The Best of Tomorrow [ 내일의 으뜸]

Chapter 45

Came out of the store. Ko Hyun-cheol called the deputy and said that he would go to the bathroom, waved the receipt and disappeared through the door at the back of the store.

The wind was cold. I folded my arms and trembled as I waited for Ko Hyun-chul. Come to think of it, what time is it? I do go home. I searched my pocket for my phone.

"Where are you?"

His eyes grew heavy from the alcohol. He blinked slowly and fumbled for his pockets. It's in the bag, he muttered, and turned the bag on his shoulder forward. Why is my bag so messy today? Only Aemon was caught.

"Oh."

I couldn't stand up, so I sat down on the floor. He squatted down and buried his head in his lap. Before, I was just like, oh, I'm drunk, but suddenly I got drunk like crazy.

As he breathed heavily, something vibrated in his body. I opened my closed eyes and groped myself. My stomach was tickling. He pulled off the hem of his coat and reached into the pocket of his vest underneath. My phone was caught.

"Huh? Put it here."

There's no fool for it, I thought, checking the caller. He blinked slowly and thrust his face closer to the screen.

"...... Pre-existent?"

I stared at the screen. He felt a tickling vibration in his hand. I was debating whether to answer it or not, but suddenly the phone was disconnected.

"I still don't get a report."

As I stared blankly at the LCD with the absentee alarm on it, I heard a pre-existing voice. I wonder if I'm having auditory hallucinations because I've been drinking. When I turned my head to see Sunjae standing with a convenience store plastic bag on his wrist. It's in vain. He rubbed his eyes with both hands. He pressed his eyes so tightly that his vision blurred for a moment.

"You look drunk."

Standing next to him, bent on his knees, he pulled a bottle of milk out of the envelope and held it out. After all, it was chocolate. It was amazing how we could meet on the road like this.

"Are you on your way to work?"

"Nope. Here."

Sunjae glanced at the shop I had just left. Then who really called him Ryu Sun-jae? Then, the conversation I had with Ko Hyun-chul quickly hit me on the head.

"Uh...... So did you see me?"

"Yes."

"Hey, did you hear what I was saying?"

"I couldn't hear anything because it was so loud."

"Oh."

"I guess I told you something I shouldn't have heard."

"Huh? Do you know? Isn't it?"

His eyes widened and he waved his hands. I could feel the chocolate milk in my hand sloshing around in the pack.

"It smells like alcohol."

He pursed his mouth at Sunjae's words and stepped aside. After taking a sip of the milk in his hand, he turned his head to look at me.

"I didn't know you were in a relationship."

Eng? A sound leaked out. It's a love affair. With whom. With Ko Hyun Chul? I saw him for the first time today.

Looking at his expressionless face, he didn't seem to be joking. Do you really think so? I covered my mouth to prevent the smell of alcohol and looked at the wire rod.