They decided to meet at a station near the hospital. It was the first time she’d made an appointment with him outside, and she felt an odd sensation creeping up on her as soon as she spotted Eun Woo.

Contrary to his usual attire of a shirt and pants underneath his coat, today he was dressed more casually. More of his body was visible than usual. His broad chest, wide shoulders, and firm physique were all clearly visible.

She had only known him to be slim.

His face was sculpted and handsome, and he was simply watching his wristwatch. People passing by would glance at his face.

“Sure enough, he looks handsome from afar.”
While she was admiring him, the man lifted his eyes. She met his black eyes, inscrutable.

“Ah.”
Feeling sorry for keeping him waiting, she ran towards him. Eun Woo slowly motioned for her to come with a wave of his hand. A ticklish feeling welled up inside her.

It felt like a date.

They had made an appointment to meet. After meeting, she felt butterflies in her stomach.

An absurd idea suddenly filled her head.

“Did you wait long?”
“No, I just arrived.”
An awkward expression spread across Seol Hee’s face because of her unnecessary thoughts.

It was a fiveminute walk from the station near the hospital to the house, but she was so awkward she didn’t know what to say and just kept looking at the ground.

As they were walking, the sudden silence became uncomfortable, and Seol Hee lifted her head.

“Doctor Ok… you’re amazing. You’re not old, yet you own an officetel.”
“I don’t have many places to spend money since I only go to and from the hospital. It’s just a concept of saving.”
They did have a conversation, but Seol Hee only looked at the ground and kept a good distance from him.

The topic of their conversation had nothing to do with the day they kissed, or the feelings between them. It was all trivial talk. With such idle chatter, they arrived at the officetel.

As soon as they opened the door and walked in, they saw the empty room. As they entered the dark room without lights, she unknowingly swallowed her saliva. In the dark, enclosed room with Doctor Ok.

“Ah.”
Seol Hee adjusted her posture and took a step back from Eun Woo.

Why am I like this? Doctor Ok seems fine, but I feel like I’m the only one who’s nervous about every little thing.

She hated feeling like this. While she was trying to compose herself, Eun Woo opened the window wide. The room looked considerably clean in the bright sunlight. It would feel almost like a new house with just a new wallpaper.

“What do you think?”
“It’s much bigger than when I saw it before.”
“That’s because the furniture’s gone.”
This is my home.

My first home.

Seol Hee had never lived alone, even in a small room, because she commuted to university from her parents’ house. She couldn’t decorate her room due to her mother’s nagging.

How should I decorate it? What should I buy?

As Seol Hee was contemplating, Eun Woo spoke.

“The basic appliances like the refrigerator, washing machine, and air conditioner are builtin, so you’ll only need to buy other things.”
“Most of the essentials are in the officetel, so I think I’ll just need to buy a bed, a drawer, a desk and a chair. And, I also need to buy pet supplies.”
“You can take a lot of leftovers from the hospital.”
“Is that okay?”
“They are leftovers, after all.”
I’ll put a bed here. And a drawer here. Oh, I also need to buy a stand.

Thinking about how to decorate the room and what to buy, she could pay less attention to Eun Woo. She wrote down a list of things to buy on her phone and looked around every corner of the room.

“Where will you buy the furniture?”
“Well… you know the large furniture shop where you assemble the furniture yourself. I’ll buy from there.”
Actually, she had done a lot of research on the internet after deciding to move and that furniture shop seemed to have both good quality and affordable prices, perfect for starting to live alone. She didn’t feel like buying anything too good.

Living alone for the first time, how much desire would that incite? She already had the names of things she wanted to buy written down. Seol Hee’s words made Eun Woo tilt his head.

“Have you ever assembled furniture? It’s not easy to do alone.”
At Teacher Ok’s question, Seol Hee shook her head.

“No?”
She hadn’t tried it, but she had seen people do it alone on internet blogs. She figured she could do it too.

“Are you going to assemble it yourself?”
At Teacher Ok’s question, Seol Hee nodded.

“Yes. That’s the plan.”
“When are you going to buy it?”
“I’m moving next Sunday morning……. To be honest, I don’t have much stuff, so I’ll just take a few bags and go in the afternoon.”
“Hmm.”
Teacher Ok held his chin in thought at Seol Hee’s words.

He remembered having seen that posture somewhere.

Somehow, he felt uneasy. Eun Woo, who had been lost in thought, paused for a moment, then opened his mouth with an expression that suggested he had a good idea.

“I’ll help you move on Sunday. Let’s go buy furniture together. We have an electric drill at our house, so if I do it, the assembly will be finished quickly.”
“It’s okay, I can do it.”
At his words, Seol Hee’s heart leapt. It was already awkward to be with Teacher Ok, and the thought of spending Sunday moving and assembling furniture together made her heart pound.

But Eun Woo did not back down.

“Miss Seol Hee, you don’t have a car.”
“Yes? Oh, but.”
“We can move your stuff in my car when you move, and buy furniture too. We’ll have to have some things delivered though.”
“No, Teacher Ok, you must be busy on weekends, and I, and…….”
As Seol Hee waved her hands in surprise, Eun Woo frowned. Wrinkles formed on his smooth forehead.

“Do you not want my help?”
“Yes, no…….”
It’s not that she didn’t want it,

It really wasn’t that she didn’t want it, but she couldn’t help feeling nervous. She hadn’t been like this before, but these days, she felt anxious and nervous in front of him.

Just like when she was staring at his handsome face at the station earlier, her heart pounded. She didn’t like the idea that she might look at Eun Woo strangely.

“I don’t dislike it…….”
“Or, did you arrange for someone else to come and help?”
“No, absolutely not.”
“Then is there a reason why I can’t help?”
Seol Hee hesitated.

Because I get too nervous when I see you? Because we’ve only just kissed and I don’t know what this means?

She couldn’t say that. As Seol Hee stayed silent like a mute who had eaten honey, Eun Woo laughed a little. His lips curled up into a pleasant smile. Seeing him smiling softly, Seol Hee bit her lip tightly.

Why is he smiling? It’s making me nervous.

“Then I’ll come. If you’re sorry, it’s okay. I am the landlord, and I was planning to see you move in that day anyway.”
“Re, really, it’s okay?”
Seol Hee didn’t have a car at her house. She didn’t have enough stuff to call a delivery truck, so she was just planning to take a taxi. In fact, it would be convenient if Eun Woo helped her with his car.

Her body would be at ease, but her mind would be uncomfortable.

“It’s okay.”
“Isn’t Teacher Ok coming from far away? If you’re coming all the way from your house, I’d feel sorry.”
As Seol Hee said that, Eun Woo looked at her with a strange expression.

“Why?”
“Um.”
Teacher Ok slightly lowered his head and smiled.

“There’s something I didn’t tell Miss Seol Hee.”
“What is it?”
Her heart pounded. The last time he said something like that, he had been the owner of this house. What was he hiding now? She felt anxious.

“I’m actually buying a building too. The officetel next to this house.”
At Teacher Ok’s sudden remark, Seol Hee’s mouth dropped open.

“Our next door?!”

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