Just as I predicted two chaps ago.... Edit: 5 chaps ago...
either she feel deeply disgusted by the seemingly desperate plea by him or deeply pitying.... maybe both..... but she seems sensible enough to first act like she doesn't know a thing and he would voluntarily open up about his yet another failure for another job opening with a senior of his...
and voila, magic! misunderstanding solved without anyone bringing anything into the open in a conflict-y style...
The problem with him being just a househusband, is that she may be fired as a result of being in a relationship as an Idol, which will cause everything to come crashing down. Hopefully her company is a bit more lenient than most.