Jae Yi wrapped her arms around his neck.

Geon Hak gently raised the corners of his mouth at her action and deeply sucked on her lower lip.

Their overlapping lips were hotter than ever before.

I want to always be by the executive director’s side like this.

As their lips, which had been moving intensely against each other, gently parted, their gazes met hotly.

“Hold me…… Executive Director.”

At her pretty words, Geon Hak swallowed her lips once more and said,

“As much as you want.”

Even while kissing her, Geon Hak’s hands moved quickly. The clothes Jae Yi was wearing fell to the floor one by one. Jae Yi’s eyes trembled as she looked at him.

Tonight, she wanted to be loved by him more than any other night.

* * *

Jae Yi blinked her eyelids as the sunlight coming through the window was dazzling.

Geon Hak, who had already finished preparing for work, looked down at her.

“Are you awake?”

Jae Yi hurriedly tried to get up, but startled by her unclothed state, she wrapped herself tightly in the blanket.

Seeing Jae Yi’s reddened cheeks, Geon Hak sat on the edge of the bed and gently cupped her face.

His black hair matched well with his black suit. He met Jae Yi’s gaze.

“I was going to wake up early.”

“That’s not easy. You waited for me until dawn after going to the amusement park yesterday, and then spent the night…”

As Geon Hak said things that didn’t need to be said, Jae Yi’s cheeks gradually turned red.

“Executive Director……”

She looked at him with a face that said ‘please move aside for a moment if you’re done talking’, but he didn’t budge at all.

“I’m not moving.”

“I need to go back to my room quickly. What if Ye Na comes looking for me?”

“If she finds you, there’s nothing we can do. It would be nice to let her know that Han Jae Yi is in my room too. Ye Na can sleep alone now. Don’t worry too much about just Ye Na.”

“But……”

“Again, thinking of others. Just think about Han Jae Yi now.”

Geon Hak grinned and met Jae Yi’s eyes. Although it was embarrassing to face Geon Hak without even washing up, she was really happy to see his face first thing in the morning.

He stroked Jae Yi’s cheek and said,

“I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“As you know, Yoon Su Ah is in Korea.”

Jae Yi nodded.

“The reason I left without saying anything yesterday was because Yoon Su Ah had a car accident.”

Jae Yi’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Is she okay?”

Seeing her concern for a complete stranger, Geon Hak nodded.

“She’s fine except for an injured arm. You don’t need to worry too much.”

Jae Yi nodded.

“I wanted to tell you honestly, but I couldn’t because I was afraid you’d be upset if I told the truth. I’m truly sorry for hurting you even more.”

“I’m sorry too, for doubting you, Executive Director.”

“You had every reason to doubt me given my actions. You don’t need to apologize this time.”

His eyes crinkled prettily as Geon Hak smiled at Jae Yi. At his kind eye smile, Jae Yi hugged his neck.

Just looking at him makes me so happy.

“So aggressive in the morning. Makes me want to do it again.”

Geon Hak chuckled and slowly stroked Jae Yi’s back.

“From now on, tell me right away when things like this happen. Let’s not hurt ourselves by keeping things inside.”

“Okay.”

“When you cried yesterday, I felt like my heart was being torn apart.”

“I won’t cry anymore.”

“Keep that promise. Don’t cry anymore, whether because of me or anyone else.”

“Yes. I will.”

Jae Yi gently loosened her arms from around his neck and met his eyes.

Last night, he had treated Jae Yi with all the love he could. His touch was so gentle and warm that Jae Yi was indescribably happy.

“Executive Director.”

“Yes, Han Jae Yi.”

Jae Yi’s small lips opened and closed repeatedly.

“I… I love you.”

“……”

At her confession, Geon Hak’s eyes trembled for a moment.

“What about you? Do you… love me too?”

Their eyes met. Geon Hak silently looked at Jae Yi like that before opening his lips.

“I……”

Bang―!

Suddenly, as the bedroom door opened, both of their heads turned. And Ye Na, standing at the door, rubbed her eyes.

