Pick Up the Rejected Pure Love

I was the first to wake up.

Feeling immensely happy to have dozed off and woken up in Han-gyeol’s arms.

The first thing I saw after opening my eyes was Han-gyeol’s face…

I snuggled closer into Han-gyeol’s embrace, savoring the moment even more.

The faint sound of Han-gyeol’s breathing was so delightful.

Just sharing a bed and a blanket made me so happy.

I wonder if we ever get married, will I wake up feeling this happiness every day.

Will there come a time for us to start and end each day together like this.

Gently, I poked Han-gyeol’s cheek with a finger.

Han-gyeol made a cute noise, ’Hmm-’, which I found absolutely adorable.

I spent my time closely examining each of Han-gyeol’s facial features.

After a while, Han-gyeol’s arm began to move slightly.

Han-gyeol stealthily hugged me, not letting me go from the bed.

“Han-gyeol..! You’re awake, aren’t you?!”

“Not really. I was asleep.”

“How long have you been awake…”

“Let’s stay like this a bit longer. It feels so good.”

I blushed at Han-gyeol’s words and nodded my head.

“Eun-ha.”

“Yeah?”

“Just wanted to call you.”

“What’s that about? Tell me the rest quickly.”

I tickled Han-gyeol’s side.

Han-gyeol’s eyes widened, and his body twisted significantly.

“Ah-!”

I was slightly surprised at Han-gyeol’s big reaction.

But that feeling quickly turned into joy.

“Han-gyeol. So, your sides are your weak spot?”

“Eun-ha. You shouldn’t make that face. It’s trouble when you find a weak spot- Ah-!”

Before Han-gyeol could finish speaking, I was already tickling his sides.

Han-gyeol tried to resist, but I didn’t stop, relentlessly targeting his sides.

Twisting and turning, Han-gyeol ended up on the other side of the bed.

“Ahaha-! Stop-! Stop-! I can’t take it anymore..!”

It seemed Han-gyeol couldn’t bear it any longer and grabbed my wrists, pushing me down.

Han-gyeol was on top of me, pressing down on my wrists.

It was like a scene straight out of a movie.

“I told you to stop, didn’t I?”

The moment I looked up at Han-gyeol’s bright smile, my heart skipped a beat.

Blinking my eyes, Han-gyeol seemed to realize how strange our position was.

Slowly relaxing his grip, Han-gyeol freed my wrists.

“Sorry.”

“No, it’s my fault for tickling you.”

That was close. I almost lost control of my feelings.

And I was hoping for at least a small kiss!

“Eun-ha, shall we start getting up now?”

“I want to lie down a bit more.”

“I’ll check the time and start preparing dinner. You stay lying down.”

As Han-gyeol tried to get out of bed, I quickly grabbed the hem of his clothes.

“I meant I wanted to lie down with you..”

“Let me just check the time. Just a moment.”

Han-gyeol reached for his phone to check the time.

I hugged Han-gyeol tightly, pushing him to the corner of the bed.

“No~”

“Why not? Let’s just check the time.”

“If it’s late, you’ll escape from bed. I’m so happy right now. Let’s stay like this until I’m satisfied.”

At my words, Han-gyeol chuckled and hugged me.

The gentle stroke of Han-gyeol’s hand through my hair felt incredibly nice.

“Ah...this is nice.”

“I really like being with you like this too, Eun-ha.”

“I want to sleep in the same bed with you like this every day.”

“Me too. I want to be with you like this every day.”

“Should we just live together when we’re adults?”

“Would our parents allow it?”

“Hmm- I’m not sure.”

It doesn’t seem like they’d easily agree.

But if it’s Han-gyeol, maybe they would.

Thinking about it now, it’s hard to come up with a definitive answer.

The future is important, but we decided to enjoy the happy present even more.

I drew a heart on Han-gyeol’s stomach with my finger.

“What are you doing?”

“Guess what I drew~”

“Draw it again.”

“Feel it carefully and guess.”

After I drew the heart again, Han-gyeol said,

“Heart.”

“Correct~ Now guess this one.”

This time, I wrote the word ‘fool’ swiftly.

“Calling your boyfriend a fool.”

“You’re really good at guessing. This isn’t fun.”

“Let’s stop playing and really get up now. I’m hungry.”

“Okay. How’s your body feeling, Han-gyeol? Any fever?”

I carefully pressed my forehead against Han-gyeol’s.

It didn’t seem like there was a significant temperature difference.

“Hmm- I think it’s okay now.”

Han-gyeol definitely seemed better than this morning.

“Your face is too close...”

“Shouldn’t we have kissed? Want me to do it again?”

“No way. What if you catch my cold?”

“Then, should I save up today’s kiss for later?”

“Is it a deposit system?”

“Yes, a deposit system. It has to be intense.”

“Alright. I promise.”

“Ah-! Han-gyeol, I lost my hair tie.”

“Just a moment. I’ll find it for you.”

Han-gyeol searched every corner of the bed and found my hair tie.

