Yeo-ju was anxious, and time passed without a moment to let go. And then, at some point, her passion cooled and her eyes wouldn't meet, making her even more anxious, and ultimately, they ended up parting ways. Yeo-ju was unaware of so much, but could she truly trust that Tae-san truly loved her? Yeo-ju made one decision after three hours.
'I need to talk to Han Tae-san.'
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Going down to the first floor, I hear people laughing. Taesan is gone, only other people are there. Yeoju goes back up to the second floor and stops in front of Taesan's door. The thought that Taesan will be there if I open the door makes me worry about what to say. I try grabbing the handle, clenching my fist, and lowering my hand just an inch from the door. But even these worries are a waste of time. I have to do it anyway. I gather my courage and move forward for the remaining inch.
dripping
"Uh, Taesan...?"
"Taesan? I don't know. Isn't he playing on the first floor?"
"No...there wasn't any."
"..Shall we look for it together?"
"It's okay, just rest..!"
She musters up her courage, but Taesan isn't there, and Jaehyun is lying on the bed, absorbed in her phone. She turns around and thinks. Could Jiye be with him? As the ending approaches, a familiar feeling creeps into Yeoju's heart. It's 'anxiety.' She feels like Taesan's ship, with its many journeys ahead of it, is about to leave the deserted island. Thinking that she should be given a chance to step foot on the ship, the timid Kim Yeoju heads back to the first floor to check Jiye's location.
Seeing Ji-ye having fun makes me feel relieved, but then I wonder if she's alone right now. I go to the kitchen on the first floor and look for the mini-living room. It's not there. I even headed towards the mini-living room balcony just in case, but it's not there. Feeling weak, I leaned against the railing.
"Oh, it's Kim Yeo-ju."
For a moment, I wondered if I was hallucinating or if I was crazy, but then I looked up and saw that it was a rooftop. I guess I could have climbed up there. Seeing her leaning against it, looking dangerous, I thought to myself, "Yeo-ju, you really are hiding well. Your hide-and-seek skills are still there." I burst out laughing.
"What are you doing?"
"I was thinking about Kim Yeo-ju."
"...."
It's time to talk about things you've been curious about. Although it's not what Yeoju imagined, she's finally found Taesan, who was hiding so well, so Yeoju has to go up.
"I'll go up there"
"why?"
"....Why..? I wanted to talk to you."
"Don't come, you're safe there."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't force yourself to do things you don't like. Come to think of it, I was being selfish."
What are you talking about? You told me not to come, Taesan. It was all lies and lies written all over your face, but you still keep talking. How can you deceive people so well? You're going to turn the ship around like this? This is beyond absurd, Yeoju. Where did Taesan go, who told her to curse all she wanted? Yeoju, who just worried and made a decision, is now telling her not to come. Yeoju, who thinks she should never have come in the first place when the ship can be turned around so easily, quickly climbs the stairs without saying a word to Taesan.
As I climb each step, all the words I had been holding back inside come out into my mouth one by one.
"Hey! I've been looking for you. There are so many things I want to say to you, and I've been thinking about them one by one and making decisions to find you, but the only place you're hiding is on the rooftop. You're telling me to live in a different time without giving me a chance to say what I've been worrying about and trying to say with courage?"
"..Do you have a lot to say to me?"
"There are so many of them, you don't have any? Seriously?"
"......"
"Then I'll just say it."
With each step she takes toward the distant Taesan, Yeoju, who had been filled with frustration, regret, fear, anger, sadness, loneliness, and the cold love she had felt after their breakup, gradually shakes off her image. She finally finds herself on the path to the person who had caused her pain amidst all those emotions, and on that path, Yeoju realizes that, in the end, she had merely wrapped her love in a curse, and there was no room for a curse.
"Why did you abandon me? We were in love, and you were my world. How can you let your love grow cold in anxiety and then abandon me? Tell me, I don't want to leave our relationship unresolved right now, so let's define it."
"......I'm sorry, heroine. I'm sorry for being so petty. I was so young, I couldn't think straight, I was petty, I was so small. I was so sorry."
"You abandoned me for just that? Who loved you because they were so great? I'm more fearful than others, I don't dare to venture into new paths, and I'm a total timid person. But I loved you, and while I loved you, we were the biggest in the world."
"I couldn't do that. The love was so great that I felt small and scared, so I avoided it. It was only after the world collapsed that I realized that what I was most afraid of was the absence of the world. So I'm not going to you with a simple heart. I'm going with the determination to be abandoned once again and have the world collapse."
"Don't be afraid, love is never a huge burden, love is me and you, that's why we are the biggest and the strongest, because in love at least we are strong"
"....Can I love you? Can I come close to you?"
"Oppa, I still really don't know, but I'll believe in this love for now. You'll make your world, and I'll make mine. Let's see later. Will it be connected?"
Even without a clear definition, what Taesan sees is the truth, and justice is established. In love, there is no clarity. Since their mutual truth is justice, now may their worlds be connected. The petty Yeoju meets the petty Taesan, and when the world crumbles, she becomes infinitely petty, and becomes strong in love.
"Do you love me?"
"..there is love in anxiety"
"I'll take you out of your anxiety"
"Honey, we never felt insecure when we were dating, right?"
"Our specialty"
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It was a refreshing morning. On a day when rain was falling lightly and no one wanted to go out, someone offered Yeoju, who was feeling sluggish due to the rain, a hand to go out. Yeoju suggested eating some pajeon (green onion pancakes).
"I'm going to use a wave"
"Eat well, green onions. They need to be cooked until crispy."
Let's take out some of our own memories.
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Ms. Yeoju, who was riding in the car driven by Mr. Taesan, turned on the navigation.
"It's delicious here."
