“Have you had breakfast?”
After the memorial service, Kim Cheol-soo spent a day at home with his family, and the next day, he headed to the address that Choi Hye-na had taken.
Choi Hye-na, who occupies an entire building in Gangnam and pays a live singer a monthly salary of close to 6 million won.
I knew he had a lot of money, but I never thought he would be living in a single-family home in Itaewon with a fairly large lot.
Hannam-dong and Itaewon-dong were one of the neighborhoods where the richest people lived in Korea.
“Yes. I always eat breakfast early.”
“Oh my! I’ve prepared everything.”
When Choi Hye-na spoke sullenly, Kim Cheol-soo smiled and answered.
“Even though I ate breakfast, I’m still strangely hungry.”
“Oh yeah?”
Choi Hye-na lived alone in a large luxury house.
Soup and side dishes were neatly placed on the marble table.
“The lady working there said she wanted to celebrate the Lunar New Year, so I made it. Let’s eat it together and leave.”
“Oh? The boss?”
“Again, again! He says he’s the boss again!”
Kim Cheol-soo smiled and answered those words.
“Strangely, the word ‘boss’ speaks better to me.”
“Mr. Cheolsu!”
“Oh, okay. Shall we try it? How good are Hye-na’s skills?“
The dry side dishes were definitely tasty, but the rice was undercooked and the soup was barely seasoned, so I couldn’t tell what it tasted like.
Choi Hye-na cried while eating rice and soup.
‘Why does it taste like this? I definitely made it just like the lady told me to do.’
Choi Hye-na, who was afraid to see Cheol-su’s disappointed expression, glanced at him while eating.
Kim Cheol-su was eating hungrily, clinking his spoon.
After a simple conversation and a meal, Kim Cheol-soo patted his stomach and looked satisfied.
“I really enjoyed the meal.”
“Uh, how was it?”
“It felt like it was made by someone who has never cooked before.”
“Hey…”
I expected people to call it ‘delicious’ like they see in dramas, but it was a very cold evaluation.
‘That’s so mean!’
“But I am very satisfied with the sincerity. I can clearly see how much care Hye-na put into waking up early in the morning to prepare this food.”
Kim Cheol-soo smiled, took a sip of water, and continued speaking.
“When I go to a good restaurant, I expect good taste, but I didn’t expect that from Hye-na. Thanks to you, I had a good meal.”
Choi Hye-na felt her heart warm.
How hard it was to get up early in the morning and fight for just this one meal!
Those words were louder than just saying it was delicious.
“really?”
“Yes. I think I could eat food like this every day.”
“Hey! Lie!”
Kim Cheol-soo nodded and giggled at Choi Hye-na’s words.
“Really! Just the side dishes.”
“I beg your pardon!”
**
“Cheolsu’s driving is like a grandfather’s driving.”
“I think so too.”
Perhaps because it was the day before the five-day Lunar New Year holiday, there were not as many cars on the highway as expected.
Kim Cheol-soo was driving at a constant speed in the second lane, and Choi Hye-na suddenly looked at her hands.
When I got into a car, I always held on to the handle on the ceiling, but that wasn’t the case when I got into a car driven by Kim Cheol-soo.
I didn’t feel any anxiety at all.
At that time, perhaps frustrated with Kim Cheol-soo’s driving, a car that was constantly turning on its twin lights and making noises seemed to be unable to overcome its anger, so it drove furiously into the first lane and suddenly cut in front of Kim Cheol-soo in front of the car in front, which, as expected, could not go. He naturally slowed down, as if he had expected it.
“That #[email protected]%@#%@#$%@#%[email protected]#%@$#% bastard!”
Unlike the calm Kim Cheol-soo, a harsh curse came out of Choi Hye-na’s mouth.
After spitting out a barrage of curses, Choi Hye-na, who came to her senses, quickly covered her mouth with both hands and looked at Kim Cheol-soo with a humble expression.
When Kim Cheol-soo made eye contact with her, he giggled.
“Our boss, you’re really good at swearing, aren’t you?”
“Well, that car is pissing me off!”
“Haha. I like it when you curse in a cool way.”
“Aren’t you angry, Mr. Cheolsu?”
“I’ll take it. It almost makes me want to chase it. Also, is the boss’ car a regular car? It’s a Mercedes-Benz S-Class AMG.”
“Seriously, really!!! Shall I just pounce on you?”
“Haha. Is that necessary? We just need to get to Damyang safely.”
About 10 minutes later, the car that had been stabbed earlier was found crashing into the first-lane guardrail.
Choi Hye-na said with an expression that looked good.
“I knew it would be like that.”
“In the end, we go faster.”
“That’s right. I don’t know why I drive so stupidly. In the end, how much damage do I have to incur, huh? Is that really the case? Are happiness and unhappiness on the same spectrum?”
Kim Cheol-soo briefly exclaimed at Choi Hye-na’s words.
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“Do you remember that?”
“Of course! I’m going to try to remember everything Cheolsu says. I have a pretty good memory, right?”
Some people – probably most – hate having to brake while driving.
This is because there is a mindset that the moment you hit the break, you think you have lost to your opponent and suffer a loss.
Koreans who grew up competing often develop an obsession with not losing even in trivial competitions, and because of this, numerous traffic accidents occur every day.
Just like in life, there are moments when you need to put on the brakes, but many people can’t.
Just go! go! Don’t stop! Don’t give in! Interrupt! Even if you can’t eat it, go! Someone will give in. I hate giving in.