Geon Hak hurriedly pulled the blanket to cover Jae Yi’s entire body and got up from where he was sitting on the bed.

“Uncle.”

Fortunately, Ye Na didn’t seem to have seen Jae Yi as she just kept rubbing her eyes.

As Geon Hak looked at Ye Na with his arms crossed, Ye Na yawned big and said,

“I can’t find big sister.”

“Really? She must have gone to wash up.”

“No, she wasn’t in the bathroom either. So Ye Na looked around surprised but couldn’t see her.”

“I guess she ran away because you don’t listen. This is bad.”

Jae Yi, curled up under the blanket, let out a soft sigh.

Executive Director, really. He’s so good at teasing Ye Na. Trying to make her cry first thing in the morning.

“No! Ye Na listened to big sister very well!”

As Ye Na suddenly got angry, Geon Hak raised his eyebrows in disbelief and approached Ye Na.

“Okay, I got it. Then let’s go out and look for her with uncle.”

“This is all uncle’s fault!”

“Hey, look at this kid. Why is it my fault?”

Geon Hak bent down and lightly tapped Ye Na’s forehead with his index finger.

“Because of uncle, big sister went wah and cried. Uncle abandoned big sister and Ye Na, so big sister got hurt.”

Crying in front of Ye Na must have left a big impression, as Ye Na was still bringing it up this morning.

Sigh, I should never cry in front of the child again. I feel bad for Ye Na for no reason.

“So now. You’re saying she disappeared because of me?”

“Yes! So when you see big sister, uncle has to apologize and say sorry. It’s uncle’s fault.”

Her glare was no joke. Geon Hak met Ye Na’s gaze as she glared at him, feeling both exasperated and amused.

“Okay, I got it. It’s all uncle’s fault. Now stop lecturing me and let’s go look for her.”

“Lecture?”

“Yes. Lecture.”

Geon Hak picked up Ye Na, who had her hands on her hips scolding him, with one arm.

“You were so cute yesterday but today you’re mad at uncle. Picky Choi Ye Na.”

“Hmph!”

Geon Hak chuckled and glanced once at Jae Yi on the bed before closing the door.

Jae Yi, who had been hiding tightly under the blanket, slowly lowered it. She kept laughing. Because of cute Ye Na.

Because of lovely Ye Na who always seemed to be on Jae Yi’s side.

Jae Yi hurriedly gathered the clothes that had fallen to the floor and changed.

After quickly changing, Jae Yi slipped out of Geon Hak’s bedroom.

She couldn’t help but smile at the cute sight of Ye Na wandering around the living room.

“Big sister, where did you go!”

Seeing Ye Na calling for her with her hands cupped around her mouth was so cute that Jae Yi’s face kept breaking into a smile.

“Ye Na!”

At Jae Yi’s voice, Ye Na’s head whipped around.

“Found you! It’s big sister!”

When Jae Yi spread her arms wide, Ye Na darted into her embrace. Ye Na burst into laughter in Jae Yi’s arms.

Jae Yi felt strange seeing Ye Na laugh happily at the fact that she had appeared.

She didn’t know why she was thinking this, but.

If by any chance she were to leave this house……

She suddenly wondered if the two of them would look for her like this.

* * *

A few days later.

As Jae Yi sat with a tired face, Su Bin next to her looked at her curiously.

“That’s strange. Jae Yi. Why do you have so little energy these days?”

“I think it’s because it’s autumn. I always get very tired in the fall.”

“Really? That’s good then. Oh! Jae Yi. Did you watch the drama yesterday? The one Park Tae In is in.”

“No.”

Park Tae In’s drama had recently started airing. It had been ranking first in overall ratings since episode 1, and was so popular that it was setting new rating records with each new episode. There was a lot of talk about Park Tae In among people.

“Oh my. Why don’t you watch it, it’s so interesting. These days I’m completely fallen for actor Park Tae In, I’ve been binge-watching the drama all night and replaying the previews I don’t know how many times.”

“Ah. I see.”

As the drama starring Park Tae In was a huge hit, all products using him for marketing were continuously selling out.

