Even though I said to stay overnight, I thought it would be unreasonable for a woman to sleep at a house where a man lives alone.

Didn’t she emphasize last time how much risk she was taking by coming?

From the sound coming from the living room, it seems she’s earnestly calling the dry cleaners, but apparently there’s no dry cleaner who can deliver it today. It’s too late, isn’t it? I felt sorry for wetting her clothes.

It will be dinner time soon, so I should feed her something. What should I ask her to order? Suddenly, I had the thought of making kimbap for her.

Before, when there was a festival at school, my kimbap was by far the most popular. The incident where all the ingredients were used up in 15 minutes was talked about long after the festival ended.

But I haven’t made it since the accident… Do I have the ingredients?

I tried to insist that she make it, but as expected, she was a woman who had nothing to do with cooking. I even asked Jihyun for the mart’s number and ordered kimbap ingredients to make kimbap.

I was a bit nervous making it after so long, but fortunately, my hands seemed to remember. It was a really good method as time passed well and no awkward atmosphere was created.

She seemed to be staring too intently, so I asked her to cut the kimbap. Doubtfully wondering if she could cut it well.

As expected. The woman who seemed to have nothing to do with cooking, predictably, couldn’t handle the knife well either. This is the thickest kimbap I’ve ever eaten in my life.

It was a bit bland, maybe because I didn’t season the rice, but it was edible.

“It’s delicious……”

Soo Young muttered in a surprised voice.

“Really?”

Though it was thick and dry, I was grateful that she ate it with enjoyment. But showing happiness would hurt my pride, so I deliberately answered nonchalantly.

“Have you made it before?”

“Yeah.”

“When?”

“In high school.”

“Could you see then?”

“Yeah.”

“And this is the first time you’ve made it since?”

“Yeah.”

“They say that representative ajussi is smart, it must be true. To remember how to make it from back then and make it like this now… Plus, the amount of rice is really precise. Not too much, not too little… Are you generally good with your hands?”

“I’m good at anything after doing it once.”

As expected, it wouldn’t be Seol Woo Jin without the boasting. Soo Young, who was eating kimbap, suddenly started choking and coughing. As the sound of her gulping down water was heard, Woo Jin said with some hesitation.

“Want to drink some wine?”

He sometimes drank wine with Jihyun. They drank it as an accompaniment to dinner, and sometimes just when they had nothing to talk about.

Knowing that drinking wine like that little by little helped Woo Jin sleep well, Jihyun always left good quality wine at Woo Jin’s house and occasionally shared a glass with him.

“Wine?”

Soo Young’s eyes widened. Somehow, she thought wine suited Woo Jin well.

“Have you tried it before?”

“Of course… not.”

“Want to try? With the kimbap.”

Suggesting wine out of the blue, it seemed like something a wolf would do when inviting his girlfriend home, so even as he said it, Woo Jin felt somewhat uneasy, but he applied his own special law thinking that since he was visually impaired, it might be okay to make such a wolf-like suggestion.

“…Wine, doesn’t make you drunk, right?”

When Soo Young asked cautiously, Woo Jin’s expression became stunned for a moment. Of course it has alcohol content so it makes you drunk, does she think it doesn’t because it’s made from grapes?

“If, if you drink just a little…”

Neither Woo Jin himself nor Soo Young listening understood why he was stuttering, but they both pretended not to notice.

“Where is it?”

“Probably in the cupboard? Seol Jihyun left it so I don’t know. Look for it.”

Soo Young placed a dining chair and climbed up to search every corner of the cupboard. The wine was really visible in the corner. Even though she climbed on the chair, it was so far in the corner that her hand couldn’t reach it.

“I can’t… reach it.”

“Where is it?”

“Here in the cupboard… next to the refrigerator… at the very top.”

Woo Jin slowly approached and reached out his arm to where she pointed. When his fingertips touched the wine bottle, he easily pulled it out.

“Seems like you’re standing on a chair, and still can’t reach?”

Worried he might tease her about being a dwarf again, Soo Young was looking for words to counter when unexpectedly, Woo Jin held out his hand to her.

“Hold on tight and come down. You might get hurt.”

