The corporate floor of Hanseong Architecture Company was a hive of frantic, high-octane activity as everyone rushed to complete their pending tasks before tomorrow's big autumn trip. Kim Seo-ah sat rigidly at her desk, hiding her immense physical pain behind a frozen professional mask while her fingers typed furiously on her keyboard. Suddenly, a sharp, agonizing spasm shot violently through her lower spine—a brutal punishment for sitting in one place for too long after her shower fall. She winced heavily, clutching her lower back tightly with her left hand as a choked groan of raw pain escaped her lips.Ma Ha-rin immediately noticed the sudden, sharp shift in her roommate's posture. She quickly slid her rolling chair over the carpet divider, her face etched with a deeply concerned look. "Kim! Look at your body right now," Ha-rin whispered anxiously, leaning in close. "Your lower back is completely giving out on this floor. You mandatory need to drop everything on your desk and go straight to Daehan University Hospital right now!""No, it's completely fine, Rin," Seo-ah managed to choke out, shaking her head stubbornly as she tried her absolute best to push through the agony. "Nothing will happen. I can finish this report before the end of the shift.""Listen to my words!" Ha-rin hissed back, crossing her arms tightly. "Kim Do-jung explicitly told my ears this morning that if your back pain increased even a fraction, I must take your build to the hospital immediately. If you don't go right now, your over-protective brother is literally going to scream his head off at me tonight!"Min, who was working at an adjacent cubicle, noticed the frantic commotion and smoothly slid her chair over to step in and support Ha-rin's argument. "Manager Kim, Ha-rin is absolutely, mandatory right. You need to go right now. Our team will fully handle all the remaining files, blueprints, and reports here at the desk. There isn't much left anyway; everyone is just finalizing their respective parts. Just go get treated!"Letting out a heavy, defeated sigh as the mounting waves of pain finally shattered her stubborn resistance, Seo-ah slumped slightly. "Alright, fine... I give up. I'll head out of the headquarters now."Seo-ah packed her personal belongings and files into her handbag slowly, her movements exceptionally careful. She turned her head toward Ma Ha-rin, intending to make the medical trip completely alone. "I'll go by my own self, Rin. You stay right here at the department and manage the remaining office work layout. Just make sure to explicitly tell Mr. Sun-woo that I had to step out for some urgent personal work, and that I'll operate the layout and finish the remaining reports on my laptop from home tonight. But whatever you do, do not tell his face that I left because of my back pain!""Don't worry about it, we won't leak a single word," Ma Ha-rin and Min nodded in perfect unison. "Now go move fast!"As Kim Seo-ah walked exceptionally slowly toward the glass exit doors, trying her absolute best to maintain a perfectly straight, rigid posture so her back wouldn't trigger another violent spasm, her heart suddenly began to race with a nervous yet excited energy. A soft, beautifully involuntary smile broke across her pale face under the office lights.'I'm actually going straight to Daehan University Hospital...' Seo-ah thought to herself, her cheeks flushing a sudden, soft pink as her thoughts completely consumed her. 'I'm finally going to see Dr. Hyun-woo's face today.'Lost in her sweet, nostalgic thoughts, she felt a sudden, childlike impulse to skip with joy across the lobby, but the exact microsecond she tried to shift her weight, a violent, piercing twinge shot through her spine alignment, forcing her to immediately walk perfectly straight, hold her breath in sharp pain, and shuffle forward. Behind her back on the department floor, the rest of the design team dived straight back into their heavy paperwork.[Scene: INT. Sun-woo's Executive Cabin – Continuous]Inside his sleek, glass-walled private cabin, CEO Choi Sun-woo was carefully reviewing the final travel itineraries and logistics for the Gangwon-do autumn trip. Suddenly, he paused his pen mid-air, a brilliant, matchmaker idea clicking smoothly inside his executive thoughts. He pulled out his smartphone device from his suit pocket, a rare smirk playing on his strict lips. 'This upcoming corporate business trip is the absolute perfect excuse to call Hyun-woo,' Sun-woo thought to himself with a smug smile. 