The Love That Remains

Under his right eye, there is a tiny beauty mark. I trace it with my index finger and wonder why I am with him in his bed. His arms are tightly wrapped around me like I am his pillow. He is deeply asleep, completely unaware of my light pokes on his face. He looks a lot innocent when he is asleep. I touch his long dark eyelashes. This is not the first time that I have seen him asleep. It's just that it has been a long time since I have seen him like this. I notice the bite mark on his lips. It looks like a love bite.

I hope that it's a mosquito bite.

There are holes in my memory. I remember the talking cat in the playground. I also remember a flash of light and a man. But I can't exactly remember his face. It's like there is censored blurring on his face portion in my memories. Then, I remember that we have talked about something. I remember falling asleep. I don't remember meeting Sung Jun.

I certainly don't remember going to bed with him.

I am still wearing yesterday's clothes. It means that nothing happened between us. I am relieved. The last thing I want is to repeat the same mistakes.

"You are awake." Sung Jun doesn't open his eyes. "Sleep, it's early morning. There is no school today."

"Did you kidnap me?" I don't think that I would have willingly followed him.

He looks at me calmly. "You are back to your usual self."

"Yes..." I have a bad feeling. "Do you live alone?"

"No, my mother lives here too." He sits up and climbs off the bed smoothly. "Are you hungry?"

"Your mother let me stay in your room?" Did she forget that I am a female? What's wrong with her?

"You wouldn't sleep in any other room." He looks at me with amusement. "You were quite a handful last night."

What did I do last night? I don't remember drinking yesterday. Sung Jun smirks at me. He is definitely enjoying this.

He throws my phone at me. "Check your weibo."

Now, I feel reluctant to check it.

There is a video uploaded at 11:25 PM last night. The comments are countless. I am being bashed by Sung Jun's fangirls without a trace of pity. I ignore the comments and click on the video.

In the video, my one arm is wrapped around Sung Jun's neck and another arm is carrying the phone to make a video. I look like I am drunk while Sung Jun looks like he is being bullied.

"Listen up, this man is mine. He is officially my gigolo," The 'me' in the video says in a drunk manner. "He is my boyfriend. In the future, he will be my husband. He will stay at home while I work. He will become the father of my children. He will cook and wait for me at home. He will only seduce me in his life."

I want to die.

"You shameless boyfriend stealer!" The 'me' in the video yells. "If you dare to even take a look at him or enjoy his beauty with your eyes, I will make sure that you never ever see the light again."

I didn't say that. That can't be me. I can't say things like that. I didn't do it.

"All women must stay away from him." The 'me' turns to look at 'pitiable' Sung Jun in the video. "Say, will you ever touch anyone other than me?"

"I won't." 'Sung Jun' in the video looks at me like a maiden who is being threatened by a thug.

"Sung Jun, would you ever leave me?"

"I wouldn't dare." 'Sung Jun' trembles and bows his head.

"Would you ever marry another woman?"

"I wouldn't dare." His skinny body 'shakes' in fear.

"Look at the camera." The 'me' in the video grabs his chin. "Everyone, do you see this bite mark on his lip? This is my seal. This man's purity is taken. He can only be mine. Understood? I will show you once more."

The 'me' in the video bends her head and kisses Sung Jun hard. The camera falls and the video ends.

"What just happened last night?"

The devil hears my question and grins. He laughs and says, "What do you think?"

"I don't remember doing this at all?" I blankly stare at the phone. "Did you manipulate this video?"

"Not at all." He frowns a bit. "That's all you. You wanted to tell my supposed fiancee that she can't steal me from you in this lifetime."

"That's just drunk talk...haha..." I try to act like it's just a mistake. "We are even, right? My reputation is ruined after this. I am sure that I will never get married. How about we go on our way? You had your revenge..."

Sung Jun smiles at me brightly. He leans close to my face and pinches my cheeks. "Who said that my revenge is over?"