144. Eight and twenty seven
A person who is weak against the strong and strong against the weak.
Park Kwang-soo was such a person when he was in the military. He was a good match for the senior soldiers, and for this reason, Su-yeol and Kwang-soo were quite fond of him.
Of course it is, but… I have no desire to have a conversation with Kwang-soo over the table. Still, today’s meeting is for Su-yeol hyung, so I decided to wait a little bit.
And since 8 years have passed, people may have changed a bit.
I took Kwang-soo’s hand and shook hands.
“long time no see.”
At my words, Park Kwang-soo said with a displeased expression.
“This child… Are you talking nonsense to an old man like the sky? yes?”
It’s been a few years since I was discharged from the army… This is so… !
Also, people don’t seem to change.
Park Kwang-soo continued with my bewildered expression.
“I’m not saying I’m going to be treated like a senior now, I’m one year older than you, but that’s kind of half-talking.”
I said with an awkward smile.
“haha-! is that so?”
Whether he felt better at my respectful words, Park Gwang-soo sat down and said with a supportive expression.
“Okay, what are you doing these days?”
“I’m in graduate school.”
At my words, Kwangsoo raised the corners of his lips slightly and said.
“postgraduate student? Is this child a complete parent’s spine breaker? men and horses! How old are you now, are you still playing as a student? I need to calm down and get a job.”
Park Kwang-soo… . It seems that the difficulty level is much higher than that of Lim Yeonji.
If it wasn’t for Su-yeol’s older brother, he might have been wearing the mask of a reporter So-jeong and yelling at him.
not. He was someone he didn’t want to deal with, so he would have just left his seat and left the restaurant.
“Chae Jung-ho, you still have no concept of this child. If you ask me what I’m doing, shouldn’t you ask me what I’m doing too?”
under-! I really want to go home.
Kwang-soo pulled out a business card from his jacket pocket and handed it to me with a sullen expression.
“I started a business these days, and the prospects are really good. Did you see the documentary called The Secret of Hexagon on the air last month?”
I shook my head, and Kwangsoo continued talking as if he didn’t care.
“Anyway, you know what hexagonal water is good for. But when the water temperature rises, this hexagonal structure is destroyed. We use a water purifier, right? Then, even when the temperature exceeds 120 degrees, the hexagonal water is maintained.”
I tilted my head and said.
“Water boils at 100 degrees, so it can’t go over 120 degrees… .”
At my words, Kwangsoo said with a bewildered expression.
“I mean, even if it gets that hot, the hexagonal water stays on, so you hold the pods with something like that? under-! boy!”
no… The guy who farted is angry… .
bang! bang! bang!
It was the sound of the light hitting the round stainless steel cover in the center of the table. So, Kwang-soo knocked on the table in the cafeteria and called the waitress.
“Aren’t you taking orders from here? It’s a well-known restaurant, are you doing business with the guts?”
Trying to be embarrassed to be in the same place.
I’m sorry to Su-yeol-hyung, who I haven’t seen in a long time… I thought to myself that I should get up from my seat after taking a good look at the situation.
* * *
After meeting Yeon-ji in person, in just 10 minutes, Soo-kyung looked like she had all the sediments from the past. And Yeonji was accurately reading the change in Soo-kyung’s expression.
“Do you know what really pissed me off all this time?”
At Sukyung’s question, Yeonji slowly shook her head with an apologetic expression.
“To be honest… Saying you’re angry with your mother… That is a lie.”
Yeonji nodded her head as if she knew everything, and Sookyung continued.
“actually… Yeonji, I was so sad for you. When you went to America… Still, I thought you were going to say hello to me.”
At Soo-kyung’s words, Yeon-ji nodded her head with an expression of understanding, and slowly reached out and brushed Su-kyung’s flowing hair.
“I’m sorry about that. At that time, I wasn’t crazy either. and… In fact, when I arrived in America… I called your house a few times.”
“really? Really?”
Yeonji continued to speak in a calm voice, recalling the fact that Sukyung hated her father long ago.
“Yeah, then your father answered the phone… … . Well… not. I think it would be better not to tell you this.”
“what? You were really contacting me from America! What did my dad say to you back then?”
“You didn’t say anything.”
At Yeonji’s words, Sookyung stomped her feet and said.
“Did my dad say something harsh to you? Is not it?”
Yeonji opened her mouth with a light smile.
“No, he didn’t. And now it’s all over.”
Yeon-ji took out a thick envelope from her bag and held it to Soo-kyung.
“Take this.”
“What’s this?”
“Open it. ah… ! Because the letter is unfamiliar… I’ll go home and read it later.”
Soo-kyung picked up the envelope and opened it slightly.
Inside the envelope was a piece of paper that looked like a letter and a stiff 50,000 won bill filled with it. As a rule of thumb, over 100 pages seemed to be sufficient.
Sukyung opened her mouth with a surprised expression.
“this… What the hell is that money?”
“I was thinking of buying your favorite Toto doll as a gift, but now that seems to be no use… .”
Soo-kyung handed the envelope back to Yeon-ji.
“This is too much money… You can’t take this kind of money from a friend. Buy me a Toto doll instead. I still like Toto the piglet.”
Yeon-ji took the envelope and put it directly into Soo-kyung’s hand.
“receive. It might be my last gift.”
Seeing Yeonji’s hardened expression on her face, Sookyung clenched the envelope and said.
“okay, thanks.”
Soo-kyung kept thinking about the word ‘last gift’ that came out of Yeon-ji’s mouth. While talking on the phone a while ago… Yeonji used the word ‘last’.
Soo-kyung wanted to ask Yeon-ji, but… shut your mouth It was because he knew that even if he asked, Yeonji would not answer.
