Cinderella at 2AM (새벽 2시의 신데렐라)

Ms. Ha, we have a fridge full of ice cream.

A coffee machine and massage chair too.

Ms. Ha, there's crazy news.

Check the online notice board.

- What's the fuss about? - Quick. Check this out.

Seriously, what should I do?

He came back before it even hit me that we'd ended things.

He was my junior colleague, but he's back as a director.

He was my boyfriend, but he's now my ex-boyfriend.

Where did you get such cute slippers?

I'm glad you think they're cute.

Why do you keep staring at me like that?

Because you're so pretty.

- What? - What?

Did I say that out loud just now?

Well, what I meant was...

It's not a sudden thing.

I've always thought that... No, sorry.

Today,

you look very pretty.

What's with you, Ju Won? You're very funny.

I wasn't trying to be funny.

I really meant it.

I'm sorry to disappoint you,

but younger guys aren't my type.

Older women aren't my type either.

- What? - I don't like older women.

I like pretty women.

I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable.

I'll be careful from now on.

What was that? Why did he say that?

Thank you.

Bye, then.

It took me a while to persuade my mother...

to let me stay instead of transferring me abroad.

Why did you do that?

This makes it uncomfortable for both of us.

Not for me.

I can't help it if you want to break up with me.

You have free will.

But...

I'm also free to cling to you.

From now on...

I'll cling to you.

I'll act as desperate and pitifully as possible.

Don't be too mean, Yoon Seo.

Sir.

The vice chairman is waiting for you.

Okay, let's go.

I'll see you later.

You must all be very surprised.

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you.

No. Don't be sorry, sir. You must've had a reason.

Yes, absolutely.

We apologize for being foolish enough not to recognize you.

You must've been flustered when I didn't show up for over a week.

Thank you for being so understanding.

My gosh. Please.

Ju Won.

I mean, sir.

Young Master! You can take a vacation...

whenever you need to.

When we heard you were on vacation, we thought...

"Right, he definitely needs to rest and recuperate."

We deeply understood why you needed a vacation.

"Sir?" "Young Master?"

Please don't be uncomfortable around me.

Just relax and teach me the things I need to know, like the old days.

I got you some coffee.

This is for you, Mr. Bae.

- And for you. - Thank you.

Oh. You don't need to do this anymore.

Mr. Bae, I know you don't like it when it's too hot.

I made sure to get two sleeves for yours.

Two sleeves?

That's right! Mr. Bae always...

yelled at you for only getting one sleeve for his hot coffee, right?

Hey, Ye Young. When did I yell at him?

I never yelled at him. It's just that I always look...

like I'm yelling because of my angry face.

I swear, it's a misunderstanding.

And this is for you, Ms. Ha.

Thank you.

Anyway, what brings you here, Director Seo?

You no longer need to come here. Am I wrong?

My goodness. Don't be so mean.

All right, let's go.

Would you allow me to escort you to your office?

This is...

my office.

What? How could it be your office?

We renovated it over the weekend.

- What? Why would you use that room? - My gosh.

I mean, you could get a nicer office.

This is where I want to be.

I've learned so much from all of you,

and I wish to learn more from you.

So, I figured it'd be best to stay close to you,

which is why I turned that room into my office.

They say out of sight becomes out of mind.

I don't want us to drift apart.

All right, then. Let's get to work.

Yes, sir.

What is going on?

It's shocking enough to learn that the newbie was...

the chairwoman's youngest son and the vice chairman's brother.

And his office is right here? Is this really happening?

There are so many empty rooms in the building.

Why did he have to turn that room into his office?

My point, exactly!

Hold on.

Maybe there's someone he wants to see on our team.

Someone he wants to see all the time...

to make them uncomfortable.

What? Why would Ju Won...

I mean, why would Director Seo want to make me uncomfortable?

What did I even do?

Right, you didn't really do much.

You just made him run coffee errands,

picked on him for being a slow learner,

complained that the company didn't care about the employees' welfare,

and criticized his hairstyle and his looks.

My gosh.

I'll just hand in my resignation.

You should've known when to stop.

Oh, no.

It looks like Ms. Ha is about to hand in her resignation, not me.

What? Why would she quit?

I mean, think about it.

She had to work very hard...

to beat her peers and land that promotion so quickly,

whereas he suddenly landed...

the director role, thanks to his parents.

It must make her so angry.

- You think so? - Yes, for sure.

What is going on?

What are you doing here? What do you mean you'll cling to me?

And what do you mean you had to persuade the chairwoman?

Didn't I explain everything earlier?

Why are you acting like you don't get it?

Your mother clearly told me that you'd be...

transferred abroad if I broke up with you.

Right, that was her plan.

But I persuaded her to transfer me to this office.

She was actually persuaded?

I told her...

that you broke up with me without telling me why.

My brother would get in trouble if I told her he'd given me a heads-up.

And I figured that'd get you in trouble too.

I told her the breakup was too sudden...

and that I needed some time to get over it.

I told her that I'd probably...

go out drinking every day and ruin everything...

at the overseas branch if I were transferred there now.

What?

Then I presented the vision I'd been working on...

while assisting such a competent manager.

AL CARD is number two in the industry at the moment.

I told her I'd make it number 1 in 2 years.

I said she could transfer me overseas if I failed.

In just two years? Is that even possible?

I must make it happen.

If my mother wants...

to expand the business through an arranged marriage,

I must prove to her that I can do it with my own abilities alone.

That way, I can stay with you.

Have you no pride?

I took the money on the condition that I'd break up with you.

I've always known about your love for money.

Who says I love money?

You were excited to work late to receive overtime pay...

and volunteered to work on the weekend to get the bonus.

That was...

I was only doing my duty as a hardworking employee...

In any case, I gave her my word...

that I would break up with you.

And you did.

You kept your promise.

So, we can just date again, right?

You didn't promise her you'd never get back together with me, right?

Well, that's...

Hold on.

Why do you keep talking so casually to me?

The truth is,

I couldn't figure out what I could do to win you back,

so I looked it up.

And I read that the best thing would be...

to show you something you never saw when we were together.

I also read that it makes women's hearts flutter...

when they hear a younger man talk casually to them, Yoon Seo.

And I read that this would make a woman's heart flutter too.

You're adorable, Yoon Seo.

Hey, what are you doing?

- Gosh. - What? You're so adorable.

Hey!

- Why... Gosh! What? - You're cute.

Those two... What was that just now?