NOVEL NEXT chapter 6
6 – Too many S-class girlfriends (7)
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“Excuse me.”
Cha So-yeon opened the limousine door with a natural touch.
“Thank you.”
I cautiously entered the limousine.
The scenery of the black and spacious limousine was truly a different world.
I rode a luxury car for the first time in my life.
I felt a little bewildered.
‘Oh.’
I took a look inside the limousine.
There were long, luxurious-looking sheets on both sides.
The lighting shone softly, and in the center was a small table with a refrigerator, wine, wine glasses, fruit, etc. Placed.
In addition, a spacious TV and PC monitor were installed in the driver’s seat.
This is what the inside of a limousine looks like.
It’s amazing.
“Seojun?”
“Ah. Yes.”
I came to my senses at Seoyoon Choi’s call.
Slightly embarrassed, I slammed my butt into the seat.
Immediately the vehicle began to depart. Burrung. The limousine shuddered with a very soft exhaust sound. It was so quiet and serene that I could barely feel the vibrations.
“… ….”
“… ….”
A brief silence fell between me and Seoyoon Choi.
I was at a loss as to what to say when I was alone with her.
Choi Seo-yoon wasn’t the type to talk a lot, and I wasn’t a good talker either.
How can I resolve this awkward atmosphere?
After thinking a bit, he quietly opened his mouth.
“Hey Seoyoon Choi.”
“… ….”
“Choi Seo-yoon?”
“…… Yes. Please speak.”
Choi Seoyoon’s eyebrows trembled.
I bit his lower lip as if I didn’t like it.
Her face seemed to have the corners of her eyes slanted slightly in the shape of an eight.
‘What is it? You don’t seem to be in a good mood?’
A thought flashed through my mind that maybe it would make me feel bad to serve a meal to me, an E-rank hunter and just a commoner.
Because there were many hunters who were tired of the chosen people ideology.
I was serving a meal to me under the pretext of helping Choi Seo-yoon, but that was only because I was an acquaintance of Lee Ji-hyun.
If I hadn’t had any relationship with Lee Ji-hyeon, I wouldn’t have been able to serve a meal like this to a commoner nerd like me.
Of course, I knew that Choi Seo-yoon wasn’t such a person, but he said that even if he knew the hot water, he didn’t know the cold water.
I didn’t know what Seoyoon Choi was thinking.
“No, just a little…… It’s nothing.”
“… ….”
I hesitated to ask a few questions, then closed my mouth.
Because I didn’t want to bother Seoyoon Choi with useless questions.
If you think about it, Choi Seo-yoon wasn’t the kind of person who liked to talk.
Since ancient times, he did not attend social events and did not have long conversations with other people.
She could have been very burdensome just being alone with me.
‘I should just be quiet.’
I was worried that her awkward silence would make her uncomfortable.
Am I the only one who cares? Rather, Seoyoon Choi might have liked her quiet silence more.
‘I’ll have to eat as much as I can without fussing around.’
I quietly glanced out the window, remaining silent.
The vehicle was moving quickly but calmly toward its destination.
How long will it take to get to your destination?
A small question lingered in my head.
“Mr. Seojun.”
“Oh? Yes?”
I was quietly looking around the outside of the car when Choi Seo-yoon suddenly started talking to me.
She licked her lips in a modest manner, then let go of the rhyme.
“You haven’t said anything today.”
“Is that so?”
She was a little taken aback because Seoyoon Choi didn’t know how to ask her questions.
I blinked and turned her gaze to Seoyoon Choi.
Seoyoon Choi was looking up at me with her slightly stiff face, but somehow she seemed a little disappointed.
There’s no way that’s true, and it must be my misunderstanding.
“… ….”
“… ….”
Once again an unknown silence enveloped us.
I don’t know what to do with this awkward atmosphere.
When I glanced at her, she also seemed to be contemplating whether to speak her words or not, her lips hesitating as if she didn’t like the atmosphere.
“…… Big.”
I cleared my throat.
Choi Seoyoon also seemed uncomfortable with silence.
