It's been nearly 20 years since I first met her. After graduating from junior college, she joined the company where I worked, becoming my direct subordinate. Through guiding her in her job duties, we gradually grew close, and it didn't take long before our relationship evolved into something intimate. At the time, I already had a wife and children, but I never told her about my family—perhaps I couldn't bring myself to. As time passed, she eventually decided to marry and left the company to start her new life, yet our relationship never truly ended. For me, our time together became a healing sanctuary, a place to forget the daily exhaustion of household chores and raising children. Unbound by the word "affair," our unique, special bond continued to thrive.