Jiyeon drew her breath and pressed the doorbell.
There was no response on the intercom, and the door simply opened.
The moment it happened,
Jiyeon screamed, taking a step backwards and falling down.
Yu Minji was standing with a knife.
Jiyeon was so shocked that she took out her ID card with trembling hands and handed it to Yu Minji.
Yu Minji peered at it with a suspicious look on her face.
She was turning it in her hand to check whether it was fake or not.
The image of her with a knife in one hand and Jiyeon's ID card in the other was a bizarre sight.
Satisfied, Minji returned Jiyeon's ID card.
As soon as she was inside, she slid the knife back into a woodblock next to the sink.
Only a week had passed since the man she loved was brutally stabbed to death.
It was understandable enough behavior.
She let Jiyeon sit on a chair next to the table as she prepared the tea in the sink.
The place was a typical studio apartment, designed as one room without any partitions.
A bed, a dresser, a desk and a table for two.
It was similar to Jiyeon's place, and as well most people who lived alone in the city of Seoul.
After a few minutes she handed Jiyeon a cup of tea and sat across her.
Jiyeon gently blew on her cup then took a sip.
The tea was fragrant and had a delicate and soothing taste.
Jiyeon lifted her cell phone and Yu Minji nodded her head.
Her sudden introduction of the subject almost surprised Jiyeon.
Jiyeon felt sympathy towards Yu Minji and the loss of her passionate relationship with Seo Minhyeok.
It was understandable why she would hold a knife to visitors.
Jiyeon noticed she switched from using the term "vice chairman" to "Minhyeok."
It could mean that Minji was starting to feel more comfortable around her.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
Jiyeon's heart broke for her.
Oh…Jiyeon felt a swell of admiration towards her.
She was so strong. And she was around twenty-five?
Jiyeon nodded silently without interrupting.
The first thing to do was to encourage Yu Minji to open up.
Yu Minji held herself with a dignified manner.
Was it because of her anger towards the person that killed her lover?
Or was it because she missed him?
Was it her desire to be seen in an unseen relationship?
Jiyeon asked her next question carefully.
Yu Minji slowly closed her eyes.
And went back to the moment she first met Minhyeok.