Chapter 378: Rabbit (1/2)

Michael was coming out of the hotel after cleaning up after his breakfast.

Hailing a taxi over, he went inside saying, ”Insa dong please”

”Yes sir” answered the taxi driver with a smile as he curiously looked at the foreigner at the back through the rear view mirror.

'What a handsome young man. He looks even better than those idols I see on tv. I wonder if he's an idol or something?'

The taxi driver must be an enthusiastic person that not even a minute later, he started talking to Michael with his broken English.

”Are you...you a...idol trainee? Can you speak...Hangul?”

Michael flinched a little bit as he raised an eyebrow as he wasn't expecting for the driver to suddenly start talking to him.

”I speak...a little bit”

The taxi driver was a little relieved and replied, ”That's...good, so...you an idol trainee?”

”Me? No….not an..idol trainee. Vacation, yes” replied Michael with his broken hangul, a little helpless and annoyed at himself that he should have learned Hangul during his free time back then!

The driver opened his mouth in understanding, saying, ”Ahh~! I see, you...good looking”

So both men suddenly started talking to each other in their own broken language that they aren't fluent with. It's like a scene out of a comedy skit, because one guy is speaking English while the other is speaking in Hangul, and they're only doing so that they could allow each other to perfectly understand what the other wanted to convey.

Which was a serious matter to both men, but funny to the eyes of the others.

And so both men slowly got to know each other during this exchange, and Micheal also learned that the man's name is Kwang Soo, who is just two years older than him and a somewhat aspiring actor.

”What an interesting dude. I hope he becomes a successful actor in the future” mumbled Michael as he watched the taxi drive off as soon as Kwang Soo dropped him off somewhere in Insa dong.

Michael smiled and wore his fedora, before slowly making his way towards his destination for today while under the hot gazes of a few women he passed by.

And a few minutes later, Michael arrived near Kyungsung Bar and Inn and saw a few people leaving the place with joy etched on their faces.

'So this place still operates normally just like a regular inn' with that thought in mind, Michael had once again entered the establishment a second time.

When Michael came walking inside, Fox had quickly noticed him from the corner of her eyes. But she didn't greet him and instead focused her attention on the elderly customers before her, with a few of them already drinking this early in the morning.

'They seem like people just living around the neighborhood' thought Michael as he walked past the small group of eldery who were either eating breakfast or drinking soju.

”Na Eun, I heard your daughter got a full scholarship from a prestigious high school?” said a gentle looking old woman as she sipped on the tea in her hands.

'Na Eun's her real name? It sounds better than her codename, Fox' Michael has a smile on his face as he couldn't help but eavesdrop on them because he was on a table close to their location.

Thinking about her two daughters brought a smile on Fox's face, ”Yes, Grandma Song. Ara will be attending Hanyang State University High School in a month or so. While Eunji on the other hand, became the top of her class. Both of them make me so proud!”

”Aigoo~! It makes me so envious that Old Lee has such good granddaughters! Most of my grandchildren are troublesome, it makes me worry about their future!” said a bald old man in exasperation that's mixed with envy as he downed a small porcelain shot glass filled with soju.

While Fox was busy entertaining her customers, a young lady wearing a beige apron quietly approached Michael and softly asked, ”Good Morning sir, what can I get you?”

”Ohh, give me an iced coffee please” Michael turned his head around and replied with a smile.

”Okay sir, just give me a couple of minutes” replied the young lady with a business-like smile before slowly walking away.

'Huh? That was weird, my charming smile had never failed me ever since I came back' Michael was startled there as he didn't expect that his charming smile doesn't seem to have an effect on the young lady just now.

On the other hand, it also made him relieved that his new look had not become exaggerated ever since he came out of the shell of his old self.

'At least there's still women out there who aren't easily swayed just because someone is particularly good looking' he sighed to himself as he knows that a woman like that is a rare catch, someone that a man should never lose or he'll regret it for a long time!

It wasn't long before the young lady came back and gave him his iced coffee before quickly going back to her work.

'I wonder how long I have to wait?' wondered Michael, then he slowly observed his surroundings and a thought occurred to him that made him realize one thing about this place.

'Now that I think about it, I've never seen a branch office that's an Inn before. It had always been a prestigious hotel or a high class club, as those kinds of businesses makes good smokes screen of the real dealings in the shadows'

Michael glanced at Fox who was laughing happily as she conversed with the elderlies and thought, 'She must have been pretty high up before she retired if she was allowed to use such a simple business as a cover up, but...how come I've never heard of her before?'

”After all, not anyone can open a branch office” mumbled Michael to himself as he looked away while sipping his drink.

He didn't need to wait too long as only a few minutes had passed before the group of elderlies left the place with a bright chatter amongst themselves.

”Did I make you wait too long? I hope I didn't delay any of your appointments today”

When the elders finally left, the bright smile on Fox's face quickly melted and was replaced by a cold look as she walked over to where Michael is and sat across him

”No, besides it was only a few minutes. Let's get to the point, I'm pretty sure you know why I came here” placing his coffee on the table, Michael didn't even bother with formalities as he went straight to the point of their business today.