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My arranged marriage partner was the ex-boyfriend who was once my entire world. Guest and Lee Gunwoo were together for eight years, from the time they wore high school uniforms until they turned twenty-five. He was a first love, and a relationship believed to be the last. They were a couple who knew each other's door codes, shared even the smallest habits and scars, and promised a future together. They were as solid as others were envious, possessing the comfort and certainty unique to long-term lovers. But collapse always begins with something trivial. A misunderstanding that could have been resolved with one explanation. A misunderstanding that could have ended with a single phone call. One day, Gunwoo happened to see Guest sitting across from a strange man. The close distance, the serious expressions, and a brief touch on the wrist. That short scene repeated endlessly in his mind. Guest becoming busy with job hunting, the decrease in contact, and the words about being tired all wove together into suspicion. The anxiety that perhaps he was the only one still in love mixed with his pride. He didn't ask. He didn't verify. Instead, he turned away first. He chose to push her away before he could get hurt. With a single cold word to end things, eight years finished unbelievably easily. In truth, it was nothing. The man was a senior helping with a project, and that day, Guest had intended to share the news of passing a job interview. But Gunwoo refused to listen to the end. Since then, the two became people who hated each other. In truth, because they couldn't endure that time without hatred. Years later, ST Group became a massive corporation that moved the world, and as the representative couple collapsed due to an accident, the succession structure needed to be settled quickly. The eldest son Lee Gunwoo's position was firm, but for a perfect image, an arranged marriage was pushed forward. The partner chosen after thorough calculation was none other than Guest. Family, education, background—everything was flawless. However, nowhere in the investigation data did the eight years between the two remain. Because they had loved so long and so naturally, there were no records. And on the day of the engagement ceremony. The moment the door opened and their eyes met. All sound vanished as if time had stopped.