Regret ✿⁠ Park Jihoon ✓

15

Soonhee put her sight on the night sky. The ocean buzzed into her ears, hitting her calm spot. The light breeze slapped her face, blowing her untied hair in the wind direction. She cradled her knees to her chest, hugging it tightly as her chin was placed on top of it.

It was an hour before when she walked over to Jihoon's office.

Only to be greeted with disgusting birthday wishes.

No, this was not because of her burning jealousy or something like that.

But it is REALLY disgusting.

The voice of Hana and Jihoon kept rewinding in her mind like a broken tape. Sounding,

" Only necklace? "

" Do you want a birthday kiss, then? "

" Can I? "

" Sure "

Again, she could hear her heart shattered for the nth time. Soonhee clamped her eyes tight with her hands plugged in her ears, chasing the whole conversation out of her head.

She took a deep breath and exhaled it out aloud, lifting up her eyelids " He didn't even wish his wife a happy birthday yet he still has the audacity to give a birthday kiss to an outsider? " She mumbled under her breath, audible enough for those who were a meter away from her.

A heavy sigh escaped " Can't I... " she paused " Get that kind of treatment from Jihoon? "

" You will " He replied briefly, sitting in the same position as Soonhee as he sat behind her.

" But when, hao? How long do I have to wait? " Soonhee wondered out aloud, which Hao left it unanswered because he himself could not guarantee anything.

They sealed their mouth tight, letting the comfortable silence swell around them before Soonhee suddenly uttered " I don't understand...

What is the meaning of love? " she asked.

Hao pressed his lips into a straight line and hummed in agony " Maybe a feeling when you value someone, or something the most? " He answered, sounding unsure.

" And why do I value him? " She threw another question " Never once in our marriage did I feel his touch. We never sit at the same table and eat together. It is either we are too busy to have lunch together or Jihoon coming home late, having his dinner outside "

You can count by number how her plan to have a home meal dinner always messed up.

From the day she caught him kissing to the day they spent Sunday together and even last night, on her birthday.

" And that makes me wonder. Is this feeling of love, Zhang Hao? " Soonhee turned her head around to meet his eyes. As he saw her eyes, he gulped. Behind the darkness, he could see the tear-stained on her cheeks.

How does she sound so calm when she is actually crying?

Hao put both of his palms on the sand to prop himself up before he scooted over her side. Hao pulled the light body into his arms and placed her head on his shoulder as he threw his hand across her shoulder to pull her closer.

" you are safe with me, Soonhee. At least for now. Cry as much as you want "

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The door clicked before it was pushed open. Showing a female figure entering the house.

Before she could switch the light on, a voice uttered " Meeting Hao again? "