I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 31



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Episode 31

Following the new talent, a new space was created with it.

[Shelter in the shade under the trees]

This time, I didn’t activate the existing space, I created it.

That’s why I felt more attached and proud.

Even now, the special power of the Tiger Shelter has begun to have an effect.

[Shelter in the shade under the trees]

*situation

─Active

*effect

─Recharge your stamina

─Strengthening immunity

He just lay there on the table.

I didn’t realize it because I was so focused, but the sun was already setting.

As I lay down on the table, the sunset sparkled between the swaying green leaves.

It wasn’t as bright as midday sunlight, so I couldn’t see the inside of the green leaves, but it was still good.

The cool breeze cools down the sweat that has formed on my forehead… … .

A very old thought came to mind.

Why I did architectural design.

It was a memory that had been forgotten, covered in a lot of old dust.

It started from something really, really small.

When I was young, I used to lie here and look at the sky.

One day, while I was using the shade of a tree as a blanket, I wanted to create my own house.

But I lacked the carpenter’s talent like my grandfather.

Of course, it was better than average talent, but I grew up watching my grandfather, who was a master craftsman, so I didn’t think I would be satisfied with that method.

That’s why.

I found a way to build my home in a different way.

“When I think about it now, it was ridiculous.”

I must have been younger than Sua.

Who would have thought that the kid would go down the path of architectural design to build his own house and even get a job doing it?

Of course, somewhere in between, the thoughts I had as a kid were buried.

I don’t even know when… … .

And in the end, what was left was the reality of corporate life.

‘If I had kept remembering this, things might have been different.’

I don’t know about that. And I wasn’t even curious.

Because I’m satisfied with where I am now.

Also discovering new things at the cafe.

Welcoming guests too.

Suah, playing with Suho too.

“hmm.”

I was lost in thought, moving from old thoughts to present satisfaction, when I woke up in the darkening sky.

I have to go down before the sun sets.

Before that… … I quickly took pictures of the things I made today.

Wooden chairs and tables.

And finally, one more photo with a splash of bright red tomato juice that seems to capture the glow of the sunset.

Gulp! Gulp!

Of course, I drank the juice right after taking the picture.

The stamina used for handling wood has been recharged.

After I finished organizing the cups and came out, the sun had set.

Tiring~!

Just then, as I was hurriedly going down the path!

A Stargram notification rang on my phone.

It was a notification that someone liked the photo I took earlier.

* * *

Late afternoon.

Go Na-eun and Blue Camellia visited their agency after everyone else left work.

It was to go to the underground practice room.

We were preparing for a performance in the summer, but everyone looked tired even before practice.

I guess it couldn’t be helped because my schedule has been tight recently due to the reverse driving.

This was natural, since I took some time out after finishing one of my schedules.

However, unlike before, Go Na-eun was not the only one running around, and everyone was mentally okay.

But among them, there was someone who was rather full of energy.

“Hmm~ Hmm~”

It was none other than the busiest person, Go Na-eun.

She walked briskly, looking at her phone and humming their song.

Her phone screen was filled with a social media post and a photo, and she didn’t move from it for a long time.

Because I felt good for some reason.

A photo that makes you feel the scenery, temperature, humidity, and even the unique scent of that place.

Although I couldn’t visit because he was busy.

Just looking at this photo and thinking about it made me feel good.

“See you again, Unnie? Aren’t you tired of seeing the same pictures every day?”

One member asked with a look of disgust on his face.

To him, Gona Eun… … .

“Yeah. Isn’t it boring? Do you want to see it too? Is it really healing to see this? There’s a cafe behind the dog here.”

“Okay. I saw it yesterday and the day before, right? My sister showed it to me. And before I went to bed.”

I wanted to let the members in a state like kimchi know this too.

But the members, already exhausted, shook their heads as if they didn’t have the strength to look at it.

Then, as if a memory suddenly occurred to him, the youngest asked.

“If you don’t even update it, does that mean it’s ruined?”

“uh?”

