I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 95



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Episode 95

The guest who came this time had a little more weight, no, just a lot.

And he looked somewhat cowering, his body curled up excessively.

The guest who came in quietly like that let out a sigh of relief. After that, he looked around and took a seat.

And then I hesitated again.

I thought I made eye contact with Lee Seon-ah, but I quickly turned my head away.

He looked around as if he hadn’t seen anything, and then our eyes met.

Whoosh!

He turns his head sharply again.

Anyone who looks at him seems to be afraid of being looked at.

I could somehow tell by looking at the aura of the noticeable guests.

[Gu Hae-seong]

*situation

─Overweight due to bulimia

─Interpersonal avoidance due to low self-esteem

Up until now, it doesn’t seem much different from other guests who have come so far.

Of course, this doesn’t mean it’s good, but adding one more thing here is definitely not good.

─Inner loathing

A state in which one is devouring not someone else but oneself.

‘It’s not a curse like Kang Na-yoon’s.’

It was a different situation from Kang Na-yoon, who had been chained up all by herself and unable to break free.

That’s… … eating away at oneself.

Maybe that’s why the aura felt that way.

Usually, the aura seems to emanate from the body and ripple, but this guest was stuck to it.

And it wriggled rather than swayed.

It was as if the aura was clinging to my body like a leech.

The condition was definitely not good.

If that gets worse, won’t it turn into a curse like Kang Na-yoon’s?

“Should I go? It looks like we have guests.”

As I continued to look at the guests, Lee Seon-ah asked. It seemed like she thought I was disturbing her.

Considering the guest’s condition, it didn’t seem like a bad idea for Lee Seon-ah to give up her seat.

But I felt like it would be even more uncomfortable if we were alone together.

“No. If you’re going to rest, rest a little more. Take it easy.”

“I don’t think it will be comfortable.”

“… … What should I give you?”

“My money, my country?”

Lee Sun-ah said, glancing at the coupon.

This guy pretends not to care, but he does care. It seems like he makes a lot of money.

“I’ll give it to you as a service. Pick anything.”

“Then one more glass of this.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Edible.”

We agreed to give her another cup of corn cream coffee and let Isunah stay a little longer.

It was easy to make since I had made a lot of corn cream.

By the way, I think that customer would like corn cream coffee too… … .

The problem is that it feels like it will run away if you approach it first, so it’s hard to recommend.

First of all, rather than recommending it directly, it would be better to give the recommended menu a charm talent.

I fixed the recommended menu board on the counter. The menu was, of course, Corn Cream Coffee with a picture of freshly picked corn.

While I was changing it, Lee Seon-ah muttered, “Why don’t you make coupons like that?” but I lightly ignored her.

‘That’s it. Now should I wait?’

I placed the recommended menu on the counter and glanced at the customers.

The aura was still not good, and the guest’s body flinched as soon as I looked at him.

In many ways, it seemed like he would be a difficult guest this time too.

What is the story… … .

‘I guess I should use immersion.’

But at that time.

“Huh? That guy.”

Lee Seon-ah glanced at the guest and reacted as if she knew something.

You know that person?

* * *

Goo Hae-seong’s binge eating began suddenly one day.

It was okay at first.

One day, two days. There was no way a body that was well maintained would break down.

My body, built from swimming since I was young, could easily handle a few days of binge eating.

But if we let our guard down, the tower we had worked so hard to build would collapse in an instant.

At some point, the flesh began to fold.

But until then, I thought I could lose this much weight with just a little bit of exercise.

And then binge eating again.

I did go on a diet in the middle of the process because I thought I needed to lose some weight.

But soon after, I started binge eating again and yoyo’ed and gained more weight.

And that’s when it really began.

I started gaining weight uncontrollably due to my uncontrollable appetite.

It’s gone beyond the level where you can lose weight just by dieting.

Beyond obesity, to severe obesity and even super obesity.

It was hard to start, but it was so easy to build on top of it.

Because you can just let yourself go.

And when it got to that point, I started rationalizing myself.

If you look fat to others, you should be happy, right? That’s what I like and I’m happy.

I thought it would be okay if I rationalized it like that.

“You need to lose weight. If you do this, you won’t live even 10 years.”

“That guy, isn’t that guy? Wow, but why is he like that?”

Every time I go outside, I hear these unpleasant sounds. I can’t help but pay attention to them.

Of course, I ignored it at first. I thought I was happy with who I was now.

But one day, when I went shopping for clothes, that rationalization was shattered by what I heard.

“Sir, your size is out of stock.”

The store clerk wasn’t rude. She was just telling me the truth.

The clothes I chose didn’t fit my body in the right size.

The moment I heard those words, it felt like the world around me had changed.

Even the simple gazes, the kind words, everything turned negative.

And I relieved all that negativity by eating. Naturally, my body swelled up even more.

And he’s stressed out again.

A vicious cycle plagued Gu Hae-seong.

Since it was a loop that I had created myself, I couldn’t blame anyone.

It’s true that you get stressed out by the gossip around you, but ultimately, where does that stress come from?

‘I want to wear something pretty. And take pretty pictures.’

