episode_0045

Jeong Ye-eun hummed and ran with light steps.

The legs of the teddy bear held tightly in her soft arms were dangling.

“Did you like it that much?”

“Yes! Both the size and the moderately fluffy texture. It looks like that too…”

As her smile became brighter and her voice became more cheerful, Moon Jeong-woo’s mood was falling.

The day when students’ favorite exams end.

He couldn’t enjoy today.

‘Yes, Eun…’

A few years ago, I remembered her being happy when she received a doll as a gift from him.

Nothing would have changed between him and her back then, so why did their relationship change like this?

Moon Jeong-woo thought.

At that time, the world still seemed fresh.

There was only the two of us.

We only spent time together, eating together, and hanging out here and there.

Can’t we go back to those days now?

Is it greedy to want her to only look at me and smile?

‘no…’

What is a childhood friend?

A blessed relationship where we have lived in the same neighborhood and built up memories since we were very young.

When we have delicious food, we think of each other, and when we think about going somewhere to have fun, we always think of each other first.

Just as the thread follows the needle, weren’t we the best mates?

The universe is so large that human imagination cannot dare to capture it.

In that universe, the solar system is smaller than a speck of dust, and the Earth is literally just a dot.

Pale blue dot.

Even on Earth, the ocean is wider than land, and even on this narrow landmass, the Asian continent.

Korea in Asia, Seoul in Korea.

Even in Seoul, it’s right next door.

‘fate…’

This was the reason why he thought that his meeting with her was fateful.

Yes, it was definitely true.

No matter what hardships there are along the way, in the end, he will be the one who falls asleep next to the beautiful woman.

He will be the one who falls asleep with a sweet kiss and wakes up with a warm hug.

He strengthened his will again.

That I would never give up on her.

To him who was timid, she felt like a savior.

The person who always smiled and cheered him up was a beautiful girl that all the men in the world would fall in love with.

He even felt a sense of superiority over those who were jealous and harassed him.

In the end, the more they acted like that, the more the presence of Jeong Ye-eun next to him stood out.

Even the people who approached her expressing interest in her were all coolly kicked out.

It felt as if she was taking revenge on his behalf.

‘how is it..! Kim Sang-woo, Ye-eun only has eyes for me anyway!

I thought that too when Choi Do-hyun gradually got closer to them.

That you will eventually look at him again. Even if you become friends with new people for a while and your interests shift, the ultimate destination will be you.

However, this time the situation was something different.

It was going differently than expected.

It seemed like he was gradually giving up the seat next to him that was only available to him.

The beautiful smile that was only directed at him began to turn toward Choi Do-hyeon.

Gradually, the smile directed at Moon Jeong-woo himself decreased.

The frequency of our walks together decreased, and it felt as if the intensity of the emotions she was sending me had weakened.

Even now, I am lovingly embracing the item that another man gave me as a gift.

I tried to express my discomfort with my whole body, but she didn’t seem to notice.

‘If it were like the old days, I would have asked right away if there was anything I didn’t like…’

After meeting him, she definitely changed.

In a very bad way.

**

Meanwhile, Jeong Ye-eun had a different idea.

‘It was a good thing I became friends with Dohyeon back then.’

The effort she made to continue to approach him and become closer to him without giving in to his cold reaction was one of the most valuable things she had done in her life.

She was a person who eagerly praised her past self.

Thanks to that, I can smile like this next to him now.

‘I want to give you something too…’

Just like he gave her the doll, she also had the urge to give something as a gift.

If he does that, he will think of her when he looks at that item from time to time.

Even if you don’t actually meet him, you will be in his head.

How wonderful.

‘What do boys like…?’

Next, she started thinking about the type of gift.

“Hey, I’m going in.”

“Yes, bye..!”

My thoughts were not finished until I broke up with him and returned home with Moon Jeong-woo.

“Jungwoo.”

“Huh?”

“What do boys like these days?”

“These days..? Why is that?”

‘I want to give it to Dohyun as a gift.’

It was something I couldn’t say out loud because I was embarrassed.

“Well, just..”

And, at her reaction, Moon Jeong-woo’s thinking circuit began to turn.

‘You wanted to give it to me as a gift, but…? Heehee, no matter how much Choi Do-hyun gave me a doll or something, he still thinks of me…!’

“Um, so… something like wireless earphones or a game console?”

