CEO Kang-nim, I Really Want to Quit!
#12:“This Is Not a Date, Okay?”
“This Is Not a Date, Okay?”
Cozy, Hidden Restaurant in Seoul
(Seo-jin enters the candle-lit resto, looking around suspiciously.)
Yoon Seo-jin
This place looks like a set-up for a proposal.
Kang Min-jae
(deadpan):
Then you’re overdressed for rejection.
(She glares. He chuckles softly, which makes her more flustered.)
Yoon Seo-jin
(sitting):
Just to be clear... this isn’t a date.
Kang Min-jae
Did I say it was?
(Waiter arrives, smiling awkwardly like he knows a couple when he sees one.)
waiter
Couple set for two?
Yoon Seo-jin
NO! I mean—
We’re coworkers.
Kang Min-jae
We’ll take the set.
Mid-dinner — Warm lights, quiet chatter, soft music
(They eat in silence for a while. Min-jae watches her more than his food.)
Kang Min-jae
You like spicy food. You always add extra chili oil.
Yoon Seo-jin
(blinks):
You... noticed that?
Kang Min-jae
I notice more than you think.
(Her heart skips a beat.)
Yoon Seo-jin
(covering her mouth with her spoon):
I still want to quit, you know.
Kang Min-jae
(softly):
And I still won’t let you.
(Long pause. Their eyes meet. The mood changes—tender, quiet.)
Kang Min-jae
(serious, gaze unwavering):
Because the office feels different when you’re not there.
Too quiet.
Too cold.
Too... empty.
(Seo-jin’s hand freezes mid-reach for water.)
Yoon Seo-jin
(nervous laugh):
Wow. That almost sounded like feelings, CEO Kang-nim.
Kang Min-jae
(leans forward, eyes twinkling):
Then stop calling me that.
Kang Min-jae
If I fall for you…
I want to hear my name when you say Yes.
(Seo-jin's cheeks turn redder than the kimchi stew. She stares at her bowl like it holds the answer to her life.)
Yoon Seo-jin
(mumbling):
This... is still not a date.
Kang Min-jae
(grinning):
Then what will you do if it becomes one?
Ms. Aether
Season 1 ended thank you so much🌹
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