"사모님 (Mrs), are you sure you'll only eat that for breakfast?" Kang jibsa stared at the two small tomatoes, one boiled egg, & one-half of avocado on your plate in disbelief.
"Haha, yes. I need to lose some weight, don't worry about me." You waved off her concern.
"B-but you'll get sick. You've been eating like this for the past three days & you look pale. Are you sure-"
"I better go back to my room now before Taehyung ssi wakes up. I'll see you later Kang jibsa." You made an excuse & hurried back towards your room.
Closing the door behind you, you stared at your plate of food & your stomach began to rumble. Like a hungry wolf, you gulped down everything in less than a minute.
"Ughh.. This much food barely tickles my stomach." You sighed as you put down the empty plate on the table. The image of bubbling hot galbitang that Kang jibsa was cooking on the stove popped up in your mind.
"No Y/n! Don't be tempted, you need to lose some weight so that he won't call you a pig anymore."
Enduring the hunger, you lied down on the bed while clutching your stomach.
You stayed like that until you heard Taehyung's voice outside. Abruptly, you rose from the bed & opened the door after mustering all your courage.
Taehyung's head immediately turned towards you as you walked closer to him. His brows knitted in disapproval, this was the first time that he saw you after your second day of marriage.
"Didn't I tell you to not appear in front of me?" He turned away & said sternly while focusing on eating his breakfast.
"I- I'm going to start working tomorrow." That got his attention, he raised his head & looked at you again.
"It's about time you stop mooching off me. Just don't do anything that will embarrass me or my family."
"I won't. I'll work at-" You began to explain but he raised his hand & cut you off.
"I don't want to know. Now go, you're obstructing my view."
You had stopped feeling offended by his rudeness so you just silently walked back to your room.
"Well at least finally I can get out of this house." You couldn't help but feeling excited for tomorrow.

"Woah, this place is even more beautiful than in the picture." You gaped in awe as you scanned your surroundings.
You were lucky to get a job at a library in a renowned mall in Seoul because an employee there suddenly quitted. It was definitely nothing like the small library you worked at in your hometown.
"Y/n ssi? We've been waiting for you, please follow me." The manager gave you a rundown of your job description & showed you briefly around. Diligent as you were, you took notes of everything she said.
"That's about it. Your colleague should be here shortly & he can explain in more details about your responsibilities. If you have any questions, just ask him because I won't be here all the time. Now please excuse me, I have something else to attend to. You can make yourself familiar first with the placement of things while waiting for him." With that, she left you alone in the huge space.
You walked through the aisles, looking at the myriads of books lining the shelves, & thought to yourself, "Wow, this is heaven."
"Ow! Sorry, I didn't see you." You quickly apologized because you suddenly bumped into someone.
You looked up & your eyes were met by a pair of curious eyes belonging to a tall & handsome guy, slightly older than you.

"Sorry, I didn't see you too." A smile painted his perfectly shaped lips as he looked down at your name tag.
"Are you my new colleague? Y/n Y/l/n?"
"Yes, annyeong haseyo. You must be Kim Seokjin."
"I am. Nice to meet you, just call me Jin. I believe Park manager has showed you around, so please follow me now, I'll let you know what to do in details." He smiled again.
"O-ok." Blushing slightly,
You didn't expect your colleague to be so good-looking because the name Seokjin usually belonged to a middle-aged man.
His personality was as beautiful as his appearance. He was friendly, easy to talk to, & caring, a complete opposite of Taehyung. You felt very comfortable around him, although you'd only known him for a few hours.

