Idol's Wife

Chapter : 25

As they left the restaurant and started walking back to the beach house, the night air was cool and refreshing. The soft glow of the moonlight reflected off the wet sand, and everything felt peaceful. They walked side by side in comfortable silence, both lost in their thoughts, the connection they had built over the evening still lingering in the air.

As they walked back along the beach, the sky above Jeju suddenly darkened, and before either of them could react, fat droplets of rain began to fall, steadily picking up pace. Taehyung glanced up, feeling the cool water hit his skin, and quickly scanned for shelter. He spotted a small gazebo not too far off, tucked by the side of the beach under some trees.

“Hurry!” he called out, laughing as the rain poured down faster.

"Come on, Jayti!" he called, making a run for it. His steps quickened as the rain poured down harder, soaking through his clothes. But when he glanced over his shoulder to see if she was following, he froze.

But when he expecting Jayti to follow, she wasn’t there. In fact, she was spinning in the rain, her laughter ringing out as if the downpour was the best thing that had happened all day.

Jayti wasn’t running toward him. Instead, she was spinning in the rain, her head tilted back, arms outstretched, laughing as the droplets cascaded over her. Her carefree movements and the sheer joy on her face made her look almost childlike....completely unbothered by the downpour, embracing it with open arms. Her wet hair clung to her face, and her clothes, now drenched, stuck to her, but she didn’t seem to care. She was lost in the moment, dancing under the rain as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Taehyung stood under the gazebo, watching her, captivated. His heart raced, not from the rain but from the sight of her....so free, so alive, so completely unguarded. Each giggle that escaped her lips sent a wave of warmth through him, and without realizing it, his usual composed self felt his chest flutter, butterflies erupting in his stomach.

Taehyung stopped in his tracks, his breath catching in his throat. He watched her, mesmerized by the sight of her dancing in the rain. She was laughing, her movements full of joy and freedom, as if she had let go of everything that had weighed her down.

There was something utterly captivating about the way she moved....so free, so alive. It was a side of Jayti Taehyung hadn’t seen before, and it stirred something deep inside him. He stood there, frozen for a moment, feeling an unfamiliar flutter in his chest as he watched her.

His heart pounded as the butterflies in his stomach took flight, his eyes glued to her every move. The way she spun around, her laughter mingling with the sound of the rain, made his world slow down. He had seen her serious, he had seen her smile, but he had never seen her like this.....completely unguarded, lost in the moment.

She was beautiful.....radiant even, with her carefree laughter and those spontaneous, twirling steps. It was a side of Jayti he hadn’t seen before. Sure, he had gotten to know her over the past weeks, but this was different. She wasn’t the girl wrapped up in responsibilities or weighed down by their complicated situation. She was just… Jayti. In this moment, she was wild, happy, and completely herself.

Taehyung smiled to himself, unable to tear his eyes away. There was something magnetic about her in the rain, the way she let go of everything and embraced the moment. The innocence in her laughter, the way she kicked up water with her bare feet.....it was all intoxicating. He didn’t know why, but seeing her like this made him feel something deep inside, something he hadn’t expected.

Before he knew it, he was walking back toward her, the rain soaking him completely. But it didn’t matter. He stopped just a few feet away, his eyes fixed on her as she spun around, not noticing him at first.