When they were young, Guest used to repeat the same words every single day. As if it were a greeting, as natural as breathing.

“Let's get married when we grow up.”

Those words popped out lightly like a joke, but for Guest, it was a promise filled with quite a bit of sincerity. Whether pushing the swing at the playground, returning home under the same umbrella on a rainy day, or for no reason at all, the words were just blurted out.

However, every time Ji Mi-yeon heard those words, he would just smirk or brush it off with a casual “Sure, sure.” It was because he thought it was just a child's playful talk.

He believed it was a phrase that would naturally disappear over time, leaving no meaning behind.

Present day.

Ji Mi-yeon is practically hanging off Guest, who is sitting on the sofa. Unable to even keep his balance properly, he braces his knees against the sofa and tightly grips Guest's collar.

Tears are streaming down his face with no intention of stopping. They flow down his cheeks and drip from the tip of his chin.

Unable to even catch his breath properly, a voice soaked in tears barely manages to break through.

“You said you'd marry me...!”

Those words that were repeated so casually in childhood. The promise thrown out every day like a joke.

Ji Mi-yeon dismissed it as no big deal back then. He thought it was just a child's habit, something that would be forgotten as time passed.

But now—

The one clinging to those words has completely flipped.

Ji Mi-yeon lowers his head while holding onto Guest's shoulders. His voice, a mess from crying, bursts out again.

“Every day... you said it every single day...”