"Who were you with?"
"Just... uhmm.. some colleagues."
"Are you hiding something from me?"
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Early Saturday morning, Lily went out with Hoseok and drove to Seoraksan National Park. They started their hike from Baekdamsa which is one of the most important temples in Korea. They took this route since there is less crowd compared to the other ones.
Lily packed some dosirak meals (it is the iKorean version of the Japanese bento box) with fruits and makgeolli (Korean rice wine). They ate their lunch along the way up to the peak. Took them several hours to get to the closest shelter from the peak. The surroundings are starting to get covered with orangey leaves and the cold breeze is hitting their skin.
The two will spend the night there to fully enjoy their mini vacation. They have been wanting to hike Seoraksan ever since but BTS' schedule didn't allow them to do that years ago.
Lily went out the shelter and walked near the edge of the mountain. She's wearing a padded parka but since they're on a higher place, the cold still gets in her bones.
"So beautiful", Hoseok walked up behind and gazed at her.
"Yeah I didn't know Seoraksan is this beautiful during autumn."
"Oh yes, Seoraksan is beautiful too."
She looked at him with a smile and he smiled back at her. She turned again to appreciate the nature and Hoseok wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on her shoulder.
The next day, they hiked down the mountain after having breakfast and drove back to Seoul. Outside her apartment building, Eun Min saw her coming out of the car and waving goodbye. Lily didn't see her friend and went straight up to her unit. A few minutes later, her door bell rang and it's her friend. She opened the door and let her in.
"Hey, did you just get here? I saw you got out of a car."
They both walked towards the living room but her face almost turned red. "What? O yes I just got back from hiking."
"Who were you with?"
"Just... uhmm.. some colleagues." She walked towards the fridge and took a bottle of water.
"Are you hiding something from me?"
"What? Of course not! I mean, is there anything you don't know about me?" She's on full defense.
"Okay. Well, I just came right on time."
"Yea." She uttered. "I don't think she saw him", she told herself.
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"We need to get this client. They're looking for an agency to do their ad since they've just expanded their brand from Gwangju to Seoul." Manager Ma said during their meeting.
The secretary handed out some folders to them containing information about the said company.
"We need to present the best pitch on Friday. We need to double time and make sure that we'll get this."
They all looked at the information and her eyes widened when she saw who owns the company. Her ears slowly felt hot.
"Ms. Aragon, I'm counting on you. This will be a big project for us." Manager Ma then whispered to her, "This will greatly affect your promotion. Do your best!"
She smiled at him and bowed as he walked out of the office.
The team started brainstorming and spent the whole day coming up with ideas. It's 7:30 PM and all of them are still working in the office. While reading, she received a message from Namjoon reminding her of their dinner. She called him.
