I used to stick the glow-in-the-dark dinosaur mainly on the wall next to my bed. I guess the ceiling was too high for my short height, and sticking it anywhere else felt too far away.
‘Hehe.’
I carefully stuck the glow-in-the-dark dinosaur that Kim Bora had bought for me on the wall. Just thinking about the dinosaur glowing and sparkling at night made me so excited that my whole body was trembling.
I liked this room because it had a modern vibe. Maybe they thought I was a little girl, so they decorated the other room with fluttering lace.
Still, I appreciated the effort they put into making the room, so I slept there occasionally, but honestly, it felt a bit off.
While I was busy sticking the dinosaur, I suddenly realized Kim Bora was nowhere to be seen. I must have used up too much energy sticking the glow-in-the-dark dinosaur.
Maybe she went to the bathroom? Only a closed laptop was left on the desk.
I quietly got up, opened the door, and quickly looked around the hallway.
Bora told me not to leave, so I, being a good girl, wasn’t planning to go out. Honestly, I couldn’t admit that I was too scared of Bora’s punishment if I got caught.
I just stepped outside for a moment to see if Bora was coming or not. But the wide hallway was completely empty.
After confirming that Bora wasn’t in the hallway, I went back into the room. Then, with an evil grin, I climbed onto the chair.
Earlier, Bora had been typing on her laptop for hours, and I was really curious about what she was writing. This was the perfect opportunity.
Wondering what she had written, I opened the closed laptop.
The screen should have lit up, but unfortunately, it was locked. The lock screen greeted me.
What’s the password?
I quietly typed “Hana” into the password field. But it said the password was wrong.
No way…
I thought Bora would definitely use my name as the password, but nope.
Angry that my name wasn’t the password, I lost my temper and started pounding on the laptop keyboard. I thought Bora would’ve used my name for the password!!
“Ah!”
But I hit it so hard that the vibrations caused the tumbler next to the laptop to tip over toward the laptop. And its contents spilled all over the keyboard.
It wasn’t just water—it was an Americano. The Americano went into the laptop keyboard. A few seconds later, the laptop made a loud noise and then the screen went black.
“Uh…”
I was stunned and could only stand there with my mouth open. Clearly, the document Bora had spent hours working on had disappeared in just one second.
I was sure this wasn’t going to end with just a scolding.
What should I do? My brilliant mind was desperately searching for a solution when…
*Click*
The firmly closed door made a clicking sound, then creaked open.
Everything in the room was modern, but the door sounded like it was from the old days. This was why Bora had fought with the people who made this room.
Hearing the sound, I quickly turned my head, looking for a place to hide.
I climbed onto the bed, covered myself with the blanket, and hid. She’ll never find me.
“Ugh… I’m tired.”
Bora came in, muttering softly, sounding exhausted.
“Hana, what are you doing?”
Bora came into the room and noticed the blanket bulging on the bed. And the green hair sticking out from under the blanket made it clear it was Hana.
Slowly approaching, Bora pulled the blanket off me. Feeling my defense disappear, I quickly buried my head in the pillow.
Seeing my unusual behavior, Bora started looking around the room. I covered myself with the blanket again.
Looking around, Bora noticed the laptop that smelled strongly of coffee. I closed my eyes tightly, bracing for the incoming storm.
It was obvious that a terrible disaster was about to strike.
“Hana.”
I didn’t answer Bora’s call. Her icy tone was too scary.
Bora quietly approached the bed and sat down next to me, who was still under the blanket.
I peeked out from under the blanket and looked at Bora’s face. From below, she didn’t seem too angry.
But then Bora pulled the blanket off me and said,
“Hana, you messed up, didn’t you?”
I just looked up, trying to gauge Bora’s mood. I hoped it would just end with a scolding.
Bora, looking at me, patted her knee and said,
“Hana, come here.”
Hesitating, I went over to Bora. She tapped my head and said,
“Don’t do it again.”
As I approached, Bora gently lifted me and placed me on her lap.
What is she trying to do?
Confused, I could only turn my head and stare at Bora.
But Bora pulled down my pants with one hand and raised her other hand high into the air.
“Uh…”
By now, I could guess what was coming. But she held me tightly, so I couldn’t escape.
*Slap!*
Bora’s hand struck my butt, and I screamed as I felt a burning sensation.
“Ahhhhhh!”
—
Thanks to Director Kim Jaeman running around barefoot, the media got a good idea of what Starlight Green Tea was.
And the amount of money spent on the media wasn’t small either. Nearly 2 billion won was spent on advertising, excluding CF filming and additional costs.
The already struggling Starlight Research Institute squeezed out every last bit of energy to actively promote the product. They were determined to recover the advertising costs as soon as they succeeded.
During lunchtime, employees from media outlets that had received ads from Starlight Food, which collaborates with Starlight Research Institute, gathered and started talking.
Normally, they’d gossip about their superiors, complain about the government, or chat about everyday things, but today was different.
“Did you hear Starlight Food is releasing a new green tea?”
“Didn’t their Starlight Coffee fail miserably last time? They must have some serious backing to try again. One mistake, and we’d be fired.”
“I heard the response to this green tea is amazing. I’ve been to other companies, and they say it’s gone within a day in the break room.”
“Didn’t we have some in our office? I think I saw it in the break room last time…”
“Neither Starlight Research Institute nor Starlight Food is doing particularly well, but they must have something up their sleeve to collaborate like this.”
After chattering away, the employees returned to the office and immediately went to the break room to look for the Starlight Green Tea box.
But while the box was there, there wasn’t a single tea bag left inside.
“Wait, doesn’t almost no one in our office drink green tea?”
“There’s one tea bag left in the corner. But seriously, who’s drinking this much green tea? It just came in today, and already 100 bags are gone?”
However, when the employees returned to the office, they saw their boss drinking the familiar brand of green tea.
Come to think of it, they could hear the sound of people sipping something everywhere. Since the mix coffee packaging in the break room hadn’t even been opened, it was clear that everyone was drinking green tea.
“Is everyone drinking green tea?”
“Look at their faces—they look completely out of it. It’s like they’re on drugs or something.”
Feeling uneasy about the sudden change in the office atmosphere, they took out a tea bag, poured hot water, and started making a proper cup of green tea.
“The color is so pretty.”
“The smell is amazing too. Did they add something to it? It doesn’t smell like the usual green tea.”
With a puzzled expression, the employee took a sip of the vividly green tea.
The refreshing yet rich flavor of the tea filled their mouth. Even though they had just eaten lunch and were feeling drowsy, one sip of this tea made them feel as if they had just woken up from a deep sleep.
And their vision felt incredibly clear. It might have been their imagination, but it felt like their eyesight had improved by at least two times.
“This green tea is really delicious and aromatic. It’s the best I’ve ever had.”
“Did they add some kind of energy booster? I feel so energized after just one sip.”
“We need to check Starlight Food and Research Institute’s stocks right now.”
But the stocks had already skyrocketed. They had hit the upper limit.
Even though the media employees had gotten the information earlier than the average investor, the game was already over the moment the green tea was distributed to companies.
