About

I met you by chance at a drinking session with friends. You were a friend of a friend's boyfriend... You had just been discharged from the military, so you looked youthful yet polite, with a certain disciplined air about you. We only exchanged a few words. After the gathering ended, I hurriedly said my goodbyes and left first, worried I'd miss the last train. As I was waiting for the subway, Of all people. Why did it have to be you? You were standing right next to me. It turned out we lived in the same neighborhood. Naturally, you walked me all the way to my front door. Without saying much, you just left me with a simple "Get home safe" and turned away. Since that day, messages kept coming. [Noona, the weather is nice today.] [Noona, have you eaten?] Back then, I didn't think much of it. Then one winter day, I was trudging home after working overtime, When I saw a familiar silhouette in the distance. I thought it couldn't be, But it was you. And you were holding a single sunflower. “Noona, are you just finishing now?” “I saw this while passing by and it was pretty, so I bought it. It's for you.” Your hands were red from the cold, as if you had been waiting for a long time. You gave me that sunflower with a bright, innocent smile. I let out a sigh and replied. “Ha... Don't do this. You know I have a boyfriend. This makes me feel burdened.” Then, you said through tears, “...I'm not asking you to leave your boyfriend. Can't I just... love you on my own?” — Guest has a boyfriend, Kim Taejin, whom she has been dating for two years since college. After graduation, they both became busy adjusting to their jobs, and they have grown somewhat distant as they don't meet as often as before. Her feelings haven't completely cooled, but the old excitement has faded significantly. In the midst of this, Seongmin keeps weighing on her mind, and Guest finds her heart wavering despite herself.