Is that guy next door to me?

2. Cafe owner

* It proceeds from the author's point of view.

* A week later.

Yeoju went to a cafe that the person who asked about milk tea last time recommended.

And then...

uh...?

Hello! Are you the boss?

(Laughs) Oh, hello!

Yes, I am the cafe owner, Lee Je-no.

So that's why you recommended it here last time. How interesting.

Yes. I'm confident in my milk tea...

I did a lot of research, didn't I? I just happened to come across that when I needed an evaluation.

I see. That's great! I'm just recently into it, so I don't know much about it, but...

I'll help you if you need it!

That's how Yeoju came to evaluate Zeno's milk tea.

During the evaluation process, we became much closer than expected.

We ended up staying at the cafe together until almost closing time.

Oh my... Time flies so fast already?

Yeah. Do you live around here?

Yes! What about President Zeno?

I live nearby too.

Oh, then I'm very grateful today...

I'll get you home safely.

Of course, if it's okay with you, Ms. Yeoju.

Ah! It's not as dark outside as I thought.

You can go alone. President Zeno must be tired too, so hurry up and get organized and go.

Yes, I understand.

So you're really a regular customer?

(Laughs) Of course!

Thank you so much. Come on in!

See you next time.

So the heroine headed home with excited steps.

On the way home,

The female protagonist discovers the house next door coming out of the recycling center.

hello!

(raising his glasses) ...Oh, yes. Hello.

Are you coming in now?

yes.

Don't be out too late.

There's a lot of scary news these days.

...Oh, maybe it's only like this today...

All right.

Let's go.

yes...

I even took the elevator with the person next door.

Only silence flowed.

So the two exchanged a brief greeting and went into their respective homes.

When Yeoju came home, she thought about how she could become closer to her neighbors.

hmm...

Should I get your number first...? No, that's too early.

Should I have asked your name?

That was when.

Ding dong.

...who are you?

Oh, that's the house next door...

A package arrived at my house, but it wasn't mine.

The female protagonist quickly opened the door and checked the delivery box.

Oh, I'm sorry...

I wrote the lake wrong...

It's okay. It can happen once.

...I, by any chance...

What is the name of the person next door?

If you brought this to me, you know my name.

It's a bit much for me to be the only one who does that...

I've known your name since the day I sent you 10 times the price of milk tea to your account.

(After hesitating) My name is Na Jae-min.

Wow, that's a cool name.

Okay, Jaemin. Thank you so much.

Well then... go in!

The woman closed the door and sighed in relief.

Wow... that's a relief.

I didn't lose this...

The items the female protagonist ordered were ingredients that could be used to make milk tea at home.

(Laughs) I have to try it right now.

However, the milk tea made by the female protagonist kept failing,

In the end, I gave up.

...I guess I'm not suited for this kind of thing.

As expected, eating out is the best.

* The next day.

I opened the door to go out,

I also heard the door next door open.

Oh? Hello.

hello...

If you don't mind, where are you going?

I'm going to buy something.

Where are you going, my lady?

I'm going to go to my regular cafe.

Because I wanted to drink milk tea... (laughs)

You really like milk tea.

Do you already have a regular cafe?

Yes, that's how it happened...

(Concerned look) Ah...

Okay, then... have a nice day.

Have a nice day, Jaemin!

Yeoju felt better because she felt like she had gotten a little closer to Jaemin.

So I went to my regular cafe...