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04. An Uncomfortable Seat and a Strange Man (2)
Miyeon, seemingly in a bad mood, patted the shoulder she'd bumped into earlier and went over to where the group was and sat down. We ordered three servings of dakgalbi, and I was lost in thought as I watched the mouthwatering sight of the chicken being cooked to a golden brown.
장미연
[I need to get out of this uncomfortable seat quickly. I need to eat dinner and get home quickly.]
채영
"Wow, it looks delicious. Woobin, please give me a bowl."
우빈
"Here you go"
Chaeyoung accepted the bowl and placed the dakgalbi on Woobin's, Miyeon's, and her own plates. Funny enough, she only put a little on Miyeon's plate. Woobin tried to change it, but Chaeyoung's words stopped him.
채영
"Miyeon used to eat a little. She's secretly a picky eater."
장미연
He looked at Senior Chaeyoung in disbelief at her words and said, "Senior, why are you saying such disappointing things? I'm not picky."
When I responded that I felt bad, Woobin, who was watching the situation, burst out laughing.
02. Jin is running cold water in the bathroom sink, washing his face repeatedly to relieve his anger. I don't know how that snobby woman managed to seduce my father, but thinking about my mother's devotion, which only she knew about me, my brother, and my father, makes me feel like I'm about to explode.
It was a day in April 2015. My family's discord arose when I was in my second year of middle school, and my father, working as an executive director at a well-known construction company, was on the verge of a promotion. They had been pushing ahead with construction of a shopping mall in Songdo Technopark for two years.
For Seonwook, whose promotion to managing director was achievable if this project succeeded, this was paramount. He was racking his brains, preparing construction estimates, determined to win the bid tomorrow. When he reached a dead end on the project cost, he went down to the first-floor cafe to clear his head.
A charming middle-aged woman was smiling and welcoming customers who were buying coffee, accompanied by soft jazz music.
김선욱
"Please give me what I always drink."
"Okay, just wait a moment."
A middle-aged woman was taking out coffee beans and making coffee. My father sat down at an empty seat, gazing at a happy family photo. He paid for his caramel macchiato when he heard it was ready, then sat down at his assigned seat, drinking his coffee and relaxing.
As he was about to leave his seat, almost finished with his coffee, a commotion erupted at the counter, and Seonwook looked up. A young customer was raising his voice and protesting to a middle-aged woman that there was something foreign in her coffee.
"Sir, there is absolutely no way that foreign substances can get into your coffee."
"So you're saying I deliberately put something in my coffee? What the? Hurry up and re-brew it or give me a refund!"
"I can't do that."
"Really? Can you let me close this place?"