I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 97



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Episode 97

The video that Lee Sun-ah showed was similar to the one sent earlier.

The only difference was that it showed from a slightly earlier point in time, that is, from the part that I was immersed in.

“Where was this again?”

“It just came up. It’s a hot topic in the community. Did you know?”

“No. I didn’t know.”

“Really? I thought you knew.”

“why?”

“Just because you seemed strangely kind.”

Lee Sun-ah said with a shrug. I shrugged back.

I didn’t think he was particularly more friendly. Didn’t he do this to other people too?

However, the reason why Lee Sun-ah feels the difference is probably because of Goo Hae-seong’s past.

“It’s different from what I showed you earlier?”

I already knew it because I was immersed in it, but I asked as if I didn’t know.

Lee Sun-ah also nodded without noticing and spoke while looking at the reactions of the community here and there.

“That’s right. I don’t know who solved it, but public opinion has definitely changed. But it’s not that famous anyway.”

“If you know about it, aren’t you famous?”

“Muggles don’t know. It’ll just be covered in a few articles and then it’ll be over. Well, it was like that in the beginning too. Back then, the drama about bullying became a huge hit, so it became a sacrificial issue.”

Is that so? But wouldn’t there be some change?

People will definitely know if they watch the full video.

That it wasn’t just Gu Hae-seong who was at fault.

That behind scolding his junior, there was still concern.

So, I think at least I can see that my grievance has been resolved.

“And what good is this doing now that my career is already ruined?”

“… … That’s true.”

“I don’t know who uploaded this, but they’re probably just comforting themselves.”

Those were very cold words.

But that was also something I couldn’t help but agree with.

Sometimes I wonder if Su-ah feels this way when I talk.

“Are you T?”

“huh.”

“……okay.”

Since you admitted it so coolly, I have nothing more to say.

If Su-ah asks me later, I should answer like this too.

“Still, I guess the person involved will feel stronger?”

He’s a cool-headed guy, so I asked just in case.

I asked because I thought he would tell me the cold reality where there is no hope.

But the answer I got was a little different from what I expected.

“of course.”

“huh?”

“What? Why? Of course that would give me strength. If you just look at the comments, there are people who support me.”

“ah.”

Yes. Lee Sun-ah is not cold-hearted, she just looks at reality.

This is exactly T’s intention.

I just realized that I absolutely must tell Su-ah.

By the way, you said you have people cheering you on?

“already?”

“This place is originally populated by people who just eat and do this. I wonder if there is any issue that can be discussed.”

As Lee Seon-ah said, the community is already in an uproar over this.

Related articles were posted, and rebuttals were posted somewhere, but they were quickly buried in the warm anecdote.

First of all, the general consensus in the community was that there had been misunderstandings about Gu Hae-seong.

“I wish there was more support.”

“Could there be more?”

“okay?”

“It seems like the old fans are starting to come out… … Ugh!”

Lee Seon-ah, who had been looking at her phone for a while, suddenly frowned.

I was wondering if there was a problem, but fortunately that wasn’t the case.

“why?”

“Dad, take Baekgu with you before it rains.”

“aha.”

Lee Sun-ah’s free time ended here.

The village chief called me, saying he had some field work to do before it rained.

I wasn’t sad because I had pretended not to know him several times and was finally leaving.

It made me feel good to see her leaving with the swan following her around so eagerly.

It seemed like he was adapting well to country life.

I feel so proud that I’ve finally adapted to living in the countryside.

“Thanks to him, I had a good time with my guests today.”

Next time you come, I must make you something delicious.

What else can you make with peaches… … .

Oh, right! Before that, I need to check out my newly acquired talent.

I had a rough idea of ​​what it was like.

‘Harmony… … .’

It was a talent of a different kind, where Manseonggong’s talents were mutually beneficial.

Because it combines several effects to create one new one.

“It resonates and is similar, but a little different.”

Resonance allows you to use multiple talents as one, but it doesn’t create completely new effects like this.

So, a slightly different talent.

That too is another very welcome talent to have.

This time, I felt even more proud because it wasn’t given to me by the tiger shelter, but something I discovered myself.

Should I say it feels like I found a hidden Easter egg?

“Let’s see… … .”

Now that I’ve found the treasure, I can’t just leave it alone.

The Corn Cream Coffee from earlier had three additional effects added to its existing effects, giving it the effect of reformation.

And that too for a long period of 30 days.

‘Is it about harmonizing various effects? Or maybe it’s about gathering harmonious effects.’

What was certain was that new effects could be created with the effects that were already there.

Of course, it didn’t seem like a completely unrelated effect was being created.

When we look at the effects required for reformation, we see that it has a physical and mental effect.

This meant that harmonizing all the effects would not produce any new effects.

“I guess I need to do some research on this.”

It seemed necessary to conduct research to create a new harmony.

But I think it might be too much?

This wasn’t something that could be done overnight.

‘I guess I’ll have to take it slow and do it one by one.’

There was no way to rush it.

There must be some kind of rule for this too.

For now, I think I’ll just focus on finding out.

Well, it won’t be easy one way or another.

“It’s a good thing anyway.”

Yeah, it was definitely a good thing.

