The day of Su Ah’s company dinner.

Around the time Da Eun, a freelancer, was working at home, a message from Su Ah arrived.

[I ordered a desk to be installed today, but there’s a sudden company dinner and I think I’ll be late. Could you go to my place and check on it?] Su Ah had suddenly decided to become a “deskterian” a few days before and ordered a large desk.

She was hardly ever at home, and when she was, she was practically attached to the sofa. No matter how many times Da Eun had tried to dissuade her, Su Ah had gone ahead and ordered the desk.

Tsk tsk. Da Eun headed to Su Ah’s house, clicking her tongue.

Late in the evening.

After the desk installation was finished, Da Eun decided to stay a little longer, paid for a movie, and settled down on the sofa.

Beep beep beep beep.

While she was engrossed in the movie, she heard the sound of someone entering the front door passcode.

Thinking there was no need to open the door for someone who lived there, Da Eun glanced at the front door and then immediately averted her gaze.

Beep.

An error sound indicating a wrong number input rang out.

Beep. Beep.

“Ah, really, what is she doing?”
After the sound repeated several times, Da Eun finally got up from her seat.

“Hey! How drunk are you that you can’t even press the password correctly……”
Bang. Da Eun opened the door abruptly, but her words trailed off as she assessed the situation in front of the entrance.

It was ridiculous enough to see Ha Joon with Su Ah sleeping on his back, but what was that plastic bag he was holding in his hand?

Her eyes, wide open, blinked continuously.

However, Da Eun wasn’t the only one who was flustered.

Not only was the password he heard from Su Ah before she fell asleep wrong, but Da Eun’s sudden appearance was unexpected.

“I didn’t know you were here, Da Eun.”
“Ah. Su Ah asked me to do something, so I just dropped by.”

The expressions on their faces were filled with confusion.

“It seems Su Ah gave me a different password.”
Ha Joon, bothered by the password he had incorrectly entered several times, made an unsolicited comment.

“It seems she got confused with the old password. Ah, please come in.”
Da Eun stepped aside from the entrance.

“The bed is over here.”
Following Da Eun’s guidance, Ha Joon laid Su Ah on the bed.

“Sleep well.”
As he tried to stand up, whispering softly, Su Ah, who had suddenly opened her eyes, grabbed Ha Joon’s arm tightly.

“Ha Joon. Where are you going?”
“I have to go home now.”
“Home? Why?”
“Why, why you ask.”
Where else should he be going?

Ha Joon stuttered, flustered.

“We have to go to the sea. We have to send our flatfish home. That way, it can return to its family……”
As strength left the hand that had been holding his arm, Su Ah’s hand slipped down.

Hoo, exhaling a long breath, Ha Joon tucked Su Ah in and carefully exited the bedroom.

“How am I going to face him after showing him such an embarrassing sight.”
Da Eun bit her lower lip slightly, avoiding his gaze, as if she had been the one drunk, not knowing how to face Ha Joon.

“No, don’t worry about it.”
“That being said, what’s with that fish?”
Da Eun pointed to the plastic bag placed on the living room table.

“It was in the aquarium at the sushi restaurant. She kept saying we had to return it to its family in the sea, so I bought it.”
“Ah……”
Su Ah, what on earth are you up to?

Surprised by the unexpected identity of the fish, Da Eun’s mouth fell open.

“I’ll take care of this. Thank you.”
“Yes. Then I’ll be going now. Please take good care of Su Ah.”

“Yes. Don’t worry.”
……I won’t kill her.

With that, Ha Joon returned home.

“Really insane. Totally insane.”
How could she cause such a fuss again so soon after her drunken confession?

And a flatfish, of all things.

She must have lost her mind to behave like that when drunk.

Throughout her morning routine, she trembled with the wave of shame washing over her.

Finally ready, Su Ah quickly headed toward the entrance.

“I’m off to work.”
“Come eat hangover soup before you leave. It’s dried pollack soup.”
“No, I need to leave early today.”
She had to hurry more than usual to avoid running into Ha Joon, who would have come to pick her up again today.

“Ha Joon is already in front of the house.”
“What? How do you know that?”
“This dried pollack soup. Because Ha Joon brought it.”
Da Eun crossed her arms and spoke with a look of disdain.

“I don’t know why he goes so far for a drunken girlfriend.”
“Hey. Drunken girlfriend, that’s not it.”
She tried to deny it, but

“Do you still say that after seeing that flatfish?”
“……”
Looking at the flatfish on the table, she couldn’t find a retort.

With a glum expression, Su Ah approached the dining table.

Despite everything, Su Ah, who had eaten two bowls of dried pollack soup, stood at the entrance door with heavy steps.

She hesitated for a moment, holding the doorknob, then quickly turned her head around.

“Should I just take a sick day today?”