CHAPTER 252: EXPENSIVE MISTAKE

’WONHEE-SSI.’

[Ruda Oppa called me formally, and he’s even using formal language even though he’s older than me.]

The reality then started to crush Wonhee.

[Although my mind believed what Soobin Oppa and Ahyeonnie told me about my ’missing memories,’ my heart was confused. Until now, that is.]

After all, she could feel the distance between Park Ruda and her.

[If the distance between Ruda Oppa and I is this big now, then the distance between me and Seodam Oppa must be bigger...]

She felt a pang in her chest when the realization hit her.

"Wonhee-ssi, did you get amnesia or something? It sounds like you’ve forgotten about our previous fights judging by how you called my name fondly."

Oh.

Park Ruda sounded like he was joking, but...

[I can tell he’s being calculating at the moment.]

Her older brother told her to be careful, and yet here she was now.

"Why aren’t you answering, Wonhee-ya?"

Oh.

Park Ruda called her the way she remembered.

Hence, before she realized it, she was already responding to him as usual.

"Ruda Oppa..."

GASP.

Hmm?

Wonhee turned to the door when she heard a loud gasp. "Ahyeonnie...?"

Ahyeon was marching towards her with an upset look on his face, and then he suddenly snatched her phone away from her and ended the call.

Hmm?

Wonhee was shocked because Ahyeon had never been rude to her until that moment.

"I-I’m sorry, Noona. I thought you were still a-asleep, so I entered your r-room without knocking," Ahyeon said, looking flustered. "And I’m s-sorry for g-grabbing your phone..."

"You don’t look sorry for the latter."

Ahyeon blushed, but he nodded. "T-Talking to Park Ruda-ssi was a m-mistake, Noona. I’m sorry, b-but I need to report this to V-Vice President Yeon and Y-Yejun Hyung-nim..."

"I understand why you need to report to Soobin Oppa, but why do you need to report to Hwang Frost-ssi?"

She remembered that Hwang Frost’s real name was Hwang Yejun.

"Is it because I’m Hwang Frost-ssi’s exclusive Guide?"

"Noona doesn’t remember, but Yejun Hyung-nim really cares about you," Ahyeon said. He was so confident and certain of his claim that he didn’t stutter this time. "Yejun Hyung-nim is one of the few people that I trust to keep you safe, Noona."

That was big coming from Ahyeon.

[Ahyeonnie is protective of me, after all.]

And Wonhee trusted Ahyeon with all her heart.

[Ahyeonnie and Yool are my best friends— and every fiber of my being hasn’t forgotten.]

"Are Ruda Oppa and Seodam Oppa a threat to me, Ahyeonnie?"

"Yes, Noona," Ahyeon said firmly while nodding with conviction. "Please trust me."

"I trust you, Ahyeonnie," Wonhee said when she felt her mind clearing up a bit. "Let me tell Soobin Oppa and Hwang Frost-ssi about the mistake I made."

***

"OPPA, I’m sorry."

Hmm?

Soobin expected Wonhee to be upset because he made her sleep earlier.

But it seemed like his baby sister didn’t even realize that he used his power on her.

[I’ll come clean to her later.]

Soobin didn’t get a chance to explain because after his long conversation with Hwang Yejun, Do Ahyeon sent him a message saying that Wonhee was already awake.

But, instead of his baby sister’s bedroom, Wonhee wanted to have a talk in the drawing room. She also said she wanted Hwang Yejun to be there, and so he brought the Ice Demon with him after making him promise not to pressure Wonhee to remember him.

["Hyung, I won’t make Wonhee upset."]

That was Hwang Yejun’s promise before Soobin agreed to bring him to Wonhee.

"I made a mistake, Oppa," Wonhee confessed. "I answered Ruda Oppa’s call. He was surprised when I called him ’oppa.’"

Oh.

That was, indeed, a problem.

[Park Ruda probably realized that Hee-ya’s memory was a mess if she called him the way she used to.]

"He asked me if I have amnesia."

[I knew it.]

"Ahyeonnie said it was a mistake," Wonhee said remorsefully. "Will my mistake put everyone around me in trouble? I’m sorry if that’s the case."

