Chapter 41 - Vows And Threats (2/2)

”Oh, steady there.” He raised his arms defensively.

Despite his wary stance, though, his expression didn't seem regretful, as he continued to speak shamelessly.

”It's not like I did anything wrong. Is giving you a chance to curry favor with a young lady really that damnable in your eyes?”

Ji-Won snorted codly. He lowered his eyes, picking up a file and starting to peruse it. In his heart, he made a decision to ignore that person.

Even in the face of this treatment, Seo-Jun's cheerful nature still prevailed. Without much worry for his personal safety, he decidedly entered the office, closing the door behind him. As soon as no one from the office could hear them, Seo-Jun finally let his curiosity loose.

”So, did anything interesting happen last night?” he asked, sounding extremely eager.

His eyes were fixed on Ji-Won's face, trying to find traces of anything unusual.

Seeing him looking like a stupid, gosippy high schooler, Ji-Won's mouth twitched. As his expression slowly darkened, he actually had to exert all his willpower not to whack Seo-Jun over the head with the file he was holding.

Still, due to his experience in dealing with this foolish person, Ji-Won knew very well that if he ignored the man for too long, the consequences could be worse. As such, he grudgingly opened his mouth to give a perfunctory answer.

”Nothing happened. I just stayed with her for a while, then her boyfriend came and picked her up.”

”Ah, I see.” Seo-Jun said, smiling and nodding slowly.

A second later, though, his mind finally registered Ji-Won's words and he let out a yelp.

”Who did you say came?!”

”Her boyfriend, and if you don't stop shouting I will add decapitation to your previous punishment, instead of a simple murder. Let's see you running your mouth with no head on your shoulders.” Ji-Won retorted, his eyes flashing with murder intent.

His expression was so dark that not even a burned pan could be any blacker. Seo-Jun subconsciously shivered. Yet, his interest was piqued to the point that he didn't care about his life anymore. So, he lowered his voice and continued to probe.

”Are you sure? I mean are you absolutely positive that he was her boyfriend?”

”The man was saved in her phone as 'My little man' and had a heart near the name. Who else would it be if not her boyfriend?” Ji-Won retorted with a straight face.

At his friend's suspicion that his judgment was faulty, he could only sigh ruefully. So, he continued to give another argument to support his conjecture.

”Besides, who else would come running to pick her up at that late hour? Even carrying her on his back because she was too drunk to wake up.”

”He could have been a friend or her brother perhaps ?” Seo-Jun tried to reason.

”What normal girl would have her brother's number saved as 'My little man' and, to top it all off, add a heart next to it?” Ji-Won snapped.

Seo-Jun swallowed his ideas back into his stomach. That last part was indeed odd and he had nothing to refute with.

Seeing how his friend remained silent, Ji-Won nodded. He felt victorious, so he casually waved a hand.

”I thought so too.. Now let's get back to work.”