He came to such a conclusion, but his pounding heart showed no sign of calming down.

He had to avert his eyes.

Yet, they could not tear their eyes away from each other’s faces, as if under a spell.

The expensive speaker vividly conveyed the unusual sound of the man and woman exchanging kisses, not missing a single breath.

“……”
Why was he nervous? Why couldn’t he turn his head?

Why…… did those red, thick lips keep drawing his attention?

Then the harsh sound of the barn door, where the two protagonists were hiding, being opened echoed loudly.

Both people, startled as much as the protagonists on the screen, turned their heads as if on cue to look at the screen.

They looked as if they were caught doing something wrong.

Fortunately, the loud scene continued, so the pounding heart sounds, thump, thump, thump, could not be heard.

‘Damn, that was surprising.’
Jae Heon wiped his sweat. It was regrettable. If only there had been no noise……

‘If there had been no noise, then what? What would have happened?’
Huh. Now is the time to console Ra Jin. She’s going through a tough time she won’t easily reveal.

So let’s not have weird thoughts.

Jae Heon tried to concentrate on the movie. Well, watching it, it seemed quite enjoyable.

Most importantly, it was a movie chosen by Ra Jin, so he should watch it properly.

They are getting to know each other right now.

While he was immersed in the movie, suddenly something dropped onto his shoulder.

A pure, refreshing scent flooded over him.

“……”
Through her soft breathing, he realized that she had fallen asleep.

Gently lowering his shoulder toward Ra Jin, Jae Heon did not move a muscle until the ending credits rolled up.

After the movie completely ended.

“Ra Jin.”
There was no response.

Jae Heon, careful not to wake Ra Jin, gently lifted her by placing his hand behind her knee.

Then he left the room and walked up the long corridor to the stairs.

‘Is she eating properly? She feels so light, even though she’s all limp.’
Tsk. Internally clicking his tongue, Ra Jin instinctively wrapped her hand around his neck and nuzzled into his neck.

Startled. Jae Heon stopped in his tracks on the stairs.

For a moment, her faint breath tickled his neck.

‘Pure thoughts. Pure thoughts. It’s just a sleeping person’s action. It has no intention or meaning.’
Jae Heon took a deep breath and moved a bit quickly.

If they continued to be this close, his pure thoughts felt like they would be stained red.

He entered the bedroom, gently laid her down on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

“Phew. Usually, this calls for a penalty.”
He had never thought that he would use the special weekend bonus this way.

“Do keep in mind that you are the first secretary I have ever cared for this much.”
“……”
“Just because I called you a secretary and you didn’t bring a penalty, it’s your fault, Ra Jin.”
Jae Heon, who made a petty revenge, quietly looked down at Ra Jin.

What was so hard?

What was so hard that she couldn’t hide her emotions as usual and asked for a hug?

The hand that reached out to stroke her hair stopped in midair.

He didn’t want to disturb her sleep.

Jae Heon, who came out of the bedroom quietly, went downstairs again to clean up.

Looking at the sofa where he sat side by side with Ra Jin, this unchanging space suddenly felt special.

Perhaps because he saw the human side of the usually thorough secretary, who couldn’t overcome her sleepiness and fell asleep.

‘…It’s kind of cute.’
He turned off the light and closed the door, then washed in the basement bathroom, went upstairs, and changed into his pajamas.

And he lay down next to Ra Jin.

He was relieved to see that she looked peaceful with her eyes closed.

“Goodnight.”
I hope you are comfortable, even in your dreams.

((()))((()))((()))

When she opened her eyes, she was in the bedroom.

Ra Jin slowly got up from her spot and held her forehead with her hand.

‘I was definitely watching a movie yesterday…’
At some point, she fell asleep, and now she woke up.

“Good morning.”
At that moment, the door opened and Jae Heon, holding a mug in his hand, came into the room.

“Did you sleep well?”
Ah… Ra Jin bowed her head in embarrassment as her face flushed.

“Good… night….”
“Judging by your expression, it looks like you’ve realized how you woke up here.”
There was only one person who could have moved her here while she was asleep.

“Even though I had a good sleep. Muscle pain is spreading all over my body.”
“……”
“My head is clear, but my body is tired.”
“……I’m sorry.”
Apparently, the mental exhaustion at home yesterday was severe.

She’s not usually a heavy sleeper, but judging from the fact that she didn’t wake up once while Jae Heon brought her here.

Did she feel at ease by his side?

“Get ready quickly. We need to go out.”
“……Yes.”
As soon as Jae Heon finished speaking, he abruptly left the room.

Ra Jin, left alone, wrapped her head and wailed silently.

‘I must be crazy, really.’

((()))((()))((()))

The two were in a car heading somewhere.

“Are you really not going to tell me?”
“You’ll find out when we get there.”

Jae Heon had set off without telling Ra Jin where their date would be.

“I prefer to have a clear plan.”
“I usually do too. But sometimes, I thought it might be nice to be spontaneous.”
He said, tilting his head slightly with a hmm.

“Isn’t the guilty party talking too much?”
As Ra Jin immediately closed her mouth, Jae Heon chuckled.

“More impulse than planning, more collision than calculation. Rather than using your head, there are more cases where you just throw your body into it. They say that’s what love is.”
“Where did you hear that?”
“I looked it up. When I gathered various information, that was roughly the conclusion I came to.”
The car stopped at a red light.

Jae Heon extended his hand to her.

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