[Scene: Kim Seo and Ma Ha-rin's Apartment – Night Continuous]
(The heavy metal door of the apartment clicks shut as Kim Seo slips inside, trembling and completely out of breath. The living room is pitch black and completely silent. She drops her purse onto the entryway floor, her hands still shaking from the encounter at Flat 1202.)
(She tiptoes quietly into the bedroom. On one side of the large bed, Ma Ha-rin is collapsed face-down, snoring softly and completely knocked out from the heavy drinks at Club Octagon. She is still wearing her party clothes, oblivious to the world.)
(Kim Seo carefully climbs onto her side of the mattress, sliding under the blanket right next to Ha-rin. She stares wide-eyed at the dark ceiling, the silence of the room only making her thoughts louder. For the first time tonight, she is left alone with the blurry memory of the kiss.)
(She rolls over onto her side, looking at Ha-rin's peaceful face, but her mind flashes back instantly to the sensation of Dr. Hyun's lips against hers. She gasps silently, touching her fingertips to her own lower lip.)
Kim Seo: (Whispering frantically to herself) "Are you completely insane, Kim Seo? What on earth did you just let happen?! He was completely wasted! Why didn't you push him away a second earlier?!
"(A wave of deep guilt and self-blame hits her. She tightly shuts her eyes, desperately trying to erase the memory of his raw confession—"You have no idea how long I have searched for you... please love me." The sheer weight of his words makes her heart race painfully fast.)
Kim Seo: (Groaning silently in sheer frustration) "Ugh! You stupid, stupid girl! Why did you even go inside his apartment? You should have just left him in the car!
(Unable to stop the rushing thoughts, she grabs her thick pillow, shoves it directly over her face, and presses it down hard against her eyes to muffle a frustrated scream. Clinging to the pillow like a shield to hide her burning cheeks, she curls into a ball next to her sleeping friend. Exhaustion finally takes over her racing mind, and she slowly drops off into a restless sleep.)
(The bright and harsh morning sunlight pierces through the bedroom curtains and falls directly onto the bed. Both girls are sprawled out on the bed, fast asleep. Suddenly, Ma Ha-rin's eyes open, awakening her. She sits up with a heavy head and sees Kim Seo sleeping nearby.)
Ma Ha-rin: "Huh... my sir! By the way... when did Kim come last night?
" (Ha-rin immediately pulls the blanket to wake Kim Seo. Kim is still sound asleep and doesn't want to get up, but Ha-rin forcibly pulls her up.)
Ma Ha-rin: "Get up now! The party's over. We have to go to the office now, otherwise we'll be late!"
Kim Seo: (muttering sleepily) "Huh... let me sleep." Ma Ha-rin: "Did you drop Doctor Hyun off at his house yesterday? By the way, how did you know his address?" (As soon as Kim Seo hears Doctor Hyun's name, she stops.) She remembers the bedroom scene and the kiss from last night. All her sleep vanishes in a flash. She gets up from the bed in a hurry and gets nervous.)
Kim Seo: "Huh? Yes... I left it! Come on, come on, it's going to be late!" Ma Ha-rin: (stopping her) "Wait a minute! Tell me how did you find out his address?"
Kim Seo: (quickly turning back, avoiding his gaze) "That... I asked him at the hospital."
Ma Ha-rin: "Huh?" Kim Seo: "Okay, I'll get ready."
Ma Ha-rin: "Wait, Kim!"
Kim Seo: (thinking to herself) Huh! Is she really going to keep pestering me about this until she gets an answer?
Ma Ha-rin: "Why does your face look like that? It seems a bit flushed. Are you still tipsy? But you didn't even drink anything! Do you have a fever?
" (Ha-rin rushes over to Kim in a panic and starts checking her over.)
Kim Seo: "Oh, no, Ma Ha-rin!"
Ma Ha-rin: "Then what happened? Did Dr. Hyun do something?"
Kim Seo: "Don't mention his name!"
Ma Ha-rin: "That means something *did* happen! What was it? Tell me!
" Kim Seo: "Oh, nothing! It just slipped out!"
Ma Ha-rin: "You're angry at Dr. Hyun—that means there's definitely something going on! Tell me, or else I'll go ask *him* what happened between the two of you!"
Kim Seo: (Panicked, finally giving in) "No, no! I'll tell you!" (To save her own skin, Kim Seo recounts the entire story of the previous night to Ma Ha-rin—Dr. Hyun's antics, how she went to his house, unlocked the door using his fingerprint, laid him down on the bed, and left... However, she completely omits the part about falling onto the bed and the kiss.)