She rationalized it to herself, but in the end, it was just a rationalization.

I wanted to wear the clothes I wanted.

Because that’s what she liked.

Wearing pretty clothes and taking pictures. She was the one who loved modeling more than anyone else.

But now I couldn’t do that. That fact was so devastating.

Before the binge eating happened, I regretted what happened so much.

If only he hadn’t done that back then.

If that were the case, I could have continued to live doing what I wanted to do… … .

If you had just said you were wrong, it wouldn’t have come to this.

It’s probably too late.

Yeah, it’s late.

His life was now filled with an empty hunger, as if he was stuffing his mouth with something even as he thought this.

And that fact shattered her self-esteem.

Today, I feel even more suffocated and suffocated.

‘If this continues, really… … .’

I felt like I had to do something to relieve some of this, so I just went outside.

Then, the gazes of people poured in.

Normally, it wouldn’t have been this bad. Today, it was like a serious feeling of frustration, and I couldn’t stand those stares.

Avoid it, and avoid it again.

He avoided people’s gaze for a while without even knowing where he was going.

As I did that, I gradually headed towards a place where there were fewer people… … .

“uh?”

I came into a rural area.

And I stopped the car at the sign that appeared in front of me.

[Cafe, Tiger Shelter]

I finally came to a cafe after avoiding all the people… … I felt ashamed at the thought of stopping in front of food again.

But then!

“What is this scent?”

I unconsciously walked along the path beyond the sign, surrounded by a very pleasant and relaxing scent.

Even on this narrow path, my knees were numb and sweat was running down my body like water because my body was so heavy.

I gritted my teeth and went up.

It was as if if I didn’t get there this time, there would be no next time.

And then, she was entranced by the sight of a cabin-like cafe on the narrow path she had climbed up.

* * *

At Lee Seon-ah’s words, he lowered his head toward her and asked quietly.

“So, you’re saying that person was a bully?”

“If it’s someone I know.”

Lee Sun-ah also whispered softly.

During that time, it seemed like he was deliberately trying not to look at the guests.

It felt like we weren’t meant to meet, but it was a good idea anyway.

“I, lord, order.”

“Would you like to order?”

“yes yes.”

“How may I help you?”

A customer just came to the counter to order.

The customer, who hesitated and couldn’t make eye contact, ordered corn cream coffee.

I think he originally intended to order something different, but he seemed to have changed it in a hurry after seeing the changed menu recommendations I had posted.

Thank goodness. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to see it because I was so nervous, but the talent definitely worked.

“Your order has been received. Thank you.”

Bow!

The guest, who bowed instead of greeting, returned to his seat.

Now that I look at it, his back is damp, and he must have sweated a lot. That’s to be expected, considering he came up here with almost twice as much weight as a person.

It may seem like a simple path, but I was quite out of breath at first.

“What are you thinking so about?”

“Huh? No, I just thought it must have been hard.”

“It’s hard. It’s something I brought upon myself.”

“ah.”

Are you talking about the bullying I mentioned earlier?

That’s not what I said, but I didn’t need to correct it, so I didn’t say anything more about it.

instead.

“What kind of bullying did you do? And what did you bring upon yourself?”

“Don’t you know? A little famous… … Oh, oppa, you’re a Muggle.”

“Muggle? Isn’t that a word that comes up in wizarding schools?”

“Well, there is something like that. Anyway, she’s pretty famous in the community. She was originally a famous model, but she gaslighted her juniors and bullied sponsors.”

I frowned involuntarily at Lee Seon-ah’s words.

In particular, the part about gaslighting a junior reminded me of my work life, so I think that was even more so.

Now, when I think of the manager, I don’t have any special thoughts, but it’s not a pleasant memory.

But that person is the one who did that?

“I heard he retired after that incident. He said he retired, but he was just buried.”

“What happened?”

“Wait a minute. There should be a meme about that. Oh, here it is. Check this out.”

“Um. Can you send me the link? I’ll go to the kitchen and take a look.”

I received your order, but I can’t keep talking to Lee Seon-ah here, so I received a link to what Lee Seon-ah wanted to show you.

Then I came into the kitchen and opened the link.

Then a video started playing.

Two women were the main characters in the video.

One person says.

“Have you lost weight?”

Then another person who heard that answered with a cowering look.

“Yes, a little… … .”

“Didn’t I tell you to stay the same?”

“Because there’s filming… … .”

It was easy to tell which side was being bullied.

And what kind of gaslighting was done.

“Don’t you know that I’m telling you to do well?”

“sorry.”

“Yeji, let’s do our best. Okay?”

“Yes, senior.”

The short video ended like this.

This is, well… … a video that leaves me speechless.

Because you can see who was at fault.

And I also know that the person who did that wrong is now a guest.

“hmm.”

After watching the video, I had a lot to think about. I don’t know the circumstances of the customers who have come so far, but this has never happened before.

Oh, there was a Kim Hye-joo who thought she was wrong. But even that was a misunderstanding.

But this clearly seemed wrong, so I was worried.

How should I help this guest?

It was like a tiger shelter problem.

Asking my choice… … .

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