Chapter 160 – Chapter 160
The gaze is directed downward.
The tip of the toe under the shoe was in a squirming motion, and the straw did not come out of his mouth because his throat was burning so much.
This is because Eun-ah’s uncle, Cheon-wu, is across the street.
Why isn’t there such a relationship? There is no one-sided relationship, but if the person and the people around you are uncomfortable, you feel uncomfortable with yourself.
To Do-gyun, Seo Cheon-wu was such an uncomfortable person.
Eun-ah’s uncle. A person who neglects young Eun-ah and takes care of her own interests now tries to approach Eun-ah.
Of course, since it was an explanation with Eun-seol’s personal subjectivity added to it, it wouldn’t completely match the facts, but the discomfort from the situation and the relationship itself was unavoidable.
Like that, while Do-gyun was feeling so anxious and unable to cope with the rising discomfort, Chun-wu, who had been looking at Do-kyun until the day before, opened his mouth.
“Mr. Jiwoo.”
“Yeah.”
“Would you like to go to work first? I will finish the work for today.”
“Yeah.”
Rattle.
Do-gyun raised his head at the conversation he heard.
‘I’m going?’
Leave me alone? Are you alone? Who is this uncle?
A lot of thoughts run through my head. His face turned into an expression of involuntary glaring and turned toward Ji-woo.
Ji-woo looked elsewhere as if he was troubled by Do-gyun’s gaze, and quickly packed his things and left.
Do-gyun made a vain face as he watched Ji-woo from the back as he left the cafe.
‘Cowardly bitch!’
How could he get out of here by himself? No, before that, if you were going to bring this man out today, wouldn’t you be able to say something in advance?
It was Do-gyun who mocked Ji-woo while recalling such thoughts, but Do-kyun himself knew.
While we broke up like that that day, there was no loyalty in giving such consideration to someone who was in an ex-lover relationship.
While Do-gyun was sprinting in the middle of his anger, a low-pitched sound rang from the other side.
“I am very happy to meet you. I really wanted to meet you personally.”
Rattle. Do-kyun, who was shocked and excited, responded to the greeting with an awkward face.
“Yes, yes… ! I’ve heard a lot about it. That, Eun-ah’s uncle…”
“Ah, did Eun-ah talk about me?”
I think I made a mistake.
‘Fuck, that bastard’s snout!’
Do-gyun couldn’t stand it and blamed his mouth for making a mistake again, examining the expression of the middle-aged man, Chun-wu.
Anger. Brightening complexion. It is clear that anyone can see that they are happy.
As Eun-seol said, at first glance, she seemed like someone who cared about Eun-ah very much.
“Ugh… I heard it in passing.”
“Oh, I see. What did you say?”
Do-gyun was not a careless person to the point of saying, ‘I was cursing.’
Do-gyun made an effort to smile and spat out an answer to Chun-wu.
“Joe, I heard you’re a nice person.”
Naturally, the voice trembled. The expression on his face was awkward.
The words he uttered were infinitely close to courtesy, and unfortunately, Cheonwoo was a seasoned person who knew how to understand the true intentions of those words.
“Well, you seem to resent me a lot.”
“That…”
Do-gyun’s head fell downward again.
Seeing Do-gyun drop his gaze in a cold sweat, Chun-wu smiled bitterly and continued.
“I understand. When the child needed help the most, he neglected it, so it’s cheap.”
“No…”
Do-gyun wanted to cry. He wanted to leave immediately and leave.
No, he might have really run away if it weren’t for the business, if it weren’t for the job.
If you just listen to the story, Eun-seol is a person who has very hateful hair, so you won’t see him again.
Do-gyun was a person who thought about running away once he got caught up in a troublesome situation, and this situation was a troublesome situation that Do-gyun really hated.
“… It’s a lifelong regret. Because I was too young then.”
Words that follow. At that, Do-gyun felt his body tremble.
His gaze returned to Heaven.
Sad expression. It was an expression that felt somehow painful.
“I was so blinded by what was right in front of me that I couldn’t see what was really important. Brother… So, even after Eun-ah’s mother died like that, she had never paid attention to it properly.”
The words that came out were in a tone that sounded rather pitiful.
I can even say desperate.
It was such an appealing word that made the listeners naturally sympathize with it.
But…
“… I’m sorry, but telling me won’t do you any good.”
For some reason, Do-gyun felt that it was disgusting.
“… Yeah?”
“I can’t tell Eun-ah anything. Of course, I can’t even tell the manager about Eun-ah. Even if it was close to Amman, wouldn’t I be the third person?”
Do-gyun made a firm face at Chun-wu’s bewildered expression and continued.
“… Even if you sympathize with me or sympathize with me, I know that nothing will change.”
This was it. The reason why Do-kyun thought Cheon-wu was detestable. Why did he feel something strange?
There must be no Eun-ah here, but there are only herself and Cheon-wu, but that person named Seo Cheon-wu was expressing his feelings to himself, not to Eun-ah, who should have apologized.
