Childhood Friend of the Youngest Daughter of a Conglomerate Family

39 – Night Friends?

“Uh… Our store closes at 10 p.M., Right?”

“It’s 10 o’clock… So, are you finishing work at that time too?”

“… Yes, what about it?”

“Thank you for letting me know. Also, would you like our soy set for two?”

“Yes? Ah yes… I ordered a soy set for two.”

I heard Soi say that work ends at 10:00 pm, so I immediately sat back down and ordered food.

Soyi quickly took the order and delivered it to the kitchen, despite a puzzled face.

Gu Min-seop, sitting in front of me, made a face of amazement and whispered in a small whisper.

“… Hey, what are you doing?”

“What?”

“No~ At best, I laid the board, so I asked when it was finished and said it was all about finishing it. You shouldn’t have to ask for your number or if you have a boyfriend!”

“You are busy right now. You can come and talk to me in a little while.”

“Huh? Are you sure she will come here again when she gets off work?”

“Uh.”

It was only then that Gu Min-seop’s face opened up. He picked up his cell phone, checked his time, and made an excited offer.

“Okay, ten o’clock. Then, since we have a lot of time left, let’s finish eating and go to a coffee shop somewhere.”

“What are you talking about? Why us You don’t come.”

“No, you’re alone and anxious. How can you do that? Like a child left at the water’s edge… I’ll just watch from afar. Uh?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Ah, sir… Are you doing this? I told you everything when I had a girlfriend. It’s f*cking shameful, really.”

“At that time, you were excited to brag about your girlfriend to me.”

Gu Min-seop leaned back as if steam had leaked out at my firm words.

Well, it might be a bit disappointing for this guy, but… Can not help it. I’m a bit ashamed to see my friends like that. Also, hearing about it and seeing it on the spot are completely different.

… But what should I say to my ex-girlfriend, Kim So-yi? How should I approach it?

I am curious about everything about Soyi now, who is so different from what I knew.

Why are you working at a snack bar without luck? Could it be that something is happening inside the house? … And, by any chance, is there a guy you’re dating right now?

“Enjoy your meal~”

“… Thank you.”

I see Soyi’s face serving food. As her eyes met, Soi showed her sales smile.

Yes, I don’t know anything else, but I want to see your smile more. I want to talk to you some more.

With that thought in mind, I dipped a sundae into the tteokbokki soup and put it in my mouth.

“Hey, is this f*cking spicy? Oh man, I think you did it wrong.”

“… I know.”

Come to think of it, I forgot we were both savages.

Still, she couldn’t leave food at Soyi Kim’s store, so she forced herself into her mouth and ate it.

I felt a bit sick to my stomach.

———-

“Soi, be careful with that guy earlier?”

While cleaning up the store at closing time, the owner, Kwak Joo-hee, got lucky.

Soyi, who was wiping the floor with a mop, reacted indifferently.

“Who?”

“Who is that blond guy who came here twice for lunch and dinner today? Is there another man other than him that will be memorable today?”

“… All guests are the same.”

Although he didn’t pretend, Soyi immediately thought of Hansol when he heard the word ‘that man’.

I can’t forget those pretty eyes that kept looking at me pitifully from the first time I met her until we parted in the evening.

“Did I see you at lunch? Came here with a girl and asked about you like this and that. Did you say that dyeing your hair yellow is the golden sun? I’ve never seen a real golden sun.”

“What is that again? Where did you learn these strange words… “

“Isn’t it? Because the skin is white, is it just gold? It’s a bit strange.”

“My sister always… “

“What do you do every day?”

“… No.”

Since I watch anime with my boyfriend all the time at home, they say such strange things. It was what she wanted to say, but she didn’t say it. If I said such a thing, Juhee would jump up and say that she was ignoring me again.

“Anyway, that guy is probably hanging out with two or three partners like the woman from earlier in the day? Because those girls aren’t enough, you’re aiming too. Originally, golden suns are always looking for new women.”

“Why are you saying that without any grounds… The girl from earlier in the day seemed just like her senior-junior relationship. Stop delusion. What’s wrong with someone who lives with their boyfriend?”

“… Why are you on his side?”

Juhui narrowed her eyes and asked.

Joo-hee also said it half-jokingly, but it was strange that So-yi continued to defend Han-sol. If it was like usual, I would have just roughly agreed to his words.

Soi pretended to be calm and answered.

“What did you take a side with? It’s just because my sister is too raw.”

“We’re just kidding each other, so what… hey, tell me honestly Are you doing it because of his face? Because he’s handsome, he seems interested in something, so why don’t you go crazy?”

“What, what… No!”

I was honestly surprised when I first saw him while picking up Hansol’s wallet. I think there are men who look like this in the world.

He was tall like a model, with distinct features under dark eyebrows, and beautiful platinum blonde hair that gave off a sense of nobility.

But since he’s that kind of guy, he was something I didn’t expect from the beginning. Being that kind of a man, he thought he wouldn’t even pay attention to a woman like him.

But there was something in Hansol’s eyes looking at Soyi. Yeah like…

‘Should I say that it was the eyes that saw even a dead lover… ‘

I thought so, but I couldn’t bear to say such embarrassing words.

Watching So Yi’s mysterious expression, Joo Hee added another word.

“Anyway, be careful. Know? Those who have a good face should be careful first. A pretty rose has thorns, and a pretty mushroom has poison.”

“… I know.”

So Yi knew that best. Because it was such a pretty rose-like woman who destroyed So-yi’s house.

