"Manager."
As soon as I arrived at work, a junior employee approached me.
Did you see the article today?
Kim Yeo-ju shook her head as she turned on her laptop.
What is this article about?
"The photos from yesterday's shoot have already been uploaded..."
My junior held out his phone screen.
A photo taken from a distance of the filming location.
It was the scene where Haechan grabbed Kim Yeo-ju's wrist at the moment the lighting was about to fall over.
Perhaps due to the angle of the photo, it looked as if the two people were hugging each other.
The article headline was more provocative.
Haechan, a mysterious woman spotted at an ad shoot?
Kim Yeo-ju did not change her expression at all.
Please contact the PR team.
You just need to request that the article be taken down.
"yes."
And please tell the employees as well.
To prevent the leak of photos from the scene.
"All right."
A calm response, no different from usual.
However, the employees knew.
What the department head hates the most is.
That this is such unnecessary gossip.
-
At the same time.
Haechan's waiting room.
"hey."
The manager shook the cell phone.
Did you see this article?
"..."
Haechan glanced at the screen and let out a chuckle.
"I can't believe this is being written as an article."
It's not something to laugh about.
I got a call from the company too.
"Should I issue a statement of clarification?"
Haechan shook his head.
"are you okay."
It's getting bigger for no reason.
"...But I wonder if Manager Kim will be okay."
At that one word, the manager raised his head.
"Aren't you the one who should be worrying about yourself?"
I'm always in articles like this.
"..."
But regular employees are different.
Haechan looked out the window for a moment.
I don't want you to suffer any harm because of me.
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afternoon.
Brand Headquarters.
As expected, the topic came up at the executive meeting.
Manager Kim.
The managing director displayed the article screen.
What is this?
"It would be troublesome if a photo like this came out on the set, wouldn't it?"
The conference room fell silent.
Kim Yeo-ju opened her mouth calmly.
The light fixture has fallen over.
It is a situation where the model helped me avoid her.
That is all.
Isn't the behavior itself, which causes such a misunderstanding, the problem?
A moment of silence.
Just then, the conference room door opened.
"sorry."
Haechan and an agency representative came in.
I originally visited for the next filming meeting.
An awkward silence fell for a moment.
The managing director looked upset.
You came at just the right time.
"As the model knows, because of articles like this, the company's image..."
"sorry."
Haechan bowed his head first.
"but."
He continued speaking quietly.
No one is at fault in that situation.
"..."
The light fixture fell over.
I was nearby.
Of course I caught it.
The conference room fell silent.
Manager Kim was worried about the filming until the very end.
The situation was absolutely not like what is described in the article.
A calm yet firm voice.
Kim Yeo-ju looked at Hae-chan for the first time.
For yourself.
Has there ever been anyone stepping forward like this?
I couldn't remember.
-
After the meeting ended.
corridor.
"sorry."
Haechan spoke first.
I'm sorry for bothering you for no reason.
"..."
Because of me.
Kim Yeo-ju stopped walking for a moment.
"no."
This kind of thing can happen.
"still."
"and."
Kim Yeo-ju interrupted him for the first time.
"...today."
Thank you.
Haechan opened his eyes wide.
What you mentioned in the meeting.
You didn't really have to do that.
A moment of silence.
Haechan scratched his head.
"just."
I told the truth.
"..."
I can't stand being treated unfairly.
He said it with a smile, just like him.
Kim Yeo-ju did not take those words lightly.
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dinner.
Filming studio.
The rehearsal for the next commercial shoot was underway.
Break time.
Kim Yeo-ju was checking the monitor by herself.
at that time.
Manager Kim.
Haechan held out a small paper cup.
"...Is it coffee?"
"no."
Kim Yeo-ju took it and looked inside.
It was warm citron tea.
"..."
It seemed like you didn't like coffee.
"...Me?"
"yes."
He always leaves some coffee behind.
"..."
So this time, something warm.
Kim Yeo-ju looked at the paper cup and spoke quietly.
"...You have good observational skills."
I guess it's an occupational hazard.
Haechan smiled.
Because I like watching people.
A moment of silence.
Manager Kim.
"...yes."
Don't try to endure it all by yourself every day.
"..."
More than I thought.
"There are probably plenty of people around you who are on Manager Kim's side."
Kim Yeo-ju couldn't say a word.
That remark.
It strangely lingered in my mind for a long time.
-
On the way home from work.
In front of the elevator.
Kim Yeo-ju looked down at the empty paper cup in her hand.
Normally.
He would have politely declined someone's offer.
But today.
I drank it all the way to the end.
A junior employee who saw that said with a surprised look on his face.
"Manager."
"...why."
Do you like citron tea?
"..."
Kim Yeo-ju paused for a moment.
"...I found that out for the first time today."
It was the first time.
Someone's consideration.
The thing that wasn't burdensome was.
And for the first time.
Kim Yeo-ju admitted it to herself.
This person... is very different from the person I thought they were.
- End of Episode 4
