Sowon woke up with one mission in mind: act normal.

Because, apparently, agreeing to go on a date with a stupidly attractive businessman within ten minutes of meeting him was not considered a rational decision.

Her best friend, Yeona, had made that very clear.

"You met him last night. And you already agreed to a date?"

Yes, she had. And yes, maybe her track record with men was questionable at best.

But Taekhyun wasn’t some random pretty boy with a tragic SoundCloud account and no job. He was wealthy, successful, and emotionally mature—probably.

What could go wrong?

---

The Morning After

The group chat was in flames.

[Yeona]: oh my god

[Yeona]: are u serious

[Yeona]: UR ACTUALLY GOING ON A DATE WITH HIM

[Sowon]: yes. why r u acting shocked. u were there when he asked me

[Yeona]: I thought u were just being nice!!

[Yeona]: NOT FALLING FOR HIS CEO ASS IN UNDER 10 MINUTES

[Sowon]: I’m not falling

[Sowon]: it’s just dinner

[Yeona]: just dinner my ass

[Yeona]: u had the heart eyes all night

Sowon threw her phone onto her bed and ignored it.

She had not been making heart eyes. Yeona was exaggerating.

Right?

---

By the time she arrived at work, Sowon had fully convinced herself that this was a logical, rational, smart decision.

Yoo Taekhyun was the type of guy who made sense.

Handsome? Check.

Successful? Check.

A personality that didn’t immediately set off alarm bells? Check.

And most importantly—he wasn’t a musician, a struggling artist, or a man who thought budgeting was "for losers."

That was progress.

She should be proud of herself.

She’d give him a chance.

After all, it wasn’t like she was marrying the guy.

---

"Two weeks."

Sowon blinked. "What?"

"If you fall for him in less than two weeks, you owe me coffee for a month," Yeona said, smirking.

Sowon scoffed. "That’s stupid. It’s just one date."

"You say that every time," Yeona pointed out. "And then, suddenly, you’re planning a life together."

"That is not true—"

Yeona raised an eyebrow. "Jungho."

"Okay, one time."

"Siyeon."

"Okay, two times—"

"Byunghoon."

Sowon groaned. "Fine! I get it! I have a problem."

Yeona grinned. "So, deal?"

Sowon rolled her eyes but extended her hand. "Deal."*

Because she wasn’t going to fall that fast this time.

Right?