Seeing Tae Min’s sparkling eyes, So Eun made a flustered expression.

“What? No, I…”

“Let’s go. Come on, hm? It’d be nice to have some cool chicken and beer by the Han River, right?”

As Ji Ye urged, Jun Ho joined in.

“Yeah, So Eun. If you don’t have plans, let’s go have a cool beer together.”

As the three of them urged together, So Eun hesitated for a moment before nodding.

“Ah, okay. I’ll go with you then.”

“Wow. Then we’ll see each other again tomorrow?”

Tae Min said with a beaming smile and a happy face.

“So Tae Min, you need to work hard tomorrow and finish quickly. Got it?”

As Ji Ye said with a wink, Tae Min immediately nodded.

“Yes. I’ll gather all the energy in the universe to finish quickly.”

At Tae Min’s answer, Ji Ye burst into laughter that she had been holding back.

As Ji Ye, who had been giggling with her body shaking, finally stopped laughing and got out of the car, So Eun followed.

“Well, sleep well and see you tomorrow, So Eun.”

Tae Min greeted So Eun once again with sparkling eyes.

“Yes. You get home safely too, Tae Min.”

Tae Min smiled brightly at So Eun’s greeting.

“Elder brother, get home safely.”

“Okay. I’ll call when I arrive.”

After Ji Ye and Jun Ho finished their greetings, the car soon departed again.

“Hahaha.”

And as soon as the car left, Ji Ye started laughing out loud.

So Eun looked at Ji Ye with a strange expression.

“What’s so funny?”

Ji Ye, who had been laughing for a while, answered with a face still full of laughter.

“Hey. How is it not funny? Yoon Tae Min, why is he so cute? His height and build are completely big size, but the way he looks at you is just like a poodle looking at its owner. If you said ‘Hand!’, he looked like he’d stretch out his hand right away! Hahaha.”

Ji Ye started laughing again, holding her stomach.

So Eun shook her head with an expression of not understanding Ji Ye and moved her feet.

Ji Ye, who had been laughing alone, quickly followed So Eun and linked arms with her.

“Hey, that Yoon Tae Min, doesn’t he seem totally smitten with you?”

“Smitten with what? You’re seeing things wrong.”

So Eun said as she opened the villa’s main gate.

“Seeing wrong? Didn’t you see his eyes when he came into the bar and saw you earlier? They were totally desperate. I thought he had found a lost first love or something.”

“Ms. Kim Ji Ye, you seem to have drunk a lot. Let’s wash up and go to sleep quickly?”

So Eun said as she pressed the elevator button.

“Hey. When have you ever seen this elder sister’s intuition be wrong? I’m telling you, that Yoon Tae Min is totally head over heels for you. Wow, really… How does a Mercedes come right after a crappy car leaves? And not just any Mercedes, but a tall, handsome, and even young Mercedes!”

“Kim Ji Ye.”

So Eun called Ji Ye in a low voice.

“Ah, what?”

When Ji Ye asked, So Eun unlinked their arms and said,

“If you keep saying embarrassing things, I’m not going out tomorrow.”

“Oh, alright. You little thing. I’ll keep my mouth shut tight. Is that okay?”

Instead of answering, So Eun shook her head and entered the elevator.

Regardless, Ji Ye whistled happily inside.

She had a good feeling that spring breeze would soon blow for So Eun, remembering again the look in Tae Min’s eyes as he gazed at So Eun.

A moment later, So Eun opened the front door and entered first, with Ji Ye following.

“You wash up first.”

At So Eun’s words, Ji Ye said okay and went into the bathroom.

So Eun put down her handbag and plopped down on the sofa.

As she put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes, she remembered the expression Tae Min had made when he discovered her at the bar earlier.

Those large eyes that flickered like candles in surprise…

The gentle smile that settled on his lips after that big tremor.

At that moment, she hadn’t realized that a gentle ripple had also stirred in her own heart when she saw that soft smile.

* * *

Saturday came.

The two of them got up leisurely, ate a simple breakfast, and then cleaned every corner of the house.

After finishing cleaning, they went to the large supermarket in front of the house.

Just as they were entering the house with the necessary groceries and snacks they bought, Ji Ye’s phone rang.

“Hello? Oh. Elder brother.”

After exchanging conversation for a few minutes, Ji Ye hung up and said with a smile.

“Hey. So Eun. Elder brother says he’ll finish work earlier than expected. He says he’ll probably finish around 1 o’clock and come pick us up by 2.”

“Okay. Sure.”

The two went into the house, organized what they had bought, and then each prepared to go out.

Ji Ye, who had spent a long time doing makeup in the room, came out wearing a bright spring dress full of spring breeze fragrance.

“Isn’t my friend too pretty?”

So Eun, who was sitting on the sofa, smiled and said.

Ji Ye scanned So Eun up and down and made a somewhat dissatisfied expression.

Simple makeup, white t-shirt and jeans, it was a truly simple outfit.

