From Yeonho’s perspective, Sooyoung’s dating life was more of sympathy or curiosity.

Unless, of course, that writer guy somehow brainwashed her with his eloquence.

But this naive guy seems to be oblivious to such things and is only enthusiastic about vague activities like making audiobooks or writing novels.

No matter how you look at it, he seems to be using his occupation as a writer to coax her into doing what she wanted to do.

“About that writer… Can I meet him too?”

When Yeonho asked, Sooyoung, with a straw in her mouth, opened her eyes as if caught off guard.

“Why?”

“No, men understand men when they see them, right? I might know something about him.”

“What would you know?”

“If he’s a good guy or not.”

“Is that Sunbae considered a good guy?”

Sooyoung retorted, and Yeonho, irritated, shouted.

“Hey, what’s it to you?”

“Look at this, look at this. You don’t know your own shortcomings? Then who’s going to judge who?”

The scraping sound, as if scratching the floor, irritated Yeonho, who responded with a frown.

“Because I want to see the face of the guy you’re dating. I’m curious about the guy you kicked away and are now dating, confessing to and proposing. What were you doing all this time, and now suddenly confessing? Really.”

“Have we been dating? What did I kick away? Sunbae suddenly suggested dating and getting married. Confessing now after all this time? Seriously.”

“Until now, I haven’t settled down.”

Couldn’t he settle down and only dated other girls?

“Anyway, don’t be too intrusive, and let’s refrain from meeting like this at night. It feels like I’m crossing my legs, and it’s not a good feeling.”

At the mention of crossed legs, Yeonho’s eyebrows twitched. He seems to care about me, and that subtle relief was comforting.

“If we break up, tell me right away. I’ll wait.”

“How long have we been dating that you’re already talking about breaking up? What if we don’t break up?”

“Can you spend your whole life pretending to be blind next to that person?”

“What are you saying? Even if I can’t see, I can manage myself just fine.”

“Still, there are parts I need help with. And can that person protect a woman? Can’t even protect himself.”

“The mountain gets higher as you climb. Why should a man protect a woman? Can’t a woman protect a man?”

“What can you protect?”

“Well! This leg too…”

Sooyoung was about to talk about the accident but quickly shut her mouth. That accident is a wound to Woojin. He went as far as trying to fire her.

There was no need to tell that story to others.

When Sooyoung suddenly closed her mouth, Yeonho squinted and said.

“What about your leg?”

“Oh, nothing.”

“What is it?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

At that moment, Sooyoung’s phone rang with a beeping sound. It was David.

Oops! Is it time to read a book already?

Since she always called first, he never thought he would call.

“Who’s David? Do you know a foreigner?”
Looking at her phone screen, when Yeonho asked, Sooyoung quickly waved her hand in front of his face, indicating him to be quiet, and pressed the call button.

“Yes.”

Why aren’t you answering your phone?

Sure enough, a deep voice was heard.

“Oh, I was just outside for a moment.”

At this hour? Why?

“I’m meeting someone…”

Someone? Don’t tell me… So?

It was a ghost. With a gasp of surprise, Sooyoung’s gaze instinctively turned to Yeonho’s face.

“Why?”

At Yeonho’s voice, Sooyoung quickly stood up and covered his mouth.

However, due to the lack of strength in one leg, her body swayed to the side.

“Kim Sooyoung!”

As Yeonho quickly grabbed her shoulder and shouted, a stern voice came directly from the phone.

…Is it really Sooyoung?

“Oh, no, it’s not that…”

…Hang up.

Before Sooyoung could respond, the call was abruptly cut off.

In desperation, she quickly dialed his number again, but he didn’t answer, and only the signal went through.

“Why are you like this? Are you okay?”
When Yeonho asked with a worried expression, Sooyoung hit his shoulder with the phone she was holding.

“Ouch! Why are you like this!”

“Senior! What if someone hears us here!”

“Who is it? Could it be him?”

Yeonho, stroking the shoulder hit by the phone with one hand, made a composed expression.

“Okay! It’s him, it’s him! Because of Senior So, I’m in trouble, in trouble, in trouble!”

Yeonho inwardly celebrated, but without showing it, he spoke with a apologetic expression.

“Hey, why are you making a big deal out of this? Calm down and let’s go home. I didn’t expect things to turn out like this already.”

Brushing off his hand holding her arm, Sooyoung bravely left the coffee shop.

Even without crutches, her steps as she walked away didn’t seem like those of someone with a painful leg.

Even after parting with Yeonho and returning home, she continued to call Woojin, but the signal kept going through, and his sweet voice couldn’t be heard.

Even though she was jealous of male voice actors and their recordings, being caught at the cafe with Yeonho at night left her with nothing to say, even if she were to cry out unfair dismissal.