Tae In woke up in her newlywed home late in the afternoon.

She occasionally had nightmares in Gapyeong, but she seemed to have slept soundly there; it was difficult for her to get a good sleep at both her parents’ house and her newlywed home.

After bathing in hot water, she fetched some cool water to drink.

Stella rubbed her body against Tae In’s feet, meowing.

Tae In hugged Stella.

“Been too long, hasn’t it? I’m sorry.”
She planted a kiss on Stella’s forehead.

There was a faint scent coming from Stella.

Could it be that Kang Nok Hyun bathed her? While hugging Stella, Tae In looked around her past newlywed home.

The familiarity that felt foreign was probably due to the memories she had densely accumulated in Gapyeong over the month.

The house was as it had been when she left.

Nok Hyun and Tae In were always busy because of work, and apart from occasionally dining together, they hadn’t spent time together.

“It was quite strange, Kang Nok Hyun.”
Nok Hyun was generally kind.

He was kind to Tae In, as he was in front of others.

However, Tae In knew. He was a person who was cold to the bone.

It wasn’t a coldness that was fabricated according to the surrounding situation like Tae In’s, but a characteristic he originally possessed.

So, there was no opportunity to get close.

Only at the villa in Gapyeong, he treated Tae In sincerely.

Tae In smirked as if she knew his intention.

As new and previous memories merged, it felt as though she had become a different person.

Tae In went into the room she used to occupy. After marriage, she and Nok Hyun had always used separate rooms.

She had packed all her belongings and left, but oddly, the room was filled with stuff.

The bed cover and pillows were new, the book she always kept on the bedside table, and the postits she habitually used to jot down immediately occurring thoughts were still on the desk.

What’s going on here?

At that moment, the doorbell rang.

Tae In confirmed Lee Kyung’s face on the intercom and opened the door.

“Are you feeling okay?”
At Lee Kyung’s question, Tae In grimaced.

Who started the fight?

Tae In sighed and looked at Lee Kyung. Thankfully, it seemed she had received treatment, as a bandage was on her face.

Tae In poured two cups of coffee and gave one to Lee Kyung.

“Did you eat?”
“This is fine.”
Tae In said while gulping down her coffee.

“You’re going to upset your stomach. Let’s eat some chicken.”
Lee Kyung pulled out a chicken from a bag as big as a granny’s bag.

Tae In hadn’t told Lee Kyung that her memory had returned.

Lee Kyung looked at Tae In suspiciously, wondering about that time, but didn’t ask.

“Chicken in the morning.”
“Why, you used to say chicken tastes best when you eat it as soon as you wake up. Also, it’s dinner time now.”
“The first meal after waking up is breakfast.”
She’s not the same Tae In from back then.

Unable to respond, Tae In sighed heavily.

“You have this too?”

The moment Tae In saw the photo card attached to the chicken box, she blanched.

It was a photo card of Haesu, no, Oh Hye Sung.

In the past, she would have happily accepted it and would have already started to tear into the chicken, but Tae In couldn’t do it.

Words uttered by Lee Kyung in a manner that seemed to scorn the Tae In who had praised Haesu surfaced in her mind.

The saying that when you regain your memory, you also find a rat hole.

Tae In finally understood the meaning of those words.

Oh Hye Sung, who took on the role of Haesu, had been classmates with Tae In since elementary school. They were more akin to archenemies than friends.

Unlike Tae In, who was warm to everyone, Hye Sung was always cold and disliked Tae In’s goodwill.

After being ignored more than once, Tae In also ignored Hye Sung.

As a result, they inevitably became enemies by the time they reached high school.

For some strange fate, they had always been in the same class from elementary school through high school.

When selecting a brand advertising model, Tae In was the first to cross out Oh Hye Sung’s name.

And yet, I said that I was a fan of that Oh Hye Sung, rewatched his drama more than three times, and even joined his fan club.

Even a few days ago, when I met him in the hospital, I blurted out nonsense saying I was a fan.

Ah, how embarrassing.

Tae In scratched her head without Lee Kyung knowing.

But at least I didn’t mention that I joined the fan club. It was a relief that I didn’t say I became a premium member because I posted so many comments.

“Oops, I should’ve given this to you first. Here’s your cell phone, Tae In. These are a few belongings and the things you asked for that were left at home.”
It seemed that Lee Kyung had visited the house.

Looking at the items Lee Kyung brought, Tae In opened her mouth.

“The screen was shattered.”
“I got it repaired. Other than the broken screen, there was nothing wrong with it.”
“Was there a little sevenyearold kid named Arin, my sister, at that house?”
“No, she wasn’t there.”