“We should greet Sehee too.”
Is it really good like this? Gitae smiled and chuckled at Juhyuk’s side as they walked. His smile, despite the words he heard from his father, seemed to seep out again.

That’s how they reached the bride’s waiting room.

It was a face they hadn’t seen in a long time. In fact, it had been almost ten years since they knew each other.

During that time, Gitae, who openly quarreled with Juhyuk whenever he made a move, had become a spitting image of him.

They didn’t know they would meet after ten years, let alone end up getting married. That’s how much Juhyuk was blinded by Kim Juhyuk.

Entering inside, a woman in a white wedding dress was smiling brightly.

Upon discovering the two, she approached them first.

“Oh, Mr. Gitae! It’s really been a long time!”

“Yes, congratulations on your marriage.”

“Thank you.”

Answering with a smile that seemed happy, she somehow looked quite similar to Juhyuk. After being together for a long time, even their laughing faces seemed to overlap.

With a knowing look, Gitae glanced at Juhyuk. Juhyuk, not even noticing his friend’s gaze, just kept smiling as if everything was fine.

“Waking up early in the morning, aren’t you tired?”

“No, it’s my wedding day. What’s there to be tired about? Everyone does this much when wearing a dress and doing makeup.”

Unable to stand it any longer, Juhyuk, who had been chatting with the bride, came back to Gitae.

“Is it good?”

“Of course.”

As if to say, ‘Why wouldn’t it be good?’ Gitae, with a smirk, suddenly made an unrelated comment.

“Han Gitae. You should definitely marry someone you love as much as you force it in your family and our father. Not a marriage that’s based on looking at the family like they’re pressuring you…”

As Juhyuk continued his previous lecture, Gitae openly frowned. He was about to cut him off, but suddenly, the question Autumn had asked came to mind, causing him to stop.

Why are they so obsessed with marriage?

Is the president going to marry Ms. Cha Hyesoo…?

The face that had asked that question came to mind.

Back then, he had answered that kind of question indifferently. Was it a casual question asked with a hidden agenda?

The question Autumn had asked suddenly felt new again. Gitae, who recalled the passionate kiss from yesterday, couldn’t help but laugh and spit out a smirk. Whatever he thought about, his thoughts kept leading in that direction.

“Is that so.”

To Juhyuk, who was waiting for an answer, he gave a somewhat obedient response. Marriage seemed to be unrelated to business, even if it was with someone he didn’t care about.

Then, Juhyuk widened his eyes and asked.

“Oh? Do you agree with my saying that you should marry someone you love? Are you empathizing with what I said?”

“Uh, if you think so, then sure. I’m going.”

“… ”

Gitae, who let out a chuckle, turned away, leaving the stunned Juhyuk behind.

Seeing Gitae turning away as if he wanted to step out of the bride’s waiting room, Juhyuk just widened his eyes.

He adjusted his slightly lowered glasses below his nose, wondering if the person I was seeing was really Han Gitae.
He was a friend who considered marriage an extension of business. His statement about marrying a woman without love came to mind again in the car, and it was a concern he had brought up sneakily….

Determined to change his mindset and having been preparing for it, he surprisingly easily accepted it.

“What’s this? Did he eat something weird?”

Juhyuk, who tilted his head, quickly approached Gitae.

“Hey, did you really mean what you just said? Wasn’t it just something you blurted out because you didn’t want to hear me talk…?”

“Well…”

“I don’t usually interfere with other things, but about marriage, I’m saying this because I hope you go according to your own will. Is everything I say for your sake?”

“…”

Juhyuk, who was standing by hastily, asked. Gitae only shrugged his shoulders vaguely.

Juhyuk openly frowned. When he tried to ask again, Gitae didn’t stop walking, and the conversation didn’t continue at all. Annoyed, Juhyuk asked,

“Hey! Where are you going all the time?”

Gitae rummaged in his pocket. Juhyuk’s gaze focused on it.

Gitae, shaking a white envelope, opened his mouth.

“For your congratulatory money.”

Although the envelope seemed quite plump and jingled as if it contained a lot, it maintained its solid appearance. Juhyuk’s expression, which had been about to give a stern lecture again, softened for a moment.

He didn’t ask for money, but moved by his friend who generously splurged on his wedding, Juhyuk stopped trying to lecture about marriage and hugged him.

“Okay, if you want to go, I should send you.”

Letting Gitae go without blocking his way, Juhyuk, smiling with a hint of emotion, waved his hand.

“What’s this? Yoon Gaeul, are you in a good mood today?”

At that moment, Gaeul was meeting Jua and Dojin, sipping on alcohol.