Kwon Taejung shrugged his shoulders and smiled, reaching out his hands. Secretary Baek hesitated for a moment when realized he was asking for the car key.
“Let’s go together.”
“You go and meet up with the Chairman.”
“I still have time. I can just drive you there.”
“It’s fine. You go, meet up with Dad. If you break your promise to the Chairman,who is already very lonely, he will get depressed. I can go alone. I’m comfortable that way. You are only going to nag me not to do anything I want to do.”
“Then, don’t do something you think I will nag about. Please, Taejung.”
“I’ll try. Now give me, quick.”
Secretary Baek, without any other choice, lent the car key and Kwon Taejung assured him that everything would be fine, with a smile. He strode up the alley and got into the car. Once the smiling face disappeared from his face, he punched the address to Hankook University intersection on the navigation.
It would take 27 minutes to reach the destination. It would also take 27 minutes to let Yigyeom know that what he said was no joke. Kwon Taejung recalled Yigyeom, whom he would be meeting 27 minutes after, and he could not wait for it so he hurried out of Daramdong. Similar to his temperament, the wheel rolled by busily as it scattered the sand dust coloring everything white.
***
Among the boisterous noise of song, even though Yigyeom was using a rabbit mask, the sound echoed inside his head noisily. Yigyeom used the pink rabbit costume, as he held out a balloon to the passing bystanders advertising, “The cheapest shop in the handphone universe.”
Kang Jihoon who initially said he wouldn’t be able to work because of a stomach ache lent the chance to Yigyeom. He didn’t miss the opportunity and worked hard to move his hand while offering people to take pictures with him, as he put his best on the tasks.
“Hey, aren’t you tired?”
“Yes, I’m fine. It’s not something I can’t do. Yet.”
Listening to the loud music, handing out balloons in front of it or dancing weren’t that hard but wearing heavy music for long periods of time was never an easy feat. Yigyeom’s mask kept slipping the other way, he moved it back to the front and greeted the passersby by waving his hand.
“If you enter the shop today, we will give you a screen film for free! We are also giving away screen cleaners, so please stop by!”
“Today’s screen film is free!”
“You don’t have to buy anything, just come in and have something! While you have your meal, we are going to change your screen for free!”
A rabbit and a bear, a cat, and a dog all shouted the slogans assigned by the office, and the people who passed by gave them a look. But there was no one who entered the shop. They glanced at them with disappointment as if they were being noisy and skipped by.
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“Gbc’a mbwf lo sbe vbc’a kjca ab. Qts jgf atfs yflcu wfjc ilxf atlr?”
C wjc atgfk jkjs atf ifjoifa ulnfc ys Bjcu Altbbc lc ogbca bo tlw jcv tf megrfv ja atf qfgrbc. Ycmf atf qfbqif vlrjqqfjgfv, Bjcu Altbbc xcbmxfv bc atf wjrx Tlusfbw kjr kfjglcu.
“Ct, gluta. Tbeg yju jcv mibatfr jgf lc ws ibmxfg. Kjxf la ijafg.”
“…Thank you, hyung. Yesterday, I left so suddenly that I didn’t even think of my bag and clothes.”
“But, what really happened yesterday?”
“There were some circumstances…”
There were definitely some circumstances and although Yigyeom had been through it, he couldn’t really explain it. He had no confidence that he could make them understand. If he tried to, he would spiral on about the stories of being harassed by the gangster-like management officials at the demolition village of Daramdong, appearing in a broadcast and becoming the center of everyone’s sympathy.
“What is it?”
“I’ll tell you later. It’s a long story…”
“Alright, okay. Ah, but today is especially fucking difficult. I came home at 2 am yesterday. I couldn’t sleep for a second and it was already morning, Fuck…I wanted to use that like…Noona! Please come in and drink something refreshing. I will change your screen for free!”
Since Kang Jihoon said it loudly, the woman looked interested but she only passed by disinterestedly and Kang Jihoon told her to shoo away quickly. Looking at Kang Jihoon who said those words, Yigyeom smiled before looking at the car parked in front of the shop. Kang Jihoon hurriedly went forward with his leaflets while the other part-timers couldn’t take their eyes off the car.
“Wow, that is so fucking slick. That car is a limited edition and only 20 people in the world have it, we also have that in our country, wow!”
“Is it a good car?”
“Fuck! Of course, it is! It’s worth 10 billion won!”
“10 billion?”
Surprised by the word 10 billion, Yigyeom stared blankly at the car parked on the side of the street. He couldn’t believe a car like that existed. What would that person be like who drove that kind of expensive car around?
“…Oh?…”
The door to the car opened, the man got out of the car, and looking at him, Yigyeom’s eyes shook. Even though he was watching him from afar, he could feel himself getting nervous. The man closed the door with an attitude and came towards them. A man who was running toward Yigyeom, Kwon Taejung. Looking at him, Yigyeom was greatly relieved that he was a heavy rabbit at that time.
