Dazed Yeo Do Soon stared intently. At Gu Won Hoo, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and sat on the chair in front of her, breathing somewhat roughly.

“How did you find me?”

All she had mentioned was an indoor pojangmacha in Apgujeong-dong. Do Soon was quite overwhelmed by his amazing ability to find her with that minimal clue and this meeting that unfolded from a single phone call she had made.

“I searched sequentially from the main street though.”

“So, why did you do that?”

Won Hoo had nothing to say to Do Soon’s subsequent question.

Wasn’t it the worst of the worst that he had set his heart on Tae Seo Jun’s woman without even knowing they were in that kind of relationship? If he coveted Yeo Do Soon, who was Eom So Yeon’s close friend, on top of that, how could he face Tae Seo Jun in the future?

No matter how much he was drawn to a woman, there was a line he shouldn’t cross, but it was something he couldn’t help.

Therefore, he should have just ignored the disconnected call, and it was none of his business what Yeo Do Soon was doing or where she was.

However, before he knew it, he found himself parking his car at the entrance of a busy street in Apgujeong-dong. Furthermore, frantically searching every pub that caught his eye, gasping for breath until his chin touched his chest as he desperately looked for Yeo Do Soon, was behavior he couldn’t even justify to himself.

“Then what are you doing here alone, Miss Do Soon?”

“What does it matter to you what I’m doing, Representative?”

“Didn’t you unilaterally hang up the phone on me, Miss Yeo Do Soon? You said I was filthy earlier too. So how can I not be upset?”

“Ah, I don’t know! My hands and feet did it without me knowing, so just let it slide.”

Although her tone was dismissive, Do Soon was inwardly glad to see Gu Won Hoo.

A little while ago, as she watched Eom So Yeon being picked up by Tae Seo Jun, she envied the sight of someone coming to meet her, and at the same time, she terribly missed Gu Won Hoo. Do Soon, who attributed it purely to the season, scolded her needlessly pounding heart.

Oh gosh, this is driving me crazy! Heart, please don’t act up! Fall is just around the corner. Fall, when even the sight of fallen leaves makes you sad. I’m just prone to loneliness, that’s all!

It was the same when she briefly stopped by the company earlier and ran into him. The moment she saw Gu Won Hoo, her heart fluttered so much. Moreover, when he approached her, her heart raced as if she were about to die. It was the first time she had ever experienced such a thing, so she was in a hurry to run away.

But now, it was even more severe. Therefore, it was her survival instinct to want to quickly escape to a place without Gu Won Hoo.

As if the heavens were on her side, the person entering the pub just then was a familiar face.

“Oh my, Mr. Gam Seong Man!”

“Huh? Miss Yeo Do Soon! It’s been a while…”

Shh!

Do Soon, who rushed to the entrance of the pub, covered the mouth of the acquaintance she met by chance and shouted nonsense. Of course, it was meant for Gu Won Hoo to hear.

“I was waiting for this man. I apologize if my phone call offended you, Representative. I’m busy, so I’ll get going…”

But the heavens’ help only went so far. Gam Seong Man, an employee of a Gangnam boutique that sponsored costumes, had come here for an appointment with his girlfriend, and that girlfriend walked right next to Gam Seong Man.

“Seong Man, did you make plans to meet this woman instead of me?”

“Gasp! That’s not it. I made a mistake… I’m sorry. I hope you two have a good time.”

Ugh…!

There would be no problem afterwards as it was a place where the bill was pre-paid. Do Soon, whose lie was quickly exposed, abruptly ran out of the pub.

Having reached a nearby park, she slowed her fast pace and plopped down on a stone pillar embedded in the sidewalk.

While she was dying of embarrassment, the couples strolling in Apgujeong-dong Park just looked happy. After a few minutes of absentmindedly staring at their affectionate appearance, a man sat down on another stone pillar right next to her. Do Soon looked at him with a furrowed brow and threw a sharp remark.

“Why did you follow me again?”

“I came here of my own accord, so what’s it to you?”

“…”

Gu Won Hoo copied her words verbatim. Because of that, Do Soon, unable to hold back laughter, chuckled and stared at his face for a long time.

“Why? Is there something on my face?”

“I’m really embarrassed right now. But since you followed me all the way here, I’ll say this…”

“I must look ridiculous too, chasing after a woman who runs away. Let’s hear it.”