Ma Ha-rin: "What?! Oh my... Dr. Hyun, honestly—he's so possessive! Though, he *is* kind of cute. But there's one thing I don't get... When he said he 'found' you because you had 'forgotten' him—does that mean he knew you beforehand? Did you two meet sometime in the past?"
Kim Seo: "No! I met him at the hospital; I'd never seen him before that. Just let it go... He was drunk; he was saying and doing all sorts of nonsense."
Ma Ha-rin: (Teasingly) "Doing what, exactly?"
Kim Seo: (Flustered, she starts to stammer) "Talking... Uh... just talking!"
Ma Ha-rin: "Yeah," "But perhaps he really is telling the truth. He might have seen you back when you used to go visit Junu. But to be looking for *you*... I mean, if not there, then where else could he have seen you? Wait! Maybe he was our classmate back in childhood. If I check his information online, I'll figure out exactly how he knows you!"
Kim Seo: "There's no need for that! Come on, we have to get to the office." (Kim Seo immediately rushes out of the bedroom and breathes a sigh of relief.) Kim Seo: (Thinking to herself) Thank God! It's a good thing I didn't tell her; otherwise, she would have really given me a hard time!
(Meanwhile, back in the bedroom, the moment Kim Seo leaves, Ma Ha-rin falls deep into thought, and a mischievous smile spreads across her face.)
Ma Ha-rin: "Something feels fishy here. I'll ask brother in law (Doctor Hyun) myself! But first, I'll check online. That way, I'll find out how he knows Kim." (Saying this, Ma Ha-rin smiles as well and goes off to get ready for the office.)
[Scene: Dr. Hyun's Luxury Apartment – Bedroom – Day]
(The morning sun streams sharply through the grand glass curtains of Dr. Hyun's spacious bedroom, splashing directly over the mattress. Dr. Hyun is still completely buried underneath his blanket, fast asleep. His face looks noticeably drained from a combination of a brutal hangover and intense mental distress. Suddenly, the main entryway door handle of the flat releases with a soft 'click' sound.)(Sun-woo rushes inside the apartment right before heading off to his morning shift at Hanseong Architecture Company. He steps through the front door and scans the eerie silence of the luxury flat, immediately checking around to look for his brother.)
Sun-woo: (Walking into the living room, shouting loudly) "Hyun? Hey, bro, where on earth are you? It's practically 8:00 clock"s already and your smartphone is still completely switched off! I am running incredibly late for my office too, man!"
(Sun-woo checks the empty rooms. Receiving absolutely no answer from Hyun, he heads straight down the short hallway and pushes the bedroom door open. He finds Dr. Hyun sprawled across the bed, dead to the world in a heavy sleep.)
Sun-woo: (Stepping right up to the side of the mattress) "Wow! Look at you, just completely knocked out in a deep sleep. Aren't you supposed to go to International Daehan University Hospital today?
(Checking the screen of Hyun's phone on the nightstand) Look at this, your junior doctor has left a ton of missed calls, and here you are just comfortably sleeping with the blanket pulled over your head!"(Sun-woo reaches down and aggressively yanks the blanket off Dr. Hyun with a sharp pull. Hit by the sudden rush of cool air and bright sunlight, Dr. Hyun winces, closing his eyes tightly while mumbling in a groaspy voice.)
Dr. Hyun: (In a heavy, exhausted voice, without opening his eyes) "Ugh... give the blanket back, Sun-woo... my head is splitting with a massive headache. Just shut off the lights..."
Sun-woo: (Tossing the blanket aside, staring at him with a highly suspicious expression) "A headache was completely bound to happen, bro! After the way you ruthlessly emptied one bottle after another at the bar counter last night, you were bound to feel the damage. By the way, what exactly happened here last night? Kim Seo left you completely safe and sound inside your flat, right?
"Dr. Hyun: "What? Did Kim... did Kim actually bring me here?"
Sun-woo: "Don't tell me you don't remember a single thing?"
Dr. Hyun: "Huh... I really can't recall anything." (Clutching his throbbing forehead with his hand)
Sun-woo: "Hmm... rack your brain and try to remember. You were totally wasted, and on top of that, you were drowning in pure jealousy. You didn't end up saying something totally out of line to her, did you?