Do-gyun knew what kind of psychology such behavior came from.
That is a rebuke for oneself. It is a rebuke to protect one’s own personality.
Instead of going to Eun-ah, she lamented on herself.
To lament about the relationship between himself and Eun-ah to the extent that all his subordinates know about it.
Those things were the expression of the psychology that he wanted to be seen as a person of character who knew how to feel guilty about such things.
It was absolutely not for Eun-ah.
“This story… I know it’s something I have to say in front of Eun-ah.”
After Do-kyun said that, he lowered his head and added his words.
“Could you tell me a personal story next time? As you know, I came out for work.”
The voice came out hard.
Of course, this could have been his own delusion. Eun-ah’s uncle could have been a person who really regretted that time and couldn’t bear it without expressing it.
However, Do-gyun thought that the possibility was infinitely low.
He thought so because Do-gyun was the person who knew Eun-ah the best, except for Eun-ah herself.
Eun-ah’s past was such a past.
There was Eun-seol who was just holding on. There was Eun-chae who only knew how to hurt herself. There was Eunji who was left alone and cried. There was Eun-sam, who had been hiding there. There was a silver star from the past that he didn’t even know existed.
However, there was no trace of them in the words he was saying now, in the words of that human named Seo Cheon-woo.
If you were really interested, you should know.
You should have noticed the strangeness even if it was belatedly.
Even if I couldn’t solve it, even if I couldn’t help, it didn’t make sense to not even know that fact.
Why not According to Eun-seol, Chun-wu was a VIP at the department store run by Eun-seol.
I mean, I’ve already met her a few times.
However, if you still don’t know him, doesn’t that mean that he doesn’t have enough interest in Eun-ah?
When Do-gyun raised his head again, there was Cheon-wu with a slightly stiffer face than before.
The gazes of Do-gyun and Chun-wu cross. Silence covers the space.
The atmosphere was heavy.
It was only after their gazes collided for such a long time that Chunwu’s answer came back.
“… Sorry. I guess I talked too privately at my place of work.”
Saying that, Chun-wu picked up the document and then took a pen and signed it in the signature box at the bottom of the document and handed it to Do-gyun.
“I read all the prepared contracts. He handled it very well.”
“Thank you.”
“Yeah, really, how did you prepare it so well? I just wanted to.”
Flinch.
Do-gyun’s eyes turned to Cheon-wu again.
It was a slightly sunken, incomprehensible expression.
However, I was able to understand what he meant.
“… It is overrated.”
It must mean that he asked Eun-ah.
Do-gyun didn’t bother to say anything more, and after greeting with a small nod, he gathered his documents and got up from his seat.
“Then I will go. The company has business to take care of.”
“Yes, take a look.”
Do-gyun turned his back and left the cafe, trying hard to ignore the stares behind his back.
*
It was Eun-seol who was drinking again to welcome Do-gyun back home.
While Eun-seol was sipping liquor, she caught a glimpse of Do-gyun walking through the front door and drank again.
For some reason, Do-gyun felt his clothes burst, and narrowed his eyes as he spat out his words.
“… I’m home.”
“Yes.”
Eun-seol said that, and filled the empty glass again and drank it all over again.
He doesn’t seem interested in himself.
What should I do? Looking at that figure, for some reason, I felt like I could understand the feelings of my parents who looked at me in my school days.
Eun-seol didn’t do anything wrong, but just looking at it made my stomach explode.
“Aren’t you tired?”
“Would you like to eat if you are tired?”
“Even if people betray…”
“Fuck you.”
Hiccup.
Do-gyun hiccuped his body greatly at the sight of Eun-seol glaring at him with his eyes wide open.
“Don’t cross the line.”
“Yep.”
The gaze fell down.
He felt the danger of his life while trying to play a joke.
Eun-seol’s gaze was taken away after a long time had passed even after Do-gyun laid his eyes on him.
Do-gyun looked away from me and watched Eun-seol sipping his drink again.
“Me, Eunseol?”
“What.”
“I met Eun-ah’s uncle today.”
Pop.
Eun-seol’s body stopped pouring alcohol.
Eun-seol put the bottle he was holding down on the table and continued talking while looking straight at Do-gyun.
“What?”
“Yeah, just… He said he had a lot of regrets, so he told me to tell him.”
“You did well.”
Food. A smile escaped Eunseol’s mouth.
“I didn’t know I was going that way. Sorry.”
“No what.”
After Do-gyun scratched the back of his head and replied, he sat down next to Eun-seol and leaned back on the sofa and let out a breath.
“Do you think you will come again?”
“Well. Probably.”
“What next?”
Do-gyun asked and looked at Eun-seol. Eun-seol stayed silent for a while as if thinking about Do-gyun’s question, then poured out a drink into his glass again and spat out an answer.
“It should be cooked.”
Shit. A smile formed on Eun-seol’s lips.
Do-gyun felt sympathy for Cheon-wu rising in the moment.
