He snatched the phone from Se Kyung’s hand and threw it onto the table.

“Why are you doing prenatal education looking at them?”
“Then, who should I look at?”
When Se Kyung innocently asked back, Tae Jo closely leaned towards her.

“If it’s about being handsome, I’m better. You like me, don’t you? My face is more to Ms. Se Kyung’s taste, isn’t it?”
Se Kyung opened her mouth in absurdity. Of course, Tae Jo was as handsome as any actor, but him saying it himself was a bit…

“And if you’re going to do facial prenatal education, you should do it looking at me. After all, my genes make up half. Why are you fluttering towards another man while the real thing is in front of you?”
“Mr. Representative, you’re quite brazen…”
As Se Kyung made a face of disbelief, Tae Jo raised one side of his lips.

He moved a strand of hair stuck to Se Kyung’s cheek behind her ear.

When the fingertips that touched her earlobe traced down and fiddled with her thin earlobe, Se Kyung swallowed her breath.

“……”
For some reason, she felt ticklish. Se Kyung, who bit her lower lip slightly, fidgeted her toes.

After spending the night at the hotel, she hadn’t had any physical contact with him like this, and she didn’t know how to react.

As her face turned red from the spreading heat, Se Kyung turned her head as if avoiding his gaze.

It felt unfair, as if she was the only one whose heart was beating fast. Then, a large hand wrapped around her cheek, making her look at him.

“Mr., Mr. Representative?”
When Tae Jo’s gaze fixated on her, Se Kyung licked her lips. The sound of her heart pounding echoed in her ears, drowning out all other sounds.

“Why are you shaking so much?”
Tae Jo’s gaze, teasingly whispered, slid down from her high nose.

As the woody scent from his body grew stronger, Tae Jo’s face came closer.

“Um….”
The moment she felt his nose touch. Lips collided with lips, and their hot breaths mixed.

Tae Jo tightened the hand that wrapped around Se Kyung’s neck.

Se Kyung, who shut her eyes tightly, gripped Tae Jo’s clothes due to the breath coming in.

The sunlight streaming through the window was warm.

The harsh cold snap had weakened, and before they knew it, the season had turned to a clear spring.

After lunch, Tae Jo skimmed through documents to be signed on his tablet.

While checking a few situations with a pen, the phone on his desk shook slightly.

[I’m at the filming site. I’m so hungry I could die just eating salad.] Upon reading the text, Tae Jo chuckled. It was a message from Se Kyung.

She had been starving since she had a shoot from morning. It seemed the salad she had for lunch didn’t sit well with her.

[Is there nothing to eat at the filming site? If you’re hungry, tell your new manager to buy some beef.] Tae Jo, who sent the message, rubbed his lower lip with his finger. The sensation of kissing Se Kyung last night was still there.

‘…Mr. Representative also rushed in saying he likes me.’

“He’s worth rushing in if he says he likes me.”
Recalling Se Kyung’s words, he licked his lips as if feeling the sensation.

Heat gathered in the pit of her stomach at the mere thought.

What was this soft, malleable sensation enveloping the inside of her mouth? She had forgotten earlier, which was regrettable.

Knock Knock.

“Representative, it’s Manager Song Ji Hwa.”
“Come in.”
At Tae Jo’s permission, Manager Song entered the office. Greeting him at the door, she handed over the approval documents she had brought with her to his desk.

“This finance advertisement, Yoon Se Kyung is doing it?”
While going through the documents, Tae Jo discovered Se Kyung’s name and tapped his pen.

“Yes. It’s a short 6month contract. And it’s about the drama that was preproduced last year. The one Yoon Se Kyung appeared in, ‘Elegant Family’. The production company has contacted us, saying the schedule has been moved up to next month.”
“Suddenly? Wasn’t it supposed to air at the end of this year?”
“Yes, it was. There seems to have been a fatal accident in a drama that was already scheduled, unfortunately. The atmosphere isn’t good since the accident news broke. As the public sentiment is negative, they’re pushing back the scheduling of the affected work and trying to replace it with another work… The works that were scheduled to be aired beforehand are either just starting production or haven’t even finished casting yet, so it seems they’re in urgent need of a replacement.”
“I see. ‘Elegant Family’ is a 12part drama, right?”
“Yes.”
“If it’s airing next month… Promotion will be busy soon.”
Tae Jo muttered with a serious expression.

Feeling something amiss, Manager Song, who had been fidgeting with her fingers, cautiously raised her hand.

“Representative, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
As Tae Jo lifted his gaze, Manager Song, who had just swallowed her saliva, opened her mouth.

“That is… I wonder if Se Kyung’s pregnancy is confirmed.”
“Weren’t you the one who said it’s 99% certain that she’s pregnant?”
“Yes. I did say that…”
Sigh. Manager Song let out a deep sigh as if the ground beneath her was sinking.