Chapter 146 - Pervert Taehee

"What if I tell you that I dressed up as a girl in order to stalk you and share a room with you?" Han Taehee questioned— arching his eyebrows. Amusement played in her eyes as she stared at Lee Jinhee, waiting for her answer.

Now that Han Taehee was dressed as a male, Lee Jinhee found him looking absolutely handsome and even charming if he didn't open that mouth of his. The lack of seriousness in Taehee's tone irritated Lee Jinhee, and her eyes stared at Han Taehee sternly.

"Stop joking around, Han Taehee," Lee Jinhee, in a nonchalant tone, spoke out, "You didn't even know me back then."

Han Taehee chuckled.

"Then, what if I tell you that I am able to inform you about the reason at this moment?" Han Taehee asked.

If Lee Jinhee were to persist on this matter after what Han Taehee had said, it would make her insensitive, and no matter how much Lee Jinhee was curious, she did not want to forcefully pry into Taehee's matter.

She understood. If it was something personal, Lee Jinhee would not push Han Taehee to know about this and wait patiently until Taehee was comfortable with informing her about this. 

Since Jinhee cared about Taehee to some extent and subconsciously had expectations from him, this was bound to hurt. Nonetheless, this did not give her a reason to act immature over it.

"I'll respect your decision then," Lee Jinhee honestly answered.

With a slight smile appearing on his face, Han Taehee patted Lee Jinhee's head, and opening his mouth, he voiced out, "It's not like I don't want to tell you; It's just that you won't understand if I told you about it now. But I will tell about you about it one day."

Placing his index finger on top of his lips, Han Taehee added, "Only very few knows about it, so I'd have to trouble to you to keep this as a secret, Jinhee-ah."

Lee Jinhee nodded. Spreading gossip and spilling others' secret wasn't something Lee Jinhee enjoyed or was used to. So, it wasn't much of a big deal for her.

Now that the negative emotions within hef was gone, Lee Jinhee recalled about something. An anger filled expression appeared on Lee Jinhee's face, and as her eyes glared at Han Taehee, she questioned, "Should I call you a pervert or creep from now on?"

Han Taehee mumbled, "None of them aren't words which you haven't used on me before."

Audibly, Han Taehee stated, "I'd prefer to have you call me as your sweetheart though."

"Yah! Han Taehee, it's understandable that you had a reason behind dressing as a girl and not informing about it! But, Han Taehee, you shared a room with me, got changed in a same room, hugged me, and even touched my…"

A blush formed on Lee Jinhee's cheeks, and she was unable to continue further. If Han Taehee was truly a female, she wouldn't have minded it, and recalling about all those incident, Lee Jinhee felt mortified. However, Taehee was an actual man.

Han Taehee let out a cough, and memories of those times came inside of his mind. Pink blush covered his cheeks, and watching Jinhee's shy expression made Han Taehee's heart skip a beat.

"I promise I had a reason behind sharing a room with you, and about those hugs, I saw girls in the dramas do them. So, I though it would make me seem like more of a girl, and when we got changed together, I swear I didn't even glance at you. About the last incident…" 

The blush on Han Taehee's cheeks grew darker. Recalling about the time when he accidentally touch Lee Jinhee's chest made him feel heated all of a sudden, and he tried to erase all the indecent thoughts about Jinhee from his mind.

Noticing Han Taehee's darkened cheeks, the frustration and anger that Lee Jinhee felt heightened, and she exclaimed, "Yah! Han Taehee, what are you thinking about!? I swear I would have beat you up if it wasn't for the fact that I wasn't injured!"

Han Taehee let out another cough and said, "You know how that was an accident. I didn't mean to do it, but it just happened, I suppose."

Han Taehee had a reasonable explanation behind all of his actions, and despite that, Lee Jinhee still had the urge to beat him up. Most probably because her pride as a female was stabbed. Moreover, Han Taehee looked more beautiful than her when he was dressed as a female.

From the pink girly t-shirt— which was worn by him during the breakfast— Han Taehee changed into a light blue shirt. The colour of the shirt went well with his features, and a pair of black jeans were worn by him.

His hair was styled neatly, and brown bangs felt upon his forehead. His eyes held a twinkle in them as they stared upon Lee Jinhee, and his pink lips curved up to a smile. Dressed as a male, he did not look much effeminate.

Folding her hands over her chest and not wanting to sound unreasonable, Lee Jinhee answered, "I suppose so. But from now on, maintain a proper distance from me."

"Why didn't I lock the door to my room that day?" Taehee mumbled. 

The words managed to reach Lee Jinhee's ears, and feeling irked by his words, Lee Jinhee formed her left hand into a fist.

"What did you just say?" Lee Jinhee questioned threateningly whilst showing her fist at him.

Putting his palm over her fist, Han Taehee smiled and spoke out, "At least I can flirt with you freely."

When Han Taehee was dressed as a girl, Lee Jinhee did not make much of his flirting. However, now that she was aware he was male, it was absolutely a different matter. After all, Han Taehee was a handsome male, and as she was a normal girl, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to control her heart.

"If you dare do anything like that, I'll call you Pervert Taehee for forever," Lee Jinhee said. 

She had to protect this heart of hers. One tragedy due to love in her life was enough, and looking at who Han Taehee was, Jinhee knew that everything between them was near to impossible. Her heart tend to be treacherous when it came to love, and therefore, she was required to be extra careful.