“Looks like you’re quite busy these days. I never see you at the office.”

Dongwook smiled as he fidgeted with the notepad he placed on top of the table.

“As you know, president, I was born under a bad star. Even if I stay seated in the office, it just feels like I’m hinting at the others to do work. These days, I can get work done wherever I want to as long as I have a laptop, so I take it outside.”

“I see. Anyway, we got the food now, so let’s talk while we eat.”

Junmin had approached him out of the blue and said that they should eat together. Dongwook was curious about what he wanted to talk about, but the president did not talk about much at all. He just asked the customary stuff like how the new notepadists were, and if there were any problems with the magazine every once in a while. He scratched the bottom of the pot with his spoon to eat the last bit and then wiped his mouth. The president also finished his meal and rinsed his mouth with some water.

“The food here is pretty decent.”

“The locals around the area recommended this place. It’s quite cheap too.”

“I should come more often. I got to know a good place thanks to you.”

“Are you going to get coffee? The vending machine coffee...