The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 45



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45 wooden horse

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Saebom-dong, a small neighborhood.

There, Song Ye-in, who had been running a flower shop called ⌜Star Counting Night⌟ for several years, was facing a major crisis for the first time in a long time.

‘How can we talk about this?’

A situation that makes you smile a little.

She was quietly watching Suyeon, who was crying as if the world had collapsed.

“Sigh. Wow. “Ugh.”

“Ugh. “How can a child be crying so sadly?”

“well. Suyeon, did you take any exams this time? Did you get bad grades? “Do kindergartens take tests these days?”

Han Soo-yeon responded to the two guests’ questions with a quiver.

“······ It’s not like that.”

“then?”

Han Su-yeon expressed her feelings clearly.

“Do your aunts know about the sadness of betrayal?”

“huh?”

“Do you know the sadness of having someone you trust suddenly leave? It’s disgusting! You were supposed to go to the sea with me! “I even signed a verbal contract!”

“W-what did you buy the shoes for?”

“It’s a verbal contract… Wow. A verbal contract… “Sobbing.”

“Ah~ ah~”

Song Ye-in, who was watching the situation, endured it for a while before bursting into laughter.

Su-yeon starts crying even more sadly when she sees her mother.

In the end, Song Ye-in gave a little tip to the two regular customers who were embarrassed because they did not know the English sentence.

Today, my brother left Sooyeon and went to Gangneung alone. What’s more, I felt betrayed because they didn’t tell me the story in advance.

In fact, it wasn’t until morning that Song Ye-in heard about Gangneung. She was so busy packing the fruit lunch box that she didn’t even have time to talk to Suyeon.

Seojin also seemed to be in no mood in the morning.

“There is no one in the world I can trust!”

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

Soo-yeon found out the whole truth only after attending the House of Representatives in the afternoon. Thanks to this, she grew horns for no reason.

But, as adults who hear stories like this usually do.

The guests started teasing Suyeon even more.

“oh my! Did Seojin go to Gangneung to get married? What should I do with this? “I’ll never see you again?”

“······ My brother can’t get married. “He’s not even 18 years old.”

“okay? “I heard there’s a way to do it early these days, right?”

“That’s impossible. And if that happens… “That’s illegal!”

“Hey. Sooyeon is scary? “Is this why Seojin will date properly in the future?”

“······.”

Suyeon blew her nose on a tissue and said, “Oof.” And he once again made his intentions clear.

He continues talking by pointing out one finger at a time.

“Of course you need my permission for that too. Because there are minimum standards. First of all, people must be good. You have to be polite, kind, kind, smart, and…”

With a few words from Suyeon, the flower shop was completely turned upside down. Haha hoho. The ladies started talking excitedly, saying that Suyeon was cute.

Su-yeon, who felt even more saddened by this situation, snuggled into her mother’s arms. Song Ye-in wrote down her customers’ orders while stroking Su-yeon’s head.

Only after the two customers left the store did I finally have time to ask questions.

“Mom told me. My brother just went to work. But was it that sad?”

Su-yeon nodded slightly in Song Ye-in’s arms.

“Things like this may continue to happen in the future. Are you going to do this every time? My brother might be upset if he finds out. “My crybaby brother might not like it?”

“······.”

“Then what should we do, Sooyeon?”

“······.”

Suyeon raised her head. Red, swollen areas around the eyes. Song Ye-in touched Su-yeon’s eyes with her hands.

Suyeon grumbled as if she was still upset.

“what···. “I need to understand my busy brother.”

Song Ye-in smiled brightly.

“Is that a good method too?”

“Ugh… By the way, how old are you now and why are you so busy? “I’m so worried.”

“That’s right.”

Song Ye-in could not help but nod at Su-yeon’s words this time.

“To my mother, Suyeon is just a child, just like you and Seojin. “When did she grow up so much?”

Song Ye-in hugged Su-yeon tightly and thought of Seo-jin.

A child with so many things he wants to do.