It was finally lunch time, Jin brought you to the employee's cafeteria & you involuntarily swallowed your saliva looking at the various foods.
"Pick anything you want, it's my treat today." He said to you as he picked up a tray & handed it to you.
"Thank you, but I'm good. I packed my own lunch." You politely rejected him.
"You sure? Our cafeteria is the best one in Seoul."
"Yeah, haha. I'll give it a try another day."
Both of you sat down on an empty table & you pulled out your lunch bag which contained a single apple.
"You're only gonna have an apple for lunch?" He exclaimed in disbelief.
"Haha uhmm yeah, I need to lose weight, so..." You replied awkwardly.
"That's not how you do it. You'll get sick!"
"I'm fine, don't worry about me. And I've lost a couple of pounds, which is a good thing, right? Please eat, it won't taste good if it gets cold." You smiled reassuringly at him as you bit down on your apple.
He began eating but kept glancing skeptically at you.
After you were done eating, both of you worked on returning the books from the bin to their designated shelves. You were standing on your tiptoe to reach a particularly high shelf when suddenly you felt dizzy & stumbled backwards.
"Y/n? Are you okay? Omg you look so pale. Sit down first, I'll grab you something to drink." Luckily, Jin grabbed ahold of you right on time, otherwise you would've fallen down onto the floor.
You sat down on one of the chair & closed your eyes to get rid of the dizziness, but it still didn't work. It felt like the whole room was spinning.
"Here you go. I got you some hot chocolate, drink it." Jin appeared beside you with a mug in his hand.
"Thank you, but I shouldn't-" You thought about the calories in the drink & stopped yourself from grabbing the mug from him.
"I insist. Come on, your health is more important than a couple of pounds."
In the end, you listened to him & took a sip, which tasted like heaven to your taste buds.
"Thank you so much. Sorry for causing you trouble on my first day. I'm fine now, let's get to work." Feeling much stronger, you put down the mug & stood up.
"Ok then, but let me do this. You go to the office & check our inventory on the computer."
"B-but.."
"Just do it. I can do this on my own." He patted your shoulder & smiled at you.
Having been treated like an outcast these past week, his kind gesture almost brought you to tears, so you just nodded & walked to the office.
"If only Taehyung ssi is half as nice as him." You sighed.
5 pm. Time for you & Jin to get off work.
"Y/n ah, how are you gonna get home?" Jin asked.
"I'll take the bus. Thank you so much for today. I'll see you tomorrow." You said & bowed at him.
"Wait, let me drive you home." He snatched your wrist & stopped you from walking away.
"Oh no no, there's no need. The bus stops right in front of where I liv-"
"I won't take no for an answer. Let's go." He pulled you towards the parking lot, but all you could think about was the touch of his hand around your wrist.
"Y/n! You're married! Stop blushing for another guy!" You scolded yourself inside.

"Is this where you live? Wow, you must be rich." Jin rolled down his window & gasped.
Shit, I totally forgot about this.
"Ah, my aunt is working here as a butler & the owner allowed me to stay with her. Haha. It's not my house." Well, it wasn't a complete lie.
"I see." He was still gaping at the luxurious mansion in front of him.
"Thanks for the ride. I'll see you tomorrow." You got off the car & bowed at him.
"I'll go after I see you in."
"Oh.. ok." You opened the keypad & froze.
What's the passcode again? 4-7-3-.. 7-3-4-..
Every number combination you punched was wrong & cold sweat began forming on your forehead.
"Is there something wrong? The door can't open?" Jin opened his car door & walked out towards you.
Fuck, Y/n! How could you forget the passcode?!
"Mmm.. I don't know what's wrong but it won't open. Haha." You nervously chuckled.
"Well, just ring the doorbell then." He suggested.
Taehyung ssi shouldn't be home yet at this hour, right? And usually he never answers the door.
"Ah yes, why didn't I think about that? Haha." You braced yourself & pressed the doorbell.
Your heart pounded in your chest as you waited for the door to open.
"Click." The front gate swung open with a barely audible click.
Taehyung stood in front of you with one hand on the door handle. He didn't say anything, but you could see from his eyes that he was unpleasantly surprised.

"Annyeong haseyo. You must be Y/n's aunt's boss. Kim Seokjin imnida, I'm her colleague." Jim extended his hand towards Taehyung & smiled widely.
However, Taehyung didn't take it. He kept looking back & forth between you & Jin, until Jin realized that he wouldn't shake his hand & lowered it.
"What-" Taehyung began to ask as he stared at you furiously.
You quickly pushed Taehyung inside & turned around to bow to Jin.
"I'll see you tomorrow Jin. Thanks for the ride. Annyeonghi gaseyo." Then, you closed the door before he had any time to react.
Afraid that Jin was still listening, you pushed Taehyung again until both of you were inside the house & you breathed a sigh of relief.
"What the fuck?! Who gave you the permission to touch me?! And who the fuck was that?!" Taehyung yelled at you so loud that you jumped slightly.
"S-sorry, I- I had an incident at work, so he was kind enough to drive me home. I- I couldn't reject him." You stuttered.
"You had an incident on your first day of work? Huh! You're even more incompetent than I expected." He scoffed.
"What was that supposed to mean?" Tears began to glisten in your eyes at his harsh comment.
"Do I have to spell it out? I thought you at least have a good brain inside your head since you obviously can't take care of your appearance, but apparently I was wrong." He snickered.
"Are you saying that I'm ugly & stupid?" You asked with trembling voice.
"Decipher it any way you want, but don't you ever bring any person to MY house again. Or I'll lock you inside your room forever." He threatened you & walked away.
Your feeling was hurt once again & you hated yourself for not being able to retaliate him. You locked yourself inside your room & screamed into the pillow.
"Fuck you Kim Taehyung! Fuck you!"
You sobbed so hard your chest was heaving up & down, but as soon as you were done crying, a new determination formed inside you.
Kim Taehyung, just wait & see, I'm going to make you take back all your mean words to me.