We decided not to cross the line (Season 2)

Episode 6. An Awkward Dinner

I don't draw the curtains

In the sunlight pouring in through the window

I woke up earlier than usual.




Only barely having taken off my jacket, on the sofa

Seeing that I’d fallen asleep, I guess I

must have been much more drunk than I thought yesterday.




I showered and

sent a message to President Kim.




[I was really drunk yesterday, weren't I? It must've been hard taking me home Sorry...ㅠ]

Soon, President Kim replied.

[Buy dinner today. Come to our office around quitting time.]





'Since he's telling me to buy dinner,


I must have put him through a lot yesterday...'

[Okay... I'll be there by 6. Sorry.ㅠ]





After sending my reply to President Kim,

there was a text from an unknown number.




[Are you awake?

Call me as soon as you see this text.]





'What is this?

It's a number I don't have saved...'




Not knowing who it was, I checked my call history

and found that at the time I met Hunji yesterday




there was a record of a call coming in.

'Ah... it's Hunji's new number.




But why does he want me to call?"

'Huh?

There's a call history from last night too.'





I hesitated for a moment

and texted first.



[Mr. Hunji. Why did you ask me to call?]

[Is your stomach okay?





Why did you drink so much?

Do you remember talking to me last night?]




[Did I talk to you yesterday?




I don't remember...]

[No matter who it is, even President Kim,

you shouldn't be drinking with a guy




to the point where you don't even remember

that much.]



"What is this... what, is he my older brother or something?

I was restless after meeting him

so I drank..."

[I'll be more careful next time.]



After sending a text to Hunji,

I spent a moment wondering

what to save his number as.




'Park Hunji'




'Well, now... we're nothing to each other anymore...'

After a quick breakfast,

I grabbed my laptop and headed to the café.



Since it takes about 20 minutes on foot from my house,


I thought that on nice days




I should walk there for the exercise.

In two days it would be the grand opening, so



today was the day the rice cakes I had preordered

to hand out to the neighboring shops were due to arrive.

In front of the café door,




the supplies needed before opening

had arrived by delivery.

After bringing the delivery boxes inside




and tidying up, the rice cakes arrived before I knew it.

I handed rice cakes out to the nearby stores

and put the few that were left into a shopping bag.




After finishing what I had to do,

I started reading the manuscript sent by the production company.




It was a different kind of pleasure from reading a novel.

While I was so absorbed that I lost track of time, I looked at the clock




and realized it was already past 5.

After wrapping up what I was doing,




I headed to President Kim's office.

After waiting in front of the office,

I went with him after he got off work to a nearby barbecue restaurant.




As if he'd made a reservation in advance,

when he gave his name, we were shown to a private room.




As he sat down, he said,

"Jung-ah, when you're meeting me, don't drink.




Do you know how much trouble I went through

getting you home yesterday?"




"Sorry...




I don't handle alcohol very well...

I guess yesterday it went down so easily."

"While I was struggling to take off your jacket,





Hunji kept calling again and again...

When I said I'd come out of your place,

that's when he finally stopped?"




"Actually... I don't even remember Hunji calling me..."

"Do you know what I was really dumbfounded by yesterday?"

President Kim looked at me as if I were absurd.

"What? Did I make some other mistake too?"




"No. Not you, Hunji.





Since it's a house where a woman lives alone,




he said not to go into the bedroom.




So I left you lying in the living room."




"Ah... so that's why I was sleeping on the sofa."

"What, are you this thorough when you've broken up?"

"I was the one who messed up by getting drunk.

Sorry... really.




It won't happen again.




Oh, right, I brought some opening rice cakes today so you could try them."




"Huh? Really? That sounds good.

Hurry and take them out.

Wait, I should go wash my hands in the bathroom first."

President Kim said he was going to the bathroom and stepped out





and immediately the door opened again.

"How do you go out and come right back in? Huh?"

The door opened and Hunji came in.





"How did you...?"

"Didn't the boss tell you?




Since Jung-ah said she'd buy dinner today,




I came to get some too."




"I didn't hear about it."




Hunji casually hung up his jacket

and sat down next to me.

"What kind of rice cake is this?"





"Ah... it's opening rice cake."




"Who is opening what?"

"I am."




"What kind of opening is Jung-ah doing?"




"I'm opening a café."




"What?"




Just then, President Kim came in.




"Hunji's here?




Earlier this afternoon, Hunji called and said he wanted to have dinner,




so I told him to just come here.




I thought if I told you in advance, you'd be uncomfortable,




so I didn't say anything..."

I shot President Kim a glare.

"What do you mean you're opening a café?"

At Hunji's question, President Kim answered casually.

"Mikgel, I opened a café while doing translation work too.




The atmosphere is nice, and Jung-ah makes coffee well."




"Mikgel...? Boss, have you been there?"




Even while talking to President Kim,




Hunji kept looking at me.

"Yeah. I went. The café has a really exotic atmosphere.




Give me some rice cake.




I always like this kind of opening rice cake."

Hunji said with a sullen face.




"A lot seems to have happened without me knowing?"

With Hunji's unexpected appearance,

I felt awkward the whole time we were having dinner.




President Kim noticed the necklace around my neck.




He smiled happily and said,




"Jung-ah, you're wearing the necklace I gave you?

It suits you. It's pretty."




Hunji looked at me

and asked with a hardened expression,




"What about the necklace I gave you in Spain?"

I answered while glancing at Hunji for no good reason.




"It's at home."

For some reason, I thought Hunji's question




was irritating, so I added one more thing.




"Who keeps wearing a necklace




their ex-boyfriend gave them?"




Hearing that, he suddenly took out his phone

and made a call somewhere.




Right then,

my phone, which I had placed on the table, rang.




"Park Hunji?"

He looked at me with a startled expression.




"I want to drink the coffee Jung-ah brews for me..."






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