Golden Time (JungYong)

54

"Are you Kim Insoo by any chance?" asked Hana, in a bit of a surprised voice.

He nodded at Hana, "You remember me?"

"Sure, I do. We're high school alumni." 

Actually his behavior as a person was registered more in her mind than of him as an alumnus.

Kim Insoo, in his capacity as a student, gave all kinds of expensive gifts to her, but his facial expression was so icy back then that she wondered if he really liked her.

Of course, she refused all his gifts. 

Looking around, Kim looked at her again.

"Do you work at a place like this?"

She knitted her brows at his words. 

"What's wrong with this kind of place?"

She was an employee at a large company. She only helped his father on evenings during the week and weekends, but she did not feel it necessary to go to the trouble of explaining that to him. 

At her curt reply, Kim smiled a gentle smile, one that she could never see during their school days.

"I was just curious. That's all."

Kim now directed his gaze at Suhyuk. The smile that he showed a while ago disappeared quickly. 'Even then, you guys always stuck together like this.' 

Looking at Suhyuk quietly, he opened his mouth, "It's been a long time since we last met." 

"Yes, it's been a while. I heard you went abroad to study. You've since come back?" Suhyuk asked, wiping his lips slowly. 

Kim nodded and then beckoned to him to sit down, saying, "Just enjoy the food that you're eating."

"Have you come here to eat lunch?" asked Hana, heading to the kitchen. 

"Yes, I have come to eat," said Kim.

"Just wait here with Suhyuk," said Hana. 

Kim, who slowly nodded his head, sat down opposite Suhyuk, saying, "You became a doctor?" 

'How did he know? Maybe he heard it from Inbae or from the rumors going around. It does not matter, anyway.'

"I'm still an intern. How about you?" 

At his question, Kim only stared at the rice with soup that Suhyuk was eating. 

Then he opened his mouth, "Just... I've been lazing about idle like this."

Though he said he was idle, he had been getting training to become the successor to his father's business. Hana, who approached without them realising, put a pot of rice and soup before Kim.

"I think you came here on purpose, so have a lot," she said. 

He, showing a slight smile, lifted the spoon and tasted a bit of the soup.

He frowned momentarily, but no one noticed it because it disappeared in an instant. 

"Tastes good. Any alcohol?"

At his words, Hana frowned her pretty face, with her arms folded.

"You want alcohol at such a time during the day?" 

Saying that, she brought out a bottle of soju.

Kim Insoo was looking at the bottle here and there briefly. Then he took the lid off and put it down in front of Suhyuk. 

"Seeing as it's been a long time, let me fill your glass."

Suhyuk, who showed some sort of hesitation, held out his glass.