"Buzz.. buzz.."
The sound of your alarm woke you up.
5:30 AM, Saturday.
You didn't have to work today, the first time ever since you started your job.
"Hoahmm.. I have all day to do nothing, yeay!" You smiled as you laid back down on the bed & crawled under your blanket.
You closed your eyes, trying to go back to sleep, but you couldn't. Your body was so used to moving a lot these days that you couldn't stand doing nothing & lazing around.
"Huhhh.. I'll just go help Kang jibsa then." You finally gave up & went to the bathroom to take a shower.
You changed into a fresh set of clothes & looked into the mirror.
"Wow, these have become so loose on me. I think I need to buy some new clothes." You smiled at your own reflection in the mirror.
"Morning," Tae greeted you as soon as you stepped out of your room.
"Oh. Morning." You smiled at him.
"You're not going to work today?" He asked as he followed you to the kitchen.
"No, it's my off day. Do you need something from the kitchen?"
"Oh. I.. uh.." He scanned the kitchen as if looking for something. "I need a cup of coffee." He finally said.
"도련님 (young master), didn't I make you a cup earlier?" Kang jibsa asked him as she walked in from the back.
"A-ahhh, I finished it already, so I need another one. Bring it to the living room please." He stuttered & quickly walked out of the kitchen.
"What's wrong with him?" You muttered under your breath.
"I think he just wanted to talk to you." Kang jibsa nudged you & chuckled.
"Talk to me? Nahh, why would he want to do that? He hates me." You waved her off, but your cheeks couldn't help but blush.
"Here's the coffee. Please give it to him, I need to throw away the garbage." Kang jibsa grinned mischievously & left you alone in the kitchen.
"Kang jibsa. Kang jibsa!" You called out to her to no avail.
"I just need to give it to him. No big deal, right?" You huffed & carried the cup of coffee to the living room.
Taehyung was reading the newspaper when you came in, but he put it down as soon as he saw you.
"Taehyung ssi, here's your coffee. I'll go help Kang jibsa with gardening now. Enjoy." You rushed to the back again after you put the cup down.
"Wait!" Taehyung exclaimed.
"Do you need anything else?"
"I told you to call me Taehyung. You can drop the formality. I mean, if you want to that is." He sheepishly said.
"Oh, haha, sorry I forgot. I'll remember that from now on. See you later." You walked out to the garden, biting your lip to suppress the grin that was lifting the corners of your lips.

"Kang jibsa, is this ok?" You pointed at the shrubs you just cut with the garden shears.
"Yes, it's fine 사모님 (Mrs)."
You'd been helping Kang jibsa working in the garden, cutting shrubs & whatnot, all morning.
While you were busy, Taehyung had moved into the terrace with his newspaper & cup of coffee.
You could clearly see him from where you were & couldn't help but steal occasional glances at him.
Sometimes your eyes would meet & he would pretend to observe his cup of coffee or read the newspaper.

"사모님, 도련님 is staring at you." Kang jibsa suddenly appeared beside you & whispered.
"아니요 (no way), he's probably just looking at the trees." You dismissed her.
"Just turn around if you don't believe me."

You followed her words & abruptly turned around. Taehyung was indeed staring at your direction, but he frantically covered his face right away with the newspaper when he noticed you looking.
"Pffttt.." You turned back around & muffled your laugh with your hand.
"I told you. I think he's softening up to you now."
"Well, maybe.." You shrugged, but inside you were actually very happy.
"It's almost time for lunch. I need to prepare lunch for us, do you want to give me a hand?" asked Kang jibsa.
"Sure, let's go."

