Please, Confess to Me

Chapter 33 : You're Jerk

After dinner, Hanni sat on the carpet under the Christmas tree with a mug in her hands. Leaning against the sofa, she looked up at the glowing lights and the colorful decorations hanging on the green pine needles. She smiled and looked at Minji standing beside her. "You asked Mrs. Jung to decorate it?"

"No..." Minji intuitively wanted to deny it but realized that she didn't have to hide such things anymore. She had already confessed. But she still felt a little awkward, so her ears were red as she nodded. "I did it."

Hanni's heart turned sweet. She looked at the embarrassed Minji and wanted to laugh. "Come sit down." She patted the empty spot next to her.

Minji bent down and sat next to Hanni with her legs crossed. The distance between their bodies was minuscule. She felt that if she moved just the tiniest inch, she would be able to touch the corners of Hanni's clothes. It made her eyes gentle.

Choco was a labrador, a genius dog. Because he was so smart, he decided not to discuss past grudges with Minji and instead laid down on the other side of the Christmas tree.

"Back in that small town, there was something you didn't properly explain. You should talk about it now," Hanni suddenly said.

"What did you want to know?" Minji asked.

"Do you remember what you said to me yesterday?" Hanni reminded her.

"I... I..." Minji glanced at Hanni, then bowed her head. After a while, she managed to look Hanni in the eye and say, "I like you."

How come she never realized that Minji had such a pure and innocent heart? It was so obvious. Hanni tamped down a chuckle and asked, "When did you start liking me?"

Minji hadn't expected Hanni to ask such a thing. She nervously picked at the carpet as she thought about it. In the end, she decided to tell Hanni the truth. "A long time ago."

Sure enough. Hanni nodded and motioned for Minji to continue.

"To be honest, we've met each other before," Minji started. "Although you may not remember it."

"Really? When?" Hanni knew that they must've met before. Otherwise, how could Minji have had a crush on her before their marriage? But when did they meet? She really couldn't remember.

"You were in primary school. Grade two or three, I think. I was walking near your school, collecting mineral water bottles at the time," Minji explained.

Hanni blinked and tried to remember. She really couldn't remember. She had no recollection of primary school and mineral water bottles coinciding in her childhood.

"At that time, I didn't have an ID card and couldn't get a proper job. I could only pick up garbage for money," Minji said. "Your school is pretty elite, and all the students have good family conditions, so your school's trash has a lot of good things."

"I picked up plenty. Brand new pencil cases, school bags, dolls, a football with a little scratch on the side... I would take them out of the trash can and give them to the younger kids in my orphanage." Maybe it was because she had finally established a proper relationship with Hanni. When she talked about her past, she no longer had an inferiority complex.

"But the security of our school should be top-notch. How did you get in?" Hanni asked.

Minji answered, "Over the wall. The security guards of your school change shifts at 3:00 p.m. every day. That's when I would climb the wall."

"Then, how did we meet?" Hanni asked.

"Once, when I was rummaging through a trash bin, you suddenly ran over to throw something. I was afraid of being found and climbed back up the wall to escape. But I got too flustered and accidentally fell down from the wall." Minji couldn't help laughing at her past self.