The moment Shin Hye went down, she found Il Woo sitting on a swing in the playground. She took a deep breath before walking towards him. She took a seat on a swing beside him as she swung slowly, letting the wind blow gently against her. She didn’t say anything and just sit there quietly, keeping him accompanied silently.
After a long deafening silence, Il Woo couldn’t stand it any longer as he turned to Shin Hye. “Why are you so quiet? You are suppose to say something to comfort me instead of just sitting beside me like a stone.”
Shin Hye looked at him before she spoke. “I thought you want to calm yourself down and I don’t want to disturb you.” She paused and gave him a warm smile. “I just want to sit here, keeping you accompanied and to let you know that you are not alone.”
Il Woo locked his gaze at her for a long moment before he let out a long sigh. “How long have they started?”
“Almost three months now.” Shin Hye replied. “They started on Min Ho oppa’s birthday.”
Il Woo chuckled sadly. “So, all this while I was right. Yoona did like Min Ho more than me. That was why she finally chose him over me.”
Shin Hye sighed deeply as she looked at the front blankly. “Love is something very strange and it’s not easy to explain with words. It can only happen with the right person, in the right time and with the right feeling.” She turned back to Il Woo and smiled slightly at him. “Although Yoona chose Min Ho oppa, it doesn’t mean she don’t like you. It’s just mean she like you in a different way. I’m sure she care for you like a brother, like a family.”
Il Woo laughed softly as he shook his head. “Brother? What a pathetic way to reject a person. You don’t need to worry about me. I’m used to it already. Girls always choose Min Ho over me. They always like him more. Just like you. You prefer him more too.” He then looked at Shin Hye and smiled. “I know you like him.”
Shin Hye widened her eyes as she quickly shook her head. “N-No. You m-misunderstood. W-We are just friends like you and me.” She stuttered nervously.
Il Woo chuckled. “Don’t need to lie in front of me. I’m not Min Ho and I’m not as stupid and as senseless as him. Although I don’t stay in Amitié very often but the way you look at Min Ho is very different. As a third party, I could sense it. If I guess correctly, you already like him since the first time he save you at the hostel.”
Shin Hye looked away and sighed helplessly. She knows it’s useless to deny and find excuses anymore. “Should I be thankful that Min Ho oppa is not as smart as you in this aspect? If not, it will be really awkward for all of us to continue to be friends and stay under the same roof now.” She gazed down at her hand and smiled weakly. “You are right. Since the first time I met him, I already fall in love with him.” She bit her lip and looked at Il Woo with a sad smile. “But the feeling is not mutual. I’m not the one he likes and I was so many years late for the competition. I was automatically disqualified even before I could take part.”
“You just give up like that without trying? How do you know he don’t like you if you didn’t ask?” Il Woo asked her.
Shin Hye shook her head. “I don’t need to ask. I can already feel it. As what you said earlier, being a third party, I could sense it too. The way he looks at Yoona is totally different with the way he looks at me. He just treat me like a brother to him.”
Il Woo smiled. “How I wish I could be as strong as you. I’m really amazed with how you could stay by his side for two years hiding your feeling towards him. I always think that love should be selfish. If you don’t fight, you will lose it. But today, looking at you, I learned something different. I learned to be selfless and to be strong.”
He laughed and shook his head. “Min Ho is really one lucky asshole. How can he make two beautiful girls love him so much at the same time?”
Shin Hye hit his arm and laughed too. “Yah, you are going to be a doctor soon. Don’t say foul words, okay. And you have a lot of girls who likes you too. You don’t know how the girls in our faculty are crazy about you. All of them are trying to bribe me to give your phone number to them.”
“Yah, Park Shin Hye. Don’t you dare to give my number to them. My heart was just broken by my first crush. I think I need a long time to heal my injury.” Il Woo said with pouty lips.
Shin Hye laughed again. “Stop being exaggerated. You will be okay after you have a good night sleep.” She paused and looked at him with a smile. “Loving a person doesn’t mean you have to be with her or own her. If you truly love her, you will wish for her happiness and no matter who she choose, you will be happy for her.”
Il Woo held her gaze for a moment before he let out a soft chuckle. “If someone put two big white wings behind your back now, you will look exactly like an angel.” He joked.
Shin Hye smiled as she patted his arm supportively. “Don’t worry. You will find your Ms Right very soon. I’m sure she is waiting for you somewhere. You just need to wait for the right time and right place to meet her.”
Il Wook looked at her and smiled cheekily before he gets off of his swing and walked towards Shin Hye. He squatted down in front of her, holding the handle of the swing she was sitting and leaned closer to her.
“Maybe she already appeared and was sitting right in front of me now. I’m just too slow to only realize it now.” He said with a seductive voice and smile, looking into her eyes.
Shin Hye held her breath and her cheeks reddened with their sudden closeness. He was leaning over so close that she could feel his warm breath fanning against her face.
“How come I didn’t notice that you actually look very beautiful? Yours eyes are so big and attractive, your nose is tiny and pointy and your lips are so sexy.” Il Woo smirked when he saw the blush on her face. “We will become doctors together in the future and we will spend a lot of time together in the hospital soon. I’m sure we could make a great couple.”
Shin Hye bit her bottom lip as she glared at him murderously. She held her hand up and hit his arm hard.
“Ouch!” Il Woo screamed.
“Don’t dream. You are not my cup of tea.” Shin Hye said in a firm tone.
“Wae? I’m not bad you know. I’m rich, I’m handsome, I’m smart and…”