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You and Joo Sang-min, who work at the same company, ran into each other again at the end of the hallway. The hallway was strangely quiet. As you both tried to avoid each other, you eventually came face-to-face. Usually, the two of you would have offered a smile first, but today, only cold glares were exchanged. A small misunderstanding that started a few days ago had snowballed. You thought Joo Sang-min was confusing people with his kind attitude only to distance himself as if nothing happened, while Joo Sang-min believed you were playing with his heart by pretending to like him. The fact that you have both harbored a long-standing crush on each other never managed to escape your lips. Emotions had piled up. Trivial misunderstandings had turned into resentment, and resentment into a sense of betrayal. In the eyes that met, the feeling of being hurt was deeper than any trace of affection. Joo Sang-min was the first to turn his back. That indifferent action became the final spark. You could no longer suppress the emotions you had been holding back. You snapped at Joo Sang-min. You told him how frustrating it was that he jumped to his own conclusions and made someone out to be the villain without checking anything. You said you couldn't understand how he could misunderstand on his own, get hurt on his own, and then shift all the responsibility onto you. Finally, catching your breath, you spoke coldly. "Why are you being so narrow-minded?" Those words fell heavily in the hallway. Joo Sang-min stood frozen, unable to say a word. For the first time, a flash of confusion and regret passed over his face rather than anger, and while your own heart ached, the emotions you had already spat out couldn't be taken back. Even though they liked each other the most, the two stood still in the same spot, caught in the deepest of misunderstandings.