When Your Pain Becomes Mine

"Uhmm."

Inside the room, with a low m.o.a.n, Sun opened her eyes.

"Where am I?"

"Just lie down. You're dizzy." Gyeonhui pressed his temple and spoke, outraged. As Sun looked around, she tried to get up as he surprised her.

"... Why am I here?"

"Well, because you suddenly collapsed and Mr. Woo brought you here."

Ojae spoke on behalf of Gyeonhui.

"Did I fall down? Ah…"

Sun remembered the moment when she was unconscious. She lost her balance because she couldn't control the sudden dizziness.

'That's what happened. I was unconscious... and Gyeonhui...'

After she understood the situation, Sun bit her lower lip.

The fact that she had been helped made her feel like a burden. A silence filled the room.

Sun bowed her head and was speechless, and he looked at her with a serious face.

In the cold atmosphere, Ojae rose from his seat.

"Umm, I have to leave because I left some stuff in the car..."

Ojae quickly exited the room.

'Chulggok'.

When Gyeonhui heard the door closing, he started talking.

"You need to rest a little more."

When she heard it, she suddenly tried to raise herself with all her might.

"Stop. You don't have enough energy to get up."

"It's okay. I'm really okay."

She stubbornly tried to raise herself.

"Don't be ridiculous. I know your head is spinning and you feel like you're going to die soon."

"No. It's not."

"Stop lying to me."

"How do you know this?" Sun shouted, unable to cope with the accusations.

Surprised by the unexpected reaction, he opened his eyes wide and looked at her.

She looked straight at him and started talking to him again.

"We know nothing about each other. How sick, how sad, or how lonely we are. I don't know anything. So, don't pretend to know, it's painful to hear you."

Sun just rose from her seat and tried to leave the room. But her body, which was still not fully recovered, was dizzy again, and she stumbled.

Her pain was still conveyed to him.

"Stop being stubborn!"

The intolerable Gyeonhui grabbed her and put her back on the bed.

"Let go!"

She tried to get her hand away from him with all her might. He pressed her hands down and looked straight at her.

"Don't be desperate, the more you do, the more you look pathetic."

"... What?"

"How weak you look when you're afraid of being abandoned, and you can't say it hurts?" he continued in a cold voice.

"I'm sorry, but you're so pathetic, and the more you do, the more I want to trample you just to see how much more pathetic you could be."

She could not answer him, but her lips quivered in anger. His horrendous words broke her heart.

Suddenly, the power pushing down her hands disappeared.

"... Listen to me when I treat you well."

He let her hands go. She turned her head so that she wouldn't have to see him.

"Your friends will be coming soon."

He left the room at the end of the speech.

'Kung.'

After the door was closed roughly, the harsh air slowly subsided.

She closed her eyes, biting her lower lip tightly. After a while, her eyelids began to tremble.

***

"Hah"

Inside of the car that had been idling a long time now, Gyeonhui let out a long sigh from his endless dizziness.

"Are you okay?"

"... Shut up."

He struggled to say a word, seemingly exhausted.

'Ring ring.'

Then, in Ojae's pocket, a text notification beeped.

"Who is it?"

Ojae's face darkened as he pulled out his phone thoughtlessly.

"This, this is her phone..."

It was Sun's cell phone, not his own.

Ojae forgot to leave it with her while she was being treated.

"There's nothing that you do right."

He looked at Ojae and scowled.

Ojae noticed and tried to put the phone back in his pocket.

"Check it out. Let them know about her if the text is from the Kids Fan store."

"Okay."

Ojae quickly checked Sun's phone, trying not to bother Gyoenhui's temper.

"Huh? Blue Rose Veterinary Hospital Director Eunwoo Park? Does she have a pet?"

After confirming the message, Ojae asked.

"... No."

He had never heard of her having a puppy in his memory. A few more pictures of the dog arrived after the message.

"What? It's a puppy. Didn't you know?"

"... Give me the phone."

When Gyeonhui reached out, Ojae passed the phone over. When Gyeonhui saw Sun's cell phone, he confirmed the text that just arrived.

'Miss Sun, Labong is waiting for you.'

"I think Labong is its name."

"... It's childish."

His eyebrows frowned as if he were dissatisfied. In fact, it was more disturbing than the way the man addressed her in the text.

'Miss Sun?'

It was overly familiar considering the message was from the veterinary clinic.

'What the hell are you doing?'

In the meantime, he could know everything about her without even trying. She always texted him, everywhere, and she was restless about texting what she ate.

He always knew everything about her but never cared. But within a few months, her life became a complete mystery.

She raised a puppy and her relationship with the doctor from the vet clinic was getting serious. Suddenly, her private life became his concerns.

"Stop the car."

'Eeeek'.

Ojae pulled over, afraid of Gyeonhui's words.

After he got out of the car for a moment, he looked at Sun's cell phone. He seemed unwilling to contemplate for a moment, but soon found the veterinary contact in the receiving text and pressed the call button.

***

Eunwoo checked his phone, but nothing came.

Smiling, Eunwoo looked at Labong and pouted his lips.

"Your owner seems busy today."

As he reached out and pet him, Labong licked Eunwoo's hand.

"What is it, Labong? What happened yesterday? Why are you so sweet today?"

Eunwoo continued stroking him with a smile that seemed to make him feel good. But his eyes continued to look at his cell phone.

"Don't just wait. Why don't you try to give her a call?" The nurse watching him asked.

