Knock knock-
The quiet office was filled with the clatter of employees' keyboards from early morning. Nam Ye-jun arrived at work today, exhausted. Yoo Ha-min continued to watch him. Yoo Ha-min approached Ye-jun and spoke.
“Are you okay? You don’t look well.”
“Haha..it’s okay! haha”
“Don’t push yourself too hard and take it easy.”
“N..yes..”
Hamin, worried about Yejun, kept watching him from afar. Yejun, so tired, found himself nodding off without realizing it. Hamin, worried that Yejun might fall asleep and hit his head on the desk, approached him again.
“Yejun, if you’re too tired, just rest for a bit.”
Yejun wakes up startled by Ha-min's sudden appearance from behind while he was sleeping and jumps up and speaks.
“..I..am sorry..!”
“Uh..no..there’s no need to be sorry..”
Then, Kang Min-jun, the agent who has been harassing Ye-jun, calls Ye-jun.
"Hey, rookie! Go out and get some coffee. Iced Americano for six people."
"N..yes..!"
After hearing Manager Kang's words, Ha Min glares at him and thinks to himself.
‘Ha.. That kid knows how to make coffee himself, so why are you ordering it for him?’
“Yejun, give me your card. I’ll go and get back.”
Yejun is embarrassed by Ha-min's words and refuses.
“Huh..yeah..?? No.!! This is my job so I’ll do it..!!”
Yejun was about to take his card and leave. Hamin snatched it from Yejun's hand in a hurry and spoke.
"I was planning on going out to buy some coffee anyway. I'll be back, so you can rest here."
Ha-min, who had snatched the card like that, looked at it. However, it wasn't a company card, but Ye-jun's personal card. Ha-min was even angrier. It was right to use the company card for errands like this, but that bastard Manager Kang was telling Ye-jun to pay with his own money. Manager Kang, who didn't know anything, was doing something else, and he wanted to go over to Manager Kang and grab him by the collar right away, but Ha-min held back and tried to leave. Ye-jun knew that if he, a new employee, didn't leave and Manager Yoo Ha-min ran the errand instead, the employees would curse him, so he hurriedly followed Yoo Ha-min out.
“Wait a minute..!! Take me too!!”
‘If the manager sends a new employee on an errand, what will the people around me think of me as..!! Take me too..ㅠㅠ’
“Okay. Let’s go together.”
On the way to the cafe, an awkward silence fell between Ha-min and Ye-jun. Ha-min wanted to break the moment with something, but he couldn't think of anything to say. Ye-jun, staring at the ground, walked, blindly bumping his head against a pillar ahead.
"ouch..!"
When Ha-min saw Ye-jun hitting his head on a pillar, he felt a mixture of pity and laughter, and his expression became subtle.
“Hey, are you okay? Look at me.”
Ha-min raised his hand and looked at Ye-jun's head affectionately. His touch was very careful.
‘Oh, you’re so cute. I want to kiss you.’
Yejun looked at Ha-min's expression, which seemed almost mocking as he carefully examined his condition. Yejun blushed and hid his face, speaking.
“Haha..it’s okay..”
“But I might still get sick, so I’ll go to work and get a cold compress.”
Arriving at the cafe, the two ordered drinks and waited. The awkward atmosphere continued. Ha-min sat there, his legs trembling, still unable to find the words to say. Finally, the drinks arrived, and Ye-jun and Ha-min each shared three.
Yejun arrives at the company and takes the remaining coffee from Hamin's hand and tries to share it with him.
“I brought you some coffee….”
thud-!
Yejun, trying to share the coffee, overlooked his boss's sleeping legs, which he had stretched out in front of him. As he passed, he tripped and spilled the coffee. The hot coffee splashed all over Yejun's shirt, and he was so disoriented that he didn't even notice the hot coffee touching his skin.
‘Oh no… This is my own money…’
Ha-min runs to Ye-jun, who has fallen and spilled hot coffee on himself.
“Yejun..! Are you okay?”
"My brother got hurt because of that kid. Are you crazy? Are you okay, Yejun? He wasn't hurt too badly, was he?"
Yejun had spilled all his coffee, and was picking it up while keeping an eye on the situation. Then, Manager Kang approached Yejun and yelled at him.
"Hey! What if I spill all my coffee? Hey, newbie, buy me some more!"
Hearing Kang Dae-ri's words, Ha-min's eyes narrowed instantly, and he looked angry. However, instead of raising his voice, he calmly addressed the situation.
"You don't need to buy it again. It was my fault that Yejun fell. Since you already paid for this out of your own pocket, there's no need for you to pay for it again, right? I'll give you a credit card, so you can each buy your own."
Manager Kang was taken aback by Yoo Ha-min's words. Despite being much younger than him, his position as a section chief left him in a position where he couldn't say anything. Manager Kang spoke to Yoo Ha-min with a hint of defiance.
“Manager Yoo, if you treat new employees like this, how will things turn out in the future?”
Ha Min glares at Manager Kang and speaks.
"I'm not a new employee, I'm Nam Ye-jun. Please be careful what you say."
Manager Kang immediately lowered his tail and looked at Yu Ha-min's gaze.
"Okay, okay. I understand."
“Are you okay? Are you really surprised?”
“N..yes..! I’m fine haha”
‘Mr. Ha… Manager Kang is watching us, what if he takes my side, Manager… ㅠㅠㅠㅠ’
Kang Dae-ri returned to his seat, looking at Yoo Ha-min, who was only concerned about Ye-jun, with a prickly gaze. Ha-min paused for a moment, seeing Ye-jun's forced smile, and whispered in his ear so only Ye-jun could hear.
“It was that person’s fault for putting his foot out there, right?”
"haha….."
‘"Yeah!! If that guy hadn't been like that, this wouldn't have happened! Hey, did you see? It's not my fault!! It's unfair!"
So, the two of them started to focus on their work again, and before they knew it, it was 7 p.m. Secretly watching Yejun, who hadn't yet prepared to leave work, I felt a pang of worry.
‘If you work too hard like that, you'll get sick...
So it's 7:30 and Ha-min finally approaches Ye-jun and talks to him.
“Yejun, I’m leaving work for today.”
“No..! There’s still some work left, so you should leave work early..!”
‘Are you getting off work? I’m jealous..’
Although Ha-min was internally annoyed by Ye-jun's answer, he had no choice but to speak without showing it on the outside.
“Okay. See you tomorrow then.”
Ha-min, who was about to turn back, approached Ye-jun again as if remembering something.
"Oh, right, Yejun, eat this and gain strength. I bought it for you because you always work hard."
What Ha-min gave Ye-jun was a famous vitamin supplement. Ye-jun was secretly delighted to receive it from Ha-min.
“Thank you..!”
‘Wow.. I heard the vitamins here are really effective.. Thank you, Yugwajangnam..!’
“Then, good work, Yejun.”
Ha-min left with a fond smile on his face as he looked at Ye-jun, whom he liked.
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