Please be nice to me_

Episode 40. I Wish You Remembered

"Please Love Me_" _Episode 40

As if something had suddenly appeared and disappeared before my eyes, I entered the central hall where my father would be, with an emptiness that followed.

If you walk a little further, you will see your mother sitting in the front seat.

신미진

Ah~ our daughter is here~?

백여주

huh_

I sat down next to my mother, leaving the bouquet and bag a space between them, and then I saw my father speaking in a calm tone from the stage.

백 회장

· · · So, when our company was planning this project...

백여주

…….

신미진

Daughter, what's wrong?

신미진

You don't look in a good mood today-?

백여주

… … Oh, you see?

I touched the area around my eyes with my fingers in case it showed that I had cried, but thankfully my makeup didn't seem to have smudged, so I thought I was lucky.

신미진

I'm thinking of going out to eat after the party today. Is my daughter going to come with me?

백여주

Eating out?

I don't know what else I can do in this situation, but... I should at least pretend to think about it so that Mom won't feel embarrassed.

백여주

… … Well… I don’t know today.

신미진

Look at this-. You're not feeling well today, are you?

No, Mom... I'm not feeling well...

백여주

… … Even if it’s not like that-.

신미진

… Look how gaunt he’s become since I last saw him.

신미진

…I won’t force you to eat out, so just say hello to your father and go in and rest today.

백여주

Is that okay...?

Even so, there are a lot of eyes watching today, so I think I'll have to stay until the end of the celebration.

신미진

That's okay-.

신미진

Mom, I'll make sure to tell Dad.

백 회장

What's okay with that-?

Before I knew it, my father had finished briefing the plan and was coming down from the podium. He was peeking his head out, curious.

백여주

Oh, Dad - a gift.

It's probably been a while since you've seen me, so I didn't want to ruin a good day by complaining about my poor health right from the start. So, I tried to change the subject first.

백 회장

Oh, what is it? A flower gift?

백여주

Yeah. Isn't it pretty?

백 회장

Wow - that's right. The scent is really nice.

I was a little worried because I heard that men don't usually like flowers as gifts, but my worries were eased after seeing my dad's reaction.

백여주

Oh, on the way here… I dropped it once and the packaging got a little crumpled.

백여주

I wonder if it will be okay though.

백 회장

It's okay, it's okay. ...

신미진

Oh my - I'm going to laugh at myself for getting a flower gift from my daughter. I'm going to laugh at myself for getting a flower gift from my daughter.

I couldn't help but laugh at my mother, who sighed and shook her head as she met my eyes, wondering if anyone would think she was a fool for her daughter.

백 회장

Daughter, please take just one picture of Dad.

I saw my dad handing me his phone, then running over to me at a brisk pace and taking a seat under a banner that read, "Our Company's 1st Construction Project Commemoration Ceremony."

She is smiling brightly while holding a bouquet of red roses in her arms.

백여주

One, two, three - I'll take a picture, Dad.

백여주

One, two, three-

···

I tossed my bag onto the passenger seat, sat down in the driver's seat, and leaned my head against the steering wheel. As I closed my eyes, a fleeting image of him flashed through my mind.

I've been waiting for you anxiously every single day, but even though we've finally met, why does my heart ache so much?

If I had selfishly hoped he would remember me, would that have been too much to ask?

Not long after that, I looked up and saw the sun setting.

I looked to the side just in case, but the car was already gone.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have learned more about it instead of crying like an idiot.

I felt ashamed of myself just a few hours ago, when I was just crying in vain.

백여주

… … Ah, you fool, Baek Yeo-ju.

Still, I thought, "What can I do?" and just started the car. I thought if I stayed here, I'd keep thinking about it.

So now I'm trying to get out of here...

김태현

What, is it suddenly time for self-reflection?

I slammed on the brakes at the sound of a mischievous voice coming from the back seat.

백여주

Ah, what is it…!?

백여주

Since when has it been there?

김태현

Since a while ago.

백여주

I told you to stop using that ability to appear out of nowhere.

"My heart is about to burst," he said. As the female lead sighed, Taehyun pretended not to hear and asked again. "So, what's wrong?"

백여주

… … If you listen to it, you might fall backwards.

김태현

What, is it that surprising?

백여주

huh.

김태현

What's going on?

백여주

I saw Taehyung.

김태현

Oh. But why is that?

김태현

What Taehyung saw was…

A moment of silence.

김태현

what?

김태현

… Really? You weren't hallucinating?

백여주

I saw it with my own two eyes.

백여주

The blue hair is still the same,

백여주

I thought I'd seen that car somewhere, and it turned out to be the same car he drove when he picked me up.

김태현

So, what did you do?

백여주

… … What are you doing, you idiot, you couldn’t say anything.

No words came out, only tears. Taehyung must have been truly flustered. When the female lead sighed, Taehyun made a face as if he didn't understand.

김태현

You must have been embarrassed...?

김태현

…….

김태현

……no way.

백여주

You don't remember me.

Taehyun covered his mouth at the same time. Then he just blinked his eyes.

백여주

… We can’t meet anymore.

김태현

…….

백여주

… Ah, I want a drink.

백여주

Drinking too much today is legal, right?

Taehyun, who usually abstained from drinking for the sake of Yeoju's health, nodded this time.

김태현

Oh, but wait a minute.

김태현

Are you going to go home and drink?

백여주

no.

김태현

…?

김태현

Who drives?

백여주

you.

김태현

…?

김태현

Look at that confidence. When did I do it?

백여주

…Okay~ You don’t have to do it.

백여주

I guess I'll just get caught for drunk driving and pay a fine.

Taehyun speaks as if he wants to hear, but from Taehyun's perspective, it's an absurd situation.

At least he nodded, saying, "Okay, do whatever you want."

Until then, the female protagonist probably didn't know.

Fate is more persistent than you think.

That we will meet again soon.