“Just so you’re aware, we’re postponing our divorce, not pretending it never happened.”
Tae In spoke in the most intimidating voice she could muster.

“So what?”
“So what? What do you mean, ‘so what’? We need to avoid any physical contact as much as possible.”
There was no need to grow any more attached if they were going to divorce. Tae In decided it would be best for both of them to maintain distance as they used to.

If asked why, Tae In simply couldn’t trust Nok Hyun.

She didn’t know when he might suddenly change and abandon her.

Remembering how coldly Nok Hyun treated his parents, Tae In steeled her heart.

“What is allowed then? We need to define that.”
As Tae In was contemplating, Nok Hyun abruptly grabbed her hand.

“Holding hands.”
“…That’s fine.”
“Hugging?”
“No way. Nok Hyun, you hug provocatively.”
Tae In let go of Nok Hyun’s hand and crossed her arms into a large X.

“You always touched and hugged me at your will?”
“That was because of a special situation.”
It was something that Tae In, who lost her memory, did. I didn’t know about it.

Tae In decided to brazenly move on.

“We can create special situations.”
Nok Hyun pressed his lips to Tae In’s cheek.

“What was that?”
“Your serious face is seriously adorable.”
Nok Hyun immediately responded to Tae In’s question.

Tae In was shocked.

He manages to make even his sly words sound fresh.

“…Nok Hyun. When did you become so foxy?”
Nok Hyun chuckled lightly and pulled Tae In up.

“Let’s go, I have something to show you.”
Nok Hyun took Tae In’s hand and exited the study.

Tae In blankly watched Nok Hyun’s retreating figure. It was really strange.

He seemed like a big and overexcited boy. Suddenly, Tae In was curious about Nok Hyun’s boyhood.

Nok Hyun opened the living room curtains. As bright light poured in, Tae In squeezed her eyes shut.

When she slowly opened her eyes, a neatly arranged terrace came into view.

Next to the lush green lawn bathed in the summer sun, there was a deck, and on it, a table.

“Oh, sister!”
Ahrin, who had been sitting at the table, waved her hand, and Stella, who had somehow become friendly, barked loudly in Ahrin’s arms.

Everything was beautiful and peaceful.

Nok Hyun, still holding Tae In’s hand, climbed up the stairs located at the edge of the terrace.

Ahrin and Stella also enthusiastically followed.

Upon reaching the rooftop, a vast expanse of lawn and a tent pitched over it greeted them.

“Woah!”
Ahrin and Stella excitedly darted into the tent.

He had decorated it like this, seeing the word ‘camping’ casually written on the last page of the notebook where she wrote down all the things she liked and wanted to do.

“It’s unbelievable…”
Looking at the still hot fireplace and the chairs arranged around it, Tae In was amazed.

“Oh, sister! Look at this!”
Ahrin, who had somehow climbed onto the hammock, yelled out in excitement.

“When did you set all this up?”
“Took quite a while.”
In the time without you.

Tae In, who was blankly looking at Nok Hyun’s beautiful smiling face, flinched and took a step back.

“Ah, I almost hugged you.”
Was it the aftereffect of her memory

The vulnerable image of herself from that time threatened to pop up without any warning.

Barely holding on, Tae In let out a sigh of relief for a moment.

“Well, I’ll hold you, what about it?”
Nok Hyun embraced Tae In without any hesitation.

The cool body fragrance subtly filled her nostrils, and as expected, her heart pounded.

“You’re sly.”
Tae In pouted her lips.

“Only you can do that.”
“Forget about me back then. That’s not really who I am.”
“Why do you think so?”
“I now have many responsibilities, revenge to carry out, and many things to recover. I think too much to be as carefree as I was.”
Tae In sincerely expressed herself. Nok Hyun nodded his head as if he had expected it.

“I can wait.”
“Why are you doing so much?”
“That is…”
Tae In looked at Nok Hyun’s red lips steadily.

“Sis!”
Arin rushed up to Tae In, embracing her. Stella followed, whimpering at Tae In’s feet.

“Ah, ice cream, I, I want to eat!”
Tae In hugged Stella and held Arin’s hand.

“I’ll listen to you next time.”
Tae In turned her back on Nok Hyun.

“Whenever you’re ready.”
Strangely, Tae In found Nok Hyun’s relaxed tone a bit annoying.

Jung Don had been waiting for this day. The day his grandmother would go to her club meeting.

He put the coins and bills he had saved up into his bag and left the house.

He asked his aunt and found out where his cousin lived.

He also asked the rice cake shop owner, who wrote down the directions for him.

He was a little worried about taking the subway, but there were no issues.

“I’m the smartest kid in the market.”
Jung Don left the house with the Toshi that Tae Sik had given him as a gift.

Tae Sik had said that this would be enough in Seoul, and he would be able to win everything.

Tae Sik had also been worried whether he would be able to adjust well in Seoul wearing that Toshi.

“It’s okay, Tae Sik sister is also smart.”
His grandmother had said that everyone on TV, except criminals, were great people.