She was uneasy throughout the whole meal. She had never imagined that the director would show up. The man surely knew that the relationship between her and him was a secret. They were in an indecent relationship that would hurt both of them if anyone found out. Just hiding their relationship wasn’t enough, yet he went and invited the director to this place.

Dayoon didn’t have the leisure to evaluate what the food tasted like. The butter-roasted scallops tasted like hard rubber.

“You look much prettier in person,” director Park Joongjin spoke.

Dayoon smiled as she put down the roasted garlic that she was about to eat. She felt her heart sink whenever Joongjin spoke. How was she supposed to answer if he jokingly asked what the relationship between the two was? She started sweating cold sweat. She was more nervous than when she made a mistake on a live show.

“Thank you.”

“This hyung-nim over here doesn’t really recommend people, but he told me that you were a reliable person, Miss Dayoon. If it was anyone else, I would have rejected it in a heartbeat, but this person’s eye for other people is really amazing. Hyung-nim, do you still remember the person you guaranteed for without a word?”

“I do.”

Joongjin spoke to the man. Dayoon sighed in a small voice. She had to consciously breathe while that director looked at her.

“Didn’t I tell you that you’ll ruin yourself if you stand up for him?”

“That you did.”

“But then that guy set up a factory, gained several talents, and successfully...