For a month, the two of them seemed to have forgotten each other's existence, without a single contact. It was Yeo-ju who broke the long silence. And Seok-jin had changed a lot in that time. His feelings had cooled, but "still," you could say, he still did the bare minimum he could as a boyfriend.
Seokjin looked at Yeoju, said nothing, and remained quietly beside her. During that period, which others called a period of boredom, all Yeoju had longed for was Seokjin's quiet comfort. But that wasn't the case.
The silence was broken by a call from someone at work at 11:30 p.m. But something felt strange. I clearly saw the name Park Hee-won. Even if they were coworkers, who would be on the phone this late at night? Park Hee-won... Yeo-ju was flustered. Seok-jin was flustered, too.
“Brother. Who is Park Hee-won?”
"Coworker. I guess he called about work."
"Who's calling colleagues at this hour? Aren't we dating? And Park Hee-won. We've been friends for 15 years. Even if we're bored, we're still dating, right?"
"Hey, we're not related. You know, it's just work—"
“Oh, shit. I can’t stand it. I told you to take your time, so I waited for that long. I was the one who tried to please you, oppa.”
“Hey. Hold the line.”
"What's the big deal right now? My boyfriend's still talking to a woman at 11:30. Since when have you been colleagues with Park Hee-won?"
"Two weeks ago. Manager Park transferred from another department to our planning team."
"An ordinary conversation between a couple. But within it, their hearts coexisted, coldly."