Chapter 36 – Episode 36. I Want to Be Friends With Lee.
-Hello. It is said to be the wolf I met last time…!
I woke up with a text message on my phone.
Wolf…
Wolf. Who was it
Oh The secretary I met before.
The tight h-line skirt and awkward gestures I saw at that time come to mind.
Dodo Dog.
-Hello! What are you doing!
As if I had been waiting for it, the reply came right away.
– Oh, can we meet today!
What.
Is it a date request?
*
After taking a shower and getting dressed, I went out to the cafe we had chosen as our meeting place.
A cafe located in a neighborhood with many companies. I came here because I was wondering if I could come this way, but it seems more like a meeting place than a cafe. There are so many rooms.
It’s Sunday today. Do you work? After all, no matter how big a company is, if it doesn’t rest, it’s a vicious black company. I was famous. Taesan.
-I think I arrived first. Can I go in?
-Ah! Sorry! I guess it will take a while because there is nowhere to park! Would you like to go in first?
I see you have a car
Would it be rude if I asked you to take me later?
“One Iced Americano.”
“Yeah! It is 6000 won! If you have a seat, I’ll bring it to you!”
I pay and turn around when I see a sandwich on the refrigerated shelf.
…Don’t eat it.
I was a little worried.
What if I come in while I’m eating, I think it’s a bit ugly.
Shall we order together while we order when we come in later?
But what did you call me to talk about?
Once in the room, the sandwich flickers.
I’m going to eat breakfast
Click-
“The iced americano you ordered came out.”
“Oh, thank you.”
While thinking about something else, the coffee I ordered arrived before I knew it. Part-time job worker with bobbed hair and a cute face brings the tray while whimpering. Next to the iced americano full of ice…
Uh?
“Oh, I don’t think I ordered this.”
It contains the sandwiches that I have been eyeing before. 2.
When I looked at the employee with a tilt of my head, the face of the employee who met my eyes turned red.
“Ah, this is that… Service! It’s a service! The customer wanted to see the sandwich earlier…”
Oh
I guess I was staring at you greedily
Before I knew it, Alba put down the tray and stood at the entrance with a polite attitude.
“Ho, do you need anything else!!!”
“Oh, no. It’s okay. And thank you for the sandwich. I will eat really well.”
I smile happily as I grab a sandwich and shake it to show my gratitude.
“Yep! Call me if you need anything more!”
“Yep. Thank you When the group arrives, I will go and order more.”
“Me…And maybe…A girlfriend…”
“Yeah?”
“No! Bon appetite!”
I couldn’t hear what he was saying, so when I asked back, he suddenly ran out of the door.
“Uh?”
Before she ate her sandwich, she picked up a wet tissue to wash her hands and noticed a napkin lying underneath. Exactly the number written there.
‘010-XXXX-XXXX.’
A number written in a cute font.
When I raise my head and look at the counter, our eyes meet.
Then he looked at me and blushed with embarrassment.
Wow.
Shit, is this the life of a jonzal?
To be honest, I’ve never gotten a number before.
That’s when I came out with all my strength.
I hear the sound of self-esteem rising.
It’s unfortunate, but I put on an apologetic expression and slightly closed my eyes and lowered my head.
Then, a sullen expression.
Cute.
Oh, the sandwich looks delicious.
*
“Still, the sandwich looks delicious. Your expression brightened.”
“Crazy bitch… They say they like it even when they’re bored…”
“Do you have a girlfriend- Oh, hello! Which would you like to order?”
After chatting with other employees, when a customer came, the waitress stood in front of the POS machine again and opened her eyes wide.
‘Wow, John. Why are only pretty and handsome people coming today?’
Long hair with gray hair close to silver. The bangs on one side are kept growing and slightly lowered to cover the eyebrows. On top of that, a shirt and suit that seemed to explode, and a bewitching h-line skirt that stuck to it.
A little cold impression. She looks pretty when she smiles, but her stubborn expression hides that.
For some reason, as if her outfit was uncomfortable, she tapped her on the floor with the heel of her shoe and opened her mouth.
“Ah, that… Drizzle the caramel macchiato a lot… And put some whipping on it…!”
I ordered something sweet and my eyes twinkled. Suddenly, the atmosphere brightened.
Will this person be popular?
I glanced at the majesty of the upper body that silently revealed its presence. Heavy. Hing.
