episode_0309

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“Are you not feeling well?”

Kang In-ho returned home after his strange meeting with Crown and made dinner.

For Seong-ah, who must be getting more and more tired from preparing for the college entrance exam, I put in some special effort today.

Although he didn’t have much difficulty in cooking due to his experience cooking for himself, he lived by rotating several types of food, as is the case with most men.

Since the number of foods that could be cooked was significantly limited, I tried to make it as diverse as possible, but I was only able to provide a little variation and could not produce a dramatic result.

To make up for that weakness, I looked at cookbooks in my spare time, and today’s dinner is the result.

But a problem arose.

I served food according to her taste, which I had always noticed, but for some reason, the other person’s reaction was not so good.

He thought he didn’t like the food, but seeing as his expression was tense from the moment he entered the house, he thought something must have happened outside.

“It’s okay. Let’s eat.”

She showed a weak smile.

– Clatter rattle rattle rattle

The sound of the spoon hitting the rice bowl filled the table.

He followed her and started eating, putting a spoonful of rice in his mouth.

“What happened at school?”

I secretly looked at her and asked.

“No, nothing happened.”

“I don’t think so. Your face is stiff.”

“Ah….”

Seongah Kim touched her face with her free hand and smiled awkwardly.

Kang In-ho’s eyes narrowed.

“Is it hard to study?”

This is a child who has hardly ever studied.

He thought that the time had come when studying would become difficult and boring.

“It’s really not because of grades. It’s just that my condition suddenly got worse.”

“Really? I need to take good care of my condition as well.”

“Of course. The CSAT is coming soon.”

The two men and women are engrossed in eating again. Kang In-ho must have been bothered by the conversation just now, and cleared his throat twice.

At his signal, Seongah Kim’s eyes turned to him. I saw his face with an apologetic expression.

“…Is this too much nagging the test taker?”

“Wow, I said everything I wanted to say, so why worry? I don’t feel bad, so don’t worry.”

“Then I’m glad. How about the food?”

Kang In-ho raised the tone of his voice as he seemed to have regained the previous dining atmosphere.

“It’s delicious every time. I guess you found some new recipe?”

“I used some effort.”

“What is it?”

As Kang In-ho puffed out his chest and looked proud, Kim Seong-ah laughed.

Then a cloud appears over my face again.

Kang In-ho just noticed the slight changes first.

“Uncle.”

Kim Seong-ah, who had already eaten half of the food, called out to him.

“Huh?”

“Um… no.”

“What is it.”

“Is there a secret you’re hiding from me?”

I glance at his gaze.

“Of course it is. You’ll be there too, right?”

“I don’t have any secrets that I’m worried about being discovered. At best, I like you, but that’s not a secret anymore.”

“When you say that, I have nothing to say.”

He smiled sheepishly and took another drink.

She looked closely at his face and hands.

“…….”

There is no specific reaction.

But that didn’t serve as evidence that would resolve all the doubts she had now.

She sighed inwardly.

“It was a good meal.”

I put down my chopsticks and stand up.

“Don’t you eat any more?”

He asked after seeing about 1/3 of the rice left.

“I’m not feeling well. It’s not because it’s not tasty, so don’t worry too much.”

“Okay. If you’re having a hard time, tell me.”

“Okay. I’ll study a bit and then sleep.”

Without listening to his answer, Kim Seong-ah walked up the stairs with great strides.

– Boom

The sound of a door closing could be heard from afar, and he looked at the still large amount of leftover food.

“Oh, I have to eat all of this.”

He thought he might overeat a little today.

***

Kim Seong-ah, lying on the bed, felt dizzy and her heart was pounding.

The conversation between Crown and Kang In-ho seemed to still be playing in my ears.

“Mister… what the hell….”

When I look at his face, I smile for no reason.

Time goes by quickly when you talk to him.

When you eat with him, even simple side dishes are delicious.

When I smell his scent, my head becomes dizzy and my heart races.

It’s the same today too.

Her feelings toward him remained the same even after seeing that scene full of questions.

That’s why it’s painful.

“Uncle.”

There is a fear that this happy time he is giving her as a gift may in fact be a trap set by an evil group.

“Please… please… not.”

She prayed to a star.

Now I couldn’t go back to my daily life without him.

So I sincerely hope that it is not the worst case scenario she thinks.

“What if… What if it’s true… If he’s deceiving me…”

What should I do.

She herself could feel her heart breaking little by little.