Returning to the company at a time when others would be leaving work meant there was a lot to do, so he didn’t want to disturb anyone. He wanted to comfort her as he knew she must be upset because of Baek Heiran, but he decided to endure it as it seemed Yeongin might not appreciate it.

However, as soon as he got off the elevator, he ran into Haeyun.

Haeyun quickly noticed the purpose of him coming to the 5th floor.

“Team leader left work a little while ago.”

“Already?”

“If he said he couldn’t concentrate on work and needed to have a drink, he went out. He said he wanted to quietly have a drink alone, so I didn’t follow him.”

“Do you happen to know where he went?”

“Team leader has a place he goes to when he wants to have a drink alone, but he said he wanted to drink quietly alone…….”

Haeyun trailed off as if she was embarrassed.

“He might have changed his mind.”

“Yes, people’s hearts often change for no reason.”
She accidentally became the second proxy, and she subtly provided information to Seonghyuk.

The place Seonghyuk arrived at was a cozy and warm bar. Sweet jazz enhanced the peaceful atmosphere.

However, his expression was far from calm. It was because Yeongin was sitting and chatting with a young man, whose role—whether he was the boss or an employee—Seonghyuk couldn’t determine, and laughing heartily.

Although he knew it was a natural reaction when one had had enough to drink, he instinctively felt a surge of jealousy.

The person sitting next to Yeongin felt the signal and silently gazed at her, who turned her head sensing his presence.

She focused her eyes, seemingly trying to adjust her vision. The gaze tinged with intoxication was blurry.

After a while, her lips opened again.

“Coincidence…?”

“Impossible.”

“Ah, it’s you, Miss Haeyun.”

“Yes.”

“I should scold Miss Haeyun.”

Yeongin, who was sitting next to her, emptied the glass of whiskey as she spoke.

“Don’t scold her. She’s a very talented person.”

After putting down the glass, she nodded toward the boss, silently asking if he knew the person, with her mouth forming a shape like ‘Do you know him?’

The smiling boss placed an empty glass in front of Seonghyuk, and this time, Yeongin’s head moved from side to side.

“Sir, she’s an expert at bringing cars to the pub. She probably brought one today too. I can’t drink.”

Seonghyuk returned the glass to the boss, acknowledging Yeongin’s words. Then, he turned to Yeongin and asked.

“Are you okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Not okay. It’s dirty.”

She suspected that he knew everything about today’s work.

Although she didn’t have tremendous pride in her job as a manager, today, she had doubts about her profession until she became discouraged.

“How can I clean up?”

“Well, how about sleeping and waking up?”

“Then let’s go to sleep.”

Looking at Yeongin, who grabbed his wrist, Seonghyuk smiled gently.

Today, he quietly followed Haeyun, who insisted on coming along to drink alone. However, ironically, the presence of the man beside her became a great comfort.

“See you later.”

As Seonghyuk released her thin wrist, a smile spread across Yeongin’s face. Due to the influence of alcohol, Yeongin, who was usually reserved, looked particularly charming.

“Have you still not found a hobby to relieve stress?”

“I haven’t found one yet.”

“When I suggested learning to exercise, you didn’t even listen.”

Yeongin retorted with her lower lip twisted.

“Why didn’t you learn from me when I suggested learning swimming?”

“I was thinking of learning, but you wouldn’t let me. I can’t drink alcohol.”

“Let’s be accurate with our words. You said you didn’t want to learn from me. When did I ever prevent you from learning?”

“I didn’t want to learn from a senior.”

“Why didn’t you want to learn from me?”

“Because I didn’t want to show you my clumsy side.”

“That’s not a convincing reason. It’s only natural to be clumsy if you can’t swim.”

Yeongin swallowed the words that she didn’t want to show an awkward and immature side to him.

“Why did you oppose me learning from a senior who wanted to learn from a professional instructor?”
“Holding, supporting, there can’t help but be inevitable touches. How can you just stand by and watch when someone else touches your body?”

“That’s quite a reasonable reason.”

After a deep sigh for a moment, Yeongin suddenly chuckled. Seonghyuk laughed along.

The two, who learned the truth after three years, looked at each other and burst into laughter.

As Yeongin emptied the glass Seonghyuk filled, she reminisced.

“I couldn’t learn to swim, but come to think of it, I learned a lot from you. I learned to drive, I learned about whiskey…”

“And didn’t you learn how to kiss from me?”

“I seemed to be doing well even without learning that.”

“You did well, not just seemed to.”

“What does that mean?”

“Even though it was clumsy, it drove people crazy.”

She, who had been staring at Seonghyuk intently, suddenly stood up.

“Let’s stop here.”

“Sure.”

The two went out together.

Yeongin got into the passenger seat first, and as Seonghyuk turned around to take the driver’s seat, a soft voice reached his ears.

“Let’s go to your place, senior.”

“…….”

Seonghyuk’s gaze turned toward the passenger seat.

“I mean, let’s go to sleep.”

He slowly spoke.

“Are you drunk?”

“I am, enough to wake up tomorrow with no memory at all.”

Seonghyuk started the engine and replied.

“It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll remember for you.”