“Ah- here it is.”

“Thanks. I’m going to tie my hair up~”

As I gathered my hair to tie it, Han-gyeol stared at me intently.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No... it’s just that Eun-ha tying her hair is... pretty attractive.”

“Huh? It’s just tying my hair...?!”

“Maybe it’s the way it adds allure, or how it draws attention to the neckline…”

I felt a bit shy, but Han-gyeol was staring intently at me.

“Am I that pretty?”

“Yes. Incredibly so.”

Feeling bashful about exposing my neckline but if Han-gyeol finds it beautiful…

I whispered carefully into Han-gyeol’s ear.

“Then I guess I should only tie my hair up in front of Han-gyeol…”

“Aaaah-! What, what are you saying?”

Han-gyeol covered his ears and fled towards the wall.

“Why~? I just want to look pretty for Han-gyeol.”

“That’s too stimulating… You’ve turned into a wild beast again.”

“Should I let my hair down and tie it up again? Besides when I’m tying my hair, when else do I look pretty to you?”

“You always look beautiful.”

“Not that kind of answer~ Isn’t there a specific moment when I look particularly pretty? Huh? Isn’t there?”

As I pressed for an answer, Han-gyeol said,

“You look the prettiest and cutest when you’re embarrassed.”

“What’s that~? Be more specific.”

“For example? When do you think I look the coolest?”

“Han-gyeol? You look-”

Suddenly, Han-gyeol’s expression right after a kiss popped into my mind. The way he looked at me dreamily, with slightly unfocused eyes, was vivid in my thoughts. Perhaps it was the sexy and somewhat desirous manly gaze...

But I could never say it was ‘right after a kiss when your eyes soften.’

“You’re always cool…?”

“That’s strange. You definitely had a ‘something came to mind’ look.”

“No, no-! I wasn’t thinking anything!”

“Why are you blushing? Tell me. When do I look the coolest?”

Pressed by Han-gyeol’s questioning, I spoke in a small voice.

“...When you’ve just kissed.”

“Huh? What was that?”

“When you look at me with your eyes softened after a kiss…”

Upon hearing my words, Han-gyeol just looked at me without saying anything, then blushed a beat later.

“Eun-ha, you are...!”

“Ah, why-! I was just being honest-! I said your expression after kissing is really sexy-!”

“Whoa-?! You’re too blunt?”

“You should definitely kiss me today! No next time!”

“No-!”

“Ah, why-!”

“Because of the cold-!”

“Then pass it on!”

“Really?!”

I looked at Han-gyeol with a slightly dissatisfied expression.

“This isn’t allowed, that isn’t allowed. Everything’s not allowed…”

“It’s unavoidable because of the cold. I’ll hug you.”

“That’s not enough. It’s lacking.”

I turned my head away with a swish.

“Lie down.”

At Han-gyeol’s words, I jumped into Han-gyeol’s arms.

“Ack-!”

“That’s allowed~ Ah, I always want to be in Han-gyeol’s arms.”

“Being in my arms might still transmit the cold…”

“Let it then~ If it does, will you kiss me?”

“We should hope you don’t catch!”

“Then get well soon. You got it?”

“Got it. Thanks to you, I’m feeling a lot better, so don’t worry.”

I felt good hearing Han-gyeol say he was feeling better because of me.

“Han-gyeol also took care of me when I was sick. I’m just returning the favor. Honestly, I was really grateful back then.”

While in Han-gyeol’s arms, I shared my feelings.

“Really? I’m glad I came then.”

“I honestly don’t like being home alone? I understand because Mom and Dad are busy, and my brother was hardly ever home because of academy classes when he was a student. It felt a bit lonely.”

Han-gyeol slowly stroked my head in response to my words.

Feeling this warm touch, I continued to speak.

“But it’s not like that now. With Han-gyeol by my side every day, I don’t feel lonely at all. Am I being too clingy?”

“Is that so? I haven’t thought about it because it’s adorable. Let’s keep living like this.”

Hearing that it was okay to continue this way made me incredibly grateful.

Really... Why is Han-gyeol so considerate?

My heart is fluttering so much I think I might die.

“I really, really, really like Han-gyeol. Now, I feel like I can’t be without Han-gyeol. Is this obsession?”

“Why so many questions? I’m happy with just Eun-ha.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

“Then give me a kiss.”

“That’s not possible.”

“Ah, why~ After all this, just do it.”

“No~”

“Should I do it?”

“It’s a no~”

Han-gyeol’s continual refusals were slightly annoying.

“Han-gyeol, do you know?”

“What?”

“The more you say no, the more I want to do it.”

As I kept pestering, Han-gyeol gave me a short kiss on the back of my hand.

“Should we be satisfied with a kiss on the hand?”

“Hmm... but you’ll give me all the missed kisses once you’re better?”

“Okay~ Shall we eat now?”

“What do you want to eat? I’ll make it.”

“Kimchi fried rice?”

“Sure! I’ll use the kitchen then.”

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