Chapter 40. A Covert Proposal

"Food? Oh right. Of course," Mr. Jung said immediately.

"Thank you."

I smiled and hit the call button. The employee came over and I ordered a large plate of spicy rice cakes and three servings of fries with cheese pork cutlets.

"Oh…I don't need anything."

"I didn't order yours."

"Oh, then why did you order so much...?" Mr. Jung asked, looking confused.

"I'm going to eat it."

"Pardon?"

"I'm. Going. To. Eat. It."

"...."

Mr. Jung remained speechless at my words.

"Now go ahead. What did you want to tell me?" I said casually.

"Oh, right. Well…I don't really know how to tell you this..."

"It's fine. Just say it."

Seeing how Mr. Jung seemed a little fidgety, I had a feeling this wasn't just any usual proposal. Finally, he spoke.

"Well, the truth is…"

"Here are your rice cakes," the waiter said, bringing out the plate. That fast? It's barely been a minute.

"How did you get this out so fast?" I asked.

"Oh, it just happened that way."