Soobin shook his head. "You don’t have to apologize, Hee-ya. I should have asked you to be careful about answering phone calls."

"No, Oppa. I should have used my common sense."

"Hee-ya, don’t blame yourself—"

"It’s alright even if you made a mistake, Wonhee-ya," Hwang Yejun said, cutting off Soobin. "I’ll fix it for you."

Oh?

Soobin didn’t want to say this, but...

[This punk is reliable.]

"Thank you for saying that, Hwang Frost-ssi."

Ah.

Soobin pretended not to see the pain in Hwang Yejun’s eyes when Wonhee addressed him by his ’stage name.’

[Poor bastard.]

"Hwang Frost-ssi, can we talk?" Wonhee asked awkwardly. "Just the two of us."

Soobin frowned because he didn’t like the idea, but he kept his mouth shut when he saw Hwang Yejun’s face beam as if he had found salvation.

[This punk is a huge simp.]

***

YEJUN was nervous for the first time in a while.

He loved being alone with Wonhee.

But, this time, he felt a bit scared because he didn’t know what she was thinking.

[And I want to touch her...]

Yejun slapped his face.

[Get a grip, you pervert.]

"A-Are you okay, Hwang Frost-ssi?"

Ouch.

It still hurt that Wonhee was talking to him formally, but he endured it.

[Her memories will return soon.]

"I’m alright," Yejun assured the worried Wonhee. "Why do you want to talk to me in private, Wonhee-ya?"

"I want to ask you something personal. Will that be okay?"

"Sure. Ask away."

Wonhee’s cheeks turned red as if she was shy.

Fucking hell.

[How can someone be so adorable?]

"Hwang Frost-ssi, what are we?"

"Soulmates."

Wonhee looked flustered by his straight-forward response. "A-Are we dating?"

"No, not yet."

"Not ’yet?’" she asked, getting more flushed. "So, we have feelings for each other?"

"Ah, I can’t tell you what you feel about me since only you know about that, Wonhee-ya," Yejun said while shaking his head. "And, to be honest, I haven’t confessed properly to you yet. But you know how I feel about you."

"Why haven’t you confessed yet?"

"I know, right? I thought I was being considerate to you since it hasn’t even been three months since your last relationship. But, now, I’m regretting it."

It was a stupid mistake to think that he had all the time in the world.

"I see," Wonhee said shyly. "Thank you for answering my questions."

"May I know why you’re asking me these things?"

"I just want to make sure that I’m not being unfair to you."

"Unfair to me? How?"

"Right now, I can’t help but think about Seodam Oppa as my boyfriend," Wonhee said in a half-apologetic and half-embarrassed tone. "I just want to make sure that I’m not being unfair to you, Hwang Frost-ssi. Because everyone is telling me that you care about me..."

"Wonhee-ya, it doesn’t matter whether you like someone else or not— my feelings for you won’t change," Yejun said in a serious tone. "Most of all, I believe you’ll recover your memories soon."

"What if I don’t?"

[If Wonhee doesn’t remember our precious memories, then I’ll destroy the System with my own hands before the Virus finds it.]

That was a violent thought that he didn’t dare voice out.

After all, he didn’t want to scare Wonhee.

And, so...

"It’s okay, Wonhee-ya."

Wonhee knitted her eyebrows as if she was confused. "It’s okay?"

"I’m just going to seduce you again," Yejun said, grinning at Wonhee. "Wonhee-ya, you like my face, don’t you?"

***

THEY KNEW that something might have happened to Chu Wonhee.

After all, the S-Class Guide suddenly disappeared from their radar.

Then, a video showing a young couple that looked like a young Hwang Frost and a young Chu Wonhee went viral.

They knew the young couple didn’t just resemble the power couple.

[It’s them— Hwang Frost and Chu Wonhee regressed.]

Unfortunately, before they could even find the two to confirm their theory, Hwang Frost and Chu Wonhee already disappeared from the public again.

But a lucky incident happened.

It was all thanks to a phone call.

"Tell the liege," Park Ruda said to no one in particular since too many eyes were watching him at the moment. "Tell the liege that the Queen of Guides has lost her recent memories."

***

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