Chapter 45

On her way back from work, Arum's heart was pounding—not because she wanted to meet Konsu, but because she was worried.

Konsu, who called her out of the blue, said he was waiting for her at her house.

'What's he going to say to me?'

She couldn't figure out whether he would get angry or apologize to her.

The bus arrived at the stop near her house. Looking out the window, she saw him standing there.

Though she got on and off the bus at the same stop several hundred times, she got extremely tense at that moment. When she got off, Konsu approached her first.

"Hi, Arum!" he greeted her with a bright smile as if nothing had happened.

"Did you wait long?" asked Arum, responding casually to make him feel comfortable.

"No, I just got here."

"You must be hungry, right?"

"Not really."

Arum was embarrassed by his unexpected reply.

'Hey, you should say you're hungry even if you aren't.'