'I can let his build know about our journey to the village. Maybe I can find a perfect opportunity to connect with his schedule and see if I can create a beautiful chance to bring Kim Seo-ah and Hyun-woo together under the autumn sky.'He dialed Dr. Hyun-woo's personal mobile number. Across the city, inside a busy hospital corridor, Dr. Hyun-woo's phone buzzed violently. He picked up the line immediately, his deep voice sounding completely exhausted, rushed, and drained after his endless rounds."Hello, Dr. Hyun-woo!" Sun-woo greeted smoothly over the phone, a confident grin breaking across his face. "I'm calling your line to officially let you know that our architecture company is heading out tomorrow morning on an official business trip to a beautiful mountain village complex. Why on earth don't you make a quick clinical excuse and join our travel bus? If someone on your board questions it, you can just say your build is there for field research or welfare medical support, and this will be the absolute perfect chance for you to see Kim Seo-ah's face!"Dr. Hyun-woo let out a heavy, thoroughly frustrated sigh from the bottom of his lungs, completely and bitterly cursing his own terrible medical timing. "Mr. Choi... I want to join your bus more than anything, but I absolutely, mandatory cannot leave my station. Our university hospital has a massive, department-wide medical camp scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, and the entire core surgical team has to travel outside the city lines together."Hyun-woo clenched his fist in pure frustration against the corridor wall, completely devastated that a perfect, golden opportunity to win Kim Seo-ah's heart was slipping right through his fingers due to his professional duty. "My luck is just absolutely terrible lately," Hyun-woo muttered, his voice full of upset longing. "I won't even be able to catch a passing glimpse of her face. On top of that, I am completely swamped with late-night shift work until the very end before our transport clears out tomorrow. I am completely locked down to my ward.""Oh, that is truly terrible to hear," Sun-woo replied, his executive tone shifting into deep disappointment. "I guess our ultimate matchmaker plan is a total bust for the week. But just out of professional curiosity, where exactly are you guys heading for this camp?"Before Dr. Hyun-woo could even open his mouth to answer the question, a consultant doctor's voice echoed loudly and urgently in the background: "Dr. Hyun-woo! The Chief Senior Doctor is calling for your presence in the wing immediately! Move fast!""Mr. Choi, I mandatory have to go right now!" Hyun-woo said hastily into the receiver.The line went completely dead with a sharp click. Sun-woo stared down at his blank phone screen for a long second, letting out a soft sigh as he shook his head. "Well, I guess that means there is absolutely zero chance for them to catch up right now."Shrugging off the disappointment, Sun-woo got straight back to his contracts. He stretched his neck slightly, looking out through his clear glass partition to check on the creative department team. His intense eyes scanned the floor rows and locked straight onto Ma Ha-rin, who was typing furiously at her desk station. He noticed that Kim Seo-ah's desk right next to her aisle was completely empty. He frowned slightly, his brow furrowing as he thought, 'Where exactly did Manager Kim go so suddenly? Maybe her build went down to the archive room to fetch more historical design files.' He quickly dismissed the thought from his mind and continued working on his layout.[Scene: INT. Daehan University Hospital – Reception Lobby – Shortly After]Kim Seo-ah walked slowly into the brightly lit, sterile, and bustling lobby of Daehan University Hospital, her left hand tightly, defensively holding her aching lower back. She slowly, painfully approached the grand marble front reception desk, where the duty receptionist was completely swamped under a mountain of paper files and incoming calls."Excuse me," Seo-ah said politely, trying her absolute best to hide her whimpers of pain as she leaned against the counter edge. "Is Dr. Choi Hyun-woo available for a private spinal consultation right now?"The receptionist didn't even look up from her terminal, her voice sounding incredibly busy and robotic. "I'm sorry, Ma'am, but Dr. Hyun-woo is currently locked inside an emergency department review and is completely, fully booked with surgeries for the rest of the day."The exact microsecond the words hit her ears, Seo-ah's face fell into a state of deep, crushing disappointment. But just as she prepared to turn on her heel to leave the lobby, Dr. Sung Jin-woo walked smoothly up to the adjacent reception desk to hand over a completed patient chart. He idly glanced over, froze in pleasant surprise as his eyes took in her features, and looked at Kim Seo-ah with a warm glint in his eyes."Huh? Kim Seo-ah?!" Dr. Jin-woo announced smoothly, stepping into her circle with a bright smile. "You're actually here at our hospital property today? What exactly are you doing standing near the counter like that? Are you truly alright? Is everything okay with your health?"Seo-ah blushed furiously