The face of her mom, who, after divorcing her dad, vowed to make her daughter successful no matter what, flashed in her mind. Living with her mother after disbanding the group was solely because of her mother’s insistence. Her mother, who annoyingly wanted to control every aspect of Young’s life, was someone she couldn’t escape or discard.

But why was her mom’s story coming up here? Young felt uneasy.

“When we were promoting as a group, I lobbied the president to push for your solo activities. I accidentally overheard that, and that’s why I resented you.”

Her heart skipped a beat.

While Young continued to look out the window with an unknowable expression, her inner thoughts became restless in an instant. Her mother was a person who caused turmoil anywhere she went. Even towards the president…

Now I understand why you all hated me.

But what should I say in response? It was ironically funny that she now had to apologize for her mom’s actions. In the past, she had bowed her head countless times because of her mom’s mistakes, but Young was quite tired of that kind of life.

“Your mom didn’t just lobby with words… she kissed the president. That day.”

“W-What did you say?”

Unable to maintain her expression any longer, Young turned to look at Luda in disbelief. It was a complicated expression mixed with confusion, anger, embarrassment, and irritation.

“So, you… should also… I guess. Naturally, you would hate someone like me, knowing that.”
Luda couldn’t smoothly conclude the conversation, but Young understood roughly. Even after getting a new dad, her mom continued to meet various men without any shame.

“Sorry. I didn’t know our mom did that.”

In the end, Young apologized. She felt like she wanted to hide even in a mouse hole. Why was her mom’s shadow always grabbing her ankles? She didn’t understand.

“You don’t have to apologize now. You’re different from your mom.”

Luda said.

“And even if it weren’t for your mom, you would have pursued solo activities. Honestly, I knew everything. Maybe I harassed you more because I didn’t want to admit it. I’ve been a really terrible person too…”

“…”

“This drama shoot. It was decided because you were in it. I thought we might reconcile if I gathered a bit more courage… Well, I think I ruined that chance as well.”

It might be difficult to completely dispel deep misunderstandings with just a few words like these, but eventually, Young found out that her mom was the beginning of the conflict. When she vaguely understood the reason, it felt somewhat relieving. The Ferris wheel still hadn’t budged.

“Yuyoung. Do you like Cheon Jihyeok?”

Out of the blue, Luda said. Young’s expression cracked a bit.

In fact, Luda had always been watching Young. From the trainee days, Young, who was the quietest and the most hardworking, didn’t make many friends. She was the most beautiful member in the group but didn’t stand out much, and Luda found that impressive. So, she observed more closely, and she knew early on that Young liked Cheon Jihyeok.

The scenes of Young, who had been hurt by her, lingered in her heart as a long-lasting regret. Wanting to gradually repay it if given the chance, Luda gathered a bit more courage.

“It’s been quite a while. I knew you liked him even before our debut. Honestly, I was jealous because you were so good.”

Luda smiled faintly as she spoke.

“You two suit each other. I support you. I hope everything goes well.”

Looking at Young, Luda smiled brightly. The pretty smile she had forced out countless times through practice before debut was Luda’s specialty. But now, it was a genuine smiling face, not for broadcasting. Young could sense the difference.

She couldn’t understand why she was smiling.

“Thank you.”

She replied awkwardly.

Clunk.

At that moment, the Ferris wheel gave a big jolt and started moving again. The two, who had been sitting comfortably after relaxing, almost fell forward. They instinctively reached out to each other, facing each other.

“We had a similar dance move.”

Luda awkwardly made a joke. Young, who had been hesitating a bit, responded.

“Yeah, during ‘time.’ My part was the worst.”

“Young is trapped in the Ferris wheel. How about taking a look?”

Taeseok smiled and said on the phone.

But Summer didn’t let it go.

“It’s not about solving it but providing comfort.”
[To whom are you giving comfort? Young? Or Oppa?]

Even though she understood the request to come to the filming location because she missed him, when Summer pretended not to know, Taeseok was upset.

“Why are you doing this? Choi Yeoreum. If you act badly, you’ll get punished.”

Taeseok deliberately scratched the surface of Summer’s nerves.

Various playful and ticklish punishments he would give came to mind. As if he were watching, he confidently added one more word.

“Blushing should be done only in bed.”

Obvious. My lovely girl, so obvious.

After a long call, Taeseok returned to the filming location with a smile on his face. He politely greeted every staff member he met. Lately, he had been overflowing with leisure no matter what he did.

Jihyuk sat in his waiting seat, carefully observing such Taeseok. Taeseok, who had become excessively kind to everything in the world. He wondered about the reason, and maybe he had a vague idea, but he pretended not to know.

That can’t be.

The day of the press conference, the sharp encounters, the days of constantly fighting over the script, would they end up in reconciliation?

The taste of favorite books, puppies, the fact that they always made each other smile when they met—those were the perfect signs of a good relationship.

As Taeseok’s mood improved, Jihyuk sank deeper. For some reason, irritation and worry increased inexplicably.

“I’m going. Are you coming?”

Summer smiled as if she couldn’t stand it, finished preparing to go out, and came out. She pretended not to understand and twisted her words round and round, but in fact, she also missed Taeseok too much.

She got in the car, started the engine, and set off. After about 30 minutes of driving, she arrived at the amusement park, turned off the engine, and got out. Just about five steps away, she felt something strange.

Summer looked back once.

This feeling, which couldn’t be defined as anything in particular…

Following the unknown discomfort, she shifted her gaze and saw a mid-sized car. A common white domestic car. A common car model found everywhere.

It was the same car that had left the parking lot almost simultaneously with her when she left home. It was the car with scratches on the rear door that she had recognized because of the scratch when she left.

Summer had experienced an accident in the same place before, so she could remember it. The car was tinted black, making the inside invisible.

The car that left the parking lot of the same apartment had entered the same amusement park at the same time.

Is that possible? Or did I see it wrong?

Summer was momentarily bewildered but quickly brushed off her thoughts and organized them. She seemed a bit sensitive. What could be the reason for the car to follow her?