Tateishi and Mitsuya are dating. There's just one issue: They work at the same company, and have to keep their relationship a secret.

Since it's a romcom, there's no need to say that they're hilariously bad at hiding their relationship, and often act quite suspicious. At work, Mitsuya is mostly cold and insulting, which is the exact opposite to her real self. When they are alone, she's completely lovey-dovey instead.

The manga has a nice balance of both, showing some of their interaction at work, but then also sprinkling a bunch of cuteness in between. Their romance does have some decent progress and also some more mature situations between them, so you will see more than just some awkward hand holding.

Also, I really like the art, it just looks adorable.

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Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, or Can You Keep a Secret? is sweet, no bs, no contrivances, just a pure and honest and simple representation, simulation, of love.

A perfectly cute little romance story between coworkers trying to hide their relationship from the other people at their company (keeping it a secret being a better option than having everyone know and then having the spotlight on them and it just being a big thing).

The premise of them keeping it a secret actually isn't that important in the grand scheme of things and it starts to sort of fade into the background as the series progresses, or rather, instead of informing story arcs or drama, it just serves as the backbone to the story, a contextual foundation on which to set things. And so, the ambition of the story is pretty casual and laid back, and it's clear the author just wants to focus on romance rather than on plot points of interest or constructing compelling drama.

As a result, the romance is allowed to breath and exist without being hampered down by useless and frustrating contrivances or boring forgetful arcs.

It's not without conflict, of course, but it's light. The realistic portrayal of lovers hiding their relationship from their coworkers, naturally running into problems from time to time, and of people in love, and even more- naturally running into problems from time to time. But still, its light.

Very cute art, very cute character designs, adult relationships, no high school garbage, but still the sweet innocence of awkward and shy people exploring new love and growing with it.

This manga is the dream of a romance where each person is so powerfully in love with the other, can't stop thinking about the other, is in utter bliss when in the presence of the other.

It's simple and pure. I adore it. Each chapter warms and heals me.

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