I pushed him away.
"Wait what?! Are you serving in the military or something?"
"It's really important babe, it isn't something I can do from here".
I smirked a little refusing to accept his explanation.
"Take me along then".
"What?"
"A whole year? Take me along".
I knew I sounded petty and even I didn't imagine I could ever sound this way but here I was anyway.
"I can't do that Suri, can't you just wait for me hmm?"
I wanted to act stubborn but even though I didn't know what was going on fully, I knew I had to agree with him and let him go.
"Try to finish and come back faster".
He nodded his head and gave the "mmm" sound. He tried kissing me again but I didn't let him and just tilted my head to the other side.
"You should get some rest, I believe it's not going to be a short or jolly journey. You need your rest and you won't get it if you keep me here".
I had a lot of bad thoughts in my head but I definitely hid them well enough. I turned to leave but then I thought about something and turned back.
"Aha, about the money you were supposed to give me for the contract, send it to me before you travel".
Lu Jinho looked at her surprised that that is what she asked for at a time like this. Even though he knew she wasn't asking just because she loves money, he knew she had another reason. He just didn't know what it was.
"What do you need that for now?"
"Why, it's automatically my money don't you think? Nobody thinks you are gay anymore, as a matter of fact, almost every woman wants you even if it's just for one night. Some of them just want to see without a shirt on".
I went close to him and places my hand on his chest.
"Even if you won't pay for the contract since we are already dating, you should pay for emotional trauma. Don't you think?"
I saw him smile and nod. My mission for tonight was complete, I was getting ten million dollars and I made him smile. It was perfect.
I left the room so he could rest for his journey but after leaving, I was more than determined on finding out what was going on with him.
'If I can't help you from there, I'll definitely find a way to help you from here'.
The next morning, Lu Jinho was gone before I came out of my room so I went to Jagi and Joo Ah's room instead. Fortunately, the door was finally opened so I walked in and saw Joo Ah with Jagi.
"When did you get here?"
"You were sleeping like a log of wood, I didn't want to wake you up".
I nodded mockingly as though saying 'yeah yeah yeah as if you care'. I went to the bed and sat next to Jagi. She was in between Joo Ah and myself.
"So, what did I miss?"
"Jagi is a witch".
Joo Ah said and both Jagi and I looked at her but with different expressions on our faces. Jagi looked at her as though she was asking if she was serious and I had a facial expression that showed how shocked I was. I was literally not moving with my eyes opened so widely.
"What, why are you guys looking at me like that?"
"What is she talking about?"
Jagi turned slowly to look at me and then gave me the fakest smile I had ever seen in my entire life.
"I...."
She was about to say something when we heard a knock on the door. Joo Ah went to see who it was and when she opened the door, his bold voice sounded clearly inside the room.
"Is Jagi here?"
Joo Ah nodded while Jagi and I turned around to see him.
"Yu Lei? I thought you were traveling with Lu Jinho".
"Yes, he hasn't left yet so I'll meet him at the airport".
I nodded and both Yu Lei and Jagi were staring at each other so Joo Ah and I got the gist and decided to give them their space.
After Shin Suri and Joo Ah left the room, Yu Lei went towards Jagi and without any warning, he hugged her.
"I don't know what you meant by your text last night, but I'm not ready to break up with you ever".
Jagi pushed him away.
"I didn't say we should break up, I just said I needed some space. Good thing you are traveling, that way, I can put my thoughts in place".
"Even if I'm going to be far away, I call and text and video call you every day so don't expect any space from me Jagi".
Jagi didn't know why or when but she burst into tears and poor Yu Lei didn't know why so he just hugged her and tried to console her.
"You are making this hard for me Yu Lei".
"It's okay, don't say anything else".
When she had calmed down, he freed her a little and looked at her face.
"I love you Jagi, I can't possibly agree to giving you space without knowing the reason".
Jagi bent her head as nothing was coming to mind.
"I don't have a reason Yu Lei, I...I just....I don't know if it's right or not".
"Why wouldn't it be? We just started dating a few months back, can we not do this? If you are unsure, take your time and see how sincere I am about you, about us. Then, you can make your decision".
Jagi had a silent tear dropping out of her eyes but Yu Lei wiped them with his hand and then kissed her slowly. It was slow and Jagi's tears were pouring endlessly but the love they had for each other could not be hidden.
I went downstairs with Joo Ah waiting for Yu Lei to leave so we could have our girls' time. But while waiting, I got a message and licked my lips out of habit. Lu Jinho had sent me the money I asked for and instead of sending ten million, he sent twenty. Specks of having a rich boyfriend.
I immediately excused myself to make a call.
"Yu Han, I need you here in the next one hour".