[The house password is the price of the jelly I gave you before. (1:27 AM)]

A few days ago, Hye Yoon lightly pressed the door lock password as per the hint he had given. Quite a cute password for the final destination that had breached several rigorous security checks. When she pressed the star after the four digits ‘0100’, his fortress opened with a cheerful sound.

Although he told her to come in, she hesitated to step into a house without its owner. Ji Ho’s house, located on the highest floor, was quite spacious from the entrance. Hye Yoon, who was slowly walking with the sound of the door locking again behind her, was about to take off her shoes.

“Huh?”

A piece of paper was prominently attached to the entrance door, roughly at her eye level. She squatted to put on her sneakers that she had not fully taken off, and got close to the door. And soon, she found herself spreading an irresistible smile.

A simple map of the house layout.

[Entrance (here now). Living room. Dining room. Kitchen. Study. Bedroom. Closet 1. Closet 2. Empty room. Bathroom 1. Bathroom 2.]

Simple words that even a child could understand were written neatly, just like his appearance. Especially the dining room and the study, marked with asterisks, were accompanied by short notes below the map.

[Please make sure to eat in the dining room. Books, scripts, and other things to see are in the study.]

“You’d think a child came to play.”

Even the small tip of her finger, detaching the paper, seemed to blush with happiness. Since there was no one anyway, Hye Yoon didn’t bother to suppress her laughter and opened the inner door.

Then, the subtle fragrance that was emanating from the entrance poured deeper into her body. A scent that reminded her of just one person. It felt like he would appear if she called his name.

“Wow… It’s still amazing.”

The living room at the end of the long hallway. The dazzling and ecstatic view she had seen that morning was still there. It was just very regrettable that Ji Ho wasn’t there when she turned around.

Hye Yoon stood for a while, looking out the window. Then, following the map she held in one hand, she walked to the dining room situated behind her.

Several pieces of bread and snacks were laid out on the wide dining table. A bagel spread enticingly with cream cheese, a croissant sandwich with vibrant fresh vegetables, neatly sliced rye bread, and fig jam. It was undoubtedly bought in the morning.

‘He hardly had time to sleep…’

However, a small postit note attached to the dining table cut off her growing feelings of gratitude and guilt, as if it wasn’t meant for her to feel such emotions.

[Juice, milk is in the fridge. The coffee machine is to the left.]

“Uh, I am your older sister, you know? Do you really think I’m a baby?”

In the end, the greatest emotion he conveyed to her through that little postit note was, of course, happiness. Despite her grumbling tone, Hye Yoon’s eyes beautifully curved as she looked at the short note.

She put down the map and her bag on the dining table for a moment and picked up her phone.

[Mr. Ji Ho, I’m at your house now. But I’m not a baby. You don’t have to take care of me like this. (3:30 PM)]

After that, she hung her coat on the chair at the dining table. She took a bite of the bagel he had prepared for her, looked alternately at the refrigerator and the kitchen, and eventually walked over to the coffee machine.

“Hmm… It’s a bit different from the one at my house.”

There were several types of capsules placed right next to it, so she picked one, but looked around because it seemed different from what she had been using. Even so, it was a domestic machine, so she thought she could figure out how to use it in just 10 minutes.

However, the sound of a notification on her phone didn’t allow her to even get near to solving that problem.

[Put the coffee capsule in the portafilter straight. I forgot to tell you this. (3:35 PM)]

“Ah!”

The moment she read the message, Hye Yoon let out a surprised sound. Her fingers typing a reply and her eyes were both darting around the house.

[I thought Mr. Ji Ho’s scent was very strong. I’m coming out now. I know you’re here. (3:38 PM)]

‘Is there a CCTV?’

She scanned the ceiling once, but there was no way such a thing would be there.

[I wish I were, but I’m starting to film again. Rest comfortably. I’ll contact you later. (3:39 PM)]

As expected, he was busy. She nodded quietly and sent a response on his behalf.

Hye Yoon sipped warm coffee and took out a fairy tale book from the dining table. , which was published yesterday, was proudly on the bestseller list, so it wasn’t hard to find in the bookstore.

[To the children that Mr. Ji Ho protected. Thank you. From Jang Hye Yoon.]

She wrote her sincere words tightly on the clean first page. Giving a book with her name on it was also a first for her.

‘Where should I leave it?’