Kang Jin-Ho had to ask again just to make sure he hadn't heard wrongly. “As a man, you say?”

“Yes, as a man,” Choi Yeon-Ha replied with a cool nod. And that rendered Kang Jin-Ho speechless once more, unable to think of an appropriate response. Choi Yeon-Ha tilted her head. “What's the matter? Acting like a naive idiot and all?”

“No, uh, well...” Kang Jin-Ho frowned, wondering what she wanted to hear from him. He couldn't remember the last time he was this lost for words.

Choi Yeon-Ha burst into laughter at how flustered Kang Jin-Ho looked. “Mister Jin-Ho, what's gotten into you?”

“No, well...”

“You're acting like I confessed to you or something. Don't worry; it's not like that.”

“...?”

“It's as I said. I'm interested in you. Simply put... You're better than I thought? Something like that?”

Kang Jin-Ho wordlessly nodded, inwardly thanking Choi Yeon-Ha for retreating like this for his sake. Even if the odds of him misunderstanding her right now was pretty high, he still felt relieved that she selflessly created some breathing room for him.

Choi Yeon-Ha continued to explain, “All I'm saying is that hanging out with you, again and again, might not be a bad idea. I hope you understand what I mean.”

“Oh, uh, yes...”

Choi Yeon-Ha's eyes opened wide in surprise when she saw the still-flustered Kang Jin-Ho.

'This guy... Why is he such an innocent little dummy?'

With his looks, never mind some measly confessions,...