"Dr. Hyun: "What?"(Right at that exact second, Dr. Hyun's eyelids snap open with a violent jolt. The blurry fragments of last night—his desperate weeping, his raw, emotional confession, and that intense, breathless kiss—flash back into his mind with the force of a lightning bolt. He bolts upright on the mattress, panting in sheer panic.)
Sun-woo: "What is it? Did you actually do something to her? Speak up, man!"
Dr. Hyun: "Oh my god... what on earth have I done? Kim... Kim is never going to talk to me ever again."
Sun-woo: "What did you do that was so bad?"
Dr. Hyun: "Oh, I... I..."(Dr. Hyun completely opens up, recounting every single detail of the raw confession and the bedroom kiss to his brother.)
Sun-woo: "Are you completely out of your mind?! How could you do something like that! Now she is going to maintain a massive distance from you. Was there even anything left for you to ruin?"
Dr. Hyun: "Just shut up, man! I have absolutely no idea what to do next. She must be furious at me right now, shouldn't she?"
Sun-woo: "Duh! Obviously she is! What did you expect, that she'd be blushing about it? Do yourself a favor and go apologize to her face right now."
Dr. Hyun: "No way, I am absolutely terrified of facing her right now. Let me handle it this way... I will send a beautiful bouquet of flowers to her office desk along with a formal card saying sorry."
Sun-woo: "Yeah, but a real man should always deliver an apology in person, face-to-face."
Dr. Hyun: "Not right now. Her anger must be through the roof today. Tomorrow, once she has completely cooled down, I will go find her and apologize properly. Right now, I need to get moving. I have a critical surgery scheduled at the hospital today." (He swings his legs out of bed and begins to leave)
Sun-woo: "Are you seriously going out like that? At least change your wrinkled clothes first!
"Dr. Hyun: "No time, I am running way too late. I'm leaving. I keep an extra set of fresh clothes in my hospital locker anyway."
Sun-woo: "Alright then, I am heading out too. I am already majorly late for my own shift."
[Scene: INT. Hanseong Architecture Company – Creative Department – Day]
(The sleek glass doors slide open with a soft chime, and Kim Seo and Ma Ha-rin step into the bustling creative department. The morning office environment is usually filled with the quiet clicking of keyboards, but today, a giant, excited crowd has gathered tightly around Kim Seo's desk. Her friends, Min, and several other department colleagues are giggling, leaning over the partition, and whispering with intense curiosity. Ma Ha-rin's eyes go wide with excitement, and overflowing with energy, she quickly dashes over to the cubicle to see what the massive fuss is all about.)
Ma Ha-rin: (Shouting with full energy and an excited grin) "Oh my god! Look at this massive bouquet! Who on earth sent this beautiful arrangement?!"
Colleague: "We were all just crowding around to see! The delivery guy just dropped it off a few minutes ago. Look, the signature card has a specific name on it—Dr. Hyun!"
Min: (Clapping her hands, gasping dramatically) "Wait, what?! Is that the same incredibly handsome guy from the club last night? Is he your secret boyfriend, Kim?!"(Kim Seo walks up to her desk and freezes in complete, absolute shock. Her heart drops into her stomach as she stares at the gorgeous, sprawling collection of premium flowers. Her face burns bright red instantly. Feeling completely mortified, she frantically snatches the bouquet out of Ma Ha-rin's hands and spins around to push back against her nosy colleagues.)
Kim Seo: (Flustered, waving her hands in deep embarrassment) "Everyone, please! Just stop crowding around my space and go back to your respective desks to do your work!"(Min and the other colleagues refuse to budge, immediately surrounding her even closer, making playful kissing faces and teasing her ruthlessly. Kim Seo lets out a helpless groan, clutching the giant bouquet tightly against her chest to hide the card.)
Kim Seo: "Oh my god, I keep telling you, he is not my boyfriend! Please understand and drop it!
(She tries her absolute best to explain the situation, but absolutely nobody in the room believes a single word. Ma Ha-rin stands right behind the group, smirking mischievously and playfully supporting the colleagues by nodding her head in agreement. Just at that exact second, Sun-woo steps into the creative department. Seeing the big boss arrive, the employees stop whispering and frantically scramble, scrambling back to their seats to look like they are working.)
(Ma Ha-rin, trying to dash back to her own rolling chair in a total panic, accidentally catches her foot on a chair leg and completely loses her balance. With a loud gasp, she tumbles right onto the hard office floor.)