out of sudden, overwhelming embarrassment, her cheeks turning tomato red as she began to stammer wildly. "Oh... huh? Hi, Dr. Sung Jin-woo!".The receptionist finally looked up from her screen, intervening smoothly. "Oh, Dr. Sung, this lady was just asking for a priority consultation slot for her severe lower back pain."Dr. Jin-woo smiled warmly and reassuringly, waving his hand dismissively to ease her tension. "Hey, it's totally, completely okay! Don't be embarrassed or shy at all, Kim Seo-ah. Since Dr. Hyun-woo is completely tied up with the Chief's board right now, I can easily examine your spine alignment and take care of your treatment right this minute. Come with me to the examination room.""Okay... thank you so much, Doctor," Seo-ah nodded nervously, feeling a bit shy and flustered as she followed his long strides down the corridor.Deep inside her own mind, she let out a long, heavy sigh of profound disappointment. 'Ugh... I really, deeply wanted to meet Dr. Hyun-woo today... my luck is so bad.'As their figures walked away down the quiet hallway toward the treatment wing, the scene cut back to the main reception counter a few minutes later. Dr. Hyun-woo walked up to the marble desk, looking thoroughly drained, pale, and exhausted after the meeting, reaching out his hand to collect his pending case files."Oh, Dr. Hyun-woo!" the receptionist called out, tapping her ledger. "Just a brief moment ago, a lady was right here at this desk asking specifically for your name. She was desperately looking for your consultation."Hyun-woo's dark eyes widened instantly, his posture turning rigid as his heart skipped a beat. "A lady?! Did she happen to leave a specific name on the chart? Where exactly is she right now?!""Well, since your schedule was completely busy with the Chief," the receptionist explained smoothly, turning a page. "I told her you weren't free at all today. So she went straight with another doctor to get operated on and treated."Dr. Hyun-woo let out a deflated sigh, assuming it was just a regular, anonymous clinic patient from his morning list. He signed the file logs heavily, nodded with a weary expression, and walked back toward his ward corridor.Meanwhile, inside the quiet, modern examination room, Dr. Sung Jin-woo was carefully, meticulously treating Kim Seo-ah's lower back alignment. She sat nervously on the edge of the clinical bed, her fingers clenching her purse straps as he expertly applied the specialized medical therapy and spinal decompression techniques. After a few minutes of precise adjustments, Dr. Jin-woo stepped back smoothly, a warm smile breaking across his handsome features."Alright, Kim Seo-ah," Dr. Jin-woo announced, wiping his hands. "Your lower back should feel much better now. The spinal alignment is successfully corrected."Seo-ah stood up slowly, carefully stretching her arms and torso. A look of immense, pure relief and absolute joy washed over her beautiful face as the throbbing ache vanished entirely. "Wow! Thank you so incredibly much, Dr. Sung Jin-woo. It really does feel much, much better. I am feeling completely fine now!"She grabbed her leather purse, adjusting her jacket as she turned toward the exit door frame, eager to head back home to pack her bags. But just as her fingers reached out toward the door handle, Dr. Sung Jin-woo hesitated for a brief microsecond. He cleared his throat softly, a charming, well-mannered glint appearing in his eyes as he called out to her, stopping her steps completely in her tracks."Kim Seo-ah, wait," Dr. Jin-woo proposed smoothly, his voice dropping into a warm, confident, and deeply magnetic tone. "Um... I was wondering... since our schedules are always so busy during the week, would you like to go out and have a quiet cup of coffee with me next weekend?"
Kim Seo-ah was taken completely aback by the sudden invitation. She blinked, surprised but maintaining a polite office demeanor under the bright clinic lights. "Oh! A coffee date? Um, sure, Dr. Sung Jin-woo, why on earth not."Dr. Jin-woo's handsome face lit up with a brilliant smile as he safely tucked his smartphone back into his white coat pocket. "Great! I'll text the specific cafe address and the exact evening time later to your personal line. Our entire department is actually leaving the city tomorrow morning for a massive outdoor welfare medical camp, so I'll be completely out of town until the weekend."Hearing his casual disclosure, Seo-ah's mind instantly began racing at a million miles an hour as her thoughts drifted straight back to Dr. Hyun-woo. 'Wait a single microsecond...' she thought frantically to her own self, her heart skipping a panicked beat. 