I'm not a private person!

Our hearts touched for the first time

하교은

"I know it's uncomfortable. Then I'll go now."

Kyo-eun spoke with her head bowed. Then she turned as if running away.

however

우지(지훈)

"Just a moment."

Woozi called. His voice was short and low.

우지(지훈)

"That's... the reason? It's not because you're being sued, right?"

Kyo-eun paused for a moment. And then—the emotions she'd been holding back burst out.

하교은

"Why on earth are you doing this to me?!"

Kyo-eun's voice echoed through the hallway.

하교은

"I've never followed you around! The first time we bumped into each other was yesterday. Please...can't you just let me go?"

Woozi was embarrassed.

It wasn't a lie. Her eyes, her voice, her breath. Everything was sincere.

우지(지훈)

"You're right, Ms. Ha Kyo-eun. Then... what was the director I saw back then?"

Wooji barely opened his mouth, and Kyo-eun took a deep breath. Then she shouted.

"How could I know that...! I'm going crazy! I didn't do anything, and yet a lawsuit was filed in my name! I... I really... How could I know..."

I burst into tears. My legs gave out and I collapsed to the ground.

Kyo-eun lowered her head and tried to wipe away her tears with her hand.

우지(지훈)

"...No, what the hell is going on..."

Wooji stood there blankly.

If it was the sasaeng who had been harassing me, he should have at least shown some rejoicing.

But she—from beginning to end—was just trying to avoid herself.

With his mind in turmoil, Woozi carefully pulled a tissue from his pocket.

And then he crouched down in front of Kyo-eun and stuck it out.

우지(지훈)

"Okay. I'm sorry, so get up."

At Wooji's words, Kyo-eun burst into tears even louder. Her tears had nowhere to go.

Woozi just... quietly... sat next to me and waited.

How much time had passed? Kyo-eun took the tissue with trembling hands. And then she finally stood up.

But, my body, broken from crying for so long, couldn't hold on properly.

Beetle—

우지(지훈)

"Huh...!!"

Woozi was startled and instinctively grabbed Kyo-eun's arm and pulled her closer.

At that moment, The two people's eyes met the air.

Tearful eyes. Deeply shaking pupils. Wooji's eyes, surprised yet clear.

The two looked at each other in silence for a while.

A time when even breathing becomes cautious.

The two were close enough to feel each other's breath, their eyes locked.

Kyo-eun suddenly came to her senses.

하교은

'...What am I doing...!'

I felt my face turn bright red.

하교은

"Hey, hey...!"

Kyo-eun stammered as she spoke. Then, she hurriedly pulled away from Woo-ji's grasping hand.

하교은

"...I'm, I'm sorry...!"

Kyo-eun turned around quickly without even making eye contact and ran away to the end of the hallway.

Woozi fell, leaving his empty hands in the air, and stared blankly at her back.

우지(지훈)

'... ran away.'

Wooji exhaled in disbelief. Then, he glanced at the hand he'd been holding.

우지(지훈)

"Obviously... it's nothing."

Something, strangely, several thoughts were running through my head.

Meanwhile, at the end of the hallway.

Kyo-eun leaned against the corner of the hallway, trying to calm her heart.

하교은

"Haa... haa..."

My heart was pounding like crazy.

하교은

'What should I do... I really ran away like a weirdo...!'

Her face was hot, and her tears hadn't been properly wiped away.

하교은

"...Let's never meet again..."

Kyo-eun muttered softly.

But somehow, not all relationships end as easily as expected.

A few days later, morning. Ha Kyo-eun's house.

하교은

"...Team Leader, can I use my vacation time urgently today?"

On the other end of the phone, Team Leader Yoon answered nonchalantly.

전화

"Suddenly? Well, I get it~ This is the first time I've seen Kyo-eun do something like that."

After hanging up the phone, Kyo-eun let out a long sigh.

하교은

'I have to go. I can't put it off any longer...'

Dressed in plain clothes, her long hair tied up roughly, Kyo-eun headed to the police station.