chapter 34

Her eyes were wide open when she felt someone shake her shoulder, and weakly, she turned her head to face him. Seeing the silhouette of a man, she blinked a couple of times in order to fix her blurry vision.

Seeing Lee Hyunjin stand before her, she smiled and spoke out, "Good morning!"

That's when, the realization had struck into her, and learning how she had accidentally fallen asleep outside yesterday caused her to let out a gasp.

Her eyes widened as she instantly stood up and started to brush her clothing in order to get rid of the dirt. Then, running her hand through her hair, she tried to fix it.

It was a wonder to Min Sihyeon how she had fallen asleep at here yesterday despite of how chilly it was. Maybe because of how worn out she was, she easily disregarded that fact.

That's when, she sneezed, and this caused her to be alarmed. She just hoped that she wouldn't be catching a cold from this because that could be quite nasty.

"Just wanted to take a walk outside because I couldn't sleep," she vocalised, "Who knew that I would be falling asleep at here?"

Not even slightly shocked by her antics anymore, he shook his head and voiced out, "Just go and wash up quickly."

She nodded her head.

That's when, she recalled about something and voiced out, "Don't leave yet. I have something to talk to you about. It's important. That's why, stay at your office, alright?"

Without giving him a chance to reply, she rushed towards the house while wishing that he would pay heed to her words and stay. After all, it wasn't everyday she said things to him with this sense of urgency.

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Because of how she felt slightly more cold compared to usual, Min Sihyeon dressed warmly. In order to think positively, she blamed it all of the weather.

To admit that she was catching a cold was way too much for her!

Staring at the warm cup of tea before her, she lifted it up and took a sip out of it. Comfort spread through her the moment she did that, and the corner of her lips curved to form a wide smile.

Right then, it felt as if there was nothing better than this.

Hyunjin, who was seated opposite to her, was waiting for her to start. Sensing the impatience from him, she placed the cup down.

Bringing her face forward, she voiced out, "This just occurred to me recently but shouldn't I at least take medicines or do therapies to regain my memories? It appears that you are being way too calm about it."

"No need," he vocalised, "They will come to you naturally."

"Really? I don't think that's how it works in dramas though. They have to take a considerable amount of medicines plus they try to repeat the things from the past to regain their memories."

"You should stop with those dramas," he pointed out.

This wasn't the first time he showed his distaste towards the dramas, and by now, it was fair to say that she was used to it.

"One day you will understand the charm to them," she voiced out.

After that, she went silent, not knowing how to bring a certain matter up, and she started to play with her fingers.

Nervousness started to bloom inside her, and she took in a deep breath. She did not know why she was having a sudden rush of emotions.

"I am not sure about it, but I think I had seen a fragment of my memory yesterday. Maybe it was just a dream or an imagination; I tend to imagine a lot after all.

But something about it felt too vivid to me to dismiss it like that so easily. That's why, I wanted to mention about this to you."

Not many times did she get the opportunity to see the man before her be shaken up, and it was fair enough to say that this was one of those times he was.

His eyes widened eyes spelled it all out for her.

She had a feeling that she would be regretting not taking a picture of him right then, but currently, she wasn't in the mood to think of something like that. It was quite a pity indeed!

"What was it?" he questioned after a couple of seconds of silence. Although he managed to compose himself quite a lot, there were still remnants of that on his face.

"Nothing much. It was just a blur. There was an amusement park and an ice skating rink I think. That's all. Other than that, I was unable to figure out anything," she honestly answered.

He nodded his head before responding, "Just leave things as how they are. You will slowly start to remember. Don't stress or force yourself to remember. That might bring harm to you."

"Hmm, noted," she voiced out, "I will be sure to know if I remember anything more!"

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Min Sihyeon felt restless when she thought of that dream. That's why, she brushed that thought back in her mind in order to bring peace to herself.

Lee Hyunjin was right. There was no use in giving herself a headache over this. Although she was curious, she did not think there was a need for rush in this matter.

Akin to yesterday, she might slowly regain her memory, and right now, she was satisfied with that. Stressing over things was not her cup of tea at the end of the day after all.

As she stepped into her room, couple of coughs escaped from her, and she felt a little light-headed. 

Thinking that this was because of her lack of proper sleep last night, she decided to rest for a while in order to restore her health. 

Trying her best, she tried to keep the possibility of a cold or a fever away from her mind. Going over to the bed, she pulled over the blanket and got under it.

Beneath the warm covers, she could find herself being at peace, and the corner of her lips curved upwards to form a satisfied smile.

As she hugged the blanket close to her, it barely took her couple of seconds to sleep.

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A pounding headache caused her to open her eyes, and she blinked her eyes couple of times in order to fix her blurry line of sight.

She coughed slightly, and feeling the sudden coldness, she pulled the blanket much closer to her. Diving further into the blanket, she sought after the warmth.

Although she wanted to get up to get some medicine, her limbs barely had any energy, and closing her eyes, she decided to give up. Maybe this would disappear after a couple of minutes.

While she was able to drift into the sleep, the door was pushed open, and being at a hazy state, she wasn't able to properly respond to it. Not thinking much of it, she let herself go to sleep.

She could hear a voice calling for her, and a soft 'hmm' left her mouth. There was nothing she could muster other than that.

The area on the bed beside her dipped slightly as a figure sat on it, and she could feel her blanket being pulled. Although she was cold, she did not have power inside her to go against it.

She merely shuddered.

"Mom, are you alright?"

Feeling someone shake her shoulder caused her to open her eyes slightly, and the view of Lee Minjoon fell into her line of sight. Seeing the worry in his eyes caused her to nod her head in order to ensure him.

"Yeah," she weakly said, "I just need to rest for a while."

As those words left her mouth, she continued to cough before shivering.