Can't Take My Eyes Off You

CHAPTER-8

Chapter 8: Don’t Hold Back

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I miss you, that’s all.” Jennie curled her lips and smiled at Jaehyun. “Oh yes, why are you back at this time?”

This was too long ago that Jennie could not recall what had happened on this day of the summer holidays. She could remember vaguely that the summer holidays after her college entrance examination was quite turbulent and choppy.

Jaehyun, on the other hand, had not heard Jennie’s question. His mind lingered deep in limbo the moment he heard her remark ‘I miss you’…

Did his wife just say that she missed him?

Jaehyun was a little skeptical of what he heard, wondering if it was all just a dream. Huh, who would have thought that Jennie would hug him and said she missed him?

“There’s a phone at home. You can just call me directly at the military base whenever you miss me, don’t hold back,” Jaehyun said solemnly. It didn’t matter whether Jennie was really missing him or not, he certainly missed Jennie—that was the truth.

The Jeong family was considered well-to-do in this town. Jeong Chanyeol, Jeahyun’s father, was the head of the teaching department of the middle school in town, while Jaehyun’s mother was the language teacher at the primary school. Meanwhile, Jeong Sehun, Chanyeol’s younger brother, was the owner of the largest brick factory and food factory in the county. The two brothers retained such a good brotherhood relationship that Chanyeol was willing to share some of his wealth with his brother. Sehun owned some of the factories’ shares. Although the business affairs of the brick and food factories were not a concern to Sehun, he obtained lucrative dividends from the businesses annually. Therefore, the Jeong family was well-known as a rich family in the town and even the entire county.

For example, there were only two double-story villas in this town, both owned by the Jeong brothers. One was Chanyeol’s home and the other was the one Jennie was currently living in.

The phone had been installed at their house a long time ago. Whenever Mrs.  Jeong missed her son and daughter, she would call them on the phone and talk for a dozen or twenty minutes, the bill being the last concern on her mind.

As Jennie didn’t talk, Jaehyun remained quiet. He couldn’t figure out what she meant. There was the saying ‘a woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets’, Jaehyun strongly believed this statement. He had yet to decipher and understand Jennie’s heart and internal feelings.

He suddenly remembered what Jennie had just asked and realized that she was waiting for his answer. “I’ve taken time off from work since there is nothing urgent at the base lately. Minus the time spent on the road, I can stay at home for two days and two nights.”

Jaehyun had calculated the timing and duration. Jennie’s admission notice should arrive in a few days’ time and the weather in the north was a stark contrast to the weather in their hometown. He had pondered the circumstances when he was at the base and had decided to take a trip back to check on his wife in person. This would put his heart at ease a little.

Jennie nodded. She looked down at her toes and stayed quiet.

She used to find his voice extremely annoying and noisy even though he rarely spoke. However, today, she felt warmth and affection as his voice echoed into her ears.

At this moment, faint speaking voices came from downstairs.

“Maybe it’s Mom and Dad. When I called Mom earlier, she said that she would take some time off after her class in the morning, and I think I heard Dad’s voice too,” Jaehyun explained when he saw Jennie extending her ear to the noises. He then looked at Jennie and said, “Get changed. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Jaehyun exited the room and went downstairs.

The Jeong family’s house was a double-story western-style bungalow. Jaehyun and Jennie’s room was on the second floor. When he went downstairs, he saw his parents talking in the living room.