Nice to See You — Chapter 14

YES, THAT'S FINE... THAT DAY WORKS FOR ME...

NO, WHATEVER IS EASIEST FOR YOU...

AH...

KEEP TALKING. I'LL JUST GRAB MY STUFF AND GO.

NOD

SO ARE WE GONNA... OH, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME! HAHA...

I FEEL SO SUFFOCATED...

WILL ONE PIECE OF CAKE REALLY BE ENOUGH? I TOLD YOU TO ORDER MORE!

AH...

WE JUST ATE A HUGE MEAL, SO I'M FULL. THIS IS PLENTY...

YOU SHOULD'VE LET ME PAY FOR THE COFFEE, AT LEAST...

I BARELY GET TO SEE MY SON. I'M HAPPY TO TREAT YOU.

THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT.

THE WEATHER'S GOTTEN A LOT WARMER...

DON'T STAY COOPED UP INSIDE JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE BUSY. YOU SHOULD GET SOME FRESH AIR.

AH, OKAY.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE STILL GETTING TRANSLATION WORK THESE DAYS...

AI OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT... IT ALMOST SEEMS MORE CAPABLE THAN PEOPLE.

AH, YEAH...! THE TRANSLATION WORK...

IT PAYS PRETTY WELL, THANKFULLY...! I'M, UH, A-ALSO DOING A LITTLE BIT OF WRITING...

HAHA...

[Editor Boyoom] Ddeumbuk! About that scene with the gangster top guy...

WHENEVER I MEET UP WITH MY FRIENDS AND HEAR ABOUT THEIR HUSBANDS AND KIDS...

I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK HAVING A STABLE OFFICE JOB IS BEST...

...BUT YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THE TYPE TO BLEND IN WITH OTHERS. IT’S BEEN THE SAME SINCE YOU WERE LITTLE.

YOU WERE ALWAYS SO FOCUSED ON JUST WATCHING THINGS...

ALMOST LIKE YOU WERE LIVING IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORLD.

THAT'S BECAUSE...

...IF I DIDN'T DO THAT, I'D ALWAYS...

I WAS PRETTY LONELY, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IDEUM, BACK WHEN YOU WERE REALLY LITTLE...

...BEFORE YOU GOT SICK...

...YOU HAD A LOT OF HAPPY DAYS, TOO.

COME VISIT THE HOUSE NEXT TIME. I'LL COOK SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU.

AND GET A HAIRCUT BEFORE YOU DO. YOUR HAIR'S GETTING WAY TOO SHAGGY.

OKAY... GET HOME SAFE.

SEE YOU SOON, OKAY?

IT HURTS...

MOM...

...I'M SO SORRY.

FROM DENIAL COMES MISERY.

IT'S FINE.

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT. YEAH, THAT'S THE TRUTH...

...SO STOP LETTING IT HURT YOU.

NGH... IT HURTS...

IDEUM HYUNG!

JAEYI...?

YOU SAID YOU WERE ACTUALLY GONNA LEAVE THE HOUSE FOR ONCE, BUT THEN COMPLETELY GHOSTED ME. WHAT HAPPENED? AND WHAT'S WITH YOUR FACE...?

ARE YOU SICK?

N-NO... I'M SORRY. I MUST'VE BEEN SO OUT OF IT I DIDN'T SEE YOUR TEXTS...

I PASSED OUT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME... DID YOU COME OVER TO HOOK UP?

NGH

I MEAN, YEAH, BUT...

RIGHT- HOLD ON. LET ME JUST GRAB A BANDAGE... AH, WAIT, I NEED TO SHOWER FIRST...

UHH...

...HYUNG?

WAIT, LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FIRST.

HUH?

SOMETHING'S DEFINITELY WRONG WITH YOUR CHEST, JUST LET ME SEE.

AH, N-NO! IT'S FINE, I'M COMPLETELY-

YOU'RE COVERED IN COLD SWEAT AND SCRATCHING AT IT LIKE CRAZY. YOU CALL THAT FINE?

N-NO...

DON'T...!

HYUNG...