My Royal Lesson (Kingdom University, #4)

Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Overwhelming Feelings

My heart fluttered as soon as I saw him sitting in the corner of the café. Maybe it was just me but he looked a lot better now compared before. It felt like he was radiating beauty and good aura.

Our eyes met each other and he immediately gave me a big smile while waving at my direction. I shyly nodded and I went inside.

"Good morning," he greeted.

"Good morning," I returned.

It was quite awkward, at least for me, to talk to him after what happened yesterday and what Steff talked about. He asked me about the itinerary today so I showed him places that we could visit and told him to just pick among them.

"Hmm . . . want to go to the beach?" he asked.

Besides the cherry blossoms, one of the places I wanted to visit when I got here was the beach. Summer wouldn't be complete without visiting one.

"Okay," I replied.

"But the beaches must be packed right now," he added.

I thought about that and pointed an island off the eastern coast of Jeju. I went here before but I didn't enjoy it because I had my period that day. Xander had to pick me up right after I arrived.

"We can go in Udo," I suggested.

Udo is a separate island which is located a few kilometers away from the main island. However, compared to Jeju, there are less visitors in Udo and is less commercialized so visitors could enjoy the scenic and natural view.

We hailed a taxi when we got out of the café and he drove us to Seongsan port. Along the trip, we saw the sakura trees and canola in full bloom, and I couldn't help but smile at the scenery.

"You really like flowers," he commented and I didn't realize he was watching me.

My cheeks suddenly felt hot. "Oh. Y-yeah."

"You must have received a lot of bouquets during Valentine's," he teased.

I shook my head. "No, no. I rarely receive anything. Besides, I don't like flowers that way."

"Hmm?"

"I think flowers look best in their natural habitat," I reasoned. "Giving flowers in bouquets as a present seems like a waste of money because they die after a few days. I'd rather visit a flower field than receive something like that."

He stared at me with a curious look on his face. I averted his gaze after I rambled about my preference in flowers. That was quite embarrassing.

"S-sorry, that was un—"

"It's romantic," he said.

"Eh?"

He smiled as he looked at the falling sakura petals carried by the wind. He didn't say anything anymore, which made me more curious. I wonder what he was thinking.

We arrived at the port after almost an hour. He volunteered to wait in the line and let me rest in the designated waiting area. After several minutes, he handed me the ticket and we went to the ferry.

It was just a fifteen-minute ferry ride and we watched as the island getting closer. Seeing the lighthouse made me smile a little. I admit, I'm a hopeless romantic so a view like this could move my heart with ease.

We got off the ferry and went to a bicycle rental shop since you could only go around here with that or public buses. Getting your own car here would cost a lot and there wouldn't be enough parking space, hence, it would just be a hassle.