‘I thought you only played the piano…’

Suddenly, he said he would sign a contract with a label called ⌜Moonlight⌟, and started to move forward on his own.

The worries that there would be many aftereffects from the AC2505 accident seemed to have already become a thing of the past for Seojin.

‘Did I know too little about Seojin? I should have paid a little more attention…’

I feel sorry for my son.

At that time, Suyeon suddenly looked up.

“mom.”

“huh?”

“But don’t worry too much. Usually, I keep a close eye on my brother. I will let her mother know about her brother’s condition whenever I can. “I promise.”

“······ okay. My mom only has Suyeon. “She has to take care of her brother?”

“Hi-Hi. of course.”

After a while.

I heard the store door open.

A new male customer looks around the store and finds a rose.

Su-yeon walked towards the guest before Song Ye-in. These days, she tells us that she likes the Glendora variety and tells us various things and shows us where there are roses.

Song Ye-in thought to herself as she looked at Su-yeon.

Because there are kids like this next to me.

I’m so happy.

* * *

In the car.

“It seems like you definitely liked singer Kwon Seol-ha. “If you keep looking for videos, you see.”

“There is one video that particularly bothers me.”

“What video is this?”

“I just have a personal curiosity. I think it would be quicker to meet singer Kwon Seol-ha and ask him directly… “It’s always a good idea to study in advance.”

“You are sincere.”

“It’s my job. “Of course it should be.”

“Kkkkkk. Please say that to our ⌜Moolgwang⌟ kids later too. “It’s worth seeing.”

The road from Seoul to Gangneung.

I asked Manager Park Hoon several times if I could speak comfortably. The manager steadfastly refused, saying it was disrespectful to the artist, but this time I pushed him hard.

Manager Park Hoon’s children are attending middle school. In a word, he is as old as my father. So, even when talking on the phone, I felt a little uncomfortable using polite language. Fortunately, the names were sorted out only today.

However, our Tsarina, who does not care about any situation, maintained her honorific title to me until the end.

“Composer, would you like me to cut up some butter-grilled squid? I guess the rest area just turned out to be a really good restaurant. “I should have tried it while it was warm.”

“Is it that much?”

“You mean it melts in your mouth? Is MSG illegal? Manager, would you like some as well?”

“no. I ate too much at the rest stop. “You guys eat a lot.”

“yes. Then I won’t refuse~”

“You came here to have fun. “I came to play.”

“Hey, what do you mean? I’m just actively taking care of the composer’s condition. “Right?”

“Uh… I guess so.”

“Look.”

“······.”

Assistant Manager Tsarina cut the squid body into large pieces and handed it to me. I tore it into small pieces and took a bite.

and.

“oh.”

“It’s awesome, right?”

“The flavor of this is amazing? “I guess they used really good butter.”

“nice! The composer also has good taste. There are times when ordinary people don’t understand even if you explain it to them, right? “Shall we buy some when we go back to Seoul?”

“Good. “I already had to buy some gifts for my family.”

“Ah, I feel like I’m suddenly healing. Escape from everyday life! “How are you feeling, Chief?”

“Shouldn’t you get a license before you say that?”

“······ Wow! Look at that! Composer! There’s a mountain over there! “It looks like a cat!”

Deputy Charina changes her tone in an instant.

It was quite a fun car trip… No, it was a fun trip on the way to meet the singer.

I continued to target butter-grilled squid and started watching NewTube again.

Last night, I looked up quite a few videos related to singer Kwon Seol-ha. From her early debut video to the recently uploaded performance video.

Among them, there was one video that caught my eye.

A video of a person calmly singing while sitting on a chair on a small stage in a foreign country.

I couldn’t take my eyes off the video.

‘I think this is a clue…’

I still couldn’t figure out where my déjà vu came from.

Of course, I heard the story from the Tsarina Deputy.

Singer Kwon Seol-ha is someone who experienced the same AC2505 accident as me.

So at first, I tried to take it easy, wondering if we had encountered each other at a hospital in Singapore.

