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

Hearing Woo Jin’s words, Ji Hyun quietly asked,

“What do you mean she doesn’t see you that way?”

“She doesn’t see me as a visually impaired person. She just sees me as Seol Woo Jin. The ill-tempered Seol Woo Jin.”

Woo Jin lowered his gaze again and started typing.

So the conclusion was that he liked her because… she saw him as he truly was. Ji Hyun quickly picked up his phone and started searching for a phone number.

As soon as he typed “Jo, Young”, Jo Young Mi Helper appeared right below.

As her departure time from Woo Jin’s house kept getting later, preventing her from visiting the hospital often, this time Soo Young went to Young Mi’s hospital before going to work.

Young Mi still looked uncomfortable in her posture, but she was chatting with the caregiver with a much brighter expression. The two of them got along well, so they weren’t bored even staying at the hospital all day.

“Oh right, that CEO called this morning.”

Young Mi said as she handed Soo Young a red bean bread and milk that were given as snacks at the hospital. Soo Young had been crazy about red bean bread since she was young.

Even though she was all grown up now, Young Mi still looked extremely pleased whenever Soo Young ate red bean bread, perhaps reminded of the times when she used to take care of Soo Young.

“The CEO uncle? Why?”

Soo Young asked in surprise as she stopped unwrapping the red bean bread. She was suddenly afraid that he might have called to talk about her falling asleep at Woo Jin’s house yesterday.

She had already received a scolding from her mother in two rounds, last night and this morning, for coming home after midnight, so she didn’t want any more nagging.

Moreover, due to her hangover, she couldn’t clearly remember what had happened, which made her feel even more confused.

She was definitely sleeping on the sofa, held in Seol Woo Jin’s arms. She could barely remember the kiss under the table, but there was a blank between that scene and waking up on the sofa.

What happened while moving? No, before that, how did we get to the sofa? Could it be… he carried me like a princess…?

As she imagined David picking her up and carrying her to lie down on the sofa, the corners of Soo Young’s mouth, which was biting into the red bean bread, slowly turned upward.

Kyaa!

Young Mi, who had been looking strangely at her niece who was stamping her feet with a bright red face, soon remembered what she was going to say and hurriedly opened her mouth.

“The CEO called and asked if I could come work at his house when I’m fully recovered. He said I did such a great job that he wanted to scout me. He said he’d pay double if I worked just four hours.”

“Huh? Double the pay?”

This is higher pay than most regular jobs. No, how big of a company does he run to afford paying a helper that much? Does this make sense?

“Wow! But what about the current house?”

“So when I asked about the current house, he asked if you couldn’t continue taking care of it…”

Gasp! For some reason, Soo Young’s face turned red. So… does that mean… I’ll keep seeing David?

When she thought about being able to keep seeing him, one side of her chest felt as refreshing as if she had a peppermint candy in her mouth. What is this feeling? Is it anxiety? Or… happiness?

“So, I told him it wasn’t possible.”

Suddenly, at Young Mi’s firm voice, Soo Young burst out,

“Ah, why!”

Hearing her niece’s throaty voice filled with regret, Young Mi opened her wrinkled eyes wide as if it was obvious and asked,

“Well, of course I had to say no. You need to get a job, how can you keep doing that?”

“Ah, but I’m fine with it!”

No, more than fine, I like it! Soo Young glared at her aunt with resentful eyes, but Young Mi continued to look at her fuming niece with an expression of incomprehension.

Is it because the pay is good? Well, it is decent for just two hours a day. But still, her niece was too precious to keep doing helper part-time jobs at such a young age.

Moreover, if her sister found out…! It was horrible just to imagine.

“Why do you want to keep doing that part-time job? Because it pays well? You shouldn’t do it just for the money. You should do something stable that you can do for a long time. That’s why your mom is telling you to quit the academy and get a job.”

“No, what I mean is…”

She didn’t know how to respond because there was nothing wrong with what her aunt said. How should she explain this to be convincing? Her mouth opened before her chaotic thoughts could catch up.

“I mean, I don’t know when I’ll get a job, and until then, isn’t it amazing to get that pay for just two hours a day? No, and where else could you get such pay, aunt? For just four hours? Four hundred thousand won for four hours, right? Where in the world is there such a job? I think aunt should take that job faster than me. That CEO uncle seems to have a good personality, and his wife looks really pretty too.”

“You saw her?”

“Yeah. I saw her briefly, but she looked extremely pretty and very kind.”

“Really?”

