The main floor of Hanseong Architecture Company was bustling with typical, high-energy corporate momentum. The sharp, constant tick-tack of mechanical computer keyboards, the low hum of employees locked in deep discussions over their respective tasks, and the constant rustle of thick paper folders echoed across the open space. Amidst the morning rush, Kim Seo-ah reached back from her workstation and pulled open the heavy steel door of a tall storage cabinet behind her desk to search for old reference documents. But the exact microsecond she bent her upper body down to rifle through the thick stacks of paper, a sudden, sharp electric wave of unbearable, agonizing pain shot violently through her spine."Ahhh..." Seo-ah squeezed her eyes shut in pure agony, gasping out a choked cry as her breath hitched in her throat.She instantly bolted back upright, clamping her left hand tightly and defensively over her aching lower back as her muscles locked. Under the sudden spasm, a thick, dust-covered old folder slipped from her trembling fingers and hit the carpet with a soft thud. As she braced herself against the cabinet edge, reaching down with absolute care to pick it up, her gaze drifted toward the grand office window panel.She noticed that the vibrant green leaves on the trees outside were slowly, beautifully turning yellow, and a crisp, light chill had rolled into the morning air. A sudden realization hit her heart—the beautiful, legendary Autumn season was just around the corner. Her eyes then snapped down to the bold, ink-printed text rolling across the cover of the dropped folder: "OEAM FOLK Village Temple Project."Ma Ha-rin walked up to her desk cubicle holding a fresh stack of document printouts, stopping dead in her tracks in pure surprise as she caught Seo-ah writhing in pain."Kim!" Ha-rin gasped, dropping her printouts onto the desk as she picked up the fallen folder, her voice dropping into an excited whisper. "Are you okay? Your lower back is still hurting exceptionally bad from the shower fall. And... wait! Oh wow! Look at this cover! Isn't this the exact same OEAM FOLK Village Temple project folder? The original design layout that the greedy, gluttonous former CEO completely halted and threw away in the middle of development? I remember it perfectly, you literally poured your entire heart and soul into this architecture for a whole month straight!""Yeah, Ha-rin... this is the exact one," Seo-ah murmured softly, keeping her left hand firmly against her spine as her eyes traced the changing weather outside the grand window pane. "And look outside... the Autumn season is already about to arrive in full bloom.""Oh my god, yes!" Ha-rin's eyes sparked with instant, hyper-focused detective excitement as she stared at the half-finished blueprints. "Kim, why on earth don't you go ahead and show this exact folder to our new boss, Mr. Sun-woo?! He is absolutely, completely nothing like that trash old CEO—he is actually brilliant, professional, and values raw creative talent! If his eyes see this layout, he will definitely restart the project parameters! And just think about the corporate logistics, Kim... it will trigger an amazing, official company-wide business trip for the whole creative department! That mountain village was so incredibly beautiful, and the temple was only half-finished. All we mandatory have to do is complete the remaining work files. Come on, let's go right now!"Seo-ah shook her head instantly, her posture turning highly reluctant as a wave of nervous panic hit her neck. "Mr. Sun-woo? No way, Ha-rin, absolutely not. This is an old, rejected project that failed under the previous management line. Mr. Sun-woo is the elite new head of this company. I don't want to take an old failure straight to his desk and make a complete, absolute fool out of my professional self first thing in the morning. Plus, my back pain is way too intense to travel...""Oh, come on!" Ha-rin huffed, completely refusing to listen to her roommate's logical protests. She grabbed Seo-ah's arm tightly, taking absolute, meticulous care not to trigger her stiff, aching lower back as she stubbornly pulled her up from the swivel chair. "Why on earth are you admitting defeat without even trying to pitch? Come on, you mandatory have to support my energy on this! Mr. Sun-woo absolutely loves fresh, creative ideas."Gently supporting her weight, Ha-rin forcefully but carefully dragged a groaning Kim Seo-ah straight across the busy office floor toward the executive suite. The working co-workers on the floor paused their typing, completely having zero idea what the two friends were up to as they marched toward the main panel.