Chapter 43 – I Have Nothing

Running to the corner of the kitchen where empty bottles were packed and piled up, Yoon Seo-ah hurriedly ran to the place where Kim Dong-hyun had given her a moment ago, holding the ‘intermediate fatigue reliever’ with both hands and holding it up in front of her chest, catching her breath.

“Haha…….”

Stutter.

Unknowingly, he fiddled with a fatigue reliever.
It seemed that Kim Dong-hyun’s warmth still remained on the outside of the bottle.

“…….”

To be honest, until just a moment ago, it was difficult to breathe.
Even before Kim Dong-hyun and Kim Hye-rin came, it was a time when I was especially tired today, mentally and mentally.

In the meantime, when Kim Dong-hyun and Kim Hye-rin came arm in arm, my heart sank momentarily.
If he hadn’t had a part-time job since he was in middle school and hadn’t been acquainted with the attitude of welcoming customers, he might have made a mistake.
No, I must have made a mistake.

I couldn’t say I was particularly fortunate when I was safely guided to my seat.

‘Oh right. Your name is, ah, Yoon Seo-ah.’

Like it’s cute, like it’s pathetic, like it’s funny.
The voice of Kim Hye-rin, who casually called her name with such feelings.
And the self who can’t even take a picture of Kim Hye-rin.

More than anything, the fact that he was showing it nakedly to Kim Dong-hyun was very painful.

‘My only friend…….’

Ironically, Yoon Seo-ah has not been close to anyone since middle school.
There were definitely a few children who came to her first even after seeing the difficult family environment, but nevertheless, Yoon Seo-ah could not even catch their kindness.

It was only after she entered university that Yoon Seo-ah realized.
I don’t know why.

There could have been many reasons.
Unlike other children, they did not receive a proper education from a young age, their home environment was a mess, they grew up in poverty, and they had to work silently even at a young age.

Some of those processes may have been twisted.
He couldn’t even be a normal person.

‘I’m embarrassed.’

In the meantime, the only one who approached again was Kim Dong-hyun.
Rescuing himself from a crisis, and to be honest, his handsome face also played a part.
It was cool.

He was obviously the same as himself, but he could change like that overnight.
After all, can people change if they try?

‘It’s embarrassing…….’

Bad self-esteem, bad self-esteem.
I didn’t even know why I was living, I was just making money to live.
Even my normal appearance is embarrassing.
Now it has to look like this.

‘I want to die.’

In a way, I thought it was extreme.
At the same time, I was very curious about what Donghyun Kim was thinking at this moment. The anticipation that he might be different.

However, I made up my mind to give up that expectation.
On a Sunday evening, he is sitting side by side with a pretty woman and eating pork belly, and herself serving him some meat.
There was no Cinderella like this even though many women often talk about Cinderella.

‘Why do I have to live like this?’

What came after resignation was resentment.
I didn’t even ask for much.

I was able to do part-time jobs as well.
However, I heard complaints about why I was born into such a family and had to continue living with low self-esteem.

I was angry.
It was the first time I was so angry.

It was an instant that the anger turned into sadness in an instant.
But, in the meantime, this is what I got.

“Donghyun-ah…….”

Even if she didn’t have to eat, the fact that Donghyun Kim took care of her made her feel like she would be able to work more without sleeping for three days.

“Ah……That’s right, you should bring mushrooms and lettuce.”

The corners of her mouth tickled without realizing it.
It’s embarrassing to still be seen like this in front of Kim Dong-hyun, but on the other hand, I was happy that I had one more second of time to face him.

So, she was about to go out with her mushrooms and lettuce in her kitchen, but her part-time job student and older sister, Chae Ah-yoon, grabbed Seo-ah Yoon.

“Oh, I have to stand.”
“Ah, yes, yes…….”

When her older sister, who normally wouldn’t even look at her, let alone a word, suddenly spoke to her, Seo-Ah Yoon unknowingly, out of habit, shuddered at her.

「Fuck」

Seeing that, Ayun secretly raised the corner of her mouth and asked in a kind voice.

“That table over there. From what I saw earlier, it seemed like we knew each other.”

