Kang Jin-Ho sighed under his breath.

How could he not, when Choi Yeon-Ha made good on her threat and had set up camp in the staff break room? She was clearly unwilling to leave, and it couldn’t be clearer than that. Even though no one spoke to her, she entertained herself plenty well enough.

She took selfies, played games on her phone, and... As if keeping herself occupied like this was an everyday thing for her, Choi Yeon-Ha displayed no sign of discomfort or awkwardness even though Kang Jin-Ho didn't pay any attention whatsoever to her.

Unable to watch this any longer, Ju Yeong-Gi stepped into the staff room to ask Choi Yeon-Ha. “Miss Choi? Are you okay alone? Were you always this... adept at keeping yourself occupied like this?”

“Yes,” Choi Yeon-Ha replied with a cool shrug of her shoulders.

“How? There has to be a ton of people dying just to hang out with you, right?”

“Actually, I don't have anyone.”

“...Don't mind me asking why?”

“Hmm, I wonder myself. For some reason, I don't have anyone in particular that I can refer to as a 'friend.’ When I was younger, I had filming commitments to fulfill, so there wasn't much time to hang out with other kids my age. And when I got older, people seem to find it hard to approach me.”

Ju Yeong-Gi grew visibly uncomfortable. “Uh, that... sounds a bit too personal to share...?”

Choi Yeon-Ha chuckled and shook her head. “Oh, no. Please don't misunderstand. I'm good at keeping myself occupied not because of that, but all...