"Honestly... I've done so many simulations of many things that could have happened differently..."
Hyeon glanced towards Jian as he gave him a puzzled look. "Simulations? Ah... like you mentioned before; how you imagined your reactions when you find out what happened to your father?"
Jian nodded. "Yeah. After all... I've had a year of spending my time alone by myself, wondering what happened to you. I had another one right before we went to that crime scene the other day, actually."
"Really?" Hyeon asked. "What was it that you imagined?"
Jian grinned.
"You know how both of us meet because Lee Junyeong killed our fathers... right? That time when both of us hid ourselves behind the police car. I was wondering if... that man never escaped prison and taken the lives of our fathers, would both of us still be able to meet each other? I think we still would have."
Hyeon snorted. "You're really confident about that, aren't you?"
She chuckled. "Yeah. Because even before our fathers were killed, both of us were still connected. Since your father would still be supervising Lee Junyeong and my father was one of the guards that watched over that person. Due to that, we're still connected. One way or another... we could have met each other regardless."
"Like say... I could have gone looking for my father when he was escorting Lee Junyeong to see your father, and you could have come to bring your father's things to the station. Our paths could have crossed then. Or... we could have met by chance elsewhere. Your house... as well as the old place where I used to live with my dad; in truth they weren't really that far after all. I could have seen you and liked you right away."
Hyeon gave her an amused look. "Would you still have chased after me then?"
Jian placed both hands on her cheeks before shrugging. "I guess. Though I would expect you to still tell me to get lost every time. Also, I suppose I'll be able to meet your brother as well. Your brother Min... was very adorable in the old pictures. He might be even more in person. I guess, it would have been nice if we'd been able to meet each other like that. Under different circumstances."
"You really have a lot of imagination," quipped Hyeon, before adding. "And confidence too. Are you sure we'd still be able to get along well?"
Jian rolled her eyes at him. "Sure! I don't think either of your personalities would have changed much. I might find you—and probably Min too—to be a rude jerk; but I suppose I'll be able to see your true selves and love you both for it. We'll certainly get along... I know it! Both of you would still be weird... but I'd be weird too. I should be able to handle both of you."
"Ah, yes... stalker,"he said as Hyeon laughed. "Honestly... you sure had a lot of free time to think up these things." He paused, before adding. "I'm sorry for letting you be alone last year."
Jian smiled before poking him at the ribs. "Glad you realize that. You better pay up those debts soon."
Hyeon snorted again. "Yes, ma'am,"