Ignorance is truly bliss. 

When Lee Soohyun didn"t know that Han Minhyun could see through her acting, she felt much at peace. Nonetheless, Minnie was right. It was not smart to expect that Han Minhyun won"t be able to see through her.

Han Minhyun had more experience with people than her, and he regularly met up with people who would wear a mask on their face. Soohyun was not one of those who was an expert at changing expressions.

From the very beginning, Lee Soohyun"s actions were suspicious from Han Minhyun"s point of view. Soohyun didn"t know why she never saw herself from Minhyun"s point of view before. She had never messed up as much like how she did this time with Minhyun.

Moon Jiwoo expressed her love for Ahn Eunwoo loudly to the entire world, and all of a sudden, within less than a week— when Soohyun took over body— she changed her target to Han Minhyun. The arrogant, idiotic, and outspoken Moon Jiwoo changed to a docile and polite girl. 

"Am I really dumb for not noticing these things? I thought I was smarter than this!"

Lee Soohyun wanted to cry out.

Closing the door behind him, Han Minhyun walked into the room. Lee Soohyun stared at him. There was no love, flattery, or obedience in her eyes. Slight fear radiated from her gaze, and that was all. Taking in this change, Minhyun"s eyes sharpened. 

She wasn"t the same as usual today.

Soohyun removed the blanket off her legs and sat at the edge of the bed. Han Minhyun stepped towards the bed and sat down beside her.

"You can do it, Lee Soohyun! This is the only way to gain his trust. Without his trust, you won"t be able to complete any of the missions! If you remain oblivious and act pitiful further, he won"t ever trust himself to you. The basis of every relations.h.i.+p is trust."

"Han Minhyun," Lee Soohyun enunciated.

Han Minhyun was a slightly puzzled about her sudden change of behavior and how she addressed him, but he did not show that to her. An impa.s.sive expression sat on his face.

"No Hubby today?" Han Minhyun asked teasingly. He was eyeing each of Lee Soohyun"s moves carefully.

Lee Soohyun let out a deep sigh, and looking at Han Minhyun with resolute eyes, she voiced out, "You knew about it all along, right? That I was just acting with you all the time."

There was a silence that lasted for five minutes after Lee Soohyun"s words, and each pa.s.sing minute increased the nervousness Soohyun felt. She did not want to guess the possible things Han Minhyun could do to her after this.

"Keep your calm, Lee Soohyun. You can"t waver. Hwaiting! You know you can do it!"

Han Minhyun burst out into laughter. The confusion that was caused due to his unexpected reaction made creases appear between Lee Soohyun"s eyebrows.

"Out of all things, he laughs?"

"Whether or not you"re acting, Moon Jiwoo, you"re really a fool," He commented, "Did it actually take you that long to figure it out?"

A smirk sat upon his face whilst he leaned towards Lee Soohyun, and seeing such a handsome face close to hers, Soohyun could feel her cheeks getting warmer gradually.

"What made you even think that someone like me will be convinced with your poor acting?" Han Minhyun voiced out, "At times, it was fun though— watching you being a crybaby and plead to me."

"Don"t curse at him, Soohyun. Don"t curse. Even if you are planning to show your real self, cursing is a different matter. You"ll be dead for sure if you do that. You are not currently on his good side, and you can curse at him all you want when you get to that good side of his."

Lee Soohyun coughed.

A light pink blush covered her cheeks due to the embarra.s.sment she felt at that moment, and using her utmost effort, Lee Soohyun put on a neutral expression.

"You should"ve told me that before," Soohyun mumbled.

Han Minhyun shrugged his shoulders.

"That was a source of amus.e.m.e.nt which I did not want to lose," Minhyun explained.

"Well, I had a reason behind it, and I"m pretty sure you know that as well," Soohyun declared in a nonchalant and business-like manner.

An impa.s.sive expression formed on Han Minhyun"s face as he sat up straight, and he stared at Lee Soohyun. Once again, Soohyun found herself being completely exposed under his intense gaze, and nervousness bubbled up within her once again.

"Let"s hear your reason then," Minhyun said.

Crossing his legs, a dangerous look flashed appeared in Han Minhyun"s eyes when he voiced out, "If I"m not satisfied with the answer then… I have my own ways to extract the truth."

Lee Soohyun felt a chill go down her back, and her hands clenched tightly— her nails digging into the material of the bedsheet. She was aware that Han Minhyun genuinely meant every word he just uttered.

"My actions were suspicious judging by how I took my approach towards you as I could"ve potentially brought danger to you. Then, why didn"t you expose and dispose of me in the first place? 

I don"t believe it"s entirely because of the media as for a man like you, that"s not much of a hindrance for you. Even if you were suspected of murdering me, you have ways of s.h.i.+fting the blame to someone else without expending much effort. I guess what I"m mostly curious about is why you married me in the first place?" Soohyun vocalised. 

Every fibre of her body was shaking with fear whilst she said those words out loud. Nonetheless, Lee Soohyun had to get the answers before she could decide on what to do. Working with vague answers was not something Soohyun was efficient at.

"Moon Jiwoo, you seem to forget the position you are in. I"ll be the one asking the questions, and if I am satisfied with your answers, then you might get your answers," Minhyun said.

"Don"t back down, Lee Soohyun. Even if you give him the answers, he will most likely not answer your questions. As Minnie said, you won"t die within a year, and as for Han Minhyun torturing you to get the reason behind your behavior, well you can just spill everything to him when that happens. If you want to properly proceed with your mission, you need to get those answers."

"Minhyun, you need answers from me more than I need them from you. There are lots of things I know about you, but you know almost nothing about me," Lee Soohyun said, "I can be a spy sent by your enemies and be a potential threat to you as well."

"It"s amusing to see you act smart at times. However, I have never seen you as a potential threat, and my enemies won"t sent someone as clumsy as you to harm me."

Leaning closer to Han Minhyun, Soohyun enunciated forebodingly, "You never know. Maybe I"m acting now as well."