Chapter 599 – I’m Out of Wine. I Guess It’s Because I Like Snacks.

“Ah, there was a misunderstanding.”

The man who sat next to me at the police box sat in front of him at the meat restaurant. He turned the pork belly with tongs and apologized.

“When I was Jiheon’s age, I used to sit and nag him. So, it seems our Jeonggyeongjang-jang was mistaken. Sorry.”

“No, no. It’s okay.”

“It’s okay. It was so right. So, since this is buying meat, let go of your anger.”

“No. I am not angry at all.”

Shaking my head, I said his job title differently from before.

“Uh, center manager, sir? It’s really fine.”

At first, I thought he was just a big-headed policeman. But in reality, there was a police box, the official name was the police center, and he was the highest-ranking person there, the center director.

When I mentioned my position in a cautious manner, the center manager smiled as if it was nice to see him like this.

“Heh heh heh, it’s okay, Mr. Jiheon. Jiheon is neither a member of the center nor a police officer, so just call him Park Yongsik.”

“Oh, no. How could you?”

“Heh heh, really. Say it’s okay! And being a cop isn’t such a difficult job, so just treat me like a man from the neighborhood. Because I’m fine.”

The center manager was okay, but I wasn’t okay. Certainly, to me now, he was, as I just said, just a neighborhood man. But he was Taeyeon’s boss and the highest person, so he couldn’t help but care.

“Hey… !”

I couldn’t help but hear a voice next to me that seemed to be calling with my teeth tightly closed. When he turned his head, his eyes met Taeyeon, who was quietly eating a basic side dish right next to him.

“Shut up and just eat it. If you don’t want to fall behind.”

I came to visit her on her own, and she, very angry, said without moving her lips. I couldn’t quite understand her because of her murmur, but I could tell how angry she was.

“Ah, this is all cooked.”

The head of the center, who had always been smiling leisurely from the time we met, stuck out his head. As if crayfish are on the crab side, I handed them to Taeyeon first.

“Come on, our chief police officer.”

“Thank you, thank you, Director. Thank you for this food.”

“Heh heh heh! I’m off work, but what the center manager is!”

With a big smile, he gave me some meat this time.

“Now, our Jiheon-ssi, please eat too.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“Thank you. Thanks to Jiheon, all the other employees have dinner together. We should be thankful.”

As they said, it wasn’t just the three of us who came to the pork belly restaurant. At that time, several policemen from the police station came here to grill and eat meat. However, their eyes were not on the food, but on it.

Hard! Hard!

In particular, the person who only picks and eats the five stone bones over there glared at this place the most. The sight of him baring his teeth and eating like he was angry made even the people next to him sick of it.

“Stop eating and eat some lean meat. I will go out.”

“Either you go out or you don’t. Don’t you care is that?”

“Even if I care, it’s not as much as senior. And it’s undercooked. Spit it out, come on.”

A man who looked strong and a man who looked at such a senior looked at me with whispers. Of course, it wasn’t just the men who sat at the next table.

“Yeah. I didn’t know Taeyeon was like that. After all, people don’t know what to do, really.”

“You look very young. No matter how hard you try, newbie in society? Is your sister pretty?”

“Still, that was too much. Even if I told him to introduce me to a man like that, he said he wouldn’t. All the words that Yena is all it takes are just plain old.”

The women also followed us, sipping soju and talking about us.

“… !”

Seeing my colleagues like that, Taeyeon glared at me, saying that I had caused all of this. But I also felt unfair. I just went because I wanted to meet you early, but if I had known it would turn out like this, of course I wouldn’t have gone.

“Uh, then, shall we pour a glass of soju?”

“Ah yes!”

“Yes! Head of the center!”

When the center manager held up a soju glass, we grabbed the soju bottle almost at the same time. And they started arguing with each other over who would follow.

“Hey, let this go.”

“I’ll do it. Are you okay.”

“I’m not okay. Let go of this.”

“I am really fine.”

“It’s okay. Let this go don’t you let go? Would you like a hit?”

“No, I’m really fine…”

As always, the winner was Taeyeon, and the loser was me. She said this was normal for us, but not for her and her colleagues.

“Heh heh heh, it’s nice to see.”

“Depending on today, soju is sweet, sweet… !”

“Senior. Are you crying?”

“Wow, he does that too.”

“It is also love.”

“Ugh!”

Seeing our colleagues talking about us, Taeyeon bit her teeth. Even though she was angry enough to turn her face red, she poured her drink for the director of the center.

“Director, please eat here… !”

“Yeah, thank you.”

The head of the center drank the drink Taeyeon politely poured. Then he set down her glass and looked at her happily.

“This is all the alcohol Jeong Gyeongjang poured for us today. I guess it’s because I like snacks.”

“No, no.”

“What is it? It’s so nice to see what I can’t see at work. Great.”

“… !”

At the words of the center director, Taeyeon dyed her red face even redder than expected. Feeling so ashamed, she sat down and held out the bottle of soju she had taken away.

“Hey. Now you follow.”

“Ah, yes.”

Upon receiving the bottle, I found that the center director’s glass was empty. Thinking that it shouldn’t be good if the glass I laughed at was empty, I immediately got up and tried to pour it.

“Center Director. I’ll pour you a drink.”

“Heh heh, really. Don’t call me that.”

The head of the center said not to do it, but smiled happily and took a drink. As I followed, he cut it short, drank it, and lowered his glass.

“Um, Mr. Jiheon.”

