Chapter 114 – Pumpkin (2)

“Huh, how can you trample on someone like that? Just opened the lid of my head…”

I slowly slowed down the car while listening to Hyeon Ha-yeon describe her dream in a highly exaggerated tone.

“That sneaky woman is the worst. She manipulates everyone and betrays…”

In her dream, she talked about the things that happened to her, and when she thought about it, it seemed like it was a story about the devil.

… The Demon King has a somewhat shady side.

Just looking at the records of the past that I saw for the first time, it was true that she was a woman who pretended not to know anything and was gentle in front of her, but later took control of the demon world based on her power and strength, capturing people and torturing them whenever she made a mistake.

It is a style that is completely opposite to that of a warrior who would destroy everything that stands in his way.

Maybe that’s why Hyeon Ha-yeon didn’t seem to like the devil very much.

I glanced at her passenger seat and tried to figure out how to calm her down.

… After all, there is nothing more effective than empathizing with an angry person.

At that moment, the signal was cut off in front, so I slowly parked the car, glanced at Hyeon Ha-yeon, who was looking excited, and spoke carefully.

“… “What kind of person is she, that shady woman?”

Hyeon Hayeon quickly started telling her story as if she had been waiting.

“No! At first, he extended his hand to me and accepted it, saying that we should work together! But since I did all the work, they took away all the work, blamed it all on me, and it was terrible…”

Perhaps the content she was talking about meant me at that time.

I frowned slightly and countered with as much sincerity as I could.

“… It was terrible…”

“That’s right! And then, as if to say, look…, Ouch! Really…”

“… It’s all a dream, don’t worry too much…”

As I was responding to Hyeon Hayeon, who was sighing as if it was difficult to express in words, her signal changed, and she slowly increased her speed.

After running a little more, we were able to arrive at the shop, but until the moment we parked the car in the parking lot, Hyeon Ha-yeon was fuming, unable to easily let go of her anger.

… We’re in big trouble.

I have an interview and a brief photo shoot scheduled for a magazine today, but if my condition is like this, it might have a negative impact.

First, I had to do my makeup right away, so I gently comforted Hyeon Ha-yeon and pushed her into the shop and left right away.

What would be better…

Until now, when I tried to soothe Jiyeon Lee when she was irritated, I would give her skinship and she would immediately calm down, but since I couldn’t give skinship to Hyeon Hayeon right away, I had to find another way.

I thought about a lot of things, but only one came to mind.

I took out my phone and searched for a café with good reviews.

Although it was still morning, there were more cafés open than I expected, and I headed to the one that seemed the best.

… I have to eat breakfast too…, This and…

I was able to arrive quickly by walking diligently and choosing a menu using information posted on the Internet.

It was reasonably close to the store and had a good reputation, but it was a small café with a standout white interior.

As soon as I pushed open the door and entered, I heard a bright voice greeting me along with the tinkling sound of a bell.

“… Welcome!”

After looking around the store, thinking about the menu I had planned in advance, I approached the counter and ordered food.

“… One BLT sandwich, one cup tiramisu…”

… Huh?

However, the face of the employee taking the order felt somewhat familiar.

She looks at me with bright eyes and a faint smile.

Who was it…

I couldn’t remember her like that.

At that time, I finally came to my senses when I heard the sound of a door coming from behind me and continued my order.

“… Three mini choux and a warm cup of caramel macchiato. Please give it to me like that.”

“One BLT sandwich, one cup tiramisu, three mini choux, warm caramel macchiato…, Is it packaging?”

“… Yes.”

The more I looked at the face of the employee paying the bills with a bright smile, the more frustrated I felt, as if something would come to mind.

After finishing her order, I sat down in a corner and glanced at her as she prepared her food.

A soft impression that strangely reminds me of Lee Ji-yeon.

Somewhat familiar brown hair flowing near the shoulders.

Who is it? Is this someone you really know? .

She must have sensed my gaze as she glanced at me and was diligently preparing food.

As I kept glancing, our eyes met, so I slightly averted my gaze and was slowly tracing my memories…, One memory passed through her mind.

Ah…, Somehow it looked familiar…

The day I attended Baek Ga-eun’s first audition.

She is a new actress who was selected at the audition along with Baek Ga-eun.

“Customer! “I will prepare the food you ordered!”

It was Jiyeon Lee’s younger cousin, Yuna Lee.

*

After receiving the food, on her way back to the shop, she sent a message to Jiyeon Lee.

[You know, her cousin I introduced you to earlier, what is he doing now?]

Jiyeon Lee must have been awake instead of asleep, so the reply came back right away…

[Why.]

Looking at her cold reaction, it seemed like she still didn’t like Lee Yuna very much.

[I saw it at a café today.]

[He?]

[Yeah, didn’t he say he’s an idol?]

