SFfC [Eunlice Adaptation]

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

"You're off work now." Lisa said, turning her phone screen towards Eunwoo.

Seeing Lisa's phone displaying 00:00 in large white numbers, Eunwoo was speechless for a moment. It wouldn't be appropriate for him to enter a young woman's home during the day, let alone now at midnight.

Seeing Eunwoo failing to reply, Lisa asked "Or do you still have something to deliver?"

"No, no."

"Then come in and sit down. I ordered a lot of barbecue sticks, and I don't think I can eat it all myself."

"This...this isn't very good...."

"What's wrong?" Lisa's eyes were clear, and she looked straight at him, as if there was absolutely nothing weird with a man going into her home at such a late hour.

Eunwoo didn't know what to say. It felt like he was the only one who had these dirty thoughts.

"You really helped me out last time, but I never had the chance to properly thank you. I'm inviting you in for some dinner to express my thanks." Lisa's reasoning was sound. She stood by the door and waited patiently for his answer. Eunwoo pursed the corner of his mouth before finally agreeing "Alright. Excuse me."

Lisa found him a pair of slippers and placed it by the door. Putting on the slippers, Eunwoo followed Lisa inside.

Past a collection of plants was a spacious living room. One side of the wall was filled with black and white tiles and had a white sofa with two pillows of the same color. Lisa went to the kitchen to grab a plate and placed it on the coffee table that was in front of the sofa. She turned to the still-standing Eunwoo and said "Come and sit down."

"Ah, yeah." Eunwoo felt a bit shy. He was worried that his clothes might dirty her pristine sofa, so he sat at the very edge. Lisa squatted near the coffee table, tore open the foil containing the food, and passed a stick. "Here's some beef."

"Thank you." Eunwoo accepted a stick but didn't start eating.

Lisa transferred the rest of the food onto the plate, then standing up to throw away the foil, she asked "What do you want to drink?"

Eunwoo shook his head. "There's no need."

Lisa thought for a bit as she went into the kitchen, then opened her fridge to look around. There were a few cans of beer which would pair nicely with the barbecue. But Eunwoo would be driving home. That would be considered drink driving, wouldn't it?

In the end, she didn't take out the beer and instead got the last two oranges that she had to make two glasses of orange juice.

When Lisa brought the glasses out, she saw Eunwoo still sitting in the exact same posture when she had left, the barbecue stick still in his hand. The word 'cute' traveled through Lisa's mind, though her expression stayed as blank as ever.

She placed a glass of orange juice in front of Eunwoo then said "Why didn't you start eating? Do you not like beef? Do you want some chicken instead?"

"No, no, I can have beef." Eunwoo finally took a bite of the skewer in his hand. The barbecue smelled great, and there were a lot of seasonings put in the meat. The meat was covered in sauce, but Eunwoo didn't taste any of this.

Lisa took a skewer and sat down on the sofa beside Eunwoo. As soon as she got close, Eunwoo sat straighter.

His nervousness was obvious to Lisa. So to help him relax, she initiated a conversation.
"I didn't know you deliver so late."