She was in a situation where she couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
I have to ask a question I’ve been curious about for a while now.
“Choi Seo-yoon.”
“… ….”
She was silent.
Didn’t you hear that?
Let’s say it again.
“Choi Seo-yoon?”
“…… Seoyoon Choi, …… Seoyoon Choi.”
After clearing her throat and calling her name, Seoyoon Choi bit her lower lip and quietly repeated her name.
She muttered, furrowing her eyebrows, as if quite displeased.
What is it? Do you feel bad about me calling your name?
Well, it could be.
I’m Lee Ji-hyun’s friend, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m an E-rank hunter.
But I can’t answer the question again.
Let’s just give it a shot.
“Where are we going?”
“…… It is my home.”
Home? I thought I was going to the restaurant, but I was dumbfounded by the answer that I was heading to Choi Seo-yoon’s house.
“Well, if it’s at home, are there other family members?”
“I am the only one in the house.”
“Ah.”
“As you know, Seojun, I live apart from myself, right? I’ve served you meals several times before…….”
Choi Seo-yoon reacted as if he was a bit puzzled.
No, wait a minute. Did you go to Choi Seo-yoon’s house for dinner the other day?
Are you closer to Choi Seo-yoon than I thought?
“By the way, Mr. Seojun. You must have been very busy these days.”
“Yes? Me?”
“We couldn’t reach you.”
“I was a bit busy.”
…… ?
What is it?
Did you usually contact Seoyoon Choi?
There’s no way I can contact you personally?
A lot of questions went round and round in my head.
Choi Seo-yoon was staring at me silently. He just looked straight into my eyes as if asking me to answer properly why he couldn’t contact me.
“Mmm.”
She hesitated slightly as her purple eyes pricked.
I was at a loss as to how to answer.
Because I didn’t want to talk about memory loss as much as possible.
Unlike Lee Ji-hyun, Choi Seo-yoon is someone you can only see once or twice.
She had no intention of disclosing a very personal matter to others.
The fact that she lost her memory for several months might not be a big deal to some, but she didn’t want to gossip about it.
“We have arrived, lady.”
Just then, the limousine came to a smooth stop.
It seems that they have reached their destination, Choi Seo-yoon’s house.
Seoyoon Choi lowered her eyes and turned her head away from her as if unable to do so.
Cha So-yeon, who finished parking before she knew it, was approaching and opening the car door.
That’s how Choi Seoyoon and I came out of the limousine…….
‘This is Seoyoon Choi’s house?’
I blindly scanned the length of the mansion.
There was a luxurious three-story mansion on a wide flat land that could be hundreds of pyeong or more.
It was a Western-style building, with a small pond and swimming pool on one side and a beautifully landscaped garden on the other.
Is it reasonable to have such a house in the middle of Seoul?
I was dumbfounded.
“Welcome. Miss. Seojun Han.”
As we entered the mansion, a man and several servants greeted us.
A middle-aged man wearing a neat suit greeted us by turning his waist 90 degrees. Along with that, the servants also bowed very politely. It was a sight you would only see in a drama.
As many people greeted me, I couldn’t hide my embarrassment and just blinked my eyes.
“Then let’s go.”
Choi Seo-yoon glanced at the servants and started guiding me.
I silently followed Seoyoon Choi and glanced around.
The central hall of the mansion had a subtle atmosphere and sophisticated interiors arranged in an orderly manner.
Beautiful chandeliers hung in the air with their lights shining, and expensive artworks were neatly displayed along with beige leather sofas around them, showing off their majesty.
Overall, it exuded a serious and luxurious feeling.
“This is the drawing room.”
Seoyoon Choi led me to the drawing room before I knew it.
Cha So-yeon, who was standing next to her, naturally reached out her hand and opened the door.
Me and Seoyoon Choi moved into the room together.
As I entered, the scenery inside the fairly spacious room unfolded.
A table in the middle of the room was set up. Light snacks and wine were seen. Not a speck of dust could be seen on the table. A dark sofa stretched naturally around the table.
I looked away.
