Yongki kept on acting weird all day.
Once I caught on that he was ducking me, I tried to put myself in places where we'd have to cross paths.
When we did, he kept conversations so professional that it felt like he was messing with me.
Whiz kids like him can be twitchy...
I thought maybe I just couldn't read him, any more than I can guess what kind of complicated data crunching Uma's doing at any given time.
So I opted for the direct approach-said he'd hurt my feelings, and just when I thought we'd had a good vibe going.
That got him to laugh and loosen up a bit, so I offered to buy him a round at the canteen and build on that.
A few pints later, I had him sharing pics of his husband and kids.
Never would've figured a young guy like Yongki for a family man.
I thought about the all-nighters he'd been putting in, and pulled rank to order him home for a few days.