The Letter

TL: Monetary Matters (Dialogue)

Chanyeol, it's—

Is she that scary to you? Baekhyun, she's my mother, not Satan.

She might as well be...

Stop scribbling in your notebook for a moment and listen for a second!

I have work, Yeol! I have to keep track of financing so I know how much the store's bringing in! If I don't do that, then hell, I could be losing money!

You'll be losing more than money if you don't stop being stubborn and just meet with her!

...

I mean it, Baek—

What the hell's that supposed to mean?

Well, what do you think it means?

Would you really leave if I don't?

I don't know. Maybe?

...

Why? Would that finally—

Fine.

What?

I said fine.

Fine to what, Baek?

If it really annoys you that I won't meet her, then fine. Leave me. What else would I expect from you. She's your mother after all, so she's more important by default.

Are you being serious right now?

Why wouldn't I be.

I can't believe this—you know what? Fine. Don't meet with her. If it really bothers you, then just don't.

Great—

But you know something? I thought that maybe—just this once—you'd do this for me. For us, actually, but fine. You don't want to do it? Then sorry for bothering you.

Park—

I'm going out for a bit. Don't wait up.

It's 10 at night. Where are you going to go? You have work tomorrow, you know.

Don't worry too much about that. Just worry about yourself. Good-night.

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I'm so glad that you finally accepted my invite, Baekhyun. It's been too long.

Ah, yes.

I assume Chanyeol doesn't know that we're meeting tonight?

He's too busy. I didn't want to inconvenience him.

Of course. He's been quite the man these past years, working his way to the top and all. I simply wished he'd have made some time to sit with us. I supposed there can't be anything done about that. The CEO position really is quite the job.

Yes...

Anyhow, what about you? I haven't seen you in so long. The last I heard, you started a small cafe, I believe? After retiring from your attendant days.

Oh, did Chanyeol tell you?

Word by mouth is very common, Baekhyun.

I see...

Well? How is business?

I'm doing okay. The business is doing great, too—

How are things financially?

We're making profit, and I'm slowly paying away the loans.

Oh, loans are a nuisance. Why not buy the place as a whole?