Five days passed without any certainty. Since Jinwoo took Yujin to her father's house, he had not seen Yujin yet. He was still reluctant to face Yujin because he didn't know what he was going to do. Suddenly he became like a weak man who lost his courage to meet Yujin. He was afraid of breaking Yujin's fragile heart again. He now realizes how much Yujin loves him. While he could not give anything to Yujin. His heart seemed to have died. He can only feel love without being able to give love.
"Hey… what are you doing here?" asked Hyuki in surprise when he saw his best friend and boss contemplating alone in a very quiet meeting room.
He had just finished a meeting with Minister Kang who asked him to take care of Nara. And yesterday he had successfully completed the mission. Just before Nara escaped, the police came to throw Nara into prison. As a friend, he did not want to see Nara's life damaged any further. Nara had to be stopped because all her actions could no longer be tolerated. Even he himself was very embarrassed to see Nara's life which looks like a fleas. Go from one official to another to dredge their treasures and exploit their power.
"Go home and meet Yujin."
"She's better off living with her dad." Jinwoo said flatly.
His cold nature had returned. Even so, Hyuki knew that Jinwoo really missed Yujin.
"Yujin keeps looking for you, she's always waiting for you to pick her up. Why don't you explain everything to her. You let Yujin continue to grieve because of her misunderstanding. She thinks you and Nara are in a relationship. Did you do that on purpose?"
"Leave me alone. I purposely kicked her out of my life."
Hyuki sighed heavily while looking at Jinwoo with concern. Why did his best friend become so pathetic like this just because of love matters? Wasn't he used to facing heavy problems and big conflicts that resulted in war? Why just because of a love Lee Jinwoo became so soft like this? He is like a runny teenager who is trying to maintain his high ego. Hyuki was really bothered to see Jinwoo's demeanor. He wanted to kick Jinwoo to go pick up Yujin at her father's house because Yujin needed him too.
"Moron! Idiot! I didn't expect you to be such a stupid general," said Hyuk sharply.
Jinwoo looked back at him sharply but didn't do anything because what Hyuki said was true. He's stupid, he's an idiot, and he's moron. Just because of complicated feelings like this can make him a weak man.
"You'd better go. Finish your tasks before you get punishment."
Hyuk squealed in annoyance. He walked over to Jinwoo and pulled the man's shirt collar to make Jinwoo emotional and finally threw a punch at Hyuki.
"Don't ever interfere in my business. Mind your own business!"
"Yujin's business will also be my business because I treat Yujin as my own sister. I will not stay silent if you keep hurting Yujin like this. How hard is it to repay Yujin's sincere feelings who are willing to sacrifice her life to live with a crazy man like you. If you really don't love her, at least you can treat Yujin more gently.
"Yujin has been trying to understand you and succumb to you so that your married life is happy. But you always put her to the test with your fickle attitude and nearly killed her several times. Do you realize that your actions hurt her a lot? Where is your promise to protect her at the altar? You can only keep this country peaceful, but you can't keep Yujin's feelings peaceful and happy. I'm disappointed in you, you don't deserve to be a general!"
Hyuki just walked away with the corners of his lips turning blue from Jinwoo's punch. He didn't care about Jinwoo anymore and he was fed up with him. To hell if his title was to be demoted because he had insulted a general. Title and all honors are not important. For him the happiness of others is more important than just a title that can be bought.
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"Good afternoon general, I..."
"Go and don't bother me. I'm not in the mood to hear any reports."
The junior soldier immediately shut his mouth tightly and canceled his intention to tell Jinwoo if someone was waiting for him inside the house.
Jinwoo entered his house with unsteady steps. He has not been home for four days. During this time he kept himself busy at headquarters with various jobs that must be completed. But today he can no longer stay in his office because of Hyuki's words. More or less what Hyuki said affected his mind and made him feel even more guilty for Yujin.
