episode_0044
by admin#44
“Nyaa… … .”
The cat, completely covered in my merciless hands and gasping for breath,
Tata da.
“No?!”
─I tried to escape while Yoonseol and I were looking away for a moment.
‘fast…!’
It’s hard to believe that this cat’s usually leisurely gait is so quick.
but,
“You can’t run away now. The door is locked.”
The cat soon stopped walking, looking bewildered at the sight of the closed door.
“Nyaa… !”
You are a rat in poison… no, a cat.
A look of astonishment appeared in the cat’s eyes.
Turning your back to the door and backing away is like seeing a mouse cornered by a wall.
“… .”
Let’s just ignore the eyes of someone looking at us strangely from behind.
“Hehehehe.”
A sinister laugh naturally escapes my mouth.
How dare you run away from me.
“… .”
Then, when I took a step towards the cat,
“Huh?!”
Squeak.
The cat jumped on the doorknob, opened the door, and then escaped through the gap that opened up.
‘and….’
What did I see?
A cat that opens a door by itself and runs away? It was a genius cat that could appear on a TV show.
I quickly opened the door and followed the cat’s back…
‘…he’s gone.’
All I could see was the cat disappearing into another alley.
The rain had let up quite a bit. That was a relief.
“Ugh. I’m so upset… .”
As I was suppressing my anger, I heard a slightly cold voice from behind me.
“Cats… I guess you like them a lot.”
…Yunseol’s gaze looking at me was a little painful.
What should I say? It’s a look like looking at a slightly dangerous person.
“Ahem.”
Feeling slightly embarrassed, I sat back down.
‘This is why cats are dangerous.’
Ugh.
Then, while I was absentmindedly licking my lips while drinking the remaining hot chocolate, Yunseol opened her mouth.
“And by the way, you created a store Instagram account… Is the owner managing it?”
“Oh, did you see? I’m leaving the management to Min-ah for now… but I’ll have to do it soon.”
Minah’s semester will start soon too.
Managing Instagram is also a kind of store job, so I feel bad about leaving it to you.
“Aha… .”
Yunseol, who heard my answer, gave a short response and then turned her gaze back to the mug.
By the way, the mug that Yunseol is looking at is already empty.
“… .”
I thought, “Do you want to drink more?” and immediately said to Yunseol.
“Would you like some more hot chocolate?”
“Oh, it’s okay… okay.”
Then Yunseol shook his head and rejected my offer.
After a while, she continued speaking with an expression of caution for some reason.
“Who is that, Mina?”
“Huh?”
ah.
… Come to think of it, Yunseol still doesn’t know Minah.
It’s not like we even exchanged names with each other.
By the way, who is Minah?
‘How should I explain it?’
After thinking for a moment, I quickly answered her.
“Min-ah is, um… just a close friend.”
… Honestly, she’s closer to my younger sister. But still, we’re strangers.
“Oh, I see… . I, I was just asking just in case, is that Ms. Min-ah… a woman? ”
“Yes. He is five years younger than me.”
“… .”
Yunseol, who had been making a subtle expression upon hearing my answer, soon tilted the mug she was holding to her lips.
… wasn’t that empty?
Well, maybe. I was just bored.
Huh? And come to think of it,
“Minah told me that she ran into Seolah last time. Do you remember?”
“With me? When is that?”
“The day before yesterday, when Yoon Seol came to my house. He said he took a picture. He has purple hair… .”
Yunseol, who had been looking up for a moment as if trying to recall her memories after hearing my answer, soon opened her eyes wide and spoke.
“Ah…! That pretty person!”
What a pretty person. I should tell Mina later.
… I can already clearly see Min-ah’s excited appearance.
Even while I was laughing and imagining that,
“Huh? Sure… .”
Yunseol was looking at the mug, muttering something with unfocused eyes as if lost in thought.
The moment I tried to talk to her, I wondered what was going on.
“By any chance, seriously, just by any chance, you and Ms. Minah aren’t dating, right…?”