Go Na-eun was surprised by those words.

I hadn’t thought about that… … .

Come to think of it, it wasn’t a place where business was going extremely well.

Well, just looking at the members’ reactions, it didn’t seem like there would be many people who would go that far.

The surrounding scenery is nice and clear, so even if it were just outside the metropolitan area, it would probably be a place that people would visit often.

But it’s a neighborhood that’s further away from there, a place where you have to make up your mind to go, but it’s also an ambiguous distance to actually go there.

That’s why the only photo that came out was one taken by the dog’s owner, who appeared to be a customer there.

Surely, no one has really gone there since then?

‘What if it really fails?’

A worry I never thought of arose.

My schedule is tight right now, and I can’t just go and look around like I used to…

But it was a bit tricky to promote it on social media.

Because given the atmosphere of the tiger shelter, the boss might not want it.

At that time, when I was so worried!

Tiring!

As if reading Go Na-eun’s mind, a post was uploaded.

It wasn’t an indirect photo posted by the dog’s owner, but a photo posted directly by the cafe owner.

[A table and chairs in the shade under a tree, and a cup with a bright red drink]

“uh?”

Go Na-eun’s already big eyes grew even bigger in the photo where she could tell where the background was just by looking at it.

The edge of the vacant lot seen from the roof.

It was clear under the big tree.

“It’s not over yet!”

Go Na-eun immediately pressed the like button and shouted.

But it looks like there was someone in front.

“Oh my, that’s surprising. Yes, yes. The blue camellia hasn’t perished yet.”

“Ah! Senior! Hello! This is Blue Camellia!”

Go Na-eun was startled by the voice suddenly heard from in front of her and her eyes widened.

Then, after confirming the owner of the voice belatedly, he greeted the folder with all the members.

“Congratulations on your reverse drive. You guys are just like that.”

The owner of the voice smiled weakly at that sight.

“Thank you! I definitely want to receive your song later!”

“ah.”

The other person showed an ambiguous reaction to Ko Na-eun’s words.

The other person is producer and composer, Mushruby, who belongs to the same agency.

He was also a huge hit composer who made every song he released as an idol song a hit.

So there was no reason for Go Na-eun’s words to be so unpleasant.

But why such a reaction?

‘It’s not that I feel bad, I just feel weak.’

Go Na-eun carefully examined the Mushruby.

Looking closely, the dark circles under her eyes had deepened and her lips were chapped. Her expression looked tired to anyone who saw it.

Although he was tall and dressed well at an age not much different from Go Na-eun, he now looked ten years older and had a hunched back.

Her skin was pale, as if she had never seen light, making her look like she was sick.

The condition did not look good.

Now that I think about it, it seems like I just came out of the studio… … .

Buck buck!

Go Na-eun looked worried at the sight of her opponent scratching his neck and arms somewhat nervously.

I remember a story I heard in passing a while ago.

They say that when Mushruby gets stressed, she acts like that… … .

I think they say that the more stressed you are, the more you scratch.

If that’s the case, then it means that my whole body is red as if I’ve been scratched…

‘You don’t look very well?’

There were also red spots that looked like they would bleed at any moment because he had scratched so much.

“Shouldn’t you at least get some fresh air? Senior Mushruby, it seems like you were living in the studio yesterday, the day before, and the day before that.”

Go Na-eun came to her senses at the sound of one of the members muttering behind her.

I didn’t notice it because I was always looking at my phone when I went to the practice room.

You’ve been in the studio for more than a few days.

It definitely seemed like something was blocked or he was stressed.

In times like that, you might need to boldly ventilate your mind… … .

Of course, since senior Mushruby is famous, he couldn’t have gone to a nearby cafe and worked there.

Rather, it was more likely that I would just go and feel annoyed. The stress would only increase.

then……!

“excuse me…….”

That’s why a great place just came to mind.

A place where you can work and rest comfortably without having to worry about people.

‘Until I come back again… … .’

It’s a place you want to know by yourself, but it’s even worse if you ruin it.

