YEAR: 2025

(3 YEARS LATER)

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Dreams. They're beautiful. Sometimes, they're as beautiful as white curtains whispering gently to the floor in a soft morning breeze. The sun was rising, its light danced across the grey driftwood floor. With the morning arrived, so did the little birds who visited the window every day to bless the nature with their soft chirpings.

The most eye-catching part of the bedroom was the framed photo of their wedding, standing quietly on the nightstand. And the most beautiful sight was, a wife sleeping soundly in the arms of her husband. His head was tilted and pressed against her forehead, a protective arm loosely wrapped around her waist and another arm fallen behind her back. And her arms were still tightly holding onto him; her light heart, honey skin, tousled hair paled in comparison to her. Both of them breathed gently, their bodies pressed together with no space and their chests rose and fell in rhythm.

The first one to flutter her eyes open was Yoon Min. She woke up to the sound of her favorite blue birds calling her every morning. A tight, deep exhale left her as she fluttered her eyes open and found herself home; in Seokjin's embrace. He was still asleep and she loved to stare at his sleeping face. Cautiously, her hand trailed and skimmed lightly across his cheek, never not she wondered how he was so ethereal. An impulsive smile bloomed on her lips as she leaned closer and pressed her lips on his softly, a mere peck not enough to wake him up. Then she pressed them on his forehead, this time longer.

Seokjin sleepily shifted weakly, loving the calming touch of his wife. She slowly moved away from him, the craved warmth leaving unfortunately as she stood up from the bed and walked to the window. As soon as she slid the curtains open, the birds flew away like every time. She smiled a little and squinted her eyes shut at the strong, energetic morning light. With a long breath, she became ready to start another new day.

Married life was an unknown blessing she never dreamt. Their marriage was strong, unbreakable and beautiful. Each day raised the trust and love between them, and each moment made them realize their responsibilities towards their marriage. Both of them were careful not to let a tiny misunderstanding rise between them by understanding, supporting, respecting the others' choice. They had faith in each other and acted accordingly. As a result, they were blissfully happy with each other.

They would go to their office together, work till evening and come back home. Seokjin only did the cooking and Yoon Min took care of all the chores of their home. At night, they would either fall asleep in each others' arms or wake up to each others' kisses. There was their sweet romance that never burned out. Their love and trust brought them till here, and they hoped to work this out till the end. And their dream of deserving each other came true.

Yoon Min was quietly making breakfast while humming a song to lighten the mood. That's when, she heard footsteps coming downstairs, realized he was awake. As he entered the kitchen, she turned around and flashed a wide smile.

"Morning, husband~"

"Good Morning, Yoonie." Seokjin groggily murmured, let out a loud yawn. Eye closed half, he managed to make his way towards her and give a kiss on her forehead. Then without hesitation, he rested his chin over her head. "I'm sleepy..."

She chuckled before giving a few pats on his back, "Aigoo, Jinnie's a big baby, isn't he~"

He nodded like a baby and proceeded to hug her, only to fall asleep inside her embrace.

"Come on, I made breakfast. We're gonna be late for office." She said before moving away from.

He dropped on a chair lazily and started to eat his eggs though he was feeling sleepy.

Yoon Min took a comb out of nowhere, stood behind him and slowly began to brush his hair. She knew he loved it when she touched his hair. He once said her touch made him feel home and loved.

"Yoonie, you're getting better at cooking. I must be teaching you properly then. You should be proud I'm your husband." He added the last line purely to tease.

She giggled at his words and kissed his cheek, "I always am. Now run upstairs and get ready."

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Years gave his company more success so the burden of work was increasing every day. Their demand were all over internationally which was a good deal for their business. After their marriage, people would ask really personal questions and gossip about them so it was uncomfortable at first. But nowadays, they only showed interest once a day.

Seokjin grandly entered the lobby, followed by Yoon Min, his ideal secretary. The employees started bowing at him and he bowed back to whoever he could.

As they walked like two models from heaven, Yoon Min reminded him like every day, "Okay, remember the drill. Once we're at work, we're no longer a couple. Just a CEO and his secretary. So no sweet nicknames or naughty gestures."

"Okay, jagiya."

Yoon Min glared at him before rolling her eyes exhaustively. "Stop calling me that."

"Alright, honey." This time, Seokjin couldn't help but hide his laughter when he saw two employees overhearing how he called her and they were fan-girling. His wife hated people fan-girling over them.

