"Chingching!" Shin calls back, running back inside to chase his sister who had seen him and Saint kissing.

"Chingching wait!" he says again, grabbing her arm.

"Leave me alone, Shin." she replies.

"Listen, give me a chance to explain everything to you." he adds.

"What do you have to explain to me? I saw everything with my own eyes, there's nothing you need to explain to me." she says.

"Are you angry? Does what I did bother you?" he asks.

"It doesn't bother me what you did, it bothers me that you and Saint didn't tell me. You always hide everything from me, even the reason why you fought years ago, you wouldn't talk to me about it. I'm not a child anymore, why do you persist in hiding everything from me?" Chingching asks.

"The reason we didn't tell you about our fight is because we were waiting for the right moment. Everything is connected, and if you give me the chance I'll explain what happened and what's happening now." he replies.

Chingching then calms down and nods, waiting for Shin's explanations.

The latter then invites her to sit on the stairs and begins to tell her everything, starting from the fact that he didn't even initially know why Saint had abandoned him, then continuing by telling him the truth about Saint, about the fact that she had feelings for him and the reason for her distancing in the past was due precisely to these feelings, about the fact that after that revelation they had started a sort of relationship that over the days had begun to evolve, which served above all for Shin to understand her feelings, to understand if he also felt something, to then arrive at that evening of her birthday where they kissed for the first time.

"So that's how things are?" asks Chingching almost incredulously after her brother's immense story.

"Yes, do you understand why we didn't want to tell you right away? Saint was scared that you wouldn't be able to accept it." adds Shin.

"That's why he asked me that question today." Chingching mulls.

"What question?" Shin asks.

"He asked me if it would bother me if you got engaged to someone." she replies.

Shin shakes his head and chuckles, he can't believe she actually asked him that.

"You told me everything and only talked about Saint, but what about you? Do you have feelings for him too?" Chingching asks.

"Yes, I think I like Saint." he confesses, looking down.

"I'm so happy." she replies.

"Why?" he asks curiously.

"Because I know that if Saint is by your side, then I won't have to worry about anything. I was always afraid that if you ever got engaged, you would end up suffering, but knowing that the person you like is Saint makes me feel more at peace." she smiles.

"Thanks Chingching, I'm glad you feel that way." he replies with a smile.

"Well, I think I'm going to drink some water and then go to sleep, so goodnight." she adds, smiling back.

Shin nods and then goes back upstairs. Saint had obviously come back and was standing in front of his room door.

"Shin." she goes to meet him.

"Is everything okay? Is Chingching angry?" he asks worriedly.

Shin takes both his hands and says: "I explained everything to her and everything is fine."

"What do you mean you explained everything to her?" Saint asks in disbelief.

"Everything, from the beginning. I told her the whole truth and she's happy to see us so close." Shin replies.

"So now she knows everything." Saint says.

Shin nods.

"Good, I'm glad she didn't take it badly. Even though I wanted to explain it to her too." Saint adds.

"You have time to do it, don't worry." Shin replies.

Saint nods.

"Saint." Shin calls him back.

"Mh?" Saint replies.

"Can I sleep with you?" he asks.

Saint with a big smile replies yes, so Shin first pops into his room and puts on his pajamas, then heads to Saint's room, who had just done the same.

Both, once in bed, stare at the ceiling without saying a word.

Saint takes advantage of this and brings his hand closer to Shin's, which he intertwines with his.

"Shin, can I ask you something?" asks Saint breaking the silence.

"Tell me." Shin replies.

"Why did you kiss me before?" he asks.

"I wanted to kiss you." he answers honestly.

"Why did you want to kiss me?" Saint is asking him that question on purpose.

"Because I think I like you, and not as a friend." Shin says, squinting for fear of Saint's reaction.

Saint gets up and sits on the bed, he looks at him in disbelief: "what did you say?"

"I thought it was clear, right? I mean, these days, since you confessed your feelings to me, I've been trying to understand how I felt about you, because honestly it's been a while since I felt differently when I was with you, I mean, the fact that I always feel my heart racing when I was near you is not something that a simple friend feels, even when we went to the amusement park, your words, your gestures, made me feel at ease, our hands touching, I wanted that contact to be there. And when you gave me this." he pauses, pointing to the bracelet with the love knot.

He then looks away from Saint and back at the ceiling saying, "When you gave me this tonight, my heart was racing, it felt like it was going to explode and I felt so happy, believe me. I did what was on my mind at that moment and that was to kiss you." he concludes.

He continues looking at the ceiling when he feels Saint sniffling.

"Saint what the fuck is going on?" he asks sitting up on the bed as well.

"I'm just happy, so happy. I can't believe this is happening to me." he replies smiling but at the same time with tears in his eyes.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Shin asks even more confused.

"About you. This is what I always wanted, for you to see me the way I see you. I always thought it was impossible, but instead you even kissed me." Saint touches his lips as if he has yet to realize what happened.