"What? Oh, it's not like that. I'm not in a hurry, so no need…"

Eunwoo shook his head and smiled.

"You've got cupid's arrow in your c.h.e.s.t. Are you sure it's not important?"

"Oh... You've hit the target."

Eunwoo smiled.

"Well, I'll help you."

The nurse tried to find Sun's number on the list and make a call.

"Hey, Mrs. Ko."

'Bzzz.'

When Eunwoo tried to stop the mischievous nurse, his phone rang.

He quickly checked the number, and it was Labong's mom.

"Well, speak of the devil. Feel free to talk with her."

After checking the number, the nurse smiled and stepped away.

Eunwoo went outside and smiled at the nurse, then answered the phone.

"Amm. Ahem, hello?"

Eunwoo, who had a raspy voice, answered the phone in a very soft voice possible. But across the other side, no answer was heard.

"Hello? Miss Sun?"

Eunwoo asked once more.

"Who are you?"

A strange man's voice was heard over the phone.

A little surprised, Eunwoo held his phone out for a while and checked the number on the phone. Clearly, the number was hers.

"Who is this? This is certainly her phone number..."

"I asked you first."

The other party was treating Eunwoo contemptuously.

Eunwoo should've been offended by the rude tone of the voice, but he still remained calm.

"This is a veterinary hospital. I contacted Miss Sun because I have business with her. Excuse me, but what's your relationship with Miss. Sun?"

- Miss Sun... do you personally know her?

The other party seemed unwilling to answer Eunwoo's question.

Eunwoo's expression hardened in an ominous of sign.

"Who are you? Where's Sun?"

"It seems the veterinary clinic is not so busy to take care of someone's woman."

'Someone's woman?'

Eunwoo's eyes widened as if he were surprised by the unexpected man's response.

18. A person to be a spouse

"Can I talk to Miss Sun?" Eunwoo was a little surprised, but he immediately calmed down.

"Don't bother about the girl and take care of the animals, would you?" His tone seemed outrageous. However, it was still not known who the other party was to Sun.

Eunwoo explained again in a calm and friendly tone as much as possible. "I think you're misunderstanding something, but I've got a puppy whose been left behind, so I've contacted you."

"Then take care of it. Don't get in touch with her."

'Dook.'

The man shouted at Eunwoo and simultaneously hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello?"

Eunwoo shouted at the phone, but it was too late. He was a very rude person.

"Ruff! Ruff!"

At that point, Labong barked at him, feeling anxious.

"It's okay. It's alright. It's no big deal."

Eunwoo gently stroked Labong to calm him.

When Labong soon settled down, Eunwoo thought about the call a little while ago.

'She's someone else's woman...'

There was a man Sun was dating. That was something he had not yet known. Because they had met once, and then two or three times because of Labong…

"... The more I get to know you, the more I'm curious."

Eunwoo smiled and stroked Labong.

***

A large meeting room.

After arriving before the shareholders, Gyeonhui was confirming the doc.u.ments.

Then the door opened and Ojae came in.

"Mrs. Shin's return to Korea has been delayed, so the general meeting schedule was postponed in the evening."

The only person who could change the schedule for the general meeting was Gyeonhui's mother.

As if he were dissatisfied, he frowned and turned his attention to the paperwork again.

"Now, let's check it out first. It's DNMB's financial status report."

Ojae presented the organization's doc.u.ments to Gyeonhui.

DNBM was an online retailer that had been emerging in the United States recently.

In addition to an online sector, the company was also one of the most coveted companies in the U.S. because of a large distribution area. Recently, due to the appreciated rapid growth, the company was expanding its operations not only in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom and France.

"It's a solid company. It's not going to be easy to take over."

Ojae said, as if he had checked the doc.u.ments in advance.

"It's not easy, so it's more attractive. We have to be merged with them to grow aggressively."

Gyeonhui scrutinized the report with his cold eyes.

DNBM was necessary for Consencio to take control of the corporate governance within the group.

"Well, did you get in touch with the CEO?"

He asked the CEO of DNBM and the head of the board.

"I've heard that they're still on vacation."

"What kind of the CEO goes on vacation for months?"

He frowned, seemingly uninterested in understanding why.

"I think he had actually given almost all control to the CTO. He only has the CEO position in name."

"Well, I have to persuade that person to take over, so find him."

"... Okay."

"Go ahead."

Ojae turned around without even being able to speak his command.

"... I'm not a detective agent, and you always ask me to find someone. Hah."

"What?"

As Ojae murmured to himself, he felt like he had been caught in Gyeonhui's ears.

"Oh, no. I'm going to make sure that I'll find him like a detective agent."

Ojae hurried cooking up a good reason. Gyeonhui then stretched his finger and pointed to Ojae's mouth.

"If you can't crack down on that mouth, you'll probably regret it."

Gyeonhui spoke in a cold voice.

"... I know."

Ojae, feeling the cold atmosphere, swallowed his dry saliva.

"And one more thing, find out who the director at the veterinary hospital is."

"The director?"

"Yes the veterinary hospital."

"Oh..."

"Give it back to her."

Gyeonhui threw her cell phone that was in his pocket.

"Oh, okay."

He checked the instructions thoroughly and exited the meeting room.

"Huh."

As Ojae stepped out, Gyeonhui sighed with frustration.

'The veterinary clinic must not be busy to have extra time to take care of someone else's woman.'

He was ashamed of his jealous behavior.

"... All due to one text."

It was only a text, but the content of the message, which was not a big deal, would not leave his mind.