when moon byulyi's long lost ex-boyfriend suddenly shows up at her front door, she knows her quiet vacation from being a contracted killer is about to be cut short. the question is, what the hell does kim seokjin want from her after all these years...
Following Seokjin's confession and shocking outburst, she's resorted to giving him the cold shoulder as they sit in a newly stolen car several blocks away from the motel. The leather surface of the car's steering wheel is cool under the palms of her hands as she pulls out of the parking lot and turns onto the streets, heading towards the nearest interstate.
"You know, just because the last time I drove we ended up in a river doesn't mean that I'm actually a bad driver," Seokjin protests jokingly as he leans back in the passenger seat, peering over at Byulyi with imploring eyes.
Byulyi, who can feel the heavy weight of his burning gaze from her right, chooses to silently scoff instead of properly replying. Seokjin doesn't take much offense to her actions or look all too discouraged by her behavior, seemingly rather used to this kind of behavior from her. Now that she thinks back on it, whenever they'd get into an argument, she'd always become huffy and give him the cold shoulder until one of them finally apologized. It pisses her off to know that even after all these years, he can still read her like a book and know exactly how to deal with her even in this state.
Don't you dare give up on us, he says. Isn't that exactly what he did all those years ago when he left?
As she silently stews in her pointless anger, Seokjin begins humming along to the radio, the sweet, melodic tune ringing all throughout the car and making it hard for her to stay mad at him. Seokjin has always had a great singing voice, even back when they first started dating. He'd sing when they cooked together in the kitchen, he'd sing in the shower, hell, he'd even sometimes sing Byulyi to sleep on her more restless nights when she asked with a pout and puppy eyes. Byulyi likes to think that given his talent and good looks, her ex-boyfriend would have made it pretty far in the entertainment industry should he have pursued that career path instead of one of crime. Maybe if they had met on another timeline, maybe if they had met under different circumstances...
Maybe, maybe, maybe.
Byulyi swallows hard. Seokjin is right. Even if she tries to suppress the memories, tries to forget everything that's happened between them, their past and their connection are undeniable. If she wants to get over all this once and for all, she's going to have to face this problem head on.
But first... Byulyi grits her teeth and presses her foot down harder on the accelerator.
First they have a troublesome CEO to take care of.
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It's tranquil up top on the 60th floor of the towering Walsong Investments office building in downtown Seoul.
It's already a quarter past ten in the evening, Byulyi and Seokjin having spent most of their day driving all the way up the South Korean peninsula just to arrive at their destination. Shortly after checking out and hitting the road, Seokjin's other friend had finally updated them on who it was that put out the hit. CEO of Walsong Investments, Lee Byungho.