[I don’t know, you didn’t say hello to him, did you?]

When Ji-yeon Lee asked if she had greeted Yun-ah Lee, she glanced at me earlier and recalled the image of Yun-ah Lee.

… You probably didn’t know it was me, right?

It’s been a few years since I last saw you, so you probably didn’t recognize me.

[I just pretended not to notice because I looked busy.]

[Well done.]

In the end, she gave up on getting information from Jiyeon Lee and searched the Internet, but couldn’t find any information.

It meant that he was still unknown.

… Still, you did something.

When she was young, Lee Yoon-ah used to swear to me that she would become an idol, but now that she has grown up, she will debut as a new actress, so I was surprised.

After giving up her thoughts on Lee Yoon-ah and returning to the shop, Hyeon Hayeon was in the middle of finishing her makeup and was touching her hair.

She seemed uncomfortable to eat, so I had no choice but to feed her in the car and wait for her makeup to be finished.

As she was fiddling with her cell phone, she looked at Hyeon Hayeon, who was in the midst of setting her hair.

Hyeon Hayeon, reflected in the mirror, still didn’t seem to be in a very good mood, but unlike her expression, her face after putting on makeup was very bright.

Unlike the flashy stage makeup, I felt calm.

Hyeon Hayeon, who was looking down at the floor blankly, raised her head and looked at me through her mirror, as if she felt my gaze.

She smiled slightly to lighten her mood, and Hyeon Ha-yeon accepted it with a faint smile, but she quickly calmed down.

I don’t know how long I waited, but before I knew it, Hyeon Ha-yeon and I had finished getting our makeup done, and we left the shop and headed to the parking lot.

As she pulled out of the car, she saw Hyeon Ha-yeon naturally getting into her passenger seat. She was about to tell her to sit comfortably in the back seat, but she held back and handed Hyeon Ha-yeon a shopping bag full of food and said,

“… Eat everything there and feel better.”

Hyeon Hayeon quietly opened her shopping bag and asked me a question with a surprised look.

“… “Oppa, what is this?”

“This morning, I bought a small sandwich on purpose, so eat it all.”

As I was leaving her parking lot, I glanced at Hyeon Hayeon and saw her quietly unwrapping her sandwich and staring intently at the dessert in her shopping bag.

While she was riding on the road to the outskirts of Seoul, Hyeon Hayeon finished her sandwich and took a sip of her coffee.

“… It’s sweet.”

“… So you don’t like it?”

“… No, okay, … Would you like a bite too?”

Before she could say it was okay, Hyeon Hayeon pushed her with a straw.

She had no choice but to slowly turn her head and take a sip and spit out the straw. Hyeon Hayeon immediately took a sip and slowly began to take out the dessert.

Next she took out a cup of tiramisu and took a bite. She said it was really delicious and pushed it towards me.

“… Hayeon, you eat, it’s okay for me… Ugh…”

As soon as I tried to decline, he forced the spoon in, and I had no choice but to take the tiramisu and eat it.

The sweetness that spread gently in my mouth wasn’t too bad.

“… It’s delicious.”

Only then did Hyeon Hayeon, with a satisfied smile, take a bite of her tiramisu and push the spoon towards me again.

In the end, I finished off the tiramisu, taking turns taking one bite for me and another for Hyeon Ha-yeon.

After sharing both the coffee and the mini choux, he smiled brightly and expressed his gratitude as if he had never been angry.

“Oppa, it was so delicious! Thank you.”

“… “Thank goodness.”

… You seem to be in a good mood, and you enjoyed your meal, so it must be okay.

Perhaps it was the effect of the dessert, Hyeon Hayeon showed a bright appearance in the interview with the magazine that followed after arriving at the meeting place.

However…

“I was most impressed by the video my fans made by cross-editing my uploaded performance videos!”

A magazine employee who was organizing the answers on his laptop asked the following question.

“Great, … Do you have any concerns or concerns these days?”

Even though it was a common question that had been prepared in advance, it only lasted a moment, but he showed a dark look.

“… I’m really thankful that many people compared me, who was far behind, with Jiyeon Lee, a senior from the same agency, so I’m thinking that I need to work harder… !”

Fortunately, I quickly came to my senses and answered well as I had prepared, but my frozen expression was captured on camera.

In the end, I had no choice but to ask the editor to edit it, and after that, the interview and filming continued without any problems and ended in a friendly atmosphere.

Hyeon Hayeon, who greeted her brightly until the moment she got into her car, got into her passenger seat and as soon as she closed the door, she let out a heavy sigh.

“… “Oppa, I must have been filmed with the same stiff expression I just had, right?”

Perhaps the worry Hyeon Hayeon had in mind was the dream she had every night.

“… It’s okay, it can happen, so don’t worry too much. I asked you to edit it, so I’m sure you will do it well.”

