Then he put his hands over his mouth and whispered softly.
“You can put meat in it.”
Why is it such a small thing to talk about whether it is okay to put meat in a salad? But Kang Ha-jun, who saw Haneul whispering, smiled happily.
“okay. “Let’s add meat too.”
“great!”
Haneul shook her butt and hugged the cushion doll in her arms tightly.
“Today is a really exciting day.”
Since Haneul said he liked it, Kang Ha-jun also liked it.
* * *
“goodbye.”
It was time for Eunyul, who had just finished the dinner business, to see off the last customer. Eunyul thought for a moment after spotting Namgoonghyeok standing blankly before turning around.
“Why did you come here again?”
It was too late to come here to eat, but it didn’t seem like there was anything else to do.
Eunyul, who was contemplating whether to ignore it and close the door, clicked her tongue and approached Namgoonghyeok.
“What are you thinking, standing there so quietly?”
Namgoonghyuk’s eyes slowly fell while he was looking at the signboard for Suni’s Haejangguk. It really seemed that way. The eyes stopped precisely on Eunyul, and soon a heavy voice rang out.
“you.”
Eunyul, who made eye contact with Namgoonghyeok, was unable to move as if caught in an invisible net.
‘what?’
This was not the usual Namgoong Hyuk. Even when he asked me to repay my debt, he approached me in a somewhat light manner. When I made a fuss, he was taken aback but responded with his characteristic snarky tone… … It felt like I was seeing Namgoong Hyuk’s serious face for the first time.
But the answer with that serious face was me.
“I was thinking about you.”
Hearing Namgoonghyuk’s calm voice, Eunyul narrowed her eyebrows and expressed her dissatisfaction with him.
“Since you came this far, of course you were thinking about me. “Why are you telling a story that everyone already knows?”
The more serious Namgoonghyuk was, the more strongly Eunyul responded. No matter how he came out, I was discouraged and didn’t want to accept it. I really mean it.
“I know. “It’s natural that I’m thinking of you.”
“There is no need to keep saying the same thing over and over again.”
“repeat… … What should I say that makes me repeat it? “Join my Korean restaurant as a chef.”
That was the phrase I heard the most. I guess Namgoong Hyuk knows that too, so he’s saying that. Eunyul crossed her arms and glared at him.
“I don’t know what happens next. If I say one more time now, will I be repeating myself?”
What are you trying to say to set the mood like that?
“The reason you changed… … .”
“ah… … .”
It was something that could easily be said.
“Is it because of the child?”
“Do I have to say that so you know?”
Eunyul grumbled as if he was asking a trivial question. Namgoonghyuk was really strange today, and after thinking about what he said, I realized it.
“You’re looking for a way to scout me.”
When Eunyul asked Eunyul whether he was thinking about me that way and wondering about the reasons and reasons for my change, Namgoonghyuk smiled for the first time as if his lips were split.
“Is that so?”
Namgoonghyuk laughed a few times as if he knew because Eunyul told him, and ended with a long sigh.
His reaction, which was not at all smiling, made me even more curious about Eunyul. Why on earth is Namgoong Hyuk like this?
“Sky is 5 years old, right?”
“however… … yo. this?”
Eunyul seemed to be thinking about Namgoonghyeok’s question and trailed off. As I was about to say something, I suddenly found myself asking Haneul’s age.
“okay. 5 years old… … “He was so smart that I didn’t even think about his age.”
“What does that matter?”
Eunyul, who now had a sense of what Namgoonghyeok was trying to say, showed a wary look towards him. Namgoonghyuk also asked directly, as if he didn’t want to say anything more.
“Is Haneul’s other parent Kang Ha-jun?”
Eunyul couldn’t say anything when Namgoonghyuk asked her to tell the truth.
If I think about it, I never told Namgoong Hyuk who Haneul’s other father was. Because he didn’t have to say it and it never occurred to him that he would have to say it again.
Namgoong Hyuk wasn’t curious either, but now that he’s saying it… … One way or another, they must have heard something about Haneul’s other parents.
Maybe I could have revealed it. She wonders where Namgoonghyuk would hear that story if not from her.
Namgoonghyeok, who accepted Eunyul’s silence as positive, cried out in frustration.
“So, has Kang Ha-jun been protecting you like that all this time?”
Namgoonghyuk nervously ruffled his hair, perhaps because he found out why he had not understood Kang Hajun for so long.
“Is it because you gave birth to Kang Ha-jun’s child?”
“I… … “How do you know?”
Yes or no, those words did not come out easily. There were conversations I had with Kang Ha-jun so far, but it wasn’t easy to tell Namgoong-hyuk everything about it here.
