jae-cheol, who was awakened by Jun Ji-hyun's actions, stopped, and then said to Jun Ji-hyun with a smile: "If you want to go, I'll go, you better think about your wallet." ”
"How can it be, I said that I invited you. Jun Ji-hyun expressed obvious reluctance.
"Don't worry about this kind of trivial matter, even you are my person anyway. Lee Jae-chul was unimpressed.
"Wait, what do you mean 'you're my man'!" Jun Ji-hyun retorted with a flushed face.
"Huh?" Looking at the shy Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jae-chul suddenly realized, "I didn't mean that, I meant the company you promised to sign with." You want to be crooked. After saying that, Lee Jae-chul turned around and went to the counter to buy a drink.
Jun Ji-hyun, what are you thinking? How can you misunderstand that meaning! Really...... The girl's pink cheeks were still full of strange red.
The two chatted at Starbucks for more than an hour, Jun Ji-hyun proposed to go out for a walk, and the two came to the Han River Bridge, by which time the sky had already darkened.
"Tick!" a motorcycle rushed towards Jun Ji-hyun, and the girl, who was frightened by the sudden disaster, froze in place.
"Be careful!" Lee Jae-cheol, who was walking in front, heard the whistle and looked backwards, and saw Jun Ji-hyun looking stunned, so he hurriedly flashed to the side, and then pulled the girl closer to his arms and protected her head with both hands, and by the way, he kicked the motorcycle that rushed over.
The "squeak" motorcycle was kicked off balance and slid to the side.
"It's okay. Seeing that Jun Ji-hyun was still looking dumbfounded, Lee Jae-cheol was a little distressed, touched the girl's head and comforted, "Don't be afraid, nothing happened, you're fine." ”
Feeling the warmth of the man's embrace, Jun Ji-hyun finally came back to his senses, thinking that he had just been almost hit by a car, and the girl couldn't contain the fear in her heart, buried her head in Lee Jae-cheol's chest, and cried loudly.
"It scared me to death, I thought it was ...... I thought I was going to die......"
"It's okay, it's okay. Seeing that the girl had finally recovered, Lee Jae-chul breathed a sigh of relief.
The motorcycle driver who fell to the ground finally got up at this time, and shouted angrily, "Damn it!" After saying that, he ripped off his helmet and walked towards the two of them menacingly.
"Wait a minute. Lee Jae-chul patted the girl's head and pushed her away from his embrace, and Jun Ji-hyun, who looked up, had tears on his face, his eyes were slightly swollen, and there were some wet stains under his nose. This made Lee Jae-chul even more angry, and after telling Jun Ji-hyun to stay here, Lee Jae-chul walked towards the motorcycle man who was coming.
Seeing that the person who had just caused him to fall came over, the man scolded "Asi!" and punched him, Lee Jae-cheol grabbed his hand, took it back, and bent his left leg forward with a force. The dreams over the years have improved his reflexes a lot, and ordinary fights and brawls are not a problem at all.
"Bang" The motorcycle man knelt on the ground in pain with his abdomen, and his mouth made a "hiss, hiss" inhalation sound.
Lee Jae-chul squatted in front of him, reached out and grabbed the biker man's hair, lifted it up, looked into his eyes and asked seriously, "Can you ride a good bike?"
"Race to (the bitch)!" The locomotive man scolded.
"Smack" Lee Jae-chul smiled and slapped him in the face, and the left side of the man's face quickly swollen.
"Can you ride a good bike?"
didn't give the man time to speak, and Lee Jae-chul slapped him with another backhand. The right side of the biker's face was also swollen.
"Can you, can't you, can you ......" Lee Jae-cheol's speed of speech became faster and faster, and the speed of his hand also accelerated, and the motorcycle man was already beaten speechless. Lee Jae-cheol's eyes slowly began to redden, and his eyes were full of anger.
"Don't fight, Jae-cheol, don't hit him, he's already fainted. Jun Ji-hyun, who was watching the whole process from the side, saw that Lee Jae-cheol was not in the right state, and hurriedly rushed over and hugged Lee Jae-cheol's hand to stop him.
Lee Jae-cheol, whose hands were being held, stopped beating the biker man and looked at Jun Ji-hyun with a pant.
"Stop hitting him, you see, I'm fine. Jun Ji-hyun, who was comforted by Lee Jae-chul just now, comforted the boy at the moment. With that, he let go of Lee Jae-cheol's hand and hugged his head instead, feeling the boy's head against his delicate chest, Jun Ji-hyun's face flushed slightly.
