Chapter 73 Lunch Date with My Ex-Girlfriend

Tired of Reytana and Narin’s fight, I left the Hunter Association and coincidentally ran into Eun-ha.

My ex-girlfriend Eun-ha, it was truly a chance encounter, and I couldn’t help but be surprised.
Silver hair, and quite expensive luxury clothes.

S-class Rank 1 hunter, my ex-girlfriend Yoo Eun-ha.

“Huh? Hi, Eun-ha?”

Even though this was inside the Hunter Association and Eun-ha was also a hunter, so running into each other was possible, it still felt like fate’s prank.

So with my slightly surprised face, I reflexively blurted out a greeting.

“Si-woo…”

Eun-ha showed a surprised expression like me, then after hearing my greeting, she composed her expression and continued speaking.

“… Want to talk for a bit?”

She spoke to me with a slightly trembling voice.

— — —

Yoo Eun-ha.

Eun-ha had sworn never to see Si-woo again.

Missing a man she had dumped was absolutely unacceptable to her pride.

Eun-ha thought there was no reason to see Si-woo if it meant violating her pride.

Though there was emptiness in her heart, she thought that emptiness would quickly disappear with time.

But… that wasn’t the case.

“Si-woo…”

Running into Si-woo like this now was just an unexpected coincidence.

So even though she was surprised for a moment, it should have been fine to just exchange glances and pass by.

Given that Si-woo and Eun-ha’s relationship was now nothing, it should have been enough to simply exchange brief greetings and leave.

But though it should have been that way…

Eun-ha couldn’t do it.

“… Want to talk for a bit?”

Eun-ha stopped Si-woo after receiving his greeting.

No, she had to stop him.

Seeing her ex-boyfriend Si-woo’s face after so long, it felt like her body was moving on its own without being told.

‘Why do I feel… happy seeing Si-woo?’

After deciding to give up on her ex-boyfriend Si-woo, Eun-ha had been depressed lately.

No matter how much respect she received as S-rank #1, no matter how much she enjoyed life, she wasn’t happy at all.

She could never get over the feeling that one corner of her heart was constantly empty.

But now, as soon as she saw Si-woo after so long, her depressed feelings lifted.

Her heart that had remained cold even while enjoying pleasant things started to warm up.

Warmth began filling the seemingly empty corner of her heart.

Eun-ha who felt such emotions.

Without time to think, Eun-ha instinctively felt she didn’t want to let Si-woo go.

So just wanting to be together even for a moment, she blurted out those words.

After saying those words, Eun-ha was very surprised at herself.

Until recently, Eun-ha had resolved never to meet Si-woo again and swore to maintain her pride.

But contrary to such resolutions, her body instinctively tried not to let Si-woo go. This was too confusing for her.

However, she couldn’t take it back.

There was no way she could take it back…

The moment she took back those words, the warmth welling up in her heart would surely drain away.

Losing this warmth was something she really didn’t want to experience.

Undoubtedly, if she lost this warmth, an unbearable pain would come.

It would obviously be much more painful than… her destitute life of sleeping in subway stations and eating food off the ground.

And the thirst from that pain would obviously be a thirst that couldn’t be filled no matter how full or warm she was.

If she experienced this thirst, she felt she would break down.

‘Am I… missing Si-woo…?’

Eun-ha momentarily thought about why she was acting this way.

And while the answer was very difficult for Eun-ha, it was actually a very simple matter.

Longing.

A very simple emotion.

‘No…’

Though Eun-ha tried hard to deny that emotion…

‘…’

She still couldn’t deny it.

So, she had to accept it.

That she missed her ex-boyfriend…

That she couldn’t give him up.

That she loved her ex-boyfriend Si-woo too much…

The fact that he was someone she could never throw away even if she tried…

Pride, which was more important than anything to Eun-ha.

Though that pride said she absolutely shouldn’t like Si-woo again…

Eun-ha couldn’t defy these feelings.

Though Eun-ha had sworn never to be pathetic again.

