Jiho’s eyes looked somewhat angry.

For a moment, Yi Soo stared at Jiho with a blank expression, dumbfounded.

‘What’s the problem?’

Though Yi Soo didn’t notice, Jiho had been watching Yi Soo absorbed in the movie instead of the movie itself.

Every time the male lead appeared on screen, Yi Soo subtly changed her breathing and showed a reaction.

Even when Jiho turned his head and glanced at her, she didn’t notice at all and couldn’t take her eyes off the screen.

“What on earth are you talking about?”

“You seem completely entranced by that man?”

Jiho narrowed his eyes and raised one eyebrow pointedly.

“Wh-what did I do? I’m just watching the movie.”

‘Did I get too immersed? Even so, what kind of ridiculous reaction is this to me just enjoying a movie?’

“That man. Is he an actor you like?”

Jiho asked, still blocking the screen with his face.

“It’s not that I like the actor… I like the character in the movie. It’s because the vampire is cool.”

Honestly, I’m not sure what the difference is, but for now it’s right to insist on that.

Though it felt absurd to be explaining this in the middle of watching the movie.

“Isn’t that the same thing?”

“It’s clearly different. Please don’t misunderstand. Are you not going to watch the movie?”

Yi Soo grinned, thinking Jiho was cute for being seriously jealous.

“You look completely smitten…”

Jiho knew this wasn’t really something to be jealous about, but seeing Yi Soo watch another man as if entranced instantly soured his mood.

“Don’t tell me you’re actually jealous of that vampire?”

“Yeah, I’m jealous. So don’t look at other men with those eyes.”

Yi Soo burst out laughing seeing Jiho’s serious expression without a hint of humor.

She had felt it before, but Yi Soo found Jiho’s jealousy so ridiculous and absurd.

‘Does he really not know how cool and handsome he is?’

Yi Soo raised her hand and pushed Jiho’s face to the side as he was blocking the screen.

“You’re the one who suggested watching this movie.”

“I don’t want to watch anymore. I suddenly lost interest.”

He no longer wanted to see Yi Soo staring entranced at another man right next to him.

Yi Soo was at a loss for words and rolled her eyes at Jiho, who seemed genuinely upset.

‘He’s so much bigger than me but acts just like a kid sometimes.’

Yi Soo sighed and turned to face Jiho.

She took Jiho’s hand resolutely and began to speak.

“To my eyes, you’re a hundred, a thousand times cooler and better. You can’t even be compared to that guy! Don’t tell me you don’t know that?”

“…I still don’t like it.”

Where had the always confident and relaxed Seo Jiho gone?

Yi Soo couldn’t help but laugh at Jiho’s stubbornly resistant attitude.

**

Yi Soo remembered she had planned to book a flight to London after exams were over.

“Jiho, I told you I’m going to London during break. I was planning to book that today.”

She had briefly mentioned it before, but when Jiho suddenly suggested going on a European trip together, she put it off saying they’d think about it later.

“Then let’s book mine together.”

“Are you really going?”

Yi Soo asked with a look of disbelief.

Jiho’s thoughts hadn’t changed from then to now.

Yi Soo was a bit taken aback seeing Jiho’s sincerity.

“Actually, I wasn’t planning to go this time. If I left, I wouldn’t be able to see you. But since you’re going, there’s no reason for me not to go. My mom would be happy if I went too.”

“Ah.”

Not having thought that far, Yi Soo felt she had been too inconsiderate after hearing Jiho’s words.

‘I guess I still have a long way to go to match that thoughtfulness.’

Yi Soo was slightly moved by Jiho’s consideration.

“Yi Soo, what are you going to do in London?”

“Just spend time with my mom, I guess. I don’t have any specific plans, maybe go to parks or museums when I have time. See a musical or something.”

Yi Soo put her laptop on the coffee table and pressed the power button.

“Hmm, have you thought about us traveling together? You said you’d think about it slowly.”

Traveling alone with Jiho sounded romantic and exciting, but thinking about it specifically, there were too many issues.

The accommodation problem, and having to be together 24 hours a day throughout the trip.

Would that really be okay?

“But… I hate the thought of wandering around in the sweltering summer heat. I’m very sensitive to heat so I don’t go out much in summer.”

“If it’s hot during the day, we can stay at the hotel and go out in the morning and evening.”

Yi Soo timidly expressed her reluctance, but Jiho’s expression said ‘what’s the problem?’

Jiho looked excited as if it had been decided they would go together.

So Yi Soo couldn’t flatly refuse either.

Honestly, she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted.

It was an ambiguous feeling of wanting to go together, yet feeling like they shouldn’t for some reason.

“I don’t know. A European trip seems too grand…”

“Then let’s just go to nearby Paris. Okay?”

“Huh? Um… I guess we could…”

Yi Soo hesitated but answered as if pushed by Jiho’s mood.

‘Sigh. I don’t know. It’ll work out somehow.’

“Okay. That sounds good to me too.”

The location didn’t matter to Jiho at all.

After all, sightseeing wasn’t the main purpose.

Actually, it didn’t matter if it was France or somewhere domestic.

Jiho was thrilled and happy just with the fact of going on a trip with Yi Soo.

“Then we should plan for a bit more time. I was going to just go for a week including travel days, but we should plan for 10 days.”

“Just 10 days? I want to go for a month.”