"What kind of makgeolli do you have?"
"Drinking in broad daylight?"
"It's dark because it's raining, so let's call it night."
Taesan's wife chuckles slightly as she makes some lame excuses. Taesan, who's thrilled to hear about corn makgeolli, even sneaks a peek at Yeoju as she glances out the window while driving. He chuckles, perhaps unaware that Yeoju is observing her reflection in the mirror.
"Funny?"
"what?"
"You keep laughing"
"You didn't laugh?"
"You're lying, even though you're still smiling."
"It's a smiley face"
That's right, it was their specialty to keep up a conversation in such childish elementary school language. It was their game to empty their minds and talk without a topic to talk about, and time flew by.
"They're all here"
"It says on the outside that it's a good restaurant."
Yeoju's standard for a good restaurant is a shabby exterior. A neatly remodeled house might seem like it lacks the appearance of a good restaurant, but I believe these places are trustworthy. Although, there are times when expectations are off.
As soon as he sits down, Taesan looks at the menu to decide what to eat, but his hands are faster than anyone else's and place Yeoju's bag and clothes next to him.
"Let's eat some pajeon, two makgeolli bottles, and kimchi pancake."
Potato Evangelism
"Hey, what? Where have you been?"
"New deal"
"It looks like a delicious restaurant."
"Haha if it fails you shoot"
"What if I succeed?"
"I'll come out and buy it myself next time, but it seems like a good restaurant."
"Okay, just come out together. It'll be a success anyway."
Do you think Yeoju-ssi did that because she didn't know whether she would succeed or fail? Yeoju-ssi knew this place was a great restaurant just by smelling it, but she made another promise without Taesan-ssi knowing, and Taesan-ssi knew it like a ghost. He asked if she wanted to go out with him again, and when she gave him a mischievous smile, Yeoju-ssi said she wouldn't be honest and wouldn't go, so Taesan-ssi pretended not to know and joked around, asking what would happen if she failed.
Well, Taesan is the one who is fun to be with.
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"I won?"
"Wow, it's really delicious. I can't eat it because it's too greasy, but I ate all three."
"Come back later"
"Please rain tomorrow too"
"It really doesn't stop raining"
"..Ah, let's go to the mart and do some shopping first."
Come to think of it, it seems like everyone was worrying about what to eat tomorrow while eating dinner last night, and Yeoju remembers that and suggests going to the mart. Taesan suggests grilling some green onion pancakes today, but Yeoju replies that it would be a failure if it wasn't as delicious as that aunt's.
"Hahaha, should I go learn from my aunt again?"
"ㅋㅋㅋ He asked me to accept him as his disciple"
"Awesome, Pajeon House Disciple"
"I'll open a store and become a regular customer."
"There's no one else but you on strike"
"I'll take Kim Un-hak with me."
"nice"
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"Do you need this much waves?"
When they arrived at the mart, they sent Taesan to the vegetable section and Yeoju was choosing ice cream and flour when Taesan showed up, having bought enough to make 100 pancakes.
"I'll dedicate it to you and Kim Un-hak."
"Who do you think is a pig?"
"You've been so quiet lately. You used to be able to easily eat two bowls of rice."
"So I gained 7 kilos and you called me a pig and we haven't heard from you since."
"I like Kimchi better."
"what"
"Don't eat snacks, eat a lot of rice, heroine."
"Don't touch the candy"
Yeoju, a snack lover, isn't the kind of person who would just watch Taesan try to eat snacks with his hands, pretending to eat them. She might be able to cut down on food, but she can't cut down on snacks, especially turtle chips. She grabs Taesan's hand and demands he give her some, saying he has too much.
"omg,"
"What? Why?"
"That's why we look like a married couple, right? We went grocery shopping together."
"...What are you saying..!! No!!"
The flustered Yeoju says "No" with a twisted pronunciation, and Taesan laughs as if something is funny and looks down at Yeoju from a distance that has become closer. Only then does Yeoju say "Oops" and take the snack out of Taesan's hand, and Taesan gives up, saying "Oops, Oops." Yeoju hides her red face and runs to the checkout counter. But since that day, the kid has become more and more sly, and now Yeoju feels uneasy about a different meaning.
What if I end up hospitalized with a high fever?
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Thanks to the people who came to the accommodation and helped us unpack, Yeo-ju, who fell down on the sofa, grumbled about how there were so many scallions and how Un-hak was like an animal, and it made me laugh even more because I could see what Tae-san was going to say.
That evening, Taesan, Seongho, and Joyeon helped out. Jiye also helped out a little, and Jihyun and Yeoju sat on the sofa, feeling as if they were at a vacation spot, surrounded by the smell and sounds of food.
As we all sat around the table, cheers of deliciousness could be heard. I wondered how it was right to eat jeon for two meals in a row, but I could feel Taesan's gaze on me, so I had no choice but to eat it. The pajeon I took a bite of wasn't as delicious as the aunt's. It was a little richer and a little more bitter. Still, I ate it with my lips in front of me.
'Should I open a store?'
It tastes so good that it feels like a secret recipe. Even Unhak next to me eats it so deliciously that I wonder if it's really that. At this level, I think Yeoju could open a restaurant just for us.
"The pajeon is really delicious! Did you learn it?"
"Oh, because he's a disciple of some aunt."
It was inevitable that Jiye's question to Taesan made her turn her head, but Taesan's answer satisfied Yeoju quite a bit. It was like building a wall for Jiye. So that only Yeoju and he could laugh, and that dinner was so delicious, and because they could laugh, Taesan's pajeon was not a failure, and at least it became a delicious restaurant for them.
And on that day when the rain is pouring down, someone will be running towards this accommodation. He will try to confuse them once again.
"Is this the right place?"