All My Firsts Are You (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 73

“……Not necessarily. Everyone’s working hard, so I don’t want to disturb them…….”

I said this while instinctively glancing around. Probably because I’d arrived early, aside from Jung Eun’s and my own desk, all the other desks were empty.

Which meant, from the start, the only person who could’ve been disturbed by my footsteps was Jung Eun.

My flimsy logic was clearly about to be exposed, so I hurriedly added the next sentence.

“Right. I came into work a bit early today. Didn’t I?”

“Yeah. For someone who broke up with her boyfriend the day before yesterday, you’re showing up looking surprisingly healthy. Right?”

“Oh, um…….”

I had a strong premonition that no matter what I said from now on, the conversation would inevitably drift toward Jun.

“Oh, my bag’s heavy. Let me put it down quickly. And then I’ll pour some tea into my tumbler too…….”

I muttered, pretending to have lots of things to do, deliberately avoiding Jung Eun’s gaze.

“Looks like you just did that thing you always do when you want to change the subject, Lee Ha Ru. Guess I must have just said something you didn’t want to hear, huh?”

“……What habit? Come on, let’s just pick a tea now…….”

“You just did it again! When there’s an awkward pause in the conversation, you blurt out anything just to avoid me bringing up that topic again. That’s exactly what you’re doing right now.”

My fingers rummaging through the tin case of tea bags froze noticeably. For a moment, it felt awkward—neither staying still nor moving again felt right.

“Why did you stop choosing? Do you want me to pick for you?”

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