61 Hurt and concern

"Hey, I saw your message late. Sorry, I couldn't reply," Zeng said, removing his shoes. He was in the middle of a surgery at that time when Yul texted him and was able to check the missed call and messages only after he was done and by that time his shift was over.

Like no other time, Yul was tending to the flower pot.

"How did it go?" Zeng asked coming in and found it strange when the other was not hyped up enough for telling the details of his first mission. The boy was practically a chatterbox when it came to discussing cases and assignments. Did his mission not go well?

"It went well," Yul said without looking at him. Zeng was relieved to hear it but still found it odd as it looked like Yul was avoiding him. "If it went well then why are you not looking at me?"

There was silence on the other side and Zeng got even more suspicious.

"Yul?" He called, dropped his bag and went to him. The said man faced away.