The next day, Sunday morning.

Kang-woo had a meal appointment with Min-young today, not for lunch or dinner but at an odd hour, 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

As there was still plenty of time, he spent his morning busily. With the company being left unattended for a few days, there was a lot of work to catch up on.

Around 11 o’clock, a message from Secretary Choi came, asking if it’s okay to conduct the driver interview tomorrow. He had been driving himself for a while, but it became too much. He needed to save time and energy.

Responding with approval, another message rang in. This time, it was from Min-young.

Several messages with not much substance came in a row.

Starting with a cheerful good morning, she apologized for suddenly setting up a meeting due to her schedule, asked what kind of food he liked, and inquired about the atmosphere of the restaurant.

“Ha.”

In frustration, he roughly ran his hand through his hair. Min-young’s peculiar and one-sided attitude was annoying, but he couldn’t let personal feelings interfere with business matters.

Therefore, he responded accommodatingly, even going along with her seemingly superstitious plea as if jeopardizing a re-contracting opportunity.

Anyway, due to the disappearance of Lee Chang-seok, he had done his best. He sent Director Kim to G-Coms to deliver a solution to their manager, and he himself exchanged calls and emails with Min-young every day.

Despite the efforts, if things continued this way, boldly overturning might be a solution. However, there were many factors to consider.

Firstly, a significant amount of capital had been invested in moving the office last year. Additionally, if the contract with G-Coms was terminated, the investment source would be cut in half, and an equivalent amount of company capital would have to be injected.

If things went well, there wouldn’t be a problem, but the PC gaming market had become increasingly competitive. Even well-established companies were crumbling.

Although the mobile game market had already reached its peak, relying solely on stability would only maintain the current situation. Since business opportunities don’t come anytime, he seized the collaboration with G-Coms without hesitation.

While contemplating the possibility of Plan B, he suddenly looked towards the bedroom.

Would Jisea know? Since coincidentally encountering Min-young yesterday, how much has she been watching him?

Thinking about it, he went to the bedroom. Wondering if she was still sleeping, Se-ah was lying down, watching a video.

“Did you sleep well? I didn’t realize you woke up.”

Speaking quite gently, there was no response. Ah, perhaps drowned out by the laughter coming from the phone.

Kang-woo sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked Se-ah’s small back.

“You should eat. Shall I make an omelet?”

“No.”

“Last time, the fried rice didn’t taste good, did it? I can tell by your quick rejection.”

“It was delicious.”

Even though she repeatedly gave answers, her face was still buried in the pillow. Kang-woo reached out and picked up Se-ah’s phone. Only then did she turn around quickly.

“What did I do wrong again? To you.”

“No.”

A smirk broke through the mechanical, disjointed pronunciation. Since seeing Min-young, she had subtly acted cool, always responding with a firm no.
“Because of this manager?”

“…….”

“Yes?”

Kang-woo asked again, softening his voice. Seeing that she didn’t give a mechanical answer this time, it seemed like they might escape from the frustrating situation.

“No.”

“Would rather you curse at me. That damn ‘no’ is worse.”

His patience was wearing thin, and his expression turned cold. There was a moment of silence. Kang-woo, who had been sitting, took a deep breath and then smiled.

“Why am I even angry? I can wait, but it’s annoying when the baby is involved.”

He tried to be as gentle as possible. He wasn’t sure if it was the right way to open a woman’s heart.

“It’s not that I’m angry at Kang-woo. It’s just…”

“Okay. Just, whatever.”

“I’m not really angry, but the mood is not great. However, since the situation with G-Coms is tangled, and Min-young is a business partner, I couldn’t help it… I tried to solve it myself while watching funny videos.”

“…….”

“But before everything was resolved, Kang-woo came in and started talking, so… I guess I failed at managing my expression.”

“First, you can be angry. Second, anyway, this manager knows we’re a married couple, unlike Kim Do-young.”

In fact, Kim Do-young now knows too, but they decided to keep it a secret. In the end, to avoid being labeled as a guy who overturned promises out of jealousy, they kept it quiet.

“And in case he didn’t know.”

As if finding it amusing, Kang-woo’s lip line twisted.

“It’s hard to believe that this manager would be interested in me, a married man. Isn’t your husband overly generous with you?”

Huh? As if saying, isn’t that true, he lightly tapped Se-ah’s nose. It seemed like it would end well like this.

“Kang-woo doesn’t understand women at all.”

Se-ah coolly threw off the blanket and left.