※The title is an intentional idiom.
(2 hours before Daniel and Jaehwan met)
Jaehwan hurriedly drove his car to the address Jihoon had given him.
The place they arrived at was not too far from the hospital where Jaehwan had been until recently. When they entered the place, which was either a restaurant or a bar, they were able to meet Jihoon, who was sitting alone with a stern expression on his face. As soon as he spotted Jaehwan, he greeted him with a smile.
“Ji-hoon”
"brother"
“What’s going on?”
Ji-hoon is usually a man of few words, but his voice seemed lower today, which only made Jae-hwan feel more anxious.
“What I said on the phone earlier”
“(gulp)”
“So, your girlfriend... no, your ex-girlfriend is called Park Ji-won.”
"uh."
“You were unilaterally rejected by Park Ji-won, right?”
"That's what it is. But... how would you know that?" (Cold)
Ji-hoon continued speaking while trying to ignore Jae-hwan, who was glaring at him for a moment.
“Do you know why?”
"wind."
“Then do you know who the wind is blowing against?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never seen your face before.”
“That can’t be true..” (mumbles)
"what?"
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Ji-hoon suddenly asked a few questions and then blurted out something meaningful, which made Jae-hwan a little suspicious.
What is Ji-Hoon hiding behind that innocent-looking face?
(two days later)
After a hectic weekday, Seol-ah, who wanted to enjoy the refreshing weekend that was finally upon her, busily prepared to go out from the morning.
Three days ago, Seol-ah, who thought it would be difficult to talk to Jae-hwan, who hadn't even glanced at her since yesterday, because Daniel's words had been irritating her, just quietly left the house (although she didn't know if he was home or not).
It was autumn weather that could be considered a little chilly, but even this felt very refreshing to Sla, as it had been a long time since she had felt this way.
“But where are you going..”
In fact, although she had come out without any plans, Sla had no place to go and no one to meet, so she had no plans for the future.
Eventually, I decided to go out to eat alone, so I searched for good restaurants nearby and went there.
//
(Tingle
“Welcome”
As soon as I entered the restaurant, I was greeted by a luxurious interior and waiters dressed in suits, a rather burdensome atmosphere.
Oh, Kang Seul-ah, you came here without looking at the price tag again. What should I do? Should I just leave? No, on days like this, it's right to invest in myself.
“Do you have a reservation?”
“Oh... no.”
“So, did you come alone?”
“Uh...yes”
“Please wait a moment, we will guide you to your seat shortly.”
Phew...what is this that makes my heart race?
While I was standing still waiting for the waiter, I looked around at the people who looked like they had a lot of money.
As expected, we're on a different level
But... wait a minute... why is that guy over there so young...
The place where Sla's gaze stopped was a man wearing a neat navy suit from top to bottom.
He looked about the same age as Sla, and although he wasn't very tall, his small face, large features, and superior proportions reminded Sla of someone she knew.
Did our eyes meet?
At that moment, the man approaches Sla.
"excuse me.."
"yes?"
“By any chance…have we seen each other somewhere?”
"yes?"
“I think her name is Kang Seul-ah or something...”
"omg"
“Right? You’re Kang Seul-ah, right?”
“Wow Jihoon..!”
“Hey... how many years has it been, Kang Seul-ah?”
“Well, has it been about 8 years?”
"how have you been doing?"
“I’m always the same haha”
"What are you talking about? How can someone stay the same for eight years?"
“You seem to be doing really well then?”
“As you can see, lol”
“That’s right, you went to medical school, right??”
“I remember all of it”
“Of course, you studied so well.”
“You went to nursing school because you wanted to be a nurse, right?”
“What the heck lol you remember too”
“I had a reason to remember too.”
“What is it?”
“You don’t have to know that, haha, um.. since we’ve met like this, I’ll buy you dinner. I’m here now too.”
“Then I should be grateful.”
The man who had been ripe during the day was Ji-Hoon, who had been in the same class as me for all three years of high school.
We weren't so close that we would just stick together, but I remember we talked often.
It was a bit surprising that Ji-hoon remembered Seol-ah, but Seol-ah couldn't help but remember Ji-hoon, who was popular at the time because he was good at studying and had great looks.
“What do you want to eat?”
“Um...I just want cream pasta.”
“Hey, but I’m the one buying it, so I’ll buy something a little more expensive.”
“Since you’re the one buying it, I can’t eat anything more expensive. It’s a kind of consideration, isn’t it?”
“You don’t have to be considerate of me.”
"What are you saying?"
“Ahem..over there”
“?”
“What is it, hyung?”
“Teacher Jaehwan?”
“Do you two know each other?”
Please give me a handshake♡