When seo yul got outside, he saw gong sun who was already waiting for him. He saw her squatting down facing the the store which he use to store books.
He called out to her asking her if she is ready for their trip, however gong sun on seeing seo yul looked him up from his toes up to his head then saying to him how could the clothes he always wore always look good on him ? She then smiled continuously saying he was like a main character in a love story however seo yul seeing her starting to say such cheesy lines didn't have her any reply, he just turned around, walking outside to leave for their trip.
Gong sun seeing that seo yul did not respond to all what she said and left just like that immediately ran after him calling out to him to wait for her so they could leave together. Meanwhile the head gisaeng was outside watching both of their interactions sadly.
After they left seo yul's place, he took the path that lead to the forest, gong sun seeing that he was leading her to the forest asked him where they were going and he answered her that they were going through the forest and not by road.
In the forest on their way outside of the journey, gong sun was the one who initiated a chat between them saying she has wanted to asked him why he did not allow them to go by the normal routes meaning by road, but on seeing the beautifu scenery in the forest, it was indeed worth it to go through the forest. Seo yul just replied her saying it would save them a good time if they could arrive to their destination in thirty minutes.
Gong sun then went on saying it is high noon but, but there is not a single ray of sunshine that was able to pass through the tall forest trees which makes the forest feel somewhat eerie a little and that while it feels eerie it is also perfect for summer freshness.
Seo yul did not reply her and kept on walking. Seeing this, gong sun told him she was sorry and that she's just still weighed down by what happened in the forest the other day and that she is still not exactly clear about what happened, but thanks to him she was able to escape danger.
Seo yul on hearing her talking about yesterday event stopped in his track, he turned around looking her face and changed the topic asking her how long it had been since she started dressing up like a man. She smiled at him and told him she have been dressing up like a man all her life and that she had never lived her life as a woman.
She told him she had a huge accident when she was little and that she could not have any memories of herself before she was 10 years of age. She told him although her life was saved, she heard that she suffered a lot after the accident and it was a monk passing by that told her father that she needed to be dressed up as a boy to keep her alive and to have longevity.
She said to seo yul that after she was dressed up as a boy, she woke up the next day. Saying she has since then be living her life as a man.
Seo yul looked at her and asked her if she have ever found it hard living as a man. She shook her head negatively saying it had never been hard for her living as a man and that she even found in benefiting as she could do a lot of things she won't be able to do as a woman.
She told seo yul it was thanks to her living as a man she could work as a book seller which provides her with money for her and her family upkeep and she could read any book no matter the genre.
She told seo yul she really likes her job telling him how people could gain courage, hope and a way through the books she sells to them.
She told him she feels like she's doing a good job, living a good life which also makes her heart full all the time.
Seo yul said nothing all this while just looking at her, seeing that he was just looking at her, she asked him what was wrong and he told her he was looker her because it is pretty.
Gong sun was stunned and speechless when she heard this, seo yul on seeing her reaction knew she had misunderstood him so he explained himself to her that he was referring to her her. He meant that her heart is pretty. He then turned around to proceed on their trip. Gong sun smiled and immediately followed him.