…Somewhat unexpected words came out of Yunseol’s mouth.
“Yes?”
Suddenly, I wondered what Yunseol was saying, so I stared blankly at her.
‘Me and Min-a?’
Perhaps sensing my gaze, she added with a slightly trembling voice.
“That day, I saw Mina going towards the boss’s house. I’m not asking because of any intention… I’m just curious… !”
Oh. And by the way, you said you ran into each other in front of the apartment complex.
If Min-ah had seen me going towards the apartment where I live, she would have easily misunderstood me.
‘what….’
For a brief moment, I thought that maybe Yunseol was saying that because she was interested in me rationally.
I spoke to her, being conscious of not letting any regret show in my voice.
“We’re not really dating, we’re just close friends. We’ve been close since we were kids, so in many ways.”
“I see… . I was just curious, really. As a friend. ”
Yunseol speaks with emphasis on the word “friend.”
That look seemed to be an attitude of drawing a line, as if telling people not to misunderstand any more… It was a little bitter.
Of course, I don’t think that Yunseol and I could ever date.
“… .”
After the conversation ended, a slightly awkward silence flowed between me and Yunseol.
‘… It’s bitter.’
It was a time when the word friend felt a little regrettable.
***
Meanwhile, inside Three Star’s affiliate located close to [Oasis].
Tiring.
‘hmm?’
Kim Ji-wan, who is nominally the vice president of Three Star Corporation, but in reality works as Baek A-rin’s personal secretary,
As always, while I was working on the tasks Baek A-rin had given me, I received a text message.
[Secretary Kim. Please come quickly to the location I sent you.]
‘What happened?’
I bet you said you were going to the cocktail bar today with that guy named Kim Do-han.
For her to send such an urgent text message…
‘… Did you kill him?’
No. That can’t be. Secretary Kim shook his head.
Kim Do-han is not a target for Baek A-rin’s cleaning. There is not a single element that meets the criteria.
“… .”
It was not the time to question.
He immediately grabbed his car keys and headed to the location she had texted him.
.
‘…Is this it?’
Secretary Kim received a text message from his girlfriend, Baek A-rin, and hurriedly drove to the address she sent.
“… .”
In the astonishing speed of just five minutes, he saw a white cat hurriedly coming out of the alleyway.
Rattling.
Secretary Kim immediately got out of the car and opened the back seat door.
The cat naturally went inside through the open back door.
It was a natural movement, as if it were a home.
“Aren’t you all wet, Miss?”
After that, Secretary Kim got into the driver’s seat, took out a towel from the passenger seat storage compartment, and handed it to the back seat.
If a third party were to see that sight… Secretary Kim would be considered a strange person who talks to cats.
but,
“… .”
In the backseat, a white-haired girl, not a cat, was sitting there, breathing heavily.
The obviously bizarre situation of a cat turning into a human.
However, Secretary Kim continued speaking without showing any sign of surprise.
“What happened to you that you got caught in the rain?”
“… .”
“Aren’t you going to tell me? Surely, you ‘cleaned’ it… ”
Baek A-rin, who had been silent for a moment at his words, answered with a strangely trembling voice.
“Hoo… That’s not it, don’t worry.”
Since being taken in by the chairman, Baek A-rin has always had a well-groomed smile on her face.
Secretary Kim, who sometimes felt goosebumps at the sight of her like that, noticed that there was something strange about Baek A-rin’s appearance.
“Sigh… .”
A breath coming out of the gap between the lips, a flushed face, or slightly open eyes.
And the body trembles slightly as if it can’t sit still,
Even the act of biting one’s lips slightly, as if holding back some aftertaste.
… Baek A-rin’s appearance, which gave off a strange aura, was clearly strange.
“Haa… First of all, let’s go quickly.”
She said in a slightly sharp voice, perhaps sensing that he was thinking that way.
“… Okay.”
Boohoo.
Secretary Kim, who was driving the car as instructed and glancing at her reflection in the rearview mirror, thought.
‘…What on earth happened?’
Said.
Of course, it was something unknown.
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