Chapter 21 (1/2)
Chapter 5 – Is This Canned Food.
“Ah? Suhee.”
Suhee whose back was facing the sun laughed awkwardly. In her hands was a pack of sus.h.i.+.
“I called but you didn’t answer,”
“Ah, really? I was working so I must have not seen.
“I was going to a place for work so I was pa.s.sing by, I felt like you didn’t eat yet.
Suhee slurred her words and lifted the bag. Jaegun felt awkward. He could only think of the black bean noodles that Somii and he ordered.
“Ah?”
Suhee glanced downward. Pink sneakers that weren’t there before were laid orderly there. It was a small size so it was obvious that it was a girl’s.
“You have a guest at your house.”
At that moment that she said that.
Somii appeared in the back of Jaegun. The two girls who didn’t know each other couldn’t greet or say anything so they stood there close mouthed.
Jaegun explained to both sides.
“Ah, this is my publisher’s editor Jung Somii, and Somii, this is my college friend Lee Suhee. She’s the team leader at a game company and the game scenario I’m writing is from her as well.”
“Ah, h.e.l.lo, I’m Jung Somii.”
“…h.e.l.lo.”
Unlike Somii who greeted with a full bow, Suhee just slightly nodded her head.
“Come in.”
“Hm.”
Suhee took off her shoes and went in.
There were two desks and two notebooks. One was Jaegun’s and one was Somii’s. Looking at the feeling of the room, it felt like they were in there for a long time.
‘Strange.’
Suhee didn’t understand.
Jaegun was writing the game scenario that she had given him. It was a work that she had no relations.h.i.+p with Somii so why are they together. Unlike the editor-writer relations.h.i.+p, it felt to her that it was more of a girl-boy relations.h.i.+p.
“Sit here.”
Jaegun took out the legs of a folding table and said.
“Actually we ordered two bowls of black bean noodles.”
“Ah, really? Then I might have bought this for no reason.”
“No, it’s fine. I eat sus.h.i.+ well. Also one bowl is probably not enough. Do you want anything? I can call and add one.”
“No I’m fine. I already ate.”
Suhee lied. The sus.h.i.+ was also for 2 because she was going to eat with Jaegun. Now she didn’t feel like she wanted to eat with a girl that she had never met before.
“How’s work?”
“Ah, It’s going well. Only need about 2 more hours until the Oh Sumin quests are done. Since I have a editor’s eyes, the progress is going great.
Jaegun smiled as he glanced towards Somii. Suhee looked at the awkwardly smiling Somii and continued.
“Are you waiting for Jaegun’s finished work?”
“No, I already got Writer Ha’s works.”
“Then why…?”
Instead of Somii who couldn’t answer very well, Jaegun answered.
“I asked her to give me canned food.”
“Canned food?”
“Yeah. I’m a person that writes better with an editor, so I grabbed Somii who was planning to leave after delivering a gift.
“I see.”
Suhee nodded her head acting unemotional and straightened her legs. The bad feeling didn’t disappear but it was awkward for her to ask further so she switched the topic.
“Next week is Professor Han Hesun’s birthday, you know?”
“Ah, it’s already next week, I know.”
Han Hesun was the professor that taught modern novels in college. Jaegun with many other student admired her. She was a great teacher that gave it all to teach the students.
When students went with their own works outside office hours, she never rejected them. She guided them word by word with pa.s.sion. So that was why many students even though they graduated still visited her.
“Are you coming? It’s Sat.u.r.day night.”
“Hm, Sat.u.r.day?”
“You liked her. Let’s go together. Call Jongjin, too.”
“Ok, I know, let’s go.”
Jaegun answered willingly. Then Somii who was next to him asked in a quiet voice.
“Sat.u.r.day night?”
“Yes? Why?”
“It’s only… the writer’s meeting is on Sat.u.r.day night.”
“Ah, really?”
Jaegun was nonplussed. The meeting that he declared that he was definitely going to go was on the same day.
Suhee’s two eyes narrowed and were showing her light. But she came back to her normal calm expression and said smoothly looking at Jaegun.
“The writer’s meeting is from the publisher right? If it’s not a meeting that’s urgent then let’s go together, professor’s birthday is one day a year.
Before Jaegun could answer, Somii answered.
“The writer’s meeting doesn’t happen that often either. And StarBooks really wants Writer Ha Jaegun to attend. He’s writing very good books so the place will s.h.i.+ne if Writer Ha goes.”
It was Somii with a careful tone but she said everything that she wanted to say.
Suhee tilted her head to one side.
“There’s not just one or two people from the publisher. Is there a problem that Jaegun can’t attend?”
“That’s not the reason. The other writers would also definitely want to see Writer Ha. As I said, he is writing great books right now.”
“But Jaegun should choose right? I asked first too.”
“Oh, you didn’t know. He already agreed to go to the writer’s meeting before you came.”
The two girls were having a conversation smiling at each other. But with their glances and their eyes, Jaegun could feel the heat from their conversation.
‘What is this? Did Somii also get a bit angry?’
Somii’s emotions coming from Rika became rougher.
The bright spring blurred and it was turning to a gloomy place about to storm thunder.
Ring!
The delivery man’s ringing looked to Jaegun as a savior’s ringing. He bounced up, took his wallet, and went to the front door.
“It’s two black bean noodles right?”