A wall with elegant and elegant patterns wrapped around the room. A beautiful picture hung on one side. The lighting created a soft atmosphere with a soft light. The room was very slightly dark. What to say The atmosphere is a bit odd.
“The room is very nice.”
“The sound insulation is good, so no sound leaks out.”
Oh, huh?
Is it well soundproofed?
Why are you telling me that?
“Mr. Seojun.”
“Yes?”
“Are you sure you can’t eat fish?”
“A fish dish? No. I can eat anything.”
Choi Seo-yoon glanced at me and her purple eyes stared at me calmly, and I nodded my head and answered.
“I see. What a relief.”
It looks like they prepared a fish dish.
“Then please wait. It will take a little while until the dish is complete.”
“Yes. Okay.”
While waiting, I looked around the room again.
They said it was a drawing room, but it was a really nice room. The sofa is soft and the atmosphere is calm. Even the subtle fragrance flows out, so the nose is also fun.
But apart from that, little by little, a corner of my heart started to ache.
A slight sense of tension poked his head above the surface of the water, and an unknown burden pressed his shoulders.
I knew very well that Choi Seo-yoon was an S-class hunter and a lady of a large company, but the moment she saw such a magnificent mansion with her own two eyes, I could definitely realize that she was a person from another world.
I didn’t know it well when I heard it only in words, but seeing it in person like this, it touches my skin.
‘I’m more nervous than I thought.’
How much time has passed like that?
A knock on the door was heard from outside the room, and soon Cha So-yeon entered the room with orderly steps.
Cha So-yeon skillfully placed her various snacks on her table.
All of them looked appetizing and delicious.
‘Huh? That one?’
Among them, a steamed fish caught my eye in a round pot.
He was asleep in a boiling pot with his pale skin shyly exposed.
It was a bit strange that there was a reddish sage on the flesh. Her tongue got wet just by looking at her.
Her head was filled with thoughts of how delicious it would be to take a bite of the glossy, shiny flesh and chewy flesh with rice.
The red soup, like maeuntang, looked so cool and thick that I swallowed my mouth watering without realizing it.
“What is this? Is it like a sea bream?”
“It’s carp.”
Choi Seo-yoon slightly raises the corner of his mouth and answers with a soft face.
“Is this carp?”
“Yes. It’s called solar interest rate…… You can think of it as a simple steamed carp.”
I didn’t know what the sun rate was, but I was able to realize that it was a pretty expensive carp anyway.
“It will suit your taste better than the Baeksa Sindam you ate the other day.”
She said she had been invited several times before.
By the way, what is the story of the white snake?
Is it like a snake’s gallbladder?
“Then I will tell you the order before you eat.”
I wondered if there was an order to her steamed carp, but at Choi Seo-yoon’s words, I silently shook my head and looked at her quietly.
Choi Seo-yoon picked up the ladle with a gentle motion of her hand and poured a handful of soup into a small bowl.
“First of all, please lightly clean your mouth with the soup. Then, the unique taste of steamed carp will be buried more deeply.”
I moved the spoon according to her will after carefully explaining.
The spoon was filled with reddish soup, and he slowly moved toward his mouth to taste the soup.
“Ah… ….”
The moment I put it in my mouth, exclamation naturally flowed out at the savory and light taste of the soup that spreads nicely.
The taste of the soup, which is slightly spicy but gently wraps around the tip of the tongue, is very flavorful and fragrant, making the nose and mouth happy.
Knock.
I swallowed a handful of soup, and it felt so good going down my throat.
It naturally flowed down the esophagus.
Should I say the feeling of being hollowed out?
I opened my eyes wide.
“Wow…… Really…… Soup taste…….”
She opened her mouth.
“By boiling Mita holy water and blood ginseng fruit, I was able to remove the nasty smell and capture the flavor. You should eat all of them because they are good for your health.”
“Mita holy water? Blood ginseng and what are they?”
“It is clean water that flows from the tip of stalactites in ice caves in the polar regions. Just…… You can think of it as water. Also, blood ginseng is a bit like red ginseng.”