[Scene: INT. Hanseong Architecture Company – Sun-woo's Cabin – Continuous]Inside his sleek, glass-walled private cabin, CEO Choi Sun-woo was sitting majestically at his grand mahogany desk, reviewing and signing a stack of critical corporate contracts.Knock! Knock!The heavy wooden door pushed open, and Ma Ha-rin smoothly guided Kim Seo-ah straight inside the room. Hiding the severe, throbbing pain in her spine behind a perfectly rigid, professional posture, Seo-ah stepped up to the mahogany frame and placed the old temple project folder gently on Sun-woo's desk panel. Standing side-by-side with an energetic Ha-rin, they began explaining the entire corporate business vision in thorough, comprehensive detail.Sun-woo flipped open the dusty folder, his intense, sharp executive eyes scanning through Seo-ah's meticulous notes, the intricate architectural layouts, and the step-by-step restoration blueprint to revive the half-built village temple. As his vision processed the data, the strict expression on his face slowly, drastically shifted. He leaned his broad frame back into his luxury leather chair, tapping his fingers thoughtfully against the desk arm as the cabin fell into dead silence. Kim and Ha-rin stood perfectly still, holding their breath in absolute, agonizing suspense.Suddenly, Sun-woo closed the thick folder with a sharp, echoing snap, a brilliant, genuinely proud smile breaking across his handsome, strict face. "Phenomenal! Manager Kim Seo-ah, this entire business vision is absolutely, completely flawless! I honestly cannot comprehend how the previous trash management threw something this brilliant straight into the trash terminal. I am officially giving this restoration project a massive, executive YES!""Oh my god!" Ha-rin cheered, completely losing her professional office composure as she began hopping on her toes in pure, unadulterated excitement. "Thank you so much, Sir! Thank you, thank you, you are the absolute best!"Sun-woo offered a warm laugh, turning his head to look out the grand glass windows at the approaching autumn weather, his tone turning serious and commanding. "And besides, just as Kim Seo-ah wrote in these project files, the natural autumn scenery in this mountainous Gangwon-do village complex is absolutely legendary. Look outside our windows, Autumn is already about to arrive in the city! Therefore, we must not delay our operations at all! I will personally join the creative department on this official business trip to the village. I will personally take absolute, total charge of the entire arrangement, luxury transportation, and company expenses. We are all leaving for the village tomorrow morning sharp!"[Scene: INT. Office Floor – Continuous]The heavy glass door of the executive suite swung wide open. Mr. Choi Sun-woo himself stepped out onto the floor first, walking onto the creative department office floor with a proud posture, with Kim Seo-ah and Ma Ha-rin following right behind his heels.The employees working at their desks were completely, thoroughly surprised to see the main boss suddenly walk out of his cabin in the middle of the shift. Every single staff member instantly paused their typing, looking up with intense curiosity. That was the exact milestone moment Mr. Sun-woo stood firmly in front of the rows of cubicles to make the official corporate announcement."Attention, everyone!" Sun-woo clapped his hands loudly twice, gathering every single eye on the floor. "Please pause your work and reports for just two brief minutes. I have a massive and highly exciting piece of good news to share with the entire company floor today."A pin-drop silence instantly washed over the creative department floor, the atmosphere turning electric as all the co-workers watched his face with intense curiosity.Sun-woo raised his hand, pointing directly to the thick, historical folder held tightly in Seo-ah's hands. "Manager Kim Seo-ah has just pitched a truly phenomenal old proposal to my desk—the 'OEAM FOLK Village Temple Restaurant, Tourism & Heritage Project'. I have officially approved the operational line! And since the beautiful Autumn season is almost here and we cannot afford to delay our designs, our entire company branch is heading out tomorrow morning on an official, company-wide Business Trip to the OEAM FOLK village complex! The entire travel arrangement and hospitality will be fully and completely covered by our corporate account."The exact microsecond the words left Mr. Sun-woo's mouth, a sudden wave of pure, unfiltered excitement and loud cheers rippled through the entire office floor! The co-workers, who were completely oblivious to the folder contents until now, were absolutely ecstatic about the sudden luxury travel news, turning to each other with huge smiles as they whispered rapidly."Oh man! An official business trip to the mountains of Gangwon-do?!" Colleague 1 whispered in a low voice, smiling widely. "With the entire department team together? This is going to be so incredibly awesome!""Manager Kim Seo-ah completely nailed the pitch!" Colleague 2 cheered, typing a fast text. "We are leaving tomorrow morning sharp, what an incredibly exciting trip layout!"Mr. Sun-woo smiled warmly at their high energy, turning on his heel to walk back into his private glass cabin to handle the logistics. Kim Seo-ah, her left hand still secretly clutching her aching lower back frame, carefully and slowly sat down at her desk rolling chair, letting out a soft sigh.Switching her mental frequency directly into her strict manager mode to keep the office decorum completely intact, she spoke in a low but firm, authoritative tone to her surrounding creative team."Alright, everyone, focus your attention back on your computer tasks immediately!" Seo-ah commanded, adjusting her monitor. "Since our entire team is leaving the city tomorrow morning, we mandatory need to make some quick, rapid adjustments to our current project workflow. Finish up every single piece of your pending files, layouts, and data reports before the official end of the day. Come on, move your fingers, get straight back to work!"
