Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42

Translated by: ShawnSuh

Edited by: SootyOwl

The weather was perfect for a walk . Juho and Nabi walked past the playground and into a trail . There was plenty of sunlight, and they walked without saying anything for a while . The sound of children playing rose in the distance . They sounded excited . 'What are they so excited about?' Juho wondered . They almost sounded like they couldn't hold back the joy they were feeling . He looked in their direction and felt ever so slightly jealous .

”The breeze feels nice,” Nabi said .

She was in a good mood . It had been a while since she had gone out for a walk . When she was with this young author, it almost felt like the time went by slower than normal . She a.s.sumed that it had something to do with the unique, calming aura that surrounded him .

”It's especially nice today . ”

The two kept up an empty conversation while walking . Neither tried to rush things . Nabi was the same way . The center of a typhoon tended to be quiet . As they reached the end of the trail, the botanical garden appeared up ahead .

”Should we?”

”Sure,” she agreed to his suggestion at once . 'If my client wants to go, that's where I'll be,' she reminded herself .

As they went inside, they were greeted by an earthy smell that was distinct to botanical gardens . The air was damp as if the plants were breathing . Among various tall growing trees, there were bird sculptures in between the branches . Palm trees and banana trees were showing off their enormous leaves .

'Blob,' drop by drop, water dripped down from above .

'It's calm and peaceful here . It suits him,' she thought . They walked together quietly . Soon, they reached a spot that seemed like a decorated pond . There were large carps swimming in the water . They walked past the pond and reached a flowerbed . Red, orange, white, there were many colors, and the two stopped walking for a moment .

”They're pretty,” he said . She had thought the same, but she ended up not saying it .

She was more than capable of speaking her mind . It was easy, yet challenging . So, she answered with a faint smile, ”Yes, they are . ”

Where there were flowers, there were also bees . They flew around the flowers busily and took turns sitting on each flower to suck on the honey . They looked cute with their plump belly .

”I'm going on a business trip soon . I fly out tonight . ”

”I see,” he answered briefly since he had already heard the news .

She continued as she flexed her abdomen . His eyes slowly met with hers, ”I'll tell the people I'm meeting about you . ”

”About me?!”

”That an incredibly talented author has appeared, so whoever's capable needs to tell the world about Yun Woo's book . ”

”I'm not sure if they'll agree,” he answered light-heartedly, but she was serious .

”They will . I'll make them . ”

”Why is that?”

It was a basic question, but she had never been asked such a question before . 'Why?' It was simple, yet it reached deep into her heart . Still, she was prepared to answer that simple question . She had always been thinking about it . There was a clear reason .

”Because I'm your fan . ”

Juho chuckled .

”I see . ”

”There are times when I can't tell if what I'm doing is work or a hobby . It happens when a book is amazing . Your book is like that . My work hasn't been feeling like work as of late . I'm intending on keeping it that way this time as well,” she added to his response . She was slightly excited . She'd never had a conversation like that with an author . Her mind responded as if somebody was forcing it to, but it wasn't a bad feeling .

He glanced over at her . It had been quite a compliment and, perhaps, slightly overbearing . It had sounded like there had been a word in the middle somewhere that was kind of odd, but he didn't mind . That wasn't what was important .

She continued, ”I'm going to be working very hard for this . I want to distribute your book all across the world . ”

She had great pride in her work . She loved that her job allowed the books to reach the many .

A b.u.t.terfly flew out of a yellow flower . It was a b.u.t.terfly with white wings . As it sat on a flower, its petals shook a little bit . The b.u.t.terfly busily moved its wings towards another flower . Nabi looked at Juho . He was peacefully following the b.u.t.terfly with his eyes, and she couldn't figure out what he was thinking . Even after so many conversations, she still couldn't get a grasp of who he was . For that reason, she had given up . Instead, she had decided to be honest about herself .

”It's almost time . ”

She closed her eyes as she checked the time on her wrist.w.a.tch . She had given up . She didn't want to force things to happen . If things didn't work out, profit would no longer be a priority . She didn't want to ruin the moment . She had found satisfaction in the fact that she had simply gotten to have a conversation with Yun Woo .

There was a gentle breeze . It wasn't clear where it was coming from . Through it, she heard the sound of Juho's voice, ”I would like for you to manage my books exclusively . ”

He felt her staring in his direction .

”Pardon?” she asked .

Juho answered with a smile, ”I would like to leave my book to you . ”