A Lovely Meal — Chapter 29

WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE HERE...

...THAT YOU HAD TO BREAK DOWN THE DOOR?

WE'RE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR SOMEONE...

MY APOLOGIES IF WE STARTLED YOU.

WAIT OUTSIDE.

YES, SIR...

WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOUR BOSS...

...BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH HIM.

I THINK YOU'VE COME TO THE WRONG PLACE.

THE BOSS ISN'T AT THIS OFFICE.

OUR TEAM LEADER IS OUT ON BUSINESS AS WELL...

SO YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK LATER OR TRY CONTACTING-

LIKE I SAID...

WE COULDN'T GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

THAT'S WHY WE CAME HERE IN PERSON.

I'M JUST A LOW-LEVEL EMPLOYEE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

WHY DON'T WE TALK FIRST?

PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

BETTER NOT PROVOKE THEM...

I SHOULD PLAY ALONG FOR NOW.

WE COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF YOUR BOSS AT ALL...

SO WE DID A LITTLE DIGGING OURSELVES.

OH, NOTHING LIKE A BACKGROUND CHECK. WE WERE JUST CURIOUS WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE WAS.

BUT BOTH THE COMPANY AND ITS OWNER...

ARE SURROUNDED BY FABRICATED INFORMATION.

WE COULDN'T FIND OUT A DAMN THING.

JUDGING BY THE LOOKS OF THINGS...

YOU SEEM TO HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME FOR A LOW-LEVEL EMPLOYEE.

MR. CHANGDEOK, DO YOU KNOW

WHO YOUR BOSS REALLY IS?

BEFORE, THE CEO IS PROBABLY...

MY IDENTITY...

WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH IT ONCE YOU KNOW?

HMM?

A PUREBLOOD VAMPIRE, WAS IT?

...WHAT ON EARTH DID HE DO OUT THERE...

TO MAKE THOSE MEN LEAVE SO QUIETLY?

DID HE USE SOME KIND OF VAMPIRE ABILITY?

AM I THAT FASCINATING?

...PARDON?

FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD...

YOU'RE CLOSE TO A HALF-BLOOD VAMPIRE.

DOES HE...

EVER GET LONELY?

LONELY...?

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HALF-BLOODS OFTEN STRUGGLE

TO FIT IN WITH EITHER HUMANS OR VAMPIRES.

THEY TEND TO END UP ISOLATED, AND IT CAN BE HARD ON THEM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM IS...

BUT IF HE'S STRUGGLING, OR IF IT BECOMES TOO MUCH FOR YOU, SEND HIM MY WAY.

IN OUR CLAN, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER SOMEONE IS A HALF-BLOOD OR A PUREBLOOD.

IF THEY'RE A VAMPIRE, WE TAKE THEM IN. THAT'S OUR RULE.

...HE'S DOING

PERFECTLY FINE.

HE'S MORE HUMAN THAN I AM, IF ANYTHING.

...I SEE.

THEN I SUPPOSE THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY.

IF EITHER OF YOU EVER NEEDS FINANCIAL

OR PHYSICAL SUPPORT, CONTACT ME.

WHY...?

WOULD YOU GO THIS FAR FOR US?

ANOTHER VAMPIRE'S FAMILY...

IS AS GOOD AS MY OWN.

HEY! CHANGDEOK!!

ARE YOU OKAY?!

OH, HYUNG...

NAM TAE-GEUM!

HEY... I'M SO, SO SORRY.

THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, TOO. I KEEP PUTTING YOU IN DANGER.

I'M SHUTTING DOWN THE BUSINESS ANYWAY...

SO THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

AND BETWEEN YOUR SEVERANCE AND HAZARD PAY...

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU'RE WELL COMPENSATED.

HEY, YOU KNOW I'M ALWAYS TELLING YOU THIS...

YOU CAN'T SOLVE EVERYTHING WITH MONEY.

STILL, THIS TIME...

THE CEO SHOWED UP BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED.

I'M REALLY FINE, HYUNG.

HMM........

BUT WHY ARE YOU SHUTTING EVERYTHING DOWN SO SUDDENLY?

OH, THAT'S...

IT'S PERSONAL, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU.

WELL... THAT'S HOW IT IS, CHANGDEOK.

ANYWAY, ONCE YOU FINISH SORTING OUT THE PAPERWORK THIS WEEK, YOU WON'T HAVE TO COME IN ANYMORE.

LIKE THE CEO SAID, YOU'LL BE PAID GENEROUSLY, SO DON'T WORRY.

YOU'VE WORKED HARD ALL THIS TIME, CHANGDEOK.

I'LL TREAT YOU TO A MEAL NOW AND THEN, SO YOU'D BETTER ANSWER MY CALLS. GOT IT?

NO... I SHOULD BE THANKING YOU.

YOU MADE THIS A REALLY COMFORTABLE PLACE TO WORK.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

FAMILY, HUH...?

!

WU JONGWU!

I WENT OUT TO GET GROCERIES...