He talked about what he always wanted.

“Yes, thank you.”

She smiled brightly at him.

When I was with Dohyun, he always ruined the mood, but this time it seemed like it helped.

‘Well, I’ve never seen Dohyun wearing earphones or anything like that…’

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like a good gift.

Unlike things like dolls or music boxes, you will always carry the items she bought you with you even on the street, and if you give her something designed, such as a case for Bluetooth earphones, you will be able to think of her.

Let’s make a special, one-of-a-kind case and give it as a gift.

‘You’ll like it…?’

As I imagined him being grateful, a genuine smile escaped me.

As Moon Jeong-woo looked at her like that, he started to delude himself again… but it wasn’t important.

So, these people, who were happy with each other but had different thoughts, walked together and headed to their respective homes.

Jeong Ye-eun opened the door and entered the house.

“Ye-eun, what is that doll?”

“Oh, this? Dohyun gave it to me earlier! Isn’t it cute?”

“Ah… Choi Do-hyun? Yeah, it’s cute.”

When I mentioned Do-hyeon’s name, her older sister made a strange expression.

“What, what’s wrong?”

“What, what?”

“No way, unni.. with Dohyeon…”

“Uh, huh?”

For a moment, Jeong Ye-rin felt as if her heart was sinking.

Seeing her younger brother getting closer to Choi Do-hyun day by day made her feel strange.

As an older sister, I should support my younger brother’s love business, but strangely, an unknown emotion interfered with that.

Just now, if you said you received a gift, wouldn’t it be natural to congratulate you?

In fact, I felt like my mood was sinking a little.

And, her younger brother caught it amazingly.

I was nervous that these thoughts would be discovered.

“..we had a fight, right? Ugh, I thought we got closer last time…”

And, at her next words, Jeong Ye-rin relaxed for a moment.

“Oh, it’s not like that. I have a good relationship with him.”

“..is it real?”

“Uh. I guess I was just a little tired.”

“I also thought the two of you had a fight because Dohyun’s expression turned strange as soon as his name came out.”

“Haha..”

“Then, I’ll go in!”

Jeong Ye-eun hugged the doll tightly, rubbed its cheeks, and headed into the room.

‘..looks good.’

After looking at her excited back for a moment, Jeong Ye-rin also headed to her room.

When I lay down on the bed and opened my phone, I saw text messages with Kim Ha-ram.

[Haram, can I call you for about 5 minutes? I wanted to hear your voice… hehe]

[sorry. Because I’m tired. I’ll see you tomorrow.]

‘ha…’

Of course, I can understand that you can’t contact me because you’re tired.

However, he had recently realized that he had a tendency to think only of himself.

Even when giving gifts, always give them something a little cheaper than the gift she gave you.

Even if she was a little tired, she kept in touch when he wanted to, but when he got tired, the contact was cut off.

He was usually so kind and a good boyfriend… but at moments like these, she began to doubt his affection for her.

.

.

.

Jeong Ye-eun called Do-hyeon Choi.

-hello?

A tone that makes you feel good just by hearing your voice.

As I closed my eyes, held the teddy bear in my arms, and listened to his voice, it felt like he was with me.

‘If Dohyun comes to visit my house and leaves some clothes behind… if I put them on him, does that really feel like that…?’

For a moment, she shook her head and shook off the strange thoughts.

-What, why aren’t you saying anything?

“Uh, uh! Did you get in okay? Haven’t you met any strange people?”

-Fuha, shouldn’t I have asked in the first place? Anyway… it went well. you?

“Yes, I came in well too.”

-Where did you put the doll?

“Oh, I’m going to put it on the bed.”

-Wasn’t there already a doll there?

“I need to move that to the desk.”

There was a doll that Dohyeon bought me, and it was natural to put it on the bed so that I could comfortably sleep with it.

The fact that the doll that was originally placed on the bed was a gift from Moon Jeong-woo was not that important.

The important thing is that you have to leave the place now that you have a new doll.

-Is that so?

“Yes!”

-Well, have a nice dream. Goes.

“Ah, sleep – ”

Took.

The phone was disconnected.

‘Let’s talk a little more… But, because there’s a bear!’

She was lying down on a soft mattress and hugging her teddy bear tightly.

When I thought of him when I picked out the doll, the regret seemed to go away.