Pregnant for the straight CEO Chapter 25

Woo min’s POV

I was furious. Not just annoyed, not just frustrated, but straight-up furious, the kind that makes your jaw hurt from clenching too hard and your hands twitch for sothing to throw. Park Min was the worst. I’ve said it a thousand tis before, and I’ll say it a thousand more if I have to: he had this incredible talent for making Yu Jin’s life miserable, and he did it with a smug little grin I wanted to punch right off his face. I’ve been by Yu Jin’s side for five years now, not even including our childhood, helping him navigate everything, holding the fort, keeping him sane, and here cos Park Min, all entitled, thinking he can waltz in and get everything he wants.

I stepped back, crossed my arms, and waited. I’d already spotted him pacing in front of Yu Jin’s building, like he owned the place. Typical. I wanted to storm over there and knock so sense into him, but I knew Yu Jin needed space, even if he didn’t admit it. Not that it stopped from glaring at Park Min like he owed rent for occupying my ntal space.

I rembered the first ti I noticed Yu Jin. We were younger, back when life wasn’t this ssy. I liked him then, liked him more than I should have, more than I dared to let myself admit. I didn’t tell him. Never could. I figured if I confessed, if I gave him that truth, it would ruin everything; the friendship, the camaraderie, maybe even the fragile little stability we had with Rin. So I stayed quiet. I stayed close. I protected him in my own way. I’ve always protected him.

And yet here we were. Park Min was standing there, jaw tight, pride on full display, completely convinced he could swoop in and make Yu Jin his. Like he could just demand him. Like Yu Jin was a prize to collect and not a person.

Yu Jin’s door opened, and my heart caught. He appeared, looking tired and raw, but there was a fire in his eyes that made pause. He was shaking, maybe from anger, maybe from fear, maybe from all the emotions he never let anyone see.

"Stop looking for ," he said. "I don’t want to see you."

Park Min didn’t flinch. Didn’t budge. Stood there like he had so right to be there, like Yu Jin’s refusal was a minor inconvenience. My fists tightened at my sides. That’s when I decided I wasn’t going to let this happen. I couldn’t. I couldn’t let Park Min push Yu Jin around, couldn’t let him manipulate him with anger and pride the way he always did.

I stepped forward, putting myself slightly between Park Min and Yu Jin. "He’s not going anywhere," I said, voice steady. "while I’m here."

Park Min looked at like I’d grown another head. "Excuse ?"

"You heard ," I said.

Yu Jin flinched slightly, like he was caught between fear and relief. I felt my chest tighten. He didn’t have to say anything for to know he wanted to run, to hide, to disappear from all of this chaos. I could feel it. And I couldn’t let him.

Park Min’s eyes narrowed. "And you think you can stop ?" he said.

Yu Jin’s lips parted slightly. He looked at like he wanted to protest, like he wanted to push away, but he didn’t. I could see the conflict in his eyes, the mix of fear and longing that always made my chest ache.

I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself. This was it. If I didn’t do it now, I’d regret it forever. I couldn’t wait for him to realize, couldn’t wait for so perfect mont. I’d been waiting long enough. I was done waiting.

"Yu Jin," I said, with a voice low steadying myself with each word. "I’ve liked you since we were kids. I’ve liked you longer than anyone should ever like soone without telling them. I’ve stayed quiet because I didn’t want to ruin what we had, but I can’t do that anymore. Not when Park Min keeps pushing you, not when he.." I stopped, realizing I was rambling, letting emotion run away from . "I love you. I’ve always loved you, and I can’t let him hurt you anymore. I won’t."

Yu Jin’s eyes widened, and I knew he was processing, knew he might reject before I even had a chance to take the next step. I saw the hesitation, the fear, the walls he’d built around himself over years of pain. I felt it, and I pushed forward anyway.

I reached out, grabbed his shoulders gently, and turned him to face . He froze. His breath hitched. My heart was hamring so hard I thought he could hear it. I didn’t care.

"You don’t have to say anything," I said, voice softening.

He looked at , and for a second, the world narrowed down to just the two of us. Park Min’s presence faded into background noise, irrelevant. He was still there, but the air around Yu Jin and was taut.

And then I kissed him.

It was just our lips pressed against each other at first like I was testing waters that could drown . But he didn’t pull away imdiately. He froze, body stiff, hands hovering near mine. I could feel every heartbeat, every hesitation, every second of disbelief that he didn’t imdiately reject .

"I love you," I whispered into the space between us, my forehead resting against his. "I love you, and I’m not letting anyone hurt you ever again. Not him, not , not anyone."

Yu Jin’s eyes widened again.

He opened his mouth, maybe to speak, but when I thought he could reject In front of Park Min, I took him by the hand and went into our ho. And then the door clicked behind us. Park Min was still there, watching, probably thinking he had all the power in the world. I didn’t care about him either.

I let out a huge sigh in relief and all I wanted now was Yu jin’s answer.

But "Thanks for faking it out there like that Min. I hope he leaves alone. You’re so funny tho."

I couldn’t believe Yu jin. Was he just oblivious, blind or stupid. What did he an funny?.