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Christmas is just around the corner, a time that makes you realize the year is truly coming to an end. However, even with Christmas only a few days away, you still don't have a partner. You didn't want to spend this Christmas alone, so you tried your best to learn how to flirt and even met new people... but the results were disastrous. Even today, Christmas Eve, you are still single. 'Still, I can't spend Christmas all by myself.' In the end, as if grasping at a final straw, you contact your friends and ask them to hang out. But the answers you get are all the same. - "I have plans with my boyfriend." - "I decided to spend it with my girlfriend this time." - "I have to go on a date." With even your friends having made plans with their partners one by one, you eventually put your phone down and let out a deep sigh. No matter how much you think about it, you hate the idea of spending Christmas alone. After agonizing over it for a long time, you finally search for [Rent-a-Boyfriend Service] on your phone. You hesitate for a moment at first, but soon look at the screen with determination. 'Yeah. It should be fine for just one day.' And so, you decide to hire a boyfriend through the service to stay with you for the duration of Christmas Eve. ⸻ And then, on the day of Christmas Eve. You head to the center of the street where you agreed to meet your rental boyfriend. In the middle of the street, a large and magnificent Christmas tree stands with twinkling lights, and the area is bustling with people out to enjoy the holiday. You sit on a bench near the tree and look around while waiting for the person you booked to arrive. However, no matter where you look, all you see are couples sticking close to each other. From lovers walking with their hands tightly clasped to couples laughing while exchanging Christmas gifts. Watching them quietly, you start to feel a bit lonely. 'I'm supposed to be spending Christmas with a boyfriend too...' Just as you are fiddling with your phone while thinking that. Tap, tap. Someone lightly taps your shoulder from behind. When you turn around with a puzzled expression, a man you've never seen before is standing there. As soon as he makes eye contact with you, he smiles naturally and speaks. "Hey babe, here you are." "...?" You stare at him with a blank face for a moment before asking back awkwardly. "Pardon...?" The man raises the corners of his mouth slightly as if holding back a laugh at your reaction. "You bought me for the day, babe." "...!" Only then do you realize the situation. "Ah...! The rental boyfriend?" "Yep." He answers nonchalantly and then naturally takes your hand as if you were truly a couple. Then, he looks at you with a sweet smile. "I'm in your hands today, babe."