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"Why isn't Hong Ji-soo coming out?"
"Ugh... I'm going to die from being on a plane for over 12 hours."
"If Hong Ji-soo comes, will you go straight to the hotel?"
"of course"
"You should at least eat something..."
"I can just order room service. I'm tired..."
"Then I get sick. Hong Ji-soo is here too.. Am I seeing Hong Ji-soo with a woman right now?"
He had only dated once in high school. They only lasted about a week, and he had never admitted to it. He was always locked in his studio all day, so it seemed strange to see his friend being affectionate with a girl. Seungcheol doubted his eyes.
Jisoo and Eunhyang came to meet their friends, waving their arms cheerfully, whether they knew it or not.
"Hey~ Are you going first, you idiot?"
"Next to you..."
"Oh, Eunhyang Lee is one of the invited guests and she's a perfumer."
"hello"
"It's rare for a perfumer to be invited to a ball like this..."
"What perfume do you often use?"
"Adela's Onsemiro (Always Unchanging)"
"How about that perfume?"
"...? Good. It's not too strong, so it's comfortable... I recommend you try it! Haha"
"...Phew..."
"I'm glad you enjoyed it."
"...yes?"
"HeyㅋㅋㅋThe person who made that is Eunhyangㅋㅋㅋ"
"...??"
“Isn’t this the perfume that came out last year?”
"Wow, so really... Adela the perfumer?.."
"Not just a steering wheel, but a representative steering wheel."
"I make almost all of our company's perfumes."
Jeonghan remained silent, as if he was dissatisfied with something.
Jiyeon, who had come out at some point, joined in the friendly atmosphere except for Jeonghan.
"Hey guys! Are you waiting for me?"
"....?"
"Huh? You were speaking English earlier..."
"I lived in the US for about 5 years and studied abroad in Paris for about 3 years, so I was able to speak English without even realizing it."
"...Hey Hong Ji-soo. Are you going to the hotel right away?"
"Huh? Yeah. Eunhyang. Are you going to go right away too?"
"No, I have somewhere to go..."
"..Sister! Do you want to go with me?"
"No, I will decline."
"why??"
"Because I'm comfortable alone..."
"Choi Seung-cheol just finished eating. He'll go first."
"See you later, Eunhyang~"
In the end, only Seungcheol and Eunhyang were left uncomfortably at the airport.
Eunhyang was playing something on her phone, as if something was really going on. Then, as if she had decided something, she started walking.
"Ah! Over there.."
"....?"
"Would you like to eat together?"
"no."
"..."
He gave Seungcheol a polite greeting and left. Seungcheol was quite taken aback, as no one had ever rejected his proposal so adamantly.
"...Am I the one who got kicked?"
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Eunhyang seemed to be waiting for someone at a cafe.
"Madam! Here you go~"
"Eunhyang! You've grown so much... It seems like only yesterday I saw you when you were 17..."
"Is that so? Haha"
"How about perfume?"
"Thanks to what Madam taught me back then, I was invited to a world-class event haha"
"What...you were talented?"
"Teacher Even...are you okay?"
"Your condition has improved a lot, but you still need rest."
"Is it okay if I go there?"
"Of course! The teacher misses you so much."
Eunhyang smiled bitterly.
After talking for a few minutes, we said goodbye and left.
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"It's a shame to go to the hotel like this..."
The manager sent Seungcheol to a hotel first, so he wandered the streets of Paris alone.
Unlike in Korea, where everyone recognizes me, I was able to walk around leisurely for the first time in a while, away from the camera.
At that time, as I passed by a perfume shop, I thought of Lee Eun-hyang.
He began to blank out, recalling the face he'd briefly seen at the airport. Seungcheol, feeling like he was going crazy, came to his senses and looked ahead to see the face he'd been thinking of already entering the perfume shop he'd just passed.
Seungcheol entered the perfume shop without knowing it.
"..."
"..."
Eunhyang didn't seem to notice Seungcheol coming in, as she was only focused on smelling the scent.
"Ahem..."
"....?"
"Oh, hello.. Nice to see you again..^^"
"...Are you interested in perfume?"
"yes yes!.."
"This... will suit you well."
Eunhyang pointed to the sample of the perfume she was wearing and spoke to Seungcheol, then asked the clerk to package a different perfume for her.
"Then... tomorrow..."
"excuse me!..."
"...?"
"Would you like to go to the Eiffel Tower with me? The lights will be on soon.."
"Is that so?"
The two of them didn't say a word while walking to the Eiffel Tower.
It was as if my first meeting with Jisoo was a deja vu.
After arriving in front of the Eiffel Tower, Seungcheol, who couldn't stand the frustration of seeing Eunhyang just taking pictures, spoke to her first.
"If you came because you felt sorry for me..."
"No. I'm going to take pictures anyway."
"ah..."
"Please speak comfortably. I'm a year younger."
"Oh really...?"
"..."
"...Am I uncomfortable?"
"no..?"
"Because I'm speechless..."
"I'm not the type to talk much... I saw earlier that the four of you seem to know each other well?"
"Yeah. Jisoo and Jeonghan have been friends since high school, and Jiyeon's activities overlapped a lot."
"I see. I don't really know much about the entertainment industry..."
"I don't know either...?"
"I don't know for sure, but I've seen it in passing."
"Ah...you became a perfumer because you like perfume?"
"No. At first, I didn't want to die."
"...?"
"The scent was strong and gave me a headache... When I first went to study abroad in France, I almost went crazy because of the perfume."
"....however..."
"Someone really liked my scent..."
"...."
"Then how did you become an actor?"
"...just..."
"..."
"I wasn't that good at studying, and I was cast because I was good-looking, but I didn't think I could sing or dance, so the company made me an actor, but I turned out to be talented."
"..."
"I started this because I wanted to be filial to my parents, but somehow I ended up here at the top... I feel like I shouldn't be here yet..."
"...."
"Everyone says that. It's not easy to get here at our age.
So I thought it was still a long way to go..."
"..."
"..what am I saying to you hehe..sorry"
"No, I feel that way too."
"...."
"Don't think too low of yourself. You seem like a good person."
"Ah... yeah.."
"...Should I go in now? I think I need to rest for tomorrow..."
"Uh... okay"
That night, Seungcheol couldn't fall asleep as quickly as usual.
Because a different feeling than usual took over instead of the burden, I kept waking up and sleeping, and when I looked at the bed next to me, my roommate Jeonghan was not there.
To find Jeonghan, Seungcheol left his room and wandered around the hotel.
"...Did you go outside the hotel..?"
In the end, Seungcheol ended up coming out of the hotel.
Fortunately, Jeonghan's back was visible from the surrounding area.
The moment I was about to call Jeonghan, I saw Eunhyang with Jeonghan.
"hey."
"..."
"Do you know me?"