“Hey.”
Kwon Taejung ran towards the part-timer who was using a dog mask and stood in front of him before yanking his mask off him. It was like him to yank it off and toss it away. The mask got off easily and as Kwon Taejung looked at the face behind it, he was annoyed and tilted his head.
“This bastard is not it.”
Yigyeom stared at Kwon Taejung blankly, who was slowly getting close to him. The latter ripped off the dog mask and then the bear mask. After ripping off the bear mask, as it rolled on the floor Yigyeom flinched.
“Not this one either.”
The only ones who were left were Yigyeom and Kang Jihoon. As the cat’s mask fell and at the same time Kang Jihoon’s face was left exposed, Yigyeom sighed.
“What is this? You were a rabbit?”
Kwon Taejung was then standing in front of him. He took off others’ masks without hesitation but he plunged his hand inside his pocket and looked at Yigyeom, with his head tilted to the side. Yigyeom made contact with Kwon Taejung from inside his dark and warm mask.
“Yigyeom. What are you doing here? You said you would meet me today.”
“…”
“You left for the job by leaving me what, a piece of paper…you thought I would understand and leave it be?”
“….”
“You pretend to be nice and then act like this. I don’t know about you being thankful but you ignored my kindness. Fuck, you are making me sad.”
The hands that were inside his pockets came out and touched Yigyeom’s masks. Kwon Taejung’s hands took hold of the mask and he squeezed his eyes shut as if he would be scolded. The heavy and suffocating mask was taken off and he could feel the cool air touching his perspired cheeks. After taking off the smothering mask, he met the eyes of Kwon Taejung who stood in front of him. Although it was funny, he could feel a sense of freedom.
The mask he wasn’t allowed to take off until work ended, was taken off on Kwon Taejung’s will and tossed on the ground. As the days got warmer compared to a few weeks, he felt good as his wet bangs moved in the air.
“You were really a rabbit. Fuck, do you choose which one looks like you and use that?”
“…How did you come here?”
“Are you curious about that? I am more curious why you thought I was being funny with you.”
“…I never did that.”
“Then why didn’t you keep your promise?”
“…I really thought you were joking.”
“From when and where? Don’t tell me, was it from the start and throughout.”
Yigyeom didn’t expect the newly assigned would ask him to play and grab a meal with him. They didn’t have that kind of relationship in the first place so they couldn’t do that.
Until now, if Yigyeom thought about all the things the service chief did with him, he couldn’t put a proper label on their relationship. The service chief thought of him as a person he should stick to until he could kick him out. A relationship, where whenever we would meet, he would shout at me to get out. That was what Yigyeom thought his relationship with the service chief amounted to.
Of course, the previous director and Kwon Taejung who was standing in front of him were different, from the vibes to their actions. He didn’t make him unable to sleep at night nor did he hit him.
Kwon Taejung also didn’t say anything about selling him if he was an Omega or that he would hunt him down once the house would tear down. He didn’t say anything harsh at all. But there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t say such things in the future. He was totally different from those people who only knew how to curse.
But still, he was a person he could never get close to. They wanted different thoughts and their destinations were different too. The chief in front of him had a target to kick Yigyeom out anyway. He would only be able to demolish Daramdong once all the residents were out of there without a trace.
“But I wasn’t joking at all yesterday.”
“….”
“It’s sad. You took it all as a joke. The fact that I told you to have lunch with me, I thought about it a lot before asking you. I’m very shy so I don’t grab meals with just anyone.”
Kwon Taejung looked down at Yigyeom who was slightly drenched in sweat and turned his head toward where Yigyeom was looking. A dog, a bear, and a cat were looking at them dumbfoundedly. Kwon Taejung met their eyes and ran toward them without any hesitation.
The crowd was surprised at Kwon Taejung suddenly running towards them and hesitantly stepped back. Kwon Taejung tools out a million-won check from his wallet and handed it to the cat.
“I think the rabbit will come with me so anyone can step in for him.”
“What?”
“Call someone as a pinch hitter with this money. Can’t do it?”
“Ah, ah…Yes! We can. Let’s call 10 people. You can take him!”
“You’re saying something I like. Inform the boss as well so he doesn’t fire him. Take what’s left of it. Also, keep your mouth shut.”
Kwon Taejung took out the million-won check and placed it on the cat’s thick hands. They were dumbfounded upon receiving that big of a check of money. Kwon Taejung looked at them indifferently before going towards Yigyeom who was staring at him blankly and took his hands.
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haha, it is so Kwon Taesung though! thank you for reading <3
Ohhh how to be yigyeom hahha
Anyway thank you very much for this update hehe😊
right? thank you for reading!
Thanks for the chapter, Is a pity that it was so short😉
ikr! hope you had fun reading though <3
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