“… “I guess so?”

… It’s a big deal.

Hyeon Hayeon’s mood, which had been relieved at the last moment, sank again.

I didn’t have any other big plans today, so I was leaving work right away. If I didn’t cheer myself up properly, I would be locked in my room and sell the land. Since I would be dreaming of the past in that state, I had no choice but to cheer myself up.

Moreover, since I have to join Baek Ga-eun tomorrow, now is my only chance.

I got a good idea, so I started the car, turned the car around, and headed for the nearby river.

… I think it went like this from here.

As I was driving, remembering the observatory I visited with Lee Ji-yeon before, even the sparsely visible buildings disappeared, and green mountains began to appear, and only then did Hyeon Ha-yeon ask me where I was going.

“… Should I get some air?”

I pretended not to notice Hyeon Ha-yeon looking at me silently and slowly increased my speed.

We arrived at the observatory before we knew it.

It was a small space by the river, barely big enough to accommodate a wooden bench and two cars.

I was worried that there might be someone else, but luckily there wasn’t anyone else.

Since there was no one watching, I led Hyeon Hayeon out of the car, and when she got out of the car and saw the scenery unfolding, she let out a small expression of admiration.

“And…”

Below the mountain, which was low enough to see the top, the blue river was sparkling, reflecting the sunlight.

It was a place I discovered when I previously went on a date with Jiyeon Lee.

I approached the fence and spoke to Hyeon Hayeon, who was mesmerized and looking at the scenery.

“Are you okay?”

Hyeon Ha-yeon, who was looking around and enjoying the scenery, slowly turned her head to look at me and said.

“… “Oppa, how did you know about this place?”

… I shouldn’t say that I found her while on a date with Lee Ji-yeon, right?

“… “I searched it on the Internet earlier.”

Hyeon Ha-yeon, who was looking at me blankly, looked away again and spoke softly.

“… “I’ll take a look.”

… Ugh.

Without trying to show anything, I took a step closer to Hyeon Hayeon and carefully lifted her arm and wrapped it around her shoulder.

“… !”

Hyeon Hayeon, startled by my touch, opened her rabbit eyes and looked at me.

I pretended not to notice Hyeon Hayeon’s gaze and pointed to one side of her river.

“… Hey, a duck is passing by.”

Nevertheless, Hyeon Ha-yeon’s eyes remained on me.

Pretending not to know anything, she slowly turned her head to face Hyeon Hayeon.

I spoke carefully to Hyeon Ha-yeon, who looked intently into my eyes as if guessing my intentions.

“… Do you feel a little better?”

Hyeon Ha-yeon looked into my eyes in turns and spoke softly.

“… “I don’t know.”

I turned my gaze around the river and quietly spoke to her.

“… Don’t worry about the mistake you made earlier, it’s not even a mistake compared to the Shining Boys…”

However, there was no response from Hyeon Hayeon.

When I turned her head again, she was still staring at me.

As I made eye contact with Hyeon Hayeon, something seemed to creep up from deep within her heart, but at some point, it disappeared.

… The reason Hyeon Hayeon finds her dreams unpleasant is that she dreams of her being taken away from me.

In that case, if you instill satisfaction in reality, the influence of your dreams will be less.

Emboldened by the groundless confidence rising in her heart, she carefully spoke out.

“… Even if you have a strange dream again tonight, don’t worry too much, it’s all just a dream anyway.”

Hyeon Hayeon, who had been staring at me intently for a long time, slowly opened her mouth.

“… Still…, In a dream…, Her brother…”

She said, slightly raising the corners of her mouth as Hyeon Hayeon’s words became smaller and smaller.

“Why me? “How did you do it?”

Even though Hyeon Hayeon gave her a strange look, she spoke carefully.

“… “I said I liked it.”

“… And?”

Hyeon Hayeon, who was hesitant, lowered her gaze and said.

“… Yes, I love you…”

“… Again?”

This time, she lowered her head and hesitated, and instead of answering, her slightly exposed ears turned red.

Looking at her reaction, I had a rough idea of ​​what she was trying to say.

I turned Hyeon Ha-yeon’s body slightly to face her and said,

“… Hayeon, a dream is a dream… Still don’t like it?”

Instead of answering, she lowered her head and nodded slowly.

I sighed silently and thought.

… Because this is not sincere.

I remembered her apology to Lee Ji-yeon in my mind and lifted Hyeon Hayeon’s chin to meet her eyes.

I carefully whispered to Hyeon Ha-yeon, who looked at me with trembling eyes as if she was greatly agitated.

“So, what would it be like if something better than your dream happened?”

Hyeon Ha-yeon had no answer.

The moment I slowly got closer to her face to make sure I was sure what she was thinking, Hyeon Hayeon lifted her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around my neck.

Our lips touched.