Both of them were startled by the sudden word, and pulling away from each other, two of them turned to look towards the front.

Oh Chaeyoung showed anger on her face whilst Soohyun wore on a shocked expression. As for the other three, they had nonchalance written all over their faces.

"Eunwoo Oppa, Jimin Unnie, sorry for shouting like this," Soohyun voiced out.

Soohyun narrowed her eyes upon Eunwoo and tried to notice whether or not he was surprised to see Chaeyoung with them. Although Soohyun was not the one to go with her intuition, she had a nagging feeling that Eunwoo knew about Chaeyoung's ident.i.ty.

Even if Eunwoo was a playboy, it doesn't make any sense for him to go after Chaeyoung like this, who was known to be poor and ordinary looking. Why would he be using such efforts on her? It would be a different matter if he truly liked Chaeyoung, but that wasn't the case here.

Knowing how Han Minhyun was, Soohyun knew that he would have found it suspicious as well. Therefore, she had an inkling that Minhyun was hiding something about the entire thing from her. 

As Soohyun had suspected, she did not see Eunwoo being shocked when his eyes fell upon Chaeyoung. Instead of looking at Chaeyoung, his eyes stared at Minhyun, and deep, indecipherable look flashed through them.

Jimin's eyes showed shock when they landed upon Soohyun, and she voiced out, "Jiwoo? What are you doing here?"

Pointing towards Minhyun, Soohyun answered, "Minhyun— I came with him. But Unnie, you and Eunwoo Oppa?"

Soohyun then noticed the staring compet.i.tion Eunwoo and Minhyun were having. Deciding to interrupt it, she then voiced out, "Eunwoo Oppa, you were about to kiss, Unnie. Could it be that you two—"

Turning back, Soohyun glanced towards Chaeyoung before looking towards Eunwoo and said, "No way! You can not be cheating on Chaeyoung. Aren't both of you—"

Before Soohyun could continue, she could feel her wrist being gripped by someone, and before she could process what was happening, she was pulled to corner. 

Taking a deep breath, Soohyun tried to calm herself. She had planned it all beforehand, and if things get out of hand, she could place all the blame on Minnie. After all, Minnie was the one who instigated all this.

Dim light shone upon them while the smell of rain floated into the air. Soohyun found her back being pushed against the wooden wall, and a towering figure stared at her.

A cold look sat upon Minhyun's face, and she could see he was angry towards her. One thing Soohyun learned now was that she did not like this expression on Minhyun's face when it was directed towards her. 

Couple of weeks ago, Soohyun might have been scared by this expression. However, that's not how she felt towards it at the moment. She wasn't afraid of it rather it made her feel as if Minhyun was getting farther away from her. Soohyun did not want that.

"What are you trying to do, Lee Soohyun?" Minhyun questioned— his voice sounding bone-chilling. It was capable of making s.h.i.+vers go down one's spine and make their hair this; To Soohyun, it sounded threatening.

As pain crawled within Soohyun's chest, she stared straight and asked, "Would you believe me if I told you I am doing this for your good?"

Soohyun did not want him to suffer the ending he did in the novel; She did not want him to die. Protective instincts towards Minhyun rose within her as time pa.s.sed by, and even if it was by a subtle amount, she wanted to keep him safe.

"I have warned you before to not interfere between Eunwoo's and Chaeyoung's relations.h.i.+p yet you did it again. Lee Soohyun, do you treat my words as a joke? You really should be punished properly to learn things," Minhyun vocalised.

Ache went through her heart when she noticed Minhyun avoiding her question, and she bit her lips. Masking her emotions so that they wouldn't be shown in her eyes, Soohyun smirked towards Minhyun.

Those eyes of Minhyun stabbed at each corner of Soohyun's heart. When she had thought that she finally earned Minhyun's trust, that wasn't the case; He stared upon her as if she was his enemy.

Soohyun felt suffocated, and rush of emotions came through her. She had a hard time holding them in whilst she clenched her hand tightly. Being looked upon at that way by Minhyun made Soohyun want to scream out to him on how she wasn't his enemy.

Although Soohyun was close to crumbling down inside, she maintained her cool outside. Even if her emotions were a mess, she wouldn't be breaking down that easily.

"Didn't I say you before, Minhyun, that I am selfish? I will abandon you at your most critical time if I sense danger and do anything to protect myself. What I did was to protect myself, and if I had to stab you in your heart to protect myself, then—"

Before Lee Soohyun continue, she found herself being pulled into a kiss, surprising her. Lee Soohyun's eyes widened; Nonetheless, she did not resist.

Han Minhyun's hand was wrapped around her waist as he brought her closer to him. The kiss wasn't aggressive; It was gentle and comforting. Soohyun could feel the warmth seeping in through her, and her heart beat rapidly within her chest.

Being absorbed into the kiss, Soohyun slowly closed her eyes and enjoyed Minhyun's sweet taste. She could feel Minhyun pour in his emotions through the kiss.

As both of them stopped kissing, Minhyun stared at Soohyun, and a surge of happiness went through Soohyun when she noticed that the coldness wasn't there in them anymore. 

Confused on why Minhyun had kissed her like this, Soohyun stared at him questioningly. Raising his hand, he touched her cheek gently, and his cold hand caused her heart beat rate to increase.

"I am sorry. It must be hard for you as well. Being stuck in this unknown place, you must be really confused on what to do. I am sorry, Soohyun; I really am. Sorry for shouting at you earlier. I trust you, Soohyun, so I hope you could trust me," Minhyun voiced out.