Ma Ha-rin: "Ah!"(Sun-woo tracks her movement instantly. Seeing her fall, he rushes forward without a single second thought, grabs her arm gently, and pulls her back up to her feet, steadying her.)
Sun-woo: (Worriedly, looking straight into her eyes) "Are you okay? Watch your step!"
(Ma Ha-rin's face turns bright crimson, perfectly matching the red roses in Kim's bouquet. In an instant, she rips her arm away from his grip, completely flustered, and bolts straight to her desk, sliding into her chair and staring intensely at her blank monitor.)
Sun-woo: (Looking around at the suddenly quiet room, crossing his arms) "What exactly is going on here?"
Everyone: (In unison, typing furiously on their keyboards) "Nothing, sir!"(Sun-woo nods slowly, pretending to accept it, but then his eyes land directly on the massive, unmistakable bouquet tightly held in Kim Seo's hands. He instantly recognizes what is happening and realizes that his panicky brother, Hyun, actually went through with his ridiculous flower apology plan. Even though he knows the exact truth, he decides to play completely dumb and intentionally question Kim Seo just to tease her.)
Sun-woo: (Walking over to her desk, raising an eyebrow with a smug, knowing look) "Miss Kim Seo... what is that in your hands?
"Kim Seo: (Stammering wildly, her eyes darting around the room as she makes up a terrible excuse) "Oh! This? This is... uh... just some random flowers I bought on the street on my way here... yes!"
Min: (Interrupting loudly from her cubicle, leaning over the desk with a mischievous grin) "Don't listen to her, Mr. Sun-woo! It's from her boyfriend! Sir, that is the exact same guy whom you told Kim to drop home last night, remember?!"
Sun-woo: (Putting on a perfectly shocked performance, widening his eyes as he feigns complete disbelief) "What?! A boyfriend? That guy?!"
Min: (Bursting with gossip, absolutely delighted that the boss is listening) "Yes, sir! The very same one! She claimed she was just dropping him off safely at his place because he was completely wasted, but it turns out he is totally meeting her and pursuing her secretly! Look, he even sent flowers first thing in the morning!"
(Sun-woo bites the inside of his cheek so hard it hurts, desperately forcing himself to suppress a massive laugh. He holds his breath, looking at Kim Seo's completely red, deeply embarrassed face.)
Sun-woo: (Thinking to himself, laughing hysterically) Oh my god, this is gold! The entire office actually thinks my high-and-mighty doctor brother is Kim Seo's secret boyfriend!
(Sun-woo clears his throat loudly, trying to regain his professional composure, though his eyes are still dancing with pure amusement.)Sun-woo: "Ahem... I see. Well, back to work, everyone. We have blueprints and deadlines to finish."(The employees reluctantly settle down. Kim Seo hides the massive bouquet under her desk, completely mortified,)
(The office finally settles back into its usual routine. The loud clacking of keyboards and the faint ringing of telephones fill the creative room. Everyone is back to focusing on their blueprints. Kim Seo is sitting at her desk, but she is completely restless. She keeps glaring down at the massive bouquet hidden under her desk, her eyebrows furrowing in irritation.)
Kim Seo: (Muttering furiously under her breath to herself) "Huh! What an absolute coward. Couldn't he have just come over and said sorry face-to-face? Yesterday, when he was acting so wildly and aggressively inside his apartment, he didn't feel a single drop of shame or fear! But now he is hiding behind a bunch of flowers? Unbelievable!"
(She rolls her eyes, lets out a frustrated sigh, and aggressively slams her fingers onto her keyboard to force herself to do some actual work.)(A few cubicles away, Ma Ha-rin is still keeping a sharp eye on Kim Seo. She leans sideways, trying to peek under Kim's desk to get a better look at the massive arrangement of roses. Suddenly, her sharp eyes catch something else. Tucked tightly into the side of the floral arrangement, hidden between the green leaves, is a small, premium white envelope.)
(Ma Ha-rin slowly and quietly scoots her rolling chair over, inch by inch, until she is right next to Kim Seo's desk. With a swift movement, she reaches down into the green leaves and snatches the premium white envelope.)
Ma Ha-rin: (Waving the letter in the air, whispering softly) "Kim! Look at this... Dr. Hyun even sent a letter attached to the side!"
Kim Seo: (Panicking completely, whispering aggressively) "Shh! Shut up! Do you want to blast this to the entire office? Give that letter to me right now!"
Ma Ha-rin: (Clutching the letter tightly against her chest, smirking mischievously) "Yeah, yeah, I'll give it to you... but let me read it first!