'If their whole department is leaving for an out-of-town medical camp tomorrow, does that explicitly mean Dr. Hyun-woo is going away too? Oh no... that means I won't even be in Seoul due to our village project, and neither will he! This sudden hospital visit was my absolute last golden chance to see his face before our own architecture trip!'"Anyway, wish us a happy journey, Kim Seo-ah!" Dr. Jin-woo cheered warmly, unaware of her inner chaos. "We'll officially meet up next weekend."Seo-ah forced a perfectly polite, yet completely strained smile across her lips, trying her absolute best to mask the crushing wave of inner disappointment hitting her neck. "Oh, yes! Happy journey, Dr. Sung. Thank you so much again for treating my lower back alignment today. See you next weekend."She bowed politely, grabbed her leather purse, and exited the private ward, beginning her slow walk down the long, sterile hospital corridor. As she headed toward the grand exit lobby, she let out a small, crestfallen sigh, casting a long, sad glance back over her sharp shoulder at the passing doctors and nurses. She felt completely, utterly heartbroken that she couldn't meet Dr. Hyun-woo's intense eyes today, especially after waiting through three days of agonizing silence. She looked back one final time near the turn, but the bustling hallway was completely devoid of the one specific face she desperately wanted to see. She turned around sadly, pushed through the heavy doors, and left the building complex.Just as the automated glass doors closed firmly behind her retreating frame, a residential staff nurse walking down the central hallway stopped dead in her tracks. Her eyes widened as she watched Seo-ah's figure exit the property."Wait a minute..." the nurse muttered to herself, thoroughly confused as she tapped her chin. "Isn't that Ms. Kim Seo-ah? The older sister of Dr. Hyun-woo's priority orthopedic patient, Kim Junu? Was she standing here to meet Dr. Hyun-woo just now? Huh... peculiar."Shrugging off the curiosity, the nurse walked back to her assigned department desk terminal and ran right into Dr. Choi Hyun-woo, who was pacing around restlessly near the central staff lounge corridor, his brow furrowed."Oh, Dr. Hyun-woo!" the nurse greeted politely, stopping her cart. "How is your evening shift going?"Hyun-woo let out a deep, heavy sigh from the bottom of his lungs, rubbing the back of his stiff neck in pure exhaustion. "It's fine... just incredibly, swamped busy today. My whole body is aching from standing all day long over surgical files.""Really, Doctor?" the nurse countered, wrinkling her brow. "Then why on earth didn't you attend to Ms. Kim Seo-ah when she came down to the lobby? You know, Junu's older sister, Ms. Kim Seo-ah? She was standing right here in the front reception desk lounge looking specifically for your consultation a few minutes ago."Dr. Hyun-woo's entire body froze completely like an absolute statue. His dark eyes widened in pure, paralyzing shock as a violent jolt hit his chest, his heart skipping a wild beat. "What did you just say?! Did your mouth just say Kim Seo-ah was actually here inside this hospital property to see my face today?!""Yes!" the nurse nodded rapidly, surprised by his intense reaction. "She specifically came down to find your name at the front desk first. Didn't the on-duty receptionist tell your line?"Hyun-woo didn't even waste a single fraction of a second to reply or gather his thoughts. He aggressively threw his medical file folder onto a nearby visitor chair, turned sharply on his heel, and sprinted at absolute full speed down the long hospital corridor. His white doctor's coat flew wildly behind his broad frame as he navigated past the startled staff. He burst violently through the sliding glass gates of Daehan University Hospital and ran straight out onto the concrete pavement under the pale, cold glow of the night streetlights, his eyes frantically, desperately searching the dark streets of Seoul.But his timing was already entirely too late. Under the dim, misty streetlamps, the asphalt road was completely, hollowly empty. Kim Seo-ah's public taxi had already merged into the heavy traffic and driven away into the dark night. Dr. Hyun-woo stood completely alone under the cold night sky, his broad shoulders dropping in a state of deep, profound, and agonizing disappointment."You were right here..." Hyun-woo whispered entirely to himself, his deep voice cracking with raw sadness and emotional exhaustion as he clutched his hands inside his pockets. "You came all this way to find my face today... and my blindspot missed you completely. Why does time keep playing these incredibly cruel, twisted games with our frequencies? We were so close to each other tonight, yet so far away..."He took a heavy, defeated breath to steady his racing heart, turned around slowly, and walked back into the quiet hospital building layout as the scene cut away from the dark pavement.