Umeko (梅子)

Chitose is a girl who has a crush on her boss. Everyone says the boss is "boring" but in Chitose's eyes, he's a cool and gentle older man. Chitose tries to make her move even while not being completely honest with her feelings. One day after a drinking party, the two of them cross the line... Chitose can't say the words "I love you," but her romance takes an unexpected turn?

Men are so hard to understand, even as an adult. It's been one year since Ako was dumped by her fiance and her heart is in tatters. Suddenly, she bumps into an ex-boyfriend, but is treated as nothing but a friend with benefits! That's when her cheeky junior coworker at work confesses 'I love you', out of the blue!? "I go with the flow and end up with my coworker (9 years younger than me)…" This surprise confession sets Ako's heart pounding… An adults' love story to sweetly soothe both the heart and body.