Looking at Yuri with eyes that said, ‘So what?’ Jeho spread his arms and pulled her into a hug.

“I couldn’t bear not seeing you today unless I came like this. I came to charge before the battery runs out.”

Although Yuri warned him that this was not appropriate, her body uncontrollably hugged his waist tightly.

“… But are you charging for free?”

“Of course not.”

Jeho chuckled and took Yuri’s hand, leading her to his car. After seating her in the back, he offered a chocolate croissant and a coffee in a takeaway cup.

“For now, enjoy this, and I’ll properly repay you on the weekend.”
When Yuri made a puzzled expression, Jeho unfolded a napkin and placed it on Yuri’s lap, saying, “I think I’ll be going to work without breakfast today.”

“How did you know I haven’t been eating breakfast lately?”

“On days when I have breakfast, I tend to have lunch late. But on days when I skip breakfast, I find myself getting up from my seat as soon as it hits 12 o’clock. These days, you went to lunch with Sunyoung at the exact time.”

Although he thought he didn’t care at all, it seemed he was observing her every little move without missing anything. It might not be a big deal, but Yuri momentarily lost words in the face of his meticulous care, something she had never experienced even from her family.

He was truly tempting not only her body but also her heart. How could she not love him when he took care of her so affectionately?

Because her heart was pricking, Yuri had to bite her lips slightly. When she didn’t make a move to eat, Jeho unwrapped the packaging to make it easier for her to eat.

“Now, eat it while it’s warm. It just came out of the oven.”

“Thank you.”

Taking a bite as he suggested, the crispy croissant revealed sweet chocolate. Yuri licked the chocolate on her lips while looking at Jeho.

“But… why have we never had lunch together? We could eat together.”

“Of course, I wanted to eat together. But just in case it becomes a habit, I avoided it.”

“A habit?”

Yuri asked again while biting into the croissant. This time, chocolate dribbled down again. But before she could wipe it with her tongue, he bowed his head and sucked the chocolate with his lips.

Startled, Yuri flinched, and Jeho gently held her chin with one hand.

“I want to keep doing this. Do you know how beautiful it is to see you eat with relish? I want to show you in the mirror.”

“Oh.”

Flustered, Yuri unknowingly opened her mouth wider. Jeho, with a twisted smile, once again bowed his head, briefly touching his lips.

“This kind of sight is irresistible. But how can we eat together? Right, Miss Cha Yuri? I don’t want to endure it and get dehydrated.”

The polite speech deliberately added a hint of sensuality, and the intense gaze, lips gently moving upward, and other elements made the man in front of her irresistibly provocative. Suppressing the impulse to kiss him first, Yuri quickly changed the topic.

“If you’re dehydrated, I can give you a hand…”

“Give me a hand?”

“Yes. For dehydration, it’s effective to prick your fingertips with a needle to make them bleed.”

Jeho looked at Yuri, who was quickly changing the topic, and twisted his lips with a smirk. However, he smoothly played along with her banter.

“Hmm, meeting Cha Yuri requires being prepared to shed blood as a sacrifice.”

It wasn’t a forced statement. Come to think of it, Jeho had already shed blood for her several times.
“That’s not bad either. If that’s what it takes to possess you.”

He took the takeout cup from Yuri’s hand, placed it in the cup holder, and whispered as he embraced her back of the head with one hand, this time lingering with his lips for a long time.

Yuri didn’t push Jeho away. She had endured for days, convincing herself that a brief indulgence would be okay. There were still two more days until the weekend. Like him, she needed recharging too. Her daily life without Jeho was too desolate.

Savoring the sweet and refreshing citrus scent, Yuri closed her eyes, feeling the warm embrace around her, which was so pleasant that tears seemed to well up.

As he said in the morning, he left the site right away. Even though Yuri already knew, for some reason, one side of her chest felt empty and chilly. While preparing to leave work, he received a call from Hyunkyung.

In the past, Hyunkyung used to say, “We’re leaving work soon, let’s have dinner together.” But since Yuri started a secret relationship with Jeho, it had changed to, “Can we eat together?” Yuri smiled at Hyunkyung’s consideration.

“Of course. Where should we meet?”

30 minutes later, the two met at a restaurant near the company. As soon as they sat down, Hyunkyung, as if her stomach was upset, gulped down cold water and then poured out her story like pouring water from a basin.

“I won’t be able to see you for a while. Tomorrow, I’m going on a European trip with my mom. We’re going to the UK, then France, Switzerland, Italy, and so on. Originally, I was supposed to go with my dad and mom, but my dad suddenly had urgent work at the company again and canceled.”

The chairman of Cheonga Group used to go on overseas trips with his wife whenever he had free time.

“Forget it. I won’t see you for a while. I was about to say, let’s get a divorce. Thanks to me saying that I would go instead, it stopped at that point. If not, we almost went to family court. There was almost a headline saying ‘Divorce of the Century.'”

Although she said so, the chairman and his wife were famous for their good relationship whenever they had leisure. Perhaps that’s why Yuri couldn’t bring herself to confide in Hyunkyung about her family story. Envious and embarrassed. It was because of the striking contrast in her parents’ relationship.

“Anyway, how about you? Lately, cuddling tightly with Mr. Jeho on a narrow bed, do you like it?”

Instead of answering, Yuri glanced teasingly at Hyunkyung. Seeing that the bed delivery was delayed, it seemed like Hyunkyung was intentionally postponing it.

“I’m doing okay. We’re busy, so we only date on weekends these days.”

“What? No, how can you only date on weekends? Can’t you sleep alone at night?”

“What can I do if I can’t sleep?”

Hyunkyung wrinkled her face as if she couldn’t understand, but she didn’t say anything more.
After finishing the meal and leaving the restaurant, it was past 9 PM. While having dinner, Yuri briefly turned off her phone, and there was a text from Jeho.

He mentioned that he had some work, so it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to talk tonight and wished her a good night. Although it was regrettable not to hear his voice, Yuri consoled herself by recalling the short morning date.

As she parked her car in the underground parking lot of the officetel and was about to lock the car door, a familiar voice was heard from beside.

“Are you entering your home now?”

Yuri, who turned her head towards the source of the sound, was surprised and speechless. Her eyes widened as she looked at the person in front of her.