No!!!!!

"No!" 

"No?!"

Ji-hun stared at her with disbelief as he parroted her answer right back, pretty sure that his eyes and ears were in on a conspiracy to deceive him; because according to them, she had definitely looked up at him and replied to his proposal with a token of negation!

"Yes, my answer is no- you heard it right. Ji-hun, you really don't have to put in any extra effort to prove that you love me. I know that already, and I- I…"

"...love you. This is one of your most commonly spoken sentences, and yet, you are not able to complete it." Ji-hun spoke, taking her hands into his and leading her back towards the bed, to sit down beside her.

She sat down at the edge of the bed as she directed a sideways gaze at him, and he let out a deep breath and began to speak.