“Uhhuh? Did you change the diffuser? It smells good.”
Sharp guy.

Whether he smelled his scent or not, Ho Jin was sniffing around like a hunting dog.

Then, he glanced at Seo Yeon.
“You showered. When did you get here?”
Since Ho Jin was investigative, even light questions needed careful thought before responding.

There were cases where if she carelessly answered something trivial and it didn’t add up, he’d relentlessly dig into it.
“I had an appointment with a client. I came home after dinner… about 2 hours ago?”
“Uhhuh. Your face is glowing. Did you change your skincare products? Uh, tired.”
With dark circles under his eyes, Ho Jin collapsed onto the sofa as if he was crumbling.
“Ah. I have a home shopping broadcast tomorrow evening so I did a face pack.”
Seo Yeon, who casually made an excuse, took a quick look towards the bedroom.
“Ah, right. I should set the alarm and order it too.”
Ho Jin mumbled while pulling down his kneehighs with his toes.

Then her gaze went to the strawberry cake on the table.
“You said you have a broadcast tomorrow. Why are you eating a whole cake by yourself? What’s the occasion?”
“Uh, someone gave it as a gift. Come here. Let’s eat together.”
“Hehe. I’m blessed to be able to eat it.”
When Seo Yeon, pretending to be unaffected, took out a new plate and cut a piece of cake, Ho Jin came to the table, grumbling.
“Whoever it was, they spent some money. This place is famous on SNS.”
“Ah, really? I didn’t know.”
Seo Yeon was so worried about Kwon Yool hiding in the room that it was driving her crazy.

She started to rack her brain to somehow get Ho Jin to leave quickly.

Should she say she’s going to bed early because of the broadcast tomorrow?

No! What if he decides to sleep over? It’s not only once or twice that Ho Jin has slept over at her place.
“Hmm. It’s delicious. Give me another piece.”
Should she pack up this whole cake and send him off?

Thinking of Kwon Yool, who would be anxious in the dark room, she cut another piece of cake for now.

She was thinking about the best way to naturally get Ho Jin to leave when it happened.

Ziiing ziiing.
“Huh? What’s this noise?”
The eyes of Ho Jin, the youngest prosecutor from the Central District Prosecutors’ Office, went to the silent phone on the table.

Uh oh. It must be a call from Yool. What should I do? He’ll find out.

As he was too flustered to find his phone, and the vibration continued, Ho Jin started to look around.
“It’s a cell phone vibrating, isn’t it?”
Cold sweat broke out down her back as Seo Yeon quickly racked her brain.

Should she just be upfront? Should she say they’re not dating but they are seeing each other?

But the picture of him hiding in the room was too suspicious.
“Is there someone in the room?”
Ho Jin suddenly stood up from his seat.
“Who would be in the room? It’s noise from upstairs.”

She tried to act nonchalant, but Seo Yeon had to make a decision quickly.

Whether to speak honestly, or to divert her gaze elsewhere.

Ho Jin’s footsteps towards the bedroom seemed like slowmotion in a movie.

Sensing that she would soon be exposed, Seo Yeon shut her eyes tight and shouted out,
“Su, Su Hee, ma’am!”
At that, Ho Jin swiftly turned around.
‘Phew. He bought it!’
Seo Yeon, who confirmed Ho Jin’s cheeks turning red, boldly taunted.
“Sit here for a bit! I have something to say anyway.”
With the expression of a puppy that had caused a big trouble, Ho Jin slowly approached.
“You’re always so busy, I was going to let it slide. But today, you came at the right time. I am really, really angry. Just.”
Seo Yeon deliberately banged on the table and threw a tantrum.

When Ho Jin scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed, Seo Yeon seized the moment.

Meanwhile, no more vibration sound was heard from the bedroom.
“Do you know how shocked I was when I went to check on you that day? You know?”
At Seo Yeon’s rant, Ho Jin chuckled and his face turned red.
“People live, and accidents of unexpected contact happen between men and women. So what. Ha ha. Give me a break for the first time.”
Ho Jin started to eat the cake with a smug smile.
“A Confucian girl like me can’t stand it. How can a man and a woman, in the middle of the night, huh? Like that. I mean!”
Seo Yeon planned to make Ho Jin feel embarrassed and send him back.

However, Ho Jin chuckled and said,
“Hey! Han Seo Yeon. What Confucian girl are you. Really. Shall I recite some of your daring acts?”
Uh…what?

Thinking they were alone, Ho Jin had no inhibitions.

He candidly unveiled a shameful event in their shared past.
“You, at Rina’s wedding, after Hyung Jin came out from Pyebaek, you said to take him to the reception of Hae Jin Medical Foundation’s eldest son. Totally my style! Regardless of what happens, you have to bring him, you acted like a nagging person, didn’t you?”
“No, haha. That was a joke back then. You remember everything.”
Thinking about Kwon Yool who might be listening from the room, Seo Yeon began to carefully explain.