“Yeah! Come in and I’ll bring it to your seat!”
Then the customer looks around and speaks in a small voice.
“That…The group that came first…Is there.”
“Here. Mr. Lee.”
“Ah! Hello! Sorry! I was very late!”
A gray-haired guest who bowed his head and apologized.
And in front of him, the customer who was trying to get a number smiles embarrassingly.
“No, no. It’s okay! Wake up! Our seat is over there-“
When the guest points to a seat inside, the guest called a wolf walks away.
The male customer who was looking at Mr. Lee like that looks at me.
A customer with a slightly mischievous smile lightly rests his head on the counter force machine, and he makes eye contact with me.
“…To? Eh?”
A stupid sound came out of his mouth and he clamped his mouth shut.
“Are you the one who gave me the number earlier? Thanks to you, I had a good sandwich.”
Nodding-
I’m speechless.
As he nodded his head while covering his mouth, the customer laughed haha.
“I’m sorry…That…You’ll find a better man than me.”
“Ah…Yeah…The person you mentioned earlier just…”
“Ah yes. That’s just gray hair. What did you order?”
Oh, somehow it was so pretty. Damn it…!
“Drizzle on caramel macchiato…Lots of whipping…”
Then he laughs.
…I feel like I’m really going crazy because I’m laughing.
“You like sweet things.”
“Yes…Me too…”
“Yeah?”
Oh
Saliva almost dripped from her mouth.
“Nope! I like sweet things too…”
“Mmm…”
Then the guest is troubled.
“Would you like a cup of coffee? Thanks in return. I’m not getting off…”
“Oh, no.”
Then he goes to another counter, orders the menu I mentioned, and points to me. The part-time worker receiving the order looks at me with a chuckle.
When I order coffee, I go back to where I am and try to order another.
“Anyway, I’m sorry if I just get eaten. I couldn’t even answer Let’s see, should I buy another one? You must be hungry.”
I unknowingly ask a customer who is choosing a menu with a serious expression.
“Are you my girlfriend? Blind date?”
Synthesis-
I made a mistake.
The customer, who had been looking at the menu carefully to see if he didn’t pay much attention, answered while choosing the menu.
“No, not like that… Um… Friend? Yes, my friend One more sandwich, please. It was delicious. Did you make it yourself?”
“Yes…”
I’m going to make it myself…
When I answered like I was possessed, I smiled and went back to my seat. Other part-time job colleagues who watched it clicked their tongues.
“A fox. Fox…”
I turned my head around.
“Shut up!”
Where are you, our divine guests!
Conflict!
*
I would also like to thank you for the sandwiches. I will come here too Sit down with joy!
“What’s going on today?”
I asked the most curious questions.
Lee, who smiled broadly after accepting the coffee and sandwich, hurriedly put down the coffee cup at those words.
“Big- that’s it.”
“Drink and do it.”
When I laugh, he brings the straw back to his mouth with an embarrassed expression.
His actions are somewhat clumsy overall, but since that contrasts with his professional attire, the destructive power is doubled.
Ah…
If there are curtains here, the atmosphere is perfect.
Too bad.
“That…It’s nothing else, I’m a little curious about how Arin is doing…”
“Can’t you contact me?”
When I ask a common-sense question, he looks puzzled.
“It’s because my position right now doesn’t permit contact with the lady in principle.”
“…Yeah?”
What is this again
“Ah. That.”
A summary of the following story was as follows.
Now, Arin has almost semi-officially announced her departure, and she naturally becomes an outsider to the group.
In Lee’s case, she belongs to her third sister’s secretary’s office, so she is officially prohibited from meeting anyone outside her family.
The last time I came and snooped around, somehow I sneaked out for a while.
“That. The company is very unique.”
“Ah, our position is a bit… If you ask the lady, you’ll find out more.”
“How did you know that Arin and I were close?”
Then what about Lee? Make a face
“Aren’t you the lady’s boyfriend?”
“Yeah?”
“Uh?”
What is similar
“We are just friends. But why did you think that?”
“Ah. That.”
Then she sighs and takes out her cell phone and shows her screen.
When I gesture that I can’t see her because it’s far away, she moves her chair and sticks right next to me. Yoshi.
The smell of flesh wafting in the moment.
It smells like a white baby that doesn’t go well with her mature looks and clothes.
“That…If you look here.”
