Early morning.

As soon as Su Yeon opened the bedroom door, she was completely still, caught off guard by the bizarre scene unfolding before her.
“Are you awake?”
“Ah… Yes. But what are you doing there?”
Barely managing to focus, Su Yeon asked.

She couldn’t not ask.

In Ho, bearing her face, was bustling about the kitchen.

The kitchen was undoubtedly her domain.

So, seeing a woman with her face, wandering here and there in the kitchen, was not in the least bit strange. But it was hard to accept it so casually because In Ho was in her body.
“Uh… Just.”
“Just what?”
“Uh, that…”
“….”
“I just wanted to do something for you.”
In Ho mumbled an unbelievable explanation, scratching his head awkwardly.

Unable to take her eyes off In Ho, Su Yeon asked again.
“Is this… a dream?”
She couldn’t believe it.
“Huh? A dream?”
“I must still be half asleep. I have to wash my face, I can’t do this.”
With an expression of disbelief, In Ho’s figure, spouting mockery, was clearer than ever.

But still, unable to believe, Su Yeon muttered to herself and moved quickly toward the bathroom.

She had just reached the bathroom door.

In Ho, who had approached without her noticing, was blocking her path.
“It’s not a dream.”
His very firm voice pierced her ears without restraint.

Not a dream. It’s not a dream.

She felt she had to give some kind of response, but In Ho’s expression was so determined that she couldn’t easily part her lips.

After a long while, Su Yeon asked again.
“So, you’re saying this really isn’t a dream?”
“Yeah. It’s not a dream. I know very well that I’ve been a very bad guy to you all this time. I know I’m too late, but I want to be a good husband from now on. I’m going to work hard for that.”
“….”
“So stop showing this bonehitting reaction and give me some encouragement, okay?”
In Ho delivered a lengthy message, his eyes filled with sincerity like never before.

Yet, Su Yeon still couldn’t believe this moment.

How could she?

Even without In Ho doing all this, Su Yeon had had a string of excessively happy days recently.

She was happy to be able to face In Ho, happy to have something she could do for him.

She was deliriously pleased by him taking care of her as if it were natural, and the nights she lay in bed with him and fell asleep were remembered as overwhelmingly happy nights beyond description.

That was already too much, overly happy.

But this was beyond her capacity to handle.
“I’m a bit embarrassed because I really didn’t prepare much. But I did try hard.”
In Ho pulled her wrist, his face blushing in silence.

Without any resistance, Su Yeon was pulled by In Ho.

What awaited her was a shabbily set breakfast table.
“You did this, In Ho?”
“Uh, I did do it….”
On the table was a plate of salad and another with toast and fried egg.
“It’s unbelievable. All of this, you really….”
Su Yeon covered her uncloseable mouth with both hands.
“The salad is just transferred onto a plate, so it should be edible. The fried egg… well, it looks like that, but it didn’t taste bad.”
Su Yeon alternately looked at In Ho and the table in surprise.

And then she pinched her cheek hard.
“Ouch.”
An involuntary groan slipped out due to the dizzying pain.

Su Yeon’s cheek began to swell up red.

Watching her, In Ho furrowed his brow.

In Ho took Su Yeon’s face in his hands and stroked the reddened area with his thumb.
“It’s not a dream.”
“…You’re right.”
“Yeah. It’s not a dream, so stop doubting and sit down.”
Saying this, In Ho gently ruffled Su Yeon’s hair.

While he felt a bit hurt that just setting up breakfast was such an unbelievable task, looking at Su Yeon’s shyly blushing cheeks instantly washed away his feelings.
“…Thank you.”
Her gratitude was deeply etched in her heart.

At that moment, Su Yeon looked so beautiful that In Ho also responded with a bright smile.

Soon, the two sat face to face at the table.

It was when Su Yeon just had a bite of salad.

Suddenly, In Ho had a thought.

If one were to point out the most perfect morning they had ever had, it would probably be today.

It was the warmest morning since he had married Su Yeon.

In Ho felt that this moment would linger in his heart for quite a while.

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In Ho and Su Yeon sat with a solemn look on their faces, a coffee table between them.

They stared intently at each other as if they were having a staring contest.

In Ho was the first one to break the silence.
“We have three hours left. Myung Woo will be home in an hour.”
In Ho had a wellworn script in his hand.

He intended to go over the scene they were to shoot today and practice it with Su Yeon.

But as soon as they started going through the script, Su Yeon had a lost look on her face.
“Is there really no other way?”
When Su Yeon asked with a face about to cry, In Ho responded with an excessively calm face.

This only made Su Yeon more desperate.
“It seems like there’s no other way for you and me to go back to normal within the remaining hour.”