As if he understood just now, he nodded his head.

“Yeah, so don’t worry.”

“I won’t worry.”

Then, Seolhee extended her arms. In response to her posture asking for a hug, Eunwoo put down his bag, walked over, and tightly embraced her.

The words Heeyun left behind today.

Those words were…

“There will be many difficult times ahead.”

That’s how Heeyun started speaking. Delicately, softly, but there was strength in her words. It was something that a person who had been the daughter-in-law of WS for a very long time could say.
“Entering WS as a daughter-in-law won’t be easy. I, of course, may have felt that way over the past few years, especially since I entered into a strategic marriage.”

I heard before that Heeyun, Eunwoo’s mother, was the daughter of the owner of a media company. I heard she married through a strategic marriage with her father.

However, even though she was the daughter of the owner of a media company, living as a daughter-in-law in a massive conglomerate was another issue, Heeyun said.

“Loving your husband is not an easy position. But, because it’s a place where you can also feel proud, don’t worry too much. Above all, if there’s a problem, our couple will help, so cheer up.”

Perhaps when Heeyun got married, Eunwoo’s grandmother and Heeyun’s mother-in-law called her to give her a gift… maybe it was for the sake of telling such a story. To provide more valuable courage and advice than a gift.

Seolhee also thought that the path ahead would not be easy when deciding to marry Eunwoo. (Although she never experienced it,) there might be opposition from her parents, and if Eunwoo took on a managerial role in the company in the future, unintentionally, both Eunwoo and her identity might be revealed, drawing attention. When people’s attention is focused, there may be constraints on their actions.

But.

Still, Seolhee liked Eunwoo. It was good to work with Eunwoo. Embracing Seolhee tightly, Eunwoo whispered.

“It will be fine.”

“Yeah.”

Seolhee also nodded in response to his words.

It will be fine.

When we love each other so much, there is no way it won’t work out. With our family watching over us warmly.

We will always be okay. With this thought, Seolhee buried herself in Eunwoo.

Seolhee’s friend, Ingyeong, had a really tough day today. Ingyeong commuted to work in Gangnam, at a small trading company. Although it was easy to take time off with flexible monthly leaves, her boss was really old-fashioned. There was always a company dinner once a week, and evening overtime was taken for granted.

Today was the same. She wouldn’t get home until after 9 p.m. Maybe it was because she stayed up late playing with Seolhee last night, but today she desperately wanted to go home and sleep quickly, yet it was a mess.

“Yeah, it’s my fault for binge-drinking yesterday.”

Riding the company elevator down, Ingyeong’s reflection in the mirror looked so tired that dark circles extended below her eyes.

“I’m really going crazy. At this rate, I’ll die soon.”

Muttering and going down, as soon as the elevator descended, someone grabbed Ingyeong.

“Ingyeong!”

“Ah!”

She jumped in surprise. The company Ingyeong worked for was in a building where multiple companies were gathered, so anyone could enter the lobby on the 1st floor. Wondering who the crazy person was grabbing her with thick hands, Ingyeong opened her lips halfway to scream.

At that moment.

“Ingyeong, Ingyeong, it’s me. Don’t shout.”
A man shouted desperately. The guy waving his hands in front of him was none other than Ingyeong’s college friend and Seolhee’s ex-boyfriend, Chanjeong.

“Oh, Chanjeong. Why… Why? Why are you here?”

“Oh, just wanted to talk to you.”

“With me?”

Ingyeong opened her eyes wide in bewilderment.

“What could you possibly want to talk about with me?”

It was true that Chanjeong and Ingyeong were classmates. Moreover, until college, they belonged to the same club and often hung out together.

In addition, Ingyeong was close friends with Seolhee, so they met frequently.

However, that was all until Seolhee started dating. After Seolhee broke up with Chanjeong, especially since it wasn’t an amicable breakup, they hadn’t met except for mutual gatherings with their classmates.

There was only one occasion when Chanjeong, feeling sorry for himself, told Ingyeong about Seolhee’s hospital, but Seolhee went ballistic, making it even more awkward.

In response to Ingyeong’s question, Chanjeong hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

“I, um… I’m trying to change jobs, want to work for a trading company. That’s why I came.”

“So, you came all the way here to meet me?”

It was a really strange situation. Chanjeong narrowed his eyes.

“I called you, but you didn’t pick up. I also sent a message. There was no reply to that either.”

“Ah…”

Something came to Ingyeong’s mind. After Seolhee and Chanjeong broke up, she had given him information about the animal hospital Seolhee was working at, which caused trouble for Seolhee. So, at that time, she got angry and blocked him.

However, it was an impossible task to say to his face, “I blocked you, you jerk.”

“Well… I was busy, you know. Look, even today, I worked overtime.”

Pointing to the clock that had already passed 9 p.m., Ingyeong said, and Chanjeong nodded.

“I see.”

Ingyeong didn’t seem particularly interested in whether Chanjeong was busy or not. Chanjeong hastily continued speaking.

“So, I wanted to ask about the company. Can we have a beer?”

“Um… Well… I have to go to work early tomorrow…”

She honestly wanted to go home. However, Chanjeong, who was about to decline, blocked Ingyeong’s mouth with a desperate voice.

“I got laid off, Ingyeong.”

“What?”

“Please help me.”