“I’m hungry. I only had alcohol without any snacks. Will you buy me some food?”

Won Hoo, who let out a small laugh at the sudden talk of food, stretched out his open palm to Do Soon.

“I happen to be hungry too.”

“Can I eat something expensive?”

“Sure, let’s do that.”

“I like your generous spirit!”

Do Soon, who boldly grabbed Won Hoo’s hand, stretched her lips into a long smile.

They say history is made at night.

It was a cozy night when even a twisted, misaligned heart could be put back in its place.

Opening the guest room door slightly, So Yeon came out to the living room and stood in front of the master bedroom where Tae Seo Jun resided.

A heavy door, large and tightly closed, felt even more imposing. So Yeon, who seemed to hesitate a little in front of it, knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

So Yeon, her face slightly flushed, waited for the door to open.

Did he not hear it?

The sound of her pounding heart was a different kind of tension from the excitement she always felt in front of Tae Seo Jun. Just as So Yeon, who gathered courage in her fist once more, was about to knock again.

Open sesame!

As if it were the door in Aladdin that only opened with a spell, the master bedroom door, which had been firmly locked, slowly opened. Then he appeared, but his posture, with arms crossed and leaning against the door crookedly, fully revealed his indifferent emotion.

“Why.”

Even Seo Jun’s curt tone of questioning was blunt.

It was understandable, as So Yeon, who said she would just change clothes and come back, didn’t come out for a long time after going into the next room.

Finding it a bit strange, Seo Jun knocked on that room’s door, but there was no response, and when he tried to open the door, it wouldn’t open as if it was locked from the inside. On top of that, why wasn’t she answering her cell phone? Later, when So Yeon finally answered the call, she said she would come out soon, but that was 20 minutes ago.

However, So Yeon also had a good reason for that.

While showering, her heart suddenly started trembling, so she couldn’t come out of the bathroom for a while to calm it down. As a result, she didn’t hear the sound of her cell phone ringing.

When she tried to leave the room and answered his call, her heart, which had calmed down a bit, started to waver again, and that’s why she was so delayed.

Seo Jun, who had no way of knowing the reason, couldn’t control his uncharacteristically withering emotions while waiting for So Yeon for a painful hour, so he was this icy.

So Yeon, who held the key to melt his frozen heart, approached Seo Jun and spoke.

“Weren’t you waiting for me? If not, never mind.”

As she finished speaking and tried to take a step back, Seo Jun finally pulled So Yeon’s wrist and brought her into the room. Although he wasn’t rough, her body, which instantly moved from outside to inside, staggered and her long hair fluttered.

“Are you trying to play games with me now?”

When Seo Jun spoke with a disgruntled expression, So Yeon, who quickly corrected her posture, raised her gaze and looked up at Seo Jun’s face, which was quite a bit above her.

“I’m sorry.”

Her first words were what she had practiced dozens of times in a trembling voice in the next room.

“For what.”

“For not being able to tell you about Hyun Woo. And for making you hear harsh words from Do Soon earlier. I should have explained it well first, and I’m sorry for not being able to do that. And… I was so focused on thinking about the child that I failed to consider your feelings, Tae Seo Jun. I’m sorry for being slow to realize how lacking I am.”

“…”

Seo Jun’s black eyes trembled slightly at So Yeon’s continuous apologies. Above all, his heart couldn’t help but flutter with excitement.

His tightly closed lips had already lifted at some point, and his sharp gaze had also softened. So Yeon, who could sufficiently read his improved mood just from that, further revealed the love for him that she had deeply cherished.

“From the moment we first met until now, there hasn’t been a time when I didn’t love you.”

“Really?”

“Of course. If you could see my heart with your eyes, you’d probably be surprised. The place where only you reside is immensely vast.”

An apology followed by a confession. A pleasant bewilderment, one could say. Seo Jun felt a tingling sensation, no, a burning heat in the back of his head.

If I fully opened my heart, you probably wouldn’t be able to handle it. And you’re saying you missed me more than I missed you? Ha, don’t make me laugh, Eom So Yeon!

“Do you know that my insides have turned pitch black because of you?”

Tae Seo Jun’s mental state was truly devastated after Eom So Yeon left from Spain to Korea.

