Chapter 204 – Chapter 204
The sun has gone down.
Instead of the sun that used to light up the whole sky blue, it was the colorful lights that illuminated the world.
Downtown downtown.
Do-gyun walked there with Eun-seol and looked around.
People in long, thick coats were moving in groups of twos and threes. There were long signs with colorful lights on all over the place, and the singing voices of busking people sitting somewhere on them were becoming the noise of the city.
If you walk along this street and go inside from the 3rd block, you will find Eunseol’s regular bar.
As Do-gyun was walking down the street, he sniffed as he remembered that it was not long before he and Eun-seol came here.
“Woo?”
“It’s because it’s cold.”
“Sick.”
“Why are you cursing again…”
When Do-kyun glared at Eun-seol, Eun-seol smiled and returned his gaze.
“Bring Eun-ah along often. The boss was worried about sales.”
“I don’t know if Eun-ah will like Yangju.”
“You will like it. Because I like myself using the same body.”
Whoa-.
The breath escaping from Eun-seol’s mouth was dissipating into white steam.
“What kind of weather is it cold again?”
“Because it is winter.”
“Fuck winter.”
The curse that immediately follows. In response, Do-gyun let out a ‘poofy’ laugh with a slightly teary face.
It was a reaction that came after belatedly realizing that Eun-seol was particularly sensitive to the cold.
“I guess you don’t like the cold.”
“Is that good?”
“I think it’s better than hot.”
“I have to search for ice in Antarctica to come to my senses.”
“This is Seoul, right?”
“Don’t talk back.”
Do-gyun’s mouth was tightly shut. It was because he remembered Eun-seol, who had been fighting with Harim during the day.
It was just a matter of keeping his mouth shut and walking, but did he assimilate into the noisy surroundings? Do-kyun couldn’t stand it and added such words in a slightly playful tone.
“Shouldn’t you break the habit of punching?”
“Why me,”
“Then I’m afraid I’ll have an accident.”
“Blether.”
Eun-seol dismissed Do-gyun’s words.
There was no follow-up conversation. The two of them just walked on without saying a word until they reached the bar.
I entered the alley like that, and when I opened the door of the bar, the bell rang.
The bartender, as always, bowed his head slightly as a greeting. The seat is where you always sit. What he eats is what he always ate.
As if today was no other day, the usual drinking party began.
The glass is full. The yellow liquor pours into the well-sharpened glass and emits a golden light.
“Take it.”
Cup handed over.
Do-kyun took it and then stretched out his hand and said.
“Give me. I will follow you.”
“Done.”
Eun-seol spat out such a short refusal at Do-gyun’s words and filled her portion of the glass.
Eun-seol raised her glass. At that, Do-kyun laughed and bumped his glass.
Knock-.
A sound rang out, and the glass tilted.
Do-gyun felt as if the place where the alcohol had passed through his throat was being burned up, and made a loud sound and continued.
“It’s written.”
“Are you a kid?”
If you can feel the energy of ridicule in those words, is it your own illusion?
Seeing Eun-seol emptying his glass at once, Do-gyun felt the medicine go up and said,
“Usually, the one who is in charge of drinking is called the kid.”
Flinch.
Eun-seol’s shoulders shook slightly. Eun-seol, who had just finished emptying her glass, glared at Do-gyun and fired at him.
“… So what.”
It was a shameless statement.
The saying that it is like a child to start cursing at a disadvantage came up to the tip of his chin, but Do-gyun did not say that.
It was because of the bizarre certainty that he would be hit in the head with a bottle if he said that.
“… Well, that’s just how it is.”
Needless to say, Do-kyun just sipped his drink, thinking that he shouldn’t stir up more.
I honestly have no idea what it tastes like. It was just bitter and hot.
This is what I feel when I sit with Eun-seol, but he is also a person who does not fit in with strong Yangju.
While blankly emptying his glass, a thought like that came to Do-gyun’s head.
Then, is Eun-seol a good match for Yang-joo?
It was a useless thought, but for some reason, Do-kyun, who couldn’t get away from it, continued to ponder.
Then, something came to mind.
– Even if people betray you, this guy won’t betray you.
That was the dark history of Eunseol that Harim had heard.
“Puff… !”
Burst of laughter. Accordingly, Do-gyun, feeling that the alcohol he was holding was about to come out, quickly passed the alcohol to the back of his throat to block it.
