05. For world peace
Written by Malranggong.
“Finally, everything is cleaned up. You know I need to help with the flower beds, too, right?”
“Don’t worry, I’m pretty good with my hands.”
“I can’t believe it… Anyway, let’s do the flower bed tomorrow. It’ll be over soon.”
“Hmm, but as I said before, I fell from the sky and don’t have a home…”
“Oh, really? Then you’ll live at my house for a while.”
When Taehyung said he didn't have a home, Yeonhwa readily offered to stay at her place. Taehyung was taken aback by Yeonhwa's cool demeanor.
“Are humans originally this cool…?”
“Some people are like that.”
Yeonhwa's house was spacious and had quite a few rooms. Taehyung ended up using one of the unused rooms. The bed and desk were covered in dust from not being used for a long time. Taehyung was startled by the dust, but then he realized that it would be difficult to clean such a large house alone, and he accepted the dusty furniture. Taehyung dusted the desk with a duster, put the dusty blanket in the laundry basket, and set up the bed with the blanket Yeonhwa had given him.
“When you’re done, come and eat.”
Yeonhwa opened Taehyung's room door and spoke. Taehyung said he understood and went straight to the living room.
The table was filled with savory soybean paste stew, kimchi, and various side dishes. It looked like Yeonhwa had prepared it.
“The young lady prepared the meal, so I’ll do the dishes.”
“My name is Lee Yeon-hwa. What is your name, Miss Fox?”
“Kim Taehyung. Yeonhwa… Your name is pretty too, Yeonhwa.”
“Stop talking nonsense and just eat.”
"yes."
He took a spoonful of the soybean paste stew, which smelled and looked delicious. Taehyung's expression immediately turned sour. And before he knew it, he let out a "Ugh." No matter how hard he tried to hide it, his sour expression wouldn't turn into a blank or smiling expression. Taehyung was in for a fresh shock, thinking that it looked so delicious, but tasted so bad.
“What, it doesn’t taste that good…?”
“No, Yeonhwa… doesn’t she look at the liver…?”
“I have to check the liver…? I didn’t know. This is my first time making it. I’ve always just ordered delivery or skipped meals.”
“Somehow, I thought you were really thin.”
Taehyung put down his spoon, looked at Yeonhwa with a serious expression, and said.
“Yeonhwa, for the sake of world peace, please don’t cook.”