Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1: His Hot Breath on My Chest
Translator: Isabel
Editor: Isalee
Quality Check: Lady Blue & Kai
First published on Ainushi+
Underneath the starless, night sky, a bus chugged across the Han River Bridge
Inside the bus was a woman, who looked as if she was about to cry
She was about to break up
Actually, she was in theago
Such a fool
She was such a fool for realizing only now that they had broken up
She felt like her insides were rotting away
She felt like her wounded heart was bleeding bright red blood
'Vrrrrrr'
She hurriedly flipped over the vibrating phone, but it wasn't hi
”hello, Ji-On Unni?”
Best friends always have a way of knowing that you're about to cry, just fro a small breath
”Are you crying?”
”No, I'”
”You still can't contact Im Tae-shi+k?”
Im Tae-shi+k
Those three words made Ji-On's throat choke up
Feelings of disappointment crazily stuffed her heart, so much that she suddenly couldn't breathe
”Ji-On Unni, a boyfriend that can't be reached for teeks, this has got to be a hundred percent break up, right? I' and fled”
”It…can't be He said he was busy because of a litigation No way”
He was an attorney
Ji-On tried to understand his busy schedule
It was probably because he doesn't have time
The time to call her, the time to meet her… and the time to remember her
No lected her and put her last on his priorities, Ji-On tried to support this love Because she loved hier
”Ugh, naive girl Pushover Why do you still not understand that you were dumped?”
However, this was the reality that she tried to flee and ignored till the end Noas time to accept it They had really broken up
”Should I go to his law firm?”
”Don't you dare, Unni How pathetic do you want to become?”
It felt like the sincerity that she treasured soJi-On miserably closed her eyes A break up It felt surreal Suddenly, a hot fire ignited in her heart and tears gushed out Flustered, Ji-On hurriedly wiped her tears and ran off the bus
”I have to alight the bus I' up”
The street was e down the street alone, her heart felt so eo home and bawl However, at that moment……! A silver Benz from across the street sped towards her
'Vrrrooooom'
Startled, she ju behind a sharp wind, the car whizzed right past her Who would be driving so dangerously in the ht? In that split second, it see in the driver's seat But over there… a cute puppy was nonchalantly crossing the street It was a snohite Pomeranian
”No……!”
Based on the current situation, it was clear that the puppy was going to get run over by the crazy Benz Before the startled Ji-On could even take a step,
'Screeeech – Crash!+'
A deafening boom was heard The scared Ji-On closed her eyes and shrank back
'Nnnng!'
The heart-stopping yelp fro with the loud crash …What happened? Did the Benz hit the puppy? Slowly opening her eyes, a devastating scene was laid out in front of her The puppy had been thrown to the other side and was covered in blood The Benz seemed to have swerved, hit the la black fu thunder hit a person's heels A car accident happened right in front of her eyes!
”……What do I do!”
With shaking hands, Ji-On took out her phone and dialed 112¹ with a whi a car accident this close
”Ex- excuse me There's an accident here”
”Yes, I have your location What kind of accident is it?”
”A puppy was hit by a car The car hit a lamppost…”
”Is the driver severely injured?”
Due to the severity of the accident, the driver ht have actually died Within a few seconds, a sad speculation grew into the worst situation
”Wa-wait please”
She carefully approached the car and peered into the driver's seat through the brokenNo way……! There was no one in the car Glass shards were scattered across the seat as if no one had been there in the first place No blood stains or evidence of a hu there existed How did this happen?
”……There's no driver in the car”
”Excuse me?”
There was definitely someone there before What happened? If the door was crushed to that extent, the driver couldn't possibly have gotten out There wasn't even enough time for that However, there weren't any silhouettes similar to a human's anywhere near the car It was like the driver completely evaporated It confused Ji-On
”First… would you send help fast please?”
”Yes, I understand”
Nervously looking around, Ji-On screamed once more ……Across the street laid the blood-covered puppy It really was an adorable puppy, but seeing it lay lifelessly made her heart drop
”No……!”
Tre, she moved to the puppy to check its status
”Ba-baby Are you okay?”
Was the puppy dead? However, she could feel a very, very faint breath when she put her hand under the puppy's nose It's still alive! It's alive! Wh- what should I do? Even if the ambulance comes now, they wouldn't try to save the puppy first Let's save this pup first
'Don't die……!'
She remembered there was a 24-hour anied the bloody puppy and started sprinting Ji-On didn't care about her clothes getting smeared with blood Please just live Please, please!
'Bang'
Still hugging the puppy, Ji-On frantically opened the hospital door
”A huge car accident happened at the crosswalk out front The puppy was hit by the car”
The dozing veterinarian jumped up and took the puppy
”Oh, I see Come this way”
The puppy was transported to the treatht? Please, please With a desperate heart, Ji-On paced back and forth, trying to cal heart
'Oh? What's this?'
She looked down at her clothes and noticed soe They ay too clean The puppy had definitely bled profusely Her clothes should have been covered in blood, but how could they be so spotless? After a while, the veterinarian who ca even more unbelievable
”This puppy doesn't have a single wound on him”
”What? What did you say?”
”Are you sure it was hit by a car?”
”I- I clearly saw it Itnoise”
”Are you sure the car didn't narrowly miss it?”
”No way Then how could it bleed so much?”
The appearance of the puppy cradled in the nurse's ar The blood stains fro left behind was a fluffy and clean appearance
”There was no dae shown on the X-ray either”
Unbelievable Her spotless clothes, the unharmed puppy, and the driver who co froed towards her, it felt like she entered a surrealistic universe