Taehyung's POV
"Creak."
He sat up straighter on his bed & listened to the barely audible sound of door opening across his room.
"She woke up late today." He thought to himself.
Actually, he felt guilty after he harshly scolded you last night. The whole night, he kept thinking whether he was being too mean to you.
He treated you like an outcast all this time on purpose to spite his father's one-sided arrangement on his life. He was completely against this marriage but his father wouldn't listen, so he directed all his anger towards his father onto you because you stupidly took part in his father's plan. If he were to be honest with himself, he had nothing personal against you.
"Bam."
"She's back in her room. Should I tone down my hostility towards her a notch? Huhhh... 몰라 (I don't know)." He scratched his head & got out of bed to get ready for work.

He was having breakfast when you hurriedly stepped out of your room with a carry-all in one hand.
"Didn't I tell you to never show up in front of me?" Out of habit, his offense mode was switched on immediately, although he felt bad right after those words left his mouth because he noticed how swollen  your eyes were from crying.
"If you don't want to see me just close your eyes." You coldly snapped at him, which took him by surprise because he expected you to cower as usual.
"What did you say?" He raised his brows in disbelief.
"You heard me. I have to go now, please enjoy your breakfast." You said with a straight face & bowed at him.
"Are you going somewhere? What are you carrying in that bag?" He asked out of genuine curiosity.
"She's not thinking of running away, is she?"
"Don't worry, I won't do anything that'll embarrass you or your family. Besides, it's none of your business." You turned around & left after you finished talking.
His mouth gaped in shock, "What has gotten into her? She literally changed into a different person overnight."
"Kang jibsa! Kang jibsaaa!" He called out.
"네 도련님 (Yes, young master)." She frantically rushed into the dining room.
"Do you know where she is going?"
"You mean 사모님 (Mrs)? Isn't she going to work? Is there something wrong?" She looked at him quizzically.
"Ehmm.. nothing. It's ok, go continue whatever you were doing." He cleared his throat, afraid that she'd think that he started caring about you.
"Ah btw, she looks a bit tired these days. What work exactly is she doing?"
"I believe she's working in a library. I think she looks tired because she hasn't been eating properly lately. She said she needed to lose weight." Kang jibsa glanced at him accusingly.
"Oh. I see." Guilt crept into his heart, knowing full well that you went on a diet because of his words.
"도련님, forgive me if I step out of line. But if you're curious about what's going on with her, maybe you can just ask her in person? I mean she's your wife after all." Kang jibsa said while trying to suppress a smile on her lips.
"W-who says I'm curious? Stop assuming things. Now go on & do your job." Feeling like he was exposed, he quickly shooed her away.
"Hah, why would I care about her? She's nothing to me. Psshhh, ridiculous." He said to himself & rose from his seat to go to work.
"But seriously though, I need to stop calling her fat."

Y/n's POV
"Y/n ah, it's time for lunch. 가자 (let's go)."
"네 (Yes)." You tidied up the papers on your desk & followed Jin to the cafeteria.
"Is there anything particular you want to eat?" Jin turned around & asked you as he grabbed a tray.
"It's ok, I brought-" You dangled your lunch bag in front of him, but he snatched it away from you in a swift move.
"Nope. I'm not gonna let you eat an apple again for lunch today." He held your lunch bag behind his back to prevent you from grabbing it.
"Alright alright. I'll have a spinach salad with no dressing." You finally gave in.
"Ok. Ajumma, two salmon salad with vinaigrette & a side of quinoa please." He ordered, ignoring your request.
Looking at the plate of food in front of you, you involuntarily gulped. It'd been quite some time since you last had so much food to eat & you started to worry about how much weight you'd gain after finishing all of it.
"Eat up. What are you waiting for?" Jin said as he put a forkful of salmon into his mouth.
"O- ok." You poked around your salad with your fork, still thinking about whether you should eat it or not.
Jin saw what you were doing & put down his fork.
"Y/n, I don't know why you feel the need to lose weight, but the way you're doing it now is completely wrong. Yes, you will lose some weight, but you'll be sick & gain all of it back once you start eating normally again. I know it because I've been in your shoes. Instead of focusing on losing weight, you should try living a healthier lifestyle by eating nutritious foods & working out regularly. And the most important thing is you should learn to love yourself, don't try to change who you are to please other people, because if you do that, you'll still feel miserable regardless of how skinny you've become."
You looked at Jin's serious expression & digested his advice. This person who'd only known you for a day had done so much for you & you were absolutely touched by his kindness.
"Ya, did I step out of line?" He panicked as he saw the tears glistening in your eyes.
"No no no. Thank you. Thank you so much for telling me all this. These past few weeks had been.. challenging for me & your kind words really got to me. So, thank you so much Jin." You smiled at him as you wiped away the tears from your eyes.
"Hey no worries. Like I said, I've experienced what you are dealing with right now, so I'll be glad if I can help you get through this."
"Were you overweight too? But you look like you've been fit all your life."
"Here, let me show you something. This was me." He took out his wallet & showed you a picture of a chubby boy wearing glasses.

