Can Love Be Transferred Too? 95

#95

The screen changed, showing Lee Chan and Yoo Sanho walking side by side.

“These were the things from the X room.”

Lee Chan said as he walked. At the end of his gaze was a photograph. Inside it, Yoo Sanho was captured smiling brightly.

He stopped for a moment and looked at that photo for a long time with fresh eyes. The radiant smile as if he owned the world, and the clear affection contained in those eyes.

– It felt fresh.

Lee Chan in the interview screen said.

– The feeling that Sanho could smile like this too, you know. When was the last time I saw that face… When my thoughts reached that point, I realized. It’s been a long time. Since Sanho stopped smiling like that.

He was lost in thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

– I got that feeling when I entered the X room too. That there was a time when Yoo Sanho was so cheerful and bright like that. At some point he stopped being that way, but to me that wasn’t such a big deal. I thought it could happen if life was hard.

Mm. It might not have been just my problem. But when I think about it… it means I couldn’t become a reason for Sanho to smile.

The two people’s feet came to a complete stop. It was because a fork in the road appeared.

Yoo Sanho, who had been looking at the map, opened his mouth.

“If we go left, it’s Point A, and if we go right, there’s another fork in the road.”

Lee Chan glanced at the phone in his hand. On the screen was a text that had arrived not long ago.

[The person who chose you is waiting at Point A.]

It was obvious without saying who would be waiting there first.

This time too, it was Yoo Sanho who broke the brief silence.

“I was sorry.”

Instead of answering, Lee Chan just stared at Yoo Sanho quietly.

“I was so desperate to hold onto you that I couldn’t think about your position. Not being able to properly accept your words about breaking up. Ruining the relationship by missing the time when I should have let go. I definitely had responsibility too, but I turned away from that and made only you into a heartless person.”

Yoo Sanho hesitated for a moment before adding in a small voice.

“And… I’m also sorry for not being able to feel secure by your side because of my past. I tried my best, but my heart wouldn’t do what I wanted.”

Lee Chan, who was about to say something, ultimately couldn’t say anything and frowned. Looking at Yoo Sanho for a long time with a complicated expression, he said.

“I’m not sure what I should say.”

“It’s okay.”

A faint smile appeared on Yoo Sanho’s face.

“I wasn’t saying it hoping for an answer. Just, um. To really break up with you, these were words I absolutely had to say at least once. It’s enough that you listened.”

“…”

“I’ll let you go now, Chan.”

Yoo Sanho smiled with utmost relief.

[Q. How did you feel after deciding to break up with X?]

Yoo Sanho: I felt relieved. It was like becoming free. Bittersweet, exactly like that word.

They say first love doesn’t usually work out. I’m trying to think that my first love, which was a bit later than others, is finally ending now.

Yoo Sanho waved his hand in farewell.

“Take care.”

– Lee Chan → An Lei choice

Lee Chan ♡ An Lei successful match

– Breaking up is right. We’re already finished, and the problems between us aren’t the kind that can be solved by meeting again. There was also someone else I liked.

But I never imagined we’d become strangers. Even if we might be distant for a while, I really never expected that we’d never see each other again. But Sanho seemed to have already found his answer. He must have already finished preparing to become strangers.

The camera showed the maze park again. Yoo Sanho was moving forward energetically, finding his way.

– I wondered why the final choice location was here, but I think it’s quite symbolic. It’s similar to dating, isn’t it? Finding paths, walking together, meeting dead ends. Getting lost, parting… and then sometimes finding your destination and moving forward.

I’m not afraid of that process anymore. I guess I’ve grown a little too.

As Yoo Sanho’s figure moving forward diligently was shown, text appeared on the screen.

[The person who chose you is waiting at Point C.]

Not long after, he arrived at Point C marked on the map. Yoo Sanho, who was turning the corner with a bright face as if expecting someone, opened his eyes wide when he saw the person who suddenly appeared.

“Ta-da!”

“…Huh?”

Yoo Sanho was so flustered he even stuttered.

“You, you… why are you coming out from here?”

