Mrs. Kim, supported by Butler Gong, sat down in a chair, pulling on her hanbok skirt.

Between Chae Won sitting across from her, an employee approached and placed three paper cups of tea.

Chae Won, who thanked the employee with her eyes, carefully looked at Mrs. Kim.

“Hmm. I see it’s green tea.”

Mrs. Kim made a satisfied sound after taking a sip of tea.

Curly permed white hair, a blue hanbok skirt that felt refreshing, a crisp white jeogori, eyes wrinkled with age curved like a Hahoe mask with a kind smile.

“You’re much prettier than in the photos. Tall and beautiful.”

Though not as much as her, Chae Won also smiled in her own way.

“You must have been very surprised by my sudden visit?”

“I wasn’t expecting it.”

“Looking at just photos was tantalizing, I couldn’t stand it. Today is the day Yoo Gun scheduled a health check-up for me, and on the way, I saw this hospital and told them to stop for a moment and came in. I have a bit of an impatient personality. You understand, right?”

Chae Won nodded slightly.

“Yes.”

“Mmm, that’s right. That’s right.”

Slurp. Mrs. Kim drank the green tea again with a sound. After that, with a continuing gaze of exploration, Chae Won’s hand was suddenly grabbed.

“Oh.”

Facing the surprised Chae Won’s round eyes was Mrs. Kim, still with a kind Hahoe mask smile.

“Your hands are so pretty too. Maybe because you only studied to become a doctor, they’re so pretty.”

“Ah.”

As Butler Gong and Mrs. Kim smiled gently, Chae Won also smiled, albeit awkwardly.

Stroking Chae Won’s hand with a gentle touch, Mrs. Kim soon lowered her gaze halfway.

“Our Yoo Gun, that boy, is a very lonely boy.”

Chae Won’s gaze, which had been on her own hand touching Mrs. Kim’s, was raised to Mrs. Kim.

“Losing his parents overnight, and his sister he was so close with… But you know what? This boy, after experiencing such a big thing, didn’t cry. For a while, he kept his lips tightly closed and didn’t speak. He holed up in that Seongsu-dong house that was under renovation and didn’t come out for a while.”

At the image of Yoo Gun that immediately came to mind, Chae Won’s eyelashes lowered slightly.

“I too lost my children overnight, and life wasn’t life anymore, but I thought if I didn’t pull myself together now, I’d lose this boy too. I went into that house and forcibly hugged Yoo Gun to sleep, and after about a month? Only then did that boy suddenly cry sorrowfully.”

Knowing the feeling of losing family better than anyone, Chae Won’s heart quickly became numb.

Now that he was no longer just a blind date match, Chae Won swallowed hard, recalling his feelings that had seeped into her heart.

“Yoo Gun is a very sore finger for me. I don’t know how long I’ll live, but I can’t go leaving this poor boy alone. Since he didn’t make this decision lightly when he set his heart, please don’t leave our Yoo Gun and stay by his side. Okay?”

Chae Won gently nodded, holding Mrs. Kim’s wrinkled hand that covered her own.

“Yes. Don’t worry.”

Looking at Chae Won’s answer with a satisfied expression, Mrs. Kim soon held out her pinky finger with a kind smile.

“Well then, promise!”

“Ah… yes.”

Looking at Mrs. Kim’s slightly trembling finger, Chae Won linked her own finger with a soft smile.

At that, Mrs. Kim’s expression brightened even more.

It was when Chae Won thought the grandmother had a somewhat cute side.

“Then, wouldn’t it be good to have the wedding before the end of this year?”

The corners of Chae Won’s smiling mouth quickly descended.

“What? Wedding?”

At that moment, Butler Gong quickly took out a notebook and flipped through the pages.

“Checking the schedule, the second or third week of November seems good, madam.”

“Oh, really?”

“No, no. Um.”

“It doesn’t overlap with Ho Tae’s ceremony, does it?”

“Oh, no. It’s similar, but there’s a 3-week gap, so…”

Excuse me, grandmother.

The flustered Chae Won called out several times, but they were too busy suddenly setting a date.

“Hmm, doctor, don’t worry about anything, just date our Yoo Gun without any worries. We’ll take care of everything. Hahaha.”

Not knowing that was the problem, Mrs. Kim, as if she had done a great business, held hands with Butler Gong and was busy smiling at Chae Won.

