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It has been a week since witnessing the incident with the man’s naked body. Thanks to that experience, I can now clearly set my goals and sincerely thank the man for it.

“Nineteen… Swoosh… Twenty-!”

Lifting the dumbbells with both arms in line with my shoulders, quickly raising and slowly lowering them. The goal is to have big and sturdy shoulders like the man!

Taking a 20-second break between each set, a total of 4 sets!

“Ugh… Next is incline push-ups…”

Already feeling the strain on my body, endure it like a man, Joo Eunhye!

“Fifteen…! And after a 20-second rest, it’s time for decline push-ups… Hoo!”

I can’t stick to the basic home training I’ve been doing so far. I need to increase the difficulty to build muscles as impressive as the man’s!

“Huff! Huff!”

Being human is truly unpredictable. Who would have thought that a minor incident in the bathroom would lead to such motivation?

My late mother used to say that people can change by other people. I didn’t understand the meaning at first, but now I think I do.

“Here… to here!”

After completing all four types of push-ups with determination, I can now stretch lightly and catch my breath.

I used to lay a mat in the living room every day for home training, but today, due to the increased intensity, my whole body is covered in sweat, feeling sticky.

“I need to move on to the next exercise quickly.”

I’ve only finished chest and shoulder exercises, but I’m already exhausted. It feels strange that I used to move more vigorously and still feel fine.

But the past is the past. Regretting now won’t change anything. So, what I need to do now is… work on my abs!

“Abs! Muscle! Abs! Hoo-!”

Although I’ve been training diligently for a month, my abs are in good shape, but to build even stronger abs, I need to achieve 80 sit-ups divided into 4 sets!

It feels like my stomach is tearing apart from the pain, but I can’t give up like this!

“It’s good to exercise, but can you be a bit quieter? I’m already in a difficult situation here.”

“Abs… Oh, sorry. Sir.”

Maybe because I raised my voice too much, the door opened, and the man came out with a paper in his hand, looking irritated. Did I make his mood worse after he came back from outside?

“Phew~ By the way, what’s wrong, sir? What’s that in your hand?”

“What’s wrong with me because of this… You need to look at it too, so take a look.”

What does he mean by saying I need to look at it? I was so curious that I tried to get up, but the muscle pain covering my body made it impossible to move.

“Sorry, sir. I can’t move right now.”

In the end, I chose to rest and lay flat on the mat. How long has it been since I pushed myself like this? Maybe it felt like when I sparred with the neighborhood guy and got knocked down by an uppercut?

“But why is it more familiar to call him ‘hyung’ instead of ‘oppa’?”

Lately, things have been strange. I felt repulsed when trying to wear a skirt and couldn’t bring myself to wear it, and during my last period, I felt a sense of disgust all over my body, feeling like I wanted to die for no reason.

“Huh? Oh, surprise!”

Staring at the ceiling lost in thought, a yellow piece of paper suddenly appeared in front of my face, gently landing on my face.

“Sir! Why did you throw it on your face instead of just handing it over!”

“…Can you at least dress properly! What’s so embarrassing about it!”

Why is he getting angry? I work out every day in a black sports bra and leggings, so what’s his problem?

No, the one who gets angry loses… Let’s just read this letter first.

“Why does this letter look like this…”

As I observed the yellow piece of paper that I thought was yellow, I realized it was actually a white paper covered with golden patterns.

It’s probably not real gold, but why put in so much effort for a letter like this?

“Let’s see… Huh? Sir, this is an invitation to a party. But it’s addressed to someone named Kang Dan. Why are you so bothered?”

The contents were about a party hosted by Taebaek Group, something I often hear about on the internet or TV. But I am quite different from that crowd, and most importantly, this invitation was addressed to someone with a name I’ve never seen before.

“That’s an invitation for my sister. But that lazy person didn’t want to go and passed it on to me… I came all the way here saying it’s not necessary as the heir or whatever, but this person is unbelievable!”