Yoon Seo-ah nodded her head at her finger pointing at Kim Dong-hyun.
My heart is pounding already.
As she brought mushrooms and lettuce, she was thinking of doing the line “If you need something, call me anytime.”

“There I will go.”
“…… Yes…… ?”

In an instant, Yoon Seo-ah asked in a dull voice without realizing it. I don’t think she’s ever sounded so stupid in her life.

“No, I am not ashamed. And she came here with a woman who was so openly pretty and liked. Seeing as he’s betting on you for no reason, he’s not a good guy at all.”
“Now, work?”
“Well, of course not. Look what’s in your pocket.”
“Ah…”

Precious, let’s point to her blood-relief that she kept in the pocket of her apron to never get up.
Yoon Seo-ah flinched and carefully touched it.

“If anyone sees it, they’ll know I’m stealing it. I don’t intend to take it away. But, just looking at it, it must have been prepared separately to seduce women. It’s not a hangover cure, it’s a fatigue reliever? I’ve never seen a college student carrying something like that?”
“Uh, my mother uh, forced me to… ” ….”
“Then I’ll put it in my room or something. Why did you have to bring it? That guy, and what he looks like. Judging from the way she treats women over there and from what she sees, she is a player in my opinion.”
“…….”

No way.
Donghyun Kim is a player? But, apparently, not too long ago…… Of course, things have changed a bit now.

“At worst, it could be that he purposely came to know you were working here. You seem like a really bad guy? If done wrong, an innocent kid like you could be seriously hurt. Haven’t you heard of that? The story of women who were wrongly burned by a man and disgraced.”

I didn’t want to hear more.
I wanted to give him a slap on the cheek while shouting, ‘Donghyun isn’t that kind of kid’.
However, he himself can’t do anything.
Stupid and cowardly.
He even stuttered when he was a little flustered, and he was such an ugly person that he wasn’t even normal.

“So, just leave it to my sister.”
“Yes, oh, okay. Here you go.”

Chae Ah-yoon probably didn’t say it with a bad heart.
…… She then, trying to comfort herself, handed her her carefully prepared mushrooms and lettuce.

Then Chae Ah-yoon, as if she had waited, rolled up the corner of her mouth and went to Kim Dong-hyun’s table.
That’s all.
She seemed to say something, but she snatched her tongs from Kim Dong-hyeon’s hand and started grilling her meat with a chuckle.

“…… ?”

While serving her other customers, Yoon Seo-ah, who could not take her eyes off her, tilted her head.

‘I heard you’re a bad boy, sister. She even scared me that if I did something wrong, she would disgrace me.’

By the way, why are you talking like you are having so much fun?

“Oh, I can bake.”
“Oh, no. My friend Seo-ah came over, but it’s not manners to have a customer cook. Originally, the basics of this shop are that the clerk bakes them.”
“Ah, yes…… All right.”
“But, he was really handsome. Is the person next to you your girlfriend?”
“Ah, that can’t be. How can he be a girlfriend…… Ouch!”

It was then.
Another part-time worker who was clearing the table next to her put her tray full of her empty dishes and muttered to Seo-ah Yoon as she took turns.

“You become a woman, don’t you know a woman? That man is handsome as a celebrity, so that unnie has her eyes on him. Ooh, look at him leaning forward and thrusting his upper body openly. Anyway, he was so handsome. Shall I ask you to take a picture later, so that I can show off to the other kids?”
“…….”

It was only then that she realized that she had been tricked, and that Chae-ah-yoon had deceived her, and she was stunned as Yoon-seo knew.

‘Why are you doing that?’

She herself couldn’t quite understand it.
She had nothing of her own.
She had no friends, no lovers, no money, not even her kind parents or luck.

Nevertheless, she is living harder than anyone else to survive in this world, but she doesn’t even shave her head because money is a waste.
Why is she so harsh on herself?

Why?
She never did anything bad herself.

“Excuse me.”
“Ah!”

“Widely!”

Yoon Seo-ah, who was staring blankly in the direction of Kim Dong-hyun, let out a small scream at her hand gripping her wrist violently.
At the same time, bad memories of her flooded into her mind, giving her goose bumps.

“What, what, what happened… Please?”

