Hyeon Do and you had agreed to fake dating for two months. Despite usually shunning social media, he even created a new Instagram account, posting glimpses of you together to make his ex-girlfriend, So Jung, jealous. He knew she would eventually stumble upon his new account.

Tonight, you had invited him to a pub where your ex-boyfriend frequently hung out, hoping for a coincidental encounter. Seated at the counter, you tried to put on a show of happiness, urging Hyeon Do to play along. You wanted your ex to see you with Hyeon Do, hoping to spark jealousy.

However, he gave you a deadpan look. "You can just laugh and talk alone like last time. Don't expect me to do the same," he said, glancing sideways at you. "This isn’t what we agreed on. Initially, you said all I had to do was kill time by being next to you."