“You guys, we’ve been dating for more than 10 years, but you still hold on? Hey, he hadn’t cared last year did he forget? In the future, let’s not celebrate anything other than a birthday. But you both still get along well. I’m envious!”

At Jiyoon’s words, she laughed silently…  She didn’t say anything because if she didn’t take care of this day, he would forget that he was in a relationship. Instead, she squeezed a box of cakes that somehow seemed to hang on her heart.

* * *

Arriving at home and trying to text Tae-Wan, she tapped the wrong app and it leads her to the Internet. A window popped up before she could even turn it off. It was Kang Tae-wan’s name, the number one on trending. From the moment she saw Kang Tae-wan at the top of real-time search terms, her heart cooled.

When she pressed his name, the name ‘Nayeon’ naturally came to mind. The names caught her eyes. The news of a scandal between the two wasn’t the first, so she looked through the article without saying anything, as started to prepare the meal.

As Tae-wan became famous, he couldn’t eat out. Naturally, she often cooked and ordered take-out. The Cooking was mainly done by her, who had a lot of time. There was a faint hope that Tae-Wan would not come home until she finished cooking. But, as she initially expected, he did not come in the end. Ha-Yeon tried to sleep and soon dozed off because of her tiredness.

Beep, beep, beep.

Ha-Yeon awakened to the sound of the lock’s password. As she turned her head and looked out the window the sun was peeking. As she walked out into the hall, Tae-Wan stood leaning against the entrance. He looked at her and closed his eyes.

“Did you drink until dawn?”

Ha-Yeon approached and asked, supporting Tae-wan. He was much taller and wider than her, so she could barely support him.

“yes.”

He looked ahead and answered dryly.

“Why did you not go home to rest.”

“I tried to do, but I came here. I only knew it when I came in because the password is the same.”

It was a way of saying that he was wrong. As if he made a mistake. her heart slumped at the words. However, Ha-yeon did not express it.

“… … .”

“Why are you awake?”

Tae-wan asked as she took off his coat. she rolled her hands in. the winter coldness clung to his clothes

“ah.”

“Sorry.”

“It’s fine.”

A dry conversation followed. Tae-wan naturally passed her and headed to the bedroom. His actions were cautious, as if he was familiar with the home, he wouldn’t turn on the lights in case someone could see them. he threw his coat on the chair and took off his clothes.

Ha-Yeon looked at his back, can you turn around and show me your face. Was the words she wanted to say,

. “Who did you drink with?”

“The drama director and the others.”

“What about Nayeon?”

“She was there.”

“… … .”

He answered silently. When the answer from Ha-Yeon did not come, he turned his head. his black bangs reach down to his forehead,  sharp eyes settled beneath them, and his lips closed as if there was nothing to say. The appearance of him standing by the window at dawn was unfamiliar.

“I saw the scandal.”

Hayeon said in a quiet voice.

“oh…. You know it’s wrong right? It’s a stupid scandal.”

“hm.”

“Nayeon is just a colleague. I am not interested. You know?”