Who is Lee Jaeho?

Dajeong seemed to be in love with a man who was neither the actor Lee Jaeho nor the male Jaeho, but somewhere in between. She was afraid because she couldn’t understand him. She briefly thought she knew him well, but it was a mistake. How much could she know in just a few weeks of knowing each other?

She recalled the words he casually threw while pretending to be the owner of this pension.

“A secluded beach, the same pension, a break at the same time. How is this a coincidence? It’s fate.”

“I’m really lucky. I reserved this place and also met Miss Yoon Dajeong.”

Her heart became cloudy. She couldn’t figure out how to approach the man, so she didn’t contact him. Unexplainable sadness kept welling up. Why did you do that? Why lie to me?

For what reason? Why?

That moment.

Knock, knock, knock.

“Miss, are you inside?”

The warm voice of an old lady echoed from outside the door. Having met frequently every two days, she recognized the voice instantly. It was the owner of the pension. Dajeong approached without suspicion and opened the door.

“Hello, what’s the matter?”

“Oh.”

The old lady smiled warmly.

“I heard there’s a pension nearby with no electricity. I thought it might be the case here too.”

“No, everything’s fine here.”

“That’s a relief. By the way, what were you doing? It seemed like you were staying quiet.”

“Oh, I was just…”

In the moment Dajeong was about to answer out of habit, a flash crossed her mind. This old lady wasn’t the owner of the pension. Could it be Lee Jaeho pretending to be the owner? Dajeong froze with a chill.

“But, by the way, how much did the boss pay for this pension? No, did he say he built it? How much did it cost? I want to do something like this in my old age too.”

Taken aback by the unexpected question, the old lady hesitated.

“Well, I don’t know the amount; the contractor outside would know. I don’t.”

“Alright, then I’ll go check.”

Dajeong watched the caretaker’s back disappear like she was running away. She hadn’t answered any of Jaeho’s calls all day. The caretaker’s seemingly purposeless visit seemed to have some connection to Jaeho.

With a bitter heart, Dajeong absentmindedly scrolled through her phone, accidentally opening a chat. Fans of Lee Jaeho were making a fuss. Dajeong’s gaze turned toward that.

[AmazingㅋㅋIsn’t that person Jaeho?ㅋㅋI must be the only one left without the newsㅠㅠ] [He looks even more handsomeㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [Did he meet with Ochaewon? Personally? I’m so curiousㅋㅋ] [There was a manager too!! It seems like they aren’t a couple!! Is it Season 2 talk~?]

To understand the flow of the conversation, Dajeong scrolled up, and a link to Lee Jaeho’s fan cafe appeared.

Without much thought, Dajeong clicked on the link. A photo of Lee Jaeho sitting in a cafe with Ochaewon appeared. The author, who claimed to have coincidentally seen Lee Jaeho at a cafe in Gangnam, was excitedly posting about it.

“I’ll be back.”
The attire he wore when he left in the dawn remained the same. The man who came into her bedroom, where she was sleeping, kissed her and left. Embracing him in her sleep, the glimpse of the gray luxury suit between slightly open eyes.

It was today.

Lee Jaeho’s body leaned prominently toward Ochaewon, and depending on the perspective, it seemed like he approached the other woman with affection.

Although there was some awkwardness in deducing the whole scene from a momentary glimpse, it was still possible to speculate, weighing heavily on Dajeong’s heart.

“Chaewon-ah.”

Perhaps he called her tenderly.

The phone rang again. After a moment of hesitation, Dajeong ultimately answered the call.

“Yes.”

[I was worried.]

“…….”

[Why haven’t you contacted me all day? What have you been doing? Is something wrong?]

“This morning, we talked. Is there something you need?”

[Right, you did. There shouldn’t be anything going on. But still, I’m worried. I regret leaving you alone.]

Concern in the voice sounded sincere.

There were many things she wanted to ask. The pension. Ochaewon. Your intentions. If I ask, will you honestly tell me?

How much of it is your true self?

Even if she tried to filter out the words from the envelope as much as possible, the fact that this pension was owned by Lee Jaeho remained an unchanging truth. Why did you lie to me, and why do you continue to do so?

Dajeong asked sharply.

“Today, what did you do? Were you busy?”

[I had an interview, and then I came to my grandfather’s place.]

“You went straight to your grandfather’s after the interview? Without stopping anywhere else? No other plans?”

The man paused for a moment. Dajeong didn’t have the patience to decipher the meaning of that silence.

[……There were no other schedules.]

“Ah. So you went to your grandfather’s right after the interview?”

[Yes.]

Another lie.

What does he intend by doing this?

Even if he honestly said he met Ochaewon, it would have hurt. Dajeong thought she was quite a mess. Why complicate things when it was a meeting with a predetermined end?

“I see.”

The end of the relationship.