But rather, my doubts grew bigger and bigger.

The question marks in my head only increased.

There was one reason.

Because it felt like I had seen singer Kwon Seol-ha before.

I feel like I’m facing a knot that I can’t untie.

After thinking about many things, I arrived at Gangneung City.

According to Assistant Manager Tsarina, she had roughly made an appointment with singer Kwon Seol-ha over the phone.

Although the word ‘roughly’ in that statement bothered me a bit…

‘Anyway, a promise is a promise.’

The car started driving to a place a little outside the city.

We went from an area full of raw fish restaurants and lodging facilities to an area with only empty houses.

The house was in a pretty nice place.

A house on the highest hill in town.

When I looked down, Gangneung City came into view.

I parked in an empty lot and got out of the car. It wasn’t a place with a clear view of the sea, but when I looked closely, I could see about 10cm of the sea at the far end. It seems like there is a subtle scent of the sea.

I thought this could be called a sea view.

Deputy Tsarina called immediately.

Fortunately, the connection was made quickly.

“ah! hello? Singer Kwon Seol-ha!”

“yes. We arrived a little early. Are you at the hospital? Of course we have to wait. yes. yes.”

“Ugh. you’re welcome. You can receive treatment slowly and come back. We just want to see singer Kwon Seol-ha’s face. yes. “We have no intention whatsoever.”

“Oh, you mean a casting call? Recruiting from an agency? Oh, that can’t be right. Ah, ha, ha. We know it well. You said you would never reverse your retirement. yes. yes. “We do it purely from the hearts of fans.”

“I also wanted to make it a point to evaluate only one song. We really liked singer Kwon Seol-ha. yes See you in 30 minutes! I’ll wait! Ahahaha…”

That’s how the call ended.

Assistant Manager Charina looked at me and Manager Park Hoon alternately, as if something was bothering her.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

The three of us were silent for a while.

If we just look at the content of the phone call…

It felt like we were just visiting Kwon Seol-ha as fans.

“excuse me···. Assistant Manager.”

“yes.”

“Didn’t you say we made an appointment?”

“I told you that I had ‘roughly’ made an appointment.”

“Roughly···. Roughly speaking? ha. “For some reason, that sound cheap.”

“······.”

The Deputy Tsarina now glanced at me. He didn’t say anything, but he started making excuses.

“So, I said it was a bit weird for the composer to come here in person! You suddenly called me this morning, right? First, please come pick me up from school. “I tried at least three times and then tried to call the composer!”

“that···.”

“is it so. Anyway, meeting is important. Doesn’t something change when people talk to each other face to face? “I also had intention!”

“okay. “Mr. Cha, you had a plan.”

“that’s right. So, we came up with a separate name for today’s operation.”

“······ Well done. do well.”

Assistant Manager Tsarina continued her explanation in a confident voice.

“It’s called Operation Trojan Horse! “We have already succeeded in infiltrating!”

“······.”

“······.”

“We came here to rescue singer Kwon Seol-ha, right? “Hide in the wooden horse over there.”

Tsarina pointed to ⌜Moonlight⌟’s corporate vehicle.

“First, let’s start with Manager Park Hoon’s persuasion. “You play the role of Trojan horse, elite soldier number one.”

“me? “Am I first?”

“yes.”

“But how do you convince someone who won’t overturn his retirement? “I thought Assistant Manager Cha had finished the story.”

“What power do I have? For your information, singer Kwon Seol-ha said he would not come back even if I gave him 10 billion, but there must be something he can do.”

“10 billion? “Not just our first team, but ⌜Moonlight⌟ doesn’t have that kind of money?”

“excuse me···.”

“The amount is not important. It was something I blurted out without thinking, but it just got rejected. ⌜TEST⌟ The song was also briefly mentioned, but it wasn’t enough to attract attention. So, for now, we just made an appointment to meet.”

“uh···. Assistant Manager?”

