Chapter 270 – Now I Understand
After that, Lee Se-jin faithfully followed Hwa Eun-jeong’s coach.
“Gifts should be done with gradients, especially flowers, in more detail and care. “Before we say anything is good, let’s divide it into three stages.”
Following this advice, Lee Se-jin bought flowers from Hwa Eun-jeong five times.
“Besides flowers, there are ways to slightly catch someone off guard. It’s about making people happy or surprising them by doing them a small favor… For example, yes. “Something like recognizing when you’re thirsty and giving you water, or noticing right before you get tired and telling you to take a rest?”
Following this advice, Sejin Lee attempted various strategies.
She lightly favors Shin So-ye, who wants to eat something sweet, by giving her just a piece of candy. She analyzes the timing of when she will be thirsty, finds out in advance, and gives her a hard drink. In addition, she analyzes everything about her in numerous ways. They were considerate.
“Once you have built up goodwill, you have to burst it. The atmosphere has been good so far, so now it’s time to move on. I give you a rose. Instead, you must not say that Lee Se-jin gave it to you. She puts it gently in his place, and see who she thinks she is. “I will 100% think of Lee Se-jin, and the mood she shows while thinking is important.”
In response to those words, Lee Se-jin placed flowers three times, and each time, she accurately checked her reaction, and in the end, she was even successful in having a meal and asking her out on a date.
Hwa Eun-jeong watched the entire process from Lee Se-jin’s side.
To be precise, she was created based on Lee Se-jin’s report, but that alone was enough to make it vivid.
The sight of a man in love trying desperately to win her love!
They say love stories are the most fun things in the world, but the fun of hearing a love story right next to you and based on your own coach was truly special.
***
“Even after Lee Se-jin got along with her precious person, she continued to come to this flower shop. “She bought all the flowers to give him here.”
“I see…”
Hwa Eun-jeong’s story was interesting.
Thanks to her, she knew why I spent so much money on the flower shop, and she also knew how sincere I was for Soye.
That alone was a satisfactory achievement, but…
‘It’s a shame.’
At any rate, it was an indirect memory.
She could hear in detail what she had done and what her state of mind was like at the time, but at any rate, she was just the way others saw her.
Compared to her complete memories of herself, there was a difference.
No, it was even more awkward because she heard something about herself from someone else that she couldn’t remember.
“… “Remember, I don’t think you came back?”
“Ahaha, unfortunately it is. Well, there’s no way lost memories will come back easily.”
I intentionally smiled at Hwa Eun-jeong, who looked disappointed.
He is a kind person to me, or in some ways, a person close to my benefactor, but I don’t want to show a dark expression in front of such a person.
To change the topic, I got up and looked around at the flowers.
“Oh, so I guess I bought all the flowers here?”
“Oh, it’s not that bad. “If I buy all the flowers here, Sejin Lee, you’ll have to live on water for three months?”
Hwa Eun-jeong stands up and smiles mischievously.
“Would you like to see again what flower I chose?”
With those words, Hwa Eun-jeong brought flowers to me one by one.
“First of all, Freesia. “He is a monumental child who set the tone and started off again.”
As the flower came right in front of my nose, the scent came naturally. There was something about the sweet and strong scent.
“The scent is strong?”
“She is a child with a distinct personality. How dare you say you want to smell that scent in a song? Now, next is Dahlia. “The kid I chose to say thank you for buying me a drink.”
“This one has almost no scent.”
“He is a boy with outstanding looks. Some people like it because it has no scent. Still, take care of it.”
“Hmm…”
Following Hwa Eun-jeong’s words, she took a deep breath.
Among the scents of other flowers in the flower shop, I felt like I could smell just a little bit of the dahlia right in front of me.
“Now, maybe he was next, right?”
Hwa Eun-jeong continued to hand me flowers.
From peonies, peonies, and clematis to tulips, roses, ranunculus, and lisianthus…
I continued to look at the colors of the flowers, touch their leaves, and smell their scent.
That was when I smelled the scent of all the flowers I had gifted.
“Ah… Ugh?”
Suddenly, a headache came to my head.
“Oh my goodness? Why are you doing this, Sejin Lee? “You don’t look good.”
“I have a bit of a headache for a moment…”
“Is it because I smell it too much? “First, go outside and ventilate.”
“Yes, I understand… Ah, ugh… Ugh?”
She went out with Hwa Eun-jeong’s support, but her pain still persisted. Soon, the impact of hitting her head with a hammer caused her vision to go black.
***
It was a strange sight.
I thought I had lost my mind, but before I knew it, Soye was standing in front of me.
She looked at me with worried eyes and shook my shoulder.
“Sejin, Sejin?”
“Huh, sister?”
“Why are you doing this again… ?”
‘Oh, I suddenly had a severe headache and I think I lost consciousness a bit. ‘I’m fine now.’
I definitely answered that way, but my voice didn’t come out.
