At Junyoung’s last words, Kim Cheon-gyu’s expression wavered slightly. His eyes, unstable and restless, closed and reopened before he asked in his hoarse voice,

"How did you find my house?"

"I asked around. I also got some advice from Foreman Choi Yeongbok."

"Choi-hyung?"

His brows lifted in recognition, a flicker of familiarity softening his features. Junyoung nodded.

"Yes. He’s one of the strongest voices for safety. I lost a lot of arguments with him before I started running around doing all this. But I believe in what I’m doing. Keeping workers safe should be our priority."

"That man still hasn’t tamed his temper, huh…"

Kim let out a small chuckle. The familiarity in his reaction made it clear how close he and Choi Yeongbok were. Sensing the slight shift in atmosphere, Junyoung added with a grumble,

"You have no idea how much he scolded me when I first stepped onto the site. Kept yelling about how a woman shouldn’t be wandering around construction zones."

"He was probably worried about you."

"What?"

Junyoung blinked at the unexpected change in his tone. Kim Cheon-gyu leaned against his crutch, tilting his head slightly.@@novelbin@@

"He must have been thinking about his daughter. She passed away when she was young. If she had lived, she’d be about college-aged now. I bet he saw you stepping onto the site, imagined her doing the same, and got scared. He’s always been especially strict with young women. One time, he grabbed a drunk girl who could barely stand and scolded her for hours."

A bitter smile crossed Kim’s lips, and Junyoung instinctively mirrored his reaction, her gaze lowering slightly.

"He seems to live alone now."

"Yeah, but he doesn’t seem like a man living alone. He’s always so well-groomed. He even smells good at the site. People used to joke that he had a girlfriend, but he’d just laugh and say it was his fabric softener. Turns out, it’s the same one his wife used when they all lived together."

* Where are you?

* Do you hate seeing my face?

* You have no idea how lucky you are to be living in the same country.

* I have no plans after this.

* Instead of nagging, if you don’t like it, just send me back to Seoul faster. That’s the best way to guarantee I get some sleep. Hanging up.

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