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Being informed the advertising company she applied her intern position was willing to wait for her recovery, Eunseo was pleased, for a while. Literally just for a while.

Exy frowned. After the incident, Eunseo's mood turned to be very fickle, mostly gloomy.

The diagnosis from doctor, after consultation, was barely the pain due to her wound, a type of physical discomfort.

Was it really that case? The discomfort of her wound? It was not, Eunseo knew it very well.

Every time Exy or Meiqi mentioned Seola deliberately or unconsciously, great waves of emotion began to surge inside Eunseo's heart. She clearly understood her heart she hardly calmed it down should not be ripped again. However, she just could not control herself to mind that person. Eunseo hates this kind of herself.

Why can't you be more persist? Why can't you hold on your dignity? You promised to move on, you promised not to turn back. But whenever she thought of Seola, thinking that she might be waiting for her somewhere behind her, she wanted to turn around, she wanted to walk back. Why are you acting like a dumb again?

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"Come out if Eunseo is asleep. If she's not, I'll wait you downstairs, find an excuse to meet me."

Exy received similar messages from Seola almost every day, even on weekends. This made Exy feel that the role of a guardian was more tiring than going to work on time every day, because at least she got to rest on weekends.

Exy probed to check on Eunseo, sighing helplessly. Such wonderful day was wasted again, as Eunseo went back to sleep again after she took her meal.

Will undergo a blood exchange transfusion or an operation really cause someone to be such sleepyhead? Exy was skeptical on how doctor commented Eunseo's wound was healing well and she would able to start working like normal people in two days.

Exy shook her head and went to open the door for Seola.

Seola handed the thermos to Exy, "My aunt supervised me while cooking. I tried the taste, it's fine."

"You?" Exy could not hide her surprised look. The Seola she had known since young, who only knows how to eat but not to cook, cooked. Cooking has always been a mission impossible to her, as she was really bad at doing house works. Exy really did not expect someone like her would cook the soup herself, especially cooking for someone else.

"My aunt can't help me to cook every day, so I let her teach me." Seola replied in a low voice, so low that Exy could barely hear.

"Eunseo is going to Lyon in two days. I'll go back very soon." This implied that there would be no one to spy on Eunseo anymore. This probably would be the last time Seola could bring the soup for Eunseo.

"Sounds great."

Seola was relieved, without veiling her voice, and Exy finally heard how she sounded.

"Are you still sick? It's been so many days..."

"I'm getting better."

"With this voice? Who do you think you're fooling?"

"At least I stop coughing." Seola felt bad for lying.

Exy hold back the impulse to hit Seola on her head, how stubborn her friend was. "Just come in. Look at you, acting like an ostrich. After today, I don't think you have the chance to see her anymore."

Seola refused to enter the house, Exy had to forcefully pulled in. She gave back the thermos to Seola. "Do it yourself. I need to buy dinner." Exy straightly left the house after saying, her moves were so smooth that when Seola got back to herself, she was standing alone at the entrance with the thermos in her arm.

Therefore, she could only walk to the kitchen and pour the soup out, carefully wrapped the bowl with plastic wrap and put it back into the fridge.

After wandering for a while, Seola finally gathered her courage together and went into Eunseo's room.

Slowly approaching Eunseo who was still sleeping in her bed and watched her silently. She has not seen her for just a few days, but her face features have become sharper, she slimmed down.

Seola reached out and caressed Eunseo's messy bangs, staring at her face.

Seola wondered, there is still a long way for their future. Even if the days are ordinary, if Eunseo is there, it would still be wonderful.

At times, Seola feels that Eunseo's features are perfectly divined, but sometimes she looks over charismatic with her sharp tall nose, and her significant well-defined jawlines.

Despite of that, every time Eunseo smiles, Seola feels warm, her smile is securing and comforting in some ways.

When Eunseo sleeps, she looks softer, as if turning back into a little kid, arousing the urge to make people give her love and protection, give her hugs and candies, give her kisses and tenderness, give her everything and let her stay from sorrow.

Without realizing, Seola leaned closer and even closer to Eunseo. So close that she could clearly see Eunseo's eyelashes and even count them.

