Love is better than pain
12. Tonight, a world just for you and me
How much time has passed?
In the dimly lit room, the night air blew in through the slightly open window.
Under the blanket,
Siyeon breathed quietly while being held in Myeongho's arms.
강시연
“Mr. Myeongho.”
디에잇(명호)
"…huh"
강시연
“…This isn’t a dream, is it?”
Myungho said, kissing her head.
디에잇(명호)
“I hope it’s a dream? Or…”
강시연
“No, absolutely not.”
Siyeon smiled with her eyes closed. The night she gave her all, for the first time.
And for the first time, it was a night where we were completely alone with each other.
***
Sunlight filtered gently through the curtains. Siyeon opened her eyes, drawn to the light.
Suddenly,
"Ugh!"
Trying to get up in a hurry, she pulled the blanket back over her. She felt warmth on her body.
It was still the same.
In Myungho's arms, wrapped in his arms—
Siyeon took a deep breath, her face almost turning pale.
강시연
'Last night...'
Memories flashed through my mind. The hot contact of our lips, the trembling of our breaths, and the warmth of each other's body.
Siyeon tried to raise her body slightly.
디에잇(명호)
“…Should we keep doing this a little longer?”
Myungho's voice was low and soft, as if he had just woken from sleep. His words whispered, tickling the tip of Siyeon's ear, and her shoulder twitched.
강시연
"Yeah..eh?!!"
Seeing Siyeon's flustered, bewildered appearance, Myungho slowly opened his eyes.
He looked at the demonstration with a slightly relaxed expression at the corners of his eyes and said.
디에잇(명호)
"It's morning... but there's still time."
Siyeon's face quickly turned red, and instead of answering, she buried her face in her pillow and curled up.
Then Myeongho smiled slightly and gave Siyeon a short kiss on the cheek.
디에잇(명호)
"Oh, so cute."
And then he carefully held her tighter in his arms.
강시연
"Ugh!! No, I have to get up!"
디에잇(명호)
“It’s too late. You can’t run away.”
Siyeon pulled the blanket up to her face, but Myungho looked at her with a playful gaze and stroked her.
Once again, their own morning was beginning.
The two people who came out after that
Myungho's car stopped quietly near the company. He sat in the driver's seat and looked at Siyeon, who was sitting next to him.
디에잇(명호)
"I'm going to the gym. Siyeon, you go in first."
강시연
“Yes… Take care on your way back.”
The two acted completely separately. Unobtrusively, discreetly.
Siyeon returned to the office and sat quietly at her desk. It was still early, and not everyone had arrived yet.
She placed a cup of coffee on the desk and sighed deeply.
강시연
‘I arrived safely…’
But the secret didn't calm down. It was because of the one thing Myeongho had said that morning.
디에잇(명호)
'We eat lunch together, and stay together until dinner...'
Those words rang in my ears. He was an idol. A world-famous person, with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of fans.
강시연
‘Is this okay…?’
Siyeon, keeping her expression as neutral as possible, turned on the monitor and began working.
강주아
“Siyeon.”
Manager Kang Joo-ah came over and spoke to me.
강주아
"Please organize Seventeen's concept photos for this album. I'll organize them by member."
강시연
“…Oh, yes. I understand!”
Soon, a USB drive was in my hand. Photo files: 3,241 total.
강시연
‘Wow… wow… ’
As I opened the file, the photos quickly began loading as thumbnails. I flipped through them sequentially, sorting them into folders one by one.
The8 - Seo Myeong-ho
His photos filled the screen. Clear eyes, delicate expressions, a strangely intense atmosphere.
At that moment, Siyeon put down the mouse and stared at the pictures for a while, then smiled blankly.
강시연
‘Really… pretty. But this guy is my boyfriend…’
After quietly saving a few photos of Myeongho, Siyeon smiled slightly and shook her head.
강시연
‘Let’s work… Let’s work…’