“A month? That’s too long. I have a lot to do when I get back. I’m also going on a 3-night, 4-day medical volunteer trip this summer.”

A slight wrinkle formed on Jiho’s forehead.

3 nights and 4 days?

This was the first he was hearing about the medical volunteer trip.

Even if they were dating, they couldn’t share every single thing, but at times like this, Jiho couldn’t help feeling a distance from Yi Soo.

‘They say when you’re dating, your whole life revolves around the relationship…’

Would such a day ever come for Yi Soo?

Jiho pushed down his hurt feelings and tried to speak nonchalantly.

“Oh, I see.”

“I decided recently so I didn’t mention it earlier. I couldn’t go last year, so I decided to go this year. Maybe I’ll go with Ae Ra.”

Yi Soo answered carelessly while accessing the airline website on her laptop.

She didn’t notice Jiho’s change in expression at all as she was busy searching flight schedules.

“3 nights and 4 days is longer than the usual farming volunteer work. I heard that’s usually 2 nights and 3 days.”

Jiho had never been, but he’d heard about it from friends.

It was ironic that Yi Soo, who found the summer heat unbearable, was going on a summer volunteer trip, but Jiho decided to understand it as meaning the volunteer work was that important to her.

“I heard we’re going with other universities this time, but it’s my first time too so I don’t know much.”

Yi Soo answered casually, keeping her gaze fixed on the laptop screen.

“When are you going?”

“Around July 20th, I think.”

When Jiho didn’t respond, Yi Soo looked up at him for the first time.

The bright expression from talking about the trip had disappeared from his face.

“What’s wrong?”

“What?”

Jiho forced a smile, trying not to show the hurt feelings he was suppressing.

“Hmm. You just… seem a bit upset.”

Jiho denied it.

What would change by feeling hurt about the difference in their feelings for each other?

It would only make Yi Soo uncomfortable for no reason.

Yi Soo tilted her head slightly, then turned her gaze back to the screen.

“Let’s book for early July. Will there be tickets? We should have done this earlier, the dates are tight. Right?”

“Any time is fine with me. Choose dates that work for you.”

“Don’t you have summer break plans? Why are you letting me decide everything?”

Yi Soo looked at Jiho with a puzzled expression as she was about to enter the flight dates.

She couldn’t believe he had no plans for the two-month summer break.

“My plan was to see you every day. I’m in the middle of faithfully making that plan now.”

Jiho chuckled.

“You’re hopeless.”

To Yi Soo it sounded like a joke, but Jiho was serious.

They hadn’t even been dating 100 days yet, so Jiho was crazy in love, but it hurt a bit that Yi Soo wasn’t the same.

“Then should we go on July 3rd and come back on the 13th?”

“Can’t we extend it a little? Excluding travel days it’s only 8 days, so after visiting your parents there won’t be many days left for traveling.”

Even Jiho, who had been agreeing to everything Yi Soo said, insisted this time.

“…How much longer?”

“As long as possible. At least two weeks.”

He cut the month he originally wanted in half and said two weeks.

His voice conveyed a determination that he wouldn’t compromise any further.

“Two weeks…”

Yi Soo muttered as if to herself, furrowing her brow.

If it was two weeks, how many days would she have to travel alone with Jiho?

As she imagined traveling together and thought about the details, Yi Soo felt overwhelmed again.

What should they do about accommodations during the trip?

‘They say couples always fight when traveling, will we be able to get along well without fighting?’

Yi Soo’s mind was complicated with all the concerns that came up at once.

In contrast, Jiho had a carefree expression without any worries.

“What are you worried about?”

Jiho asked as Yi Soo hesitated to make a decision.

“Just various things…”

“If you go on your volunteer trip, we won’t see each other for that long.”

Jiho suggested extending the trip by the number of days Yi Soo would be volunteering.

Adding 4 days to the 14 days would make it about two weeks.

“Okay. Let’s do two weeks then.”

Yi Soo compromised and gave in, taking a step back.

“What kind of seats should we get? Do you really only fly first class?”

Yi Soo asked, thinking Jiho might actually do that since he was from a wealthy family.

Yi Soo did that every time she went to London, but that was only because of Won Jin’s excessive consideration, not Yi Soo’s insistence.

“Whatever you prefer.”

An unexpected answer came from Jiho’s mouth, when Yi Soo thought he would say first class.

“You’re okay with economy class too?”

“It might not be bad to sit close together cozily, right?”

Yi Soo scoffed.

The young master who always flew first class elegantly probably didn’t know how uncomfortable economy class could be.

“Are you serious? With those long legs, sitting in economy for a 12-hour flight would be really uncomfortable.”

“I think I could endure it if I’m next to you.”

“Okay then.”

Yi Soo shook her head at Jiho’s confident expression.

“First class would be better since it’s quiet and comfortable.”

As soon as Yi Soo put her hand on the mouse, Jiho, who had said anything was fine, muttered as if to himself.

Yi Soo burst out laughing at how it sounded like he was deliberately saying it for her to hear.

“Just be honest. Don’t regret it later and blame me.”

“Then let’s look at the good seats first. I’m really fine, but thinking about it, you might have a hard time.”

“You should have said that from the start.”

The unplanned Paris trip was decided in just a few minutes.

Was she really going on a trip with Jiho like this?

Though it felt surreal, after making the decision, her mind felt lighter and she was a bit excited.

What would it feel like to travel romantic Paris with Jiho?