For years, she had been parched because of him, who wouldn’t give her any attention no matter what she did.

She could only see Do Jun’s face when she met with friends, not even keeping in touch.

Then, she heard some earthshattering news before the alumni meeting.

Actress Lee Hae Joo and Do Jun were a couple.

For three whole years?

Even Ji Min, who was as jealous as anyone, found the news of Do Jun’s marriage enough to lose her composure.

She had many questions she wanted to ask him. But for that, Hae Joo should not have been there.

“Ms. Hae Joo seems to not find us entertaining. She’s going home, so let her leave.”
Do Jun was not the type to take those words at face value. He was writing a reply to an important message that had come in while he was on his way to the restroom.

Then he heard it.

The rude words and hateful noise being directed at Hae Joo.

“There’s something you don’t know. Hae Joo is myself, and I am Hae Joo.”
“Do Jun!”
“I have no desire to see you as a woman.”
Do Jun pulled out his phone, blocked Ji Min’s contact, and showed her the screen.

Ji Min, taken aback, sprang up and began a belated explanation.

“Do Jun, I think there’s been a misunderstanding……”
“Get lost.”
“How could you do this to me?”
Do Jun picked up a beer bottle that was on the table.

He struck it with a fork, and a clear sound echoed throughout the bar.

The bustling noise subsided in no time, and all eyes were on Do Jun.

“I’ll take care of the drinks bill today! So drink to your heart’s content.”
Suddenly, the entire bar was in chaos.

The bar’s manager changed the calm jazz to a lively beat music.

As if on cue, a cocktail show started.

With the atmosphere changing so quickly, Jimin couldn’t hide his tears.

After all, they ended up disgraced, and ran out of the bar like fugitives with Hyejin.

“Is it okay to do this?”
“Why did you stand still when you heard that nonsense?”
“I mean, even with all the hate comments, that’s just aegyo, right?”
After spending a reasonable amount of time, Do Jun settled the drinks bill and left the bar.

Ironically, he himself hadn’t had a single drink and was perfectly sober.

The atmosphere was silent between the two as they headed home.

Then Hae Joo was the first to open her mouth.

“Why did you go to work without even looking at me?”
“Because I was tired.”
“Is work that hard?”
“Seems stupid.”
“Explain it to me easily.”
Hae Joo was his wife on paper, but they lived like strangers.

Even then, he refused any skinship unless it was a formal occasion.

From his perspective, who had only been enduring while looking at Hae Joo, it was almost painful.

“Do you remember when I asked you to date me?”
“Ah, that…..”
Hae Joo trailed off her words.

Not knowing how to respond properly, she swallowed her dry spit.

In the meantime, the car had arrived in front of the house.

But instead of parking the car in the garage, Do Jun let Hae Joo get off first.

“I have a place to go.”
“Is it late?”
“We’ll see.”
The car driven by Do Jun left the front of the house.

In the past, Do Jun had seen a British film called ‘Legend.’

The male actor in the movie had a rugged and cynical charm, just like Do Jun. The protagonist’s approach to his lover was also honest and straightforward.

Although the flirting of romance like others was awkward, the romantic scene he saw in that movie was quite okay for Do Jun.

“It’s embarrassing, though.”
While living with Hae Joo, his emotions had tangled into a lump of desire.

Especially the Hae Joo he saw today had gone beyond special.

If he thought about the signals so far, it seemed not bad to advance their relationship.

The place he was heading for was a bustling downtown area.

What he found diligently among the closed shops was a flower shop.

“Do you have a flower you’re looking for?”
“Just make it pretty.”
The florist handed over a bouquet centered around hydrangeas. For the first time in his life, Do Jun, who had bought flowers, felt fluffy.

He ran home as he came back by car.

Soon the place where he stopped was under the wall with Hae Joo’s room window.

The lighted room window became the only light illuminating the night.

Do Jun repeated clenching and unclenching his fist involuntarily several times, then called Hae Joo.

“Hae Joo!”
A few seconds of silence made Do Jun’s heartbeat stop. Just when he felt like suffocating to death, Hae Joo walked to the window.

“Mr. Do Jun!”
Hae Joo opened the window.

She loosened her hair from the blouse she wore, letting it flutter in the night wind.

“I have something to tell you.”
“Come inside.”
“I can’t right now.”
Do Jun knew himself better than anyone else.

When his blood boiled and he felt restless, it was best to keep a physical distance.

“It feels like I’ve become Francis from the movie ‘Legend,’ doesn’t it?”
“So, you’ve seen that movie too?”
“Don’t tell me now…”
“Should I have thrown lemon candy at the window too?”
Hae Joo couldn’t help but laugh.

Hae Joo held her breath softly, then confessed her feelings to the man who looked up at her.

“Your scent is sweeter than lemon candy.”
There was nothing more to say. For a moment, Do Jun even forgot that it was night.

Wanting to see Hae Joo up close, Do Jun started to climb the gas pipe.

“Mr. Do Jun, it’s dangerous!”
“Wait.”
Holding a bouquet, he quickly climbed up to the window where Hae Joo was.

Despite his heavy breathing, he extended the bouquet of hydrangeas he had brought.

“Is this for me?”
“I can’t hold it in anymore.”
“Hmm?”
“I can’t hold it in, so please accept it.”
Hae Joo’s eyes trembled as she received the flowers.

Before the scent of the hydrangeas reached her nose, Do Jun kissed her.

It was a bit rough but deep.

Like the beginning of the two.

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