“I enjoyed the momentary excitement, but in the end it ended up being a goal. I guess Hye-na is right.”
**
After driving for nearly 4 hours, I arrived in Damyang.
We stopped at a rest stop along the way to eat some delicious snacks and chat about various things, so we didn’t realize we were bored during the long drive.
– Oryong Cemetery Natural Burial Ground
I thought the destination was Choi Hye-na’s home, but when I arrived, I was surprised to find that it was a tree farm, so Kim Cheol-soo asked.
“here is…?”
Kim Cheol-soo looked around and asked, and Choi Hye-na answered with a calm expression.
“This is where my mother sleeps.”
I’m happy?
A small tombstone and tomb in a separate space.
And as if someone had already been there, there were new flowers in the vase, and it started to snow a little.
“Can I help you?”
“yes.”
Kim Cheol-su laid out a mat and organized the simple food that Choi Hye-na had prepared.
“Ever since I came to Korea, I’ve always come alone, but it’s so nice to come here with Cheolsu today.”
Choi Hye-na opened a bottle of wine with familiar skill and sprinkled it on the grave.
“It’s said to be my mother’s favorite drink when she was alive. Of course, I don’t know if it’s true because she passed away when I was born.”
At those words, Kim Cheol-su looked at Choi Hye-na with a sad expression.
“I see.”
“My father said he was similar to me. He was free-spirited, free-spirited, and kind of brave. I don’t know if he was really like that, or if I was that kind of person, but that’s the way it is.”
“Why don’t you come with your family?”
“I have a family history that is not normal. Well, it may be even weirder that there is nothing strange about someone as tall as my father.”
From those words, Kim Cheol-soo realized that Choi Hye-na’s family had a quite complicated story.
“I guess your father is famous?”
Choi Hye-na chuckled at Kim Cheol-soo’s question.
‘In a way, it’s a really funny situation.’
“Well, maybe.”
“Tomorrow is Lunar New Year, aren’t you going to see your family?”
“No, we’re not that close.”
Choi Hye-na poured the last wine in the bottle and muttered.
“There are only a few people who have seen my mother’s grave. Mr. Cheolsu is quite special.”
“This is an honor.”
Choi Hye-na chuckled at Kim Cheol-soo’s words.
“What’s wrong with that comment? Why does it sound so old-fashioned? Don’t you know what’s really strange, Cheolsu?”
“Which one?”
“He’s younger than me, but it feels like he’s talking to his older brother.”
This time, Kim Cheol-soo said with a smile.
“The boss must be living young.”
Choi Hye-na put down the wine bottle, crossed her arms, and narrowed her eyes.
“Look at this, look at this! I’ve seen a lot of young customers while running a cafe, and most of them are straightforward. There aren’t many people with sense like Cheolsu.”
“Are you saying you like it? Are you saying you don’t like it?”
“… It’s all good, but you called me boss again!”
“I think the boss is more friendly and nice.”
“I beg your pardon?”
Choi Hye-na reached out her hand to grab Kim Cheol-soo, but her high heel caught on a small stone and she lost her balance.
“Uh oh..”
Kim Cheol-soo quickly approached and picked up the staggering Choi Hye-na.
“You have to be careful.”
Kim Cheol-soo looked down at Choi Hye-na and spoke affectionately.
“Are you going to call me the boss again?”
“I will do as I please.”
“Despicably.”
Choi Hye-na hugged Kim Cheol-soo tightly with both hands and buried her face in his chest.
Kim Cheol-soo also hugged her for a while and then quietly asked her.
“Can I do this in front of my mother?”
“Of course. I’m just bragging that I’m meeting such a nice guy.”
“Hye-na’s father might be disappointed, right?”
“what!”
Kim Cheol-soo smiled lightly, took out one hand, brushed away the snow covering Choi Hye-na’s head, and hugged her tightly again.
“I’m happy?”
In response to Kim Cheol-soo’s question, Choi Hye-na looked up with round eyes and nodded slightly.
“What about Mr. Cheolsu?”
Kim Cheol-soo also nodded lightly, smiled, and looked at the sky.
“It’s snowing more and more. Shall we go now?”
“I don’t like it. I wish time would stop like this.”
“Are you going to freeze to death?”
“Chi. Cheolsu, do you know how to dance the blues?”
“Yes, a little bit.”
“Where did you learn it?“
“You have to know a lot of things to do business.”
“P. You can make all kinds of excuses just because of business.”
“Really.”
“I want to dance.”
“Blues in this day and age. Hye-na, you know it’s strange, right?”
“Who cares? I don’t care about any of that.”
When I first saw her at the cafe, she was dressed like a bohemian (gypsy) with a free spirit.
Dancing in front of your mother’s grave on a snowy day was not an ordinary thing, but as you travel and trade across numerous countries, you become relatively tolerant of such customs and taboos.
Kim Cheol-soo nodded while looking at the snow piling up on Choi Hye-na’s head.
I held both of her hands,
Choi Hye-na raised her tiptoes and unexpectedly kissed Kim Cheol-soo on the lips.
How much time has passed?
Choi Hye-na, who parted her lips, raised her hand and quietly removed the lipstick around Kim Cheol-soo’s mouth.
“Did you want to kiss, not dance?”
Choi Hye-na shook her head at Kim Cheol-soo’s mischievous question.
“No!”
After a while, the two hugged tightly and began to dance the blues to the sound of the wind blowing against the backdrop of a snowy mountain.
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