“You’re watching soccer without even watching…”

Although it was something she blurted out without much thought, it wasn’t an unfounded statement.

Ki-joo had no interest in sports like soccer or basketball, which men generally liked. She considered it an unnecessary waste of energy. She was so overwhelmed by reason that her mouth was sealed.

That didn’t mean Eun-chae had a hobby of watching television either. She stopped at the news channel, exhausted from searching for a stable channel.

News about Chairman Song Myunghwan and Diwon Group was being broadcasted.

A lengthy trial.

Deteriorating mental state of Chairman Song Myunghwan.

Diwon Group’s stocks turned into worthless fragments.

Even though he was like an arch-enemy, watching his downfall didn’t bring relief. Such actions seemed more fitting for a small-minded person like Chairman Song Myunghwan.

With such thoughts, Eun-chae turned off the television. Ki-joo had sold the Diwon Group stocks she possessed long ago, so there was nothing related to it anymore.
Eun-chae’s pupils dilated momentarily as she got lost in thought. The reason was him catching her waist and making her sit on his knees. Subsequently, she also felt the towel wrapped around her wet hair coming loose and falling down.

“Why aren’t you looking at me?”

“……. ”

“I’ve put on a show for you to see.”

He bowed his head, attaching his lips to her neck. Eun-chae, putting her neck in, bit her lips.

“So, you know. Your intentions are too transparent.”

Giju, who was tickling her neck with his lips, smirked. A momentary chill ran through her body as she felt his breath.

It was more than just ticklish, an odd feeling. When Eun-chae tried to push him away, he even grabbed her hands and hugged her tighter.

Her legs, now deeply nestled in Giju’s embrace, dangled in the air. In embarrassment, Eun-chae blushed to the tips of her ears. Meanwhile, when she came out of the bathroom a while ago, her meticulous gown had carelessly spread open.
Eun-chae, in embarrassment, desperately reached out with her arm, but it was not enough. She didn’t even dream that the smooth movement of her arms and legs would stimulate Giju.

“You waited quietly.”

Giju, biting her earlobe, spoke.

“What’s wrong?”

Sending subtle words through her ear, he smiled discreetly. Eun-chae didn’t miss the opportunity.

“I’ve thought about what I want to do.”

In this unexpected situation? Giju lifted his face, which had been buried in her neck. It was definitely a triumphant expression, but Eun-chae pretended not to notice.

“I want to play the violin for the rest of my life, but I don’t want to make it a profession. I don’t want to do it obligatorily.”

As if telling her to continue, Giju raised his eyebrows and lowered the gown that had risen.

“I just want to live happily like this. I haven’t set a deadline.”

Living with dreams and hopes severed, there was no way to suddenly discover something. It was as rare as discovering an unknown world.

In fact, the small dream she secretly held had already come true.

Kwon Giju.

Everyday life with him.

Now, in the world she vaguely wanted to reach, she was incredibly happy. This was enough for now.

Eun-chae rested her head on his chest.

It was pretending not to be concerned, but she worried every time he had a mission. The guise of an internal position helped a bit, but the effectiveness was uncertain.

If the position was exposed, even an internal position could be assassinated unexpectedly.

Above all, this time it was in China. Since the distance was close, she sighed with relief. She said she might go immediately if things went wrong.

Giju, recalling that grateful face for a moment, eventually erased it from his mind.

Externally, it looked like a normal house, but inside it was harsh. He was alone.

An undercover agent infiltrated as a black agent was captured as a hostage.

Giju was in contact with another undercover agent, conducting a rescue operation. They communicated like one body using micro real-time communication.

He thought of the villain who had forced him to do this.

Creating the time needed for the rescue was entirely dependent on the hacker’s abilities. The key was disrupting the security system, and the simulation results showed that a novice could disrupt it in at most 15 minutes, while Giju succeeded in disrupting it in 30 minutes. That was the biggest reason he was assigned to this operation.

In other words, the rookie was incompetent.

Giju cursed while pounding the keyboard. The agent on-site said they could handle it in 30 minutes, so he thought he just needed to delay a little longer. In that moment, the screen suddenly blurred, buzzing, and crackling sounds followed.
Giju’s eyes narrowed. Upon checking the CCTV screen that had been hacked in advance, it was indeed a battle.

Blood splattered on the screen after a while. Giju felt uneasy as if it had splattered on her face.

At that moment, a colleague was cornered. Although they were desperately trying to escape, they would be caught soon.

Giju’s fingers tapped the desk. Eun-chae’s gloomy face appeared before her eyes, but there was no time to hesitate.

After a while, he stood up. With an expressionless face, he wore a bulletproof vest with a camera and walked briskly.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Eun-chae, who had lunch at the golden hour house and brought tomatoes, sat on the yard bench. While eating tomatoes, she absentmindedly sat for a moment and suddenly lay her upper body back.

A few bites of tomatoes in her hand rolled and stopped at the edge of the bench. The calves that were lightly shaken back and forth also stopped moving.

Eun-chae blinked slowly. Clouds floated in her pupils against the clear sky.

Country life was as peaceful and calm as before. An old supermarket, a mountain full of phytoncides, a bustling and quaint town market, and the pleasant conversation with Kwon Giju.

It was unchanged from the time when he came down like fleeing.

But it shouldn’t be like that. If it’s the same as back then…

“…….”

Eun-chae exhaled a long breath. The daily life she lived almost alone when she didn’t know Kwon Giju was strange, even though she became almost like being alone again.

When he said it would take about a week, there was no news even after a few more days passed. Well, he must be busy. Even while thinking that, the situation where they had talked every day without fail when he went on a future and Europe trip caught up with her.

Even after going, they had talked every day for the first two days. No messages came after that.

An uncomfortable and anxious emotion, whether it was resentment or anger. Even though he was busy without a break, he wasn’t someone who would be like that, so the feeling was not entirely positive.

I want to see it positively. Positively.

While watching the flowing clouds, Eun-chae closed her eyes.

“Miss Song Eun-chae.”

Then, at a strange voice, she opened her eyes again.

Still lying on the bench, Eun-chae turned her head to the side and found two sergeants in black suits next to the eucalyptus tree.

They looked alien against the eucalyptus tree that Giju had planted beautifully since last summer.