"Oppa. When you take care of me like this, I can't help but fall for you again."0

What I did out of habit ended up causing a misunderstanding. Ever since rejecting her confession in China, Ju Yung-In seemed to have dropped all boundaries with me and openly expressed her feelings.0

I was momentarily flustered by Ju Yung-In's attitude but took a deep breath and replied as casually as possible. "It's just a habit. Don't read too much into it."0

Ju Yung-In smiled and brought the straw to her lips. "Doesn't matter if it's a habit. Either way, thank you, oppa."0

She expressed her gratitude nonchalantly and began drinking the water with vigor. We weren't this close before the regression, but Ju Yung-In had also changed significantly. 0

At that moment, the door clicked open and Jo Ah-Yeon appeared. "Huff, huff, huff. Mr. Jung, everyone has arrived."0

Behind Jo Ah-Yeon, Do Ran-Hee leading Kang Ha-Na, Kim Jong-Hoon, and Bang Seon-Woo came into view.0

Do Ran-Hee with her face red and out of breath spoke rapidly as if on fast-forward. "Huff, huff… Mr. Jung, I'm here… Mr. Lee and Mr. Han are running over now, and the rest are coming with the Cherry Blossom members by car. Huff, huff, huff…"0

It was now 8:40 p.m. with little time left until the performance.0

I asked, "Seon-Woo, we'll need to rehearse here. Is that okay?"0

Bang Seon-Woo nodded. "Yes. Ha-Na noona has sung this song hundreds of times. She could do it with her eyes closed. We've also split the parts while coming here."0

"Is that so? Good. Then...0