The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace — Chapter 33

AND THAT'S WHEN DEPUTY MANAGER KANG WALKED IN.

NO WAY! SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

SEO-AN?!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! LONG TIME NO SEE. HOW'S EVERYTHING?

...HI, SOO-CHAN. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

I WAS WONDERING HOW YOU'VE BEEN DOING SINCE YOU RESIGNED.

WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THE OFFICE?

WAIT, ARE YOU COMING BACK TO WO-

JUST GO IN.

YOU MUST HAVE HAD BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO! HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'VE BEEN GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOU, SEO-HYEON?

JUST MY LUCK...

OH, YOU KNOW... SAME OLD, SAME OLD. IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

HAHA

WELL, THEN...

WE'LL GO AHEAD. HAVE A NICE DAY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

SO, WHY'S HE HERE?

BEATS ME. WHY WOULD YOU ASK HIM THAT, ANYWAY?

WHAT D'YA MEAN? HE COULD BE BACK ON THE JOB. HE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE WORKING HERE, ANYWAY.

STILL, IT'S TOO SOON. WOULD YOU COME BACK NOW IF YOU WERE HIM?

AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.

HAA

HAA

CALM DOWN.

CALM DOWN.

HAA

HAA

IF YOU HAVE A PANIC ATTACK WHEN YOU'RE ALONE, I WANT YOU TO BREATHE MINDFULLY.

HAA

IT'S BEST TO FOCUS ON ONE THING.

I TOLD YOU TO HOLD ONTO SOMETHING THAT CALMS YOU DOWN, CORRECT?

HAA

FOCUS ON THAT THING, AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

HAA

HAA

BREATHE IN AND OUT THROUGH YOUR MOUTH, AND REPEAT.

YOU'RE OKAY.

DON'T WORRY.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

YOU'RE OKAY, SEO-AN.

THE FIRST EMOTION I REMEMBER HAVING...

...IS ANXIETY.

KANG SEO-AN!

DID YOU HEAR THAT KANG YEONG-JIN IS GOING ABROAD?

I MEAN...

NOT REALLY.

WHAT?! WHY NOT? YOU HAVE TO!

HE WANTS TO PARTY AT THE CLUB BEFORE HE LEAVES. WANNA COME?

JUST THIS ONCE! PLEASE? THEY SAID I'M UNINVITED IF YOU DON'T GO!

WHERE'S HIS DAMN PRIDE?

HE'S LIKE A PEST BEGGING FOR FOOD...

SOUNDS LIKE EFFORT...

OH, COME ON.

YEONG-JIN TOLD ME TO BRING YOU NO MATTER WHAT!

HMM...

KANG YEONG-JIN.

THE SON OF MOUN PHARMA.

OLD TREES ARE CERTAIN TO HAVE ROTTEN BRANCHES.

YOU'RE SERIOUSLY PLANNING TO GO?

HE'S AN INFAMOUS PARTY ANIMAL. WHAT IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS?

I KNOW. I'LL JUST POP IN AND LEAVE.

IT'S OBVIOUS WHY HIS FAMILY'S SENDING HIM AWAY. IF HE HAS HALF A BRAIN, HE'LL KNOW TO BE CAREFUL.

...SHOULD I LEAVE NOW?

WHAT'S GOING ON?!

NOBODY MOVE!

COPS? WHY'RE THEY HERE?

WE'VE RECEIVED A REPORT ON DRUG DEALING!

YOU! STAY RIGHT THERE!

WHAT THE HELL? IS KANG YEONG-JIN OUT OF HIS MIND?

DAMN, WE'RE SCREWED.

BUT WHO KNEW SOMETHING SO FILTHY WOULD COME LEAKING OUT OF THAT ROTTON BRANCH?

DAMN... WHAT AN IDIOT.

ARE YOU EVEN AWARE OF ALL THE RUCKUS YOU'RE CAUSING?!

YOU MORON!

HEY, SEO-AN.

HOW'S THE PROPOSAL GOING?

IT'S GOING OKAY.

YEAH, YOU BETTER DO YOUR BEST. SINCE THE CHAIRMAN SPECIALLY ASSIGNED IT TO YOU AND ALL.

HE ALSO GAVE YOU THE AUTONOMY TO COORDINATE YOUR OWN TEAM, RIGHT? SOME TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY YOU GOT THERE.

LUCKY YOU HAVE IT EASY. WELL, BREAK A LEG.

AGAIN? HE'S ALWAYS PICKING FIGHTS WHEN HE'S BORED. WHAT'D HE SAY THIS TIME?

WHAT DO YOU THINK? HE WANTS IN, OBVIOUSLY.

UGH, HE SHOULD STOP SNOOPING AROUND AND FOCUS ON HIS OWN WORK...

IT'S FINE. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE CONSULTING TEAM?

OH, YES. I'VE SENT THE APPROVED MATERIAL.

THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE THE LEGAL TEAM'S DATA YOU ASKED FOR.

HERE YOU ARE.

HE KEPT BEGGING THE TEAM LEADER TO JOIN OUR PROJECT LAST TIME.

WHAT'D HE HEAR THIS TIME...?

LEE JIHOON. A SUNBAE WHO'S BEEN AT MY THROAT SINCE COLLEGE.

TYPICAL OF A YOUNG MAN WHO GREW UP THINKING EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD BELONGED TO HIM.

I'VE DEALT WITH GUYS LIKE HIM, BUT IT'S STILL ANNOYING.

I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN GIVE THESE GUYS A REACTION.

LIKE MY RESPONSIBILITIES...

...AND THE CHAIRMAN'S ORDERS.

THESE ARE WHAT I NEED TO FOCUS ON.

AFTER ALL, I MUST PROVE MYSELF TO MY FATHER.

I'VE ORGANIZED THE PROPOSAL MATERIAL!

GOOD JOB, SOO-CHAN. CAN YOU PUT A COPY BY EVERY SEAT?

JIWON IS STILL WITH THE SALES TEAM, SO LET'S GO DOWN AND PREPARE THE DRINKS.

YES, MA'AM.

OH, ME TOO...!

YOU HAVE TO STAY BEHIND AND ARRANGE THOSE PRINTS, SOO-CHAN!

B-BUT...

LET US KNOW WHEN JIWON'S BACK.

HERE COMES THE ANXIOUS NAUSEA...

OH, JIHOON SUNBAE!

YOU'RE ALL BY YOURSELF? WHERE'S THE REST OF YOUR TEAM?

THEY'RE DROPPING BY THE CAFE DOWNSTAIRS. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?

JEEZ, THEY'RE REALLY KEEPING THE YOUNGEST BUSY, HUH?

YOU JUST NEED TO LAY THOSE OUT, RIGHT? LEMME DO IT. GO TAKE A BREAK.

HUH? IT'S ALRIGHT! JIWON WILL BE HERE SOON, SO...

OH, C'MON! LISTEN TO YOUR SUNBAE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP, OKAY? NOW, GO DOWNSTAIRS.

UH...

THEN... I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU! I'LL BUY YOU COFFEE IN RETURN!

YEAH, YEAH. A TWO-SHOT ICED AMERICANO!

YES, SIR.

HMM...

LET'S DO A FINAL REHEARSAL BEFORE THE EXECUTIVES ARRIVE...

AND THEN WE'LL BE ALL SET.

SOUNDS GOOD.

HUH?

SOO-CHAN, DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU LAID OUT THE REPORTS?

HUH? WHAT...?

JIHOON SUNBAE CAME BY AND OFFERED TO DO IT FOR ME...