Sa Rang fanned herself with her hand and laughed awkwardly.

She wanted to die of embarrassment for her absurd imagination.

Do Han found her so adorable that he slightly bit his lip.

“Think about when to go.”

“…To the hotel?”

“Yes. I’m going with you.”

“…To do the assignment?”

Do Han couldn’t help but laugh at her unpredictable reactions.

“No. To do this with you.”

As if he was going to give her the answer, he deeply kissed Sa Rang’s lips.

He wanted to keep her for one more hour, but already 10 minutes had passed and Do Han wanted to stop time.

Even 50 minutes was not enough for a kiss.

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After filling the full hour, Sa Rang left Do Han’s house.

But she couldn’t go straight to her house.

Her dress was safe due to his careful touches, but there was another problem.

There were marks of his kisses visible on her skin.

She felt she wouldn’t be able to look Ji Ho in the eye for a while if she went home in this state.

It would be embarrassing to show him this even if they were friends.

Before she left Do Han’s house, he saw her reflection in the mirror and took her out for a walk in the park in front of his house.

Thus, they unexpectedly ended up going for a night walk.

“The friends of your brother we met earlier.”

Sa Rang, who was holding Do Han’s hand and walking down the pine path, thought of Su Ho and Ah Young when she saw a passing couple.

“Did they purposely go to the same workplace?”

Sa Rang was more envious of the fact that they worked in the same workplace than the fact that they were dating at the same age.

Being in the same space as her boyfriend even after graduating from college.

She couldn’t even imagine how that would feel like such a dreamy story.

“Su Ho followed Kim Ah Young. They’ve been famous since college. They were so close that we thought they might get married before graduation.”

“So they’ve been dating for a long time?”

“Since the first year of college, so six years.”

“Wow. So did she wait for her boyfriend when he was in the military?”

When Do Han nodded, Sa Rang envied the two even more.

“They’ll be getting married soon.”

“Probably.”

Sa Rang congratulated the two in her heart and then let out a small sigh.

It was somehow sad that twentysix was an age when marriage wasn’t awkward.

Do Han was also twentysix.

He would be thirty when he graduated.

She didn’t know who he would marry, but she felt a lump in her chest at the thought that it wouldn’t be her.

“Your friends must be envious. Dating while working at the same company.”

“They all opposed it. They told Su Ho to go to another company.”

“Why?”

“When they break up, it will be uncomfortable for each other.”

“Ah.”

Sa Rang sighed briefly, having not considered that.

But she hated his friends for saying that outright, and she wanted to side with Su Ho and Ah Young.

“But I’m really envious of the two. How enjoyable it must be to go to work with your boyfriend. I hope they get married for sure.”

Sa Rang imagined working at the same place as Do Han.

But even her mind seemed to know it was impossible, so the imagination ended shortly.

Do Han looked straight at her like that and sat side by side on the bench.

“When’s your birthday?”

“February 19.”

Just as Sa Rang had made his birthday unforgettable, he wanted to do the same for her.

But her birthday had already passed, so Do Han was left with a great regret.

“When I was young, I hated that my birthday was in February.”

“Why?”

“If it were during the school term, my friends would probably celebrate my birthday. Unfortunately, it happens to be during the break, the spring break right after the endofyear ceremony. They’re busy preparing for the new semester, would they even remember my birthday? It’s not an easy number to remember like the 15th or 20th.”

When Sa Rang was younger, the gifts were usually just school supplies, but she was upset that she couldn’t even receive those.

Sometimes, it felt unfair.

I put so much effort into writing letters and giving gifts, yet there were hardly any friends who remembered my birthday.

Even Ji Woo, who was my best friend, often celebrated late.

“I’ll remember. Our birthdays are on the same date, so I won’t forget.”

It was May 19th.

Sa Rang just found out that she and Do Han shared the same birthday.

Doesn’t this feel like fate?

Realizing her thoughts were childish, Sa Rang broke out in laughter.

“We’ll see then, I guess. My birthday is still quite far away.”

She pursed her lips, questioning his assurance.

“If there’s a gift you want, tell me. I’ll remember that too.”

Even though it seemed unrealistic, Sa Rang thought hard.

What would be good?

A birthday present from my first boyfriend.

Just the thought of it made her smile.

Whatever it would be, it was bound to be touching.

“Um.”

But why couldn’t she think of anything?

After being lost in thought for quite some time, she finally made a decision and met Do Han’s gaze.

“Couple rings.”

Sa Rang wanted to exchange rings with him.

She didn’t know how many relationships she would have in the future, but she didn’t think she would meet someone she loved as much as Do Han.

Of course, with time, she might find these thoughts childish, but that was how she felt at the moment.

Sa Rang watched Do Han nervously.

But he didn’t say anything.

“No, maybe not couple rings. I’ll take something else.”

Thinking that he didn’t like the idea of couple rings, Sa Rang quickly changed her mind.

Imagining Do Han wearing a ring didn’t seem right.

So, she hurriedly thought of something else.

“What else?”

At Do Han’s urging, she opened her mouth with difficulty.

“A kiss.”

She had gathered her courage to suggest it, but she couldn’t lift her head, so Sa Rang hung her head low.

Crazy, this Sa Rang.

She’s not obsessed with physical contact, but a kiss as a birthday present?

A cute doll, a graceful bouquet, a mature perfume.

Out of all the gifts in the world, why did she have to suggest a kiss? Sa Rang resented her brain.

She felt like she had to say something quickly, and the first thing that came to mind was a kiss.

A birthday kiss seemed especially special.

Unable to overcome her embarrassment, she tightly closed her eyes. Do Han cupped her cheek with one hand, making her look at him.

Then he slowly lowered his head and lightly pressed his lips to hers.

“No, not now. I said I’d take it on my birthday.”

There was a lamppost right next to the bench, and she was afraid people passing by would see them, so Sa Rang’s face turned red.

However, Do Han didn’t care and kissed her again.

“This is for your birthday this year.”

As if he was celebrating her 20th birthday that had already passed, he devoured her lips.

Once, twice, three times.

Not enough, as if to make up for all the missed birthdays at once, Do Han gave Sa Rang presents several times.

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