"Whew, whew......" Lee Jae-cheol, who was gradually recovering from the girl's arms, gasped, and after a moment he patted Jun Ji-hyun's back and said, "I can do it." ”
"Ah...... Oh!" Jun Ji-hyun, who was blushing and hugging the boy, hurriedly let go of Lee Jae-cheol when he heard this.
Lee Jae-chul looked at his slightly swollen hand, glanced at the man who was lying on the ground and fainted, and took out his mobile phone.
"Hey, I'm at the Han River Bridge, and someone almost hit me, and now come here and carry him away, and teach him a lesson by the way. After saying it in one breath, Lee Jae-chul hung up the phone. He didn't pay any attention to the man on the ground anymore, and pulled Jun Ji-hyun away.
The two continued to walk on the Han River Bridge.
"Well, thank you so much just now, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what would have happened......" Wiping the tears from his face, Jun Ji-hyun said gratefully.
"It's okay, after all, you're my person, who am I going to cry with if something happens to you?" said Lee Jae-cheol, who had come out of that strange feeling just now. He somewhat understood the reason why he fell into that state, something very bad had happened recently, and he hadn't vented it, Jun Ji-hyun's almost accident was just a trigger, and the biker man could only say that he hit the muzzle of the gun.
“……”
Seeing that the girl didn't argue with herself anymore, Lee Jae-chul said strangely: "It's really strange that there is no refutation this time......" Noticing Jun Ji-hyun's slowly crimson pretty face, Lee Jae-chul quipped, "Do you like me?" Oh, you really have the vision to fall in love with the most handsome man in South Korea. ”
"yes, I'm in love with you......" Jun Ji-hyun said in a voice that was neither high nor low. In fact, after more than a month of Lee Jae-cheol's care, Jun Ji-hyun had a lot of affection for this handsome boy who was two years younger than himself but looked extraordinarily mature, plus just now the boy saved himself again and beat up the hateful driver, Jun Ji-hyun's pent-up goodwill exploded.
"I just like you, how about it!" the girl raised her head and stared at Lee Jae-chul's eyes, and said in a firmer voice, "Are you going to be my boyfriend?"
"Like ......" Faced with the sudden confession, Lee Jae-chul was silent.
Finding that Lee Jae-cheol didn't speak, Jun Ji-hyun felt very sad, tears filled his eyes, and forced a smile: "I lied to you, you don't have to ......" Suddenly, Lee Jae-cheol grabbed Jun Ji-hyun's hand, and then pulled the girl to the guardrail.
"I don't know what a liking is...... I also have a crush on you, I like to go to the crew with you, and I feel very peaceful looking at your serious appearance. Lee Jae-chul looked at the vast Han River and said, "But I don't know what kind of feeling it is to like it......
After a pause, Lee Jae-chul turned the girl's body, looked into Jun Ji-hyun's eyes and said, "I promise you, when I know what kind of emotions I like, I will definitely give you an explanation." ”
"No, I've said it all......"
"Your frankness today is admirable, it is not easy to be able to clearly express your heart, and I said, I also have a good impression of you, so for the sake of respecting myself, but also for the sake of respecting you, I will definitely give you an answer. After saying that, Lee Jae-cheol touched the girl's head and laughed.
Seeing Jun Ji-hyun blushing and lowering his head again, Lee Jae-cheol said, "Let's go, it's not too early, I'll send you back." With that, he took the girl's hand and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Jun Ji-hyun, who felt Lee Jae-cheol pull his hand again, was shy because of Lee Jae-cheol's words, and decided to make a bold move, and dragged the unsuspecting boy in front of him in a similar way to Lee Jae-cheol's knockdown of the motorcycle man, and then stood on tiptoe and put his face up.
"Hmm......" felt a clear soft touch coming from his mouth, and Lee Jae-chul was stunned.
The girl who successfully kissed let go of Lee Jae-cheol in a panic, took a few steps back, and then looked at the boy who was still in a sluggish state, inexplicably happy in her heart.
"I can go back by myself, you don't have to send me, bye-bye!" refused Lee Jae-cheol to send him, Jun Ji-hyun turned to leave after saying hello, and after taking a few steps, he turned his head again, his eyes were shining, "Remember your promise." ”
Looking at the back of the girl trotting away, Lee Jae-cheol touched his lips, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, "I won't forget it." ”