Eunseo was semi-consciously awake, she felt a light breeze on her face, but she did not open her eyes.

She was very tired and just wanted to sleep. She knew who that was, but she kept her eyes closed tightly so she could get over it.

When Seola back to her sense, her lips were already on Eunseo's lips. Softly, tenderly and greedily, lingering on Eunseo's lips.

Realizing her ridiculous behavior, Seola was stunned and immediately moved back.

It seemed as if she was taking Eunseo's advantage. She shook her head. No, she was indeed taking her advantage.

Seola has never expected she would conduct such despicable move. She glanced at Eunseo in guilt, fortunately, the latter did not wake up.

Seola unexpectedly touched her lips. Strictly speaking, this was their first kiss.

Not kissing on the hand, the cheeks, the forehand, but lips to lips.

It sounded petty, but when Seola recalled that kiss, she wants more. She wants a serious and deepened kiss with Eunseo.

If it was Seola who took the first move to kiss Eunseo, she doubts Eunseo would be really happy, getting excited all day, with that silly smile and narrowed shining eyes.

However, this was not like how it used to be. Luckily, Eunseo has fallen asleep, Seola told herself.

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Eunseo was awake, but she did not respond. Even though she was really exhausted, she did not want to sleep because her tiredness, she forced herself to sleep because she was trying to escape, avoiding from fallen into that fatal charm.

Seola was there, she knew that.

The faint acacia scent, just like the flower language of acacia, hidden and secretive, the concealed love.

She felt weary, she was afraid as well. She did not know if she would have the confidence to give both of them another chance. But since Seola did not show up to her or explain face to face, just let it be.

Remain silent, perhaps is one kind of tacit understanding. The mutual understanding that does not break the mindful heart of each other.

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By the time Eunseo smelled that particular aroma of acacia once again, it was two weeks later.

Eunseo was surprised the advertising company was willing to wait for her recovery and as a repay to the company, Eunseo gave her all efforts at her works.

The third day after she started working, she has begun to work overtime. She voluntarily joined the project planning team which specialize in online advertising. In the team, she has to collect, analyze, integrate and report all the data, applying all the knowledges she knew and learned before.

Despite she tried very hard, she was not heading to the accurate and exact direction, instead going off the path from the essential core.

"Your idea isn't bad, but not thorough enough. Don't worry, take your time." Eunseo's team leader is an amiable person, did not blame Eunseo for her lacking but often explains her problems patiently and encourages Eunseo to follow the steps.

However, Eunseo was impetuous. She has wasted too much time during her recovery period. She was desperate to catch up with other same batch interns. She wanted to prove that she was worthy to let the company keep a position for her, but she overworked herself.

On the fifth day, she worked until she lost the track of time. It was only her staying behind in the office. The security guard saw her when patrolling the building and urged her home. Since then, her leader ordered her to leave before nine.

Eunseo has always been an obedient person. She did not dare to break the order given by her superior. She punched in on time at nine every day and brought all unfinished works back.

One day, at the moment Eunseo stepped out from the building, she saw the bus slowly approaching from a distance. So, she rushed to the bus station, hoping to catch up with the bus.

Either she has been lacking exercise or she forgot her dinner. She felt dizzy while running to the stop. She collapsed and fainted on the street after another few heavy steps.

A passerby saw this and called the ambulance. By the time Eunseo was sent to the hospital, she had woken up, she knew it was because her blood sugar was too low.

Lying on the bed, with an infusion tube in her left hand, she reluctantly waited for the IV fluids transfusion to be completed. She did not enjoy this moment. She felt weird having sense the liquids flowing inside her arm.

The hospital staff told her that they have contacted the emergency contact person through her phone. And in her phone, there were only three people she set as emergency contact person, Bona, Exy and Meiqi.

Since Bona was not around, for sure her number could not be reached. Exy was in Busan, it is basically impossible that she could make it. Therefore, the only person who was in the same city with her, was Meiqi. Undoubtedly, Eunseo expected Meiqi to pick her up from the hospital.

When Eunseo smelled the acacia, she turned around to find out it was Seola, she panicked, very panicked.

To be continued...