Becoming the Terminally-Ill Villain Who Torments His Disciples - Chapter 106.1
He had mustered the courage to accept Ji Taehyuk’s offer, but in reality, not much had changed.
Every night, after Ji Taehyuk came home from work, they would sit face-to-face and eat together. He said that just doing that alone helped him sleep properly at night.
“This won’t do…”
Of course, it was quite a comfortable life.
Even if Eunwoo was ignorant about this world, he could still recognize the difference between those who enjoyed privilege and those who didn’t.
However, contrary to Ji Taehyuk’s words about giving him work, Eunwoo didn’t think he was actually doing anything meaningful.
What Eunwoo knew as “work” wasn’t just sitting still like a doll.
Besides, if Ji Taehyuk’s sleep disorder improved, then he wouldn’t be able to stay here anymore.
If that was the case, it would be better to prepare for the future. To survive in this harsh world, he would need skills to earn money.
“There were part-time jobs and regular jobs, he said.”
The real Lee Eunwoo had done a variety of jobs—working at a café, delivering food, sorting packages for a large logistics company, even loading and unloading parcels.
Among those, the café job was something Eunwoo thought he could manage.
He didn’t remember everything clearly, but he still had some memory of how to use the machines. If his body would cooperate, he might be able to earn some money.
So that night, Eunwoo told Taehyuk—who had just come home from work—that he wanted to do part-time work.
“You want to get a part-time job? What, is something missing in the house?”
Taehyuk shrugged as he took off his suit jacket.
“There’s nothing missing.”
“Then why? Oh, is there something you want to buy? If it’s that, just use this.”
Taehyuk spoke flatly and pulled out a black card from his wallet, handing it over. Eunwoo took it with a puzzled look, and Taehyuk continued speaking.
“You should be able to buy whatever you want with that.”
“…?”
“If it’s not that and you just want some social experience, then sure, give it a try.”
With that, Taehyuk sat down at the table, as if to say they should eat.
“I get that the card seems amazing, but sit down and eat first, okay? I’m starving.”
“Uh… okay.”
Eunwoo stared quietly at the card, tilting his head.
Wasn’t this the kind of card you could only use if you had money in your bank account?
Not knowing the concept of a credit card yet, Eunwoo could only tilt his head in confusion.
***
“…He’s really working part-time?”
At the top floor of a tall building.
Leaning back in a velvet chair, Ji Taehyuk frowned upon hearing the report.
“Yes. It looks like he’s working at a café a bit away from the house. And from 8 p.m. to midnight, he seems to be working at a convenience store.”
“Hah!”
Taehyuk let out a dumbfounded laugh.
What could a fool who didn’t know the first thing about the real world possibly do by working part-time?
Or maybe… was he trying to win his favor by doing things like this?
Taehyuk had met countless people who, drunk on the idea of being “different from others,” had tried to subtly play up that difference.
Among them, Lee Eunwoo was so foolish and clueless that even Taehyuk had given him a second glance.
“Yeah. They’re all the same in the end.”
Being from a poor and unfortunate background probably meant he was more calculating than the others, not less. There was no way he’d be careless.
“Let’s just watch for now. See what he buys with the card… it won’t be too late to decide after that.”
…That’s what he had thought.
Taehyuk now stared quietly at the food set out on the table.
It wasn’t the food prepared by the housekeeper who worked in his officetel. Instead, it was clumsy and uneven, in a way that made it obvious someone else had made it.
“What is this?”
“Oh, do you not really like this kind of food?”
“…”
“The housekeeper did leave some food behind… should I go reheat that instead?”
Eunwoo scratched his cheek awkwardly, clearly feeling embarrassed.
Could it be… was he trying to win his favor with something like a home-cooked meal?
“I thought you didn’t know how to cook. When did you learn this?”
“Ah, I learned it at the café I work at. The owner told me, when you learn something new, try making it for the person you’re most grateful to. You were the only one I could think of, so I gave it a try…”
“…”
“Should I take it away…?”
Taehyuk looked up at Eunwoo.
It was as if Eunwoo had never said anything like this before—his earlobes were flushed red as he spoke.
He knew it wasn’t necessarily a sign of affection but simply a reaction from shyness…
“Shit.”
A heavy sensation settled low in his abdomen, and Taehyuk furrowed his brows without realizing.
Eunwoo misinterpreted the gesture as rejection and hurriedly picked up the bowl of food.
“S-sorry. That was stupid of me.”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t eat it.”
“…What?”
“Leave it. I should taste it and see if your cooking is really good enough to be working in a café.”
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