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...

김여주

uh...?

김여주

Hello! Are you the boss?

이제노

(Laughs) Oh, hello!

이제노

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

김여주

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

이제노

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

이제노

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

김여주

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

김여주

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.

김여주

Oh my... Time flies so fast already?

이제노

Yeah. Do you live around here?

김여주

Yes! What about President Zeno?

이제노

I live nearby too.

이제노

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

이제노

I'll get you home safely.

이제노

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

김여주

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

김여주

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

이제노

Yes, I understand.

이제노

So you're really a regular customer?

김여주

(Laughs) Of course!

이제노

Thank you so much. Come on in!

이제노

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.

김여주

hello!

???

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

???

Are you coming in now?

김여주

yes.

???

Don't be out too late.

???

There's a lot of scary news these days.

김여주

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

김여주

All right.

???

Let's go.

김여주

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.

김여주

hmm...

김여주

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

김여주

Should I have asked your name?

That was when.

Ding dong.

김여주

...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.

김여주

Oh, I'm sorry...

김여주

I wrote the lake wrong...

???

It's okay. It can happen once.

김여주

...I, by any chance...

김여주

What is the name of the person next door?

김여주

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

김여주

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.

나재민

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

김여주

Wow, that's a cool name.

김여주

Okay, Jaemin. Thank you so much.

김여주

Well then... go in!

The woman closed the door and sighed in relief.

김여주

Wow... that's a relief.

김여주

I didn't lose this...

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

김여주

(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.

김여주

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

김여주

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.

김여주

Oh? Hello.

나재민

hello...

김여주

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

나재민

I'm going to buy something.

나재민

Where are you going, my lady?

김여주

I'm going to go to my regular cafe.

김여주

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

나재민

You really like milk tea.

나재민

Do you already have a regular cafe?

김여주

Yes, that's how it happened...

나재민

(Concerned look) Ah...

나재민

Okay, then... have a nice day.

김여주

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...