The morning air was calmer than I expected.
After last night's message,
The atmosphere in the living room had subtly changed.
I don't know who chose whom.
However, each person knows whether they were chosen or not.
Just that difference alone
People's expressions changed little by little.
I went down to the kitchen
I first discovered Jaehyun sitting on the living room sofa.
I was alone.
While pretending to look at your phone
A face lost in thought.
I tried to pass it by without a second thought.
“Did you sleep well?”
He spoke first.
A short, simple greeting.
“…Yes. What about Jaehyun?”
“So-so.”
That was the end of the conversation.
He didn't say anything more,
I didn't bother to connect them either.
If it were like before
This level of silence wouldn't have been awkward at all.
It's different now.
Now we
Because we have to act like we don't know anything about each other.
▶ Interview Room – Yeoju
Q. You met Jaehyun this morning. How was it?
Honestly?
It was even stranger because it was more casual than I thought.
I wondered how that person could be so calm.
Yesterday's choice too... I don't think it was me.
So I'm just going to try to act like nothing happened.
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People gathered one by one in the living room.
The man I chose yesterday
He came first.
“Did you sleep well yesterday?”
“Yes. Mr. Taesan too?”
An awkward but smooth conversation.
He was comfortable.
At least it didn't complicate things for me.
That was when.
“How about we all cook and eat together tonight?”
Another female contestant suggested it.
For a moment, the living room brightened a little.
The team was naturally divided.
I ended up on the same team as the guy I chose yesterday.
Jaehyun was with another female cast member.
Jaehyun standing in front of the fire
I was chopping vegetables calmly.
Even if I hear laughter
An attitude of not interfering.
‘It was like that originally.’
Old memories came back to my mind.
When you hide your feelings
A person who becomes quieter.
And yet
Strangely, I kept feeling like I was being watched.
If you raise your head
He was already looking the other way.
▶ Interview Room – Myung Jae-hyun
Q. How did you like the way Yeoju spoke naturally with others today?
…it was okay.
Because it has to be okay.
The reason I came here
I didn't come here to hang on and ask you to start over.
however…
It's not as bad as I thought.
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After dinner
We all gathered in the living room.
As we were laughing and chatting
It seemed a little more comfortable than yesterday.
But as the laughter died down,
The production crew's voice flowed out.
"today,
“Please choose the person who made you excited.”
The air became quiet again.
I'm holding my phone
I hesitated for a moment.
Today was more complicated than yesterday.
Jaehyun was deliberately keeping his distance,
That bothered me.
That doesn't mean
I couldn't press him.
I pressed the same name as yesterday.
This time too,
A safer choice than excitement.
Let's press the send button
Immediately the vibration rang.
✉️ [Your X didn't choose you.]
Same sentence as last night.
I expected it this time
Strangely, it was a little more bitter.
Raise your head
From a distance, I saw Jaehyun put down his phone.
The expression was unreadable.
He was the first to get up from his seat.
“I’ll go in first.”
A casual tone of voice.
As he climbed the stairs
I couldn't take my eyes off it.
Today we also
We didn't choose each other.
Even though I believe it is more convenient,
Strangely, my heart kept turning towards that side.
And maybe,
That person too.
Continued in the next episode >>>>