He still hasn’t eaten?

With a worried look, Su Ah turned back the way she had come.

“Senior, where are you going?”
At Si Woo’s words, the gazes of the employees at the elevator and Ha Joon simultaneously turned towards Su Ah.

“Ah, I left something at the cafeteria. Go ahead, I’ll catch up soon.”
After speaking, Su Ah quickly moved her steps.

Why? Is it uncomfortable even to run into each other at the company?

The crease in Ha Joon’s forehead deepened even more.

In the Vice President’s office, Secretary Park was briefing Ha Joon about the TF team.

“Vice President, the formation of the TF team has been completed.”
‘I haven’t even eaten yet,’
“The work progress will start from tomorrow.”
‘She had a full meal.’
“The office organization will be done by today.”
‘And she asked me not to acknowledge her at the company.’
“Introductions will be exchanged today.”
She was chattering away with Si Woo, who is also the son of the Chairman.

Thud! Secretary Park closed the approval pad that contained the briefing materials.

He didn’t listen even once. Not even once.

“Vice President, I’ll brief you again in a while.”
Knowing he wouldn’t answer even if she asked what was going on, Secretary Park suppressed the frustration in her heart and left the Vice President’s office.

“Sigh. It’s tough. So tough.”
Ha Joon finally let out the deep sigh that had been swirling inside his mouth.

The more he loved Su Ah, the more he felt like he was becoming a narrowminded person. It was something he knew yet didn’t understand.

Sigh. The sound of sighing continued without pause.

Whether Su Ah knew about Ha Joon’s situation or not, she was in the middle of a dilemma about what to feed him.

Ordering from a restaurant would take too much time, but she didn’t want to just buy anything either.

In the end, Su Ah went into a convenience store and chose several triangle kimbaps, paid for them, and sent a message to Ha Joon.

[Ha Joon.] [Yes, Su Ah.] As always, his reply came in an instant.

[I’m going to the document storage now, can you come down for a moment?] [I’ll go right now.] Reading Ha Joon’s message, Su Ah immediately checked the time.

Fortunately, there was plenty of lunchtime left, and she felt she could watch him eat.

With an excited expression, Su Ah hurriedly moved her steps.

A moment later, the door of the document storage opened, and Ha Joon cautiously stepped in.

“Ha Joon, here, here.”
Su Ah brought two chairs from who knows where and was gesturing toward Ha Joon.

Ha Joon sat down on the chair opposite Su Ah.

“I have something urgent to give to Ha Joon, that’s why I called you. Close your eyes and hold out your hand.”
To suddenly tell someone who just sat down to close their eyes.

When Ha Joon was sitting still, blinking his eyes,

“Hurry up. There’s not much time.”
Su Ah urged him, tapping her nonexistent wristwatch.

With no choice, Ha Joon closed his eyes and held out his hand.

Su Ah started to take out triangle kimbaps from the plastic bag.

Rustle, rustle. The loud sound of the plastic bag filled the silent document storage.

“Is this okay? I’m not getting into trouble, am I?”
What trouble? Surprised, Su Ah burst out laughing.

“Why? Are you worried? I’m thinking of suddenly snatching you away, you’re not planning to resist, are you?”
At Su Ah’s words, a smile spread on Ha Joon’s lips.

“Why should you bother snatching? I can walk on my own.”
Even though he was clearly closing his eyes, Su Ah’s face flushed as if she was meeting his burning gaze.

“Well, then, let’s compromise that Ha Joon will come by himself next time, not today.”
“Okay. Then let me know the date in advance. I’ll dress up carefully and come on that day.”

Could he have even imagined it?

That a day would come when he could sit in a warehouse with a woman, alone, exchanging such jokes.

The warmth of Su Ah’s body that touched the tips of his fingers melted away the resentment and anxiety that had been tormenting his heart just a moment ago.

“Ha Joon, you can open your eyes now.”
“Huh? This is……”
Ha Joon revealed his delight at the sight of the triangle kimbap through his slowly lifted eyelids.

“You said you hadn’t eaten lunch yet. Even if it’s simple, Koreans need to eat rice to feel full.”
Ah. So that was why she had turned around in such a hurry to buy this.

Ha Joon felt apologetic for having misunderstood.

“At first, I was really surprised, thinking there might be someone who hasn’t eaten triangle kimbap.”
Suddenly, the day he sat by the window with her eating triangle kimbap came to mind.

“Now that I think about it, I understand. Where would the son of the Hyunseong Group have eaten triangle kimbap?”
Ha Joon, who had been watching Su Ah’s smiling face, now peeled off the wrapper of the triangle kimbap as he had learned and took a big bite.

Watching Ha Joon earnestly chewing, Su Ah opened her mouth.

“A new employee joined our team today.”
It seemed she was talking about Siwoo.

“Oh. Really?”
Ha Joon reacted as if he didn’t know, but inwardly he felt awkward.

At Su Ah’s words, Ha Joon’s mouth, which had been munching, stopped moving.

He had promised not to create any more secrets.

But the promise with Siwoo weighed on his mind when he tried to speak.

Caught in a situation where he couldn’t do either, Ha Joon’s face became distressed.

“Ha Joon, did something bad happen?”
Su Ah, who had been studying his expression, asked with a worried face.

“Something bad?”
“No. Now and in front of the elevator earlier……”
Ah! The elevator.

The matter he had momentarily forgotten suddenly came to mind.

If he asked what he had talked about with Siwoo that made him so happy, would Su Ah answer?

Would he look like a timid person caring about small things?

Yes. Let’s not talk about it.

Yes. Let’s not talk about it. He was trying to harden his heart, but,

“Tell me. We agreed not to have any secrets, right? Right? Right?”
With Su Ah pressing her face closer and asking, Ha Joon had no choice but to open his lips.

“The one who was with me in front of the elevator……”
If it was in front of the elevator.

“Ah. Are you talking about Siwoo? The employee who was new today, Min Siwoo. But why Siwoo?”
Should he speak or not?

In that short moment, he didn’t know how many times he had swallowed his dry saliva.

“……Why were you laughing like that?”
“Pardon? What did you say?”
At his unexpected question, Su Ah’s eyes widened.

“Ha Joon, are you jealous again right now?”
“No, that’s not it……”
“Are you jealous because I laughed with Siwoo?”
“No, no. It’s absolutely not jealousy.”
Despite his words, Ha Joon’s face turned so red it seemed it might burst any moment.

“Not at all? Your face is telling me you’re jealous.”
Ah. Cute. So cute. Su Ah covered Ha Joon’s blushing face.

“Ha Joon, look at me.”
Ha Joon’s gaze, which had been dodging due to embarrassment, slowly turned toward Su Ah.

“I’m only going to say this once.”
Su Ah, who had been quiet for a moment, cautiously opened her mouth.

“I think Ha Joon is the most handsome, the coolest, and the best in the world, to the point that I don’t even see other men.”
After a moment of silence,

“My heart is already so full of Ha Joon that there’s no room for another man. Do you understand?”

He couldn’t make any expression or give any response to her smiling question.

“Just once…….”
Stammering, Ha Joon pulled out his phone.

“Say it one more time. I need to record it so I can listen whenever I feel anxious.”
“No. I said I’m only going to say it once.”
“Words spoken to someone who’s not ready to listen are invalid. Invalid.”
Ha Joon shook his phone, urging her.

Su Ah watched Ha Joon silently, then spread her arms and embraced him.

“Thank you for loving me enough to be jealous. I’ll be the one to get jealous later. Then you’ll know just how happy I am right now.”

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