So, for now, she pushed him away… and she thought she had done the right thing.

“But why is he clinging to you? Why is he blocking your resignation?”
Kyung Ah suddenly began digging at the heart of the matter, while Yeon Woo was lost in thought.

“It’s strange. He hasn’t married, right? And he has no girlfriend.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Then that’s a green light. He likes you.”
“Wh, what?”
Yeon Woo’s hand, which had been rummaging through the pork belly, hesitated.

“You know how it is. Boys follow the girls they like and pull their hair. Tease them.”
“Oh my, yeah. Kyung Ah is right! That’s it! Boys are childish no matter how old they get, right? Just look at my brother.”
How could her friends, who wouldn’t know his true feelings even if they saw him directly, be so sure just by hearing a rough background?

He does have a childish side…

“That’s absolutely not it.”

Yeon Woo just chuckled and shook her head.

“At this rate, Kim Yeon Woo, you should be grateful to me. Dive in first!”
“That’s true. We’re in the same company, so it’s unavoidable, but I have to do my best no matter what.”
Undoubtedly, Kwon Jun Hwi was a man anyone would desire. It was also a fact that his peerless appearance and capabilities were overwhelming for Yeon Woo.

She recalled the subtle envious glances she received when she was at the dinner party with him. Even Yoon Ji Woo openly admired him as she checked him out from head to toe…

People would ridicule Yeon Woo for rejecting such a man, not knowing the complicated reality that was about to explode.

‘And I’ve already dived in, guys.’
Afterwards, her friends became involved in the psychological deduction of Kwon Jun Hwi like they were detectives.

In this way, Yeon Woo’s resignation worries were casually buried.

Sigh. Yeon Woo, who exhaled a sigh, slumped her shoulders like a wet tissue.

“I just want to resign as quickly and smoothly as possible.”
“Well… It’s not a good method, but just quit and stop coming to work. That might be better than being too stressed.”
Sigh. Yeon Woo’s sigh became even deeper.

“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it.”
Actually, she had tried to be tough and attempted unauthorized absence.

Even intentionally turned off the alarm before going to bed. Sadly, Yeon Woo’s body automatically woke up at the usual time the next day.

Ignoring and trying to sleep again, she ended up seeing a text message sent by a new employee, Ji Eun, while habitually checking her phone.

[Respected Deputy Kim Yeon Woo! I’ve entered as the secretary I’ve always dreamed of at Ro and Yule, and it’s an infinite honor to receive mentoring from you, a deputy praised as an excellent secretary… I’ll work hard betting on the honor of Ro and Yule!] She didn’t read it properly because it was too long, but she remembered the chick’s full passion.

“I didn’t have the courage to shatter the dreams and hopes of a newly joined employee.”
Thinking she couldn’t abandon Ji Eun, she ended up dragging herself to work. After that, the rest was filled in by Yeon Woo’s DNA of diligence.

Her tendency as a firstclass worker to do her best once she started on a task kept showing itself.

The more she thought about it, the more she had a bad feeling that resigning would become a long battle.

“Ah. I’ll stop with the depressing stories.”
Yeon Woo naturally brought up another topic to comfort her gloom, adding noodles to the ramen.

To erase the thoughts of that man who kept coming to mind,

“Do you want to go shopping on the weekend? It’s time for spring clothes.”
Since it has come to this, she thought she should buy some combat uniforms to wear, expecting a long fight ahead.

Everything seemed to have slipped out of her grasp.

But Yeon Woo had not completely abandoned the idea of resigning. She did not forget her resolution to wait for the right moment and seize any opportunity when Jun Hwi let his guard down.

However, waiting for the ‘right moment’ was the problem.

Especially on days like today, when she was swamped with monthend expenses and Jun Hwi added to the pile with a heap of documents for court submission, her desire to leave this hamster wheellike company flared up more fiercely.

‘Am I just going to be pushed around like this?’
After spending 30 minutes attaching endless piles of receipts to the expense report, such a thought occurred to her.

If Yeon Woo couldn’t leave on her own, why not make Kwon Jun Hwi or the HR team push her out!

…She remembered her failed attempts to avoid becoming his partner. But doing something was a hundred, a thousand times better than just sitting on her hands.

Thus, the next day marked the beginning of Yeon Woo’s active efforts to get herself fired.

How could she earn his displeasure?

‘The most certain way is to keep spilling coffee, but that’s inhumane to touch his trauma.’
So, she decided to exclude that idea.

It was when Yeon Woo, who was pondering other methods on her way to work, was waiting for the elevator on the first floor.

Next to her, the familiar figure of In Young approached. Kwon Jun Hwi’s sculpted face, which filled her vision when she looked up, was flaunting its beauty since morning.

Her heart, insensitive to the situation, started throbbing due to his slender jawline and dizzying body scent.

Ding dong. They boarded the elevator at the sound of arrival. This was her chance, alone with him.

The goal was to make Kwon Jun Hwi say, ‘I can’t work with Kim Yeon Woo anymore.’

Yeon Woo clenched her eyes and pressed her wildly beating heart. Then, she put on a cheerful voice, a little more lively than usual.

“Ah. The weather is freaking cold.”
Jun Hwi turned his head towards her.

“This winter is truly brutal, right? Agree? Yeah, agree.”
“…”
“Right? Today’s weather is the absolute worst, right?”
Thump thump. Her heart wasn’t racing because of him, but because of the tension from doing something out of character.

“On a day like this, we should be in our blankets. Can you believe we came to work?”
“…”
His smooth forehead furrowed strangely.

What should I do…! But he was reacting, so she decided to press on.

“Um, and… The cloudy weather seems just right for snow… it’s unmistakable. Undeniable… right?”
As she watched his eyes narrow in realtime, her confidence faltered.

Nonetheless, Yeon Woo wrapped it up with a refreshing smile.

“What are you doing right now?”

Oh. It seemed like there was a slight intonation in his usually cold tone.

Yeon Woo shrugged her shoulders annoyingly.

“I’m just saying good morning, so why… yes. Whatever.”

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