Manager Im, who had signed the contract with Park Tae In, was also in a better position and there were even rumors that he would be promoted to department head.

“It’s really interesting, so you should definitely watch it too, Jae Yi. Wow, Park Tae In is so cool. Man, I want to receive that kind of love too.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Make sure to watch it when you have time. These days I keep looking for interview videos because of Park Tae In. If I had known it would be like this, I should have at least gotten an autograph when we met at the cafe back then. These days, Park Tae In’s popularity is no joke. I heard he’s getting a lot of offers to advance to the U.S. too.”

Jae Yi just gave a faint smile.

Manager Im Jin Seop, who had overheard their conversation, approached and looked at the screen Su Bin was watching.

“Here we go again. Assistant Manager Han. Now it’s Park Tae In? You used to sing praises about model On Ji Hoo before. Looking at you, you seem to fall in love at first sight.”

“Why are you coming over here to nag again?”

“What, I’m just curious.”

Looking at them, the two seemed to suit each other well. It seemed like they might develop feelings for each other as they bickered like this. As Jae Yi looked at the two fondly, Su Bin openly expressed her displeasure.

“What’s with that look, Jae Yi. Why are you smiling at us like that, stop smiling!”

“You two just look really good together.”

“Oh, really? Assistant Manager Han says so, what do you think?”

“Manager! I absolutely hate your type. For me, it’s only Park Tae In.”

As Jae Yi watched the two bickering, she turned her head to the monitor. When Jae Yi’s phone on the stand buzzed, she checked the message.

A text message from an unknown number. It couldn’t be Park Tae In.

Who else could it be?

The phone in her hand fell to the floor with a dull thud.

The two who had been bickering turned their attention to Jae Yi at her reaction.

“Jae Yi. What’s wrong?”

“…Ah, it’s nothing.”

Jae Yi shook her head and picked up the phone that had fallen to the floor. Without even reading the message, she immediately clicked the right button to delete it.

As Jae Yi stood up, the two looked up at her.

“Jae Yi, where are you going?”

“I’m just… going to get some fresh air.”

“Oh? Then I’ll follow you soon. Let’s get a coffee on the first floor and drink it together.”

“Okay. Then I’ll go out first.”

“Alright. I’ll send one email and come right away.”

Jae Yi nodded and quickly left the office. Her heart started beating irregularly.

That message was definitely from her mother, Hyun Joo. But she didn’t want to read it.

She didn’t want to get involved with anyone anymore.

As Jae Yi clutched her chest and walked, a woman approached from the opposite direction.

The sound of high heels clicking loudly on the floor was noisy.

However, Jae Yi’s mind was filled with other thoughts.

“Jae Yi!”

At the voice calling her, Jae Yi turned her head to see Su Bin smiling brightly. Su Bin, who had somehow come up next to Jae Yi, chattered away.

“Ugh, Manager Im is really driving me crazy.”

“But it seems like the manager is especially kind to you, Assistant Manager Han?”

“Does it really seem that way? But he’s not my type. I told you, my ideal type is someone who looks like Park Tae In.”

Jae Yi smiled and walked.

As Jae Yi looked at the glamorous woman passing in front of her, their eyes met, and the woman just passed by Jae Yi.

“Wow, what was that.”

Su Bin turned her head slightly to look at that woman and said,

“Jae Yi. Did you see? Everything from head to toe was luxury brands. She was so pretty.”

“Yeah.”

The two started walking again.

Yoon Su Ah’s steps came to an abrupt halt, and she tilted her head as she looked at Jae Yi’s back.

What is this. Why does she look so familiar?

“Han Jae Yi. Where are you going now.”

As Geon Hak appeared, Su Ah’s hand, which was about to wave, dropped down.

Yoon Su Ah’s expression changed instantly.

‘Auntie.’

‘Su Ah. Please talk to her nicely, really… No. It’s not our Jae Yi.’

‘No, Jae Yi pushed Geon Hak. She almost killed him!’

Surprised Su Ah covered her mouth.