After work, Tae Yeon got into Min Hyun’s car, who had come to pick her up.

Min Hyun smiled kindly and spoke to Tae Yeon.

“Why is it so hard to see your face?”

“Sorry. My husband suddenly came to Korea……”

“Is he staying for a while?”

“It seems so.”

At Tae Yeon’s words, the smile that had been on Min Hyun’s face briefly disappeared. Min Hyun quickly smiled again as if nothing was wrong.

“But it looks like he allowed you to have dinner tonight?”

“Yes. Because we’re friends.”

Compared to being with Do Joon, spending time with Min Hyun, whom she had known for a long time, was very comfortable. It was a moment when all the tension of the past few days was forgotten.

Min Hyun’s car entered the reserved restaurant.

And a little while later.

A black sedan headed to the same place.

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Min Hyun and Tae Yeon sat at a window-side table, waiting for their ordered menu.

“Why did Director Cha suddenly come to Korea? I thought he said he’d stay in America permanently after the wedding.”

“It seems he came to try to save KK Foods.”

“I see.”

Min Hyun nodded.

After that, Tae Yeon said something, but Min Hyun’s attention was entirely focused elsewhere.

A man wearing a hat sitting in a corner of the restaurant had been staring at him constantly.

More precisely, at Tae Yeon sitting across from him.

Min Hyun briefly recalled the black sedan that had been following his car from in front of Tae Yeon’s company.

He thought it might be a coincidence, but it had seemed suspicious from the moment that car entered the same restaurant.

“Min Hyun?”

Tae Yeon called out again to Min Hyun, who was silently looking somewhere.

“Huh?”

“What are you looking at so intently?”

Just as Tae Yeon was about to turn her head.

Min Hyun noticed her hand placed on the table.

And while conscious of the man glaring at him, he reached out his hand.

Tae Yeon quickly pulled her hand away when she saw Min Hyun’s hand approaching.

Fortunately, their hands didn’t overlap, but Tae Yeon was very surprised.

“What’s wrong? Why did you do that?”

Min Hyun was equally surprised.

“Ah, I thought I saw a fly on your hand.”

“What?”

Tae Yeon patted her hand. However, there was nothing on it.

Min Hyun awkwardly smiled and handed Tae Yeon a napkin.

“There really was a fly… It flew away in an instant.”

Tae Yeon took the napkin Min Hyun offered and wiped the back of her hand while biting her lip.

“You startled me.”

Their hands hadn’t touched, but she was anxious, wondering if anyone might have seen.

Tae Yeon quickly glanced around the restaurant. The people in her view all seemed too focused on their meals to have noticed what just happened.

Thinking it was fortunate, Tae Yeon hurriedly waited for their ordered food to arrive.

Unaware that someone was shooting a cold gaze at her from behind.

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Seeing Tae Yeon leave work, Do Joon followed her.

He had asked her to let him know where she was having dinner, but there was no reply from Tae Yeon, perhaps because she hadn’t seen the message.

Do Joon and Secretary Choi closely followed Min Hyun’s car that Tae Yeon had gotten into.

Do Joon and Secretary Choi also headed to the restaurant the two had entered.

Before entering the restaurant. Secretary Choi grabbed Do Joon’s hand, looking worried.

“Why.”

Tae Yeon and Min Hyun had already gone inside, so Do Joon was in a hurry, but Secretary Choi kept pulling him in the opposite direction of the restaurant.

“Secretary Choi, where are we going?”

“Director, are you planning to go in like that?”

“What’s wrong with this?”

Secretary Choi shook his head.

“I don’t think this will work.”

“What do you mean?”

“First of all, you’re too tall, Director……”

Do Joon was indeed very tall, but that wasn’t the only issue.

Even in casual clothes, he was a man who drew people’s attention wherever he went.

After pondering, Secretary Choi opened his mouth to persuade Do Joon.

“Director, let’s do a simple disguise.”

“Explain so I can understand what you mean.”

“If someone is taking photos of the madam, they would certainly know you, right?”

“Of course. That’s why they’re making such ridiculous threats.”

Secretary Choi tried to calm down the agitated Do Joon while expressing his opinion.

“So if you go in like this, won’t the guy taking photos spot you and run away?”

Do Joon tilted his head slightly, then nodded in agreement.

“You have a point.”

“There’s a shopping mall downstairs. How about we buy some simple clothes and change before going in?”

Though not entirely pleased, Do Joon had no choice but to follow Secretary Choi’s suggestion.

Even as they headed to the shopping mall, all of Do Joon’s attention was focused on Tae Yeon.

More precisely, on everything that might happen inside the restaurant.

A little while later.

Do Joon and Secretary Choi appeared at the restaurant, wearing comfortable tracksuits, white t-shirts, and hats pulled low.

Before he could scan the entire restaurant interior, Do Joon spotted Tae Yeon. The image of her sitting by the window, waiting for a meal with a man, filled Do Joon’s eyes.

