Although they were comfortable with each other like friends, she couldn’t refuse Soeun’s instructions because she was her senior. Even though they had been working together for over a year, Bobae, who had never been given any instructions or requests from Soeun, found it somewhat suspicious.

Thanks to Soeun, who passionately explained everything, even making notes in between, Bobae was able to forcibly memorize the work. Despite the embarrassment, Bobae, who was deeply moved, thought she wanted to become a cool senior like Soeun and take over the work smoothly.

After regular work hours, before the TF team’s dissolution ceremony, they decided to tidy up the 7th-floor office. However, somehow, Soeun ended up alone on the 7th floor. They had decided to have the dissolution ceremony at an eel restaurant, but since they couldn’t contact the restaurant, Bobae left to check it out. Eunpyo ended up following Bobae.
Alone on the 7th floor, Soeun greeted politely when she saw Munkyeong before entering the office.

“Enjoy the eel. I’ll go first because it’s my husband’s birthday.”

“Oh, yes. Have a great time, Director. And Director.”

Soeun took something out of her bag and handed it to Munkyeong. It was a box wrapped in pretty green packaging.

“What’s this?”

“It’s a baby gift. I bought it on my way here. I heard it’s better to give baby gifts in advance.”

“Oh. Can I accept something like this?”

“You should accept it. It’s from my heart.”

“Alright. Thank you.”

“Thank you indeed.”

Polite greetings continued.

“At that time, when I took a day off, you sent me a gift certificate for duck meat. And you took good care of me. I really appreciated it.”

“Nah. If you look at our lovely team leader, you’d want to do the same.”

“No. There aren’t many adults like that.”

In truth, she didn’t expect anything from adults.

The one who always caused her pain was always an adult.

“Director, among the adults I’ve met, you were the kindest and warmest… the kindest and warmest adult.”

Soeun quickly corrected the tense of the ending suffix.

“I hope you have a healthy delivery.”

“Why are you saying goodbye like someone leaving? We’ll keep seeing each other often because our CEO is here, right? Isn’t that right?”

“Yes. That’s true.”

“…”

“Anyway, thank you.”

While exchanging farewells with Munkyeong, Taejun came out of the main office.

“Well, my husband is waiting downstairs, so I’ll go first. Have a great time, Chief Lee.”

After checking the time, Munkyeong hurriedly left, leaving only Taejun and Soeun on the 7th-floor corridor.

“Where are the other team members?”

“We couldn’t contact the eel restaurant, so I told them to check it out themselves.”

“So you’re going to tidy up alone?”

“There’s not much to tidy up. And Chief Lee said she would help.”

“Why me?”

After bluntly responding, he entered the office before Soeun and began organizing before her. As Soeun said, there wasn’t much to tidy up, so the work could be finished in a few minutes.

Once everything was neatly arranged, including removing the office nameplate, Soeun realized that she was the last one. She personally felt relieved that she could finish the task Taejun gave her before leaving.

After finishing work, she urged him to go to the restaurant quickly, but Taejun suggested she sit for a moment, offering the chair in front of him.

Sitting on the chair as Taejun suggested, Soeun recalled the day she first faced Taejun in this office. The man who left her in the office until 9 p.m., not asking her to do anything and having the strange name ‘Future Service Team’ in the office. He returned late at night, quietly guarding and sitting beside her as she fell asleep in the office.

Come to think of it, everything he gave her was love. From the beginning to the end.
During those tormenting times, he consistently fed me delicious food, personally brought it to my house, and gave me love so sincerely and steadily, without haste.

How could that be possible? Weren’t you resentful of me?

I desperately wanted to ask, but now I can never do that.

Soeun choked back tears and uttered a voice reminiscent of nonsense.

“Now it’s goodbye here too.”

“You can visit anytime. I’ll keep this room empty, so come and rest whenever you want.”

“There’s no reason to.”

“I can create a reason.”

A fearless man. A man who will do everything she desires.

Know your love. I know that if I leave, you will be in pain. I know you’ll strive to come to me, saying you don’t need a grandfather or anyone else.

But you shouldn’t do that. You’re someone who has to protect everyone. It’s scarier that your vast world will crumble rather than my small world.

Unlike herself, who had nothing to lose due to having nothing, he was a man with much to lose. Still, he acted without lingering regrets. A man for whom his own ruin meant nothing.

Soeun pressed the shutter of her heart, capturing his handsome face in her mind. So that when this moment drifts away someday, she can retrieve the memory.

Feeling a stream forming in her heart, enough to float a paper boat, he abruptly threw a pebble.

“Do you want to hang out this weekend?”

“What? No!”

Soeun, who had been staring blankly at his face, answered hastily. She couldn’t leave her house this weekend under any circumstances.

“There’s no need to be so surprised….”

Her sober expression seemed to disappoint him, and he muttered with a sigh.