Inside the quiet sanctuary of his cabin, Sun-woo sat on his plush leather couch. The girls had left, but his mood had been thoroughly lifted by Ma Ha-rin's pure happiness. Smiling softly, his eyes drifted down to his own wrist. He was wearing the unique wristwatch that Ma Ha-rin had gifted him a few days ago. He stared at it curiously, thinking to himself, 'What a peculiar watch. What are these side buttons for?'Driven by pure, innocent curiosity, Sun-woo pressed down hard on one of the side buttons. Inside his quiet cabin, absolutely nothing happened. No light turned on. Disappointed, he let go of the button and went straight back to his work.But at that exact microsecond... right outside the glass cabin, a highly unusual, thin, and low electronic sound suddenly chirped from Ma Ha-rin's desk—"IUV... IUV... IUV..."Ma Ha-rin froze mid-sentence, her fingers hovering over her keyboard. She blinked in absolute shock. The sound was not loud enough to echo across the room; it was strictly localized to her desk area. Moving in a frantic panic, Ma Ha-rin immediately slammed her other palm and a thick paper folder flat over her watch, desperately muffling the sound so that none of the other co-workers in the open office could hear it!"Oh my god!" Ma Ha-rin gasped, wide-eyed with terror, leaning over heavily toward Kim's adjacent desk and whispering frantically. "Kim... Kim, look at this! Why on earth is my watch making this bizarre sound?!"Kim Seo, supporting her painful back and leaning in close to Ha-rin's desk, whispered fiercely back. "What on earth is this nonsense, Ha-rin? Why is your watch crying in the middle of a quiet office? Cover it up, the office is fully open!"Just as suddenly as it had started, the chirping stops completely—because inside the cabin, Mr. Sun-woo had stopped pressing the button. Kim Seo's expression tightened into absolute anger. Since she already knew the secret behind the watch, she began scolding Ha-rin intensely."Ma Ha-rin!" Kim Seo said in a fierce, sharp whisper. "Did I not explicitly warn you?! I told you to never buy that cheap, commercial 'Couple Watch' set just to get a heavy discount! You knew it was a couple watch, yet you stubbornly gifted one to Mr. Sun-woo and wore the second one straight to the office! Now look at the disaster you've created!""Kim, I swear to you," Ma Ha-rin pouted miserably, keeping her hand pressed tight over the watch and whispering back. "I had absolutely no idea this watch could make electronic noises! How did it even trigger by itself?!"Frustrated, Kim Seo whipped out her phone, aggressively typed in the watch's model number, and looked it up online. The moment the official product feature page loaded on her screen, Kim Seo's jaw dropped in pure shock. She shoved the phone screen directly into Ma Ha-rin's face."Look! Read this!" Kim Seo said in a hushed, terrified whisper. "The special feature of this couple watch states that whenever one partner presses the side button—meaning, whenever they are missing or thinking about their partner—the other partner's watch will automatically blare 'IUV', which is the electronic pager code for 'I Love You'! That means Mr. Sun-woo just pressed the button inside his cabin and he..."Hearing this, Ma Ha-rin's soul practically left her body. She froze in ultimate shock and slapped a hand over her own mouth. "WHAT?!" she gasped. "An 'I Love You' code?! That means Mr. Sun-woo just pressed it and... oh my god, Kim! What do I do?! If the boss finds out this is a romantic couple watch, he will think I'm a total creep!""Shut up!" Kim Seo said, glancing around to ensure no co-workers were listening and violently yanking Ha-rin's hand down. "Keep your voice down, the office is fully operational! Do one thing—unstrap this watch right now and bury it deep at the bottom of your handbag! And from now on, listen to my advice, understood?""Yes... yes, Kim," Ma Ha-rin nodded frantically, her eyes tearing up from anxiety. "I am so, so sorry. I will always listen to you from now on.""GOOD. Do not take this watch out under any circumstance!" Kim Seo said, stuffing the muffled watch deep into Ha-rin's bag. "Now, focus on your files. We have a massive village trip to prepare for tomorrow!"Ma Ha-rin nervously scrambled to arrange her papers, trying her best to keep the watch completely hidden. Kim Seo let out a massive, exhausting breath and leaned back at her desk. Around them, the office continued to work peacefully, while inside the cabin, Sun-woo worked with an unexplainable smile on his face.