“It seems like it’s not working. Instead of doing that, let’s try holding hands again.”

Seating herself on the bed, she pulled In-ho’s arm and clasped his hand.

“But we did this before.”

In-ho complained with a disappointed expression on his face.

“Still, you never know. We only held hands for about a minute earlier. What if we hold hands for two minutes? No, what if we hold hands for about ten minutes? It might change, right?”

“Su-yeon, that’s… isn’t that too much of a childish idea that could appear in a family-friendly show?”

“Why? You never know.”

Su-yeon replied, glancing at In-ho’s reaction.

Even she thought her idea wasn’t likely to work.

She knew. She knew, but no matter how you looked at it, she couldn’t bring herself to engage in love with In-ho in this state of switched bodies.

Despite this, In-ho continued to express dissatisfaction without understanding the situation.
“Come to think of it, this isn’t suitable for all ages. I mean, even in fairy tales, the princess wakes up when the prince kisses her. Are we really going to restore our bodies just by holding hands? Does that make sense?”

“…Then, should we try kissing too?”

“Huh, a kiss? Even fairy tales involve kissing, but us?”

“Then, how about we kiss…”

“That’s something you’d find in a children’s fairy tale. We’re a physically healthy man and woman, free to stage scenes not suitable for youths at any time!”

In-ho, who had been suppressing his desires all along, couldn’t resist revealing his wicked thoughts.

Apart from being sinister, there was not a single incorrect word in his statement, and Su-yeon pressed her lips firmly together.

Somehow, she found herself contemplating it again.

‘What if I just close my eyes and do it? Like In-ho said, maybe it will change…’

Just thinking about it made her heart waver even more.

Reading Su-yeon’s expression, In-ho once again showed an expectant look.

But, in the end, the situation he desired didn’t occur.

Su-yeon swiftly descended from the bed as if escaping.

“No! No matter how you think about it, this is not right.”

“Why not? What’s not right?”

“Think about it. Our bodies are currently switched. How can we do this in this state?”

“Why not? We have to do it. We need to restore our bodies! I’m confident even in this state!”

“Even if In-ho is confident, I’m not. I can’t do it!”

Su-yeon firmly shook her head and quickly left the bedroom.

In-ho, momentarily overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness, soon came to his senses and hastily followed Su-yeon.

“Su-yeon, just once! Huh?”

“No.”

“Can’t it work? Could our bodies change?”

“There must be another way. Let’s look for it slowly, as In-ho said.”

“Huh, how can you say that to me? Seriously, it’s cruel!”

“How am I being cruel?”

“You make someone feel so frustrated and then suggest looking for another way slowly. How can you say such a thing?”

“You were the one who suggested looking for another way slowly before we got into bed!”

“I don’t know, I don’t know. Aaaah. Aaaah. I can’t hear you. Aaaah.”

In-ho, who couldn’t stop his tantrum, continued to complain, and Su-yeon, fed up, began to make any sound while covering her ears.

Yet, In-ho persisted and continued to follow Su-yeon.

Despite trying various sweet talk to seduce her, he had no success.

However, he wasn’t someone to give up easily.

“Su-yeon.”

Wearing a sulky expression, he followed Su-yeon around the house.

Late at night.

Dong-hoon couldn’t easily fall asleep.

“Su-yeon, you’ll wake up too, right?”

“Huh.”

“Let’s go out together. I’ll take you.”

“Me? Why you?”

“Uh…? Why me?”

“Oh, no. I misspoke. Anyway, I’ll manage on my own, so don’t worry.”
The conversation he had with Su-yeon at the Hansam-dong Tae-shin’s family had consistently lingered in Dong-hoon’s mind.

“……That side.”

To be precise, the two words Su-yeon said while looking at him were deeply ingrained in his mind.

Just two words.

That title scratched at Dong-hoon’s heart for several days.

Even on the day they reunited after ten years, he felt that Su-yeon was not the same as before.

However, he had no choice but to engrave deep realizations from the recent conversation and her appearance at Su-yeon’s house.

Now, he could no longer remain as a man or the good older brother she desperately wanted from Su-yeon.

“Haah….”

Dong-hoon let out a deep sigh.

Even though he knew he shouldn’t expect anything from his first love, who was already married, his heart felt emptiness that couldn’t be expressed.

“The things that can’t be grasped when you reach out from where you are now.”

“….”

“The desire for those things is greed.”

The words he repeatedly heard from Chun-ho kept coming to mind.

Every time they resurfaced, he couldn’t deny them.

“…It seems like I’m being greedy, Su-yeon.”

No matter how much he reached out, Su-yeon wasn’t caught.

So, it was undoubtedly greed in his heart.

Now, he should let go of Su-yeon, who was not his possession as Chun-ho said….

“Ha… I’m going crazy.”

Dong-hoon roughly wiped his face.

His heart didn’t move as he thought.

Every time he tried to convince himself that he had to let go, that he had to give up now, his desperation grew.

Every time, Hyekyung’s words repeated several times.

“It would be nice if Dong-hoon gets along well with our Sujin. Because there’s a bit of an age difference with Sujin, he doesn’t feel like a man, right?”

“….”

“I would be really happy if Dong-hoon becomes our family. We’ve been close like family since we were young, right, Su-yeon?”

“Yes. With Oppa…!”

“….”

“I would be really happy if Oppa becomes a real family.”

If he becomes a real family, it would really make her happy….

“If that happens, as your younger sister’s husband… Can I at least remain as a good family to you?”

It was a dangerous thought.

Even though he knew that, Dong-hoon couldn’t easily stop that thought.

“Haah.”

Once again, a heavy sigh escaped.

The night grew deeper.

The more it did, the more complicated his feelings became.