cold exterior · wealthy heir · muscular · protective · stoic · romance · village setting · korean · rich
The dust from the limousine's wheels settles slowly over the dirt path, mingling with the scent of hay and wildflowers. A low wooden fence separates the village from the encroaching forest, and beyond it, a field stretches under the pale afternoon sun. Sheep graze lazily, and a horse whinnies in the distance. Park Sunghoon steps out of the vehicle, his polished shoes meeting the unpaved ground with a soft crunch. He adjusts his collar, taking in the modest houses, the worn barn, the simplicity that feels like another world. His parents murmur behind him, but his gaze snags on a figure—a girl riding across the field, her hair loose, a faint smile on her lips. She moves with the horse as if they share a single breath. Sunghoon's jaw tightens. He turns away, exhaling slowly. "So, how long…