“Your orabi's late again,” said Baek Hyeon-Jeong.

Kang Eun-Yeong chuckled and dismissively waved her hand. "Eiii. Come on, Mom. He's a grown-up man, you know. He can come home late if that's what he wants."

“Oh, and grown-up men can't get into accidents? Is that it?” Baek Hyeon-Jeong scowled scarily.

Kang Eun-Yeong's tail was quickly tucked between her legs. "O-of course, that's possible, Mom. A-and you're so right! How could he be so thoughtless and not call us when it's already getting so late!"

Baek Hyeon-Jeong's expression softened just a tad.

Kang Eun-Yeong noticed that and cautiously asked, “Mom, should I call him?”

"Let him be. A man is trying to mind his own business out in the world, so his family calling him now won't look good."

Kang Eun-Yeong pouted deeply at that.

'If that's your stance, why did you even bring this topic up in the first place?!'

In any other circumstances, Kang Eun-Yeong might have run her mouth one more time only to get a scolding from her mother. Not this time, though. After how her mother revealed her near-brush with depression recently, Kang Eun-Yeong learned to swallow back certain words for her own health. Still, she had to say something.

“Mom, that dude is not the type to get into trouble, you know. Actually, he's the type to start trouble instead!”

“You shouldn't say that. Don't you know how rough and unpredictable life can be?”

"Mom, seriously now." Kang Eun-Yeong...