Chapter 38 (1/2)
Chapter 38 – With the Night’s Protection
“…What?”
Jeguk squinted his eyes like a person blinded by the sun And then Tewon repeated with a louder voice
“I want to resign from this company”
“You…! Are you saying this because I got a bit loud?!”
“No that’s not it I a as the representative wishes With this, I cannot keep the editor position anymore”
“Wa, wait Wait a second Just sit down”
Jeguk waved his hand as he stuttered He was stunned It had been 9 years since they been first got together He knew that Teas not the kind of person to be swayed by emotion
Jeguk went to behind the desk and drank sohed and walked in front of the
“Are you serious?”
Jeguk, after a while, said
Before Tewon on the sofa could respond, Jeguk asked again
“Are you serious? Why are you resigning What’s the issue?”
It was a rhetorical question Jeguk turned around and sat down the opposite of Tewon And with his anger quelled, Jeguk continued with an anxious expression
“I get it My words were a bit rough The electronic teahter and her husband are playing around like they are going to ruin this co, but she sucks Nothing’s going right It must have been because of that I was too harsh I’m sorry Really”
Teas quiet
Jeguk’s words were honest He wasn’t a bad person ould get angry easily If he was, Teouldn’t have lasted 9 years He was a person who really took care of Tehen Tewon took care of hi
But…
An apology couldn’t change Tewon’s words
“It o out earlier and have a drink Let’s cool it off”
Jeguk, with a softer tone, tried to comfort Tewon as he tapped his shoulder But Tewon immediately shook his head and said
“I will resign, representative”
“WHY!”
Jeguk couldn’t stand it and suddenly stood up
He couldn’t take this resignation like this
There wasn’t a editor like Tewon He was good at editing and business, and was a person who got work done ritings and employees
“I’m 45 years old next year, representative”
“4 years ago, I reached 50! Are you bringing resignation even though you’re not even 50”
“I can’t stay in this business forever One problem is that even the representative won’t be able to keep his position Right?”
“…!”
Jeguk could only take deep breaths
Teas rethinking the reasons why he wanted to resign
The collision between the representative’s feeling for writing asissue with a family-based business
He couldn’t deal with the stress any longer His body and ued
“I want to get a good job before I get any older to feed my family I’m sorry I said this so unexpectedly Please understand and take it”
Jeguk stood up with a sigh He took out a cigar and put it in hisfor so long, he lit it
“Well let’s have a drink”
As the cigar was half burned, Jeguk said
“It’s been a long tiether, we’re not a relationshi+p that can be just cut with a word Let’s at least have that”
“Yes, sir”
“Ok, go do work”
Tewon lowered his head and turned around Jeguk didn’t turn away from theuntil the end
Teent outside instead of the office He went to a convenience, bought a lighter, and sat down on a blue chair under a parasol He still had the cigar that he bought a long tio
“Phew…”
It’s been awhile
There was dizziness as soon as he took a sip,
Tewon lowered his glance fro his wife
-What’s up at this time, from you?
“I just have ti?”
-There aren’t back from school Look at the time
“I see”
-DId soood
‘Nothing happened’ couldn’t come out his mouth He didn’t want to lie His as an editor too After their second kid, she resigned because of her health and became a housewife
-I wanted to say soood recently Coood
“I’ll be late I have a dinner spot with the representative I get it I’ll call you later”
His wife quickly continued to Tewon before he hung up
-Wait
“What?”
His wife had no words for a while
Only her breaths were coh his ears
Tewon threay the burned cigar and took out another As he was going to light it, his wife’s ent to his ear
-Don’t be forced to stay
Tewon’s face lost its color Unexpected words from his wife flowed into his ear
-You can resign if it’s too hard You’ve done a lot already 10 years of trying to get food on the table for our kids You’ve worked nonstop
“What… what are you talking about”
-Do you knohat you’re like when you sleep Instead of snoring or dreaood And then when I look closer, why do you have so ht wake up… You know … you…
His wife’s voice was slowly turning into sobs
Tewon took out his glasses He was pressing his wet eyes with his finger
He couldn’t beat his wife
She also looked straight through him
That power only made his heart more painful
-Don’t struggle alone Thethe suether
“You… remembered?”
The writerafter he resigned He had already said things to a few people
He had only said it in passing by while drinking, but his wife remembered as always
-I didn’t want to say anything before it could be confirether I was a sht?
After the sobs, his wife laughed A laugh as bright as the spring as tickling his ears
“Of course… I know”
Tewon put away the cigar and put his face down on his hands
Fro, he was coood this was a phone call not a video call
…
“Look at that, Rika, that was the convenience store I’ve worked until last year, You see that store over there? It’s cheap and good I must have ate 500 dishes”
Jaegun said to Rika on the side seat
It was the car fro a ride around October’s sunlight was reflecting on the new black car
Rika was quiet instead of
She was either sitting, or looking out the , enjoying the drive
“Maybe I should stop by
The way back home
Jaegun stopped by at Se Gunwoo’s garve Jaegun opened the passenger seat and Rika hopped out
“I’m here, sir”
Jaegun greeted to the grave Rika went around as she was checking the grave and caun
“It’s already fall Since I’ve been writing with you, ti so fast”
Clearing the dishes laid on the grave, his book, and sos that he had laid when he came here earlier
Jaegun was sitting down next to the grave after he cleaned up
The sun was setting Looking at the red sky, a sigh already came out”