85 The Heart Speaks The Truth (1/2)

”Well,” Yoona said as she placed her hands on her fulfilled stomach. ”That was very tasty.”

”It was. My compliments to the chef.”

Minhyun picked up both of their plates before bringing it to the sink.

She placed her hands on the top of the chair and leaned her chest against the backside. A giggle escaping her lips. ”So what are we going to do now sir?”

”Sir?”

”Isn't that what your secretary calls you all the time?”

He walked towards her before placing his hand on top of her head. With his knees bent and his back lowered, he faced Yoona at head-height. ”You are someone who I treasure over work relations so don't call me that. It puts a barrier between us.”

She slightly curled her body inside. The weight of his hand and the proximity of his face was overwhelming. He took the joke differently from what she expected. ”Ah okay.”

He ruffled her hair slightly. ”Good. Continue calling me Mini.”

”Do you like that name that much?” She asked with a smile.

He let go of her hair and placed his hands inside his pockets. He swayed forward and backward. Yoona almost found his actions to be cute.

”It's the nickname you made for me so of course. You are also the only person in the world to call me by that name.”

Yoona shook her head while letting out a chuckle. Crazy b.a.s.t.a.r.d.

”Okay, I get it,” she said. ”I'm that important to you.”

Then she pursed her lips. ”By the way, what are we going to do now?”

Minhyun sat on the couch and pat the area beside of him, signalling for Yoona to come and sit. ”Let's watch a movie.”

”Okay.” With a happy smile she ran towards him, before sitting at that exact spot.

Finding a movie was hard considering the wide selection offered by the television. Since there were may genres to choose from, Yoona decided to stick to the one she felt like seeing the most. At the moment, her mood was screaming for her to watch a romance after a hectic day.

The two sat calmly side by side while the movie played. The voices of the actors entered their ears as the clean shots of scenery came to view.

Minhyun was sitting calmly while Yoona cuddled with the pillows, squealing at the heart-throbbing moments. She was quite distracting with the small noises but Minhyun was able to prevail.

As the movie went on, a sad scene came to play. The two main leads were in the middle of a break up in front of the girl's apartment. Both were drenched underneath the pouring rain, yet they stood out in the open, not caring about their state.

”How can you do this to me!” The female lead screeched. ”After three years of a beautiful relations.h.i.+p, you are throwing it away this easily? For no good reason? I hate you!” Her tears were camouflaged by the raindrops.

The male lead's expression was cold; the sadness in his eyes hidden. ”I don't love you anymore. I don't want to meet you from now on. Get away f.u.c.k from me and never search for me again.”

She walked up to him before slapping his cheek. The impact rang loudly from the speakers. ”f.u.c.k you!”

Minhyun could hear sniffles from his left ear and something tugged his s.h.i.+rt. He turned to his left and looked down to see Yoona in a crying mess.

He shook his head. ”Is it that sad?”

Yoona opened her eyes in shock. Was he not watching the same scene as her? How could his heart not be breaking? She pointed to the screen. ”How is it not sad? Since he's going to pa.s.s away from a terminal illness, he doesn't want her to linger on their love. He still loves her, yet he's hurting himself. So beautiful.”

Minhyun glances at the screen, his face indifferent. Throughout the movie, he hadn't changed his facial expression much. In fact, he almost looked judgmental.

He let out a hum. ”Really? I think the male lead is just being a selfish b.a.s.t.a.r.d.”

She dabbed her eyes with a tissue. ”What do you mean?”

He pointed to the screen. ”Eventually as time pa.s.ses by, the girl is going to find out about his death. Then she's going to realize that all his rude actions were done for her sake. Do you think she is going to be happy about it? Do you think she's going to be grateful? No, she's going to be miserable knowing that his last moments were lonely and she called him such names. He died knowing she hated him. In the end, he's not actually considering her feelings and is just feeling selfish. If a loved one of yours was about to pa.s.s away, you wouldn't want them to keep their illness a secret from you and scheme to make you hate them. He's acting as if he's putting her first but really, he's just digging a hole and ruining their love.”

By the end of his rant, he didn't realize how frustrated and angry he sounded. His words became a lot more personal than he realized.

Yoona slowly nodded. ”That makes sense. I guess you can interpret it that way.”

She glanced over at Minhyun. While they were watching the movie, she thought he was disinterested due to his expressions. However, seeing him a.n.a.lyze the characters made her think that he may have been more invested than she thought.

”You must really like the movie so far huh?” She said with a giggle.

Minhyun shrugged. ”It's okay.”

He was lying and she was wrong. He couldn't care less for the characters and the plot. The only reason to why he was watching this was due to the girl beside of him. He just liked being with her.

However, as he was watching the movie, there was something that tugged his heart. An eerie and anchor-like feeling arose whenever the male lead came to the screen. Even though he wasn't paying close attention before, he couldn't help but watch the male lead, like a moth to a light.

The dumba.s.s of a man. The a.s.shole who wasn't thinking straight. Reminded Minhyun of himself.

Not literally, but metaphorically.

The act of keeping dark secrets from the female lead stung his heart because he was doing the same to Yoona. There was so many things she didn't know and if she did, he was sure that she would get hurt. Since he knew her secrets, Yoona had the right to know everything just like the female lead. Yet, even though he scrutinized the character on the screen for acting this way, he couldn't help but continue keeping everything to himself. And he had no intention on letting her on with his secrets anytime soon.

A hypocrite. He was a complete hypocrite.

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Near the ending of the movie, Minhyun could feel weight against his shoulder. He looked down to his side to see Yoona sleeping soundly against him. Due to today's hecticness and stress, she was very fatigued. Even though it wasn't late, she couldn't help but fall asleep.

”Yoona?” Minhyun whispered. He gently moved her shoulder.

There was no response.

He let out a chuckle, voicing his words a bit louder. ”You picked the movie yet you are sleeping? Silly girl.”

She didn't budge.

Minhyun let out a small smile. She must've been really tired today. After all, she was so excited throughout the movie so it would've been hard for her to pa.s.s out like this.

When he glanced over at her, his breathe couldn't help but hitch at the back of his throat. Since she was sleeping, he felt the need to get some words off his mind. Just like a sinner with a priest, he decided to confess his sins. The pent-up emotion in his chest weighed too heavily on his conscious.

”I'm sorry. Just like the main character I'm a selfish b.a.s.t.a.r.d, keeping my own secrets to myself,” he whispered before pursing his lips.

”I just don't want you to hate me,” he mumbled.