"도련님, lunch is ready." Kang jibsa called out to Taehyung from the dining table.
He sat down on one of the chair, glanced at you, & then looked back down at his bowl.
"Ehmm.. Would you like to eat with me?" He asked without looking at you.
"Huh? Eat with you? You mean on the same table?" You were surprised by his invitation.
"Yes. Well, if you want.." He quietly added, his ears reddened.
"It's ok. I'll just eat at the bac-"
"사모님, please sit down. I'll bring your food right away." Kang jibsa cut you off & rushed to the kitchen before you could protest, so you pulled out a chair across Taehyung & sat down.
"Here you go. 도련님, 사모님, please enjoy your lunch." Kang jibsa bowed at you & quickly headed back to the kitchen.
Both of you ate in silence. The atmosphere was so awkward that you quickly gulped down your food just so you could leave the table.
"I'm done." You rose from your seat & carried your bowls & utensils.
"Y/n ah." His sudden call took you by surprise, stopping you in your track.
"Y-yes?"
"Mmm.. do you have any plans later?" He shyly asked as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"I'm going to the movie with Ji- with my friend at around 4pm. Why?" You decided to not tell him that you were going to watch a movie with Jin, because you were afraid that Taehyung would think that you were dating Jin.
"Oh. I see. Never mind then." He smiled at you & focused back on his meal.
"Do you need me to do something tonight?"
"Actually, it's our 도련님's birt-" Kang jibsa said as she walked out of the kitchen.
"EHMM.. Ehmm.. Kang jibsa, why is this soup so salty? Please add some water & get me another bowl." Taehyung loudly cleared his throat & made a face, preventing Kang jibsa from saying anything further.
"A-ah 네 (yes) 도련님. I'm sorry, I'll get you a new bowl." Kang jibsa seemed to get the hint & hastily went back to the kitchen.
"Are you hiding something from me?" You had an uneasy feeling seeing their weird interaction just now.
"No. Nothing. Oh look at the time, I need to do some paperwork now. Enjoy the rest of the day Y/n ah." He smiled at you & walked back to his room.
"Kang jibsa, what were you going to say just now before he cut you off?" You asked as she walked in with a bowl of soup.
"What? Oh. Nothing important, I've forgotten about it. Haha. I guess he doesn't want the soup anymore. I'll clean up the table then. 사모님, you've been working nonstop since this morning. Now please have a good rest." She pushed you towards your room & bowed.
"Kang jib-" You were going to ask more but she'd already dashed to the back.
They must be hiding something. Oh well, if they don't want to let me know, then, whatever.
You shrugged & got ready for your "date" with Jin.

"Y/n, here!" Jin waved his hand at you excitedly from the cinema entrance.
Your mouth gaped in awe looking at his appearance. He looked very handsome in his light blue blazer & white shirt, his hands holding a bouquet of flowers. All the girls who passed him by turned to steal a glance at him & then turned to you to see who was the lucky girl. The disproving looks on their faces when they saw you were unsettling.
You looked down at your loose frumpy old pair of jeans & top. Your hard-earned confidence began to crumble.
"Hey, this is for you." Smiling, Jin handed you the bouquet of flower.
"Oh. Thanks. Sorry I don't really dress up for the occasion, I thought this was a casual movie d-date." You stumbled on the word "date"z
"Yaa, don't say that. You look good. I just feel like dressing up today, do I make you uncomfortable?" A frown appeared in between his brows.
"Oh no, not at all. It's just I feel so frumpy standing beside you." You said as you glanced at the whispering people who were passing by.
Jin finally noticed what was going on & hooked his arm with yours, "Don't worry about what people say, you look awesome. Let's go, the movie is about to start."
You nervously walked into the theatre with him, uneasiness filled your mind.
I shouldn't have agreed to this. I feel like I'm cheating on Taehyung & lying to Jin.
Fortunately, Jin picked a blockbuster action movie so the atmosphere wasn't as awkward. Gradually, you began to relax & actually enjoyed the movie.
"Thanks Jin, that was a good movie. I had a great time. Now, it's time for my treat. What do you want to eat for dinner?" You thanked him as both of you walked out of the theatre.
"Uhmm.. what about samgyeopsal?"
"Samgyeopsal? But it's not healthy."
"It's ok to have a cheat day once in a while. Come on, I know a good place around here."
"Ok then." You swallowed your saliva, it'd been a long while since you last had samgyeopsal & your mouth watered at the vision of fatty glistening meat on the grill.
You were animatedly chatting with Jin on your way to the restaurant when suddenly your phone rang.
Kang jibsa?
"여보세요 (Hello)?" You answered the call.
"사모님, where are you?"
"I- uh.. I'm out with a friend right now. What's wrong?"
"I'm very sorry to disturb you, but my eommoni suddenly falls sick so I have to go home now. Can you possibly come back home? Because actually it's 도련님's birthday today & I don't want him to eat dinner alone, but I really need to go." Her voice sounded very worried.
"Oh." That must be what they were trying to hide from me.
"But if you really can't, it's ok.."
"No no, I'll go home now. Just leave it to me, don't worry & go take care of your eommoni."
"Thank you so much 사모님. Thank you. I'll come back as soon as my mom's settled."
You ended the call & bit your lip.
What should I tell Jin?
"Is something wrong?" Jin asked you in concern.
"Uhmm.. I'm sorry Jin, something urgent came up so I have to go now. I promise I'll treat you to dinner next time, but I really need to go home now." You said apologetically.
"Oh. Do you need my help? Is it serious?"
"I'll tell you about it later. I'll see you on Monday!" You waved at him as you ran to hail a cab.
"Wait Y/n ah! Call me if you need help with anything!" Jin shouted & you raised a thumb up in reply.