“What? Ah, yes…”

Soo Young carefully held his hand and came down from the chair. This person, didn’t he dislike being touched? He seems strangely kind today. Is he covering up his embarrassment with kindness?

The kimbap and wine unexpectedly went well together. The man who said he would only eat one roll seemed to be continuously eating the kimbap as a snack.

He finished off even the kimbap that Soo Young secretly placed for him without him noticing.

“What do you usually do in your room?”

Soo Young, slightly drowsy from the alcohol, asked looking at him.

“Write.”

The man who she thought wouldn’t answer unexpectedly gave a smooth reply. It seemed he too was properly tipsy from the alcohol. After all, the bottle of wine he said he would drink just a little of was almost empty.

“What kind of writing?”

“Just… this and that…”

“…Are you perhaps… a writer?”

“Yeah.”

“Really?”

“Have you only been deceived in life…”

“What kind of books did you write? Have I read any?”

But he didn’t answer this question. Soo Young asked again.

“Just tell me one book title.”

“Don’t want to.”

He disliked it whether she had read it or not. Because the characters in the writing weren’t Seol Woo Jin. Because they were scenes Seol Woo Jin dreamed of, lives he dreamed of.

He didn’t want to share that with others and realize that it was just a dream.

“Tch, not famous then?”

Soo Young deliberately provoked him, but Woo Jin was stubborn. Perhaps because his amber eyes were looking down, he looked somewhat melancholic, and she became convinced that he was an unknown writer.

Well, if he can’t see, how can he write?

Soo Young suddenly wondered if the laundry hanging on the balcony had dried. Time had already passed 8 o’clock. She should start preparing to leave soon.

She stood up from her seat and took a few steps before plopping down on the floor. When she was sitting, she felt fine, but when she stood up, the floor started spinning.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

“Ugh… Seol Woo Jin… Did you mix soju in the wine? Why is everything spinning so much?”

“It’s because you drank a lot.”

Woo Jin knelt on one knee in front of her, roughly guessing her position from her voice.

“The wine is so delicious. Later when I meet Senior So or my friends, I should suggest drinking wine. Instead of beer…”

“Senior So?”

“Yes. There’s a senior who’s great at managing his harem. Always saying he likes me while dating other seniors… It’s annoying. But it’s okay now. Because I’ve sorted out my feelings.”

“Is it a man?”

“Of course it’s a man, you think it’s a woman? I like men. Good-looking, tall, handsome.”

Suddenly, Soo Young lightly kissed his cheek. Woo Jin startled and moved away from her. Soo Young who did it was also surprised.

What, what… Am I really drunk?

“Uh, ugh… I’m sorry. Sorry. I didn’t mean to do it on purpose… sorry… this wine really makes you drunk…”

At that moment, Woo Jin’s fingertips traced her face. His fingertips were so hot that everywhere they touched seemed to turn bright red.

His fingertips found her lower lip precisely and pressed it gently as if playing the piano.

Soon, as his thin lips approached where his fingertips had touched, Soo Young tightly closed her eyes.

The lips that touched briefly and pulled away had a perfect taste mixed with the scent of wine. Again a light kiss. And yet another light kiss…

“Soo Young… Soo Young…”

Soo Young forcibly opened her eyes at the feeling of something touching her arm. Then she saw Seol Jihyun’s neat face in front of her eyes.

“…Huh? …How did you come to my house?”

Then Jihyun sighed lightly. At that moment, a somewhat blurry voice was heard from behind Soo Young’s head.

“…Seol Jihyun? …When did you come?”

Why is this voice coming from behind? Suddenly realizing the situation, Soo Young screamed and flailed her arms. Then a choking sound was heard from behind.

“Ugh!”

Her elbow had struck Woo Jin’s neck as he was lying behind her.

“Are you okay?”

After briefly acknowledging him as he clutched his neck and coughed, she hurriedly ran to the balcony.

My, my clothes!

“Are you okay?”

Jihyun patted Woo Jin’s arm as she watched Soo Young hurriedly gathering clothes from the balcony. Woo Jin startled and shook off her arm, sitting up.

“What, what time is it now?”

Soo Young shouted as she rushed into the living room, clutching clothes to her chest.

