On the morning of her second day in America, less than two days after her engagement with her fiancé broke off, Yeo-ju stood with her arms crossed, looking at Jeong-guk, who was brightly entering her hotel room dragging a small suitcase. Even though Yeo-ju's brow was slightly furrowed as if she didn't understand, Jeong-guk smiled brightly when their eyes met, as if he was so happy about something.
"Why are you looking at me like that? It's embarrassing."
"What the hell are you doing now..?"
"What are you doing? Let me move my luggage."
No, who would ask that without knowing? The female protagonist muttered with a bewildered expression. Even if they were dating, they had only just met last night, so they were suddenly living together... It was absurd.
And as if he had immediately noticed the heroine's true feelings, Jeongguk smiled faintly, walked over to her, opened his arms, took her into his arms, and whispered softly in her ear.
"My girlfriend is leaving for the US again in less than a week, and I don't want to be away from her even for a moment."
"What the... all of a sudden! "
"Aren't you too conservative because you only live in Korea? In the US, it's common for couples to live together..."
Of course, this is my first time with an older sister. Seeing the female lead who was startled as if she wasn't used to the sudden skinship, Jungkook held back his laughter as he pulled away from her and added.
The female protagonist glanced at Jeong-guk while rubbing her slightly flushed ears with her hands, wondering if the sweet voice that had been tickling her ears would go away.
It felt like I'd picked up a fox... But Jeong-guk's words weren't wrong. America was an open country, and there were plenty of cases of unmarried couples living together. And since he was leaving in less than a week anyway... for that short period of time, it didn't seem like it would matter much.
'If something had happened, it would have happened long ago last night...'
Even though it was a bit like a fox, it didn't seem that dangerous, so the female protagonist ended up walking inside as if she had no choice. After all, it was a high floor in a luxury hotel, so the room was spread out.
"That's the room I'm using, so you can just go in and use any room you like, except that one."
"Okay, sis. Oh, by the way, you didn't eat breakfast, did you? It's already late, but let's have an early lunch together. I'll make it for you. Do you like pasta? I'm the best at that."
" you..? "
When the female lead looked at Jeong-guk with a slightly surprised expression, Jeong-guk went into the room right next to the room where the female lead was staying and snickered as he unpacked the simple luggage he had brought.
The luggage in his carrier was really nothing special. Just small leisure items and clothes that seemed to be what he used often. Since he wasn't going to live here all the time anyway, and since it was a hotel, most of the necessities were already provided, unpacking everything was a breeze.
After unpacking all his belongings in his carrier, Jungkook went straight to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, then turned his head to look at Yeoju.
"It's nothing special. Shall we go shopping together?"
"My first date with my older sister," Jungkook muttered behind her, his eyes widening as he smiled brightly. Even though they'd only met yesterday, gotten drunk, and accidentally started dating, seeing that handsome man smiling harmlessly at her made her heart flutter. Yeoju averted her gaze and nodded slightly.
"Okay, let's go and come back quickly..."
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Perhaps because it was a weekend morning, the large supermarket was bustling with people. Jeongguk entered the food corner, holding a cart in one hand and Yeoju's hand tightly in the other.
"There are a lot of people, so don't fall off me if you do something wrong."
"Well, I'm not a child..."
Although she responded with a look of disbelief, the female protagonist didn't seem all that offended by the fact that she was being so overprotected, even though she was a full-grown adult. She herself was surprised by the fact, but she figured it must have been a simple delusion. She stared intently at Jeongguk, who was concentrating on comparing vegetables for pasta, before turning her gaze and looking around the mart.
At home, there was always someone in charge of housework who came to visit on time, and especially in the US, she had eaten by ordering delivery food or eating at restaurants in hotels, so this was her first time going out to do some grocery shopping herself.
And so, perhaps because of that, she was momentarily distracted by the various foods on display, and when she suddenly raised her head, she realized that she had been separated from Jeong-guk. Only then did she look around anxiously... but in the crowded supermarket, it was difficult to find someone she had lost touch with at any given time.
The heroine looked around for a while, then fumbled with her pants pockets, and then her expression hardened.
"...I don't know his phone number."
Come to think of it, we hadn't shared contact information since we first met yesterday. No, I had only planned to go shopping and return, so I left without even bringing my phone. In short, I was like a child lost in this vast place.
The female protagonist sighed deeply while washing her face.
"Ah...what should I do...should I just go back first..."
But what if Jungkook, who found out she was gone, continued to search for her? The woman was in such an awkward situation that she just stood there frozen, not knowing what to do.
But just then, a group of men who had been looking at the market approached and spoke to the female protagonist who was standing in one place with an anxious expression on her face.
" Student, did you break up with your parents? "
(Student, did you break up with your parents?)
Yesterday, she was dressed up to some extent because she was going to a club, so it didn't look like much, but she was just dressed casually because she was going to the market, so it seemed like foreign men mistook her for a high school student.
The female protagonist was momentarily taken aback and later waved her hand, saying it was okay, but the group of men actively offered to help her find her parents.
" sorry, but it's okay... "
(I'm sorry, but it's okay.)
" It's okay, don't be afraid, we're trying to help you "
(It's okay, don't be scared. We're here to help you.)
It was an awkward situation where it was difficult to reveal that she was already an adult... The female protagonist thought that it would be better to accept help rather than just continue to refuse, so she had no choice but to nod and follow the men.
No, to be exact, I tried to follow.
But just as she was about to walk after the group of men, someone from behind grabbed the female protagonist's wrist in a hurry.
" Hun, where are you going without me? "
(Honey, where are you going without me?)
※ TMI here: Hun is an abbreviation for honey, which is commonly used in the expressions “honey” and “darling.”
When the female protagonist turned her head at the sound of a familiar voice, she saw Jungkook looking at her, his breathing rapid as if he had been running around looking for her.
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