"Arghh shit!" Jinwoo cursed annoyed. Again Yujin's face danced inside his head and made him feel even more guilty for her. He shouldn't feel guilty about Yujin because all of this was his wish. He wants Yujin to know about his life and his crazy attitude. But why did he actually feel guilty for that woman? Isn't this how Yujin can think about her decision to stay with him? He was sure that Yujin would not want to continue their marriage after he showed all his madness in front of her.
"General Lee..."
Jinwoo looked up, looking at Yujin who was currently looking at him with longing eyes in their room. Since when has Yujin been there? That one question swirled inside Jinwoo's head. Since then he had not noticed Yujin's presence there and he also did not see Yujin's shoes in front of the house. So how could that woman be there? Hasn't he decided to bring Yujin home yet?
"I was waiting for you to pick me up general, but you never came. Where have you been General Lee all this time? Don't you miss me?"
Yujin walked closer to Jinwoo with her sweet smile that had not changed since the first time he saw that smile. Yujin always tries to look fine in front of him. In fact, the woman was hiding a great sadness in her heart.
Yujin hugged Jinwoo tightly and buried her head in Jinwoo's comfortable chest. The days of living apart from Jinwoo made her miss this hug so much. She missed when Jinwoo hugged her at night. And she also missed Jinwoo's cold attitude which often made her scream in exasperation and grumpy. She missed everything about Jinwoo. Even she missed the madness.
During the four days of being separated from Jinwoo, Yujin began to realize that Jinwoo would never be separated from his madness. That personality will continue to stick in Jinwoo until Jinwoo grows old and leaves this world. But one thing Yujin can do to suppress her husband's madness, that is by giving him lots of love. Yujin was sure that his sincere love for Jinwoo could make Jinwoo change slowly.
"You shouldn't have come back before I picked you up."
"Waiting for you is really long general. I've missed you so much. Oh, and I need to take this from you."
Yujin reached out to reach the collar of Jinwoo's military uniform and removed a microchip that she had stuck there since days ago. All this time she had always listened to all of Jinwoo's conversations and none of the events of four days ago had been missed by Yujin. From Nara's problems to Jinwoo's lies to get Yujin out of his life.
"Who taught you to do this?"
Jinwoo forcibly grabbed the microchip and stepped on it mercilessly with his big boots.
"Hyuki oppa gave it to me, but I learned from you general. I learned to be cunning from you," said Yujin satisfied.
Now they seem so compatible with their almost the same nature. Jinwoo has influenced Yujin more or less and vice versa.
"Never tell me to leave your life general because you are the source of my happiness. It doesn't matter if I have to live with your madness, but together we will suppress it slowly. You are not a monster general, you are a human with a million charms who managed to draw me into your life full of surprises. I love you General Lee."
With great courage Yujin pulled the collar of Jinwoo's military uniform and devoured Jinwoo's thin lips greedily. Her legs seemed to tiptoe to match his height with Jinwoo's towering height.
The two humans were crushing each other until they both lost control and wanted more than just a hot kiss.
Jinwoo pushed Yujin's body onto their bed and immediately crawled up onto Yujin's body that looked so small underneath.
"Since you've decided to hold on, then there's no chance for you to back down, Yujin. Now I'm really going to take my rights over you."
"Hmm, do it general. Get me and own me. My heart as well as my body," said Yujin which Jinwoo immediately silenced with his lips.
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Srakk
Hyuki raised his head when he found a pile of Yujin's photos scattered on his desk. In front of him. Jinwoo was looking at him with a look that was difficult to interpret and a bright red face that was holding back anger.
"What's going..."
Bugh
"Never spy on my wife again or that damn bastard will die by my hands." Jinwoo interrupted quickly before Hyuki managed to finish his sentence.
After threatening Hyuki, Jinwoo immediately left the room belonging to his best friend by first pushing a young man in his late thirties who was battered from being beaten up by him.
"Sorry boss, we got caught."
"Stupid! Go to the infirmary quickly and treat your wounds," growled Hyuki annoyed while rubbing his right cheek that felt numb.