“Excuse me, Senior. If it doesn’t bother you in your work, how about going over here?”

“……huh?”

“The air here is so good. It’s a place that emits phytoncide, so it’s a good place to change your mood… I think it would be good to visit there sometime.”

“No, it’s not because of that… … .”

“People originally say that when they see the color green, their minds become clearer and their bodies become healthier. Especially for creative people like you, wouldn’t ideas come to you when you see a forest?”

No, I’m not a tree… … .

At Gonaeun’s words, Mushruby nodded with a bewildered expression.

‘Did he speak this well?’

It seemed like he was possessed by something.

And after Go Na-eun left, Mushruby came to her senses and suddenly thought that it was fortunate that Go Na-eun was an idol.

If it was a scammer, the phone I was holding right now might not have the map app turned on… … .

Anyway, Mushruby came back to her senses and after Blue Camellia left, she went back into the workshop and scratched her arms and neck again.

In fact, I said it wasn’t reflexive, but Go Na-eun was right.

Progress on the project had already been halted for a long time due to particularly severe symptoms.

The more I tried to concentrate, the more I couldn’t.

I don’t know how many days or weeks it’s been since I’ve been able to sleep properly.

The situation is getting worse without any improvement.

At that time, I couldn’t concentrate and just sighed.

The map in the phone caught Mushruby’s eye.

‘……cafe?’

* * *

The weekend passed and daily life continued without much change.

Oh, there was one thing.

He was a user of [Shelter in the Shade Under a Tree].

“Do you like it that much there?”

Why~

It was Lang.

The next day after the shade shelter was built under the tree, the guy saw it and was very excited.

He would run back and forth between the chairs as if it were a tunnel, and when he got tired, he would climb up on the table and roll around.

‘It didn’t happen like that inside the cafe.’

I guess my favorite spot changed from the rooftop to here.

Thanks to you, I also learned something new.

When I was on the roof, I couldn’t see exactly what he was doing because my view was limited.

Whenever I looked through the window, I always saw it hanging down like rice cake, so I thought it was like that all the time.

But that wasn’t the case.

The boy really enjoyed watching the birds flying over the trees.

Sometimes it made strange noises.

Was that a chattering sound?

Even now, it was sitting on the table, wagging its tail and looking up at the tree.

Making a strange sound.

It looked so amazing and cute that I took a video of it.

“I’ll have to show it to Su-ah later.”

I might just post it on Stargram.

If you look at Sua’s SNS account, it is divided into three parts.

One is a video of myself practicing singing and dancing.

A video taken by the two of them while going to cheer on Suho during a match.

The third one was a video of Langi.

These were usually videos taken at home, but I thought they would really like it if I showed them.

‘Come to think of it, Go Na-eun is looking at my SNS posts… Should I just post them on my posts?’

I didn’t know at first.

I thought the same thing about the ‘like’ that was pressed as soon as it was uploaded.

Because I didn’t know who it was.

It was thanks to Suah that I found out.

The guy who went back first stuck his head over the fence and shouted as soon as I got home.

Blue Camellia’s Ko Na-eun pressed ‘Like’.

What was so important that you were running around like that… … .

I’m not sure, but I guess I’ll have to think about it since there are people watching.

Because… … .

“I even added a ‘charm’ effect to the newly made sign with my drawing talent.”

There are no guests.

Actually, I didn’t really care about sales.

Because my grandfather left me ten years’ worth in a lump sum.

Since Grandfather Bae Hong-seok even sponsored the materials, my job was not to increase sales.

Providing healing to each and every guest who visits this place.

I also feel a sense of accomplishment from my work there, so my satisfaction level is the highest.

“Okay. I guess this is good enough.”

I think it would be good to keep it like this for now.

Don’t be conscious of stargram either, just upload it as if it were a diary.

at that time!

Just then, a human silhouette appeared on the path.

They put up a sign that you can’t miss, so you must be a customer.

But this time, the guest seemed to have a different aura.

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