“Ah, I’m full.”
Patting her full belly, Su Ah entered the office.

The office was completely empty.

Everyone seemed to be enjoying their coffee time after finishing lunch.

Su Ah was reminded anew of how she was working in a good company.

The best part? Having a twohour lunch break?

According to the deputy director, it was to gather ideas during the free time or to increase the efficiency of the afternoon work through a brief nap.

So, most of the employees would have their chats without any care in the world after meals and leisurely come up to the office.

Su Ah sat down in her seat, leaned back deeply, and closed her eyes.

“Ah, this is so nice. This fullness and tranquility.”
After a while, Ha Joon’s face popped up in Su Ah’s head.

What would Ha Joon be doing now? I suddenly miss him.

He said not to show it at the company, but I can’t break my own words.

No!

With a sudden thought, Su Ah hurriedly sat up.

“He told me to act like I don’t know him, but he didn’t say not to contact him, right? It should be fine to contact him.”
Su Ah quickly picked up her cell phone, justifying her actions to herself.

[Ha Joon.] Just in case he was busy, Su Ah wrote only his name, without attaching any other sentences.

[Yes, Su Ah.] As if he had been waiting, Ha Joon’s message arrived.

[Are you busy now?] [No, I’m not busy at all. Even if I am busy, I’m not.] What? Even if he’s busy, he’s not. A chuckle escaped.

[I just missed you, so I called out to you.] As soon as she sent the message, a call from Ha Joon came in.

Su Ah quickly looked around her surroundings and then pressed the call button.

[If you’re going to call, you should call with your voice. Why are you calling me by text?]

As soon as she answered the phone, she heard her boyfriend’s voice, which was healing just by listening.

“I thought you might be busy.”
[There’s nothing more important than Su Ah’s call, so don’t worry and call me with your voice anytime.] “Okay. I’ll do that from now on.”
[Su Ah, should we… see each other for a moment?] Ha Joon, who had been hesitating, finally spoke up.

Don’t show it at the office.
We have to be careful for a while.

The words she had spat out quickly crossed Su Ah’s mind.

“Okay. Then come to the document storage on the 23rd floor right now.”
Whatever.

Her heart overrode her head and quickly voiced out.

[I just got up. I’ll be there in 5 minutes.] At Ha Joon’s words, Su Ah also got up and headed for the elevator.

The 23rdfloor document storage was a place she learned about when Min Joon introduced her to the company.

A place that was hardly used, except for storing important documents at the end of the month.

Now it was early in the month, so there were hardly any people who would come.

She had thought that she should come here sometimes when she wanted to play truant, but she didn’t expect to make use of it so soon.

Su Ah hurried her excited steps.

Just before receiving a message from Su Ah.

“Vice President. How should we prepare for lunch? Should we prepare a lunch box?”
Secretary Park asked Ha Joon, who seemed to have no plans for lunch and had been frowning at his desk.

“No, don’t worry about it. Please focus on your work, Secretary Park.”
Secretary Park had been worried and thought about buying a lunch box, but knowing that he wouldn’t eat even if she bought it, she reluctantly turned on her heels.

Just then.

“Secretary Park!”
At Ha Joon’s voice, Secretary Park swiftly turned around.

“Yes, Vice President.”

“Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to assign an employee to a provincial area without a special reason?”
“Huh?”
For a moment, she thought she had misunderstood Ha Joon’s words.

The assignment of personnel was under the Vice President’s authority, so she didn’t have a say in it, but without a special reason?

She had no idea who he was talking about, or what he meant.

“Do you have an employee who needs to be assigned to a provincial area?”
Yes, there is. The cursed Kim Min Joon.

The words she dared not utter crumpled in her mouth.

“No, I was talking nonsense. Please, you may leave.”
Secretary Park hesitated for a moment and then turned her body towards the door, slightly tilting her head.

With a thud, the door closed and Ha Joon let out a deep sigh and washed his face.

“Why did he hold her arm? Did he know that Su Ah was weakhearted and asked him to hold her?”
The image of Kim Min Joon holding Su Ah’s arm and her retreating figure kept coming to mind.

It seemed like the only way was to issue an assignment to a place far from the headquarters.

Staring blankly into space with a hardened face, just then,

The screen of his cell phone lit up, notifying him of a message.

[Ha Joon.] Ha Joon glanced at the screen and picked up his phone quickly when he confirmed the sender was Su Ah.

And so, they exchanged messages that were not unusual for a couple, causing his lips to twitch,

After some contemplation, Ha Joon eventually pressed the call button and asked her to meet for a moment.

He hadn’t forgotten her words to be careful for a while, but he still had to ask.