"Secretary Yoon, your tie looks exceptionally neat today."

"…Excuse me?"

"And you look quite refreshed."

Baek Saeon complimented Yoon Secretary’s fashion, despite knowing his reputation for recycling clothes without washing them often.

"You're such a capable and handsome man."

Well, well, look at that—I'm lying again.

The corners of Baek Saeon’s lips twitched involuntarily.

"……."

Suddenly, unable to suppress an impulse, he stood abruptly and instructed the secretaries to postpone the rest of his schedule.

The startled murmurs and confusion of his aides were palpable, but Baek Saeon didn’t care. He walked briskly out of the meeting room, leaving behind …