“그런 거라면 강하준 진짜 개새끼잖아. I thought it was because you had changed, but if Seong Ha-neul had a purpose to get rid of that disease, then that… … .”
“stop.”
Eunyul sharply cut off Namgoonghyuk’s words.
“You don’t have to say more.”
“what?”
“This isn’t a matter for you to get involved in, so don’t worry about it anymore.”
“Are you saying you’re going to keep being swayed by Kang Ha-jun like a fool?”
“Whether I get swayed or not is my choice, and you have no right to treat me like an asshole.”
Eunyul drew a clear line towards Namgoonghyuk.
“Isn’t it because of the sky that you came to your senses? Then the sky has to protect it. “Take a good look at what’s going on now.”
Namgoonghyuk grew increasingly excited and raised his voice.
“Kang Ha-jun is as gentle as a tamed animal only in front of you. But he’s a wild animal!”
Namgoonghyuk spoke in a very strong tone, probably because he wanted Eunyul to come to her senses.
“Right now, it seems like I’m just lying down and watching the owner’s thoughts, but I don’t know when that will change. It looks like they are trying to take Haneul away, but can they live like they do now even if they take you away? … .”
“shut up.”
“Hey, Seong Eun-yul. People say… … .”
“I told you too. “This is my choice and you have no right to tell me what to do.”
When Eun-yul went beyond wariness and even showed hostility, Namgoong-hyuk showed an absurd look in his eyes.
“Whether Kang Ha-jun suddenly turns around and lunges at me or lies down, that’s a matter between me and Kang Ha-jun. “Don’t interfere anymore.”
“Seongyul.”
“This time, there is no Hyunjae-ha between us. So, Namgoong Hyuk, it means you have no reason to intervene.”
When Hyeonjeha was suddenly mentioned, Namgoonghyuk was shocked and closed his mouth again. He was looking very upset, as if he had forgotten what he was trying to persuade Eun-yul just now.
“You can’t just take my money and beat me to death this time. go. “Don’t come now.”
Eunyul didn’t want to see Namgoonghyuk again. The fact that he mentioned Haneul and said that Kang Ha-jun was trying to take her child away was what broke Eun-yul’s patience.
How anxious was he, knowing that Kang Ha-jun would do that? It felt like Namgoong Hyuk had revealed my innermost feelings of not trusting him completely.
“Are you telling me to go? Do you know what I did and say that? “Wow, I was a fool.”
Namgung-hyuk got angry and shouted at Eun-yul, and if that wasn’t enough, he kicked the ground.
I didn’t know why Namgoonghyuk was so upset, but Eunyul didn’t look at him.
“Namgoong Hyuk is a really unhelpful person.”
After enjoying the hangover soup, he asks me to owe him money, and suddenly threatens to drag me away. The person I disliked from beginning to end was Namgoong Hyuk.
“Why do I find that person so pretty?”
In the novel, he is a sub-servant, but to himself, he is just an obnoxious person.
“Next time I come, I’ll sprinkle salt on it.”
“Don’t even think about spreading expensive salt on the street.”
Im Bong-soon, who was passing by, seemed to have heard it before he knew it, and gave a sharp warning.
“How much do you spray?”
Even though Eunyul grumbled that she couldn’t do what she wanted with the salt, she couldn’t deny Lim Bongsun’s words. That’s right, it’s expensive.
The price of a bowl of hangover soup was not that much, but none of the ingredients inside were cheap.
“I can’t even sprinkle salt on my own… … “It’s my responsibility.”
“If you’re going to take care of your situation, go quickly.”
Lim Bong-soon pointed to the clock with a ladle. Eunyul, who missed work time because of Namgoonghyuk, was so shocked that she took off her apron.
“I’ll come early tomorrow.”
And I left the restaurant lightly, as if I had nothing else to carry. She had a lot of work to do when she got home. During the day, Kang Ha-jun took Haneul out of kindergarten, so he had to ask how his day was.
After Kang Ha-jun took Haneul in, he received a call from the kindergarten teacher. Since I confirmed that Haneul had properly retired, I was curious about how the two of them would have spent their time if they had been together all this time.
“okay. “Because that person, Kang Ha-jun, is not a liar like me.”
He was a person who would never say anything if it meant lying. Since he said that such a person would not take Haneul by force, he had no reason to be anxious.
Namgoong Hyuk: It felt like the anxiety that had been pushed deep into my heart was brought out again because of that person, but after comforting myself a few times, it became okay.
* * *
“I’m home. “Sky.”
Eunyul opened the door and looked around the house as she entered. There was warmth and the lights were on, so it seemed like there was someone there, but no one came out.
“no way.”
Didn’t grandpa come like last time?
