92 Much-Needed Res (2/2)

Hyuk was not used to receiving kindness from strangers, so he simply nodded perfunctorily.

Now that the issue of their lodgings is properly settled, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Remembering Yeo Ri's earlier words, he did not tarry any longer. He received the room key from the landlord and immediately drove back to Jin Goo's house.

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”Yeo Ri?”

Hyuk entered the house, searching for Yeo Ri. She had not been waiting for him by the entrance as she usually did.

He looked around the living room, but she was also not there. He headed towards the guest room.

Strangely, the lights were off. The room was curtained by darkness and it was only when he switched the lights on that he finally found the girl, curled up by the bed.

Hyuk was startled, but upon noticing that she seemed to be asleep, he calmed down.

He bent down by her side, scooping her in his arms, then placed her on the bed. How could she fall asleep in such an uncomfortable position? He sighed in his heart.

Feeling the change in her position, Yeo Ri fussed slightly. ”Mmn,” she moaned, her face scrunched.

”Oppa, you're home?” She cracked her eyes open with difficulty for a few seconds before closing them again, still half-asleep.

”Yeah. Did you wait long?” He replied softly. He tucked a few stray strands of her hair behind her ear.

”...Really long,” she whined.

”Sorry,” he apologised, a slight smile on his face. He rubbed her cheeks which still had a faint trace of tears left. ”Have you been crying?”

”...”

Yeo Ri did not answer. He took it that she had fallen asleep again, so he got up, ready to leave.

”Stay with me, Oppa,” Yeo Ri quietly says, clutching the hem of his clothes.

Hyuk paused at her actions. ”...Okay.”

He went back to sit down by her side, watching her as she fell back to sleep.

'Tomorrow, then,' he decided. For now, he wanted to let her rest. They could move out tomorrow.

Hyuk closed his eyes, and before he knew it, he also fell asleep.

A few hours later, Yeo Ri finally woke up.

She turned to her side, feeling the presence of someone else.

'Oppa...' she thought yearningly, staring at the sleeping man. She shifted her body so that she would face his side more comfortably.

He was sitting on the bed, leaning on the headboard. His head rested on the headboard as he napped. His eyebrows were furrowed and he looked tired. Even in his sleep, he didn't seem to relax.

Yeo Ri sat up to smoothen the wrinkles between his brows, but after a few times, she gave up. She rested her head on his lap, staring at him from below. Then, she closed her eyes again.