“Oh? We meet again? Are you studying while Ha Joon is working?”
How did she know? Seo Ah licked her lips with a puzzled expression.

“Yes.”
“Were you very flustered because of us earlier? Ha Joon is usually cold when someone is next to him. Not when it’s just the two of us.”
Seo Ah’s heart seemed to drop. Was he gentle when they were alone? Why would she say that to me, his wife, so casually?

“Do you feel the same, Miss Seo Ah? I saw you holding hands awkwardly earlier, doing more when you’re alone, but looking awkward no matter what you do when there are people around.”
They do more when they are alone, but why does she know that? Were they dating? They’re not secretly dating now, are they?

“Ah! Can I borrow Ha Joon for lunch? I’m considering donating a piece from the Hyosung Gallery exhibition to Ha Joon’s hotel, and I’ll decide after watching what he does. Dinner might be difficult, but one meal for lunch is okay, right?”
Seo Ah couldn’t say anything. It was not just a meeting, and it seemed to be a matter that could help Ha Joon’s hotel. The statement that she would decide after watching what he does bothered her,

“Or should I borrow him for dinner?”
Ha Joon is not an object, why does she keep saying she’ll borrow him? Seo Ah’s beautiful forehead wrinkled a bit.

“Actually, I came because I have a meeting with my classmates in the evening. It’s only women, but they’re friends, so it’s okay, right? Please understand if Ha Joon comes home late today.”
Ji Young left without even listening to Seo Ah’s answer.

Seo Ah couldn’t understand Ji Young. If she was going to do what she wanted, why did she ask?

Ha Joon said he would eat lunch and dinner, all with her today, can I… trust him?

((()))

That night,

Seo Ah was alone all day.

She quickly had lunch at the café and didn’t have dinner. She didn’t want others to see her ordering room service while her husband was out having fun with his female friends.

Not any hotel, but a hotel where Ha Joon is the chief executive.

Nobody was unaware that it was a honeymoon trip.

She knew she couldn’t have lunch together. It was a big deal that she was donating a piece from the Hyosung Gallery, it’s something that helps the hotel, so it would be okay to miss one meal. She didn’t understand why she had to talk about it all the way to Jeju,

But she hoped to have dinner together at least,

I’ll decide after watching what Ha Joon does.

Did she say she would donate only after having dinner? Could she, by any chance, demand more?

They do more when they are alone, but they’re very shy, so they look awkward no matter what they do when there are people around.

The words Ji Young said during the day wouldn’t leave her head. It kept leading to strange imaginations. Imagining Ji Young and Ha Joon doing more.

Suddenly, she remembered the photos Young Ju gave her in France.

The photo where Ha Joon was surrounded by several women, not just one, having skinship.

Actually, I came because I have a meeting with my classmates in the evening. It’s only women, but they’re friends, so it’s okay, right?

Since they’re friends, even journalists wouldn’t care. It’s not just the two of them, it’s a gathering of classmates. Or maybe, are they trying to hush it up by paying money?

((()))

At that time, Ha Joon, who had been working, didn’t have time for lunch, and was working without having dinner when the police chief, who was friends with his father, suddenly came and he had no choice but to eat together.

This chief was also Ji Young’s father.

The chief wanted to bring Seo Ah, but he didn’t want to bring her into a space where there were five other men, including his acquaintances.

While having late dinner, naturally drinking alcohol was involved, and Ha Joon, who didn’t enjoy such occasions, was just looking for a chance to get out.

Then, when he went to the bathroom for a moment, Seok Hoon hesitated and opened his mouth.

“Madam didn’t order room service for lunch or dinner today.”
“Huh?”

[I think we can’t have lunch together. Order room service] [Let’s have dinner a little late. I’ll finish as soon as possible and contact you] [A sudden important guest came. Order room service. I might be a bit late, so don’t wait and go to sleep]

These were the texts Ha Joon sent to her today.

“It seems that you had a quick lunch at the cafe, but you haven’t come out of the room since then.”
Ha Joon checked the watch on his wrist. It was past 9 o’clock, had they not eaten since then? Was something wrong? Were they sick?

He went back into the room where the manager was.

“Manager, I think I will head up now.”
“Already?”
“Well, I came here for a honeymoon, I think I have kept my wife waiting for too long.”
The manager was surprised to hear such words from Ha Joon. How could he not let him go after hearing that? He could have made other excuses, but this cheesy reason?

Ha Joon himself was equally surprised. In his haste, words slipped out without him realizing.

It was not a lie, but the truth.

And he went straight up to the room.

But,

Seo Ah was hunched over on the sofa, crying pitifully.

There was wine and wine glasses on the table, and whether it was because of the alcohol or the crying, her face was flushed red.

“Why, why are you like this!”
As Ha Joon sat down next to her, her face turned even more sorrowful, and tears like chickpea rolled down her cheeks endlessly.

Ha Joon, flustered, didn’t know what to do and gently hugged her,

“Get away from me! Sob~.”
Seo Ah, fueled by the alcohol, pushed him away with all her might.

Ha Joon didn’t move, but he had an idea why she was crying. Was it because he left her alone all day?

He knew the reason why she transferred from a French university to a Korean one without even graduating. It was because she was very lonely.

If this was their home in Seoul, she would have met friends, but he had momentarily forgotten that this was Jeju Island. If he knew this would happen, he would have brought Yeong Ju.

But was it enough to cry this pitifully? She was not a child.

Ha Joon held her small face in his hands and wiped her tears with his thumb. Was it perverted if he found her crying cute? Why was his heart racing so much?

Then Seo Ah grabbed his wrist and tried to pull it away with all her might. Still shedding tears like chickpea.

But then,

Smack!

Ha Joon lightly kissed her on the lips.

Caught off guard by the sudden action, Seo Ah froze.

She snapped back to reality. She must look a mess now. She would be grateful if she only had tears, but she also had a runny nose. This was not the right time!

Seo Ah, startled, grabbed his wrist even harder,

But it was of no use.

Ha Joon kissed her again.

Moreover,

This time he didn’t pull away.