Portrait of a Hwanjang

Episode 2 _ [Portrait of a Hwanjang]

When I woke up, it was 5 a.m. I clearly went to bed at 4 the previous day, but I must have slept for 13 hours already. Still half-asleep, I stumbled into the living room. After a moment of daze, I washed my face and picked up my phone.




"Why are there so many DMs?"




My head was spinning from all the useless DM bombs from my friends.

But that didn't last long, as the events of yesterday began to creep back to me. I quickly checked to see if there were any DMs from Jeon Jungkook, and found a reply from four hours ago.




📷✏ You said you were a fan, and it really is. Thank you for contacting me first. However, I will refuse to draw a new one. I have no intention of forgiving you.




"I briefly mentioned last time that I was a Jeon Jungkook fan, and I guess you remembered. Did your ears perk up when I mentioned myself? And what the hell are you talking about when you say you have no intention of forgiving me? Of course, I was wrong for not trusting anyone at all. But I reflected on it and even apologized, so did you really have to say something like that?"




"Huh, you're making me feel bad? ...Still, I was wrong, so I shouldn't be angry."




📷✏ How can I forgive you?




"It's so stupid, you know. I don't know, I'll just let it go."




Still, I thought about how Jeon Jungkook felt as a fan. What if he was upset because I drew him strangely without saying anything? It was almost 6 o'clock when I replied. I went to bed early last night without eating dinner, so I was hungry. I should just grab a quick meal and go grocery shopping.

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I returned home after a pleasant shopping trip. I checked my DMs and saw that Jeon Jungkook had already replied to me again.




📷✏ What can you do for me?




Suddenly, he asked me back. He should at least answer my question. Forgiving Jeon Jungkook wasn't as easy as I thought.




📷✏ Well, I can draw for you since drawing is my job.




After much thought, I sent a reply. "What can I possibly do for you?" A few seconds later, Jeon Jungkook replied again.




📷✏ I know that too. Anything else?




It was a ridiculous answer. All I could think of was a drawing, and now you're saying there's nothing else? Why did I ever like this person? The more I look at him, the more I find myself disliking him.




📷✏ Well, I'm not good at anything other than art.




📷✏ Hmm... I see.





Whenever I thought about it and replied, Jeon Jungkook kept sending me sharp replies. I answered each and every one of them, even though it was annoying.




📷✏ So how do you think I can be forgiven?




📷✏ How would I know that? And why didn't you answer the question I asked earlier?




📷✏ What is it?




📷✏ I asked you earlier how I could be forgiven. You just say what you want to say and ignore my question?




📷✏ Oh, sorry. I didn't see it haha




📷✏ How to be forgiven... Shall we talk about that when we meet? Do you have time now?




Huh? You're meeting a celebrity? For something so trivial and personal? Really? My head says no, but my heart wants to meet you. How should I answer that?




📷✏ Uh... where is that?




📷✏ You live in Seoul, right? That's what it says.




📷✏ When did you see it... That's right, I live in Seoul.




📷✏ Then how about ♡♡ Cafe? My brother runs it, but there aren't any customers right now.




📷✏ Oh, yes...!! How about in 30 minutes?




📷✏ As you wish~ I'm already at the cafe.




📷✏ I'll get ready and go as soon as possible!




I said that, but... when I actually got ready to leave, it didn't feel real. Am I going to a cafe just to get a little forgiveness from a global star? And just the two of us? Han Yeo-ju, you really think life is a movie.