He called me and after eating a piece of meat, he told me what he had called me.

“Mr. Jiheon. How old are you?”

“Oh, wait a minute. Center manager.”

“I am twenty-one.”

“What, twenty, twenty, kuck! Coke! Cough Cough!”

While Taeyeon was trying to stop me, I told her my age. Upon learning how old I was, the head of the center gasped in surprise, and other colleagues reacted in amazement.

“Ah, you probably haven’t even grown your hair yet.”

“What are you talking about, old man? 21 is an adult. Still, it’s a bit young.”

“Wow, then you must have been wearing school uniforms two years ago? Hey, prepare to arrest her later.”

“Should I just eat this and catch it? Or will we just arrest them right away?”

Even in the noisy reaction, Taeyeon still only looked at me.

“Hey! Wanna die?!”

“No, you just answered.”

“I have to gloss over it at least!”

“Then are you lying? To your boss?”

“Are you saying that out loud? Are you and me bandmates? Uh! You really want to die!”

I have colleagues, but Taeyeon raised her fist to hit me. The person who stopped her was her center blind, who had just recovered from her death.

“Coke, Coke! Oh, me, Jeong Gyeongjang. Coke! Don’t do that. I’m not underage anyway, so I don’t care that much. Are you okay.”

“No, center manager! You care so much!”

Contrary to her violent tone, Taeyeon lowered her fist, which looked like it was about to hit her. She said, as if she were making an excuse for meeting me.

“Center Director. It’s not what the director is thinking right now, really.”

“Huh? What is it not?”

“Whatever you think, it’s not like that.”

“Some garlic.”

“You take it and eat it. So, here. No, did everyone watch? Are you so curious about the two of us having dinner?”

“Have you eaten all the ssamjang? Shall I bring it to you?”

“It’s okay. You can eat it Give it up. Give it up, bitch. Well, look. Is this fun? Are you just eating meat? Um, look.”

“Oh, did you finish the radish wraps? Shall I bring it?”

“I am talking right now. Don’t talk How is it? Is this fun?”

“Haha.”

The two of them were having dinner, and when Taeyeon interrupted and got angry, the head of the center laughed and said it was fun. And so did the colleagues who were watching this from the side.

“Ha, I was assigned here for no reason.”

“When did you say it would be nice to be assigned here?”

“Hey, am I the only one having fun?”

“No. Is it really fun?”

“Dew! What fun! Wanna die!”

Taeyeon got mad at her junior policewoman. As if trying to soothe her anger with alcohol, she grumbled as she held up a bottle of soju.

“Ha, really. Why did you come there?”

“I did it because I wanted to see you.”

Then she took the soju bottle from her hand and poured it for her.

“I’m sorry. If I had known this was going to happen, I would have just called 112 and left. I will for sure next time.”

“If you’re going to do that, don’t come, kid. Don’t come A nuisance, that.”

At my words, Taeyeon smiled and drank the drink I poured for her. After emptying her glass at once with her happy face, she set her glass down on the table and said,

“That’s right, center manager.”

It took her a little while to connect her words to her shy personality. Still, she told the truth with her face blushing because of something other than drunkenness.

“I’m dating this bastard.”

“Keugh!”

At those words, the man who had been glaring at me while chewing on her small bones gave a sad moan. Taeyeon, who was glancing at her colleague like her, finally talked about her big heart.

“It’s not a serious relationship because there’s a little, no, a lot of age difference. Still, even if it’s not Jena’s dad, I’m thinking of him, Jena’s uncle, right? So don’t tease me too much.”

“Hehe, when did you say that I made fun of you?”

Seeing Taeyeon speak until her face turned red, the director of the center smiled wildly. Then he pressed the call button on the table.

Ding-dong ♪

I heard a sound and soon after, the restaurant staff came to visit. A woman who looked beyond her 40s approached with her kind face and her nasal voice.

“Yes, is it an order?”

Seeing the kindly approaching staff, the center manager placed the order with a happy face.

“Here, three servings of sirloin. That’s for 4 people, please. This table will do the calculations for you.”

“Taeyeon. And Jiheon. I wish you both happiness… !”

“If it’s a ribeye, unrequited love should be minimal.”

“Director, are you okay? I heard you were ripped off by your wife because of the credit card bill?”

“Oh, I heard that too. But, now I’ll hear something else. A good one.”

“Isuli, aren’t you covering your eyes? Will you open your eyes like that?”

“Oh, you’re a little drunk. Hey, pour yourself a drink!”

“Taeyeon. Here’s a taxi Wake.”

“Noisy! This bitch Why do you arbitrarily come to someone else’s work? You bastard!”

“I’m sorry.”

“Sorry! Fuck this You, you, let’s go to my house for the second time. Secondary!”

“How do you drink at your house? My mother and Yena are there too.”

“It’s okay, fuck you. He said he was sleeping over at his mom’s friend’s house. Ouch. Let’s invite other kids to play. Those bastards have never been to my house. Careless babies. If you invited them to their house, fuck you, they should come to my house too!”

“Tell me a little bit, Taeyeon. Is this a taxi?”

“Call! Call the kids!”

“Okay. Alright, let’s get some drinks.”

“What! Let’s go get some drinks! Like this pervert. You knew I would, you fucking…”

“It’s not even 9 o’clock, but I’m very drunk. Guests, shall we change our destination?”

“Yes! Here, there, that, if you turn there, a motel,”

“No! Just go wherever you go! To the apartment!”