A week passed just like that, they bid goodbyes to Taehyung's parents and went home by train, repeating the same steps they had done one week ago. But this time, their bags became heavier with the spices and food stocks Mrs. Kim gave them, although it was not necessary since they could just buy them in the store. Probably, just a motherly thing.

The sky had the flaring gradation of orange and red when they arrived ― signing it was almost night time already. They took the early train so it would not be too late when they arrived at the city.

The couple happily walked from the train station, struggling to carry their heavy bags together, walking side by side as Chaerin would utter some jokes in the way to brighten the situation a little bit. Even the weight they had to carry turned into nothing when they face it together.

Together, time leapt in a quick speed for them. Each and every moment was something they wanted to cherish. Both parties recorded their moments vividly inside of their head, so that they could replay it whenever they wanted to.

That's just how much they appreciate each other in the journey of completing the missing pieces in their individuals ― in a common term, relationship.

"Oh look! So today the mute boy finally shows up!" And they finally had to pass Chaerin's most hated part in the neighbourhood ― the gossiping housewives. She hoped they would not appear today since Taehyung certainly would not be comfortable with their presence, but they did. And they had to pass the two monsters which stood only centimetres away from them, yet their so called whispers were clear enough even from a relatively far distance. It was not even the definition of whisper anymore, it's an obvious insult.

Chaerin tip toed to reach Taehyung's hearing aid and whispered, "Tae, just ignore them. They're not relevant so we should not deal with those." Taehyung nodded at her command and tried his best to ignore the laughs, snickers, and gossips from the housewives.

"Look look! They seem to have a hard time to carry those bags." one of the women pointed at them and let out a mocking laugh. "Those are probably filled with equipment for the mute boy, must be hard for the poor girl." They laughed as the two finally passed them. At this point, they talked as if the couple could not overhear their conversations.

Taehyung's heart sunk as he momentarily stared at the women who returned cold glares at him. Their faces resembled the demon itself. Taehyung took a moment to process their words, began pondering to himself if the women's words were right. The fact that he was a burden to Chaerin.

"What are you looking at?" One of them spat. "Go take your stupid girlfriend out from here. You both are really gross for us to stare!" They hissed as Chaerin just rolled her eyes as usual.

She grabbed Taehyung's arm and pulled him away from the scene. "Tae, let's go." But Taehyung did not move. "Tae?" Chaerin looked over her shoulder just to see Taehyung looking down to the ground, bangs covering his eyes. Even so, Chaerin could tell that he was really upset. "Taehyung. . ." She muttered, eyebrows furrowed in sadness as he kept staring down.

Suddenly, the said boy removed Chaerin's hand slowly and enveloped it, dropping his bag and shot a bright smile towards his girlfriend, which immediately made her wanted to faint from the high level of cuteness if they were in their apartment unit already.

Afterwards, Taehyung fished his smartphone out from his coat pocket and typed something on the screen. The two women and Chaerin who witnessed the scene were bewildered as Taehyung continued typing. Finished, he trudged towards the two middle ages women and showed the screen.

'You can call me whatever you want, but don't you dare to talk shit about my girlfriend because she's the sweetest. Thank you so much. (:' One of the women read it out loud, feeling confused as Taehyung grimaced at them, while Chaerin, her face was burnt by the scarlet hue. Her heart did a back flip at her boyfriend's act.

The women were staring at each other, still could not process anything while Taehyung walked back to her petrified girlfriend, taking the bags again and did a favour to drag his lover away from the housewives, going inside the apartment building quickly.

The only thing Chaerin thought of was about how cool his act was while letting her body being dragged by Taehyung. 'Holy Taehyung, you look so hot like that, definitely my man.' She smiled to herself, staring at his back, feeling proud and overwhelmed with happiness.

Once they arrived at the apartment door, Taehyung unlocked it by pressing the pin and they went inside. As soon as they door slammed close, Taehyung dropped his belongings onto the floor and spun his body, giving Chaerin a warm and loving hug all of sudden.

"T―Taehyung?" She questioned.

Taehyung typed his reply on the phone screen and showed it to Chaerin. 'I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Chaerin. Because of me, you have to go through that, being a gossip material just because you're with me. While in fact, you're an angel who deserves all the loves and appreciation in this world.' The message read as he could see sadness evident on his face.

Chaerin's eyes widened. "No! You're not! Don't let them bring you down with their nasty words, Tae. You're perfect, they're just too blind. I'm fine, so don't think about it, okay? You know we can always face everything if we're together, right? Now please cheer up!" She cheered, trying to brighten the situation.

Deep down, Taehyung knew Chaerin has a lot of things going inside her head, despite the smiles and positivity she spread. But he decided to not talk about it and believe in her instead, although he wished he could be more useful for her.

He smiled at her. 'I believe in us, Chaerin. Let's go through this together because the bright day is just before us!'

'I am sorry for always being a nuisance, Chaerin. You deserve the world and I don't deserve a beautiful human being like you.'