funny thing i noticed: saeon can only stay angry with heejoo for a few hours.
he found out she can speak? he was mad when he went to the party, but by the time he was about to sleep that same night, he was already regretting it, realizing she's not in her safe zone where she can be herself.
he found out she is the blackmailer? he was angry with her in the morning, but as he backtracked their conversations later in the office, he learned what pushed her to do this. he also instantly knew she and the real kidnapper were not acquainted.
this level of self-reflection is only possible when one is willing and really intends to understand the other person—not to answer your own questions, but to know the other person's questions and help her find the answers. he understood her during these shocking circumstances not because he needed to, but because he's simply wired this way.
in his mind, he probably asked a lot of "why would she do this to me?" instead of "why would she do this to me?"
i found that sweet. even in the most bitter situations, he was able to understand her from miles away, without any arguments or even conversations. he did it just by carefully recalling what had happened.
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