Just for this moment, she had to be pathetic again.

‘No… I haven’t thrown away my pride yet…’

Though Eun-ha tried hard to shake off these thoughts by shaking her head…

Though Eun-ha told herself she just simply asked Si-woo to eat together…

Though she told herself this wasn’t completely throwing away her pride…

‘It’s not…’

Right now she just wanted to be with Si-woo even for a moment.

“What did you want to talk about?”

Hearing Eun-ha’s words, Si-woo tilted his head.

And looked at her.

Apparently he couldn’t understand the current situation.

His eyes were asking for an explanation.

“… No, just, um…”

Eun-ha couldn’t help but stutter immediately.

Words blurted out without thinking, words spoken just because she wanted to be together.

Obviously, she hadn’t prepared anything to say.

“Maybe… would you like to eat together…”

Eun-ha closed her eyes for a moment and thought.

And said what seemed most appropriate in this situation.

The time was just past noon.

Si-woo probably hadn’t eaten lunch either.

That’s why she said such words…

“Hmm… you and me together…?”

Those words were the worst move.

Si-woo showed an expression of reluctance hearing those words.

An expression showing he understood this situation even less.

But that was only natural.

Eun-ha had dumped Si-woo very harshly.

Moreover, every time she met Si-woo after that, she had only picked fights with him all day.

Eun-ha had picked fights with Si-woo who had tried to help her.

But now saying she wanted to talk like this, even she herself thought it made no sense at all.

“…”

Because of that, Eun-ha had no response to Si-woo’s doubt.

Seeing Si-woo’s expression, Eun-ha’s face could only turn ashen.

She absolutely couldn’t say the words “Yes, you and me together.”

Because even she thought it was too unconscionable an action…

She could only hang her head low.

‘He’ll probably refuse…’

Eun-ha calmly waited for Si-woo’s answer.

Honestly, she didn’t expect much.

Because even she could too easily guess what answer would come…

“Sure. Well. Let’s eat together after so long.”

And she heard an unexpected answer.

— — —

‘She wants to eat with me?’

I couldn’t help but be surprised at this quite unexpected situation.

Running into Eun-ha by chance, and for some reason that Eun-ha was asking me to eat together.

No matter how I thought about it, this situation could only be very strange to me.

‘Usually she would have been completely hostile toward me.’

I’m someone who dated Eun-ha for 7 years.

As such, I know Eun-ha’s personality better than anyone, but this isn’t like her personality.

Eun-ha fidgeting like a small animal, she had never shown me such behavior even once.

Because Eun-ha is a bundle of pride.

Eun-ha, who always prioritized pride above all, never shows weakness to others even if she has to force herself.

Moreover, that was true even when Eun-ha fell from grace and became destitute.

Eun-ha is a woman who refuses my help because of her pride even when cold and hungry.

Because she’s a woman who values pride more than life itself, that’s who Eun-ha is.

So her asking me to eat together like this now was something I couldn’t help but be a bit surprised about.

Moreover, with a somewhat shy face…

Since I know best that she wasn’t originally like this, I couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback.

‘Why is she acting like this?’

I was curious why she was acting this way toward me while looking at Eun-ha.

Though I tried to find the reason, I still couldn’t think of anything.

Eun-ha’s behavior still didn’t make sense to me.

‘She seems to have something really sad…’

Moreover, there was something sad about Eun-ha’s eyes.

It was a rare expression even for me who dated Eun-ha for 7 years to see.

I fell into thought for a moment seeing that expression of Eun-ha’s.

“Sure. Well. Let’s eat together after so long.”

I didn’t think much of it.

I was planning to eat chicken and cola alone at home anyway.

Even if she’s my ex-girlfriend, it’s better than eating alone. Well.

It was just such a light thought.

“…”

Eun-ha hearing my casual answer.

She showed a blank expression for a moment.

But soon smiled slightly.

“Yes… Si-woo.”

For some reason, Eun-ha looked extremely happy.