A Friendship So Impure

Siyeong and Jihoo have always insisted they are simply friends. However, a single intoxicating night shatters that comfortable illusion, forever altering the dynamic between them. Siyeong never suspected that the man who offered her a position at his company—the same man who has remained single for nearly ten years—has secretly harbored feelings for her since their college days. Blinded by her own heartbreak over a deceitful boyfriend, she allowed herself to cross boundaries with her boss, a man she had firmly placed in the friend zone. Now, the consequences of that impulsive mistake leave her reeling. Caught in an agonizing emotional tug-of-war, Siyeong must navigate a tangled web of loyalty and desire. She is torn between the partner she has loved for nine years and the steadfast companion who has quietly supported her through every hardship. The path forward offers no easy answers. She must decide whether she can find the strength to forgive the very person whose betrayal drove her into another man's arms, or if she will surrender entirely to her deepening feelings for Jihoo. In choosing her longtime friend, she risks losing him completely, transforming a once-pure bond into something far more complicated.