“What are you doing?”
A hidden question. To that, Do-kyun answered with a smile he had worked hard to make.
“No. Suddenly, a funny thought came to me.”
“A foolish bastard.”
Even while answering, Do-gyun’s gaze was directed into the air. He thought that if he saw Eun-seol’s face now, he would burst into laughter again.
It was only after another little time had passed that Do-gyun’s stomach calmed down.
After taking a long breath, Do-gyun filled an empty glass with alcohol and said,
“Eunseol, can I ask you something?”
“What.”
“How did Eun-seol come to know the president?”
Eun-seol’s gaze turned to Do-gyun. Do-gyun trembled as he met eyes that were looking straight at him.
“Can’t you tell me that much? I was really struggling.”
“Do you know how ugly it is to say that with your own mouth?”
“Look at me.”
Do-gyun raised his glass. He was in the mood to invite a toast.
Eun-seol looked at the glass and Do-gyun once, then smashed her own glass in front of them with a ‘click’ sound before opening his mouth.
“I went to borrow business money.”
“Yes?”
“Department store, would I have made it on the ground?”
A surprised light appeared on Do-gyun’s face.
It was only later that I understood something.
A department store shouldn’t be made just for the sake of making it, but how did Eun-seol, a high school student at the time, create it?
The inside story of the part that I skipped while thinking, ‘Because it’s Eun-seol’ is being revealed.
“The money they sent me was not enough. Because they had more than one or two accidents, and Eun-ah’s condition got worse day by day. That’s why I needed to take action, and that’s how I went to see the president.”
“Didn’t you go before then?”
“I didn’t feel the need to go. Because he is a person who has never shown his face in his entire life, I thought he would not have the slightest interest in Eun-ah.”
Eun-seol’s cup was empty again. Eun-seol looked at the empty glass and licked his lips again, then filled the glass with alcohol and continued.
“Well, the president I saw was a little different.”
Do-kyun knew what Eun-seol meant.
This is because there was an inside story that I only learned about after Eun-chae left.
That Baeksan had been receiving reports about Eun-ah’s work.
Even knowing that, he couldn’t muster up the courage to meet her, so he had neglected Eun-ah.
To Do-gyun, it was incomprehensible even thinking about cancer, but he did not express his dissatisfaction with him.
In the end, it was Baeksan and Eunah’s business, and if they resolved it amicably, it was considered right for him, the third party, to accept.
Even while Dogyun continued his thoughts, Eunseol continued to speak.
“Coming to the conclusion… , It is a company that was established with capital and other help. I also wrote quite usefully.”
Eun-seol raised her cup. It was a gesture to ask for a toast.
When Do-gyun bumped his glass against it, Eun-seol, who took another sip of alcohol, grinned and added his words.
“Thanks to that, I brought you too.”
Uncharacteristically for Do-gyun, Eun-seol recalled a deep smile, and followed that expression and spat out his words.
“After all, isn’t it that you committed a crime to earn money?”
“So you don’t like it?”
Don’t like it
Do-gyun recalled the thought that the question was so stupid, and answered.
“Wouldn’t you like it?”
Of course, it can’t be said that it was good from the beginning, but looking back on this past year, the answer came out that it was the most special and happiest time in my life.
It was a strange relationship that started from deep-sea exploration, which was just a hobby, and what he did while drawing the line of anonymity.
The relationship that started like that, and the many incidents that were difficult to remember, changed his life before he knew it.
A deep smile appeared on Dokyun’s lips.
“It was good. And the future will be good.”
“That’s it.”
Kick kick. Eunseol let out a laugh.
Do-gyun, who thought that she was laughing a lot today, would not have been a person who laughed that much, but after seeing Eun-seol’s reddened face and half-closed eyes, Do-gyun realized that she was intoxicated.
“Should I wake up now?”
“Are you leaving already?”
“Eunseol, you look like you’re drunk right now.”
“You must be drunk.”
Eun-seol tilted her head crookedly and narrowed her eyes as she glared at Do-gyun.
Ssik-.
A smile came to Eun-seol’s lips.
“You know, bastard.”
Words to sell.
Immediately after, Eun-seol banged her head on the table with a ‘thud’.
Do-gyun made a blank face at Eun-seol’s fainting face, then giggled.
He was a very restless person.