[Scene: INT. Kim Seo and Ma Ha-rin's Office Floor – Late Night]The corporate floor of Hanseong Architecture Company was now completely dead, dark, and locked in absolute silence. One by one, all the exhausted co-workers had successfully completed their logs, packed their leather briefcases, and left the headquarters for the night to prepare their luggage.Ma Ha-rin was left completely, entirely alone at her workstation cubicle, the single glowing light of her desk monitor lamp shining brightly like a solitary beacon in the massive, dark room. She leaned her upper body tiredly back against her rolling chair, staring blankly at her architectural layouts, completely exhausted. She rubbed her burning eyes, muttering to herself in a miserable whisper."Ugh... when on earth am I finally going to finish this rendering section and go home to sleep?" Ha-rin whined, leaning her head against her palm. "My eyes are literally burning from this screen layout. Everyone else from the creative department is already gone for the night."Suddenly, the heavy glass door to the executive cabin swung wide open with a smooth click. Mr. Choi Sun-woo stepped out onto the dark floor, wearing his sleek, tailored woolen overcoat. He stopped dead in his tracks the exact microsecond his intense eyes noticed a single, solitary light shining brightly in the far corner of the dark department room. He walked over quietly, his long strides making zero sound on the carpet until he was standing right beside her desk partition."Ma Ha-rin?" Sun-woo asked softly, catching her attention as his deep voice broke the silence. "Is your project formatting work still not finished yet at this hour?"Ha-rin jumped slightly in her seat, her heart skipping a startled beat as she looked up at his handsome, strict face wide-eyed. "Oh! Mr. Sun-woo! Um... yes, Sir! I just have a few more formatting files and reports to sync with the server. Wait... you're still here at the headquarters too?"She instinctively, nervously glanced down at his left wrist, checking the unique, antique wristwatch she had gifted to his hands a few days ago. 'Huh... what a peculiar watch layout,' Ha-rin thought to herself, her inner detective mind spinning in confusion. 'When on earth is this billionaire boss ever going to take this thing off his wrist? He wears it to every single shift.'Clearing her flustered throat, she quickly folded her blueprint. "Well, Sir, since you are leaving the building property, bye!"Sun-woo offered a rare, incredibly warm smirk. "Bye? But you shouldn't be sitting here all alone in this dark department room, Ma Ha-rin. It's way too late into the night. Save your data files immediately and complete the rest of your reports from your own room.""Really, Sir?" Ha-rin blinked, thoroughly surprised by his executive leniency.Sun-woo nodded firmly, his tone leaving zero room for argument. "Yes, absolutely."Sun-woo's sharp eyes then drifted over to inspect Kim Seo-ah's completely empty desk cubicle right next to their aisle. His strict expression turned slightly serious, his brow furrowing as he looked back down at Ha-rin's face. "By the way... where exactly is Manager Kim Seo-ah tonight? She isn't usually the type of professional leader to leave this office floor so early before a major trip deadline. Did her build head home already?"Remembering Kim Seo-ah's strict, aggressive instructions to hide the back injury, Ha-rin quickly covered up the situation, flashing a transparent office smile. "Ah... yes, Sir! Kim Seo-ah explicitly told my line before leaving that she had some very urgent, critical personal work to attend to outside the sector. She mentioned that she will operate the files from home and finish the remaining reports on her laptop tonight."Sun-woo felt satisfied with her report, nodding his head smoothly as he adjusted his overcoat collar. "I see. Well, since Manager Kim Seo-ah isn't here tonight to look after your safety, I mandatory cannot leave your build alone in this dark building. Come on, pack your bags and laptops right now. I will personally drop you home tonight in my vehicle."Ma Ha-rin's heart violently leaped into her throat. She quickly packed her things into her bag, her heart pounding with a sweet, completely unexpected excitement as she walked side-by-side with her handsome billionaire boss toward the executive elevators, starting their quiet midnight ride home together under the starry city lights.Meanwhile, miles away back at the residential apartment, the dark living room was filled with heavy anxiety. Kim Seo-ah was sitting flat on the rug with her laptop screen open, her back feeling much better but her mind completely restless. Beside her couch, Kim Jun-u was rolling his stainless-steel wheelchair around restlessly near the grand living room window pane, his eyebrows furrowing in deep brotherly concern as they both stared anxiously out past the glass curtains at the empty front gate, waiting for Ha-rin to safely arrive.