Thanks to that, when Sihyun woke up first in the morning, she was on the verge of death. Her whole body felt damp like a wet sponge.

Peeking at the side, Taeha was still sleeping. With one arm serving as a pillow for Sihyun.

After briefly looking at his sleeping face, Sihyun suddenly felt hungry.

Come to think of it, yesterday, I skipped dinner and from early evening until dawn…

Recalling the hot night, Sihyun’s cheeks flushed.

Exhausted and oversleeping, it was already past ten in the morning. Fortunately, it was Saturday, so she didn’t have to go to work.

First, I need to eat something. Thinking so, Sihyun got up.

Not wanting to wake up Taeha, she quietly descended from the bed, but due to a sudden sharp pain in her waist, Sihyun almost screamed and hastily covered her mouth.

“……!”

Suppressing the moans that were about to escape, Sihyun took out her bathrobe and put it on before heading to the living room. The wine and fruits from last night were still on the table.

Feeling hungry, Sihyun absentmindedly ate some grapes. However, before she could eat more than a few, her lips were suddenly blocked.

When did he wake up and come out? Taeha had stolen the grapes from her lips.

“Mmm…!”

Startled, she protested, but Taeha, undeterred, kissed her with a firm grip on her jaw. After a deep and long kiss, Taeha took away the grape that was in her mouth.

Sihyun blushed and protested, “There are a lot here!”

Pointing to the fruit plate on the table, she said, but Taeha stubbornly plucked a grape and held it to her lips.

“This tastes much better.”

Swallowing the grape, he licked his lips sensually and looked into Sihyun’s eyes.

“Mmm, it’s delicious.”

“You’re really!”

Her face turned crimson, and she smacked his shoulder hard, causing Sihyun to scream.

“Ah!”

It felt like hitting a rock with a fist. Sihyun writhed in pain, but Taeha, not knowing what to do, held her tightly, saying, “Sorry, sorry. Not there, here, hit here.”

He dampened the edge of his shower gown. Fortunately, the weakest part of his body seemed to be his abdomen, with his well-defined abs. No matter how hard she hit, it seemed like it wouldn’t make a dent.

This is so ridiculous.

Sihyun glanced at him, and just then, the doorbell rang.

“Room service is here. I’ll get it.”

Fixing his clothes as if to say, ‘When did I do that,’ Taeha received the tray and brought it in.

Soft omelet, fresh fruits, freshly baked bread, and juice. A simple breakfast was neatly arranged on a silver tray.

Taeha didn’t seem to have any intention of eating himself, only taking care of various things for Sihyun.

“Eat a lot. You need to regain your energy to continue from where we left off yesterday.”
Sihyun almost choked on the omelet. No, did we even get to do everything we planned?

“What are you talking about? It’s check-out at eleven; eat quickly and get out!”

“Don’t worry. I contacted them that I’ll stay one more day.”

Sihyun dropped the fork in surprise.

“Did you really say that? To the man?”

“Well, I didn’t tell my father, but he’ll probably find out, I suppose.”

“What if he does!”

What on earth would Mr. Leon think? Sihyun was embarrassed to the point of dying, but Taeha said nonchalantly.

“Father would be pleased. After all, this was the plan from the beginning.”

How can he be so shameless? Glaring at Taeha’s confident face, Sihyun suddenly spoke up.

“You cried like a baby last night,”

“What?”

For a moment, Taeha’s handsome eyebrows twitched. He grabbed Sihyun’s wrist, lifted her up, and hugged her.

“Kyaa!”

Holding the surprised Sihyun, Taeha headed towards the bedroom, making a declaration.

“Let’s see who’s crying this time.”

During work, Leon occasionally chuckled to himself. It was because he received a message from the hotel that Taeha extended his stay this morning.

For newly in love couples, it seemed like the long night was far from enough.

‘I wonder if that brat Taeha is really grateful to me right now?’

While flipping through documents, the phone on his office desk rang.

In Korean, Leon also naturally responded in Korean.

“Come in.”

After a while, a smart-looking young Korean man entered and politely bowed his head.

Although Leon thought he had hired a secretary to teach him Korean and engage in everyday conversations, in fact, this Korean secretary had one more job that others didn’t know about.

Finding people.

“What’s the matter? We don’t have a Korean lesson today.”

The secretary replied.

“It seems like we found Ms. Jung Heesun, Chairman.”

Leon, trying to suppress his quickly pounding chest, barely managed to do so. How many times had he experienced the same thing until now? If expectations were high, so was disappointment.

“Does she look like her again?”

Instead of answering, the secretary took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Leon with both hands.

As soon as he looked at the photo, Leon’s pupils dilated.

A plump-looking woman with an apron smiled widely at the camera. And in the corner of the screen, a woman was captured just passing by.

“…!”

It was only a side view, but there was no mistaking her. Even after so many years, he could recognize her at a glance.

‘She really was alive.’

Confirming her appearance, even in a photo, for the first time in nine years, Leon held the shaking photo in his hands.

…My Rose.

“She seems to be working at a small restaurant in Seoul.”

“Bring her here, right now.”

As soon as he spoke, Leon raised his head. No one could believe it.

“No, I’ll go myself.”

Leon got up from his seat.

“I’m going to Seoul. Get ready for the flight right away.”