Chapter 30
"Mu-gyeong boss asked for a beer. I'll just drop it off and come back."
"Oh, I'll go with you. Lead the way."
Carrying two cans of beer that no one had asked for, Hongju headed to the room at the end of the hallway. Yang Siljang, who had insistently followed, stopped just outside the point where he wouldn’t be seen from inside the room and shoved Hongju forward.
"Go in."
His chapped lips silently ordered. Hongju hesitated, his worn-out sneakers pausing at the threshold. Inside, Mu-gyeong was massaging the back of his neck as if it was stiff. As soon as he sensed movement, his eyes flicked up and locked onto Hongju, then drifted to the cans in his hands.
"Two cans should be enough, right?"
Before Mu-gyeong could say anything, Hongju preemptively answered and subtly shifted his gaze to the side. Mu-gyeong, who had been leaning back against his chair, straightened up slightly and curved his lips into a faint smirk.
"One can is enough. What, are you trying to get me drunk and pull something again?"
It was nonsense, but a sharp-witted counter. As Hongju placed the beer on the table, he slipped his phone out of his front pocket. Mu-gyeong's gaze moved from the phone to Hongju.
"Then I'll leave just one can and go."
Mu-gyeong dragged both cans toward himself and looked up at Hongju.
"You have a bad habit, you know? Giving something and then taking it back."