"Kim Seo: "No! Give it to me right now!"
Ma Ha-rin: (Gesturing subtly toward the nearby colleagues) "Hey, keep it down, or else everyone is going to find out!"
Kim Seo: "Fine, then—"(Kim Seo lunges forward, desperately trying to yank the letter out of Ma Ha-rin's hands, but Ha-rin swiftly dodges her. She flips the envelope open and begins reading it under her breath.)
Ma Ha-rin: (Reading the script) "Oh... 'I am so sorry, Kim Seo. I was completely out of my mind and not in my senses last night'..."
Kim Seo: (Freezing in absolute dread, thinking to herself) Oh my god, stop! If he actually wrote down specific details about what happened last night, I am totally ruined...
Ma Ha-rin: (Continuing to read, her eyes widening in sheer shock) "...'I am deeply sorry for whatever I did. The absolute second my eyes landed on you, I completely lost my self-control... and I kissed you'..."(The moment she hits the final word, Ma Ha-rin's jaw completely drops. She snaps her head up, staring blankly at Kim Seo, and accidentally screams at the top of her lungs.)
Ma Ha-rin: "WHAT?!"(Because of her sudden, loud outburst, the entire creative department, including Min and the other colleagues, instantly stop what they are doing and snap their heads around to stare directly at them. Kim Seo's face turns pale white with fear. She frantically puts on a tight, fake smile and waves her hands at the nosy crowd.)
Kim Seo: (Laughing awkwardly, completely flustered) "Oh, it's nothing! Absolutely nothing, guys! Just go back to your work. She has completely gone insane today!"(The colleagues reluctantly look away and turn back to their monitors. Ma Ha-rin immediately leans over the desk, dropping her voice into a sharp, intense whisper.)
Ma Ha-rin: "What on earth was that?! You two actually kissed?! Why didn't you tell me this first thing in the morning?!"
Kim Seo: (On the verge of tears, whispering back miserably) "This is exactly why I didn't tell you! Because if I did, the entire office would find out, wouldn't they?!
"Ma Ha-rin: (Letting out a heavy breath, her playful expression turning deeply serious) "Huh... Kim, you always loved that specific boy from your childhood, didn't you? Did you completely forget about him? Every single time I told you to go out and find a real boyfriend, you constantly stopped yourself because of that one guy... so what exactly happened now?"
Kim Seo: (Looking down, her voice breaking with deep sorrow) "Yes... I know. I haven't forgotten him at all, and I don't think I ever will be able to forget him in my entire life. You know exactly how desperately I searched for him... but last night, when Dr. Hyun did that... for a few fleeting moments, I completely forgot what I was doing. I... I just feel so incredibly guilty and full of regret about it. Now, please, just give me that letter."
Ma Ha-rin: (Nodding slowly with empathy, sliding the paper into Kim's hand) "Fine, here, take it... but Kim, try to understand reality. That childhood boy is never coming back. You need to forget him... and you should honestly just accept Dr. Hyun's proposal."
Kim Seo: (Crumpling the letter tightly inside her fist, her tone turning completely cold) "I don't want to talk about this topic ever again. Just do your own work."(Kim Seo aggressively spins around to face her monitor, slamming her fingers onto the keyboard. However, her eyes keep drifting back down to the massive bouquet hidden beneath her desk. Her mind is completely racing, unable to focus on a single blueprint.)
Ma Ha-rin: (Scooting her rolling chair back over to her own desk, mumbling) "Fine, keep ignoring it... whatever, I'm going to focus on my own work anyway."
(Ma Ha-rin sits down at her cubicle, but her inner detective refuses to rest. She immediately opens a private browser window on her office desktop and begins running an intense online background search on Dr. Hyun. She aggressively scrolls through page after page, but the search results only display his current medical photographs, major hospital achievements, and surgical journal entries.)
Ma Ha-rin: (Glaring at her monitor, clicking her mouse in absolute frustration) "Ugh! There is absolutely nothing useful here! His professional profile doesn't show any early history to prove whether he knew Kim in the past, or if he was just talking absolute nonsense because of the alcohol last night. Whatever... the next time I get a proper chance, I am going to confront BROTHER IN LAW directly and ask him myself!"
(Ma Ha-rin lets out a sharp sigh, minimizes the browser, and forces herself to open her pending architectural designs, leaving the creative department buried under a heavy cloud of tension and hidden secrets.)