Just the fact that she kept another man in her heart made his blood boil and drove him crazy. What’s so great about that first love? He clung even more to the fact that he was Eom So Yeon’s first man, but the days of constantly thinking about it were hell even now.

However, in an instant, even those days felt precious.

“I’m not making this confession because of Hyun Woo, so listen carefully. I need you. I like you so much that I can’t live in a world without you, Tae Seo Jun. I love you as much as the sky, as much as the universe.”

The corners of Seo Jun’s distinct lips curled up slightly. Her sincere confession, which could be considered childish, made the tip of his nose sting. Eom So Yeon, whom he thought was a foolish bear, must be an intelligent bear or a sly fox. She was toying with his heart like this.

If there was anyone in this world who could make Tae Seo Jun angry or joyful, it was only Eom So Yeon. As if to prove that, Seo Jun, with a gentle expression, embraced So Yeon’s waist tightly with his long arms, revealing his white, even teeth as he exhaled a shaky breath.

“Did you practice?”

“What would I practice?”

“You’re speaking too prettily.”

“Should I do it again?”

“Go ahead.”

Although I can’t guarantee how I’ll change if you look even prettier than now.

“I…”

“…”

“I really like you. I said I really, really like you.”

Out of embarrassment, So Yeon buried her face in Seo Jun’s chest.

Seo Jun, to whom she burrowed into his embrace, found her incredibly lovely and tightly hugged So Yeon’s small and delicate upper body as if it would crumble.

“Then… can I be a man now? Not a gentleman who only holds hands and sleeps, but a man who can have all of Eom So Yeon…”

“!”

Before he could finish his words, two small hands covered Seo Jun’s mouth. If she heard the rest of what he was saying, she felt like she would hide anywhere, even if she had to turn into dust, let alone a mouse hole.

With So Yeon’s hands still on his mouth, Seo Jun spoke.

“If you stop me from speaking, there are other ways.”

“Like what?”

“Like this…”

Smooch, smooch smooch…

While fiercely pecking So Yeon’s hands with his lips, Seo Jun headed towards the bed.

Thud!

The tightly attached bodies of the two people tilted in one direction and fell onto the bed.

A passionate kiss.

And some time later.

The hand that was unbuttoning So Yeon’s blouse had a broken button attached to it.

“Oh dear, the button broke.”

Seo Jun spoke somewhat regretfully as he looked down at her chest area. However, his lightly curled lips were betraying that it wasn’t a mistake.

“It’s the first time I wore this…”

“Should I buy you a prettier one?”

“No, there’s no need to go that far.”

“You don’t like me buying it for you?”

“Why would I dislike it? But I’ve had enough of hearing things like ‘unfinished business’ even once.”

“You sure hold grudges.”

He would willingly give her a king-sized diamond if she wanted, not just some expensive clothes. She should just accept it readily, but this woman kept declining, drawing lines again. Expressing his dissatisfaction by furrowing his brows, Seo Jun focused on his task again.

A perfect Venus.

Unable to take his eyes off So Yeon, Seo Jun caressed her round shoulders and let out a heated breath along with a low voice.

“Pretty.”

“Where?”

“Everything. There’s no part of Eom So Yeon that isn’t pretty.”

“Liar.”

“Your words have gotten shorter.”

“Am I not allowed to?”

“I think I’d enjoy hearing even curses in your voice.”

“Then should I try it?”

“It’s quite tempting, but that’s for later…”

While speaking, Seo Jun parted his lips and firmly enclosed So Yeon in his arms.

So that she could never run away from him or push him away again.

So that no one other than him could even dare to look at her.

As if to teach her that the place Eom So Yeon should be is only in his embrace.

When So Yeon fearlessly touched his abs, Seo Jun chuckled and his eyes grew longer. Sliding his fingers along her white skin, his lips that deeply invaded smiled and glistened.

“How much did you think of me while we were apart?”

“What about you, oppa…?”

“Me… a lot.”

Seo Jun, who chuckled in the middle of his words, devoted himself to his task again, and So Yeon, who followed his movements, had her eyes falter at one point.

A living, moving David statue.

Her eyes, which were originally large but had grown even bigger, just absentmindedly stared at the fantasy in front of her in a daze. Was she meant to live and die only for today? She thinks she had that thought in the beginning too.

However, at some point, So Yeon was devouring him as if being devoured by him.

Just like a long time ago.

With the heart of a moth and a mayfly.