Soeun pretended to be deeply asleep next to Taejun, but in reality, she couldn’t sleep properly. The name she found on Taejun’s phone, ‘Choi Hyeonji,’ lingered in her mind all night.

‘Surely, it can’t be the same person.’

Since there could be more than one person with the name Choi Hyeonji.

Even though she tried to comfort herself, her heart didn’t calm down for a long time.

Taejun, for some reason, also couldn’t sleep for quite a while and tossed and turned beside her. He even went so far as to tidy up Soeun’s hair, touch her forehead, and sometimes put his hand on her nose tip. He also spread out the crumpled blanket to cover her.

It seemed like he was meticulously caring for her to ensure she could sleep soundly. However, Soeun felt even more restless. Perhaps he couldn’t sleep due to some other worries.

Thus, after taking a nap, they woke up on Monday morning.

Soeun drove Taejun’s car to work.

“Think about living in Seoul, really.”

In the car heading to Suwon, Taejun subtly brought up the topic of moving again.

“Since Yang Hee-wook knows your house, moving might be better.”

Taejun, who had been rustling around all night, woke up quite early and exercised for about an hour before returning. Afterward, he took care of Soeun’s morning routine and didn’t forget to ask about her condition. Soeun felt like she was seeing a supermom who didn’t miss work, love, or parenting.

With no room for gaps like this, Soeun thought that he could manipulate her without her noticing, whether he caressed or rolled her over like she was a helpless person.

Regardless of whom he meets or what he does, Soeun might not be able to know.

“Didn’t Isadan say that the person wouldn’t come again?”

“That’s right. Still.”

“…”

“I just wished that Soeun could be closer.”

His words, spoken casually like throwing pebbles, always left a ripple in Soeun’s heart. Unconsciously, she felt a sense of burden and sorrow that this man had become someone who could influence her daily condition. She was afraid he might become lonely again someday.

Monday was more tiring than other days because there were many customers at the center. On the other hand, there was no time to think about other things, making time flow relatively quickly.

Moving hurriedly through the day, Soeun felt the approaching end of her workday. After finishing the reception duties, feeling hungry due to the tempting smell of snacks, she couldn’t resist and headed to a convenience store with the hungry Baebae.

“As for last night, well, my ex-boyfriend sent me a message. Around 2 a.m., he said, ‘Did you sleep? Sorry if I woke you up.'”

Because of the backlog of work and the need to quickly finish lunch, Beobae, who had accumulated things to say, incessantly chatted while choosing snacks.

“I read it but pretended I didn’t and just chewed it. So, this guy was bewildered, saying, ‘My phone broke, and since you’re a phone expert, I thought of asking you,’ he said. It was ridiculous. No, if the phone is broken, how did he send a text?”
While BaeBae laid out the events of the previous night, Soeun also pondered about her thoughts from the night before. The person who called Taejun, Choi Hyeonji, could it be the Choi Hyeonji I know? Could it be related to Yang Hee-wook’s affairs, and did he threaten Choi Hyeonji too? Or did Choi Hyeonji approach him with some malicious scheme? Or perhaps they… were they originally acquaintances?

In a daze, lost in contemplation, BaeBae, who had grabbed some food, led Soeun out of the convenience store.

“Oh, by the way, Nukum is suing iAxe? Due to patent issues.”

“Oh, really? How did you find out?”

“Last night, I couldn’t sleep because of that ex-boyfriend, so I searched for various things. I couldn’t read it properly because it was in English, but it seems like a real dispute.”

“…”

“Our TF team might disband, don’t you think?”

BaeBae asked for Soeun’s opinion with a worried tone. Soeun, about to answer that such a thing wouldn’t happen, abruptly stopped her steps.

Entering the company building, Soeun saw Choi Hyeonji. It was Choi Hyeonji, wearing the same suit as the day they first met at Omotesando Hills.

Choi Hyeonji was standing at the entrance of K Electronics Service Center’s central branch. It was not the customer entrance but the employee entrance.

“Manager? Why?”

BaeBae, who was looking in the direction that caught Soeun’s gaze, asked. Without a chance to answer that question, Soeun followed.

Although she hurriedly ran, Hyeonji was not in the lobby. There was no sound of shoes getting farther away. Only the elevator’s numbers, just leaving the first floor, were visible. The numbers stopped at the 7th floor, where Taejun’s office was.

An uneasy feeling settled in.

“Manager, why are you doing this?”

No. I must have seen it wrong. There’s also the support office on the 7th floor. It must be a visitor for the support office.

“No. Let’s quickly finish and go up.”

Soeun suppressed her feelings and turned her footsteps.

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6 o’clock. As the time came, Soeun, BaeBae, and Eunpyo went up to the 7th floor.