Love for Love's Sake - Chapter 47
Chapter 47
“No. I was just going for a walk.”
“You walked all the way here?”
Cha Yeowoon nodded blandly, offering no further explanation. He continued walking, and I matched his pace.
“I got paid today, do you want to grab some food…”
“Senior, have you ever tried drinking?”
Alcohol instead of food. An unexpected conversation came from Cha Yeowoon.
Conveniently, there was a convenience store right next to us. Alcohol were prominently displayed at the entrance.
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“Old-fashioned.”
Cha Yeowoon muttered as he received a can of sikhye.
“Underage drinking is illegal.”
“Why isn’t senior drinking sujeonggwa?”
“I wanted to try what you like.”
While opening a can of sikhye identical to Cha Yeowoon’s, I leaned back on my chair. We had settled at an outdoor table in front of the convenience store.
“Don’t do something like that. It feels like my heart is going to burst.”
“Yeowoon, hearts don’t burst easily.”
Cha Yeowoon faintly smiled. I tore open a pack of jerky and chips I had left under the parasol and pushed them toward him. Even without alcohol, snacks had the power to uplift the mood. Snacks were legal, after all.
“What is it?”
“What?”
“Why were you spacing out? It’s not like you’re a zombie, staggering around.”
“I got rejected by my first love.”
“That’s rough.”
“I heard Cheon Sangwon also got rejected. Seems like brother is popular among guys.”
“Okay. If I can’t find a job after graduation, I might as well seduce and eat off some guy.”
“You can eat off me. While it’s already hot.”
“Where can I find anything to eat off you? You might need to put on some weight.”
Although it was a joke, Cha Yeowoon didn’t laugh. He was less visibly distressed than before, but he was still down. The can of sikhye and snacks couldn’t uplift him.
“Did senior work part-time again today? Should I quit everything and get a job too?”
“What nonsense are you saying?”
The situation turned serious, so I took it seriously. Cha Yeowoon quietly sipped his sikhye.
“Why? Is it because of money?”
“…”
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to…”
What…There was no way to ask. Cha Yeowoon was adamant. The aluminum can crumbled in his grip.
“I don’t want to look pitiful to senior.”
“I don’t think you’re pitiful.”
“I still don’t like it.”
“Hey.”
“I can only do this much for senior.”
Cha Yeowoon took out a canned drink from his pocket. The can of sujeonggwa, guarding my desk every day, crossed the table and landed in front of me.
“Senior keep making me like you. It’s unfair.”
What did I do? My protest failed before I even attempted to respond. Cha Yeowoon’s eyes were teary.
“Whenever I need someone, senior appears. Saying you’ll do anything for me. It’s unfair, telling me to like someone else after that.”
Cha Yeowoon stood up. The plastic chair made an unpleasant noise as it scraped across the ground.
“I’m trying to think of you as a friend. Trying not to like you more, enduring it. Senior doesn’t know.”
Another confession. A very sincere one. Once said, it left me speechless.
“So, senior just for a while, leave me alone.”
Cha Yeowoon spoke so quietly that only the words ‘let me alone’ reached my ears.
Of course, I couldn’t just let him be.
But I couldn’t catch up immediately and could only watch his retreating back. It was the consequence of kicking his pure heart.
He left without looking back. Although I was the one left standing in front of the convenience store, it felt like I had somehow abandoned that child.
[ Sub-Mission: $2250 ($820) ]
[ Reward preview. ]
[ You can see what is causing Cha Yeowoon the most difficulty right now. ]
At that moment, the message window prompted a deal.
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Anything was possible if you put your mind to it. That was a saying from an academy where I used to work in the past.
Tap, tap–
Clack, clack–
Tap, tap, clack, clack–
My fingers skillfully danced on the keyboard. The mouse darted back and forth like lightning. Soon, it became one hand on the keyboard and one hand on the mouse. If I was playing the piano, it would have been a masterful performance.
“M-Myeongha, I’ve been wondering what you’ve been doing since earlier.”
On the monitor pointed to by Ahn Gyeonghun, a kitten was peacefully sleeping.
Soft music was flowing from the speakers. The sound of crickets chirping was subtly added. Of course, they were all free sources.
“8-hour sleep music video on loop.”
“Why are you making that?”
“I can generate revenue by inserting ads in between.”
“Really?”
“Not a lot. But videos like this tend to rank well in searches and can get a lot of views.”
“Wow.”
While listening to the admiration, I uploaded the video and opened a Hangul window I had left down. The file name was . I was in the process of creating an emotional story.
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