Unexpectedly, Yuri could comfortably fall asleep hugged by Jeho. Although the bed was narrow, both her body and heart were so warm…

Thus, the first night of independence passed.

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“Team Leader, what brings you here so late?”

Sindahee greeted Minwoo, who suddenly appeared without any contact, with a bewildered expression. Minwoo had cut off ties with her before his wedding with Yuri. She thought the relationship would naturally be settled like this, so why did he come? Did the broken marriage change his mind?
Minwoo roughly loosened his tie and looked around the messy room. Boxes and items were scattered everywhere, indicating the process of packing.

“Are you moving somewhere?”

“…Ah, yes.”

She decided to accept Jeho’s suggestion. She planned to submit her resignation on Monday and had plans to be overseas for a while. Although Minwoo’s visit was unexpected, it wasn’t welcome. Until when should she bow and shake off dust in front of this trash? A feeling of frustration overwhelmed her.

“You didn’t say anything to me? Geez, Ssang, now you’re treating me lightly too?”

“Treating you lightly? What are you talking about? Lately, the Team Leader hasn’t reached out to me…”

“Darn it.”

Minwoo threw his jacket against the wall and roughly pulled Sindahui into his arms. He was so angry from head to toe that he needed to vent it on someone first.

Minwoo, who was suddenly summoned by Chairman Kwon, heard the words “not a postponement of the wedding but a cancellation.”

―Cha Euiwon said to give you another chance, but I opposed it. So forget about Yuri from now on. In due time, there will be consultations between Tamin Group and you again.

―Grandfather, what are you talking about?

―Jeho just called and firmly asserted that the marriage with Cha Euiwon’s daughter is not allowed. So from now on, make sure nothing is said.

It was an unexpected bolt from the blue. It seemed like a fight between cousins over one woman, and Chairman Kwon seemed to have made an extreme decision in his own way. Jeho’s interest in Yuri would have been clearly visible to Chairman Kwon as well.

“Darn it, but why do I have to step back? If only that jerk steps back, it would be fine. It was originally mine!”

“Team Leader?”

Minwoo, as if Sindahui could be Yuri, grabbed her shoulders with both hands.

“You move without telling me? How dare you?”

For some reason, Chairman Kwon did not let Minwoo go until late at night. Suddenly, he suggested going to his private villa in Jeju together.

When they arrived in Seoul, it was almost 10 p.m. Yuri must have returned home by now, hoping. What awaited him was another bolt from the blue.

―Unni, I moved out since yesterday.

Yuri, who happened to meet her in front of the house, said with a cold face. When asked where she was, she did not provide the address. Minwoo asked her to ask Yuri directly, but she did not answer the call, as if she had blocked it.

Feeling like her heart was being torn apart, she went to find Shin Daeli, but she, too, was packing her belongings.

“Why is everyone doing this! Why!”

Feeling that something was wrong, she twisted her body to get away from Minwoo. However, the two hands grabbing her shoulders didn’t flinch.

“Sigh, darn it. This is insane.”

Minwoo glared at Sindahui with eyes filled with rage as if he could kill her.

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Independent living was a bit different from what Yuri had imagined. The next day, Jeho left, and Yuri called Hyunkyung to inform her that she had moved to an officetel. Hyunkyung rushed over. Behind her, Director Kim, holding shopping bags in both hands, appeared.

“These are housewarming gifts. If you need anything else, just let me know.”

Starting with small items like premium brand tableware, curtains, and towels, later, groceries and prepared meals to fill the refrigerator were delivered.

Hyunkyung, who looked around the bedroom, showed the same reaction as Jeho.

“Isn’t the bed too small? It might be uncomfortable.”

“It’s not that small. Anyway, I’m planning to buy a new mattress. This one is a bit too firm.”

“I’ll buy it. While I’m at it, let’s change the bed too. You should be okay, but Mr. Jeho…”

When Yuri glared at her, Hyunkyung covered her mouth with her hand and burst into laughter.

“Haha, anyway, I’ll buy a good bed. Trust me, sis.”

Hyunkyung and Director Kim stayed until evening and then went back. ‘Today, I’ll finally sleep alone.’ Yuri thought as she cleaned up, but then she received a call from Jeho.

Although she found out the password during the moving process, it wasn’t polite to just enter without notice, so he called first. After a while, beep beep beep, the sound of pressing the password was heard, and the front door opened.
During the process of helping with the move, I found out the password, but it wouldn’t be polite to enter without notice, so I made a call first. After a moment, beep beep beep, the sound of pressing the password was heard, and the front door opened.

“What brings you here at this hour?”

Seeing him, she was delighted, but Yuri avoided eye contact nonchalantly.

“What brings me here?”

Jeho, who went into the bedroom confidently, took off his jacket and hung it on the hanger.

“I showered at home.”

“Yes?”

“If it bothers you, we can be together here again.”

“No, it’s not that…”

“What were you doing? I’ll help.”

He acted as if it were his own house. Before she could ask if he was going to sleep, without waiting for an answer, as if it were natural, he took off his clothes and got into bed, under the blanket.

Unless Yuri went to his place, he came every night without fail. However, to ensure Yuri’s comfort, he would return home early in the morning. That’s why there was no night she slept alone.

Before she knew it, the nights without Jeho had become unimaginable. A week passed like that, and the same routine continued until the following Wednesday when Jeho left for a business trip to Changwon.

On Wednesday night, finally, what she had worried about happened. She couldn’t sleep without Jeho. Despite receiving a call confirming his safe arrival and talking on the phone until late at night, it was not enough with just his voice.

Jeho was planning to stay in Changwon until the weekend and come back late on Sunday afternoon.

Yuri lay alone in bed, looking at the ceiling. Now that she could easily stretch her arms and legs, it was so uncomfortable. It felt empty, as if something was missing, and she shivered as if her body was cold.

This was the reason they didn’t plan to sleep together…

Sharing hot love was only at that time, but sharing the night together required sharing a long time, so the aftermath was significant.

“Sigh.”

After tossing and turning several times, Yuri finally couldn’t sleep and got up from bed. Fortunately, the whiskey that Hyunkyung brought over last time was still there.

Thinking of it as a sleeping pill, she filled the glass and downed it. The next day was the same. At this rate, she was worried that she might become an alcoholic; she was quietly scared.

Fortunately, on Friday night, Hyunkyung came to visit and stayed overnight. Complaining that the bed was too narrow for both of them, Hyunkyung, who had special-ordered a bed, said it would arrive next week.

Hyunkyung left around lunchtime, saying she had a family gathering. Shortly after she left, the intercom at the front door rang.

Did Hyunkyung come back again? Yuri couldn’t remember what she forgot. She quickly pressed the intercom. However, the person on the screen was not Hyunkyung.

Surprised by an unexpected visitor, Yuri was taken aback.

“Can I come in?”

An unwelcome voice flowed from the speaker.