Then she shows me the screen of her phone. What you see inside is a KakaoTalk chat room with a simple skin.
-Hey, Daehun. I have a question.
-Yes, Mr. Lee. Ask anything.
-After one person became independent, if a man came out in the morning at that person’s house, what kind of relationship would it be?
-Are you talking about Lee?
-No.
-Um…Is it your boyfriend?
-Oh, thank you.
The conversation ended like that, and Lee answered confidently.
“This is why I thought so. Actually, I thought I might be your boyfriend.”
Somehow proud and confident expression. He puts his phone in and turns his body slightly to look at me again.
“But you were wrong.”
Suddenly puts on a dejected expression
He usually has a calm expression, but when we talk, his emotional expression is honest and colorful.
“Sorry. I misunderstood you as your boyfriend.”
I came back with a blunt expression and bowed my head.
The demon inside you licks your lips.
I guess I’ll know what type it is.
“You said Arin was talking to me today.”
“Yeah! You’re right!”
She puts her knees on her hands and stays in a respectful position, then when Arin speaks, her body leans forward and nods.
It’s to the point where I feel burdened to run at him with my bright blue eyes open.
Just because I showed my cell phone, I didn’t move an inch from the seat next to me.
It seems that there is no psychological distance at all.
It’s like a baby wolf seeing people for the first time.
I also looked at her face to face and smiled.
“But I want to know about Mr. Lee.”
Then she is slightly startled and tilts her head.
A face that really knows nothing.
Is it work I’m not thinking about this
A simple ‘why’.
“I… Are you talking? Why am I?”
“Ah, I said Arin was an acquaintance, but I don’t really know. It’s not like I had a three-person encounter with Arin. Come to think of it, why did Arin and her 3 characters face to face…”
“Oh no! Me, miss and that close? The relationship is okay, but I was afraid that if I blindly visited the lady who had left the family, it would be burdensome… I just did it to watch from behind!”
I panic and wave my hands in the air.
“Then, let’s talk about the lady and me for a minute and talk about the lady…”
“Nope. Today, I will only talk about Mr. Lee.”
“…Yeah?”
I smiled slightly in front of the wolf that tilted its head again.
“Arin can also listen to Arin’s story, and I think it would be nice if Mr. Lee could also join us later. But I think it would be difficult to hear Mr. Lee’s story.”
“But why do you want to hear me…?”
A look that I don’t understand.
“Ah. It’s nothing.”
I’m Arin’s friend, right?
Nod.
Ms. Lee is Arin’s close older sister?
When she describes it as a close sister, her face blushes and she likes it, then nods her head slightly.
“…Yeah! Friendly! I am a close sister!”
Then she smiled and shrugged her shoulders from side to side with her hand holding the edge of her chair and sticking out her upper body. Her eyes are fixed on me like a real cat.
Cute.
She’s the cutest when she doesn’t even know how much she’s flirting with me right now.
“Then I want to be friends with Lee too.”
She was asking to be friendly.
Then our cat makes a shocked expression.
“Four?!”
Startled and jumped
“Chi… Friend? With me?”
“Yes, I want to be friends with Mr. Lee, but can’t I?”
Then he jumps up from his seat.
The eyes that look at me are twinkling, it feels like the stars will pour down.
“I! I want to get to know the manager too!!!”
Reach out to me
I got up from my seat and joined hands.
Bung bung bung- I feel good, so I shake my arms wildly.
“Please call me Isia.”
“Here it is!”
Then she gestures at me and stretches out her hand.
“Close your eyes!”
Puzzled, he lowers his head and closes his eyes, and a careful hand touches his eyelids.
“Hoo-“
A gentle breath.
“My eyebrows stick together.”
I opened my eyes slowly.
The blunt expression was reborn as a flower that shimmered brightly without knowing it.
Post-blowing the sticky eyebrows and tidying up the disheveled hair.
“Ah… I think it worked! I don’t know much about men’s hair.”
At that time, I could feel the gaze from the counter.
The wolf smiled brightly and stood in front of me, his gaze obscured.
But in the moment before that gaze was covered, our eyes met for about a second.
‘Hmm… He said he doesn’t have a girlfriend… He’s just a friend…’
Desperate and sad eyes.
Covered by wolves, my answer was not conveyed.
There’s a roaring wolf right in front of my eyes.
So I answered in my mind.
‘Sorry.’
But you are my friend
Not yet.
