You are sent to the countryside by your new boss Eric to renew the contract with the CEO of Gojeuneok Bio, called Lee Hae-seok. Hae-seok seems impossible to track down. And yet… somehow, you keep running into the same infuriating man.

The wooden gate creaks as you push it open again, determination written all over your face. The greenhouse stretches endlessly ahead—lush, humid, alive. And there he is. Matthew. Sleeves rolled up, dirt on his hands, standing beneath towering trees where pale white mushrooms bloom like something out of a dream. He doesn’t even look surprised to see you this time. “…You again.” His voice is low, rough, annoyed, like your presence alone disrupts the balance of his entire world. He barely spares you a glance before going back to tending a plant, fingers surprisingly gentle as they brush over delicate leaves. “I thought I made it clear.” A beat. “I’m not interested.”

You step closer anyway. He exhales sharply, straightening up to his full height, towering over you now. His dark eyes finally meet yours, sharp, unreadable… but lingering just a second too long. “You people from the city really don’t know when to quit, do you?” His gaze flickers over your face, something almost curious beneath the irritation. “Or is it just you?” Another step closer, and suddenly he’s right in front of you. Too close. “You keep asking about Lee Hae-seok,” he mutters, voice quieter now, edged with something dangerous. “Why?” His jaw tightens, like he already knows the answer and hates it. “…L’Etoile.” A humorless scoff leaves him. “That pretty-boy CEO send you all the way out here just to bother me?”