Idol’s Childhood Friend

23 – Confession should be accompanied by a kiss

Following the store clerk’s instructions, I pass through the seemingly complicated hallway.

It stopped after a few steps, and only after the clerk spoke in a whisper did the colorful window slide open.

“You don’t even look like you?”

As soon as I see him, he greets me with a so-called funny expression.

“… “What if I send this later?”

He smiles weakly and shows his cell phone.

「Be careful because they are more active than me.」

The text came exactly one hour after the first text was sent.

“I forgot to send it to you too. Anyway, how about playing with the kids? Was it fun?”

“… Fun? Of course it had to be there. “For about an hour.”

1 Hour of bowling and 4 hours of karaoke. I thought you might get tired of singing since you’re an idol……

“Those people’s true calling was to become idols.”

Songs that swirl without stopping even for a moment. I wanted to go home 30 minutes after entering the karaoke room due to the rich composition that not only did not differentiate between genres but also incorporated dance.

In the last hour, I felt like my soul was flying somewhere.

“… “Tell them that next time we will meet as fans and stars.”

“I was so frustrated.”

Chaewon smiles and rings the bell.

Not long after, the antique window opens, and a clerk wearing a modified hanbok quietly takes the order.

When the clerk makes eye contact with me, I smile shyly and shallowly.

Only after the window closes gently do you look around and say a word.

“I thought we would just eat tteokbokki or something, but here we come to a place like this.”

“Should I say that the clothes you wore were a waste? “I’m dressed like that, so it’s nice to come to a place like this.”

“… Then why don’t you prepare some assortments as well? “It’s a dress shirt and jeans.”

“Is this a signal to come together next time?”

“… Done. “What am I saying?”

I let out a laugh and ate my side dish.

It may be an expensive place, but not only the decor but also the taste was excellent.

“The kids said they liked you. “You want to play later when you have time?”

“I’m sorry, but tell them I don’t have the stamina.”

“Okay. “I’ll leave a message saying I’ll come with you next time I have time.”

“…… “Okay, do whatever you want.”

I nod my head and look at the main dish coming in quickly.

Just by looking at it, it looks like it would be ridiculously asking for a few hundred thousand won.

No matter how popular a friend is, doesn’t he have a conscience?

I felt a little burdened and glanced at Chaewon.

“How many times can I come like this? “It would be a loss if I lost a woman like this?”

“I’ll eat it deliciously. Thanks.”

Thanks to you, the burden has completely subsided.

I was busy eating for a while.

There were foods I had never seen before, and they were cooked in such a unique way that I wondered if they were the same ingredients I had known before, and they literally satisfied all five senses.

By the time I was somewhat full.

“Today. “While you were playing, I was moving around.”

Chaewon rests her chin and mutters a story.

She looks at those slightly downcast eyes and listens to Chaewon’s words.

“It’s been a while since I came to Seoul, so I have a lot of work to do, right? Since I’m leaving for work, I talk to the staff about how we need to schedule a meeting related to the tour. We also talk about the content we’ll film with you, and after it’s over, we go to the hospital and get the bones together. Anyway, there was a lot to do.”

“Hospital?”

“Regular check-ups. Since you’re a celebrity, you go there regularly. Dermatology, physical therapy, and psychiatry. “Everything went away as soon as I came.”

Chaewon drinks a drink with a relaxed smile.

As she was in a very drowsy mood, her voice was also softer than usual……

“… “Psychiatry?”

A story that cannot be ignored.

The moment I said it, I thought it was a bad thing, but at the same time, I thought it was better.

As natural as possible. I promised myself several times and released my hesitant lips.

“… “Do you still have nightmares?”

“The problem isn’t the nightmares, I just don’t dream these days.”

“Okay… ?

“I always come up with good ideas in my dreams. “Are you saying I’m in trouble because I have to spend money to buy other people’s dreams?”

Chaewon shrugs her shoulders and takes a bite of thinly fried sweet pumpkin.

Looking at his facial expression and tone of voice, he looks really good, so I don’t want to say anything more about this, but……

“… “Then again these days.”

“Huh?”

“Oh, no…. Okay. “If I want to be active in the future, I need to take care of my body consistently.”

She smiles weakly and nods her head. I’m full so I don’t go in any further, but I just grab the crumbs and eat them to relieve the awkwardness.