After finding Tae Yeon, he scrutinized her surroundings, but couldn’t yet find anyone suspicious-looking.

“Director, don’t just stand there conspicuously, please follow me.”

Secretary Choi and Do Joon sat in a corner seat.

After casually ordering anything visible on the menu, Do Joon glared at the table where Tae Yeon was sitting.

Secretary Choi kept looking around the restaurant interior, trying to find someone who might be photographing Tae Yeon.

However, there were only tables with families having meals or couples sitting together.

“Director, who among the people here could it be?”

Though he called out again, there was no answer from Do Joon. He just kept glaring at one spot.

Secretary Choi spoke with a bright smile.

“Could it be you’ve already found them?”

Yet there was still no response from Do Joon, as if he couldn’t hear.

He continued to send a chilling gaze, staring intently at one place.

Secretary Choi turned his head abruptly. And at the end of that gaze was.

Tae Yeon, having a meal with another man.

Secretary Choi covered his mouth in surprise when he saw the man sitting across from Tae Yeon suddenly reach out to grab her hand.

An even stronger killing intent was felt from beside him.

Secretary Choi unconsciously hunched his shoulders.

Seeing Tae Yeon quickly pull her hand away before it was grabbed, Secretary Choi let out a sigh of relief.

Wondering if that scene might have been captured in a photo as well.

With that worry, Secretary Choi glanced at Do Joon, who was glaring at Tae Yeon, or more precisely, at the man sitting across from her, without saying a word.

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The pasta that Min Hyun and Tae Yeon had ordered was placed on the table.

Min Hyun moved the clams on top of the pasta to another plate. He knew well that Tae Yeon didn’t like clams.

“Why did you order this if you don’t like clams?”

“I wanted to eat shrimp. Min Hyun, I can remove the clams myself.”

“It’s fine. I’m almost done.”

After removing all the clams from the pasta plate, Min Hyun served some pasta onto Tae Yeon’s plate.

Being hungry, Tae Yeon quickly picked up her fork.

When she was with Do Joon, she always had to act in front of Lady Choi, making it difficult to fully focus on eating. Today, she didn’t have to do that, so she felt much more at ease.

Min Hyun laughed loudly watching Tae Yeon eat the pasta enthusiastically.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Here.”

Tae Yeon touched the spot Min Hyun pointed to with his finger.

“No, not there, next to it.”

“Is something on my face?”

“Yes. There’s some sauce.”

“I’ll go look in the mirror.”

As Tae Yeon was about to get up, Min Hyun grabbed her arm.

Min Hyun, who rarely touched her before, was acting very strangely today.

Tae Yeon quickly pulled her arm away from his grasp and sat back down.

“Min Hyun, what’s wrong with you today?”

Instead of answering, Min Hyun reached out with a napkin towards Tae Yeon’s mouth.

“……”

As Tae Yeon leaned back in surprise, Min Hyun just smiled as if it was nothing.

“Hold still. I’ll do it for you.”

Min Hyun extended the napkin a bit more to wipe the pasta sauce from Tae Yeon’s mouth.

At that moment.

A dark shadow loomed over Tae Yeon’s head.

“What are you doing to my wife?”

It was a familiar voice.

Tae Yeon turned her head abruptly to see Do Joon giving her a cold stare.

“Do Joon?”

Do Joon sharply slapped down Min Hyun’s hand, which was still extended towards Tae Yeon. Tae Yeon’s eyes widened in shock at the sound.

“Please remove that hand.”

The restaurant interior began to stir.

Even though Do Joon had covered his handsome face with a hat and wore casual sweatpants, they couldn’t hide the aura emanating from his body.

Everyone was craning their necks to see what was happening at Tae Yeon’s table, as if curious.

“Wait a moment, Do Joon.”

Do Joon was clearly misunderstanding the current situation. Tae Yeon grabbed her bag next to her and held onto Do Joon’s arm.

“Do Joon, let’s talk outside first.”

When Do Joon stood firm without budging, Tae Yeon didn’t know what to do.

“Ms. Jin Tae Yeon, is this bastard really your friend?”

A low voice resonated in Tae Yeon’s ear.

How long had Do Joon been in this restaurant?

Min Hyun had been trying to do things he usually didn’t do today.

She worried if Do Joon might have seen all of that.

The diners all began to stir and talk about something.

Some even started to take out their phones to capture this scene.

She had to get Do Joon out of here quickly. Tae Yeon intertwined her fingers with Do Joon’s.

Do Joon, who had been sending cold glares while frozen in place, seemed startled at the touch, which Tae Yeon felt through her fingertips.

“What are you doing?”

“Let’s go out first. If this scene gets photographed and uploaded online, it could be troublesome.”

At those words, Do Joon lifted his head and looked around the restaurant interior.

Seeing the phones trying to capture him, Do Joon pulled on Tae Yeon’s hand and headed outside.

Do Joon quietly instructed Secretary Choi, who had been waiting beside the two.

“Check if anyone happened to take photos of us two.”

“Understood, Director.”