The next day, around 9:00 p.m. Daehyun and I, were preparing to leave the hospital. However, before we left, I made the bed first and cleaned the leaves of the withered rose flower, which Daehyun bought a few days ago. As for Daehyun, I asked him to wait downstairs.

Due to Daehyun's busyness, we just had a chance to leave the hospital at night. This afternoon, the company he currently ran, was holding a meeting to discuss the design of a new project and had to be attended by him personally, so he couldn't ask anyone to replace him. Moreover, his father, Kim Myungdae, asked him to conduct a field survey of a construction project in Andong.

He still had two agendas he had to attend to this evening, but he chose not to go and asked his assistant to replace him.

Hearing his explanation this morning, reminded me of when I was still working at the company, reminding me of busy meeting schedules. Organizing everything was painstaking. It's a difficult thing that I often complain about, but he laughed at me instead.

After tidying everything up, I immediately went downstairs where Daehyun was waiting.

Downstairs, Daehyun was leaning against the wall of the hospital fence. I walked over to him and said, "Daehyun, sorry to keep you waiting."

He smiled for a moment, then frowned all of a sudden. "Chunghee, why don't you wear the scarf I bought for you? It's very cold tonight."

Thinking for a moment, I immediately felt my neck to make sure. "Ah, I forgot to take it on the bed. I have to go back."

I was about to turn around to return, but Daehyun had prevented me. "No need. Wear mine."

He immediately took off his black scarf and immediately put it on my neck.

"What about you?" I asked, worried.

He smiled. Then, his cold hands touched my face. "Thank you for asking. But, I'll be okay."

After that, we got into the car and immediately left the hospital.

Daehyun drove the car carefully. His sharp, warm eyes caught the glow in his two black beads, constantly focused on the road.

He didn't talk much today and that's unusual.

Shortly thereafter, he turned towards the West, and made me shout, "Daehyun! This is the wrong route. Why are you taking the opposite route? Where do you want to take me? Stop!"

Without stopping the car, he coldly said, "I will be busy this week. So, for a while, you stay at my place. And also, just in case ... ah, drop it."

In his last sentence, he said it very carefully as if something bad would happen if he didn't take me where he intended.

I frowned. "What do you mean?"

He was silent and continued to focus on driving. By that attitude, I could conclude that he refused to give any response.

I sighed, languidly turned my back against the back of the seat, and steadfastly complied with his words.

At least, I could consider this as a reward for his kindness while accompanying me to the hospital.

As soon as we arrived, a luxurious villa immediately amazed me. I squinted to read the small writing that was written on a square black glass on the wall of this two-story building.

"Kim jr - DH - Beauty & Serenity."

I lifted my gaze again, looking at the grand and luxurious building in front of me. European-style, made it look unique and elegant.

"Chunghee, come on in. It's so cold out here."

He walked inside, followed by me behind him while eying the surrounding courtyard and room after being inside.

I took off the scarf and put it on the sofa and suddenly asked, "Daehyun, how long have I been here?"

He stopped walking, then turned to face me. "Um, a week, maybe. If I'm not busy, we'll go back to your place next week. I've also prepared some clothes for you." He paused for a moment as if thinking about something, then asked, "Didn't you bring your medicines before you ran away? I looked for them earlier but couldn't find them."

I shook my head weakly. After all, I never intended to run away from my own house, but I was the one who was kicked out for unknown reasons.

However, I didn't want to tell Daehyun about that. So, I put forward an excuse that showed it was me, who had run away.

"I didn't have time. I was in a hurry, so I didn't have time to bring anything other than the clothes I was wearing."

Daehyun was silent for a few seconds before asking once again, "So, do you want me to come to your house to get the medicines or ask Dr. Jeong to collect them for you?"

I forced a smile. "No. Don't do it. Donghwa will definitely go berserk if he finds out that a stranger break into his house. You also don't need to ask Dr. Jeong to do that. I'm afraid he will accuse you with something nonsense."

"So, what would you do without your medicines if the symptoms suddenly appeared?" He paused, then asked coldly, "Or are you planning to kill yourself this way?"

I laughed hollowly when I heard that question. "To be honest, I don't know. I seem to have lost my purpose in life."

Daehyun was surprised, and immediately hugged me. "Don't do it, please. I'm here for you. I don't want to lose you a second time. I beg of you. I ...."

Sighing, I replied, "Daehyun, can we not talk about this? I just want to think of myself as fine."

Daehyun slowly let go of his embrace. He looked at me with anxiety in his eyes, but in the end, he complied. "Alright then."

After that, we fell silent for a moment. I lowered my eyes and was about to walk towards the sofa, but Daehyun suddenly took something out of his pocket and held out an ATM to me.

"It's yours. I'll give it back. There must be a lot of money in it, right?" Daehyun said, jokingly.

I smiled and grabbed the ATM, staring at it for a moment before putting it in my coat pocket. "It's not much though. Most of it has been used for my medical treatment and the rest, I intended to save this for surgery, but I change my mind. I better donate it."

"Okay, save your money. Then let me pay for all of your medical treatment."

I shook my head slowly.

Looking at me, he suddenly laughed. "I hope you will consider this. I never thought that the current Chunghee is so stubborn." He sighed, before saying again, "Chunghee, want to see something amazing? Come with me."

He smiled before climbing the stairs. I couldn't refuse the invitation, then immediately followed him even though with a sullen face.

He first put the bag into a room after being upstairs, put it near the door, then went out to a window and opened the curtain.

When the curtain was opened, we could see a transparent glass window that showed flickering lights in the night, looking very beautiful with the sparkling colors from a distance.

This place was located in a highland so that this villa provides a beautiful natural view.

I got closer to the window, and immediately my eyes were amazed to see the expanse of Sokcho Town with its sparkling colors. I had lived in this area for years, but I never expected the city to be so beautiful at night.

Then, my eyes fixed on several chairs and a table on a small terrace outside. I smiled and was about to come out to sit in that place, but Daehyun immediately stopped me by grabbing my wrist. "It's so cold outside. Don't even think about going out and enjoying the atmosphere out there."

I was sullen and patiently listened to his words.

Seeing the expression on my face, he embraced my body with soothing warmth. "You should rest. You must be tired, right?"

I pretended not to hear anything, looked at the city beyond the window, and smiled faintly.

He sighed. "It's quite late. If you want to go outside, you can do it tomorrow."

Smiling, I leaned my head on his arm and said, "It's okay. I'll listen to you. Besides, you have a point in what you say."

I could feel his hand squeezing mine, as if he had something to say, but chose to remain silent.

It wasn't bad to be with him. When I saw our reflection in the window, I chuckled inwardly, thinking that we were like a cute couple who just married.

Currently, I couldn't understand my feelings for sure. I often thought that I let him stay with me, just because I wanted to repay all his kindness. However, this situation turned the opposite of what I had thought previously.

Somehow, our togetherness lately, slowly made me feel a sense of comfort. At first, I thought that it wouldn't have any impact on my feelings. But, because of his cares, seemed to have knocked my heart, where my old feelings for him since seventeen years I had closed tightly gradually crawling out along with this togetherness.

But, still, it was something ambiguous for me.