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As In-jae flipped to the next page of the term sheet, she thought that Ms. Yoon was right. She and Ji-pyeong didn't have a problem working together. They were the first to set up the boundaries at work, and dealt with each other professionally and without any form of bias.

Truth be told, she actually enjoyed working with Ji-pyeong. He challenged her ideas, while she refused to back down from a fight. They had been at this term sheet for the past hour, nitpicking every little line and detail. She could see the fire in his eyes as he sat across her, hotly debating yet another point.

"You've got to be kidding, you're actually pushing back on these numbers?!" Ji-pyeong exclaimed as he whipped out his calculator and furiously typed in the numbers. "Yes! Because this is what those numbers mean!" she countered, bringing out her own calculator and punching in her calculations.

In-jae heard Dal-mi and Do-san groan as she and Ji-pyeong continued to argue. "Is it just me, or does it seem like they're actually enjoying this?" she heard Do-san ask Dal-mi, and she smirked. If only Do-san knew that this heated argument was such a turn-on for both her and Ji-pyeong, she had no doubt they were in for a sleepless night tonight.

"Well, that's what you get when you put two nitpicking psychos together," Dal-mi muttered, burying her face in her arms.

"Fine, In-jae, fine," Ji-pyeong said in exasperation, "You win, let's just move on to the next part."

Dal-mi and Do-san listlessly turned the page of the term sheet, and as In-jae looked it over, that's when she saw it. She caught Ji-pyeong's eye across the table, and he winked at her quickly. He was right, she would know the plan when she saw it and she would know exactly how to play along. In-jae hid her smile as she slipped her left hand into her pocket and let her ring slip unto her finger.

"Hey, just what are you trying to pull here?!" she demanded, banging her fist on the table, "You know that Injae Company should be the majority shareholder, so why is your name on here with mine?!"

"Because it belongs there! Don't you know what conjugal property is?!" Ji-pyeong countered, and out of the corner of their eye, they saw Dal-mi and Do-san turn to each other and whisper, "Conjugal?"

In-jae shook her head vehemently, "No, no way, not when it comes to share distribution. 'What's yours is mine and what's mine is yours' doesn't apply here, Ji-pyeong!"

"Are you telling me we can share the same house, the same bed, and the same last name but not company shares?!" Ji-pyeong asked incredulously, and they saw Dal-mi and Do-san lift the contracts to their eyes to read just what he had written: 60% shares - Han Ji-pyeong and Han In-jae.

In-jae winked at Ji-pyeong as she got ready to drive the final nail into the coffin. "That's exactly what I'm saying! We may be getting married, but--"

"YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED???" Dal-mi threw the term sheet on the table, and In-jae whipped out her left hand to show off her ring.

Dal-mi let out an excited scream and jumped up, pulling In-jae out of her seat and hugging her sister tight. Do-san got up and shook Ji-pyeong's hand, "That's great news, congratulations!"

Before In-jae could stop her, Dal-mi threw open the door to the meeting room, startling everyone in the office. "They're getting married!" she exclaimed, and In-jae turned red as the entire office broke out into applause. The four of them came out of the room, and Ji-pyeong wrapped an arm around an embarrassed In-jae. They caught sight of Ms. Yoon standing in the doorway, and she gave them two thumbs up, making In-jae blush even more profusely.

"Okay, okay, get back to work, everyone," In-jae said, waving everyone off and turning to Dal-mi and Do-san, "We also still have work to do."

Ji-pyeong grinned, "I have the real share distribution on the next page, so let's get back to it."

Dal-mi and Do-san groaned as they went back into the meeting room, as In-jae and Ji-pyeong exchanged a smile. 

"I love arguing with you about work," she teased, and he leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Well, I love what happens when we get home after we argue about work." 

She smirked at him knowingly and said, "The sooner we finish this, the sooner we can go home."

Ji-pyeong laughed as he followed her into the meeting room, "I can't wait!"