Yeon-ji motioned for Soo-kyung to come closer, and Soo-kyung quickly got up and moved to her seat next to Yeon-ji.
Yeon-ji whispered a few words to Soo-kyung in a low voice, and Soo-kyung said with a surprised expression at those words.
“What? knife?!”
Yeon-ji put her index finger to her lips, and Soo-kyung lowered her voice and whispered.
“awfully… Why do you use a knife in a Japanese restaurant?”
Instead of answering, Yeonji slightly raised her handbag and said.
“I wish it wasn’t too long so I could put it here. About 30 centimeters?”
Soo-kyung swallowed saliva with a serious expression, and Yeon-ji continued with a smile with a slight smile.
“And this is for me… I want Soo-kyung to save you yourself.”
Sookyung’s lips narrowed at Rouge’s words.
“Yeah, I’ll save you. By the way… … Yeonji… .”
“why?”
“I’m a little scared.”
At Soo-kyung’s fearful words, Yeon-ji smiled and said.
“What are you afraid of?”
“Where are you going to use such a knife… .”
That was then.
bang! bang! bang!
It was the sound of a man in the back seat banging on the table.
Sukyung was startled by the sound and dropped the spoon she was holding, and Yeonji frowned and turned her head to look at the man shouting to take the order.
The man called the waiter without paying attention to the people around him.
“Aren’t you taking orders from here? It’s a well-known restaurant, are you doing business with the guts?”
“It’s Yeonji.”
When Yeonji turned her head back to look at Soo-kyung’s voice, Soo-kyung said with a worried expression.
“But where are you going to use that knife?”
Yeonji opened her mouth with a calm expression.
“Now to pay off the debt… .”
“With a knife… Are you going to pay off your debt?”
“Yeah, it was when my mom died… . Don’t live in debt.”
After she finished speaking, a cool energy emanated from her eyes.
* * *
Kwangsoo called the restaurant waitress and finished ordering, said to me.
“hey! Chae Jung-ho! If you said you would order later, wouldn’t you have to tell me in advance?”
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No, who is the person who called the employee… Are you coming now and blaming me?
Park Kwang-soo said with my absurd expression.
“What? Why do you look like that now?”
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Now I’ve been patient enough.
I opened my mouth with a short sigh.
“You seem to have misunderstood something, but we are not here in the military right now.”
“What, what?”
“If you feel bad, you can wrinkle your face, and if you don’t like it, you can avoid letting me know that you’ve decided to order later.”
“No, is this kid crazy?”
I picked up my bag and coat and got up from my seat, and Park Kwang-soo raised his voice and said.
“Where are you going? Chae Jung-ho! Take a seat!”
“I hope we never see each other again in the future. Then come on.”
The moment I step towards the restaurant door… .
“Sit down, you bastard!”
Park Gwang-soo grabbed my shoulder and pulled me tight, and as a result, I slumped down on the chair again.
Park Kwang-soo got up from his seat and looked down at me with a triumphant expression and said.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, have you forgotten how scary I am?”
For a moment, my mind calms down… So-jung reporter’s mask was put on.
OK! I got a cool shot today, and Kwang-soo is going to go into real education at the police station and the courthouse.
I looked into Gwangsoo’s eyes and said with a smirk.
“dread? While in the military, he wasn’t a scary person, he was a funny person… Were you the only one who didn’t know?”
“What, what? Have you ever seen such a crazy bastard!”
Kwang-soo grabbed my collar and continued.
“Then I will tell you right now. Am I a scary person or am I a funny person?”
puck-!
It was the sound of a kimchi stew from the back seat hitting Kwang-soo’s face.
Kwang-soo fell to the floor of the restaurant, covering his face with a shriek, and a familiar voice was heard from the back seat.
“It’s noisy, so you should be able to eat!”
I turned my head to confirm the owner of the voice.
it was rouge
Yeonji wiped the soup stock from her hands with a wet tissue, and when our eyes met, she opened her mouth with a sad expression.
“Are you living with these guys?”
no… What did I get right? .
I said looking at Yeonji with a puzzled expression.
“By the way… Why are you here?”
“I know… . Korea is very small.”
Yeonji smiled at me and continued talking.
“I think I saved you now, is this enough to pay off the debt I owed in middle school?”
However, Yeonji’s expression looked so calm.
It looked like he didn’t care at all about the people around him who looked at us and gossip, and Kwang-soo, who fell to the floor after being hit by the earthenware he threw.
Kwang-soo, who had a bewildered expression on his face, got up from the floor and shouted to see if he understood the situation.
“Who is it! What kind of bastard!”
I couldn’t help but laugh at Kwang-soo’s appearance, and I heard laughter from all over the restaurant.
Kwang-soo’s white shirt was stained red with kimchi stew from the neck down to his lower belly, and red pepper powder and kimchi stew ingredients were attached to his face and shoulders.
Towards the energetic Park Kwang-soo, Yeon-ji said without raising an eyebrow.
“It’s me. I did.”
At Yeonji’s words, Park Gwangsoo opened his eyes and said.
“Chae Jung-ho, I see you are acquainted with this child, and I will make you regret what you did now. I don’t see you as a woman.”
Kwang-soo clenched his fists and approached Yeon-ji, and I stopped in front of Kwang-soo.
“Let’s stop now.”
“What are you doing? The two of you were weaving, did you make me like this? You both know that today is the memorial day. Get out of here, you motherfucker!”
“Aren’t you ashamed of people? Let’s stop and go.”
“What? Are you trying to teach me now? That’s crazy! Yes, Chae Jung-ho! let’s get right from you Come to think of it, have you never been properly beaten by me in the military?”
Park Kwang-soo grabbed me by the collar and punched me in the face.
“Ahhh——!”