“I read about the news…” she started, her eyes still darted towards the calm and peaceful night sky.

The man beside her lowered his head, a faint smile that didn’t reach his eyes shown on his face. “I’m getting more popular these days now, right?” He chuckled.

She finally turned her head towards him, a serious expression wore on her face. “Jongdae…” she trailed.

The latter turned to look at her as well, his eyes glistening under the moonlight, his ears expectant of either some scolding or the few comforting words that he has been receiving from his colleagues since his controversy broke out.

“Sometimes you really just it up.” She simply said.

Jongdae’s brows furrowed at the sudden profanity. The former averted her gaze from him towards the Seoul night sky once again. Jongdae kept his eyes on her, now facing his whole body towards her direction, maintaining their meter distance.

“You mean…?”

“Come on, you’re not an angel!” she cried out before she smiled. She looked at him with her crescent eyes on full shine. Jongdae was too entranced to react. He did not expect such reaction. Puzzled, he looked at her curiously and let her continue.

“Remember what you always told me?” She asked before looking at him expectantly, only to see the male with his still frozen self.

“Geez, Jongdae. You always told me to just get over with it!” she chuckled.

Jongdae finally understood and hung her head low for a while as he steadied his breath. “Right.” He uttered.

“This does not define you as a person.” She said seriously. “All of them can turn their backs on you…” He raised his head and look at her, she had a dead serious expression. “But I will never.”

A long silence ensued. They stood there silently looking at each other. It was Jongdae who broke the silence. For the first time in the past twenty-four hours, he was able to break into a smile, a genuine smile, and tears escaping his eyes.  “Thank you.”