That time, when he was preparing for a modern drama and had asked her for advice, she sent him her daily schedule.
When he saw it—packed yet perfectly organized, so busy there was hardly time to breathe—he was stunned.
Of course, her busyness wasn't blind or meaningless. Even outside of work, her time was fully planned: professional courses to improve herself, yoga and fitness to shape her body, flower arranging, tea ceremony, pottery to cultivate her spirit, and countless other things. There was nothing about her that resembled someone drifting aimlessly through life.
He had once joked, asking why a girl like her worked so hard, why she didn't just find a man and get married.
She had only smiled lightly and replied,
"Marrying well is not as good as doing well on your own."
That was the first time he realized how stubborn—and how remarkable—this girl was. It was also when he began to see her in a completely different light.
