As the Rolls-Royce Phantom glided toward the hotel, Eun-soo leaned her head against the cool glass, her thoughts unexpectedly drifting back to the morning.
She didn't know them for a long time, but Jin-woo and Hajun had already left a deep impression on her.
On the other side of the city, Jin-woo and his team arrived at the hotel after a final check of the company's "heart" cluster.
They found Hajun and his grandparents waiting in the ground floor lounge, and after gathering everyone, they headed up.
They went to the Indian restaurant on the 7th floor, where they already had seats reserved for their celebration.
After settling down at the large wooden table, Jin-woo stood up to address the group.
His father, Jin-ho, who was 52 years old, watched with a proud smile as his son took the lead.
"Everyone, you have worked hard. Eat what you want and drink what you like—the bill is on me," Jin-woo announced.
The team clapped and cheered, the atmosphere filled with happiness as they began to enjoy the meal.
Meanwhile, Eun-soo arrived at the hotel lounge to wait for her date.
Five minutes later, a handsome man in a white suit approached her and asked, "Eun-soo?"
"Kang Min-ho?" she asked in return, and he confirmed with a nod.
They shook hands and began to make their way toward the 7th floor to the same Indian restaurant.
As they entered the venue, Eun-soo's eyes opened wide in surprise.
She saw Jin-woo and Hajun sitting nearby, enjoying their food with a large group of people.
Jin-woo, who had been laughing and talking with his father Jin-ho and the rest of his family, suddenly went silent when he saw her.
His gaze fell on the handsome man in white standing beside her, and a bitter feeling began to rise in his heart.
He wondered if she had a boyfriend, thinking to himself that such a beautiful woman could hardly be single.
Despite the sting of jealousy, he forced himself to look away and continue laughing with his parents, trying to ignore the unsettled feeling in his chest.