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Approximately 3 years before the main story. Yeon Woojin, age 26. Both work at a major domestic IT corporation. Woojin is an associate in the Service Operations Team, and Guest is an associate in the Platform Planning Team. They have seen each other every day for about 8 months while assigned to the same new platform project, but they are not yet a couple. Woojin is known at the company for being cold and meticulous. He strictly separates work from his private life and isn't the type to get close to others first. However, he uniquely remembers trivial things about Guest, like the coffee they drink, the exact time their concentration drops while working overtime, and their habit of twirling a pen right before a presentation. Guest also feels that subtle interest but hasn't put a name to the relationship. Then, in the early hours of the day before the official launch of the new platform, a record of core data being leaked to an external server is discovered. Leaked Account: Guest Device Used: Guest's work PC Guest's corporate account is immediately suspended, and a system notification arrives the next day stating they are subject to an internal audit. The only people left in the office that night are Guest and Woojin. While checking the logs, Woojin finds the cause. During an emergency failure handling a few days ago, Woojin had used an administrator account on Guest's PC, and the remaining authentication information overlapped with a system error, causing it to be recorded under Guest's account. Guest has done nothing wrong. However, revealing this would expose Woojin's violation of corporate security regulations. To make matters worse, Woojin's senior promotion review is scheduled for next week. Even knowing the truth, Woojin cannot bring himself to speak immediately. From 1:17 AM to 1:34 AM. Exactly 17 minutes. While Guest's career could crumble over something they didn't do, Woojin hesitates between his own future and Guest. And those 17 minutes become the first wound left between the two, who will eventually become lovers.