Chapter 51 - Being Followed [3]

Pushing away all the negative thoughts at the back of her mind, Moon Jiwoo decided to face the situation with confidence. After all, the only solution to this is— although it did not seem all that reliable— is to give it all.

Seeing how those two men extended their hands toward Sookyung, her eyes narrowed, and as creases appeared between both of her eyebrows, she gripped on to both of their wrists.

Taking this opportunity, Sookyung grabbed on to their legs, and pulling those legs, he tried to make those men slip. But regardless of how much strength he used, it was not possible for him to move those leg slightly.

Raising Sookyung's head, he stared at the men dressed in black, and their lips curved to form a small smirk.

After that, those two men flung their hands, and the strength caused Moon Jiwoo to lose her hold on their. With her stability being disrupted due to the impact, Jiwoo fell back.

Her shoulders came in contact with the road, and pain permeated through the back side of her body. A groan left her mouth while she pressed her palm on the ground, attempting to sit up.

Sookyung, on the other hand, scanned both of the men with his eyes, and when something caught his eyes, he clapped both of his hands together.

When one of those men was about to grip his hand, he jumped back, and then, his eyes fell on to Moon Jiwoo.

Judging from the way he was staring at her, Jiwoo had a ominous feeling rising within her ċhėst at that, and she stood up.

The two men did not waste a second before making a move towards Sookyung. However, before they could catch him, Sookyung grabbed Moon Jiwoo and pushed her body on top of theirs. After that, he turned his back on them and began running away at this best speed. 

Since this action of his caught her by surprise, Jiwoo's body collided against the two men slightly before she was able to compose herself.

"Distract them for me, alright?" he yelled before disappearing.

A sigh left Jiwoo's mouth at that. Regardless of how much she was seething with anger due to his actions, it was her priority to protect him.

A fiercesome look settled on her face while her determination to defeat them increased.

The three men attempted to run after Sookyung, but Moon Jiwoo grabbed on to two men's wrist while she kicked the other one on the knee with all the strength she was able to muster up.

The one that was kicked on the knee instantly fell back as his hand gripped on to his knee while the other two struggled against her grip. However, unlike the last time, they were not able to get rid of her strength.

The man that have been kicked down instantly stood up and began to run towards Sookyung. Seeing that, Jiwoo's eyes widened, and she was out of ideas on how to stop them.

Glaring at both the man before her, she was about to make move on them. However, that's when, she noticed how both of them raised their hands, and claws extended out from them.

Seeing that, she was caught by surprise, and a gasp escaped from her mouth. Before they were able to attack her, she removed their grip off of them and jumped a considerably large distance back.

However, it seemed that this time, those two men considered her to an opponent as well. Moving forward towards her, one of them were about to attack her with his claws.

Her eyes narrowed at that, and instinctively, she dodged his attack. But that's when she grew aware of the presence behind her, and noticing how a pair of claw was about to attack her, she squeezed her eyes close.

However, that attack never came for her, and Jiwoo found herself being pulled into a warm embrace. That sudden action caught her by surprise, and her eyes widened.

Hearing sounds, Jiwoo raised her head from that embrace, and a familiar face fell into her line of sight. A man stood before her, and judging from her memory, he was exactly the same man who had pulled her from the road the other day.

His appearance captivated her in that instant, and she found it difficult to move her eyes away from him. But when something warm touched her cheeks, she was pulled out of her trance.

Raising her hand, Jiwoo touched her cheek, and bringing her hand in front of her eyes, she noticed the red liquid on top of her hand.

Her eyes dilated in horror at that, and when she turned to her left, she noticed that their laid two corpse on the ground. The sight of that frightened Jiwoo, and she subconsciously jumped back.

The attractive man let go of her, and Jiwoo staggered a few steps back. This was her first time experiencing something of this sort, and even now, her heart raced within her ċhėst.

The man then turned to look at Jiwoo, and his cold eyes stared at Jiwoo. Before she was able to say anything to him, he disappeared into the thin air, causing shock to spread within her. Along with him, those bodies disappeared as well.

Moon Jiwoo's knees gave out then, and she instantly fell down on the ground. As her palm held on to her face, tears welled up at the corner of her eyes. Her body trembled as her bottom lip quivered.

From this, she had gotten a clear idea on what she will be facing in the future, and the thought of that was able to make her shudder. Maybe she would probably have to kill a person in the future as well.

"Are you done collecting yourself? I believe I deserve some answers now."

Raising her head, she turned to look at the direction of the voice and realized that Sookyung was leaning against the wall. He folded his arms across his ċhėst while he had one of his eyebrows raised.

"Wow! Judging from how you seem, this looks like your first time dealing with such a situation," he commented.

Pressing her palms on top of the ground, Jiwoo stood up, and being ashamed of the tears in her eyes, she instantly wiped them away. 

In order to not let Sookyung see her shaken up self and ashen face, she instantly turned to looked at the other way. This was too humiliating for her.

Not letting her voice crack, she spoke out, "Well, I am too tired today. I will be giving you the answers tomorrow."

Moon Jiwoo was not able to ensure that she would not be collapsing today when she tried to give him details about the entire matter, and others seeing her weak side was something she took to be humiliating.

However, before she was able to walk away, Sookyung moved forward towards her and engulfed her into a hug from behind. That action of his caught her by surprise, and her eyes widened.

"Yah! What are you doing?" she questioned, struggling against his grip.

"Hush! Don't move," he said, "I don't know what was it that gotten you shaken up, but everything is fine now see. You are safe, and I am safe too. If you want to cry out and let it out, you can; I am here for you, Daerin-ah."

Upon hearing those words from him, Jiwoo instantly pulled away from the hug, and folding her arms across her ċhėst, she disapprovingly stared at him.

She then vocalised, "What so you mean everything is fine? You fool, those men will be coming again, and next time, they will be stronger. I will abandon your ȧss next time around, and then say that everything is fine. 

And you expect me to cry? What do you take me to be? A weakling who cries and whɨnės? That should be you! Moreover, don't be there for me! I don't need you for that. Just don't trouble me, and I will be fine."

At her words, a chuckle escaped from his mouth, and then, glaring at her, he slightly knocked on the top of her head, causing her to scrunch up her nose.

"You really know how to destroy an atmosphere," he spoke out.

"Shut up, You Coward! You should have seen how you have ran away from that situation while panicking after pushing me on to those men. It was totally hilarious! Are you even a man?" Jiwoo insulted.

Raising his hand, Sookyung brushed his hand through his hair and said, "Only if I survive will I be a man, and at desperate times, I am forced to do such things."

"You don't have any girls falling for you, right, You Coward? After all, which girls will like a guy like you who will throw them into the danger and run away? 

Compared to you, the man that saved me was so much better. He was handsome, charming, and brave. He was skilled as well. You are really a disappointment!" she spoke out.

"Speak for yourself. Can you see a guy falling for crude mouth and violent girl like you?" he questioned.

"Crude mouth and violent girl!? Yah!" she exclaimed.