I glanced to the side and saw men who seemed a bit drunk at first sight, staring at me with sinister eyes.
Looking at it seemed like a terrible trauma would come back.
She is out of breath
Her whole body hardens.

“Ha, I am so scared. Feel ashamed of whoever said it.”

Sounds funny.
It wasn’t a look of shame at all.

Same.
That gaze that looked down on oneself and looked at it as if it were funny. Even if it’s not often, I know it because I’ve been through it a few times. Why are these men doing this?

‘Ah, it looks like it’s going to be easy, but it’s fucking expensive.’
‘Don’t you think you’ll accept anything you do with a decent look? Do you think you can try again? Keuhuh.’

It was the same look in the eyes that sometimes drunk men show when they talk loudly, not knowing that their voices are loud.

“Let go…… Please let go.”
“Um, give me your phone number and I’ll let you go. What time do you end your part-time job? Will you contact me when you’re done? Shall we go to karaoke together? Or we’ll buy you some good drinks. There are some good cocktail bars around here…….”

Same.
The guys who are trying to drag me into a motel by getting me drunk somehow. Even when I was a minor, the boss and people around me protected me.
Now, it’s as if he’s taking responsibility for himself, no, as if he’s limiting himself.
No one will help….

“Hey, hey. You seem to hate it, let’s talk about it. Big!”

Ah, this vaguely awkward tone.
Far from escaping from Chinta, his tone is rather close to Chinta.
However, his voice is more stable than anyone else’s.

“Ah, I think you misunderstood. It’s not that I’m just bothering you. I was just talking. Rather, are you two friends?”

Watching Kim Dong-Hyun openly pointing his cell phone camera at him, the men felt embarrassed and removed their hands. Kim Dong-Hyun very naturally pulled Yoon Seo-A towards him and said,

“Yes, you are from the same department, from the same class? No, but why are you naturally half-talking? It’s our first meeting.”

Friend…….
At that moment, Yoon Seo-ah almost cried.

“Oh, he was a friend. No, but it’s not a problem to intervene. It’s too far-fetched, my friend.”
“…… ?”
“I just asked if it was time after it was over. There are dangerous things on the night road. You must have had a lot of stress from working part-time, wouldn’t it be nice to hang out together? Why can’t a man talk to a woman these days? Fuck, that’s too much.”
“You guys look the most dangerous. And why half words…….”

As Kim Dong-Hyun calmly continued to respond, the men’s attitude suddenly changed.
It was because Kim Dong-hyun, who was like a brat, was very annoying.

“Hey, you bastard. Are you talking shit?”

Kim Dong-hyun was also embarrassed by the men who suddenly rushed.

“What? Are you a psychopath? Hey, are you mentally ill? No, not some kind of Jakil and Haidu.”
“Hey, fuck, hey, what are you? What’s going on what’s going on! Hey!”

Seeing the man suddenly jump up, Donghyun Kim gently pressed the man’s shoulder before him.
The power that went into his fingers his was no longer human.

“Ah, ah…… ! Ahhh!”

Kim Dong-hyun whispered in the screaming man’s ear.

“Fuck, I know what a male’s instinct to look good in front of a female is because I went through a quest, right? By the way, you have to look at the opponent and attack. Do I look like a pair of hot pants? And, stop talking rudely, you bastard.”

The bullies who tried to seduce Yoon Seo-ah felt a little unfair.
To be honest, Kim Dong-hyun looked like a pair of hot pants, except for his handsome face.

Meanwhile, Yoon Seo-ah was relieved that her own bangs could almost cover her face. Because now she couldn’t hide her expression of her.
At the same time, she squeezed the ‘intermediate fatigue recovery potion’ in her apron pocket.

‘I’m not going to eat this.’

Even if she is tired and collapses with her nose bleeding.
She felt that this she should ‘keep it’.
Like an empty bottle of ‘low-grade fatigue medicine’ left at home.

“Hey, Yoon Seo-ah. It’s ok?”
“Yes…”

Yoon Seo-ah nodded her head slightly.
Rather, at this moment, at least, he was grateful to the bullies who reached out to him.
Thanks to that, I touched Kim Dong-hyun’s body his, albeit briefly.