DESTINED. wsn ✓

sixteen

this chapter includes major mentioning of VIOLENCE.

proceed with caution.

(i wouldn't recommend skipping this chapter because it is a major plot-wise chapter. so i'll just put the warnings in front of the section but just know the warnings will appear quite frequently)

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"two more set a's, wooyoung ah!" yeji yelled into the kitchen. wooyoung yelled something back and started making the set a breakfast for the customers.

it was such a busy day in the ju diner. customers were overflowing and some of them even had to wait outside since there weren't enough seats. sure, that meant great business. but that also meant that wooyoung could not take a break at all. 

don't think of it in a wrong way, wooyoung loved cooking. and he loved working in the ju diner. so it's practically a win-win for him. but due to the other chef, kun, being off work today, wooyoung had to do twice the work and twice as quickly as well. mrs ju offered to help him in the kitchen, but wooyoung refused out of respect.

wooyoung sighed, "where are all these people coming from?" he flipped the toast on the fry pan and smiled softly at himself, "at least it looks good."

it was finally lunch hour when wooyoung's shift was over. he was just sitting in one of the booths, eating his own lunch when all of a sudden, the door slammed open. wooyoung glanced up from his phone and frowned at the people standing there. wooyoung then looked around. yeji and jeongin — the waiters — weren't here. wooyoung sighed.

"we're not open-"

"where is mrs ju?" one of the buffer guys asked. the two other guys started going from booth to booth as an attempt to find the lady.

wooyoung cocked his head to the side, "and why do you need to find her?" 

"she owes us money." the same guy said, "we need that money if she wants her son back. alive."

wooyoung's face paled at the statement and he mentally cringed at his reaction. why was he acting like this? had staying in seoul soften him somehow? it's just a kidnapping of some sorts, it shouldn't bother him that much.

"i don't know where she is. so, bye bye, i was enjoying my lunch before you three assholes decided to barge in-"

START OF VIOLENCE!!

one of the other guys must've reached wooyoung while wooyoung was busy bickering with the buff guy. he had his fist clenched around wooyoung's neck as he slowly lifted the smaller off the ground. wooyoung had his hands scratching at the man's hand, trying to free himself.

the buff guy — probably the leader — snickered at wooyoung's pathetic attempt.  "look at you, you're so pathetic and small. i could probably squeeze you just with my thumb and pinky. that's how powerless you are."

wooyoung glanced at the leader and raised his eyebrow, "oh yeah?" his voice strained but still full of threat, "wait 'til you see what i can do."

with a swift kick and a perfect aim, he kicked the guy's shin and did a karate kick on the guy's shoulder blade, where he knew hurt the most. the guy was groaning and squirming while holding his shoulder, trying to make the pain stop.

wooyoung then ran towards the other guy and using the booth as a support, helped himself up and wrapped his thighs around the other guy's neck. wooyoung's hands found its way to the man's hair and he easily gripped it, jerking the man's head back so wooyoung could have the advantage here.