Daehyun was silent. By his face, the worry was even more visible even in the gloom.

It was the first time I saw Daehyun become that fragile after seeing too much of his strong obstinacy where it was as if no one in this world could break his resolve.

However, I couldn't feel pity, even for a little pity. I didn't have that feeling at the moment. I lost something precious and gave it all to someone I thought that he didn't deserve but in the end, even without him asking me for it, I gave that pity as if I had to give it to him.

"Daehyun ...." I muttered softly. Gritting my teeth, I tried to stabilize my voice so as not to tremble, "There's no 'you and me' for now. But, there's only 'me and him' here." With a pause, I continued, "Daehyun, I'm sorry, I shouldn't say this, but I don't want to hear such words for a while ... I'm sorry."

Even if I conveyed the words gently, I was sure that it would still sound painful to him.

I looked at Daehyun with tears that kept rolling which made the fog thicker in my eyes. Seeing him with a dumbfounded expression upon hearing the words, which might sound cruel and unfair to him, I wanted to apologize and jump up to hug him but I couldn't … I couldn't do that. My body refused to do that. Now, I just wanted to run right away if only I could.

I tried to understand Daehyun's situation but still, I couldn't. Even I carelessly said, "Do you want to blame me and want me to take responsibility for everything that happened to you? Aren't you the only one who got yourself into trouble? I never asked you to do anything this far, did I? Tell me if I once asked you to accompany me here, so I will stay here for your sake."

Daehyun didn't respond. He just kept looking at me like he wanted to put all his love on me but he couldn't.

I finally reassured him, "Okay then. If you want me to take responsibility for something I never did, I will do that," I said again in despair, "You can punish me, lock me up, or treat me as your pet. You can do whatever you want. I won't cancel our scheduled departure either, but that's after I see him."

There was disbelief flashing through his dark eyes. It was clear that he was unpleased with my words.

"W-what? How can you say such a thing?" While saying this, Daehyun gritted his teeth. His stern face and hardened jaw seemed to be holding back something that was about to explode from within him at this very moment.

However, even so, his words still sounded gentle for someone who was in a man's rage.

Right now, I couldn't think straight, so I couldn't tell the difference between tenderness, pain, and anger. I just said something without thinking about whether it would make him angry or what.

I turned around and was about to leave without saying anything, but immediately Daehyun hugged me tighter and tighter. He said gently, "Chunghee, don't go ... I beg you ...."

"Let me go!"

With yelling like that, Daehyun reluctantly loosened his embrace. And once I got the chance, I quickly walked away from him.

When he saw me about to walk again, he said loudly and made me stop in surprise, "You said you would never come back to him and will always be with me! You promised me! Never forget that!"

I was stunned for a moment as I clenched my fists so tightly. The anger in my chest arose in one big flame and moved through my head, then burned through my body. I immediately turned around and hit him hard in the face.

I yelled, "How can you remember a promise like that in a such situation?! Do I look like I can do that now?! Even if I want to, I would have missed that opportunity long ago!" I wiped my tears, then said, "Heh, I'm going to leave now. Arguing with you will only take up my time."

This is bad.

Yelling like that was draining all my strength.

Silence for a moment, suddenly a thought immediately made me stare at Daehyun who was also silent in front of me angrily. With a disdainful smile, I spoke, "I can even leave Donghwa right in front of his eyes. Then, why can't I leave you? Who isn't even my lover at all."

"Heh, but, don't worry. I made a promise to you and I mean it. I'll get back to you after I get to Seoul."

Daehyun suddenly froze in silence. His fierce face became lifeless as the ice melted on his forehead. Then, touching his face that left a hard slap mark that looked bluish bruised and slightly swollen, he grinned coldly. He said, "So this is your answer huh ...."

"...."

"You know, out of all the insults you said, that was the only thing that hurt me the most." Daehyun smiled, but the smile only showed the bitterness of his sentence as he said, "Actually, if you just said 'you don't understand', it wouldn't be because you don't really understand anything, but you just refuse to understand. I think you know it better than me, don't you?"

"Chunghee, I know that I mean nothing to you and always force everything. I know. But, I never thought that you were a bad person, even with you pretending to love me all this time, it never crossed my mind to leave you. Just so you know, with just you being with me and giving that little chance, I'm already too happy."

"... And, for what I've done so far, can you give me a little appreciation? Understanding my current situation, that's more than enough for me, you know."

"Heh, it sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Alright then." He giggled, then continued, "Chunghee, then tell me, if you say 'leave' firmly in front of me right now, then I'll be leaving right now. Come to think of it, why should I be with someone who doesn't want to be with me, though?"