Instead, something else that I didn’t say came out of nowhere.
“I’m sorry, I just wanted to take a moment to look at the schedule and think about it… “I guess I was a little tired.”
What happened?
I panicked and tried to turn my head to look around, but my body didn’t move.
But now this is me.
What just came out of my mouth was my voice, and the look in Soye’s eyes looking at me is similar to the look in her eyes when she looks at me.
But strangely… The eyes look like their affection has cooled down a bit?
‘What happened?’
No, that can’t be true. There is no way Soye’s love for me will cool down.
That can never happen.
So, is it before the affection is fully filled yet?
‘Now I understand. ‘This is my memory.’
The moment I realized the current situation, all the discomfort I was feeling became natural.
Yes, I am looking back on my memories now.
And this memory is like nothing I have ever seen.
‘Then this… It must be a memory I forgot.’
“I told you to take it easy.”
“Ahaha, I will. Tsk tsk… Oh my, by the way, why did you come to work at this hour? Could it be that Manager Kim called you?”
“No, Sejin came to see me. “I think you’re still here.”
“…”
Her heart pounded at Su Ye’s words.
I was so happy to hear that he came back on purpose to find me.
“Would you like to go for a walk? “I have something I want to tell you.”
“Tell me about it… ?”
“Are you very busy by any chance?”
I’m busy, I have some things to do.
Even if it means using hypnosis on myself, I want to learn how to be a manager properly, and I want to become someone who is really helpful to Soye.
A sense of duty welled up in her heart, but was crushed by the heat of her love.
Other than my walk with Soye, nothing else matters.
My heart felt as if it would burst at any moment, and that insignificant suggestion was sweeter than any words.
“… “No, not at all.”
“Okay, then let’s go out.”
“I need to disguise myself more clearly. “I will also give you a mask here.”
“Are you okay. Even though I came here, no one knew. “That’s what it means to be an idol you’ve never heard of.”
“Sister…”
A single word of Soye’s self-deprecation made her heart break as if it were being torn apart.
Her pain only subsided when she went outside and walked down the street with her.
The night street felt like it was going to rain soon, and the smell of earth was wafting from afar, but it was also cozy, and it felt like it was giving us a warm hug as we walked together.
Just walking with Soye in it filled her whole body with happiness.
When I took a quick look at Soye, I felt like she was just like me.
A cheerful expression, light steps, and when I look at him, he makes eye contact with me and smiles…
She said she was happy.
Seeing that, I was happier than she was.
How long did it take to walk like that?
After walking for a while, the two came to a park with few people, and stopped with Soye’s question.
“Well, there’s one thing I want to ask you.”
“Yes, sister.”
“That flower… What does it mean?”
Flower? Are you talking about the flowers you gave as a gift? Which of them is it?
“… “A rose?”
No, I know very well.
What she asked was about the three roses I had gifted her a few hours ago.
To be exact, the past me, the me in this memory, gave it to me a few hours ago.
“Huh.”
“…”
My heart was pounding like it was going to explode.
Instead of feeling happy, I felt like I was going to overload and turn off at any moment due to tension and fear.
Now is the time.
This is the moment I have desperately wanted for the past few days and have prepared for with the help of others.
When I intuitively realized that, all kinds of emotions came flooding back.
Tension and fear, and a little courage to somehow suppress them… What moved me among all the emotions was my love for Soye.
The love that was showing off its presence in my heart more than anything else, and with that energy, my past self opened my mouth.
“… “I confess the love between you and me, eh.”
“…”
The wind suddenly becomes cold.
Nervous.
I’m more afraid of her losing her voice than anything else.
At the same time, I expect everything in the world from her.
I feel like I’m going crazy with the emotions I felt in the past.
“… “You’re stupid.”
“Yes?”
“Isn’t it too late to say that? “He showed it off like that.”
“Ah, well, I… It’s very obvious… I did. I keep giving flower gifts…”
“Yes, everyone knew.”
“I tried not to let other people find out.”
“… Yes, I know that too. “They were considerate of me because I was an idol.”
She kept her head down, then raised her head and looked at me.
All the emotions contained in her eyes that shined like a starry night, and the most visible of them was love.
She trusted those feelings, looked her straight in the eyes and spoke quietly with her heart.
“I love you, sister. “I’m serious.”
And Soye echoed my feelings.
“Yes, I like it too. “Sejin.”
Feeling an explosion of emotions, I felt myself losing consciousness again.
***
When I came to my senses, I found myself standing alone in a studio apartment.
This time too, it’s a memory.
But something is a little strange.
Am I checking myself in front of the mirror, wearing black pants, a black jacket, a black mask, and a black beanie, as if I’m planning something bad?
‘Why on earth?’
In my memory, I saw that my disguise was perfect, nodded with determination, and immediately left the studio.
And the place he arrived at this night, dressed in suspicious clothing, was the Dao Entertainment building.
