“But are you feeling okay? Did you eat too much? Should I give you some digestive medicine?”

Ina asked Juwon with a worried look in her eyes.

“No, I’m fine. I’ll let you know if I feel uncomfortable later.”

At that moment, aunt called Young Min from the kitchen, and shortly after, Young Min brought out a plate of fruit and coffee.

“Elder brother. Please have some.”

Young Min said as he placed the coffee in front of Juwon.

“Oh. Thank you.”

Ina also accepted the coffee and glanced towards the kitchen.

By then, the dining table had been cleaned up and mom was doing the dishes.

“Oh my, oh my. How much did this cost? The marbling is just amazing, you know.”

Aunt’s voice of admiration could be heard from the kitchen.

Turning to look, aunt was admiring the Korean beef set Juwon had brought, placed on the dining table.

Aunt poked her head out towards the living room and said to Juwon.

“My, you must have spent quite a bit of money on this expensive meat, haven’t you?”

“Ah, no, not at all.”

Juwon answered as he stood up from the sofa.

“We’ll be leaving soon, so please sit and enjoy your coffee, okay?”

“Yes. I understand.”

A moment later, mom and aunt came out of the kitchen and sat across from them.

Aunt picked up the shopping bag she had left next to the sofa and said.

“My, what could be inside this?”

“Please open it and see if you like it.”

At Juwon’s words, aunt took out the cosmetics set from the shopping bag with sparkling eyes.

Aunt carefully unwrapped the elegant packaging tied with a sophisticated ribbon and opened the lid.

And immediately her eyes widened.

“Oh my, oh my. Isn’t this that brand advertised on TV? My, it must be terribly expensive?”

Aunt gaped at Juwon.

“Not at all, I heard it’s the brand that mothers like the most, so I bought this.”

“Oh dear, beef and cosmetics… Our son-in-law has spent too much money, hasn’t he?”

“…”

At the words ‘son-in-law’, Juwon’s eyes widened, and a moment of silence fell among the other three people.

And a few seconds later, Ina’s mother cleared her throat and said to her elder sister.

“Elder sister, they’re not even married yet, what’s with ‘son-in-law’? Son-in-law indeed.”

“That’s right, aunt. That’s not right.”

Feeling embarrassed, Ina also added a word, but her heart was pounding so much she couldn’t look directly at Juwon’s face.

“Well, coming to greet like this means you’ll be getting married soon, doesn’t it? What’s wrong with calling him son-in-law a bit early when I’ll be calling him that anyway?”

“Oh, aunt. If you keep calling him that, it might make him uncomfortable!”

Then aunt stared at Juwon and asked.

“Young man, are you very uncomfortable with me calling you son-in-law?”

Then Juwon answered with a bright smile.

“Not at all. Since my surname is Lee, ‘son-in-law Lee’ is correct.”

At Juwon’s words, Ina and her mother looked at Juwon with surprised faces.

Ina was dumbfounded watching Juwon, who kept revealing more and more sly sides the more they peeled back his layers.

Aunt laughed heartily, seeming satisfied with Juwon’s answer.

“So. How did you meet our Ina?”

Ina’s mother quickly changed the subject to alleviate the awkward atmosphere.

“Ah. I’ve known Ina since the third year of middle school.”

“Third year of middle school?”

As mom asked with a surprised face, aunt and Young Min also became surprised.

“You’ve known each other since middle school? Elder sister, you attended middle school in Seoul, didn’t you?”

At Young Min’s words, Ina moistened her dry lips once and opened her mouth.

“Yes, that’s right… Mom, do you remember my close friend Juhee from my third year of middle school? Lee Juhee. I used to visit her house often, remember?”

“Juhee? Juhee… That slim, doll-like girl? The one who was always with you?”

“Yes. That’s right. Her.”

“But what about her?”

“Actually, Juhee and Juwon are twins.”

“…What?”

Mom asked again with a surprised face, staring intently at Juwon’s face.

Then after a moment, she raised her hand to cover her mouth and made a surprised expression.

“Oh my goodness! Now that you mention it, he really does look like Juhee!”

Juwon gave an awkward smile.

“Wow! Amazing! So elder sister, you’re dating your friend’s twin now?”

“Um… Yes. I guess so.”

“My, you’ve known each other since middle school, so what have you been doing all this time to only start dating now? You two look so good together.”

Aunt asked as she picked up a strawberry to eat.

Ina remained silent for a moment before opening her mouth.

“I moved down here in my first year of high school, remember? We were both busy then, so we lost touch. I hadn’t seen him since then until I ran into Juwon by chance on the street recently.”

“By chance on the street?”

“Yes. So we exchanged contact information that day and met occasionally… Then we started dating.”

Ina packaged it as a clean love story without unnecessary details, as there was no need to talk about how she got involved with Juwon because of Park Jeonghun.

“Wow. This is like something out of a drama?”

Next to Young Min, who was making a fuss, Ina’s mother looked at Ina with a sad expression.

When Ina was in her first year of high school, both she and Ina were going through dark days.

It was a time when she was living like a corpse, shocked by the loss of her husband, unable to take care of her daughter who was sensitive due to puberty.

Knowing how depressed Ina was at that time, the image of her daughter crying that winter when she lost contact with Juhee was so heartbreaking.

Later, she went to Seoul and searched in various ways, but in the end, she said she couldn’t find Juhee…

But to think that she ran into Juhee’s twin by chance on the street, it made her think that fate really is fate.

