In the car on the way home from the amusement park, Sarang spoke as if something had come to her mind.

“Do you know I got an A+ in ?”

“That professor is famous for not giving high grades. It seems you studied hard.”

Dohan was surprised when he heard Sarang’s grade.

Even though the dating assignment seemed easy, it was challenging to score.

Since everyone went on dates to similar places, the reports weren’t particularly unique.

For this reason, it was a lecture with many students repeating.

However, Sarang getting the highest grade was somewhat surprising.

“The exam is the exam, but the professor said my final report left a lasting impression.”

Dohan, feeling sorry again after Sarang went to the amusement park alone, said:

“So, I had a meal with that professor.”

“With the professor alone?”

“Yes.”

“It must have been awkward.”

“If it were a male professor, maybe. But it felt like having a meal with my high school homeroom teacher since she was a woman.”

When Dohan silently nodded, she continued.

“When we were dating and after I came alone to the amusement park, my professor said my report was memorable. So, she wanted to meet me.”

“Why you?”

“She had something she wanted to say.”

Curious about what he was asking, Sarang immediately explained.

“The professor met her first love during her first year of college. They dated for about a year, but they broke up due to a misunderstanding, and she lost contact. She occasionally wanted to contact him out of nostalgia, but couldn’t because of pride. She said she regrets it to this day.”

Dohan thought of a female professor in her forties.

He remembered her answering a student’s question during a lecture, stating she was still single.

Could it be that she couldn’t forget her first love?

After hearing Sarang’s story, he felt that might be the case.

“But last year, when she heard that person was getting married, she contacted him first. She wonders if her fate would have changed if she had contacted him earlier. She still regrets it.”

Dohan wondered how he would have felt in a similar situation.

If he heard about her marriage after breaking up and being apart from her.

If he could erase her from his heart.

He probably would have blamed himself, regretted, and missed her for a lifetime.

Without anyone to love.

“At that time, the professor told me not to insert pride into love. If a boyfriend comes sincerely to apologize, give him a chance. She said if I still love that person, that is.”

When the wounds of parting were deep, Sarang couldn’t accept the professor’s words.

Even when Dohan reappeared in front of her, she had ignored those words.

Forgiving him would have made her even more miserable.

In the end, Sarang disregarded the professor’s advice and cherished her pride.

“I wonder how the professor knew I would go to you.”
“Looking at my report, she thought it might happen. Somehow, she thinks my ex-boyfriend will regret more than I do.”

As the atmosphere became heavy, she spoke in a cheerful voice.

“Is that professor still at the school?”

“Why do you ask?”

“If they are still there, I want to visit once.”

“What are you going to do if you go?”

“Now that I’ve met you again, I want to submit a real final report.”

“Come back in three years, not now.”

“Three years?”

“Yes. The final report for should be a wedding invitation. So, let’s go together in three years.”

Has our marriage become an established fact three years from now?

Yet to give a proper answer to the proposal, when the talk of wedding invitations comes up, Sarang frowned.

But why does that future of three years feel so distant?

For some reason, he felt that the real final report might be completed sooner.

⭐⭐⭐

Sarang, along with Jiwu, left the office together after a long time.

Even though they worked at the same company, it was difficult to coordinate their schedules to go home together, but today, they had a place to go together.

They planned to go shopping for the upcoming summer vacation starting next week.

“I felt sorry for going on vacation with only Yunjae last year, but this year feels more comfortable.”

Jiwu, who emerged from the subway station, gave a fist bump to Sarang.

Having planned and reserved flight tickets for the summer vacation early in the year, Jiwu was worried about leaving a friend alone at home.

Fortunately, Sarang also got a boyfriend, so she could let go of her worries.

Still, she harbored some resentment toward Dohan, but from what she had observed so far, he didn’t seem like a bad person.

Dohan and Yunjae had become close, occasionally playing soccer together. According to Yunjae, Dohan was considered a very good person among men.

Even her boyfriend admitted, so Jiwu no longer disliked Dohan.

Above all, Sarang seemed more comfortable and happy than ever, silently pleasing Jiwu.

It seemed she wasn’t living as a fool under Dohan’s tyranny. Surprisingly, she had witnessed several occasions where he couldn’t do anything against Sarang, making her feel relieved.

The two were dating beautifully.