“Madam, the second Saturday of the week is an auspicious day. That day seems good.”

“Oh my, is that so? Let me see. Give me the calendar here.”

“Grandmother.”

Amidst the confused laughter, Chae Won cut into their conversation in a loud voice.

“I’m sorry, but it’s time for hospital work hours, so I think I need to get up first.”

“Oh? It’s already that time? I see. Hurry and go work.”

Chae Won, who stood up, continued in a precise tone.

“And regarding the wedding, after Yoo Gun and I spend a bit more time meeting, if our intentions match, we will or won’t set a good date ourselves. As long as nothing happens, as promised, we will be by each other’s side with serious hearts, so don’t worry too much and finish the remaining tea comfortably before getting up. Then.”

Chae Won smiled, bowed politely, and turned around.

As they watched her retreating figure, Butler Gong and Mrs. Kim, who had been frozen, stretched their necks.

“She doesn’t just go along easily, madam.”

“That’s right, despite my smile and tear strategy, she’s no ordinary person.”

Butler Gong soon turned his head to Mrs. Kim when Chae Won was no longer visible.

“What should we do, madam?”

Mrs. Kim, who had been looking with a serious expression, soon nodded her head.

“Well, you can’t live too easily. I really like her.”

“Ah.”

Surprised by the unexpected answer, Butler Gong soon opened his notebook.

It was a thought that a new and more meticulous plan was needed as she was not so easy.

The two people, who had downed the remaining green tea, set out after surveying the hospital with slightly more determined eyes.

*

A woman in a formal suit followed with a smile beside Yoo Gun as he walked on the marble floor.

As Yoo Gun silently turned his gaze to the ceiling, the woman who had been watching breathlessly opened her lips, thinking this was her chance.

“The high ceiling is a unique feature of our Ivory Castle. We paid special attention during construction to create a more grand and luxurious feel by opening up the second floor.”

Yoo Gun, who nodded slightly as if understanding, now turned his gaze to a large cathode-ray tube hanging on one wall.

The woman, remembering another point of pride, extended her hand with an eager look.

“That cathode-ray tube is another unique feature of our Ivory Castle, installed to stream various videos needed for banquets. It’s specially made to produce clearer image quality and video than the beam projectors used in general event halls.”

Yoo Gun, who had been looking, finally opened his lips.

“It’s excellent.”

The woman, whose mood had risen at the brief praise, smiled slightly.

“Our Ivory Castle is newly built, so although it’s not well-known yet, we’re confident it will soon establish itself as a differentiated banquet space. We would be even more grateful if EM Entertainment could open the start.”

The woman kept wringing her hands, unable to tell whether his expression meant he would sign the contract or not.

EM Entertainment’s founding anniversary event.

It was clear that many famous celebrities would attend, and as a newly constructed venue, they couldn’t miss such a big promotional opportunity.

“Then shall I help you with the contract for Hall B here?”

Yoo Gun’s head turned towards another entrance far away.

“What’s the size of Hall A?”

“Ah, that’s a small-scale event hall, so it’s not suitable for a founding anniversary event. And it’s already booked.”

“I’m concerned the paths might overlap and be inconvenient for each other.”

Surprised by his first pointed remark, the woman raised her shiny yellow nails and waved her hand.

“Oh, they shouldn’t overlap that much, or if you prefer, sir, we’ll use more staff to properly separate the paths so they don’t overlap.”

“No. Not us, but the other party. We’re going to be quite open, so it might be a bit noisy.”

“No, it’s fine. It’ll be fine!”

Remembering the CEO’s order to finalize this contract no matter what, the woman spoke with an earnest expression.

Watching Yoo Gun’s expression as he looked around, the woman opened her mouth along with Yoo Gun as she saw his lips part.

“Let’s sign the contract.”

*

The afternoon sun stretched across one side of the narrow office.

“Yes, then I’ll review the materials you’ve provided and contact you.”

As Jae Min gathered the document envelope, the middle-aged woman sitting across from him stood up.

“Please help me out. I can’t live with this injustice.”

Jae Min, who had risen, grinned.

“Don’t worry. I’m a lawyer skilled enough to be called by broadcasting stations.”

“Oh? You appear on TV?”

“Not yet.”

Jae Min smiled, recalling the promise of his senior who was a PD at a major broadcasting station.

