"Awww, thank you." Ga Eul accepted a steaming mug of hot cocoa from her husband as he sat down next to her on the sofa, ready to start the movie they'd picked out.
Despite being so expertly skilled with his hands, Yi Jeong hardly ever prepared anything in the kitchen between Ga Eul and the maids doing most of the cooking. So whenever he did bring her something he'd prepared out of the blue, like this cocoa, her heart melted a little at the sweet gesture.
Putting the warm mug up to her lips, she took a tiny sip, unsure how hot the cocoa still was.
Hmmm...
The cocoa tasted odd, though from the little bit she'd drunk, she wasn't sure why.
Bracing herself, she took a bigger swallow and immediately spat it back out into the mug.
When she looked up from sputtering, Yi Jeong was staring at her with some alarm.
"What's wrong?" he asked. "I followed the recipe, just like it said. The same one you use."
"Yi Jeong, did you put sugar in this?"
"Uh, yeah."
"The one in the red canister?"
"Yes, that one."
"That's not sugar. That's salt."