Young Mi seemed to be slightly moved by the words that she looked kind. No matter how much they pay, it’s uncomfortable to work if the homeowner is unpleasant.

Watching Young Mi lost in thought, Soo Young took a big bite of her red bean bread. As the sweet and soft red bean spread in her mouth, her excited feelings seemed to relax a little.

But on the other hand, she also had a strange thought. Why is he suddenly trying to scout aunt?

After saying nothing all this time, even last night, he called aunt this morning and asked her to come work at his house? And he asked if I could continue taking care of Seol Woo Jin’s house? Why so suddenly?

Suddenly, she wondered if he had misunderstood their relationship after seeing her sleeping like that with Woo Jin yesterday. But that’s not it. That really isn’t it.

She needed to recover her memory quickly. Why did we sleep like that yesterday, anyway?

She had boldly opened the door lock thinking she should ask what happened yesterday, but as soon as she stepped into the hallway, she felt embarrassed.

Would she really be able to look him straight in the face?

Soo Young held her slippers in both hands and tiptoed through the kitchen into the living room. There was no one in the wide, empty living room. There seemed to be a faint fragrant scent spreading in the living room.

Her gaze naturally went to the plant she had bought last time. It had grown quite a bit now and seemed to need repotting, and perhaps because it had grown, its scent had become somewhat more mature.

But to emit this much fragrance, it would have needed to be stroked by hand several times… Could it be that he touched it? He completely hated touching it.

She glanced at the room where Woo Jin was, but the door, closed like an iron fortress as usual, seemed to have a barrier that would repel her if she just approached it.

Soo Young was simultaneously hoping that he would come out and show his pretty face, and wishing that they wouldn’t encounter each other today.

But, she needed to feed him lunch… Even while saying she didn’t want to meet him, her bag was full of enough food for two people, including tteokbokki, gimbap rolls, fried food, and dumplings that he had said were delicious last time.

Honestly, she was grateful for the gimbap he had made for her yesterday. Very grateful.

How could he make gimbap with such care, pressing it firmly, even though he couldn’t see? It was so moving that she wanted to record a video and keep it.

If he had been her boyfriend, she would have cried her eyes out. Where in the world is there a boyfriend who makes gimbap for his girlfriend?

…Is there?

Anyway, his serious expression and hands were touching in themselves. To the point where she felt sorry for getting annoyed when he had asked her to open and prepare the ingredients.

So in return, she had cleaned out the snack shop. He should find it all delicious. But if he doesn’t come out soon, he’ll call again…

Soo Young stood in the middle of the living room for a long time staring at Woo Jin’s room door, then went into the kitchen.

As she was taking out dishes and setting up the snacks, wondering how to face him, suddenly there was a rustling sound from the living room.

Thinking it must be Woo Jin, Soo Young unknowingly ducked under the table.

Why… why are you hiding?

Although she couldn’t understand her own actions, it was already too late. She could see his long legs entering the kitchen from under the table.

No matter how much she tilted her head, she couldn’t see his upper body above the beige pants with pleats in front.

After standing still for a moment, his distinctive soft voice was heard from above the legs.

“Soo Young?”

Soo Young was even more surprised that he called her name sweetly, instead of gruffly saying, “Hey, where are you?” But it was awkward to answer. How to explain being under the table?

No, what is there to explain? He probably didn’t see me here. No. He has superpowers. Maybe he knows…

Sure enough, the long legs approached the table step by step and stopped right in front of it. While she was holding her breath, she suddenly heard the sound of fingers tapping on the table above.

What, what is this? Somehow reminiscent of a scene from a horror movie, she felt suffocated.

Then suddenly,

“Ah!”

A scream was heard. Thinking he might have burned himself on the tteokbokki bowl, Soo Young hurriedly got up and hit her head on the corner of the table, sitting back down. She hit it so hard that her vision went white.

“Are you okay? You really were down there.”

Woo Jin, who had crouched down at some point, said while looking under the table. Soo Young clutched her head with both hands and shouted.

“Sheesh… Why did you pretend not to know when you knew?”

“I wasn’t sure. That was a really loud sound. Is the table okay?”

Woo Jin said while tapping the table, to which Soo Young replied incredulously.

“Shouldn’t you be worried about my head?”

“Why were you hiding?”

“I wasn’t hiding!”

“You were. Why? Because we kissed yesterday? Or because we slept together?”

At Woo Jin’s blunt words, Soo Young forgot to breathe for a moment. She even forgot that her head hurt.

“Breathe.”

When Woo Jin, still crouching, said this, Soo Young finally exhaled and stammered.