“hey! Then you should have told Seojin in advance before bringing him here! Doesn’t he know he’s going to school tomorrow? Even elementary school students have a hard time these days! Have you tried solving grade 6 math problems? “What kind of equations are coming out?”

“Hey… ⌜Moonlight⌟ teachers?”

“But our composer’s eyes were so bright! It’s Gangneung! If we have to, we can eat delicious raw fish here and then go back. Anyway, I thought that singer Kwon Seol-ha should at least give it a try.”

“Samgochoryeo? “No, did you mean to eat raw fish before that?”

“Whew. Manager, do you know that we have a surplus for team 1 dinner expenses? All interns leave work at 6 o’clock. So wouldn’t it be beneficial to use it today and get some fresh air for the first time in a while? “I developed a friendship with our composer.”

“hey! What does that mean…”

“Is that okay?”

“······ Does that mean it works? Are you okay?”

I had a general idea of ​​how the company worked.

It is no different from elementary school. It was like watching the vice-captain cleaning up the house by making some kind of deal with his boss. Even though the class president knows that, he pretends not to know.

but.

“Hey, Deputy Charina. Manager Park Hoon.”

“yes?”

“why?”

I had a card that could persuade singer Kwon Seol-ha. That’s why I volunteered to follow him here.

⌜TEST⌟ It wasn’t just the song.

I found out roughly what Kwon Seol-ha wanted by listening to her NewTube and songs.

“As I said before, I will personally persuade the singer. So you don’t have to worry.”

“Was there really a way to persuade them?”

“I don’t know if that will work.”

This time, Manager Park Hoon asked me again.

“Is there really anything you can do?”

“Then, please open the trunk first. There are things I brought with me. “I’ll explain while looking at it.”

“Oh right. You had luggage. wait for a sec.”

Manager Park Hoon opened the car trunk. He places the object wrapped in black cloth on the floor.

“It’s pretty heavy. “What on earth is this?”

“Try opening it.”

“Is that okay?”

“Sure. Anyway, I brought it to give it to singer Kwon Seol-ha. And we will all see it in a little while.”

“······.”

Manager Park Hoon carefully lifted the cloth.

The manager and assistant manager also stuck out their heads as if they were curious.

The object wrapped in cloth was a flower pot.

Light purple flowers in full bloom beautifully.

The name of the flower, which is also the title of the song that singer Kwon Seol-ha sang on the final stage.

Even on ⌜Starry Night⌟, this flower, which was quite expensive, was the key card of the day.

“that word···. Really?”

“I’ll have to check it myself.”

“This is going to be pretty fun.”

When I finished explaining to Manager Park and Assistant Manager Cha, I saw a car coming closer and closer to the house.

Along the road down the hill.

Neither slow nor fast.

It approaches at a constant speed.

Before you know it, the car in front of the house slowly stops. A middle-aged woman got out of the passenger seat. She glanced at us and headed for her backseat without paying any attention to her.

In the back seat, a young woman got out of the car on crutches.

A person I have looked for dozens of times on NewTube.

Singer recommended.

Manager Park Hoon and Assistant Manager Charina greeted her.

She also received a light greeting.

And then, I made eye contact with Seolha Kwon.

Seeing her in person didn’t change anything.

The identity of my déjà vu was still unclear.

but.

There was no vocalist who suited my song better than her.

“Child of hope…?”

She recognized me right away.

So I quietly asked.

“Did you see us at the hospital?”

“uh···. wee. I saw you playing Troimerai in the lobby. You may not know me, but But why here…”

I walked a little closer on behalf of Seolha Kwon, who was uncomfortable.

A soldier got off the wooden horse.

“My name is Seojin Han, who composed ⌜TEST⌟. “I came to you at the risk of being rude because I wanted to talk to you even just for a moment.”

“Hey… you’re a composer? Of ⌜Moonlight⌟?”

“You look a little young, don’t you?”

“······.”

Singer Kwon Seol-ha looks at me with a puzzled expression, crutches at his side.

Persuasion started now.