It would be uncomfortable even to eat.

“Stop looking. It’s fine.”

Do Han deliberately switched places with Sa Rang in the elevator.

He didn’t want her to see him like this.

Regretting his actions, he thought about how she might see him as a despicable person.

Not only had he abandoned his sister, but now he had committed an act of insubordination against his superior.

He might be someone she didn’t even want to associate with.

Do Han sighed softly as the elevator stopped at the 7th floor and he got out first.

But Sa Rang didn’t follow him.

“I’ll be right back.”

“Where are you going?”

“It won’t take long.”

The elevator doors closed, and Do Han headed back to the office alone.

After explaining the HR incident to the curious team members, he sat down, and soon Sa Rang returned.

Breathless as if she had run, she took a handkerchief out of her bag, wrapped it around the sanitary bag she held, and handed it to Do Han.

“It’s ice. I got it from the cafe. Put it on your cheek.”

Do Han felt sorry that she had gone back to the first floor because of him.

She seemed to feel a duty to take care of him as her senior.

Knowing her sensitive nature, she would continue to worry about his face.

He regretted not avoiding Tae Soo’s hand and slightly furrowed his brow.

“Thank you.”
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So Do Han couldn’t bring himself to smile back at Sa Rang’s smile.

Towards the end of the day, Sa Rang, who had returned from the sales team, noticed Do Han’s empty seat and looked around.

When she inquired about Do Han, Na Young, packing her bag to leave, informed her.

“Deputy Ji left a little while ago.”

“Ah.”

Sa Rang sat down, feeling deflated without realizing it.

She had wanted to buy him dinner. She should have come back a bit earlier.

Her disappointment was evident on her face.

“If you don’t have plans, shall we go out together? You must be quite shaken today. Let me buy you dinner.”

Realizing Na Young felt the same way, Sa Rang couldn’t help but smile.

Working with such a good colleague was one of the greatest blessings in work life.

She had wanted to make Do Han feel the same way.

But she was slightly resentful towards him for leaving without giving her the chance.

“Yes. Please treat me to something delicious.”

Sa Rang decided to accept Na Young’s comfort.

She resolved to treat Do Han to dinner tomorrow.

With that promise, she left the office cheerfully with Na Young.

However, the next day, Do Han did not come to work.

Dong Sik had advised him to take a few days off to rest at home, so it was three days later when Sa Rang saw him again.

Unable to speak to him properly in the office, Sa Rang just waited for the end of the workday.

After briefly stopping at HR, Sa Rang returned to her desk to find Do Han already prepared to leave.

“I’ll head out first.”

Without waiting for a reply, he quickly left the office. Sa Rang hurriedly grabbed her bag.

“I’m going to leave too.”

After barely saying goodbye to Na Young, she quickly followed Do Han.

She shouted as she saw him entering the elevator, “Wait a moment!”

Fortunately, someone inside heard her and pressed the open button.

“Thank you.”

Sa Rang bowed to the person and shot a resentful glance at Do Han.

She had thought he would hold the elevator for her, and felt slighted that he had ignored her.

Her feelings of being slighted weren’t just about this incident.

It had started from the morning.

She wanted to ask if his face was okay but found it hard to approach him as his attitude towards her had changed over the past few days.

He had always treated her strictly as a senior at work, but now he was even more formal.

She could feel him creating a definite distance.

Confused by his sudden change, Sa Rang felt frustrated.

When they reached the ground floor, she didn’t get off the elevator but followed him to the basement parking instead.

Do Han, finding her actions odd, paused to look at her.

But before she could speak, he turned and walked to his parked car.

In that instant, Sa Rang felt a chill.

She hurried after him, grabbing his arm as he reached for the driver’s door.

“Let’s talk.”

Do Han, noticing a colleague from their team passing by, quickly removed her hand.

“Let’s talk at the office tomorrow.”

He had to be cautious, knowing
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“What.”

“Why are you treating me like a stranger again?”

“Explain clearly what you’re talking about…”

Do Han, equally frustrated, asked for an explanation, but Sa Rang cut him off.

“You did this five years ago too. Just days ago, you kissed me, then suddenly said we should break up. And now, why are you pretending not to know me? Do you have any idea how confusing this is for me each time you do this? Wondering what I did wrong, or if I’ve become a nuisance again. Thinking back to those hellish days, you have no idea how much…”