Chapter 169 - The crush [1] (1/2)

Hearing the knocks on his door caused Youngjae to lift his head up, and his eyes fell upon his door. He was currently seated upon his bed while his phone was on his hand.

On his phone was a photo of Moon Jiwoo staring at the flower and smiling. Her eyes reflected her love for the flower, and before he had heard the knocks upon his door, his concentration was upon that photo of hers.

Before looking at that picture managed to brighten his mood up, but he did not feel the same way about it right then. Instead of making him feel happier, it just caused his heart to feel heavy.

Knowing how the love of his life had her captured by another and that another wasn't even someone he was able to compete against gave him a major heartbreak.

His heart ached when he recalled about how fondly she was talking about the male although she was hurt by him, and that's when, he understood that he did not have a chance in the first place.

He had no idea on when he started to like the girl, but as time passed by, he found it hard to keep his eyes off of the female. He found himself craving for her presence, and wherever she went, it seemed as if his eyes were following her.

Soon enough, his entire mind was engulfed by her. He often thought of her. What was she doing? Did she eat yet? Was she laughing? Or was she crying?

He was concerned with her always to the point it seemed annoying to him at times, and one day, he reached into the realization that he was truly in love with her.

But that came with a sad reality. He was clear on how he wouldn't be more than a younger brother to her. Even when he made moves on her, she seemed to be unaffected.

There was no way he would be able to be something more than a brother and friend to her. No matter how much he wanted to change that, it wasn't possible for him, and after a while, he gave up.

Since he wouldn't be accepted by her any way, he decided to stay silent of his feelings and wanted to stay by her side like that for life. For then, he was satisfied.

But now, he wasn't sure of it anymore.

The one she loved had appeared, and there were chances of her accepting him. If both of them ended up together, it would feel to him as if she was stolen away from him although she was never his to begin with.

Previously, most of her times were spent with him, but if she got into a relationship with someone she loved, he was sure that he wouldn't be the first option for her any way.

”Come in,” he said, closing the screen of his phone.

Immediately, he removed the depressed expression from his face and put on a serious one. Knowing who the person on the other side of the door was, he knew that Yura was bound to ask him countless amount of questions after she saw him in that state.

The door to his room was soon pushed open, and Yura looked in through the gap before stepping into the room. The door was closed behind her once she had stepped in.

Looking at how Yura was staring at her feet, he knew that she had something to say, but she was having a difficult time bringing it up. This made him wonder about what it possibly could be because very rarely does she show such a reaction.

”Did Noona go to sleep?” he asked.

Yura raised her line of sight to stare at the man before her before nodding her head. Biting her lower lip, she wondered whether or not she should be letting out her question.

Nervousness began to form within her while she wondered about how she should be voicing out her question. It seemed that she was not able to find correct words to say it.

”Quickly say what you have to say to me instead of looking like this. It's annoying.”

She nodded her head before taking in a deep breath, and mustering up all of her courage, she asked, ”Do you have feelings for Daerin Unnie?”