Chapter 127 – Celebrity Cha Seon-Young Wants to Rest Sometimes
One Friday evening, Seonyeong’s bedroom.
I was lying next to her on her bed and watching her TV.
Unlike us, Elia was sitting quietly on one side of the bed, watching TV.
It is absolutely not because she is in a position to be indebted to this house, and her behavior as a goddess is still a habit.
I felt like a girl who grew up in a strict home.
On TV, broadcasters who went abroad to play were experiencing the local culture.
As soon as I was discharged from the military, all I did was go to Thailand with my family, so I suddenly became curious.
“Seonyoung must be used to going abroad. She often goes out for filming.”
“I guess so.”
“Where was the most fun?”
“I don’t have any particularly fun memories. I always thought about work when I went there.”
Since she is a person who pursues perfection in her work, her answer is understandable.
Then I heard Seonyeong sigh.
“Ha ha. I wish I could comfortably go to play across the sea at least once.”
“You’ve never been like that before?”
“Because I really worked all day until I met you.”
“Then it’s the weekend starting tomorrow, so shall we go out? Stay overnight.”
Thought she wanted to make her lover’s wish come true, she brought up her words, but Seonyeong’s reaction was boring.
“Well… It’s nice to go, but to be honest, I don’t think I’ll be comfortable anywhere.”
Even if her explanation wasn’t enough, I could understand how she meant it.
Because she’s a celebrity who can’t help but care about her other people’s eyes anywhere.
Because of this, most of the places we spend time together are at home, and even if we went out occasionally, we had to wrap ourselves up so that no one would find out.
It probably won’t be much different even if you go abroad.
It would be difficult if the fact that Cha Seon-young came on a trip with a man spreads in the eyes of Koreans.
Besides, if she stayed overnight, she would have to go to a nearby country, but Seonyeong was a celebrity enough to be recognized by people from neighboring countries.
“It’s not an easy job to be a celebrity.”
At my words, Seonyeong nodded lightly.
“It’s my choice… But sometimes I wish that no one in the world knew about me, even if it was just for one day. Then I could go and have fun.”
Her light-heartedness brought up her overseas story, but she unintentionally made her sag.
Just as she was about to turn her attention to the other side, said Elia, who only thought she was obsessed with TV.
“Seonyeong-nim! It’s possible!”
“Huh?”
“Not everyone in the world, but it is possible for those around you to not recognize you.”
“Is it really?”
Elia nodded confidently to Seonyoung’s question.
“Yes. Is that so, Dohyeon-nim?”
“Uh, ah!”
A beat later, I understood Elia’s words.
Come to think of it, she gave me her necklace containing her own power.
She wore it habitually, but when she saw Elia and her inner compatibility, she had no particular use for it, so she couldn’t recall it at all.
If you use it, Seonyeong’s wish will come true.
“What are you two talking about?”
Seonyeong looks at me and Elia alternately with a puzzled expression.
I told her confidently this time.
“Seonyeong-ah, let’s go play tomorrow.”
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The next day, Seonyoung and I were in Japan, a neighboring country.
An impromptu trip with no plans or preparations set a day in advance.
Since it was her first trip with her alone, her heart was pounding from the time she hurriedly booked her flight ticket or lodging yesterday to the moment she had just stepped on Japanese soil.
While Seonyeong is away from her house, Elia agrees to let her Jia sleep in her room.
She told Elia not to worry she could be alone, she said, but she said she could put her mind at ease.
Ji-ah also said that she was worried about leaving her alone, and she gladly took Elia.
Hearing her story, Ha-eun also came to her room to play and said that she slept with the three of them, so she seemed to have no time to be bored.
“…”
Seonyeong had a bewildered look on her face, as if she hadn’t really thought she would come, but she was restless as she was paying attention to the gazes around her.
But she didn’t have to.
Because I made sure that no one around her recognized her by the power of her necklace, given to her by Elia.
She told this story to Seonyeong, but it seemed hard to believe from her words alone.
“Don’t worry. It’s okay to be comfortable.”
“Still…”
With her still uneasy, she headed to her ryokan, which she had pre-booked.
Coming to a place with the traditional atmosphere of the neighboring country rather than a familiar modern building, I realized once again that I had traveled abroad.
“Ah…!”
It was when she was following the female staff at the ryokan to the room she had reserved.
Embarrassed, Seonyeong leaned towards me and shrugged her body.
Because of another group of female customers coming from across the hallway.
There were a total of four of us, and the conversation was so loud that we could hear them talking in Korean.
“Ha, you must be Korean.”
Seonyeong wondered if she would recognize herself, she was at a loss.
Not everyone in Korea knows Cha Sun-young, but the odds that not even one in four of her adults know her are extremely low.
Still, she held her hand tightly to reassure her.
“It’s okay. You won’t recognize it.”
