While Guangyou was choosing a style, he received a text message.
This wasn't posted by Ai, but by Narumi.
Speaking of which, it had been a long time since Guangyou had seen Narumi. After discussing the renovation plan last time, he gave Narumi a long vacation so that she could go out and have some fun.
After working so hard, Guangyou, the boss behind the scenes, should naturally show some consideration for his employees and give them a break.
Chengshi usually doesn't like to take holidays, saying that she won't have anything to do if she takes a holiday. At first, Guangyou objected, but after a while, he let her be.
It was mainly her words that changed Guangyou's mind: "I have nowhere to go now, so I might as well stay here. At least there's some human touch here, and I don't have to worry about having nothing to do. Besides, I haven't had enough time to go far away, and I've already been to all the nearby places."
"Either this bar closes down, or you let me continue working here. I will rest when I want to, without you having to say anything, unless you fire me."
Firing him is out of the question. From a businessman's perspective, it's extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find an employee who is dedicated to their business, willing to work without rest or holidays, and willing to accept no pay raises.
Even if we don't look at it from a businessman's perspective, Guangyou would never have been able to expel Chengshi, for many reasons, which I won't go into detail about.
After that conversation, Guangyou let her be. This renovation project gave Guangyou a chance to let Chengshi have a proper vacation.
He wasn't a heartless boss, and he didn't treat Cheng Shi as an employee. On the surface, they had a boss-employee relationship, but they always interacted as friends.
Although they are called boss and employee, Kwang-woo would rather say that the two are partners. He is the partner who provides the money, while Narumi is responsible for management. However, Narumi prefers to call him the boss.
Later, Kwang-woo also received a text message from Sung-sik, which included a picture she had taken while traveling, as if she wanted to prove that she had indeed gone on vacation.
The last time the two chatted was when Guangyou was bedridden and recuperating. The conversation revolved around the selfie Chengshi sent him on the mountain peak. They only chatted for a short while before she ended the chat.
Since that day, Kwang-yu has not contacted Narumi, and because he is bedridden, he has not gone to see her either.
She suddenly texted him today, and he didn't know why. But if Guangyou saw it, the content would probably be a text message with a travel photo.
"Oh, no."
When Guangyou clicked on it, he realized that he had made the wrong judgment. The facts were not as he thought. Chengshi did not send him any travel photos, and even the text had nothing to do with travel.
Call me back when you have time!!!
Three exclamation marks were added afterward. Guangyou frowned, somewhat suspicious: "Could something have happened? Is someone causing trouble?"
After seeing the text message, Kōyū thought about it for a moment and felt that it probably wasn't true. After all, there was also Numabaki Kiichirō in the store. It would be like trying to find a lantern in an outhouse if someone who didn't have any skills came to cause trouble.
I'm taking a bath now, and since I have some free time and there are still a few days until the holiday, I can put choosing a bag aside for now.
He simply didn't know what Chengshi wanted to talk to him about.
After making the decision, Kwang-yu immediately called Narumi.
The call connected quickly.
"Sister Chengshi, what's wrong?" Guangyou asked seriously, his face expressionless. "Is someone causing us trouble?"
Cheng Shi on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud: "How could anyone cause trouble? Everything has been going smoothly ever since that blind fool came to our bar to collect a debt last time. Now that our bar is closed for renovations, their business has improved a lot as a result. How could anyone possibly cause trouble again?"
Now it was Guangyou's turn to be stunned. If it wasn't someone causing trouble, then what could be so urgent?
"What do you want to talk to me about, Chengshi-neechan?" Guangyou asked with a puzzled look. "Judging from the three exclamation marks after yours, it seems like it's quite urgent."
"What? Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?" Cheng Shi's voice was very clear, with a hint of resentment in it. "Sigh, I was thinking of you because we haven't seen each other for so long, so I sent you a text message and wanted to call you. But it seems you're not very welcoming."
If Narumi were the cross-dressing master from the original work, Kōyū would be utterly shocked, but thankfully she isn't.
Regardless of the original story, the person he knew, Narumi, was a girl.
Even so, Guangyou still felt a little uncomfortable listening to her, always putting her in the role of a cross-dressing man. He almost shouted into the phone, "I'm male, and I'm attracted to women."
Fortunately, he suppressed the impulse, regained his composure, and said, "How could I not welcome you? I'm taking a bath right now, and when I received your message, I thought something urgent had happened."
“Then I can rest assured, sister.” Narumi seemed very relieved. Kōyū even heard Narumi patting her chest, as if she had calmed down after hearing his words. “I thought Kōyū disliked me.”
"Alright, alright."
Even though Narumi couldn't see, Kwangyu waved his hand and said, "Let's get down to business. I don't believe you're only calling because you miss me."
"But...that's me..."
The voice on the other end of the phone sounded very aggrieved, but Guangyou didn't react at all, only responding with silence.
How could he not see that Cheng Shi was just teasing him, and that he was simply playing along with her performance?
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore." Chengshi's voice returned to its original tone, without the tension one would expect when something serious is about to happen. Moreover, the fact that there was still time to joke around meant it couldn't be anything serious, which reassured Guangyou a lot.
Then, Cheng Shi continued, "The main problem is that we haven't been open for business recently, so there's no income. We also need to renovate, so we're a bit short on cash right now and might not have enough money."
Upon hearing this, Guangyou became even more puzzled and asked, "Shouldn't we still have a large sum of money in our store's account? The money should have been used up by the renovations. I calculated it before."
“I haven’t touched that money yet.” Cheng Shi didn’t hide anything and confessed directly, “We divide our daily profits into two parts. One part is used to maintain the bar’s daily expenses, such as labor, water and electricity, and drinks. Usually, we keep some left over for emergencies.”
"What about the other half?" Guangyou scratched his head, puzzled. "If you're short of money, just use it. Is there some unspeakable reason?"
Hehe~
Chengshi chuckled on the other end of the phone, seemingly a little shy and embarrassed, "Actually, I saved the other part in your name."
"Why?"
This puzzled Guangyou. He wasn't short of money, and a small portion of the bar's profits were regularly transferred to him. Why would he need to save?
After Cheng Shi finished explaining his reasons, Guang You was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say.
"Actually, that money..."
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