“Hey. Ji So Eun. The weather is nice, why don’t you wear something a bit brighter?”

At Ji Ye’s words, So Eun smiled and replied.

“If you’re dressed brightly, that’s enough. Why should I dress up too?”

“Still, it would be nice to go out looking pretty if possible.”

“You’re the one going on a date, not me. Our Kim Ji Ye’s beauty is enough to shine, so let’s go out like this.”

As So Eun said with a smile, Ji Ye looked at her with thoroughly displeased eyes when Ji Ye’s phone rang.

“Hello? Elder brother. Oh. Okay. I’ll come down now. Yeah.”

Ji Ye hung up the phone and looked in the mirror once more before saying,

“So Eun. Elder brother says he’ll be here in 10 minutes. Let’s go down first.”

“Okay. Got it.”

So Eun grabbed her handbag and got up from the sofa.

* * *

When they went down to the first floor with Ji Ye, there was a white SUV parked in front of the villa.

“Huh? Whose car is this?”

As Ji Ye tilted her head, the driver’s door opened and Tae Min, with his tall stature, got out.

“So Eun. Hello?”

Tae Min greeted So Eun with a smile as fresh as the May sunshine.

“Ah. Hello.”

So Eun also bowed her head briefly and greeted Tae Min in a daze.

As Tae Min was greeting Ji Ye as well, Ji Ye looked back and forth between Tae Min and So Eun and said,

“What’s this? Are you two wearing couple outfits?”

At those words delivered with a giggle, Tae Min smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

Even without that, the moment he got out of the car and saw So Eun, he was slightly surprised to see that she was dressed in the same white t-shirt and jeans as him.

But the surprise was only momentary, why did she look so pretty even in such simple clothes…

Rather, the simple outfit seemed to accentuate So Eun’s innocence even more.

I’m really in serious condition, Tae Min thought as his heart started beating faster.

So Eun also felt a bit embarrassed by Tae Min’s similar outfit to hers.

So she quickly turned her gaze and greeted Jun Ho sitting in the passenger seat.

“Hello?”

“Yes. Hello?”

Jun Ho smiled and greeted her.

Ji Ye ran to the passenger seat with a bright smile and met Jun Ho’s eyes.

“Elder brother. You came?”

“Yeah. But why did our Ji Ye come looking so pretty?”

“Of course I have to look pretty when meeting elder brother.”

Watching the couple starting their sweet mode again today, Tae Min opened the back door for So Eun.

“Get in, So Eun.”

At Tae Min’s words, So Eun slowly got into the back seat, and Ji Ye sat next to her.

“By the way, is this car yours, Tae Min?”

At Ji Ye’s words, Tae Min, who was just sitting in the driver’s seat, turned around and answered.

“Ah. Yes.”

“Wow! I know this car is really expensive. Tae Min, you were a capable person!”

Ji Ye said, wiggling her eyebrows as if to appeal to So Eun sitting next to her.

To this, Tae Min waved both hands and answered,

“Ah, it’s not that I’m capable, but my grandfather gave it to me as a gift for getting a job.”

“Your grandfather?”

“Yes.”

“Their family is rich.”

At Jun Ho’s sudden remark, Tae Min looked at Jun Ho and said,

“Ah, elder brother! Why are you saying strange things?”

“What strange things? Then is your family poor?”

Tae Min glanced at So Eun with an embarrassed face and quickly said to Jun Ho,

“Ah, well, it’s my grandfather who’s rich. It’s not that I’m rich.”

“That’s the same thing. Anyway, he’ll pass it all down to you later.”

“Ah, really. Elder brother!”

“That’s why I stick close to Tae Min. Hoping some crumbs might fall to me later.”

At Jun Ho’s joking words to Ji Ye, Tae Min’s face turned bright red.

“Ah, elder brother. Stop it. Can’t you see Tae Min’s face is burning?”

As Ji Ye in the back seat said, Jun Ho laughed loudly and tapped Tae Min’s arm.

“Okay, man. I’ll stop, so let’s get going.”

Tae Min glared at Jun Ho for a moment and then glanced at So Eun in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Looking at So Eun gazing out the window, Tae Min put his hands on the steering wheel and said,

“Then, I’ll start driving.”

* * *

As it was the weekend, Han River Park was overflowing with people who had come to play, and it took some time to park.

After finally parking, the four bought chicken from a nearby chicken shop and beer and snacks from a convenience store before slowly walking to the park.

As they entered the park, they could see people taking walks, riding bicycles, and groups of people sitting here and there talking or drinking beer.

The sky was as clear as if painted with blue paint, and beneath it, the Han River waves were gently rippling.

Walking under the warm May sunshine, Tae Min slightly turned his gaze to the side and looked down at So Eun. At this moment, he couldn’t believe that he was walking in the park side by side with So Eun.

It was already miraculous enough to meet her again, but to be walking like this next to me… It felt just like a dream.