“In about a month. When I start appearing on TV, I’ll get more cases and be busy, so you came at just the right time. Oh, and traffic accidents are exactly my specialty.”

“Is that so? Oh my goodness, haha, so that’s why they recommended here.”

“What? Recommendation?”

The corners of Jae Min’s smiling mouth rose even higher with expectation.

“No, actually, I first went to the ‘Straight’ law firm next door. But it was so expensive, oh. For people like us who are struggling, you know. In fact, if you don’t have money, you can’t do this kind of thing, you just live with the injustice.”

“By ‘Straight’, do you mean… Lawyer Yoon there?”

The woman, who had been brushing off dust from her floral elderly pants, clapped her hands as she remembered the surname.

“Oh yes, that’s right! Right! It was Yoon! Indeed, you know each other! No, I went there because they have a high win rate, but it was too expensive. So when I said I couldn’t do it, that lawyer recommended here. Said it would be cheaper here because there are no clients.”

Feeling a sharp pull at the back of his head, Jae Min soon let out an exasperated sigh.

It was true that he had been idle for quite a long period due to the lack of cases.

He had greeted this long-awaited client with a bright face, but to think Lawyer Yoon had sent her.

“Anyway, I got a good recommendation. Hoho. Then I’ll be going, please take good care of my case.”

“Ah, yes. I’ll contact you.”

Jae Min, who had awkwardly relaxed his expression, followed the departing client a few steps to see her off.

Click, as soon as the door closed, Jae Min tightly clenched his fist.

“That crazy Yoon bastard, I won’t let him off easy!”

Jae Min, who was stepping out while tightly gripping the bundle of documents in his hand, had to stop abruptly as the door opened once again.

“Jae Min.”

The one who peeked in with a smile was Ro Na.

Surprised by the sudden visit, Jae Min looked at her with a blank expression.

“Ro, Ro Na.”

“Honey, where are you going? Didn’t you just finish a consultation?”

“Huh? Oh, yes, but… What brings you here?”

“I packed lunch. I came right at lunchtime to eat together, is it okay to eat now?”

“Oh, well, yes, but.”

Jae Min, who had blinked his eyes a couple of times, moistened his lips with his tongue while checking the expression of the employee outside.

Letting out a troubled sigh, Jae Min first closed the door to prevent the sound from leaking out.

The employees still thought his wife was Hee Joo, so Ro Na coming and going like this was putting Jae Min in a difficult position.

“Why don’t you just call, we’ll eat outside. Why did you go through the trouble of packing lunch?”

“Hmm, you’re touched? What’s the trouble in making food for you to eat, don’t worry and just sit down.”

Facing Ro Na’s chuckling face, he couldn’t tell her not to come like this in the future.

Swallowing dry saliva, Jae Min had no choice but to sit across from Ro Na.

“Oh, I have good news.”

“What is it?”

Ro Na, with a broad smile, opened the lunch box lid with a satisfied expression.

“Now, divorcing Kim Hee Joo won’t be difficult for you.”

“What do you mean?”

“It means you might not even need to go through a long lawsuit. Because Kim Hee Joo is just another ordinary human.”

As Jae Min made a puzzled expression, not understanding what she meant, Ro Na raised her eyes with an even more excited expression.

“Actually, I hired a private investigator.”

“A private investigator?”

“There should be more than one or two things to catch, so I hired one, and guess what. Kim Hee Joo noticed and rehired that private investigator’s boss to watch us? Ha, doesn’t it give you chills?”

Jae Min, who had been thinking with a stiff expression, straightened his eyes.

“What are you saying? Then does that mean she knows about my affair?”

“Yeah. And while calling you out, pretending to know nothing, acting fragile. Pretending to still love you. Why? To never let go and shake us both forever.”

Jae Min’s lips slowly parted in great surprise. His trembling eyes showed just how confused he was.

Ro Na pressed on.

“Moreover, that Kim Hee Joo, she has a man too.”

Jae Min’s eyes sharpened intensely as they had been wandering in the air.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Looking at Jae Min’s face, who was shocked but couldn’t easily believe it, Ro Na crossed her legs the other way.

“Why bother explaining. You’ll see.”

“Go Ro Na.”

“I’ll show you Kim Hee Joo’s true face.”

So look forward to it.

One corner of Ro Na’s confident face lifted into a smirk.