Matching the promised time, Gaeul appeared in front of the main building, and upon seeing his car, she grinned.

Shortly after, as he had mentioned, a call came.

“Boss!”

-Oh, Gaeul.

Since Gaeul had been looking out the window from the time the promised time approached, she already knew what he was going to say.

-I’ve arrived. Bundle up warmly since it’s cold.

“Yes, I’ll come out quickly.”

-No, it’s slippery on the ground, so come slowly. Don’t run unnecessarily.

A warm consideration was evident in his tone, making her laugh unexpectedly. So, she felt like playing along.

“I don’t like it.”

“What…?”

“I want to see the boss quickly, that’s what I mean.”

The image of herself trying to act mature in the past seemed so unfamiliar as if it were a long time ago.

Behind the receiver, there was a faint but clear sound of his breathing mixed with his laughter.

“We used to meet quite often after our exhibition ended…”

Suppressing his laughter that came out unnecessarily even though he liked it, he calmly asked.

“Did you want to see me a lot today?”

Gaeul laughed cheerfully. The answer he wanted to hear was already decided. Gaeul simply gave him the answer he wanted.

“Yes. I’ve been waiting only for the boss’s appointment long before the promised time.”

After answering like that, Gaeul quickly put on her coat and left the annex.

Although she pretended not to like it, she didn’t run like he said. However, she didn’t walk slowly either.

“Oh? You came out already.”

He, who should have been inside because it was cold, was unexpectedly waiting outside for her. Through the gap in their eyes meeting, Gaeul smiled widely.

“Get in. I turned on the heater in advance…”

In the meantime, Gaeul, who had come close, suddenly hopped into his arms. He didn’t stretch out his arms inviting her to come, but she impudently burrowed into his arms.

As if that place was originally her place, she shamelessly settled in, looking cheeky. Seeing her eyes smiling, Gita wrapped his arms around the blushing Gaeul’s cheeks and lightly laughed.

As Gaeul, wrapped in a white coat, had her cheeks dyed red, Gita, looking at her, suddenly spoke.

“Yoon Gaeul, you look like a rabbit today.”

“Really? Does that suit me well?”

“Yeah. It suits you perfectly.”

After a long conversation, he suddenly sighed and bowed his head, burying his head in my neck.

“Oh? Boss…?”

Not knowing what he was trying to do, the surprised Gaeul looked at him with wide eyes. However, he just stayed in the posture of burying his head, not moving. He just added his arms around her waist and hugged her.

Then, after a while, he murmured softly.

“Doing this… makes me feel…”

“…?”

“Like my fatigue is being relieved.”
“Was today tough for you? Gaeul, who lightly smiled, gently stroked his hair.

“Is it because of me?”

That’s when it felt like he was smiling.

“Did you have a tough day today?”

“…And you?”

“Did nothing unusual happen to you today?”

Although Gaeul asked first, instead of an answer, a question came back.

‘I didn’t have anything difficult today…?’

There was nothing difficult for Gaeul today.

In the morning, she happily painted her favorite picture in the studio, and, excited for the date in the evening, she left the studio a bit early. All she did was wait for him.

If it was tough, it would be for him, who sometimes went to the office even on weekends.

“No. I didn’t have a difficult day today.”

“Really?”

Thank goodness. Although he murmured softly, Gaeul couldn’t hear it because she was surprised to find his phone shattered.

“Boss, what happened to your phone? It’s completely broken…”

“Ah, that?”

Unconcerned unlike the surprised Gaeul, he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.

“I accidentally dropped it.”

“What should we do…”

“It’s okay. I’ll just buy a new one.”

He, still not showing much interest in the phone, led her to the car.

“Get in the car for now. It’s cold, Gaeul.”

Fortunately, it seemed Gaeul didn’t see the article. Relieved Gita felt that the hard work was worth it.

The two headed to the phone store along that road.

After choosing a new phone, the two quickly left the store and got back in the car.

“What are you doing?”

Sitting in the passenger seat, Gita, full of curiosity, asked Gaeul, who was fervently fiddling with her new phone instead of him.

Then, with a joyful expression on her face, Gaeul, who had smiled brightly, asked.

“Boss, can I change my name in your contacts as I please…?”

When Gita nodded, she vigorously pressed the keys and showed the screen to him.

Before heading to the phone store, he had said that holding Gaeul would relieve fatigue. Seeing the changed name, she seemed proud and satisfied.

“Did you want to do that?”

“Yes…”

“Cute.”

Unable to resist that appearance, Gita lightly laughed and ruffled Gaeul’s hair.

“But it’s too long.”

“Well, then… how about this?”

“Okay.”

Following his request, Gaeul erased a bit and changed it to .

Looking at that for a while and grinning, Gaeul, with an excited voice, asked him.