I didn’t understand it properly, but I continued to nod for now. It’s roughly like Jeju Island’s volcanic bedrock water, right?
“Now, try this. It may have a slightly bitter taste, but it is good to taste it first before eating Taeyang Geumri.”
Choi Seo-yoon held up chopsticks and casually handed over the red ginseng root.
“Huh? No, I can do it.”
“Since ancient times, I have been taught to treat guests without shame. In my family, it is standard to treat guests like this.”
“A little bit, though.”
Anyway, I’m a little shy.
“Are you going to embarrass me?”
She stares blankly into my eyes and holds her food with one hand in her modest posture.
I think the trick is to not move until I get eaten.
I hesitated for a moment.
Choi Seoyoon’s behavior is excessive.
But she couldn’t embarrass Choi Seo-yoon even though she treated her like this.
…… Seoyoon Choi, well, she’s just treating her guests. Let’s not think too deeply.
“Then thank you…… Ah…… Well.”
“… ….”
I stumbled upon the wool stick once and carefully received and ate the red root. Bitterness, sweetness, and astringency swirled on the tip of her tongue.
Choi Seo-yoon looked at me with her slightly trembling hand, and when I took it, she gave a slightly relieved expression and slightly lifted the corner of her mouth.
It was a little embarrassing to receive and eat like this.
“This time…… Here you go.”
Choi Seo-yoon didn’t stop, this time she painted the flesh of her carp beautifully and pushed it out toward me.
The flesh of the bird with the red color hovering around it looked very appetizing.
“Try it, Mr. Seojun.”
I pondered for a moment, then I had no choice but to open my mouth. I couldn’t come to my senses in front of the flesh of the carp, which looked so delicious. Let’s think about it after trying it once.
“…… And.”
Well well.
As soon as he chewed the flesh of the carp, he exclaimed.
I chewed once, twice, three times at the thickly fragrant flesh.
The freshness and coolness that spread from the tip of my tongue to every corner shook my whole body. It has a chewy texture and a soft, savory taste. It was fantastic. Have you ever eaten such delicious food before? It was truly Mimi.
“How does it taste?”
“I’m not joking, it’s really the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten.”
Choi Seo-yoon nodded his head slightly as if he liked my answer.
“There is a lot left, so please chew slowly and thoroughly.”
He continued to hand it over to me, smearing the flesh and bones of the steamed carp with a somewhat calm attitude.
The posture was neat and elegant, like that of a foster family.
I glanced at the carp flesh she had brought.
“… ….”
If it was the same as usual, I would have rejected it abruptly.
It was embarrassing, because I have a girlfriend.
No matter how you think about it, it was right to refuse.
But now I just couldn’t refuse.
Especially because it was the first time I had eaten such delicious food.
I tasted the food while repeating my self-reason, ‘This is how Ilsung Group treats guests, would it be rude to refuse?’.
“Whoa.”
A bit of time has passed.
The steamed carp disappeared and only the bones remained.
I can’t believe he drank all the broth. I could see Choi Seo-yoon’s eyes. He was a guest and invited, but he ate all the food by himself. I had no shame and was ashamed of my face. Aren’t you swearing at me as a pig inside?
She glanced sideways at her, but for some reason, Choi Seo-yoon shook her shoulders a little and smiled happily at her lips. It was a very blurry smile, but Choi Seo-yoon was definitely smiling.
Huh? Why are you looking so happy?
I thought about it.
Ah, yes.
From the point of view of serving food, it could have been a good feeling because the customer ate deliciously.
No matter what, good is good.
“It’s dessert.”
Seoyoon Choi came to the seat next to me before I knew it.
I sat down like a well-groomed lady.
With a calm hand, I pushed the teacup into her.
A sweet and fragrant scent was pouring out.
“This is Okbong’s honey water, moderately sweet and very good for the body.”
“Thank you.”
I glanced at her and accepted her nectar without rejecting her.
I don’t know if it’s Okbong’s honey water or what it is, but I thought it was better honey water.
I don’t normally like sweet things, but somehow this honey water seemed very tasty.