“So have you gotten back in touch with Juhee?”

To her mother’s question, Ina nodded and answered.

“Yes. She’s living in Japan now. Juhee came to Korea recently and we met.”

“Japan?”

“Yes. She married a Japanese man and is pregnant now. She’s due to give birth in April next year.”

“Oh my goodness, that’s wonderful. That’s great. How beautiful would a baby that looks like Juhee be?”

Mom smiled brightly and rejoiced.

“Well then, Ina, you should hurry up and get married and have a baby too.”

At aunt’s sudden words, Ina’s eyes widened.

“Aunt!”

Ina glanced at Juwon with a reddened face.

“Why do you keep talking about marriage since earlier? You’re making him uncomfortable…”

“I’m not uncomfortable at all.”

Juwon turned his head and looked at Ina as he spoke.

At those words, Ina’s eyes widened again, and aunt said with a bright smile.

“That’s right. If you’re thinking of getting married anyway, it’s better to do it quickly. Ina, you’ll be thirty next year, won’t you?”

“Still, a couple should experience all four seasons together. Marriage is such a big decision… They should date for at least a year, thinking carefully about each other before deciding.”

Ina’s mother said in a serious voice.

“Yes, mother. As you said, marriage is a serious matter, so we’ll date beautifully for four seasons.”

Aunt looked at Juwon, who answered so prettily, with a pleased expression.

“My goodness! Not only is he handsome, but he speaks so beautifully too. Our Ina has really hit the jackpot, hasn’t she?”

“Elder sister.”

Ina’s mother quietly grabbed her elder sister’s arm.

It was a silent gesture telling her to stop making such a fuss.

“Not at all. I’m the one who hit the jackpot. Where else could I find such a cute and beautiful girlfriend?”

At this, Ina’s face turned red, and mom and aunt looked at Juwon, who exuded 100% likability synergy with every word, with satisfied expressions.

“Our Ina must be happy? They say even if you have a big fight with your husband, if he’s handsome, your anger quickly subsides. Our Ina will never have anything to be angry about, right?”

Saying that, aunt laughed heartily.

“Aunt!”

“Elder sister!”

This time, mother and daughter called out to aunt simultaneously.

“Ah, why do you keep calling me? It’s not like I said anything untrue.”

As they chatted over tea, it was already almost 5 PM.

Aunt looked at the clock and stood up.

“We should go down to the restaurant now. We can’t leave our seats empty in the evening when there are many customers, so go sightseeing in Yeosu in the meantime. It’s your first time in Yeosu, right?”

“Yes. It’s my first time.”

“I see. Then the young people should go out and eat something delicious for dinner, okay? We’ll close the restaurant early today, so let’s play a round of Go-Stop later tonight.”

“Elder sister, what Go-Stop are you talking about with tired people?”

Ina’s mother said, grabbing her elder sister’s arm, seemingly embarrassed.

“Not at all. I like Go-Stop. Let’s play a round at night.”

At Juwon’s words, Ina’s mother and Ina looked at Juwon simultaneously.

“That’s right, that’s right. Then hurry and go sightseeing in Yeosu, eat something delicious, and come back. Young Min. Show your elder brother around well, okay?”

“Don’t worry, mom. Just trust me.”

“Alright. Then we’ll go downstairs now, see you later, okay.”

After mom and aunt went down to the restaurant on the first floor, Juwon and Ina changed into comfortable clothes and went out with Young Min.

While discussing where to go, reflecting Juwon’s opinion that he wanted to walk a bit as his stomach hadn’t settled yet, the three headed to Dolsan Park by car.

As they slowly climbed up to the observatory, chatting, they saw wonderful scenery.

The beautiful Yeosu sea, Janggun Island, and Yeosu city were visible, and as the lights came on at Dolsan Bridge under the sunset that looked like it was burning, the view was truly spectacular.

Juwon silently held Ina’s hand, taking in the beautiful scene before his eyes.

Next, the three moved to the cable car boarding area.

As they moved over the sea that looked like sparkling black pearls on the cable car, Ina held Juwon’s hand tightly, seemingly scared, while Young Min chattered incessantly.

It felt like blood might come out of his ears, but since he couldn’t jump off here, Juwon endured and endured.

With the mindset of ‘you talk, I’ll enjoy the view’, as he looked at the black sea beneath his feet, a cruise ship with brilliant lights was passing by.

He thought that next time he came, he should ride that cruise ship with just Ina, without Young Min.

By the time they got off the cable car, it was already close to 8 o’clock.

“Elder brother. What do you want to eat for dinner? Is there anything you want to eat?”

When Young Min asked, Juwon shook his head.

“Well, I still don’t feel like my stomach has settled. Don’t worry about me, let’s go eat what you two want.”

Then Ina also shook her head and said.

“I ate a lot earlier too, so I can’t eat dinner either.”

“Then shall we just have a cup of coffee?”

At Young Min’s words, both of them nodded.

The three got back in the car and headed to a nearby coffee shop with a nice atmosphere.

After ordering coffee and two pieces of cake, fatigue slowly crept in as they sat down.

“Honey. Are you very tired? Let’s just go to bed early instead of playing Go-Stop when we get back.”

“No, it’s fine. We promised aunt, didn’t we? It’s been a while since I’ve played Go-Stop. It’ll be fun.”

Ina felt both grateful and sorry for such a Juwon.