She really didn’t know what to do next. Whether she could just leave Jinwook alone like that, whether continuing to endure was the right thing to do. Should she go to Seoul to wrap things up first? Or perhaps…
It was a confusing time for Yeonju.
Thud. The sound of the door opening, and Minwoo appeared from the building.
Minwoo approached Yeonju, who was standing in front of the door. Perhaps he came out because he was worried. Yeonju told him,
“Ah… I was about to go in…”
“Your words eventually.”
His deep voice covered her words.
“You didn’t come here because you didn’t want to live with your husband, right?”
“Are you saying you came because you felt like you would die if you endured it longer? Because living with that man is painful?”
Yeonju’s eyes widened. Minwoo’s forehead was furrowed, and his gaze was intense. It seemed like he was angry, yet there was also a sense of determination.
Even in the darkness, a red tint was felt on his face. Despite appearing intoxicated, his voice and gaze were clear. While Yeonju was taken aback by the unfamiliar sight of Minwoo, he spoke again.
“Whenever it’s tough to face that person…, leave for somewhere else.”
“…”
“Just go to a place where he can’t find you.”
Go to a place where he can’t find her?
Yeonju’s eyebrows curved in confusion.
“My friend runs a store in Slovenia. It’s in a remote place, so it’ll be hard to find. He said he needs help, so how about being there for a while?”
Minwoo’s demeanor as he asked was serious and sincere.
“He’ll eventually give up searching if you go to a place he can’t find.”
“…”
“It’s genuinely impossible to find there.”
If it’s genuinely impossible to find Jinwook, it means she won’t see him again.
As she pondered his words, Yeonju’s pupils shook in various directions. At that moment, Minwoo grabbed her shoulders. Strength filled the hands that held her shoulders.
“Don’t worry. It’ll surely be resolved.”
The gaze facing Yeonju was gentle and earnest.
“If you’re okay, Yeonju…”
“…”
“I’ll go with you.”
A strong voice echoed in her ears.
“I want to protect you.”
Before leaving, Yeonju examined her reflection in the mirror. After combing her slightly disheveled hair, she put on a beige jacket.
Then, she slung her crossbody bag over her shoulder, the one she always carried, and went out of the room.
As she entered the living room, Mina, who had just finished preparing, was also coming out of her room. Today, they were planning to go to the office for the morning meeting. Walking towards the shoe rack together, Mina said to Yeonju,
“We should take an umbrella. The weather seems unpredictable.”
“Yes. I was planning to bring one.”
Wearing flat shoes, Yeonju glanced towards someone’s room. Her gaze reached Minwoo’s room. Yeonju subtly asked Mina,
“What about Senior?”
“He won’t go today. I briefly checked earlier, and the smell of alcohol was still lingering.”
“…”
“No, why did he drink so much after just one can of beer yesterday?”
Tutting, Mina shook her head. Yeonju remained silent, glancing at Minwoo’s room for a moment.
The words Minwoo said last night passed through her mind.
‘Go to a place where he can’t find you.’
Minwoo suggested that Jinwook should go somewhere he couldn’t find.
‘If you’re okay, Yeonju…’
‘I’ll go with you.’
‘I want to protect you.’
According to Mina, Minwoo had been continuously drinking without a break before coming out to say those words. However, from Yeonju’s perspective, it didn’t seem like words spoken under the influence of alcohol.
Since then, Minwoo had repeatedly emphasized that what he said was sincere and that she could talk to him anytime. It seemed genuinely related to Yeonju’s thoughts.
While lost in thought, looking at Minwoo’s room, Mina opened the front door and said, “You’ll feel better after a good sleep. Let’s leave him alone and go by ourselves.” Yeonju nodded slightly and went outside with an umbrella.
Office.
After a meeting that lasted for almost an hour, employees stood up from their seats. Some immediately left for guide schedules, while others stayed in the office to handle personal tasks.
With no guide schedule in the morning, Mina, who had banking matters to attend to, went outside. Yeonju sat down and organized the schedule chart.
At that moment, someone approached and spoke softly, “Ms. Yeonju.”
Yeonju turned her head. The man she faced was one of the founding members of the company, along with Mina, the oldest and most influential guide.
“Can we talk for a moment?”
It was an unfamiliar face. Yeonju readily agreed and stood up. The two headed towards the break room.
“What’s the matter?”
Yeonju looked at him with a curious expression. The man hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Ms. Yeonju, do you happen to remember a guest named James?”
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
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Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
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