Joo-hee came over to So-yi, who was a bit depressed after recalling the past, and pulled her cheeks.

“But! There’s no such thing as poison for our pretty girls, right?”

“Ah, don’t do it~”

“Get off work now. I will do the rest.”

“Huh? No, still… “

“You had a hard time handing out flyers or serving outside today. My hyung-seop calls me and we can do it together. Come on.”

A man named Hyeong-seop is the boyfriend of Joo-hee living with her. He and Joo-hee have the same hobbies and codes, so they’ve been dating for quite some time.

So Yi thanked Joo Hee for her consideration and packed her things.

“Ah, come to think of it… “

“Come to think of it?”

“… Oh, no. Just say thank you.”

“This much.”

Soyi recalled that Hansol had asked her what time she was leaving work.

But I swallowed it, thinking that if I brought it up to Ju-hee, who had just told me to beware of him, it would be a scratch.

Soyi left the store after waving to Joo-hee, telling her to be careful at night.

The night streets of the university district are at their peak at 22:00. I saw a lot of college students walking around the streets, and the lights of the bars that were open until dawn were bright.

“… The way home is a bit scary.”

However, the studio where Soyi lives alone is located in a remote place. I thought it would probably be quite dark with no people at this time of day.

But starting today, it’s a path that I have to walk every day. Swallowing his saliva, Soyi moved his steps. No, before her move, there was a voice in her that stopped her.

“Hey.”

“Kyaa, kyaaak?!”

At the voice that appeared right next to him, Soyi, who was already nervous, stiffened on the spot as if electricity were going on.

Turning her squeaky head, I could see her shiny platinum feet even in the dark.

“I must have surprised you. Sorry.”

“Ah, that guest… ?”

I can’t believe he really came in time for work. Hansol suggested in a soft voice to Soyi, who was wary of hearing Joohee’s warning.

“Would you like to talk to me if you have a minute?”

———-

“Here.”

“Okay, I’ll have a good drink… “

I hurriedly ran to the vending machine and handed the ion drink I bought to Soyi.

I suggested that we go to a cafe and talk, but Soyi stubbornly refused.

No matter how good the character is, he doesn’t follow suspicious men. It’s very good. Even though I don’t know whose girlfriend it is, I feel relieved.

… No, is that your ex-girlfriend? Because I said goodbye…

As I opened the lid of the canned beverage in my hand, I first asked the most curious question.

“… Do you have a boyfriend? If so, I think it would be burdensome for you two to talk like this.”

“It’s okay. I do not have a boyfriend. That… It’s embarrassing, but I’ve never had a boyfriend before.”

“Is that so? I am surprised.”

I exclaimed inwardly for joy.

Even though I’ve been doing image training until now, I can’t stop the corners of my mouth going up.

As if seeing my twitching face, Soyi pouted and asked.

“Why? Are you pathetic at this age? Is that a woman too?”

“Oh no! It’s not… Oh, so am I. I-I never had a girlfriend either.”

“… Aren’t you lying?”

“It’s real.”

Soyi’s mouth opened slightly.

Since the thing I was most curious about was solved, I brought out the words I had prepared in advance.

“My name is Hansol Lee, 20 years old. She goes to Korean language education department.”

“Yes? Ah… My name is Kim So, 20 years old. Uh, that… I don’t go to university.”

“You are the boss instead. I heard Not just an employee, but like a partner. I wonder if I will be hired after graduating from school, but you already have a shop.”

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“Ahahahaha, what is the boss… I just added some money.”

Soi’s tense expression relaxed. First of all, it was successful in creating a comfortable atmosphere.

I uttered the next line without delay.

“You picked up my wallet during the day. I came here because I thought I should do the case.”

“Yes? No, it’s okay. I just picked up what was in front of my eyes, but what about the case… “

“What are you saying… Originally, the person who picked up the wallet is set by law to receive compensation. Was that maybe 20% of the money in the wallet? Shall I take that out of the money in my wallet?”

I took out the cash in my wallet and handed it to Soi.

The money in my wallet was 20 bills of 50,000 won. 20 Percent is 200,000 won.

Why do you keep so much cash? Of course, I just took it from the ATM.

Soyi hit the hand on the money I offered.

“Oh no! I can’t take it like this! It’s not just a few thousand won, but 200,000 won… I can’t be burdened!”

“But if Mr. Kim hadn’t picked up my wallet, I would have lost all 1 million won? 200,000 Won is cheap.”

“So, why do students carry so much money… “

“… I couldn’t help it because I had to deal with cash.”

“But… To receive this kind of money… “

All excuses were prepared. And I also expected that Soyi would be burdened with this much money.

“Well, then… ah! Do you get off work at this time every day?”

“Yes? It is, but… “

“I also pass by here at this time every day after working out in the evening. How about this? Me after working out, and Mr. Kim So-yi meeting here every day after work. Every day I pay it back a little bit by buying drinks like this.”

“Uh, that… “

“… Can’t do this either? It’s close to the store, and there are a lot of people… Am I too unreliable?”

“No, it’s not like that! I think that would be fine.”

That’s it.

It is difficult to turn down a small request after turning down a big one.

Similarly, after turning down a big favor, it’s hard to turn down a small favor.

I recited the last line as I held out my hand to Soi, who nodded with difficulty.

“Then we decided to meet every night… Shall I call you a night friend?”

“hahahaha, night friends… I feel a bit unhealthy, so it’s a little bit like that.”

Soyi smiled and shook my hand.

In my previous life, we started as morning friends.

Let’s start this life as night friends.