"You cry for so little?" Shin teases him, chuckling.

"So little? Do you have any idea what you're saying? You're the most important person in my life, Shin." Saint replies and a tear runs down his face.

Shin can't really believe Saint's reaction, it really makes him feel tender.

"Come here." Shin opens his arms and Saint comes closer. They hug each other tightly for several moments, then Shin runs his thumbs over Saint's cheeks and gives him a smile that makes him smile too.

Before he could remove his hands from his cheeks, Saint takes them and lowers them, squeezing them, then comes closer to his face and leaves a quick kiss on his lips.

"And what was that for?" Shin asks.

"A goodnight kiss." Saint replies.

"Goodnight then." Shin tells him, coming closer and leaving a kiss near his lips.

Then they both lie back down on the bed. Shin turns to his side and suddenly feels large arms embrace him from behind and surround his hips.

"Can I sleep like this?" Saint asks him.

"Sure." Shin replies.

They both fall asleep shortly after with two smiles printed on their faces. In the morning, Saint is woken up by the sunlight filtering through his bedroom window but also by a weight he feels on his body. In fact, as soon as he looks down he sees Shin lying on top of him, sleeping blissfully. He strokes his hair and slowly wakes up, stretching. When he realizes he is on top of Saint he looks up meeting the other's who smiles at him.

"Good morning, Shin." Saint tells him.

"Good morning." Shin replies yawning and getting up.

He is about to get off of Saint, but the latter stops him and makes him stay sitting on his legs.

"Wait a few more minutes." Saint tells him, putting his hands on his hips.

"We have to get up." Shin replies, pushing Saint's hands away.

"Can you give me a hug first?" Saint asks with his usual puppy face.

"You have to stop making that face." Shin replies and then hugs him. Saint kisses his hair. Shin starts to get up but stops him again.

"What else do you want?" he asks, chuckling.

"A good morning kiss." Saint replies.

"Go brush your teeth first, like I'm about to go to my room, and then we'll talk about it." Shin adds, this time actually going to his room to brush his teeth and get dressed in his usual bodyguard uniform.

Saint pouted, but then he got up and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and get dressed in his uniform. When he came out, he found Shin already outside. It's absurd that he never managed to get there first.

"Let's go." Shin tells him.

Saint grabs his wrist and drags him towards him, closing the distance between their bodies and faces.

"Aren't we forgetting something?" Saint asks.

Shin rolls his eyes and stands slightly on tiptoe to give him a quick kiss on the lips.

"Another one?" he then adds.

"Don't take advantage of it now." Shin replies, loosening his grip and turning around. Saint, however, hugs him from behind and leaves another one on his cheek before running off down the stairs. Shin shakes his head with a smile and goes down the stairs too.

As usual, he finds Ken, Sung and Chingching, who is already having breakfast. Shin passes in front of her and pats her on the head.

"Did you sleep well?" Saint asks the girl.

"Yes, you two too?" she asks in turn.

Shin and Saint look at each other and then nod, slightly embarrassed.

Chingching smiles without adding anything else and once breakfast is finished, she says goodbye to everyone and is accompanied to school by Sung's other men.

"The plan is complete." Sung announces when all four are seated at the table.

"Do you think it will work?" Shin asks.

"It has to work. We can't afford to make mistakes." Sung replies.

"Have you finalized all the details too?" Saint asks him.

"Yes, everything is ready, now I will explain everything to you." the man tells them.

Sung then begins to explain all the details of the plan: basically it consisted of gathering all the politicians in one place through a trap, studied in detail by a hacker who would have sent a message, written in a not too suspicious way, to all their phones and that would have led them to a warehouse that Sung had already thought of, who had recently investigated in the most secretive way possible, to find out if it had already been frequented by politicians, if they had used it for some other kidnapping, just like they did with Saint and Shin's sister. Once they had ascertained this, they would have taken them there and locked them up without the possibility of leaving. The surprise would have been inside the warehouse.

"Is everything clear?" Sung asks Ken, Saint and Shin.

The three nod.

"I forgot to put my watch on, I'll be right back." Shin says at one point, referring to the watch that all of Sung's guards were wearing.

Saint follows his every step until he sees him disappear completely, when he turns his head he finds Sung and Ken looking at him and almost making him jump.

"What's up?" asks Saint.

"So? What actually happened last night?" asks Ken.

"We kissed." Saint immediately answers, without beating around the bush.

"Now that's great news." adds Sung.

"And how did he react?" asks Ken.

"What do you mean?" asks Saint confused.

"How did he react when you kissed him?" asks Ken again.

"Actually, he kissed me." Saint answers putting both hands in front of his face because he still can't believe it happened. He feels like he's about to blush.

"How are you still alive?" jokes Ken.

"I don't know but it was really magical, I'm so happy." smiles Saint.

"I'm happy for you." adds Ken, followed by Sung who nods with a smile.

And if they are happy, Saint was really over the moon.