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"What do you do for a living, sir?" Kim Mi-Young shyly asked Kang Chul-Gyu.
"I guard a factory being built in Mongolia," he replied.
"Ah, I see," she responded awkwardly.
When timidly smiled, Kang Chul-Gyu's lips curved gently—not cruelly, menacingly, sharply, or mockingly. Kang Chan had never seen him smile like that before.
"What do you want to be in the future, Mi-Young?" Kang Chul-Gyu asked.
"Me? I want to be a diplomat," she said.
"A diplomat?"
"Yes."
Kang Chul-Gyu's smile and question seemed to put Kim Mi-Young at ease. The conversation managed to continue a little longer, though an awkward silence soon threatened to break it again.
This is good enough. What more can I ask for?
Kang Chan gazed at the river.
"Do your family members also live in Mongolia?" Kim Mi-Young asked, surprising Kang Chan.
Kang Chan quickly turned back, his gaze unintentionally sharp. Although he immediately softened his expression, he had already startled Kim Mi-Young.
"My wife and son were with me," Kang Chul-Gyu began, quickly drawing Kim Mi-Young's attention back to him, "but I lost my son in Africa..."
Kang Chan watched as Kang Chul-Gyu struggled through the pain.
Kim Mi-Young's eyes turned red.
"The shock took my wife away shortly after."
"I'm sorry," she said.
"It's alright. You didn't know. Besides, for some reason, I don’t mind telling you this story."
Silence followed as Kim Mi-Young blinked away her tears and tried to compose herself.
‘Did I make a mistake? Should I have just had a meal or a cup of tea with them?...
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