It was strange.

‘Why am I like this?’
He felt dizzy as if he was hit on the back of his head.

No, it wasn’t the head, but the heart.

Jae Heon gently pressed his own chest with his palm.

He felt as if he had been struck hard by a truck weighing several tons.

It wasn’t the first time he saw Ra Jin smiling.

However, it was the first time he saw a ‘real’ smile, not a formal one that adhered to etiquette.

He couldn’t understand why the strong villain in media tends to lose to a relatively weak and kind character.

Now, he understood.

Pure innocence, without any impurities, carried a powerful force that rendered the other party helpless in an instant.

‘It’s because it’s unfamiliar. It’s awkward.’
When you see a strange thing for the first time in your life, wouldn’t your heart beat faster due to tension and alertness?

It was the same now. There was no other reason.

It wasn’t because his secretary suddenly looked cute or lovely.

No. Absolutely not.

“Director?”
Awakened by the sound of Ra Jin calling him, Jae Heon needlessly cleared his throat.

“Are you okay?”
The smile had already disappeared from her lips.

It was such a pity. He wanted to see more.

It seemed that he could find the cause of this crazy physical reaction and sensation if he examined it a little more.

But if he kept looking at Ra Jin, he felt like he would break down completely.

“Go change your clothes. The preparation is almost done.”
Leaving those words behind, Jae Heon quickly turned around and rushed into the dining room.

Ra Jin, who was left alone in the living room just like before, had a clueless expression.

“Why is he like this?”
It was definitely strange.

‘He’s not hurting somewhere other than his body, is he……’
The woman, tilting her head, soon sighed.

It would be really ridiculous if he changed clothes.

‘But it’s better than going home with the director.’
There was no choice. Ra Jin, who was headed to the dressing room, deliberately changed her clothes as slowly as possible and then came back out.

In the meantime, food was set on the dining table.

“Are you back? Sit at the……”
Ra Jin didn’t realize that Jae Heon had become speechless upon seeing her.

Her gaze was fixed on the banquet noodles.

‘Did the director really make that?’
The rich color of the broth, neatly served noodles, and the garnish neatly placed on top, topped off with a perfect seasoning.

It was as mouthwatering and beautiful as an image in an advertisement or a pictorial.

“Director.”
“……”
“Did you really make this? It’s so beautiful……”

Ra Jin, who had raised her head, looked at Jae Heon who was covering his mouth with one hand and bowing his head, in contrast to me.

His shoulders were slightly shaking, and for some reason, he looked unwell.

“Director? What’s wrong with you?”
“……”
“Do you feel unwell? I’ll call the attending physician.”
“It’s not my body, but my eyes……”
“Are your eyes unwell?”
Startled, as she approached, dragging her pants, Jae Heon finally burst into laughter that he had been holding back.

“Secretary Sa, what’s that look?”
Surprised for a moment, Ra Jin’s face turned red in an instant.

“My eyes hurt so much. What the hell is that flashy dress?”
“That’s why I told you I wouldn’t wear it!”
Her voice unwittingly rose.

“Well, well. It suits you in a way. Unmatched style. No one can pull off the look of a kid who secretly stole dad’s clothes as well as Secretary Sa.”
Haha. The moment his cold eyes and mouth, like a rigid mask flipped over, drew a graceful curve.

Ra Jin’s eyes were blank.

She had seen it for the first time.

His laughing out loud.

Ra Jin could not take her eyes off the scene she had never seen before.

A man laughing was so beautiful.

“I’m sorry. I’ll stop laughing now.”
Jae Heon said, as if to soothe her. But he still couldn’t erase his smile.

“Sit down. You’ll get overheated.”
Despite his words, Ra Jin still could not escape from the fantastic shock she had just received.

Director was laughing at me.

So innocently, so purely.

She didn’t know that the man named Seo Jae Heon went so well with the word ‘pure’.

She thought there was no one else who embodied mature adult beauty as much as Jae Heon.

Just now, his look was refreshing and invigorating, like a boy drinking an isotonic drink after exercise.

“I’ll stop teasing now, so relax.”
Jae Heon took one more step closer to the stiff Ra Jin and folded up the sleeve that had covered her hand.

It was a small touch, but the stimulation was big.

“Oh. I’ll do it myself.”
Ra Jin, who had finally come to her senses, tried to pull her hand away, but he didn’t let go.

“I’m sorry for laughing.”
“……”
“Don’t sulk. Do you know how scary it is when Secretary Sa is stiff? The chairman also said he couldn’t speak freely.”
I, do I look that scary?

Ra Jin tried to relax her rigid face by forcing a smile.

At this moment, she didn’t want to look rigid to Jae Heon.

“I’m really curious to ask.”
“……Yes.”
“Is that facial expression to make me laugh?”
As the flustered woman opened her mouth, Jae Heon closed his eyes and said,

“Joke.”