“…”
The more she moved, the closer she got to the Korean party, and finally met each other’s eyes.
There was a silence that seemed to freeze the air for a moment, but soon the other party continued their conversation as they passed us.
“Did you just see a couple? They’re so handsome.”
“Yes. She looks just like her daughter.”
“Ah, what am I?”
It wasn’t until the voice faded that Seonyeong let out a sigh of relief.
“I really don’t recognize you.”
“Am I right?”
Anyone who sees us is under a kind of hypnosis, recognizing us as strangers.
Distorted memories continued, so there was no accident after that.
“Oh oh.”
When I got to the room, I was in awe.
An interior space made of tatami mats and wood.
In a unique atmosphere different from Korea, I felt calm just by looking at it.
I had a bit of trouble finding a decent place the day before, but it was well worth it.
“Wow. Seonyeong-ah, come to work!”
I looked around her and called her.
Seonyeong’s eyes widened when she came next to me and saw the same scene as me.
“It’s an open-air bath. It’s nice.”
As she said, we were looking at the open-air bath attached to the guest room.
It was a place to go out through the door in the bathroom of the room, but it was large for a place that only we could use, and the mountain and sky were visible, so it looked atmospheric.
“I hope you come back later at night, won’t you?”
“Yes.”
I couldn’t just look at it all the time, so I unpacked and came out of the ryokan.
I took a walk in the nearby mountains, breathed in the clean air, and took a taxi out to see the shops.
Actually, it’s nothing special at all.
It was not something that could only be done by taking a plane, but it was a common act that could be done near the house if one wanted to.
Even so, just because this place was overseas, everything was new and enjoyable.
The feeling of being liberated from the existing world.
Seonyeong also came to believe in the power of her necklace before she knew it, and enjoyed her peace of mind.
In the evening, return to the ryokan and enjoy a prepared dinner.
It is said that providing a luxurious dinner is a characteristic of Japanese ryokan travel, and it was a satisfying time that really touched me.
After that, we drank tea together on the terrace and chatted about various things.
“It’s completely dark now.”
“I see. Time seems to go by too fast.”
The face of Seonyeong, who put down the teacup, is full of regret.
I’m sorry too, but there was still one thing left for us to enjoy.
It is none other than an open-air hot spring.
“Whoah.”
After a brief shower, she soaked her naked body in the hot spring.
It feels like the hot water melts all the worries and fatigue inside me.
I wanted to tell Seonyeong about this impression, but she was still in the shower.
“Really good…”
Being outside, relying only on the light from the lights under the roof, I feel like a natural person on TV.
The moonlit mountains gave a strange sense of liberation.
“Dohyun-ah.”
“Oh, are you here? Come on in. It’s great.”
“Yes…”
Seonyeong, who came after her shower, was naked like me.
Seeing her covering it here and there with her hand, she looks embarrassed because she’s outdoors.
She beckoned her to come, and she gently dipped her foot into the hot spring and slowly dipped her body into it.
“Ha…”
“It’s good?”
“Yeah. It was a bit cold before I came in, but it’s so warm now.”
She responded with a smile to her appreciation, and she enjoyed the hot spring water.
It’s so warm that it relieves tension, so it’s not strange to fall asleep like this.
When her body and mind were relaxed, Seon-young, who was quietly gazing at the mountain, said,
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been so comfortable.”
“I’m glad it was comfortable. Even if it’s hard sometimes, let’s come here to play like this once in a while.”
“Huh…”
There was sadness in her eyes.
It’s like remembering a moment from the past.
“Actually, before meeting you, Dohyeon was quite exhausted. I worked non-stop, but at some point I wondered what I was doing for this. Maybe if I hadn’t met you, I might have collapsed from hardship.”
“Then, did you feel 120009 after meeting me?”
“Yeah. Thanks to you, I reconciled with Jia, and I became close with good kids like Haeun and Elia. More than anything, being comforted by you gives me strength no matter how tired I am. Just like today… Thank you so much.”
“I just did what I wanted to do, well. Thank you Elia. She let us meet and gave us a necklace.
“I see. Would you be happy to receive a souvenir?”
“Won’t you be absolutely delighted because it has a floral design on it?”
She joked with her and laughed lightly with her for a while, looking at her partner without saying a word.
Her body, with only her shoulders and collarbones exposed, and her wet hair were so bewitching that I couldn’t take my eyes off of them.
Attracted by her appearance, I moved closer to the side and groped her body before I knew it.
“Hey, let’s do it here…?”
“It’s too bad if you just leave.”
“Still, I’m a little embarrassed because I’m outside…”
“I’m rather excited about it?”
“…”
He couldn’t bear to refute and looked at me with trembling eyes.
Now, she is not a celebrity Cha Sun-young, but an ordinary person that no one recognizes, but she looks prettier than any other celebrity in my eyes, so I overlapped my lips without hesitation.
