He giggled sweetly as soon as he realizes what the mysterious liquid is used for. He looked at me with such sweet eyes and teased me wearing that cute expression on his face, ‘I didn’t think that you’re this type of woman, Ji Yeon-ssi’. With my face covered, I told him the truth despite the embarrassment. ‘W-well, my c-crazy friend gave me t-that thing and I really don’t know what that thing is, I swear!’ I desperately said with a high tone. He chuckled in silence and confidently looked at me with those captivating gaze of him. ‘I know that Ji Yeon-ssi is not this type of person but if by chance she’s this type of person, I think I wouldn’t mind’. With what he said, I stood up in surprise and started blushing like a red tomato. ‘W-what a-are you saying? S-stop joking l-like that. I’m n-not that k-kind of p-person’ I said while stuttering. He again chuckled in silence and looked at me. ‘I’m sorry, it’s just fun teasing you. I’m really sorry’. I sighed in relief and as I looked at him, he showed me the bottle and he naturally said, ‘But really? You won’t use this right?’. I raised my voice and said, ‘I’m really not. Stop teasing me please. It’s embarrassing’. Despite the teasing, we decided to get out of the café and go on our separate ways. After leaving the café, he offered me his hand and smiled, ‘It was nice meeting you Ji Yeon-ssi. Let’s be friends, if possible’ he said. I gently raised and accepted his hand. His hand is really smooth and warm that really made my heart throbbed once more. ‘It was also nice meeting you, Tae Hyeon-ssi. But is it really okay for you to be friends with someone like me?’ I asked. He looked at me with confused eyes and said, ‘What do you mean someone like you?’ he said confidently. I lowered my head and unconfidently said, ‘I mean you’re h-h-handsome and c-charming but I’m not that quite good looking and I have low self-esteem so I don—‘ I didn’t finished my sentence as he confidently said, ‘I don’t think there’s any problem with being friends with you. You’re not quite confidence but you are a good person. You also have your own beauty that other people don’t see. It’s there lose for not having a friend like you’. The way he looked at me with those confident eyes moved me. It stirred my emotions and wanting to tear up. It’s quite awkward to cry at this moment so I held it back and smiled back at him. He smiled back and slowly turned around and started walking away. His back facing me as he walked away made me realize what I truly felt about him. I think ‘I fell in love at first sight’. That’s the only reason for all the strange emotions and weird things happening at me. Is it really okay for me to fall in love with such guy? Do I have the rights to love him from afar? Even if it’s just a glimpse of him, my heart started beating rapidly. I think I really fell in love. Noticing my real emotions, I went back to my apartment and freshen back the memories I had with him. Even though it’s just for a short time, still it made my heart pound in excitement. I began acting crazy at my bed while remembering our first encounter. It’s awkward yet exciting. ‘If not only for that bottle, everything should’ve gone smoothly’ I said. That scene totally embarrassed my inner me. I grabbed my phone and browsed over my contact list. I looked for his number and blankly stared at my phone. After a few seconds, the phone fell in my face as I was shocked when he called me so suddenly. I’m not yet ready. I need some preparations. Hearing his soothing voice makes me more nervous than before. I take a breath in and out and answered the call. ‘Hello?’ I said with an awkwardly high tone. It’s not that awkward isn’t it? ‘Did you went back home safely. Ji Yeon-ssi?’ he said with a worried voice. ‘Ah, yeah. Thank you for worrying’ I said wholeheartedly. The conversation kept on going for minutes. I began turning red after hearing his angel like voice. I’m 30 years old yet like a teenager when encountering a catastrophe. I feel like a maiden in love. The conversation lasted for 30 minutes and he started bidding his farewell. ‘I need to sleep now, Ji Yeon-ssi. Thank you again for your help’ he said. ‘U-uhm. . . Is it okay for us to meet again soon? I-I mean that I-I don’t have that much friends to hang out with’ I bluntly asked. I don’t know what is happening but it feels like I’m becoming an idiot when talking to him. I can hear his laugh on the other line and it made me heart pound so intensely. ‘Don’t worry Ji Yeon-ssi. We will meet again soon. It’ll bound to happen anyways’ he said. The phone call ended and his last words made me anxious. I don’t know but his words sent chills towards my body. Is there any wrong with him or is it just my hallucinations? I kept on thinking about his last words to me but I ended up ignoring it and slept through the entire night. The next day, as I enter the company, Seo Jin was patiently waiting for me at the entrance. Her excitement was all over her face. As soon as she saw me, she dashed like a horse candidate and linked her arms around my shoulders. Her first words that came to her mouth were, ‘So how did it go? Did you have a pleasant night?’. I brushed off her arms and walked faster. She started laughing while chasing me as I walked faster than before. Even after entering the elevator, her mouth is still unstoppable. We arrived at the department office and as soon as I saw the team leader, I rushed and hid behind her back. ‘Team leader! Seo Jin is being scary’. I faked my tears and the team leader began scolding Seo Jin. ‘What’s happening, Seo Jin?’ our team leader asked. Seo Jin spit out all the information she knew and my coworkers started staring at me like a fresh prey. Even team leader who supposed to protect me also became curious to what happened. Our department office personnel’s are very friendly and you can consider them as your second family. ‘So what happen?’ one of my coworkers, Sung Min stared at me with her unfinished eyelashes. She is fixing her face but excitedly dashed towards my desk after hearing what happened. On my left, the gentle and polite, Jung Seok also began staring at me with those sparkly eyes of him. ‘Did you really used the bottle that pervert gave you?’ he said while sneering towards Seo Jin. Seo Jin noticed it and started slapping his back. ‘Ya! What do you mean pervert? It’s our family hidden technique, you know!’ she said. The quiet and hardworking Ju Ri, also joined the commotion but didn’t say anything. The curiosity of her can be barely seen in her face as she looked at me. Even team leader Na Yeon, looked at me with such curious eyes. I don’t know how to answer their questions. If I told them what happened yesterday, they will laugh their lungs out as it’s very hilarious. I slowly looked around and their curious faces welcomed me in my seat. I started sweating in anxiousness as I can’t utter a single word. Thank goodness the director of our department came. ‘What’s all this commotion all about?’ he said while slowly opening the door. Everyone went back to their seat and did their own work. I sighed in relief and as I took a glimpse of where director is. He winked at me and gave a thumb up as he entered his office. I knew it! Only Director Kwon knew my pain. My one and only angel. Lunch came and I sneakily slipped out of the office alone. I went to my favorite restaurant and ordered my favorite food. As I enjoyed eating my food in peace, a familiar voice suddenly greeted me. ‘Oh? Ji Yeon-ssi. What a coincidence’ he said. I looked up and saw Tae Hyeon’s melting smile. He sat down in front of me and blankly looked at me. The awkwardness rose to the max as I can’t touch my food while he looked at me. It’s very awkward eating with someone looking at you. ‘U-uhm? Aren’t you eating?’ I shyly said. He snapped out and grinned at me while saying, ‘Ah! Sorry. It’s just that there’s so many problem these days’. We started eating and no one literally spoke the entire time. It’s really hard for me to start up a conversation with someone as I am a certified introvert. While eating, I took a glimpse of his face and ah, he’s really handsome. The brown trench coat that he’s wearing really suits him. I slowly turned red once again as our eyes suddenly met. I looked away and fanned my face with my hand. ‘Ah! It’s so hot, isn’t it?’ I said on a whim. He looked at me with strangeness and said, ‘Huh? It’s already winter season though. Ji Yeon-ssi, are you okay? Your face is red’. He slowly reached his hand and placed it on my cheeks. I was dumbfounded by his sudden action. I literally froze on the spot as I can’t move in complete shock. I just looked at him with such surprised expression. As soon as he noticed his weird actions, he immediately pulled out his hand and flusteredly said, ‘A-ah! I’m sorry. I-I’m quite dense you know’. He smiled in embarrassment as he scratched his head and kept on apologizing for his impulsive behavior. We finished our lunch in complete awkwardness and bid farewell outside the restaurant. I slowly turned around and walked away. As I was walking, I decided to take a peek so I turned my head back and surprisingly he’s still there at the front of the restaurant staring at my back while I was walking. I don’t know what’s going on in his mind but he’s eyes are completely different from the eyes that I’m used to. It’s like a different person’s eye. His stare is quite cold and expressionless. It made me nervous and anxious at the same time. It’s quite strange for that person to have such expression in his face. I turned my head at the front as our eyes met. I walked away fast and reached the company soon after a few minutes. That situation really bothered me. I can’t forget those cold and emotionless eyes but still he’s the first ever guy who find me as a friend material. It’s bothering but maybe he only got some problems that were really hard for him. I went back to my desk and resumed working for the day. While working, it suddenly came to me. Those cold and expressionless eyes were somehow familiar. It felt like I saw those eyes before. But where? When? How? As I was deep in my thoughts, Seo Jin suddenly surprised me from behind. I jumped in my seat as a response. ‘Ya! What are you thinking so deeply?’ she said. I sighed heavily and sat back. ‘I don’t know also. It’s just that, I saw that guy again today at the restaurant I dined it’ I said with hesitations. Seo Jin’s eye widely opened as she looked at me with excitement in her tone. ‘Really? How did it go?’ she said. ‘Well, it’s just a coincidence. Just a coincidence, okay?’ I said. But deep inside me, there’s a voice saying that, is it really a coincidence? What if, what if there’s 0.01% chance that it’s not a coincidence, what should I do? I worked myself till noon with such worries in my head. I got off work at 8 PM as I stayed longer to finish the documents that I handled. As I went out of the company, Tae Hyeon was there waiting for me outside. I don’t know what’s happening anymore. I felt nervous as soon as I saw him standing outside the company building. The admiration I felt was slowly turning into fear and anxiousness. I felt like everything that’s happening is weird. I hope it’s not what I’m thinking, I hope