As if I had acquired a new talent.

So, I hope that the guests who visited today also had a good experience.

When we finally said goodbye, I felt like good things were about to happen.

Oddly enough, luck shines when it goes to those who are ready to receive it.

In that sense, it seems like Goo Hae-seong will start preparing from today… … I should watch and really cheer him on.

Of course, first of all… … .

“What kind of harmony would be good?”

I should start with what I have to do.

It seemed like I needed to reorganize what I had gained so far.

There were quite a few, and I had to organize my grandfather’s recipe book a bit as well.

As Kim Hye-joo said, it is now mine.

By the way… … The weather is a bit strange.

Kurur!

“Huh? Even thunder?”

It looked like it was going to rain soon.

It wasn’t a shower, it was rain that had been forecast since morning.

They say the rainy season is coming soon, but I wonder if this is the beginning.

It’s almost May and the rainy season is here… Is this the first rain since I came here?

It’s raining, so why not have a cup of warm tea and get to work?

‘It was a good idea to dry the herbs in advance. They won’t dry well when the rainy season comes.’

That was good. I decided to take a look at the rain for a bit before going back to work and have a taste.

* * *

It was a mysterious cafe.

The boss there, and the scenery there.

It was a very comfortable resting place for her, who was afraid of being looked at.

Of course, I was bothered by the whispering between the owner and the customer sitting at the counter.

But that only lasted for a moment.

I didn’t mind as I drank the drink I received along with the boss’s somewhat mysterious smile.

‘Wow! This is really delicious! How can it be so sweet and soft?’

It was a warm drink that felt as if it was gently wrapping around one’s own painful wounds.

It’s a bit odd to feel that way from a drink, but what can I do? It really felt that way.

And there was another strange thing.

‘It’s not scary.’

The gaze of the boss and the gaze of the customer at the counter were no longer scary.

It was like going back in time.

Back to that time when I was always brimming with confidence.

Why is that? I don’t know.

I just had that feeling all of a sudden.

And along with that feeling, I also felt like I wanted to change.

Why should you be afraid and hide?

I wanted to change that situation and myself.

I knew I didn’t do anything right.

However, I didn’t think I did anything wrong enough to deserve people pointing fingers at me and criticizing me.

But the reason I retired was… … .

‘Anyway, the victim is not me, but Soyeon.’

I did that because I felt sorry about that.

But I had no idea that it would become a stigma that I would have to escape from my life until now.

There was some distortion in the video, but I didn’t know it would be interpreted that way.

Because I believed that my beloved junior, the other main character in the video, would tell me the truth on my behalf.

Of course, that belief was soon shattered.

So I ran out to you guys so that you can eat well and live well.

Wherever I go, I will live well.

But it didn’t take long to realize that that was a mistake.

He fell apart and the world fell apart.

You just haven’t admitted it yet.

I was unconsciously binge eating and destroying myself. That was just blurring my vision, but my insides were clearly rotting away.

But… …now what was blurry and opaque has become clear.

I don’t know why.

A small cafe in the mountains of the countryside that I found as soon as I walked. Was it because I had a good rest, as the owner of the place said at the end?

‘I want to change.’

And I wanted to do what I wanted to do again with confidence.

Of course, we had already come too far for that, but I still couldn’t give up.

therefore…….

‘Let’s do it.’

The first thing is to find your old body.

First of all, that’s it.

If you start by doing what you can, there will be something else you can do.

I decided not to look too far away, because then it would look blurry and unclear.

I decided to do my best until I could see it. I answered the cafe owner’s greeting with that determination.

It really helped me when you told me to come whenever I needed a place to rest.

That it might be a turning point in your life.

Of course, the cafe owner doesn’t know that he gave that answer.

‘I’ll come back again next time.’

I left that way, vowing to myself that I would come back looking completely different.

Goo Hae-seong felt puzzled by the sudden influx of contacts.

The person you broke off contact with, the person who broke off contact with you first.

Both of them contacted me.

What is this all of a sudden?

At that moment of doubt!

“Soyeon?”

I was stuck on a name that I thought I would never have contact with.

If it weren’t for the promise I made earlier, I probably would have just hidden again.

By binge eating.

But this time, I calmed down by taking deep breaths and calming my surprised chest.

And then I started figuring out what was going on.

“This is… … .”

I saw the video. It was the original, unedited from beginning to end.

This is clearly something he said, but the other side denied it…

“Wait a minute, who is this?”

I remembered that Soyeon had contacted me.

No way? I checked the contact right away.

And I could see that the things that had gone wrong in the past were now back in place.

I felt like I was going to break down and cry, clutching my pounding heart.

‘… … It’s not time yet.’

Surely now his grievances would be resolved, but that was all.

Her swollen body didn’t disappear just because her grievances were resolved.

So… …I guess I’ll have to put off crying for a while.

Now that I was able to stand up for myself, it was time to find the confidence to do so.

Suddenly, I thought of the cafe across the path.

It was all such a special, dreamlike break.

And… … thanks to that break, I finally felt like I was waking up from my dream.

* * *

Lee Sun-ah also returns home after a while.

Thud thud thud!!

The rain that had been falling drop by drop soon began to pour down.

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