As time passed, Taein and Nokhyun’s child was born. He was a healthy and energetic baby boy.

The child played baseball with Nokhyun and baked cookies with Taein. Showered with love, his bright smile and chubby cheeks were dyed with a peachy color.

He was a lovely child who resembled both Taein and Nokhyun.

As night fell, the child settled between Nokhyun and Taein and fell asleep.

This was undoubtedly the near future.

Taein soon woke up from the dream.

As it crossed over into the realm of reality, the dream gradually faded, but her heart was still filled with a sense of happiness.

At that moment, Nokhyun’s hand, which Taein held, moved.

It wasn’t just a simple movement; he tightly grasped Taein’s hand.

Soon, his tightly closed eyelids opened.

The deeply missed irises stared at Taein.

Taein sat up.

Pressing the medical staff call button, she also gently slapped Nokhyun’s cheek.
“I woke up. I woke up!”

At Taein’s words, Nokhyun slightly furrowed his brows.

“Who are you…?”

It was the phrase she had heard in the dream. Taein’s face froze for a moment.

“Why are you like this? Don’t joke around… I am, your wife, Seo Taein.”

Nokhyun stared at Taein in silence and then slowly opened his mouth.

“This can’t be true. Marrying someone like me…!”

A phrase heard somewhere before.

It was what Taein said when she saw Nokhyun after losing her memory.

I’ve lost my memory, just like back then.

Taein, who had been staring at him absentmindedly, shed tears.

“It’s okay; I’ll help you remember everything, just like you did.”

Taein burst into tears. Nokhyun, bewildered, pulled Taein into his arms.

“Sorry, Taein. It was a joke; don’t cry.”

What, a joke?

“A joke?”

The tearful Taein, who had stopped crying, opened her eyes wide and looked at Nokhyun.

The tearful Taein, who had been staring at him piteously, burst into tears again as she woke up, initially happy but then realizing she had lost her memory. When she tried to hit Nokhyun’s chest out of resentment, Nokhyun grabbed Taein’s hand.

“I’m a patient.”

“How could you joke like that after making me worry so much, saying you’re a patient?”

Taein spat out tear-mixed words. Nokhyun, looking at Taein like that, faintly smiled.

“I missed you, Taein.”

Nokhyun’s voice reached Taein’s ears. Then Nokhyun’s hand gently touched Taein’s wet cheek.

Soon, the medical staff arrived at the room. Taein, who had gotten out of bed, still looked at Nokhyun with resentful eyes.

While the attending physician checked Nokhyun’s condition, Taein breathed a sigh of relief.

He woke up, for real.

Though it was regrettable that it was a joke, he woke up, after all.

Taein quickly called Mora.

And she called everyone who had worried about him one by one.

Nokhyun woke up.

Taein became a professional caregiver.

After Eunseon and Mora, Nokhyun sequentially entered the hospital.

Not only did he take good care of the patient, but he also became accustomed to hospital life.

Nokhyun was bedridden for a while even after waking up.

During that time, he was delighted that he had healed well after the fractures in his ribs. However, Nokhyun was in agony.

Taein devoted herself to the main business of the fashion headquarters after entrusting Taegang’s management to a professional manager.

Only after the fractured ribs healed could Nokhyun walk around. Taein and Nokhyun slowly strolled outside the hospital. The fierce wind had become gentle.

“Looks like spring is coming. It’s warm.”

Taein, holding Nokhyun’s hand tightly, murmured.

She fell in love with Nokhyun, and it was their first spring together.

Thinking like that made her heart flutter.

Her once flat belly had protruded a bit. Others might not notice, but Taein could.

“I want to see Atto soon, but the process is scary, but I’m curious at the same time. Ah, I saw it on the internet; they say it’s most comfortable in the stomach. Everyone says it was good after giving birth, like that.”
Taein chatted incessantly. Nokhyun looked at Taein as if finding such Taein adorable.

Taein gave the baby the nickname ‘Ato,’ meaning ‘gift.’ Nokhyun also liked it. If Taein chose it, she would have liked anything.

The baby was a boy. As much as Nokhyun, who wanted a daughter resembling Taein, felt regrettable, now she only wished for the baby to be born healthy. Don’t make Mom suffer.

During the days when Nokhyun was unconscious, Dohyun met her. She said all the things she hadn’t been able to say to Dohyun.

Thanks to that, the stone that had been pressing on her chest since Dohyun’s accident disappeared.

Not that she didn’t miss him.

“Oh, it’s a bit cold.”

While sitting side by side on a bench, Taein snuggled into Nokhyun’s arms.

“You said it’s spring, and it’s warm.”

When Nokhyun, with a laughter-mingled remark, spoke, Taein lightly pinched Nokhyun’s side.

“I wanted to be held in my husband’s arms, can’t I?”

Taein asked with a rough expression.

“Yes, why not.”

Nokhyun embraced Taein’s delicate shoulders.

“Do you know? I gained 5 kilograms.”

“Beautiful.”

“Not beautiful.”

“You’re beautiful.”

When Nokhyun responded firmly, Taein sneakily looked up at his face.

“Can we order chicken then?”

Ah, she wanted to eat chicken.

Nokhyun pinched Taein’s cheek, trying not to hurt it.

“Order one with only drumsticks, as much as you want.”

“Our husband is the best, overflowing with love.”

Nokhyun, as if unable to stand it, trapped Taein in her arms and tightly hugged her.

“I want to be discharged soon; I’m dying.”

“No, not yet. Because of Ato…”

Taein murmured with flushed cheeks.

“What can’t you do?”

Nokhyun asked, removing the sarcasm.

“I didn’t think about that.”

“What’s that? Why can’t it be because of Ato?”

With a teasing tone, Taein pinched the side she had teased before, feeling embarrassed.

Ah, when Nokhyun moaned, Taein released the pressure of her fingers.

“Does it hurt a lot?”

Nokhyun chuckled and shook her head.

Taein was still lovely. She would continue to be adorable in the future.

“It seems like spring is really coming.”

Nokhyun, stroking Taein’s hair, murmured.

Since the moment you came to me, it was already spring for me.