Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 17

Chapter 17: IMPULSIVE THOUGHTS

"WHY DID you come home alone, Boss?"

Ki Gayoon knitted his eyebrows while taking off his jacket. "Did you expect me to kidnap Noh Yuno and lock him up in my room?"

Baekho tilted his head to one side, obviously confused. "That sounds exactly like what you'd do, Boss."

Haaah.

His right-hand man was lucky that he had a long day or else he would have smacked him at the back of his head already.

"I'm not a kidnapper and Noh Yuno isn't someone I'd like to be locked up in a room with," Gayoon said, plopping down on the sofa while loosening his tie. And then he remembered something that he was curious about. "Are you sure Noh Yuno is already twenty-five years old?"

"Yes, Boss," Baekho answered politely while standing in front of him with his hands behind his back. "Is there a problem?"

"That little shit acts like a rebellious teen going through puberty: he talks back to his elders, he's always frowning, and he has no filter."

"Are you describing yourself, Boss?"

"Do you want to die?"

Baekho immediately bowed his head. "Please forgive my insolence, Boss!"

Haaah.

Gayoon didn't even have the energy to scold Baekho.

And, to be honest, I don't feel pissed these days.

"I said that on purpose, Boss!"

Gayoon knitted his eyebrows. "And why would you do that when it's rare for me to be this calm and collected?"

By my standards, of course.

"Exactly, Boss," Baekho said, smiling while giving Gayoon a double thumbs up. "I just wanted to test if Noh Yuno-ssi's Guiding is still in effect— and it is. Before you've met the boy, you get annoyed at the tiniest inconvenience. But after receiving Noh Yuno-ssi's Guiding, your mood improved a lot, Boss."

"I lost a lot of money because of that punk, so he should at least be that proficient."

"Congratulations on finally finding your Guide, Boss!"

"Not yet."

Baekho looked confused. "Not yet...?"

"It's not yet official until we sign the Binding Contract," Gayoon said, shutting his eyes tight. "I wonder what that little shit is up to while we're waiting for Moon Noa's news?"

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YUNO ran to his favorite hair salon as soon as Ki Gayoon left.

He didn't want to come when there were only thirty minutes left before the salon's closing time, but he wanted to dye his hair as soon as possible after hearing Ki Gayoon's shitty comment about his hair color.

"I'm really sorry about asking you to do a complicated procedure at this hour, Noona," Yuno said, apologizing again while bowing his head. He was already seated while his hairdresser noona was standing behind him, meeting his gaze in the mirror in front of them. "And thank you for accommodating me and my selfish request."

Lia, the hairdresser-slash-salon owner who was in her early thirties, smiled and shook her head. "It's alright, Yuno-ssi. You're one of my nicest and most polite clients. I can do this much for you."

There was one person who would object to that.

If Esper Ki Gayoon was here, he'd scoff at Lia Noona for calling me 'polite...'

Wait.

Why the hell am I thinking about that ahjussi?

"Are you sure you want to dye your beautiful, natural, silky brown hair, Yuno-ssi?"

"Yes, Noona," Yuno said bluntly. "Please dye my hair blonde."

"Then we'll have to bleach your hair first."

"Bleach?"

Oh, that sounds bothersome.

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