“Ye, yesterday… we…”

“Yeah. We kissed and slept. Don’t you remember?”

“When, when did we…”

“…You really don’t remember? Never mind then.”

Woo Jin stood up and sat down at the table. Soo Young also crawled out from under the table and climbed onto a chair. She felt a bump protruding when she touched her crown again.

“Honestly, I remember the kiss.”

“You did it.”

“I, I did?”

“Yeah. To me, who was just staying still. Go ahead.”

Woo Jin’s amber eyes sparkled. Soo Young swallowed hard and looked straight into his eyes.

“In my memory, you did it too? To me?”

“I just reciprocated because you did it. Politely.”

“Wha… what kind of politeness is that?”

“Then should I have pushed you away?”

When Woo Jin asked mischievously with a smile, Soo Young was at a loss for words and just opened and closed her mouth. Soon, he spoke calmly as if he could see her.

“Anyway, wasn’t it just done in a drunken state?”

“What?”

Woo Jin’s hand accurately found the fork.

“Did you buy tteokbokki?”

As he changed the subject, Soo Young stuttered and looked down at the table. His large hand was feeling around the tteokbokki bowl.

Soo Young quickly brought the bowl close to his hand. Woo Jin picked up a piece of tteokbokki with the fork and quickly put it in his mouth. As he chewed neatly, he swallowed the tteokbokki and said clearly.

“Don’t worry about it. It’s not like you did it because you like me, I know it was just because you were drunk.”

She should have agreed, but somehow one side of Soo Young’s chest felt sore. The words “drunken state” didn’t sound particularly pleasant. Especially because it sounded like Woo Jin was saying that.

“Why were we lying together on the sofa?”

When Soo Young asked, feeling somewhat sulky for no reason, Woo Jin stared at her intently. His amber eyes grew even darker. Soon he quietly asked back.

“You really don’t remember?”

Woo Jin’s voice sounded somewhat menacing, and Soo Young felt that she must have committed some serious mistake besides the kiss.

That wine. It’s completely useless. How can it wipe out a person’s memory so completely?

“Do you remember, Seol Woo Jin?”

“If you don’t remember, I don’t either.”

“What, what are you saying? The, the person who remembers should tell me.”

Then Woo Jin licked his lower lip, which had tteokbokki sauce on it, and said secretively. Both his action and voice were quite suitable for imagining such things.

“You…”

Woo Jin paused for a beat in the middle of speaking, and Soo Young’s upper body naturally leaned towards the table.

“You were very… naughty yesterday.”

“Me? Me?”

It was an unbelievable story. How pure am I, both spiritually and physically! Or maybe, could it be, did I act out things I usually see in comics because I was drunk?

Did I, did I unleash my desires because this person can’t see?

Did this slender man collapse without any resistance, following my lead? As all sorts of scenes she had seen in comics came to mind, Soo Young’s mouth gradually opened.

Ah… This is why you should watch good things usually. Otherwise, it seems all that comes out unconsciously.

This was a situation where she should insist she doesn’t remember even if she did. Oh, shoot…

“Ea, eat the tteokbokki. Here, there’s also fried food, and, and dumplings.”

Soo Young pushed the bowls of food towards him. She thought she should feed him quickly and send him back to his room.

But maybe she was too enthusiastic, because the side plate she had put out for him to eat tteokbokki from fell onto Woo Jin’s thigh, or more precisely, a bit higher than that.

As Woo Jin stood up in alarm, Soo Young also stood up and hurriedly pulled out some tissues.

“Ah, I’m sorry, sorry! I’ll, I’ll wipe it for you!”

As he felt a touch in an inappropriate place, Woo Jin turned bright red and stepped back. This caused the chair to fall backwards with a crash.

“Now you’re touching me openly!”

When Woo Jin shouted, Soo Young came to her senses and stammered.

“Ah, no, I was just trying to wipe the tteokbokki sauce off your pants.”

“Kim Soo Young.”

“Yes?”

“You’re lying about not remembering, aren’t you? Huh? You remember everything and you’re pretending not to know because you’re embarrassed, right?”

“That’s not true!”

As Woo Jin felt for the spot where the sauce had stained with his hand, Soo Young stared at him blankly.

“I’m going to change clothes and come back out, so breathe in the meantime.”

“…!”

As he turned and left the kitchen, Soo Young let out a long exhale. Whatever happened yesterday, honestly, it didn’t matter if she couldn’t remember.

Every moment spent with that man was sensual anyway.