# Chapter 72. Please Bother Me. A Lot
"To be honest, it wasn't easy, but I wondered how you would've felt if you knew about your mother's situation. I thought it would've hurt you a lot, so I did that for you, Jinju," Junhui muttered as he gazed out at the sea. "For me, you were now more important than my own wounds. It was never like that before, but then, Jinju's mother was..."
He swallowed the words, “Forgiven by me." his voice became quiet, and he managed to nod with a slight smile on his lips.
"…Thank you."
He heard her quiet voice in his ears and then turned to her.
‘Oh, that face. How could I ever forget your smiling face, Junhui?’
"Now, I would like you to tell me your story, Miss Baek. Any story."
“My story…” Jinju took another sip of her beer and slowly began to speak, "At first, I felt sorry for you because you were so unhappy because of my mother.”
Junhui's expression hardened as he felt an unbearable sense of remorse.
