You could say so, but not for a bad reason. For his debut recital, he will play a single for around 45 mins and then, to enhance the crowd with a duet with a world renowned pianist. Heejae actually has planned it all along, to give garam a strong debut, and since the only duet piece garam could possible keep up with heejae was suite no. 2, he has put it up in the set list.
Yeah, chap 117 expanded on that and became a source of conflict but not in the way I was expecting. While Jae planned and in a way was forced to lay out his feelings and thoughts about why he wants Garam to perform, with him, that duet, still felt bittersweet. Like putting behind a curtain his feelings and experiences from the past, for the sake of this man and his desires but Garam... understands ('love'). But I do wonder if we are going to be able to see the limits of all that understanding someday...

What's that on purpose? Putting the duet, bringing back all those painful memories, all that trauma... I know it's just a coincidence because of the situation, they need to fill the timeline gap and something the author decided surely long ago but omg bows to them because the timing couldn't be more precise.
My baby Garam... You are such a pro for remembering. I can't even remember where I put my phone seconds ago lol
And the husbands 'fighting' in the middle of the auditorium like the echo doesn't' exist lol
Yay Maria's back! She's gonna wonder for the stains on the carpet, on the sheets, on the wardrobe, lol