- hello.
- Assistant Manager Nam, say hello. This is Min Yoon-gi, the newest addition to the team. He will be working as a technician in the field, but we are short-staffed, so he will be working with us just for this month. I heard he has experience in office work as well.
- Ah... hello.
Is this a dream...?All the sensations were too vivid to be a dream. Seung-ah quickly composed her surprised expression before she could ask if they knew each other. Reacting ambiguously about whether they knew each other or not would have been no different than giving an excuse to her nosy boss who was trying to unnecessarily link them together.
I heard Assistant Manager Kang can't come in until tomorrow because he's sick. Assistant Manager Nam, please handle the handover for Mr. Min Yoon-gi.
Yes, Assistant Manager Kim.
Seung-ah let out a shallow sigh of relief and looked at Yoon-gi only after confirming that Assistant Manager Kim was walking away. It still didn't feel real.How can we run into each other like this?Mr. Min Yoon-gi looks so calm, but why...?
I knew I would meet Seung-ah like this.
- yes?
I saw Ms. Nam Seung-ah as she passed by when I came for the interview.
Ah... so back then...
"So Mr. Min Yoon-gi knew me even before I asked to borrow a lighter..." For some reason, Seung-ah couldn't stop smiling. Ah, wait, that's not it. Seung-ah snapped out of it and began the handover. Yoon-gi just grinned and quietly followed along with Seung-ah's instructions.
Since it's the first day, shall we stop here? You're following along well.
Yes, thank you.
Min-sawon~ It's break time right now, isn't it? Let's go to the rooftop together.
Ah. It's alright, Assistant Manager.
- Hey~ This is the perfect time to sneak in a smoke... Let's go together.
I'm currently trying to quit smoking. Someone told me they don't like it when I smoke.
- Oh, what? You had a girlfriend?
- doesn't exist. There are people who would like that, though.
What? Why are you saying that while looking at me...? This is grounds for a lawsuit.Why are you looking at me while saying that?...making me get my hopes up for nothing... Seung-ah slipped away to the break room, letting out the absurd thought that the sound of her racing heart might be audible to Yoon-gi, who kept glancing at her.
It's almost time to get off work. What are you doing here, Assistant Manager Nam?
- Ah, um... I wanted to drink coffee..!
Am I uncomfortable?
- yes?
- People who swear, lie, and smoke. You hate them, right?
- Huh...? Yes, I do... dislike people like that, but...
I won't swear. I wasn't lying about not smoking. As I said earlier, I'm trying to quit smoking, and I didn't have a lighter at the time anyway.
- The reason you are saying that to me is…
- The person I wish was my girlfriend... who do you think it would be?
- Huh...? Uh... I'm not really sure...?
I thought so.
- Wait, then why did you ask?
Yoongi's conversation moved so fast that Seung-ah couldn't keep up. "Why do you ask such upsetting questions... What does that have to do with me? You keep getting me hopeful..." Feeling sulky, Seung-ah pouted in frustration. Perhaps finding her grumbling quite cute, Yoongi smiled broadly—a rare sight—and spoke.
- That's Seung-ah.