The next day, the site was just as chaotic.
People moved quickly,
Yeoju tried harder than yesterday not to make mistakes.
However, the problem was not the work.
I kept thinking about it.
Ms. Yeoju.
The voice of Won Bin calling his name.
The female lead shook her head vigorously.
No. It's really not weird.
It was even funnier that he was acting like this just because his name was called once.
I just remembered it because I heard everyone else singing it.
It is nothing more and nothing less.
“Yeoju, could you move this first?”
“Ah, yes!”
The female lead hurriedly picked up the box.
It was a little heavier than I thought.
Still, I felt like I shouldn't let it show, so I just walked.
But it was when I had gone about two steps.
"for a moment."
It was another familiar low voice.
The female lead flinched and turned around.
Won Bin was standing right behind.
It looks heavy.
Oh, no! It's fine.
You don't look okay.
It's really okay!
When Yeoju spoke louder for no reason, Wonbin looked at the box once and lifted one side up.
We can just hold it together.
"yes?"
“Where are you going?”
Yeoju pointed forward with a bewildered look on her face.
“Um… next to the table.”
"song."
It was exactly as said.
Won Bin walked as if nothing were wrong, holding one side of the box, and
The female protagonist followed, holding the other end, as if being dragged along.
A few staff members nearby glanced this way.
Yeoju's face flushed even more for no reason.
“No, I could have done it by myself…”
I tried to do it alone.
"yes…"
But it looked like it was hard.
Strangely, I was speechless.
Won Bin had a look on his face as if it were really no big deal.
It was the same even after putting the box down.
That's it.
"thank you…"
"yes."
Won Bin answered briefly and turned around.
That was really all there was to it.
However, the female protagonist stood there blankly for a moment.
Why are you acting so nonchalantly…
No, he might be a naturally kind person.
It could be like this with other people as well.
Thinking that, the female lead deliberately tried not to look at Won Bin.
I feel like I might unnecessarily attach meaning to it again.
However, that resolve did not last long.
“Yeoju, here is the water bottle.”
“Ah… thank you!”
As Yeoju was fumbling around, short-handed while organizing other items, Wonbin picked up a water bottle from the table and handed it to her.
A little later,
This fell.
This time, he picked up the lip balm that the female lead had dropped from her pocket.
And a little later,
Your hands look cold.
Then, he pushed the small hand warmer someone had placed there toward Yeoju.
Yeoju looked down at the hot pack with a blank expression.
'what?'
What is this for real?
Isn't this a bit strange?
The way you called my name, and...
The fact that we carried the box together, and,
Water bottles, lip balm, and even hot packs.
It was… too often.
The female lead cautiously raised her head.
I was wondering if Won Bin is just naturally like this.
However, Won Bin, who was standing a little distance away, quickly fell silent after having a brief conversation with another staff member.
He was polite, but that was as far as it went.
Taking care of things first, like you did with the female lead,
It didn't feel particularly friendly.
The moment she realized that, the female lead's heart started beating strangely again for no reason.
"what's the matter?"
The staff member working next to me asked.
Your face is all red.
“Huh? Oh, no!”
Is it hot?
"Just a little..."
Yeoju hurriedly hid the hot pack behind her back.
I realized it was even more suspicious only after hiding it.
"Ah, why are you hiding it?"
I was suffering alone inwardly,
Someone from afar said with a smile.
“Won Bin is really kind today?”
The female protagonist looked up in surprise.
One of the members said it jokingly.
He doesn't usually take care of me like that.
For a moment, the air became very slightly strange.
The female protagonist stood still, unable to even breathe properly.
Won Bin briefly raised his gaze as if he had heard those words.
And he said very calmly.
"Just because you looked like you were having a hard time."
It was a short and simple answer.
Everyone laughed and moved on, saying "Ah~".
However, only the female lead couldn't cross over.
Just because you looked like you were having a hard time.
That remark was even stranger.
Why does it always have to be you?
Why do I have to keep doing this, of all things?
That afternoon, Yeoju deliberately avoided Wonbin.
To be precise, I tried to avoid it.
However, since the site was small, it wasn't as easy as I thought.
On the contrary, the more I tried to avoid it, the more often I ran into it.
Ms. Yeoju.
Called again.
The female lead turned around with her heart sinking.
"yes?"
Wonbin held out a small chocolate to the female lead.
"this."
"yes?"
"I feel like I haven't eaten anything since earlier."
The female lead was truly speechless.
As I stood there silently, looking conflicted about whether to accept the chocolate or not, Wonbin spoke in a low voice.
Aren't you going to eat?
“Ah, no… I’ll eat.”
Yeoju quickly accepted it.
My fingertips brushed against it for just a moment.
It was really only for a moment, but the female lead froze even more because of that brief sensation.
Won Bin looked at the female lead for a moment and said.
You're surprised again.
“…I wasn’t surprised.”
I'm always surprised.
Not every day…
Surprised yesterday, and surprised again today.
The female lead just moved her lips for no reason.
I had nothing to say in rebuttal.
Won Bin seemed to smile ever so slightly.
It was really just a slight misunderstanding, so it could have been a delusion.
I'm eating.
"ah…"
"Because otherwise, I feel like I'll collapse again."
After saying those words, Wonbin returned to his seat.
The female lead only looked down at the chocolate in her hand.
A small chocolate with the wrapper still intact.
It wasn't a big deal, but strangely, it felt like a huge deal.
Why am I the only one like this?
No, why is Won Bin acting like this?
Is it just because he's a nice person?
Is it because I look too obviously stressed?
But even so, this is a bit...
Eventually, Yeoju couldn't hold back and quietly asked the staff member next to her.
“Unnie.”
"huh?"
“Mr. Won Bin… are you always this kind?”
My sister just blinked her eyes while keeping her hand moving.
“To whom?”
"…yes?"
“No, just. Isn’t it different for everyone?”
"ah…"
“But why?”
“It’s nothing!”
The female lead answered too hastily.
The older sister stared at Yeoju intently and chuckled.
“Right. It’s not like he’s nothing special.”
“It’s really nothing!”
"Okay, okay."
She didn't ask any more questions, but the female lead felt even more stung.
It was near the end of the day's schedule.
The female lead stepped out into the hallway for a moment to catch her breath.
It's hot and chaotic inside,
My heart beats strangely all day long,
My mind was even more complicated.
Just then, the sound of a door opening came from behind.
The female lead turned around without thinking much and froze.
It was Won Bin.
There were hardly any people in the hallway.
Won Bin looked at Yeoju and paused for a moment.
And he said it so casually.
Did you eat chocolate?
"…yes."
Was it not tasty?
"no!"
Yeoju answered loudly again for no reason.
Wonbin watched the scene and quietly asked.
“But why do you keep avoiding me?”
Suddenly, the female protagonist's mind went blank.