Chapter 158 - New owner [2] (1/2)

Moon Jiwoo's knees were starting to get weak, and the urge to run away from this situation increased within her.

”Hello, I am Oh Sookyung, the new owner to this place,” he introduced himself.

Hearing his name and voice made the situation more realistic to her, and fear intensified within her, realizing that there was nothing she was able to do in that instant to escape from here.

As the harsh reality hit her violently, Moon Jiwoo mustered up all of her courage and raised her line of sight. The moment her eyes connected with his she instantly looked towards the ground and bit her lip.

Bowing down, she voiced out, ”Welcome. I am Shin Daerin.”

After much thinking in her mind, she decided to treat him as a stranger. No matter what his purpose for being here at was, it was best for her to act as if she did not remember about him and show that she didn't want to be entangled with the man again.

The wounds she had received was starting to reopen. It appeared that she wasn't as strong as she expected for herself to be, and her ċhėst clenched painfully at that realization.

She was truly pathetic!

While he was able to look all pathetic in front of her, here she was seeming all weak and vulnerable. She hated herself for not being able to maintain her composure before her.

She wasn't even able to stop herself from trembling!

As if noticing how her voice had been shaky, Youngjae turned back and vocalised, ”Are you fine, Noona? What's the matter?”

Moon Jiwoo raised her head and flashed the boy a small smile. In order to make others believe that she had nothing to do with Sookyung, she had to act as if everything was fine around everyone.

”No, everything is fine. I feeling slightly dizzy. Now that both of you have seen him, why don't you leave for University? I am sure I have to show the new owner around.”

More than how she did not want to be with Oh Sookyung, she did not want for the two of them to doubt the fact she and Sookyung were strangers.

Unless or until she was able to come in terms with her emotions and fix them, she wanted to avoid meeting Sookyung before two of them.

Yura nodded his head and said, ”Handsome owner, don't forget me! I will come to meet you later on, alright? I will be sure to take your number then! Since classes are about to start to start, I have to leave now regretfully. I really want to get to know you—”

Interrupting the girl, Youngjae grabbed her by the collar and pulled her before saying, ”Well then, I will be taking my leave, and take care of yourself, Noona.”

As both of them had gone off, Moon Jiwoo turned her attention back to Sookyung, and placing on the professional smile she usually directed at the customers, she was proud of herself for finally being able to do so.

”I apologise for the disturbance. Both of them are quite attached to the shop, and therefore, they wanted to check the new owner to this place.

Should I offer you something to drink first or do you want to have a tour of the entire place although there is nothing much to look at?” Jiwoo spoke out.

She was surprised herself when she realized that her voice did not crack in the middle neither did she sound shaky. It sound exactly the one she used with the customers at the place usually, and noticing how she was able to do so made her want to cheer loudly.

It seems that this wasn't as difficult as she had presumed for it to be in the beginning.

”I suppose I will be going around the place first,” Sookyung answered.

There were no signs of confusion in Sookyung's eyes, and she couldn't see him mocking her in any way. Seeing how he was not mentioning the past, she reached into the conclusion that he must be wanting to ignore it as well although it was too soon for her to decide that.

Thinking about it like that did give her a peace of mind.