Mr Bae and I arrived at a classy restaurant. I sit opposite to him, taking the menu to read. I'm too shocked to see the prices of all the foods here. I close the menu right away. Mr Bae looks at me when he saw me putting down the menu back on the table.

"Miss Lee, what's wrong? Have you decide on which one do you want to eat?" He asks me, calling the waiter using his hand gestures.

Why must he call the waiter that fast?

"Yes, sir. May I take your order?" The waiter asks, his hand ready to jot down our orders.

"Give me the ruby lunch set. And.. Miss Lee, what's your order?" Mr Bae points at me, asking me to tell my orders.

I bite my lip hard, thinking about my answer wisely. "I'll choose the same as him.." I tell the waiter, stuttering.

"... Miss Lee, are you okay? Your lip is bleeding." Mr Bae takes out his handkerchief from his pocket, wiping my mouth when the waiter already walked away from our table. I stop his hand from touching my lip using his handkerchief. Our eyes meet.

Gosh! My face reddens.

"Mr Bae.. I can clean the blood by myself." I sit a few centimetres away from him, taking his handkerchief to wipe off my bleeding lip.

He walks back to his seat, looking at me with his dark deep gazes. I fold the handkerchief back after the bleeding stops. "I'll clean it and give it back to you. I'm sorry that I make you worried a lot today." I apologize.

"No need to apologize.. You make me reborn as a true human that worried about others. It have been a long time I haven't feel worried like today." He chuckles at me.

After a few minutes, the dishes already arrived. The waiter only brings two plates of food only. I look at the plate that been placed in front of me weirdly. The food just at the center of the plate and only requires two bites only.

I take a look at Mr Bae who already cuts his food, eating it elegantly. I use the knife for the first time in my life just to eat that small food. I struggle to cut it down until the knife keep in contact with the plate, creating some noises that could distracting other customers.

"Miss Lee.. Let me cut it for you." Mr Bae takes my dish plate, cutting the food for me. "But.. do you know how to eat it? This is foie gras. Eat it all together to get the taste." He adds.

I just fake laugh, nodding. I don't even know what he means. It's the first time ever I heard that weird food name.

I take a spoonful of that gras or whatsoever the name. I munch on it, trying to figure out the taste but sadly I don't even understand the taste at all. I can only taste something buttery.

"How's it? Delicious, right?" He asks me while eating his food.

I nod, fake smiling at him. "Yes.. It's so artsy."

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I finished checking all the documents on my desk. I look at the clock, 10 minutes before work time finished. My stomach already growling from hunger. Sincerely, I'm not satisfied with my lunch meals.

Guanlin who walks out from Mr Bae's room heard my stomach's voices. "Are you hungry, Miss Lee?" He asks, trying to hold his laughter.

"Don't laugh at me. And.. I am. I really craving for street foods right now." I whine.

"Let's go then. I also wanted to eat some snacks now." He smiles. "I want to pack up my things. Wait for me, okay?"

I nod, looking at Mr Bae who is still inside his room. A question lingers in my mind at this moment - Doesn't he feel hungry at all after a few spoons of meal only?

"Miss Lee~ Let's go." Guanlin knocks on my desk, calling me.

I walk next to him, chitchat along the walks. He really knows me well and loves to make me laughs. "We already arrived. Street stall that Jihoon hyung loves to go after karaoke." He says, entering the stall.

I get into the stall, looking at the menu in awe. "Aunty! Give me all sets of food!" I order from the table.

"Woah! Miss Lee, you're such a food fighter. How could you eat that much?" Guanlin asks, ordering his food at the same time.

In just a few minutes, the food already arrived. It's a huge plate of tteokbukki. I quickly take my chopsticks, eating a quarter of the plate already. Guanlin looks at me, shocked. "Miss Lee.. Are you that hungry? Did you skip your lunch?"

"I went to eat with Mr Bae. But the food really not appetizing at all. I don't care how classy the names were. The portion of dishes per plates are too small. I mean how could people even love to eat something like that?" I complain.

"Miss Lee, you're so hilarious. I mean.. It's the first time ever I heard people complaining about classy dinner." He giggles.

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"Guanlin.. Thank you for today. I enjoyed the food so much!" I hug Guanlin, excitedly tell him how do I feel.

After a while, I quickly push him away from my body. I look away after apologize to him. My action must've made him annoyed with me.

"I'm feeling great that you enjoyed them. If you're free every night, let's eat here. I want to have a great memory with you here." He shyly tells me.

I watched Guanlin walk away to the subway station, waving at him. I can't stop smiling and continue to walk back home. I pause as I saw Mr Bae leaves the food stall that Guanlin and I went before.

"Ouh? Mr Bae.. You also ate here just now?" I ask him to create a conversation with him.

"Yeah.. Just I feel hungry. I think the lunch weren't that much for me." He rubs his neck, smiling embarrassed.

".. Miss Lee, I'll drive you back home. It's dangerous at night." He holds my hand, accompany me to his car.

I sit on the passenger's seat, looking at his car in awe. He suddenly approaches me to pull my seatbelt. "Urm.. Mr Bae, I can do it alone. It's not hard at all.." I tell him.

He pauses, exchanging gazes with me. I see the reflection of myself in the mirror. My cheeks turn into tinted pink. I'm not falling for my CEO, right?

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