Wandering around the exhibition for the first time, it was crowded with families and couples. Initially, I was just looking at furniture with Mr. Ok, but seeing the newlywed couples sitting on the beds and sofas and talking affectionately, I felt a strange feeling.

Being in a furniture store with Mr. Ok and looking around somehow felt… couplelike.

As soon as that thought came to mind, I looked at his face.

What does he think of me? Why did he come here with me?

He whispered not to hate him and even kissed me. Does he like me?

But on the other hand, there was no word of liking after the kiss.

Could it have been just a kiss on a whim? He’s just helping me move today because he’s the landlord.

I couldn’t understand his thoughts. I shook my head.

I wouldn’t know even if I thought about it, so let’s just focus on the move.

There were a lot of pretty furniture as I was walking around the big furniture store. I awkwardly started a conversation with Mr. Ok while looking at the furniture.

“This bed is so pretty.”
“It seems like a design that Ms. Seol Hee would like.”
At Eun Woo’s words, Seol Hee looked at him.

“What design do I like?”
“Ms. Seol Hee likes clean white designs, right? And you like to use achromatic colors as accents. You don’t like colorful ones, right?”
Just as he said, Seol Hee didn’t like designs with a lot of color. Her favorite color was white. She rarely used accents, but when she did, they were only in achromatic colors.

“How did you know?”
“You can tell by looking, really.”
Indeed, his perception was the best in Korea. But I didn’t expect it to be this much.

Although it was awkward coming here, while looking around the furniture store, I thought it was a good decision to come with Eun Woo. Everything was unfamiliar to Seol Hee, who was shopping for furniture for the first time.

“What about this cabinet? It’s cute.”
As Seol Hee brightened her eyes looking at a cabinet, Mr. Ok smirked at the cabinet she pointed to.

“I’ve actually used it. How about that bookshelf? That cabinet surprisingly doesn’t have good storage, so it’s not so good. I think it would be good to use the middle section of that bookshelf as a cabinet and put books above and below.”
Not only was he knowledgeable about furniture, but as a landlord, Mr. Ok had a high understanding of the house structure.

“I’ve used this dining table before, and it’s more comfortable than you think. Do you want to try? It’s light and nice, but I’m not sure if it’s light for you, Ms. Seol Hee.”
Mr. Ok handed her the tray and she held it.

As he said, it was surprisingly light.

She wrote the number on the order sheet thinking it would be good to use the foldable tray. Not only the foldable tray but also at everything that Mr. Ok suggested, Seol Hee kept nodding her head.

Whether it was because he had been living alone since his first year in college, he accurately distinguished between necessary and unnecessary items. Everything he chose, perfectly understanding her taste, was to Seol Hee’s liking.

In the end, almost all the things she bought were the ones he had chosen.

She lifted her head and looked at Eun Woo. Looking down to check the items, Eun Woo’s face was so beautiful that it was hard to take her eyes off.

Mr. Ok was holding a small light bulb in his hand, checking the power consumption. The more she knew, the more he seemed like a decent man…

As she was absentmindedly staring at him, whether she was distracted by the crowd or a bulky man passed by and pushed Seol Hee. With her small build, Seol Hee almost flew and fell onto the sofa next to her.

“Yikes!”
At this commotion, Mr. Ok was startled and looked at her.

“Ms. Yu Seol Hee. Are you okay?”
Although she was a bit startled, luckily she fell on the sofa and wasn’t hurt. As Mr. Ok looked down at her, Seol Hee awkwardly smiled.

“I’m okay.”

Teacher Ok extended his hand, wearing a worried expression. Seol Hee took his hand and stood up, tilting her head.

How strange….

“Shouldn’t Teacher Ok’s nagging burst out around this time?”

‘Shouldn’t you be careful where you’re going?’ Or, ‘That’s what I’m saying, there are a lot of people, you should look carefully.’ He should say something like this.

Instead, he whispered warmly.

“You can’t be left alone. Stay by my side.”
Then he pulled Seol Hee’s arm, pulling her right next to him.

The sturdy body of the man touched Seol Hee’s body.

With his hand still resting on Seol Hee’s arm, he went to the checkout. The skin where he touched was burning hot. They decided to have the delivery of the big items like beds next week as they were too large to carry, and they almost left the furniture store barehanded.

On the way to the parking lot, there were hardly any people around. Teacher Ok’s hand that was resting on Seol Hee’s arm was still there. Even though the skin wasn’t directly touching, her body was burning.

Now that there’s no one around… what to do.

It was okay to be far away, but there was a feeling that it was not the right thing to do.

“Shall we go home then?”
At Seol Hee’s words, Teacher Ok opened his mouth.

“Aren’t you hungry? Let’s eat and unpack.”
Only then did she notice that it was already past 3 o’clock. They had met in the morning and hadn’t eaten a single meal. Seol Hee had forgotten to eat while looking at the furniture, but Teacher Ok couldn’t eat while looking at things that weren’t even his.

Feeling sorry for Teacher Ok, Seol Hee frowned.

“Are you hungry? I’m sorry, Teacher, I will buy, let’s go eat something delicious.”
“Where shall we go?”
“Well, what do you want to eat?”
“There’s a good Italian place near my house, is that okay?”
At Teacher Ok’s words, Seol Hee nodded her head. They got back in Teacher Ok’s car and drove off. They drove for a while, returned near the house, parked the car in a parking lot, and went to the restaurant.

She thought it was just a casual pasta restaurant, but the unexpectedly sophisticated atmosphere surprised Seol Hee as she looked around. Seol Hee was dressed in a very casual cotton dress.

Can I go in wearing this?

It was a slightly intimidating, luxurious atmosphere. Caught off guard by the unexpected atmosphere, Seol Hee asked Teacher Ok.

“Do you come here often? The atmosphere is really nice. The restaurant we went to before was good too, you know a lot of good places.”
Then Eun Woo gave Seol Hee a long look.

“It’s my first time. I looked it up.”
And he continued with a slight smile.

“For when I go on a date.”
“……”
“Not a date to show others, but to really date.”
At Eun Woo’s words, Seol Hee swallowed hard.

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