We decided not to cross the line (Season 2)

Episode 13. Phone number

"Mr. Hunji, last time when I ran into you here

I had a rough idea of it."





"I was honestly so startled earlier.

Jang-a came into the director’s office all of a sudden.

Why didn’t you tell me in advance?"





"Hunji... now we’re to each other...

　Sigh... never mind."



"And... what I said to the director earlier wasn’t just empty words.

When I was translating it, I thought this character really

looked a lot like you, Hunji."






"Wow... so moved... I am..."






"I’m just stating facts.

I’ll get off on the first floor.

I came by subway."






"Did that male customer come again today?"






"Wo-jin, you came on your way to work.

I’ll go first.

Hunji! Finish up your work well before you go!"





I wondered what else Hunji might say

and quickly wrapped up the conversation.

But the persistent Hunji...



He messaged me as soon as we parted ways.



[I heard last time you even told him your name...

Don’t tell him anything more!]





'Seriously... me... worrying about all sorts of things... '





When I got back to the cafe, I

started working on the adaptation.

The schedule was tighter than I’d expected, so for the time being

I’d have to focus on the adaptation work.






Maybe because it was late afternoon,

the cafe was relatively quiet.





I sat at my usual seat, wearing earphones,

and kept working.





Someone knocked on the table.

Startled, I looked up,

and it was Wo-jin.





I took out the earphones I had in.





"You had coffee when you went to work earlier, right?"






"Two cups of coffee a day is the rule.

Especially for office workers. h"

"And this is...

snacks you used to eat when you were in Spain

I thought you might miss them. h"






"No... what is all this?"





"I went on a business trip to Spain two weeks ago.

These are snacks I like...

I thought maybe you’d like them too, Jang-a. h"





He began taking the snacks

out of the shopping bag and setting them on the table.





Just looking at the snack wrappers

made me feel like I was back in Spain

and lifted my mood.





"Wow... thank you so much!!

Are you really okay with giving away things this precious?"





"Of course. As someone who likes Spain,
 
I’m so glad to meet you, Jang-a."





"Then... I’ll treat you to coffee in return."





"Oh!! No, no. There’s no need for that."





"Why not? If something comes in, something should go out too.

Iced? Or hot?

You usually drink hot in the afternoon, don’t you."





"Wow~ How did you know that?

A hot Americano, please.

Thank you, Ji-seong."





"Yes! Ji-seong, a hot Americano, please."






I picked through the snacks on the table one by one

and fell into happy indecision.





"Ah... these are so precious, how am I supposed to eat them..."






"Since I go on business trips to Spain often,

don’t worry and just enjoy them. h"





"No.

Please don’t go to the trouble from now on."






He took the coffee from Ji-seong

and was about to leave, but came back to the table where I was.




And....

In a low voice, he asked.





"Jang-a"






"Yes?"






"Do you... happen to have a boyfriend?"






"...No.

Why? Are you trying to set me up on a blind date?"






"If you want me to, I’ll look into it."






"Then... if I get lonely, I’ll ask you."





"If I asked for your phone number...

would that be too rude?"





"Ah... "





At the sudden question,

I hesitated, not knowing what to say.




Seeing me flustered,

he smiled

and left the cafe after saying goodbye.





A little later,

Ji-seong came up to me.





"Boss,

that customer seems interested in you."





"You think so?"





"Yes."





"What kind of person does he seem like?"





"So far he seems nice...

but you can’t tell what a person is like on the outside.

Don’t give him your phone number yet.

Got it?"





The message Hunji had sent me during the day

came to mind, and I laughed.





"Okay. I’ll do what you say, Ji-seong!"





"Wanna... go look at the stars together?"