I guess you noticed.

‘No. ‘Is it strange that I don’t notice it?’

She lowered her head and looked at you with her eyes slightly raised.

“Should I pack this? “It’s delicious even when you’re full.”

You were still eating a piece of raw fish, which you said was delicious.

‘Are you just trying to get over it?’

It’s not a good thing to hear. As expected, I put down my chopsticks, thinking that I had said something pointless……

“These days. “Is every day really fun?”

As always, you started your story with a question mark.

“Although it was difficult during the promotion period, I was glad that I was still able to do my best. I was also grateful that I was able to go on a trip with the members and that I was able to hold on so strong and go on another world tour.”

“… ….”

“And it’s nice to be able to talk openly with you like this. “Don’t you know how I ended up receiving such great blessings?”

“… “You achieved it through your efforts.”

“It’s not just my efforts. “If only I had tried, I would never have come this far.”

You smile softly. On the other hand, my face would probably be stiff.

Like someone who doesn’t know how to laugh.

“I didn’t have a chance to ask you at the time, so why did you ask me to film this?”

I exhale and answer quietly.

“… I told you. “It’s because of the bet.”

“… Okay? “You’re saying it’s just for the sake of betting and no other reason?”

“What answer do you want?”

“No? “Specifically?”

You shrug your shoulders and eat another piece of raw fish.

A unique twist of playfulness is added to a gentle smile that is different from before, or perhaps not so different.

“What should I do, Yumin? “I think I’ll win this bet, right?”

“… ….”

“Really, me too, but you are so lucky too. To have the opportunity to have such a great woman. Omg. “Did you happen to be a Chungmugong teacher in a past life?”

“… “Every time I listen to that drip, I lose strength.”

When I saw him take out 100 won and open his eyes, his stiff expression instantly relaxed.

Chaewon smiles with satisfaction, saying that her drip was successful due to my laughter.

“Hey.”

“… Huh?”

“I can wait as long as I want?”

“… ….”

“I’ve lived as a celebrity for 6 years, but it really doesn’t make sense that I’ve never been in a relationship. So to speak, it is a natural monument.”

“Aren’t you embarrassed to say it with your own mouth…?” .”

“It’s noisy.”

You hit my shoulder with your handbag for no reason, as if you were embarrassed even thinking about it.

“Confession should be accompanied by a kiss. “That’s the dream.”

“———.”

“Did I clearly inform you?”

He then winked and stared at my face……

“———Ah, come on Hyeonta.”

He blushes like a person who drank half a bottle of whiskey and turns away as if running away.

For your information, he didn’t drink even a sip of alcohol because he had to drive.

So… ….

“…… Her.”

What did I see and hear?

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“What if I look like a crazy kisser?”

A corner of the road not far from the restaurant.

The shame and embarrassment rushing to me like crazy made me repeatedly throw punches at the cushion on the passenger seat.

She originally tried to break up cleanly by buying me food in a cool way and appealing to me by saying, ‘Am I this kind of girl?’, But as I was getting into the mood without realizing it, she ended up saying that she didn’t have to.

Thanks to that, she quickly paid and left in the car.

… You probably called a taxi and went there on your own, right?

“… Oh, I don’t know. “Who would be so indecisive?”

She lifts her head with a deep sigh. Her face was reflected outside the black window, and her face still looked flushed.

“… “You’re not stupid. Why are you still upset about that, Min?”

Soon, an emotion suitable for the word sorrowful appeared on her face.

I always wondered why you were pushing me away, and I expressed my approval several times to find out.

I wondered why he looked so distressed every time……

“Ha, he can’t hold her hand and go to counseling with her.”

Still, when it comes to counseling, I am the type of person who creates competition.

I’m stubborn too, but he’s not just stubborn, he’s stubborn, so he won’t go unless we knock him out and take him by force.

“… “Because it’s my responsibility.”

Bitterness spreads across my mouth.

“I like it aaah, Kang Yumiyin~!!!”

But that only lasts for a moment, and I manage to scream and laugh as much as I can.

The cause was also found. For some reason, even if he stayed still, he would be cornered, but he even went to the corner on his own.

A position you can never lose even if you try.

“Then shall we think about how to show off our charm?”

How can you look at me properly, and how can we get out of that darkness together?

I think I will spend my days just thinking about that for a while.