“It’s almost 12…”

As Jihyun answered while looking back and forth between Soo Young and Woo Jin trying to figure out the situation, Soo Young screamed “Uwaaaaah” and ran into the bathroom.

Soon, the sound of her changing clothes noisily was heard. Woo Jin said in a hoarse voice towards Jihyun.

“You brought your car, right? Please… please take Soo Young home.”

“…Did something happen between you two?”

Even in his half-asleep state, Woo Jin understood Jihyun’s meaning and answered as if annoyed.

“Nothing happened. Hurry and take Soo Young home.”

“Did you finish a whole bottle of wine? Just the two of you?”

“Yeah. It was tasty with kimbap. Try eating it like that later.”

Woo Jin said everything he wanted to say while clearing his throat. Soo Young, who had changed clothes, burst out of the bathroom shouting.

“I’ll be going now. Take care!”

“Ah, Soo Young, I’ll drive you home,” Jihyun said as she stood up.

“Ah, it’s okay…”

“It’s too late now so the buses have probably stopped running. I’ll drive you home quickly. Woo Jin, you go in and sleep.”

“Okay.”

Woo Jin’s eyes pointed somewhere between Jihyun and Soo Young as he waved his hand, unclear who he was waving to.

Soo Young felt bothered by his amber eyes that somehow looked lonely, but for now, getting home was urgent.

As Jihyun drove to the address Soo Young gave, she glanced at her sitting in the passenger seat.

“Um… with Woo Jin, did you perhaps…”

“Nothing happened!” Soo Young exclaimed, raising her hands. It was as if she had been waiting for that question.

“Ah, I see…”

At Jihyun’s dubious voice, Soo Young quickly spoke again.

“Really, really nothing happened. I’m not sure why we fell asleep like that, but really nothing…”

But suddenly she remembered his thin lips approaching. No, before that, she had first…

“…Did something… not… happen?”

As she suddenly muttered looking ahead with a dazed expression, Jihyun glanced at her again.

They were both clothed at least.

No, more important than that was Woo Jin’s contact. The child who extremely disliked others touching him or touching others himself had been holding this woman in his arms.

This wasn’t just a great leap of progress, it made this woman someone who absolutely must not be let go, a precious person.

She must be kept somehow. Somehow a situation must be created for her to stay by Woo Jin’s side.

Jihyun burned with the same sense of mission as when she felt she had to create a publishing company for Woo Jin.

When she came back after taking Soo Young home, Woo Jin was sitting at his desk writing. Having memorized the keyboard, his typing skills were no different from others.

After he typed, the laptop’s reader would read the text aloud to check for typos.

“Did you take her home safely?”

Woo Jin asked bluntly, somehow knowing Jihyun had returned.

“Yeah. Are you okay? Wine makes you drunk if you drink a lot too.”

“I took medicine so I’m fine. I’m not sure if Soo Young is okay. She drank quite a bit too.”

“How did you two end up drinking all the wine?”

Jihyun said as she lay her tired body on the massage chair.

“Because Seol Jihyun made me do unnecessary things, I got her clothes wet. I gave her my clothes to change into and waited for her clothes to dry.”

“While drinking wine?”

“Yeah.”

“Who made the kimbap? Did Soo Young make it?”

At this, Woo Jin suddenly got irritated.

“Stop asking! It’s confusing!”

Jihyun flinched at her brother’s irritation and closed her mouth. Somehow it felt like she shouldn’t push him now. After typing for a while, Woo Jin felt her gaze on him and said dryly.

“Nothing happened. Don’t look at it strangely.”

“…Do you like that woman?”

“What?”

Woo Jin’s eyebrows twitched.

“I’m asking if you like Soo Young.”

“…Why are you asking that?”

When he countered by asking why she was asking instead of saying no, the corners of Jihyun’s mouth gently curled up.

“No… You really dislike being touched, but you seem okay with touching Soo Young. Is that right?”

At this, Woo Jin stared at Jihyun without answering. Under his intense gaze, Jihyun fell into the illusion that he was looking at her.

“That woman… doesn’t see me, like that.”

As excitement could be felt in Woo Jin’s soft voice, Jihyun’s eyes narrowed.