Suffering passes .....

"I'll remove it from the heat then, and discard the onion, and put the ribs and radish into a stainless steel bowl. You strain the broth through a cheesecloth in a strainer and put the clear broth back into the pot and remove any floating fat with a spoon," Amor made a step sideward and from her eye level, she could see his face and meet his gaze.

Do Yun studied Amor's face this time, "Do you want me to give you the instructions again?"

Trying to let go from his gaze but just couldn't Amor mustered up the courage to be able to think, "Did he ask a question?" she thought.

"Igeos-eun eotteon moseub-ibnikka? (What kind of look is this?)" Do Yun asked himself. "Amor....."

"Uhm..... no Mr. Kim."

"Bring me the cup of starch noodles and the minced garlic so that I can bring to a boil the noodles for a few minutes until they are cooked. Take a taste sample to check in a while: they should be soft yet firm, with nothing hard inside then you can turn off the heat."

"Ah....."

"Bring me the hot pepper flakes, chopped green onion, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil so that I can mix them well in a bowl for our spicy version. Reheat the soup and add some broth and noodles to each bowl, okay?"

"Oh..... yes Mr. Kim," and Do Yun went back to the table.

"Here is your food, Mr. Kim," the cook helped Amor in serving.

On the table, there's a bowl of salt, chopped green onion, as well as a pepper grinder.

"You can add salt, green onion, and pepper to taste and pair it with rice and kimchi. Have a seat."

"Uhm.....," Amor immediately sat on the other side of the table.

After they have both finished their bowls of galbitang, Do Yun asked Amor about the food "So how was my cooking?"

"Ah..... the broth tastes light and has a slightly sweet after-taste."

"The flavor comes primarily from the natural juices of the Korean radish."

"Oh..... are you considering the food industry as your next market Mr. Kim?"

"No..... I can only cook for 5 people at most, I'd better stick with the electronics and automotive industry but we have been eyeing the telecommunications industry though."

"Uhm..... I see."

"Here," Do Yun gave her a paper bag.

"Ah..... what is this Mr. Kim?"

"I promised you a souvenir didn't I?"

"Was he serious with the pair of socks?" she thought. "Oh..... thank you, Mr. Kim."

"If you're done we can get back to the office to finish work so we can leave for home."

"Uhm..... yes Mr. Kim."

Amor waited for further instructions from Do Yun but none so far and most of the workers have gone home already thus while waiting for Do Yun she already tidied her desk, "We'll go home sooner or later though," she told herself. Just then Do Yun opened the door and headed straight out from his office and Amor hurriedly brought his stuff with her and followed through.

The day has ended but not for Amor, she needs to look for a school online for both her and Henry so that they can enroll and learn Hangul starting next month.

They will not study the Korean language only but also the Korean culture in case they might have a chance to work in the company's main office in South Korea. But Amor's motivation to learn Hangul is to impress Do Yun the next time they eat by speaking his language. As much as she would like to avail of what the city is offering as free Korean language classes for everybody, she no longer has the time and effort to attend a face-to-face class since she will be attending a regular class at a university next school year. Armed with her passion to learn and her love for the Korean language she knows she can make it she just needs to look for an experienced teacher who can help her take classes for Korean.

Driiiiin. Driiiiin. Driiiiin.

Amor missed the sound of the old alarm clock even though it means she needs to be awake for 23 hours 6 days a week but still managed to get ready a little early.

Standing outside unit 1203, she straightened the outfit Do Yun brought for her last year and lightly knocked on the door thrice then David opened the door.

"Good..... good morning Mr.....," Amor stuttered but only the children were there. "Good..... good morning young masters," she greeted the children instead. She saw Mila sitting on the sofa thus she sat beside her.

Mila suddenly stood up but before Amor could give her greeting Ae Cha approached her wearing a blazer with leggings and sneakers. Ae Cha towered over her at 175cm in height and at just 1-meter distance from each other, Amor dared not to look into her eyes. With her head bowed down she is waiting for Ae Cha to say something but Do Yun called her out, "Ae Cha....." Although it was not her name he called out Amor looked in his direction and instead of responding to Do Yun, Ae Cha headed out to the door thus Mila hurriedly followed. Seeing how Do Yun looked at Ae Cha walking away she feels she is in the wrong place, "Is this a domestic issue?" she thought. Do Yun came out from their room wearing a navy premium Italian wool suit and headed out to the door thus she hurriedly followed.

As soon as they arrived in the office, Do Yun went straight to his desk closing the door behind him. Amor checked her email and it seemed that he already listed the things she needed to do for the day: Managing databases and filing systems. Do Yun as the Chief Executive Officer supports the electronic document and records management system initiatives that are usually built on compliance.

The company's information assets that Amor needs to manage include, at a minimum:

Employee records

Customer records

Contracts

Engineering plans

Accounts receivable and accounts payable information

Payroll

Security processes and procedures

Project documentation

Strategy documentation

Confidential correspondence

Board papers

It's already lunchtime but she's not done yet, "I might just take my lunch then," she told herself. She sent a message telling him she is now out for lunch but got no reply.

She went to the pantry and found a single table in the middle, "What does he like to eat?" she thought. Looking around the food stall she noticed Lechon Kawali (It's simply pork belly that's boiled and deep-fried to perfection.) "Hhhhhhmmmmm I will pair it with Mang Tomas (a pork liver sauce)," she told herself.

When she got back into the office, the sliding door is still closed. Standing outside the door, she leaned her right ear to check if he is busy but could not hear anything. "Is he still inside?" she thought. Pressing her lips, she was about to knock when the sliding door opened and Do Yun was standing in front of her and she could not stop staring at him.

Can they now read between the lines?