We arrived at a nearby Korean barbecue restaurant just a few blocks from the office.

Bright yellow lights glowed through the large glass windows, and the delicious smell of grilled meat hit me the moment we stepped inside.

My stomach growled.

Loudly.

Unfortunately...

It wasn't loud enough to escape everyone's attention.

Junseo looked at me with an amused smile.

"Hungry?"

"...Maybe a little."

"A little?"

My stomach answered for me.

Grrrr...

The entire team burst into laughter.

I slowly covered my face with both hands.

"I'd like to formally apologize to everyone."

Kim Seo-ah patted my shoulder.

"Don't worry."

"Our stomachs usually introduce themselves before we do."

That somehow made me feel better.

Mr. Kim walked up to the receptionist.

"A reservation for KoKup."

"Yes, sir. This way, please."

We followed the employee to a large private room.

The moment everyone saw the grill—

"It smells amazing!"

"I call the beef!"

"Don't touch my mushrooms this time!"

"You stole them first!"

Apparently...

Marketing transformed into complete chaos whenever food was involved.

I quietly slipped into the nearest empty seat.

Unfortunately...

"Yumi."

I looked up.

Mr. Kim was smiling.

"Come sit here."

He pointed toward the center of the table.

Right.

Next to him.

And...

Next to Lee Junseo.

...

Why?

What had I done to deserve this?

Junseo smiled.

"Looks like we're neighbors."

"Oh..."

Great.

Fantastic.

Wonderful.

Exactly what my rapidly beating heart needed.

Within minutes, the table was covered with plates of meat, vegetables, side dishes, and enough sauces to feed a small army.

Mr. Kim lifted his glass.

"To our newest team member."

Everyone raised their drinks.

"Cheers!"

I quickly picked up my own glass.

"Cheers!"

Clink.

Everyone took a sip.

So far...

So good.

Maybe tonight would actually go smoothly.

I reached for another piece of grilled beef.

At the exact same time—

Junseo reached for the same plate.

Our chopsticks bumped.

"Oh!"

"Sorry."

"No, it's okay."

We both laughed awkwardly.

I finally grabbed a slice of beef.

Mission accomplished.

Or so I thought.

As I reached for a dipping sauce, my sleeve caught the edge of my glass.

Time slowed.

The glass tilted.

No...

No no no—

It tipped over.

Cold soda poured directly onto Junseo's lap.

...

...

...

The entire room fell silent.

I stared.

He stared.

Everyone stared.

My soul quietly packed its bags and left my body.

"I'M SO SORRY!"

I immediately grabbed a stack of napkins.

"I'm so, so, so sorry!"

"It's okay."

"No, it's not okay!"

"It really is."

"I just assaulted my team lead with cola!"

Someone at the table laughed.

Another person started laughing.

Within seconds...

The entire room was laughing.

Even Junseo.

"I promise," he said between laughs, "I've survived worse."

"I somehow doubt that."

"I haven't."

That only made everyone laugh harder.

I wanted to crawl under the table and stay there forever.

Then—

Buzz.

My phone vibrated.

I ignored it.

Buzz. Buzz.

Another vibration.

Seriously?

Now?

I secretly glanced at the screen beneath the table.

A new notification had appeared.

ROMANTIC TRANSACTION FAILED

Reason: Extreme embarrassment detected.

Refund Available

I blinked.

"...What?"

Another message appeared.

Use one refund to reverse the last 60 seconds?

YES

NO

I frowned.

Was this app...

Making jokes?

My thumb hovered over the screen.

"No way..."

Before I could press anything—

A drop of cola slid off my sleeve onto the display.

The screen registered the touch.

YES SELECTED

"Wha—"

Everything froze.

The laughter.

The sizzling grill.

The smoke.

Even the steam rising from the soup stopped moving.

Silence.

Complete silence.

Then...

A brilliant white light exploded from my phone.

"So bright—"

I instinctively covered my eyes.

The world spun.

My ears rang.

My stomach lurched.

And suddenly—

"To our newest team member."

Everyone raised their drinks.

"Cheers!"

...

...

Wait.

What?

I looked around.

The food hadn't been touched yet.

Junseo's pants were perfectly dry.

The glass was back in my hand.

Everyone was smiling as if nothing had happened.

My breathing stopped.

"..."

Hadn't...

Hadn't I already lived this?

Junseo looked at me.

"You okay?"

"Huh?"

"You've been staring into space for ten seconds."

"I..."

I looked at my untouched drink.

Then at him.

Then back at the drink.

This wasn't possible.

Unless...

The phone vibrated again.

Buzz.

I slowly looked down.

REFUND SUCCESSFUL

Transaction Reversed

Remaining Refunds for Target: 2 / 3

Complete Love Tasks to earn additional refunds.

Thank you for using Love Receipt.

I stared at the screen.

Then at Junseo.

Then back at the phone.

"..."

"This app..."

I swallowed.

"It actually rewound time."