– Hwang Yeonwoo → Yoo Sanho choice / Waiting at Point C

[Q. Why didn’t you choose X in the final selection?]

– Kim Sehyeong: Because I learned that while love is definitely a good emotion, it’s not omnipotent. To see each other longer, and to stay by each other’s side in a better way, I decided to think excluding love.

– Hwang Yeonwoo: I didn’t want to become strangers with Sehyeong hyung. Hyung is my reliable ally. We’re now going to find another right answer for our relationship. It might not be as easy as we think, and we might fight… but what does it matter? We can just make up.

“You decided to break up with Sehyeong?”

“We were originally strangers, you know? We didn’t break up, we decided to become friends. I was wondering who to choose, and I wanted to see Sanho hyung’s face once before leaving. I thought I’d do a surprise too!”

Hwang Yeonwoo laughed playfully and poked Yoo Sanho’s side.

“Were you disappointed it wasn’t Woohyeon hyung?”

“…”

“Wow. You won’t even say no, really. Wow.”

Yoo Sanho smiled slightly as if frowning.

“Are you okay?”

“What wouldn’t be okay? I only gained things by coming here.”

Hwang Yeonwoo shrugged and said.

“I contacted Sehyeong hyung, who I couldn’t even reach, with the feeling of grasping at straws. You don’t know how good it is that things worked out well and we can remain friends. Plus I met fun hyungs, and I met Sanho hyung too.”

“…”

“Keep in touch with me even after we leave. I can meet you when you’re depressed and make you laugh. I’m Sanho hyung’s third favorite comedian, you know.”

“I can’t live with you, really.”

Yoo Sanho finally burst out laughing.

“Then where did Sehyeong go?”

“By mutual agreement, he went to choose someone else? But he didn’t seem to have much expectation. It felt like he went to say goodbye like me?”

“Ah. He went to Jiwon hyung?”

“Right. I took him to Point D and came here! Sanho hyung, you’re quick to catch on when you see situations like this? Though your eye for people is questionable.”

“…Hey.”

“But I approve this time.”

Hwang Yeonwoo patted his back and grinned.

“I hope things work out well with Woohyeon hyung. Ah, can I congratulate you in advance? Congratulations.”

“It’s not done yet!”

“What does it matter? Woohyeon hyung will come here on his own anyway.”

“Well…”

“See? You can’t say no, right?”

Hwang Yeonwoo giggled and continued.

“Because Woohyeon hyung’s feelings are certain.”

Similar words to Hwang Yeonwoo’s followed as the screen smoothly changed.

“Why is Eungi hyung so certain?”

The other side of the maze, Point E. Jeon Yudam, who had arrived in front of a bench following Choi Eungi’s guidance, said.

“You could hate me. Your feelings could have worn down over time, and you could have noticed someone much more attractive and wonderful than me. But why is Eungi hyung still the same?”

Choi Eungi, standing with his hands behind his back, looked at Jeon Yudam with a silent gaze.

Looking down quietly at the face that seemed about to cry at any moment, he answered after a long while.

“Because I felt like Yudam-ssi would come back if I held on.”

“…”

“If it takes time to gather courage, I just need to give you that time. That’s what I thought.”

“Eungi hyung.”

“There are many good people in the world. Perhaps, as you said, somewhere in this wide world there might be people more attractive and wonderful than you.”

A faint smile spread across his blunt face.

“But they wouldn’t be Jeon Yudam-ssi, would they?”

“…”

“This is my choice.”

– Choi Eungi → Jeon Yudam choice / Waiting at Point E

“So now Yudam-ssi just needs to decide.”

Jeon Yudam, who had been biting his lips while looking at him, lowered his head. After staring at his own feet for a long time, he said as if making excuses.

“…What would you do if I needed more time?”

“I’d have to give you more, if you want it.”

“Would hyung’s feelings still be certain even then?”

“If you want them to be.”

Eventually, a small hand reached out. Choi Eungi released his hands from behind his back and reached out to firmly grasp Jeon Yudam’s hand.

– Jeon Yudam → Choi Eungi choice

Choi Eungi ♡ Jeon Yudam successful match

Author: Hyacinthus B

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