Seo Yeon cracked open the front door.

“I apologize for disturbing you.”

He was Minhyuk’s secretary who had Seo Yeon’s bag yesterday.

“Oh, yes. What brings you…”

“I accidentally took your car keys with me. I’m sorry.”

He quickly handed Seo Yeon her car keys.

“It’s fine. I’ve troubled you multiple times.”

“Not at all. Ah, also this…”

He handed her a box wrapped in silk cloth and a basket of fruits with a hotel sticker on it.

“This is a gift from our director to apologize for my mistake.”

“Ah, no, it’s alri… ugh.”

As Seo Yeon started to wave her hand, she felt a dull pain and grimaced.

“Could you please accept it? My position with our director is…”

Unable to say he was quite uncomfortable, the secretary found it hard to take the items back.

“Ah, okay. Thank you, I’ll enjoy it.”

As Seo Yeon was about to receive it with both hands, the secretary pushed the heavy fruit basket and box into the foyer.

“And, you have a medical appointment scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday.”

“…”

“The director expressed that he would like to accompany you for the first consultation.”

‘What’s with this man, sending his secretary to subtly pressure me?’

“That won’t be necessary.”

When Seo Yeon flatly refused, the strapping secretary spoke with a desperate look in his eyes.

“Our director deeply regrets this incident and earnestly conveys his wish to show his sincerity by being there for the first consultation. If you still refuse…”

The secretary’s pupils shook intensely.

He stressed that he had not only taken Seo Yeon’s car keys but also had failed to fully convey the message.

Seo Yeon pondered as she looked at his expression.

She couldn’t be too picky with someone diligently performing their duties.

‘Should I tell Director Cho Minhyuk directly? Or should I just go with him tomorrow and say no from there on… Ah, what a bother.’

Seo Yeon found Minhyuk annoying but also felt sorry for his waiting secretary.

“…Understood.”

Seo Yeon decided to think about it later and sent him away for now.

“Then, I’ll pick you up by 8:20 a.m. tomorrow.”

The secretary offered a bright smile as if he’d successfully completed a mission, and then took his leave.

Seo Yeon also bowed her head slightly before carefully closing the door.

“Nobody else should be coming, right?”

Not wanting any more disturbances, Seo Yeon meticulously locked up. Then she called Kyungsook to make the first move.

She emphasized that she would take her medicine and rest well, so absolutely do not come.

Only after receiving Kyungsook’s nagging confirmation did Seo Yeon call for Kwon Yool.

“Yool, you can come out now.”

Upon this, Kwon Yool, who had neatly arranged his short hair, opened the door and came out.

“Who was it?”

“Ah. One of the staff took my car for me when I had to go to the hospital suddenly yesterday. They accidentally took the keys.”

Kwon Yool nodded and shifted his gaze toward the items at the entrance.

“They said it’s an apology. They left these gifts.”

“I’ll bring them inside.”

As Kwon Yool picked up the gift, his sharp eyes caught a small card inside the fruit basket.

“Shall we not unwrap it?”

“The fruits can go to mom. Should we open this box?”

When Seo Yeon untied the softly glowing grey cloth, a square dish was revealed.

Upon opening the lid, neatly arranged jeon displayed their elegant charm.

This wasn’t the jeon you would whip up at home; it looked like something crafted with care by a master.

“Why, of all things, jeon…”

‘Our Seo Yeon loves jeon so much that she’d wake up from her sleep and devour a plate…’

It seemed like Minhyuk had sent it, perhaps after hearing those words from Taeseok.

Despite laughing at it yesterday, it felt burdensome that he had sent such a gift.

However, what was done was done, and throwing it away was not an option.

“Jeon is innocent, after all.”

“What?”

“Ah, never mind.”

Seo Yeon quickly took a moist jeon and popped it in her mouth.

“Mmm, it’s delicious! You should try it too, Yool.”

Seo Yeon picked up a jeon with her hand and put it into Kwon Yool’s mouth.

“Ah, it’s really good. Do you like jeon, Seo Yeon?”
“Fried meat is always right. Mmm. Delicious. Let’s eat this for dinner.”

Seo Yeon, just sit here and talk to me. I’ll take care of everything.”

Kwon Yool had Seo Yeon sit like a princess and neatly arranged food from the fridge onto plates.

The two sat down to a lavish spread of delicious food.

Seo Yeon couldn’t help but smile just watching Kwon Yool eat.

“Try this, Seo Yeon.”

Sharing delicious food with him felt like heaven.

‘Ah, this is good.’

Even after finishing her meal, Seo Yeon felt like she was walking on air.

She must have slept well, eaten well, and felt exhilarated by not letting a single drop of water spill on Kwon Yool’s hand.

“Here’s your medicine, Seo Yeon.”

He even took care of her medicine.

“Are you bored, Seo Yeon? Should I read you a book? Or perhaps a movie?”

He entertained her as well.

“Here you go. Ice cream loaded with strawberries, just to your taste.”

He even fed her snacks she liked every hour.

‘Being hurt isn’t so bad…’