That Face Is the Problem - Chapter 68.1
Da-sol did not speak for a long time. In truth, there were many things he wanted to say.
So what do you want me to do? Do you think I even care? It doesn’t matter to me who you like. Even if it were my sister you liked instead of me, and even if I had acted like a jerk telling you not to confess to me, that would have just been a moment of embarrassment and nothing more. It doesn’t bother me at all. Actually, since we are not twins and are different genders, I doubt your cognitive abilities for confusing us based solely on our faces. Go to a hospital… and so on.
However, strangely, he had no desire to insult Jae-gyeong. He was just angry, annoyed, and felt a slight sense of shame. Since the day Da-in and Jae-gyeong encountered each other at his house, these emotions had not stopped; they had been ongoing.
“So what I mean is… I have no lingering feelings for Ms. Da-in anymore… and you don’t need to worry about that, Mr. Da-sol…”
Suddenly, the title “Ms. Da-in” caught his ear. I see. That is why you kept calling me “Mr. Da-sol” like that from the beginning. Da-sol felt the empty puzzle pieces clicking into place.
But usually, when such puzzles are completed, shouldn’t one feel good? Why does it feel increasingly like crap?
“Hold on.”
At that moment, words popped out of Da-sol’s mouth on their own. He wanted to stop, but it was as if he were under a spell, and he could not control it.
“If you were confused at first, is that why you didn’t receive healing from me and used your own sacrifice skill instead? Because I looked like Seo Da-in, and you didn’t want to make Seo Da-in struggle?”
“Uh… that is not it… at the time, I was scared of you, Mr. Da-sol… but thinking about it now, it seems like that is not entirely false either—”
“…The more I think about it, the more pissed off I get.”
“Huck… A-are you really? I am only talking because I want to resolve your anger…”
The sight of Jae-gyeong being flustered and not knowing what to do was also very irritating to look at. Usually, when Jae-gyeong acted like that, Da-sol wanted to calm him down somehow. He had found it somewhat cute, like a large puppy whimpering.
But now, he just… I do not know, damn it, he still looks like a puppy. Da-sol closed his eyes completely and muttered profanities to himself for a long time. It seemed better not to look at Jae-gyeong at all.
“Anyway, I was confused at first, but… I wanted to tell you that it is definitely not like that now… that is all…”
Jae-gyeong finished his explanation. He had nothing more to say. He had said everything except for the fact that he liked him.
At that moment, Da-sol opened his eyes and stared at Jae-gyeong for a long time. Jae-gyeong instinctively wanted to shy away, but Da-sol was staring so precisely into his eyes that he dared not avoid the gaze. He felt like more insults would fly if he looked away.
Finally, the hellish staring contest ended, and Da-sol opened his mouth.
“Then why are you still looking at me with those eyes?”
“Pardon…?”
“You said you are no longer confused between me and Seo Da-in, so why are you looking at me with those eyes?”
Jae-gyeong’s heart sank. Right, Mr. Da-sol is someone who knows everything, even without words being spoken…
“That is…”
Should I say it then? Jae-gyeong fell into chaos. If he said he liked Da-sol here, everything would be over.
“Jeong Jae-gyeong.”
Da-sol called him by his full name. This was a bad signal. He only used informal speech when he was in a very bad mood.
“You like me. It is written all over your eyes.”
“…!”
He had to deny it, but he could not. Jae-gyeong just stared at Da-sol, frozen. Instead, he answered in his heart.
You are right. I think that is the case. I think I started liking you before I knew it. But you told me not to confess. So that means I cannot answer anything here.
If Da-sol read other people’s eyes so well, he hoped he would read this heart, too. Jae-gyeong received Da-sol’s gaze with his sincerity poured into it.
“You aren’t even denying it. That makes sense. Because you really do like me. It has been obvious for a long time.”
Da-sol muttered in a voice lower than before.
“But keep this in mind. I am Seo Da-sol. I am not Seo Da-in. No matter how much you want it, I will not become a substitute for Seo Da-in. Even though you desperately wish for that.”
Da-sol stood up from his seat.
“You asshole…”
He spat out his final insult to Jae-gyeong and left the conference room.
Jae-gyeong, left alone, was dumbfounded as he tried to process what he had just heard. It was not easy to understand the moment he heard it.
A substitute for Seo Da-in…? So, Mr. Da-sol knows I like him, but he still thinks the reason is because I still think he resembles Ms. Da-in? He does not believe that I am not confused?
As the conclusion formed, Jae-gyeong jumped to his feet. He ran to catch up with Da-sol.
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