"This is you? Wow you look so different." You looked back & forth between the gloomy boy in the picture & the handsome guy sitting across you, but you failed to find any similarities between them.
"Hahaha, thanks I guess. Let me help you, I won't promise that you'll be top-model skinny, which is unhealthy anw, but I promise you'll be a lot healthier & feel a lot better than you are now. How about that?" He extended his hand to you for a handshake.
"Ok, sure. But how can I repay you? Why are you doing this for me?" You asked as you took his hand & shook it.
"Coz you remind me of the old me. So it's a deal, yeah? You need to follow all my instructions starting from now. It's gonna be tough, but trust me it's worth it."
Your face broke into a wide smile, you couldn't wait to start this journey with Jin & become a better version of yourself asap.

"J-jin. W-wait up. I- I c-can't b-breathe."
You breathlessly called out to him who was already a few meters ahead of you.
"Come on, only a few more steps." Chuckling, he turned around & offered you his hand.
You hesitated at first, but you seriously didn't have any more energy & your heart felt like it was going to burst, so you grabbed his hand & let him pull you up.
"Yeay! We're here! You did it!" He lifted both his hands up in the air & happily exclaimed.
"Yeah, after I almost died. Why are you taking me he- Woahhh..." You gasped as you raised your head & looked at the view in front of you.

"It's beautiful, isn't it? Does it worth all the sweats you perspired to get here?" Leaning on the railings, he smiled looking at your awestruck expression.
"Yes, it does. It's breathtaking, literally." You laughed out loud.
"Let's do this every day."
"Huh? You mean coming here?"
"No silly. Work out. Didn't you realize that you'd climbed hundreds of stairs to get here? It's a type of workout as well. We'll do something different every day so that you won't get bored."
"Thank you, but I really don't want to bother you, I mean, I don't want you to waste your free time on me." You were extremely grateful for his offer, but you felt bad for taking up so much of his time.
"Nahhh. This gives me a chance to workout as well. Having a friend to do it together is much more fun, right?" He winked at you, making you blush.
"Alright, let's go down now. Chop chop." He said as he clapped his hands.
"What? But we just got here!" You pulled a face, reluctant to face the countless stairs again.
"With the rate you were going, we'd be lucky to be home by midnight if we go now. Come on, move your legs." Jin rushed down the stairs speedily, leaving you behind on the hill top.
"Yaaaa, wait for me! 같이 가 (let's go together)!"

"Jin, just stop here."
"But it's still a couple of blocks away from where you live."
"It's ok. I want to walk for a while & get some fresh air." You lied.
"Didn't you say that your legs were so sore you couldn't walk another step without your knees giving out?" He raised one of his brows & asked.
"Uhmm.. haha.. well, yeah.. but.." You struggled to find a plausible excuse.
"It's because of your aunt's boss, isn't it?"
"Huh? Oh. Mmm yeah, I told you right? He doesn't really like it if I bring strangers to his house." You sheepishly admitted.
"He's really that annoying huh? Well, ok then, I don't want you to get into trouble so I'll drop you off here. Take care Y/n ah, see you tomorrow." He waved goodbye to you as you got off his car.
"Thanks for today Jin, I'll see you again tomorrow."
You limped your way slowly towards Taehyung's house, your legs had no strength whatsoever after that climb you did with Jin.
"Jeez, I'm seriously so out of shape." You thought to yourself & heaved a deep sigh, but then you quickly cheered up convincing yourself that you'd get better in no time with Jin's help.
"화리팅 (Hwaiting) Y/n ah! You need to show Taehyung ssi that you're not as useless as he thinks you are."
10:38 PM.
"He should be in his room by now."
You punched the passcode into the keypad, correctly this time, & quietly opened the front gate.
The house was dark, so you breathed a sigh of relief. At least tonight you didn't need to be scolded again by Taehyung.
You were carefully tiptoeing to your way when the light suddenly turned on.
"What are you doing?"