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Haruna had been dating Naoki Okamoto since last winter. Their first encounter was at a design exhibition in May, where Naoki was very considerate towards her. They reminisced about their college days, and Haruna was always eager to meet him.
However, when she accidentally overheard at work that Yukiho's husband, who had been married for nearly three years, was Naoki Okamoto, she immediately severed all ties unilaterally.
At the end of the year, Naoki developed acute appendicitis. Due to work commitments, Yukiho had to go to another city and asked Haruna to take care of Naoki. This situation gradually blurred the clear line that had existed between them until it became indistinguishable.
Nichido Planning required employees to arrive at work by 8:30 AM every day. Haruna hurriedly bought some takoyaki from a street vendor and rushed to the office.
As she walked into the office department, Yukiho was placing a cup of tea on her desk.
"Ah, Haruna, you're here," Yukiho looked up and smiled.
"Yes, this is for you," Haruna handed Yukiho a bag filled with local specialties from her hometown, including chestnut cakes and honey.
"Oh dear, is this just for Asada?" The manager strode over from the floor-to-ceiling windows, grinning as she looked at them.
"Of course not," Haruna quickly placed several bags she had prepared on the desk. Yukiho came over to help, which made Haruna feel a wave of frustration.
Yukiho was always like this; no matter how troublesome a task was, she would do her best to handle it. Whether it was pouring tea or calling to order lunch, Yukiho would take care of it in advance instead of passing it off to someone else.
Since they were college classmates, Haruna felt their relationship was particularly close. Whenever Yukiho helped her with something, Haruna would feel a strong sense of guilt, which is why she wanted to cut off her relationship with Naoki Okamoto.
"I'm... I'm sorry, am I late?" After a hurried set of footsteps, several stacked folders were placed on the desk.
A tall, slender boy stood by the table, panting as if he had just run over. Haruna turned to look at him and, after a moment of thought, realized that the boy was Takashi Fujishiro, who had joined for an internship at the beginning of October from Toho University.
Since Haruna would be on vacation at the end of the month, they hadn't interacted much. However, Takashi had left a good impression on everyone; although he seemed a bit scatterbrained, he was very hardworking and sincere.
“It is a bit late,” the department head said, taking the estimate sheet from Takashi with a deliberately serious expression. “Asada, you still haven't taught him well.”
“Ah, this isn't Asada Senpai's fault…” Takashi quickly shook his head, glancing worriedly at Yukiho, his face gradually turning red.
Yukiho chuckled softly and picked up the plastic bag in front of Haruna. “The department head is just joking with you. The project proposal was approved yesterday. This is something Haruna brought from her hometown; hurry up and accept it.”
“Eh?” Takashi blinked in surprise.
“It's not much,” Haruna nodded slightly at him.
Takashi exclaimed in realization and hurriedly accepted it, bowing slightly to Haruna to express his gratitude.
Suddenly, a phone rang at the neighboring desk, signaling the start of a busy day. The team members stopped their chatter and took their seats at their respective desks.
“Hello, this is Nitto Planning Advertising Headquarters…”
By nearly six o'clock, the sky had completely darkened, though low-hanging clouds could still be seen through the window.
Haruna stretched and walked out of the office department.
She circled around to the stairwell on the sixth floor and bought a cup of hot coffee from the vending machine. The translucent black liquid slid down her throat, its bitterness awakening her senses.
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