He had met her on the set of Dream High. IU, or Ji Eun as he preferred to call her, had acted as a couple with him in the drama Dream High. Just like him, she was a first-time actress, not used to concealing her true emotions. They had hit it off well from the start, and they talked a lot during filming breaks as well. While no true romantic feelings were developed, they had definitely become close friends, and Wooyoung liked how she was so genuine, that becoming an actress hadn't changed her, like it hadn't changed him. However, he wasn't too sure if that was true about himself anymore...

Seyoung was unusually quiet in the car, something that caused Hwi Kyung to glance at her worriedly from time to time. She was lost in thought, and there was a quiet sadness in her. "Seyoungie, what's wrong? Did something happen during filming?" Seyoung looked at her boyfriend. Although it has been 3 years since they started dating, his face always managed to bring a smile to her. She answered slowly," Well nothing wrong during filming, but after filming...Wooyoung sshi asked me out for dinner. He probably just wanted to be friends, but I rejected him more cruelly than I wanted to. I feel bad, but at the same time I think he needs to know that WGM is just a show, that everything's just virtual, and the reality is always so different from the show. I'm experienced enough to know that, but he's a KPOP idol, how would he know? How would all the idols on the show know? I just feel sad for them, for their innocence, for the pain that they will ultimately feel..." Hwi Kyung smiled at her, this was the very thing that caused him to fall for her--her compassion. 

Catching Hwi Kyung smiling at her, she smacked him playfully and told him to focus on driving. When he looked away, however, her smile disappeared. Little did Hwi Kyung know that she wasn't doing this purely out of compassion or kindness, rather, she had experienced something similar before, something that had caused her so much grief that she had even considered taking her own life...of course, she had been much younger then, but she still did not want that same grief to overwhelm Wooyoung, she wanted to protect him, that was the very least she could do, in this cold, cruel reality.