As I took a sip while enjoying the fragrant aroma, sweet but sweet honey water lingered on the tip of my tongue.
It went down my throat better than I thought and was moderately sweet, so it was perfect for dessert.
Do rich families usually eat these things?
It was an enviable moment.
“Whoa. I really enjoyed the meal.”
I just finished eating.
I really enjoyed my meal.
I thought it would be nice to be invited again like today.
It was then.
“…… Huh?”
Suddenly, one side of my chest started to throb.
Her diaphragm throbbed and her spine throbbed, her eyes slowly opening.
Should we say the feeling of hot heat and cold chill filling the lower abdomen?
What is it?
The condition of the boat is a little strange.
Did I get a stomachache from eating expensive food?
I stroked the belly for a moment.
Soon the abdominal pain subsided.
But the heat remained intact.
An unknown energy sank deep into his body.
At some point, the heat in my body rose little by little, but it didn’t matter too much.
Write it.
Is your body surprised by eating expensive food?
“… ….”
“… ….”
A silence fell between the two of us again.
The wonderful meal time was over, there was nothing to do, and my physical condition was strange, so I wanted to go home.
“…… Uh, um.”
I thought I would go back to my place after delivering the honey water, but Choi Seo-yoon was sitting next to me in silence. Her
Her sweet scent wafted from her.
Her deep blue hair gleamed.
I was puzzled by the way Seoyoon Choi looked at her while wiggling her index finger, so I cleared her throat and decided to ask her a question.
I couldn’t keep the awkward silence, so let’s start off by praising the meal for the first time, saying that the meal was really delicious.
“Choi Seo-yoon. Thank you so much for inviting me today. The meal was delicious.”
“… ….”
Choi Seo-yoon bit her lower lip and asked.
The color on his face, which had been slightly reddened just before, began to fade.
The gradual sinking of her eyebrows and the slight drop of her head represented her feelings.
She was consistent with her grave expression and eyes, but she looked sad for no reason.
I had the illusion that her purple eyes were weakly drooping.
“Choi Seo-yoon?”
“… ….”
You looked good until just now, didn’t you?
Did I make a mistake?
It was in the middle of thinking so many things.
Secretly, Seoyoon Choi raised her voice.
“Mr. Seojun.”
It seemed that the tone of his voice was similar to his usual one, but it was a little lower without realizing it.
As she glanced at Choi Seo-yoon, she lowered her head and muttered.
“If you don’t mind, can I ask you something?”
“Yes. Please speak.”
“I’ve been wondering since before, why do you call me Choi Seo-yoon by adding my last name? Can you explain?”
“Oh, yes? Uh?”
Seoyoon Choi moved her head.
She is quietly staring at me.
She leaned her body toward me little by little.
It was too close.
Didn’t Choi Seo-yoon hate being in contact with people?
I was a little taken aback.
“You said you would call me Seoyoon when we were alone.”
“Ah, hahahaha. It was. Really.”
“You gave up your words, but today you are raising your words. As if drawing a line in parts.”
“Yes?”
You said you decided to let go when you were alone?
Draw the line?
No, damn it. What are you talking about?
“I’m sorry. It must have been a while since we met.”
I laughed awkwardly and scratched the back of my neck.
Her face is getting closer little by little.
Why are you coming so close?
“But it seems a bit close…… ?”
He hesitated.
Choi Seoyoon’s body stiffened.
She bowed her head cautiously.
After a while, Seoyoon Choi opened her mouth.
“Mr. Seojun.”
“Huh?”
“You seem to be trying to distance yourself from me, am I mistaken?”
I blinked and looked at Seoyoon Choi.
For an instant, an ominous feeling came over me. At this point, she couldn’t help but want to know. Cold sweat dripped down her temples.
“These days, my phone has been turned off and I can’t reach you.”
I’ve heard that saying somewhere before.
“It’s hard to see your face.”
Seoyoon Choi met her eyes with a sad face.
“Have you ever felt sorry for me?”
“…… ?”
No, damn it. What?