So Kang Dan is the sir’s sister~ Judging by the sir’s exaggerated reaction, they seem like typical siblings. But it’s the first time I’ve seen him get so annoyed. Is this a rare sight?

“Ah… so we have to attend next week, so we need to prepare quickly.”

“I see~ Then good luck, sir!”

I have no reason to meddle in the sir’s family affairs. I always keep my promises once made, right? I will never do anything that violates the contract.

“What do you mean good luck? You need to hurry up and get ready too.”

“Huh? Why do I need to get ready? You’re going instead of your sister, sir.”

As I said that, I heard a sigh-like sound, and the sir approached me, pointing to a part of the invitation I was holding with his finger.

“Look here. It says we must enter with our partners!”

Huh? Partners~!?

Eventually, feeling like I was dragged along, I couldn’t complain as the sir kept muttering to himself while driving. Especially with his confusing remarks about not being able to part ways with me peacefully, I had no choice but to stay quiet.

The place we arrived at was a huge tailor shop. Could the second floor be where they handle dresses? There seemed to be dresses with staggering price tags displayed, but the sir entered the store without changing his expression.

Of course, I was surprised by the atmosphere of this place, but what was even more surprising was that as soon as the sir entered, over ten staff members lined up and greeted us loudly.

Finally, a woman who seemed like the manager approached us, bowed to the sir, smiled, and spoke.

“We will guide you to the VIP room.”

“V…VIP?”

VIP room? What does this mean… Oh, could it be that the staff greeted us in anticipation of the sir’s visit? Then who exactly is this sir!

“Why are you standing there? Come on!”

“I-I’m coming, sir!”

The man in front of me doesn’t seem immature at all, he looks very composed. What on earth is going on? And why can’t I see any price tags anywhere? All these suits look so luxurious, is it really okay for a commoner like me to just walk in here?

“First, let’s get your dress fitted, and then I’ll get one for myself, okay?”

“Huh? A dress… Am I hearing you correctly, sir?”

I thought he was just here to buy his own clothes, but now he’s talking about a dress for me? What is this all about? Surely he’s not suggesting I wear one of those revealing dresses where my shoulders and cleavage are on full display, right?

Absolutely not! How can they expect someone who can’t even wear a skirt to put on a dress that shows off their collarbones? I refuse!

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“My, you look more glamorous than I thought~ Miss, I think a slightly sexy and revealing dress would suit you… How about this evening gown that accentuates your figure?”

The employee who was with the manager dragged me to the fitting room, took my measurements, and then made an absurd suggestion by recommending a black dress to me.

A common off-shoulder dress… It seemed to exude a threatening aura right in front of my eyes.

This unbalanced dress that reached below my knees was appealing, but it looked like my legs would be exposed, and most importantly, as expected, my collarbones would be visible along with my left shoulder and back.

“…Please give me something modest without any exposure.”

“Yes? But…”

“Sister, I’ll be so embarrassed and might die if I wear this revealing dress, so please give me something modest instead of that scandalous one!”

“S-Sister?”

It was almost a cry for help. Grabbing the employee’s shoulder in my underwear, I pleaded, and in her shock, the employee lost her balance and seemed to fall backward.

– Thud!

With a loud noise, we collapsed behind the curtain-like dressing room divider, embracing each other in pain.

“Ugh, I’m sorry. I was so flustered.”

Oh, how embarrassing! I don’t know what kind of situation this is, I should have just said I won’t wear it, but why is she clinging to me in such a situation…

“Ugh…!!”

But why is that man just standing there gasping and staring? It’s embarrassing enough to fall over, I could die of embarrassment!

“Sir, turn your head away.”

“W-What?!”

Our uncle really doesn’t listen well. I guess I like this immature uncle after all?

“I-I’m sorry!”

The employee who had slipped away from my grasp hurriedly pushed me back into the fitting room.

Oh, come to think of it, I was only wearing underwear earlier because I was trying on clothes. It’s really lucky that there’s no one here besides the uncle and me. If a stranger had seen me, I would have been so embarrassed I could have died.