Kijoo stared at Eunchae in the mirror for a moment, then turned his head to the side and let out a sigh. When he looked back in the mirror, Eunchae was smiling softly.

With just a gaze, emotions flowed. In the end, he had to raise his head and kiss the lifted corners of her mouth.

“Now that you’ll trust me for a lifetime, I won’t do anything wrong.”

“You won’t betray me for a lifetime?”

“Don’t have doubts. We promised a hundred years of bad luck, remember?”

Kijoo, who momentarily relaxed his grip on her arm, touched Eunchae’s lips with his thumb as she turned away.

“I know you like it to death.”

Tilting her head slightly, Eunchae smiled again. Though others might think she had a cold impression, only she could understand the gentle and affectionate face. She reached out to wipe her cheek with her hand.

Kijoo gripped Eunchae’s wrist, touched by her hand on his cheek.
“Since there’s no housekeeper in the countryside. If it’s uncomfortable, let me know.”

“We’ll be the only ones there. It was like that, right? Let’s cook and eat together, take a walk together, and live like that.”

Just the two of them. There was no disagreement about it. A few months ago, it was him who, while holding her in his arms at the airport, suddenly brought up the topic. Even if Kijoo didn’t eat, it felt like he had a full stomach.

If there’s one annoying thing, it’s the overseas business trip that she accepted without much thought, distracted by daily messages from her wife without her, besides the daily routine.

In the end, KIS, which he didn’t quit, became an obstacle to their newlywed life.

“I think I need to go on a business trip to the countryside for about two days after going down. To China.”

“How long?”

“About two or three days. If it’s long, maybe a week.”

Eunchae looked up at him with worried eyes.

“You won’t be doing anything to hide your identity or doing something dangerous, right?”

“I’ll just be stuck in the office even when I go.”

She warned him with a stiff expression for no reason.

“If anything happens, if it’s dangerous, I’ll come find you.”

Who knows where. Kijoo smiled and hugged Eunchae without making a sound.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”

“Just because it’s overseas makes me worry for no reason. I don’t know much. Fortunately, China is close.”

After burying her face in his chest and looking at Eunchae’s face, which rose, he unconsciously let go of her and opened his mouth.

“When I come back, should I quit the office job too?”

If he could see through his wife with just a gaze, there was no need for a black agent qualification. But he focused too much on the words of his wife, who said it was okay if it was an internal job when they caught him at KIS. Even though the business trip was just a few days, he should have known that those few days would be annoying.

“…Okay.”

Eunchae revealed her inner thoughts and buried her face in his chest again. She didn’t want to be apart even a little.

Kijoo responded by kissing her forehead and tightly embracing her slender body.

The rural house was about three minutes away from the house in Geumbun, up the hill.

The newly built house, which was partially demolished from the existing one, was built with wood so that it didn’t look too different from the neighborhood. Thanks to the subtle scent of the embedded pine, Geumbun liked it like her own house.

After finishing packing and treating Geumbun to a meal, Eunchae gave her Seoul-bought clothes and household items as gifts and chatted with Geumbun.

Kijoo brought reheated tea and replenished snacks, guarding her side. Geumbun, who looked at Kijoo with a pleased face, had wrinkles around her eyes that formed a crescent.

“Why didn’t you eat when your face looks so radiant? Your grandmother told you to bring a wedding invitation.”

“I told her not to, so I just quietly made a marriage report.”

Eunchae replied, and Geumbun laughed as if she found it amusing.
“These days, do young people consider that a trend again? Well, with a ring as big as this Gelhun ring, you don’t have to speak too much.”

Geumbun gently touched Eunchae’s hand, then stood up slowly, placing a hand on her knee.

“By the way, did Ganari Grandma’s grandson go to the military?”

“Really? He said he was taking a leave, but he actually went.”

Thinking about Wooseok’s news, Eunchae briefly reminisced and nodded her head.

Since she plans to stay mainly in the countryside from now on, they might meet again someday. Wooseok is a part of the beloved rural life, and it was a good connection, so there was that expectation.

“Do you know, by any chance? Oh. Where is the bathroom?”

“It’s over there.”

Kijoo stood up following Geumbun. Geumbun, who had urgent matters, turned around first, and Kijoo lightly flicked Eunchae’s forehead with his finger.

Although it didn’t hurt much, Eunchae, who was quite surprised, raised her head, and looking down at her for a moment as if poking fun with his eyes, he went to Geumbun.

It seems like he’s lost in thought. Eunchae lightly smiled, stroking her forehead with the back of her hand. It seemed like thinking about someone else in front of her husband was quite taboo.

The bedroom was strictly arranged for two people. Moreover, items of both a man and a woman were organically mixed. It might have been an inevitable result since Kijoo hung one of his suits in the dressing room.

Wearing only training pants, Kijoo swept his wet hair back with his hand.

Even though he coaxed her to shower together, Eunchae did not come over. Her patience was inherently strong, and as the days passed, that level of patience seemed to be solidified. Trying to tease someone to death.

But the ways of teasing are endless. Women, especially when looking at his upper body, seem to have a clear desire in their eyes.

When he flips his wet hair with his hand, his breath becomes warm. So, the reason he placed himself right where he could be seen when he opened the bathroom door was for that.

It was almost time for her to finish the shower now. Leisurely checking the time, Kijoo drank ice water.

The phone on the coffee table rang then. Kijoo’s eyes, who picked it up, sank with a slightly sour expression.

It was because he quickly read the somewhat stiffly stored name ‘Han Seungyoon Director.’ The cute bear GripTalk, which didn’t suit him at all, popped out between his thick fingers.

There was about 5 minutes until Eunchae came out of the bathroom. Without any hesitation, Kijoo put the phone to his ear and went out to the terrace.