With various things to take care of lately, work had piled up at the company. Although Eunseo tried to adhere to an early leave as much as possible, knowing that Seungju would be waiting at home, the last day of November was inevitably an overtime day.

Still, with the desire to return home quickly, Eunseo skipped dinner and, thanks to working overtime, could leave the office a little past nine.

With her worn-out body, she got off at the bus stop near her house. Someone called Eunseo as she was getting off.

“Sister!”

Surprised, Eunseo turned her head to see Seungju sitting on the bench at the bus stop, getting up.

No wonder she seemed uneasy. Eunseo hurriedly went over.

“Why did you come out in this cold? How long have you been waiting?”

“I just came out.”

Seungju smiled as if nothing was wrong, but her ears were bright red from the cold.
Eunseo hastily reached out and covered his ears. Due to the significant height difference, she had to stretch her arms as much as possible to barely reach them. The affectionate man bent slightly towards Eunseo.

His ears, as cold as ice, seemed hurtful, but in the midst of it, Seungju was concerned about Eunseo’s meal.

“Did you eat after work?”

“No, I just worked on an empty stomach to come quickly.”

“Let’s go home quickly. I’ve cooked rice for you.”

Walking side by side towards home, they exchanged chattering conversations.

“Did you tell Sena noona about it?”

Yesterday, Eunseo presented conditions to the production team of ‘Idol Project 10.’

[My friend is a fan of Afton. I’m okay not watching, so please let my friend watch.] [That’s a bit…] [I’ll write a confidentiality agreement. I won’t leak anything. If you don’t like it, well, I won’t lend you the house.]

The production team, showing displeasure, eventually accepted when Eunseo showed determination.

Of course, there were conditions on their side too. Quietly observe without approaching or talking to the participants as a fan. If the content is leaked, they will take full legal responsibility.

[I can even hide in a jar! Just let me watch the shoot!]

With the contents of the agreement, Sena willingly signed.

“Sena noona really likes him, huh?”

“Stop it. She almost tried to kiss him, and it was disgusting.”

Remembering the lunchtime incident, Eunseo chuckled, and Seungju, in a serious tone, said.

“That’s not right. I haven’t done it with you yet.”

Eunseo blushed. After a few silent steps, Seungju suddenly asked.

“Noona, is it your first kiss too?”

Of course, it was for Eunseo. However, the words ‘noona too’ were inappropriate.

“You don’t know if it’s your first kiss or not?”

When Eunseo pointed it out, Seungju looked apologetic.

…Maybe it’s not. Please forgive me even if it’s not.

Her words reminded Eunseo of the conversation she had with Kwon Seunghyun yesterday morning.

[My brother, he’s meeting someone.]

Her younger brother was looking for the woman he was meeting. She didn’t tell Seungju about it. She thought it might cause unnecessary worries.

After all, Kwon Seunghyun had no idea that the ‘older woman’ was none other than herself. Thinking about her advice to cut off interest in her brother on such a topic made her burst into laughter.

While they were stumbling on that side, Seungju was about to return to her place as if nothing had happened.

“How’s your studying going?”

“It’s going well. Now that I can access more advanced materials, I can understand some parts that I couldn’t before.”

It was a windfall from the phone incident. A few days ago, Seungju received her original account and cloud from her secretaries. It was like a fish in water. Since her acting skills were already perfect, as witnessed that night, she would likely return to the company before the end of the year, as announced.

“But how did your acting skills improve so much?”

“Well, I’ve watched a lot of videos. I tried to do what you told me, no matter how unfortunate, as accurately as possible!”
Seungju laughed, but Eunseo couldn’t force a smile. It was my own words, but what I said was quite thoughtless.

Living with Seungju, thoughts about ‘Kwon Seungju’ had changed a lot. It wasn’t just as I vaguely thought, a cold person who only knew how to criticize and belittle others without knowing suffering from growing up. That person was also lonely, in pain, and had a difficult time.

So, the words I once spat out with my own mouth now sounded painfully in my ears.

“If you return to work, you should go back to your original home, right?”

“That’s right. I can’t keep going to my sister’s house for work commutes.”

Feeling disappointed, I sighed secretly, and suddenly, Seungju whispered in my ear.

“So, now we’re having an office romance?”

Office romance. My face quickly flushed at that word.

“I said we’re not in a relationship yet, didn’t I?”

Glancing at Seungju, Eunseo quickened her pace. From behind, a suppressed laughter echoed.

The car that had been quietly following Eunseo and Seungju stopped.

“Ha!”

Seeing Eunseo running away and Seungju following behind, Seunghyun, sitting in the driver’s seat, chuckled dryly.