daffodil

08

(2 days after the hair-tying incident)

The house of Seo Jaehee, who had returned from her usual walk, was noisy.

Seo Jaehee: ".....? What's going on?"

Servant: "Ah, well...."

Seo Jaehee's mother: "Jaehee. Go change your clothes."

Jaehee looked bewildered by the bustling atmosphere in the house and asked.

Seo Jaehee: "What happened, Mother?"

Seo Jaehee's mother: "Young Master Han Dongmin is coming back to Gyeongseong. He's your fiancé, isn't he?"

Seo Jaehee's face stiffened.

Seo Jaehee: "....Why is he coming?"

Seo Jaehee hated Han Dongmin.
The reason was clear.
He was the man who had gone to study in Japan because he hated marrying her.
So Seo Jaehee had to live for a while with the stain of being a woman dumped by her fiancé.
And now that man was only coming back now.
Seo Jaehee was beyond angry; she was incredulous.

Seo Jaehee: "...When is he coming?"

Seo Jaehee's mother: "He says he'll be here at 3. We just found out ourselves—that the young master had entered the country."

Then someone knocked on the front gate.
When Seo Jaehee went out, it was Lee Han.

Lee Han: "....Are you okay? Why do you look so upset?"

Seo Jaehee: "Brother....I'm sorry. I don't think I can go out with you today..."

Lee Han's expression stiffened with concern.

Lee Han: "Why? What's going on?"

(Situation explanation)

Lee Han: "I see....Then it'd be hard to meet today.
Okay. Contact me if anything happens..See you next time."

Lee Han turns around and walks away.
Biting her lip hard, Seo Jaehee runs up to Lee Han and grabs the sleeve of his clothes.

Seo Jaehee: "....I'll 연락할게요, Brother."

Seo Jaehee places her danggi in Lee Han's hand.

Seo Jaehee: "Please keep it for me, Brother."

She didn't know what she was thinking.
Why she had offered him the danggi.

Lee Han looks at Seo Jaehee for a moment, then lowers his head.
His soft, warm lips lightly touch Seo Jaehee's lips.
Seo Jaehee only blinks.
Three seconds felt like thirty minutes.
When their lips parted, Lee Han looks at the dazed Seo Jaehee and smiles.

Lee Han: "....I'm going. Contact me, Jaehee. I'll keep the danggi safe."

Seo Jaehee watches Lee Han disappear for a long time.