She face-palmed and walked inside the elevator with him. As the door slid close, she immediately whined,

"Will you listen to me for once, Sir?! I don't want people giggling at us!"

Seokjin pinched both of her cheeks and said in a baby voice, "You look so cute when angry, wifey."

"Uggghhh!" She slapped his hands away and looked away with crossed arms as if she held a grude.

Her husband only chuckled at her cute behaviour and patted her head. Unlike her, he loved it when people admired their relationship.

The doors opened and they both walked to their office. Once they were at hers, she stopped and bowed at him against her will,

"Have a good day, CEO Kim." She sounded like a zombie.

He continued walking without stopping but he did look at her and smiled, "You too, Secretary Song." He unnecessarily blew her a flying kiss and walked away in a matter of minutes.

Yoon Min should've whined again, but she couldn't help but chuckle at him. God, she loved that romantic guy.

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It was around noon when Seokjin received the news of their company in talks to be used for a movie. As in, their company will be used as a film location for an upcoming movie. He didn't expect something like this, but right now the notice he was given said so.

"They want to use our company and I wasn't informed?" He asked, being offended.

"Apparently, the chairman already approved of it." Yoon Min calmly informed him, equally offended. He was the CEO of the whole company and he had a right to comment his opinion. It was unusual for the chairman to do something like that.

Seokjin sighed heavily, placed the notice on his desk and ran his fingers through his hair. He could do nothing about it.

They were informed the director and the producers will be paying a visit today. In an hour, his secretary brought them to his office and they began the formal greetings for further discussion. Seokjin warmly shaked the gentlemen's hands and politely expressed,

"Yeon Sang Ho-ssi, Lee Byung Hoon-ssi; this is truly an honor to meet you." He smiled widely.

"It's our pleasure to have met you, CEO Kim. We heard a lot about you." Director Yeon replied with respect.

Seokjin proceeded to introduce her who was eagerly waiting for him to do, "This is my wife and secretary, Song Yoon Min. She's been waiting to meet you all day." He brought her in front of them by placing a gentle hand behind her back.

Yoon Min bowed respectfully with a beating heart, "Nice to meet you. I'm a big fan of Train to Busan. I always--"

"And why don't we all have a seat first?" Seokjin deliberately cut her off because he knew once she started fan-girling, he wouldn't be able to stop her.

The secretary pouted sadly and stood beside him quietly.

"Thank you so much for allowing our film crew to choose this spot. We've already taken a visit around the office and it's exactly the way we wanted." Producer Lee said with a grateful chuckle.

Seokjin answered, "Well this is a great opportunity for our business as well."

"Indeed. And we can assure you this movie will be a blockbuster once it premiers! Fans are gonna love it and they'll post good reviews about your hotel business. We all will gain from this." The producer laughed cheekily.

They continued talking and went through some more details and information in the next hour. The filming crew could use his office room anytime they wanted as per as protocols. Though he didn't prefer it, he had to agree to their request with a fake smile. Even they could use any of their places for scenes anytime. They did promise they won't hinder their works at all, but who knows?

"Okay! So we can agree we will have a good time here. We appreciate your kind support towards our movie. Thank you, CEO Kim."

He bowed lightly, "It's my honor too."

Director Yeon then talked excitedly, "Oh, and we're gonna have renowned amazing casts for this movie. As you revealed your wife is a kdrama fan, she can have this chance to meet with her big stars."

Yoon Min almost squealed in place, excitement running across her body but she tried to stay professional and showed a little shy smile only. Seokjin breathlessly chuckled and glanced at her from his shoulder, only to give her a smile.

"I hope it's not one of her big crushes. I'm scared she'll cling onto them all day." His tease received a light punch on his shoulder by her.

Producer Lee said, "Oh, but we chose Kim Soo Hyun for the role. He'll be playing opposite of the female lead, Kim Jisoo who is also admired by millions. Do you think she can stay calm in front of them?"

The director and the producer had not a single idea about what they just revealed in front of the couple. They chuckled between themselves, thinking it was a great news for a fan. But Seokjin and Yoon Min were both speechless and shocked as pale upon hearing her name.

Jisoo...again?

And just how sometimes the devil appears exactly when he is called, the doors to the office banged open, revealing none other than her.

Kim Jisoo. His ex-girlfriend.

"Long time no see, Seokjin."