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The novelupdates synopsis actually doesn't do this story justice. This story is much better than it sounds. The story is a slow burn innocent romance between Daiki and Reika. Themes in the novel are food p*rn, income class differences, and black and white workplaces.Daiki, is underpaid, overworked, and disrespected at a good work place turned bad. While a little beat down, he is not a dumb protagonist and does know that he is mistreated and wants to quit. Unfortunately for him, his borderline finances from meager pay and OT wage theft, and his feelings for the young team he manages and protects prevents him from leaving. He is single but much too overworked to meet people.Reika meanwhile is a young, attractive, single, and rich president of a company that she and her friends founded. While her work life is full and fruitful, but her personal life leaves much to be desired. She comes home to meals of instant ramen in a large empty high class cond*minium apartment. The guys she meets are more interested in her body and wealth than actually getting to know her.One fateful night, while dizzy from exhaustion, Daiki catches Reika before she falls down a set of concrete stairs. After a short conversation, Daiki and Reika depart expecting never to see each other again. A short time later, Daiki recounters Reika outside her apartment building madly scavenging through her purse for a keycard. The purse over turns and the contents splatter out onto the ground. Daiki decides to help her out again but unfortunately pushes his body to far. Upon standing up he collapses from work exhaustion.Afterwards, Daiki wakes up in Reika's apartment. They talk, get to know each other, and enjoy their time together becoming friends. Reika offers Daiki instant food which causes him to ask if he can cook for her. This allows him to capture Reika's stomach thereby guaranteeing continued chances to meet and cook.This novel is actually about two lonely people first becoming friends which than how they become more. It is not a typical man save a woman, and woman magically falls deep in love just because kind of story.I really do hope the translator continues. I read to the current chapter using google translate which leaves much to be desired!