Immediately afterward, without anyone saying first, they embraced each other. Eunchae soaked her head to the limit to see him, wiped her cheeks with her hands, and willingly gave her lips to Kijoo, who was coming closer.

It was strangely intense. Strangely, her breath became short.
To adjust his posture, Eunchae held Kijoo’s shoulders, causing his broad chest to heave significantly. There seemed to be a sense of stability greater than being able to sway this large man with just one touch.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

The next day, Kijoo drove Future to the airport. Although it was also the day for Eunchae to return to Korea, she decided to stay a few more days with Kijoo.

Future’s opinion, suggesting to enjoy the trip more since they met after a long time, played a significant role in that decision. Returning to the hotel after a bit more sleep, they went to a restaurant to fill their stomachs.

The restaurant near the hotel happened to be a place where they could go without a reservation.

Fortunately, with no waiting, Eunchae, guided by the waiting staff, was promptly seated at a table. She filled her stomach with roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.

Although she had never eaten in haste, perhaps due to being quite hungry, she suddenly lifted her head. Kijoo, sitting across from her, was quietly having his meal. Maybe the food he ate last night was all cherries. Eunchae transferred the meat from her plate to Kijoo’s.

“I found out this place is a famous restaurant.”

“It suits my taste. But why aren’t you finishing everything?”

“I finished it all.”

Kijoo, poking the meat with his fork and swallowing it down, glanced at Eunchae.

“If you eat in a hurry, you’ll get full quickly.”

Eunchae, who seemed to be concentrating only on eating, turned her gaze to the interior of the restaurant. The oil paintings hanging all around and the predominant color of the restaurant’s decor, a deep bronze, complemented each other well. It was nice to instantly feel that they were in England, and the fact that they met in London after a week added a fresh touch.

“Originally, today was the day Future and I were supposed to enter Korea, so it feels like the last day. The atmosphere is very nice, and I want to come again. Here.”

“I’ll come again tomorrow. And keep staying in London like this, or we can go somewhere else.”

Kijoo took a sip of water, meeting Eunchae’s gaze over the glass.

“Extend the schedule more.”

“It’s my first time moving spontaneously, and it feels so unfamiliar… Any place is fine?”

“Anywhere.”

Looking at him holding the fork straight again, Eunchae pondered over the dilemma.

“I was curious about Haworth. It’s the backdrop of Wuthering Heights, and it’s also where the Brontë sisters actually lived.”

“Let’s have breakfast here tomorrow and go. Okay.”

The appearance of him worrying about overseas travel disappeared somewhere, and he decided right away.

Eunchae, who was soon excited, felt her heart pounding and, while drinking water, her gaze suddenly went to the hand holding the transparent glass.

More precisely, to the proposal ring on the fourth finger. Staring at the ring sparkling in the water’s gentle reflection, she, who had been vaguely looking at it, put the glass down.

“It feels like we’re on a honeymoon. Maybe because of the ring.”
“…….”

“Will we not announce it? I’d prefer not to. It might become a hassle for no reason….”

As his gaze met her face, Eunchae lightly brushed her slightly blushed cheek with the back of her hand. Kijoo, who had been staring intently as if appreciating a painting, slowly spoke.

“Let’s come back here later, not tomorrow.”

“What? Why?”

“I changed my mind. Let’s go straight to Korea.”

Surprised, Eunchae questioned, and Kijoo, changing the words he had just spoken as if flipping his hand, boldly said, “We’ll register our marriage once we’re in Korea.”

Worried that she might feel pressured as if I was urging her, Eunchae raised her hand.

“No, I just thought about it when I saw the ring. I don’t mean to do it right away.”

“If you don’t want to do it right away?”

He asked slowly. In times like this, Eunchae thought she should speak calmly, so she carefully selected and spit out the sentences she had to bring out.

“It’s not that I don’t want to, but it’s our first time traveling abroad like this. So, let’s stop by Haworth while we’re at it.”

She looked up, waiting for a response, but there was no answer. Perhaps her words about it being the first time traveling this way did not resonate. Without any reaction, he calmly chewed and swallowed the meat before moving on to another topic.

“I want to have a wedding, but if you hesitate for that reason, we can do it privately.”

“Even if it’s private, honestly, if we do something like that in the current situation, the focus will be on us, and Mr. Kijoo shouldn’t attract too much attention. Formalities to show and announce are unnecessary between us. Besides, the wedding dress, which is the romance of women, is nothing special, and weddings are quite tiring….”

While appealing that it didn’t have to be done sincerely, Eunchae closed her mouth. Until entering Virgin Road, she had experienced it, but she showed her sincerity too much.

Clatter. Kijoo, who put down the fork on the plate, wiped his mouth with the napkin on his thigh.

“Could something like that be called a wedding?”

He asked, putting the napkin down on the table.

“Were you thinking that way? That we got married.”

“Of course not.”

“Good. I haven’t even gotten to the meal yet.”

“I just talked about the process, I’m sorry.”

In fact, the process was not in the normal category. So, Eunchae, who knew what he meant, put her hand on his arm resting on the table.

“Anyway, I don’t need a showy wedding. You know that.”

Eunchae pursed her lips, hiding her tingling feelings. It was poignant even though the word “love” did not enter. Why? Because her heart had already been completely taken, peeking into everything, touched by every gaze, and whispered in every nightly act towards Kijoo.
Kwon Kijoo looked down at Eunchae’s hand on my arm for a moment and then moved his arm to hold her hand, standing up briskly.

After settling the bill, including the tip, Kijoo went outside and kissed the back of the hand he was holding.

When he slowly lifted his gaze after parting his lips, Eunchae pursed her lips as if she had kissed him.

He extended one arm that had been bent backward, straightened his leaning upper body, and opened the umbrella. Despite the considerable rain, they were the only ones using an umbrella.

Under the umbrella, Eunchae wiped her hand. Despite the drizzling rain, the back of her hand felt warm as if the sun were shining.

“Here, if a man uses an umbrella, he’s seen as a gentleman in denim.”

When Future’s words suddenly came to mind, she looked at him, and he nodded.

“I know.”

“Even so?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Eunchae smiled faintly as she looked at the handsome man. As always, one of his shoulders was wet because he covered me with the umbrella. She snatched the umbrella from his large hand and held it high with both hands.

“I don’t mind, so it’s fine if we do it together.”

As he calmly spoke and tilted his chin upward, as if a breath were about to come out, Kijoo exhaled a short breath and wrapped his arm around her neck.

Without a chance to dry, his lips covered hers, and Eunchae opened her eyes slightly, parting her lips between his soft lips. The umbrella had already moved to his hand, but she had no mind to pick it up.