The office was quieter than usual.
Minji stood near the window.
Lost in thought.
"…Why do I feel like I'm missing something…" she whispered.
Behind her—
A voice.
"You think too much."
She turned.
Mr. Kim.
Calm.
Composed.
"You work with Shen Yan?" he asked.
Minji nodded.
"And you?" she asked.
"Man Ning," he replied.
A short silence.
Then—
Minji spoke softly—
"She's… different."
Mr. Kim smiled slightly.
"She is."
Minji looked down.
"…Do you think people can change?" she asked.
Mr. Kim answered without hesitation—
"They don't change."
Minji looked up.
"They become who they were forced to be."
Silence.
Minji's eyes softened.
"…I think I hurt someone," she said quietly.
Mr. Kim didn't ask who.
"Then live in a way that proves you regret it," he said.
Simple.
But heavy.
Minji nodded slowly.
Meanwhile—
Man Ning sat alone.
Thinking.
The dinner.
The conversation.
"…Why did I say all that…" she whispered.
On the other side—
Shen Yan stood still.
"…Why did I listen…" he murmured.
Both confused.
Both affected.
But neither understood why.
Back at the office—
Minji looked at Mr. Kim again.
"…Do you trust people easily?" she asked.
Mr. Kim shook his head.
"No."
Then added—
"But I believe in them."
Minji smiled faintly.
"…That's enough, I think."
Two different stories.
Two different regrets.
Slowly moving toward the same truth.
👉 Some people don't fix the past.
👉 They just try to become better than it.