Chapter 195 - Chapter 195: In Front of the Starting Line (1) (2/2)
“Both”
“Why is it frustrating?”
“I already told you I aht now Just aardly in theif I took a step into the entertainht now No, I aht now I really hate this”
Jo Minjun quietly lifted up his ladle He slowly threay the foam on the ladle into the trash can He then slowly started to speak
“Kaya You are a better chef than you give yourself credit for You said your recipe was not perfect just now That is why they have to change it I’ as well It is only nor Then what do you think you should be doing right now?”
“……What do you ?”
“What you want to do in the end is to cook Then train your skills Fix up recipes, research them, and work hard to not just be a head chef in name, but a real head chef Make the kitchen yours Even if you don’t e to successfully do that ……all your effort toyour best right now?”
Kaya did not answer She could not answer As Jo Minjun mentioned, Kaya had not clenched her teeth and done whatever she could to make it happen Jo Minjun continued to speak
“You cannot win the chae the charue Cry after you’ve taken a beating from the chaht now Kaya I don’t like those tears that coht”
“……I didn’t cry”
“Yes You shouldn’t cry”
Kaya got up froed Jo Minjun from behind Her arhtly Kaya whispered in a quiet voice
“You’re solike a child”
“I auess I have nothing to say to that”
Jo Minjun put down the ladle and turned around He then kissed Kaya on the lips and started to smile
“Don’t you think I would have done well as a teacher?”
Kaya started to laugh
“I think you would have eventually given it up to be a chef”
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Her body was heavy She could not be sure whether she was breathing, or if she could even ers She felt like she opened her eyes for aback down Once she caain covered in darkness
Once she et out of this sleep or paralysis world, the first thing in front of Kaya’s eyes was a round face Ella was looking at Kaya right in front of her Kaya rubbed her eyes as she started to stretch
“Yaaaaawn……Ella Why are you heah?”
Her voice that was still half asleep and did not come out correctly just slowly came out of her mouth Ella let out a humph as she flipped her hair back On her chest was the Chloe doll that Chloe had signed for her
“Because kindergarten already ended!”
“Kindergarten? ……Why is it over so early? It’s stillNo,word, quickly fixed herself But Kaya did not have the luxury of thinking Ella was cute or even stupid She had a blank expression as she tried to absorb what Ella just said, before quickly taking her smartphone out of her pocket However, the screen did not turn on It was out of battery Kaya looked at Ella with a nervous expression
“Ella Do you have a phone?”
“What kind of kindergartener has a phone?”
“Then what about a watch?”
“I don’t know But it’s already past two”
Of course, Ella was not talking about 2 ah SHe was late Since she was already so late, she did not even think about rushi+ng Jo Minjun’sin her head, but she had done so like this from the first day
Kaya slowly lifted her body up with a weary expression It really was too hter She had put her head on the table to take a short nap, so how did she wake up on the couch? Did Jo Minjun lay her down? Kaya looked toward Ella
“What is Minjun doing?”
“Cooking”
“……Still?”
Kaya had a concerned expression She was this tired after taking a short, no, a quite long nap, so how es at the fact that he did not wake her up It was her responsibility to wake herself up
Once she stepped out of the office where she was laying down, the sweet fragrance of the broth hit her nose Surprisingly, it did not sht be nor rid of the oil and the foa how tired his body must be to put in all of that effort
“Ah, hello, Chef Kaya”
“Yes, hello”
Kaya responded back to the prep cooks’ greetings with a still stiff expression as she immediately headed for the hall Jo Minjun was there He started to smile with his tired face once he saw Kaya
“Oh, Kaya You’re up?”
“……Did you not sleep at all?”
“Don’t worry This ent-ni well so you needed to rest”
“Am I really the sick one? You look like you’re about to fall over”
Kaya’s voice sounded a bit angry Watching Kaya, Rafael whispered in Janet’s ear
“She is just as ru to be whipped”
“I don’t know I have a feeling it would be the opposite”
“The opposite?”
Instead of answering, Janet just looked back toward Kaya and Jo Minjun Rafael turned to look at theently as he sat Kaya down next to hiry later, but first, try this It shouldn’t be too much even on an empty stomach I solidified the broth and put boiled beef wrapped in a lasagna inside The flavoring was done with nut powder and a bit of rock salt Hurry, try it”
Seeing his eyes glitter with expectation for her to try it, she could not just continue to grumble Kaya opened her mouth and ate the food Minjun offered It really was an interesting taste To be specific, the interesting thing was the texture It looked like a firm ball, but it felt very different than jelly It is probably best described as water that was soently melted in your na added texture and savoriness
But the strongest flavor was, of course, the broth How could it be like this just because time and effort were put into it? The Asian flavorout the ot about her concerns for Minjun as she showed her ado out as a menu item Of course, it does require soood”
“It’ll be difficult to make it a menu iteuess that is true Then why did you make this if you can’t even put it on the menu?”
Jo Minjun quietly chuckled instead of responding Kaya started to frown
“Why are you laughing?”
“No, it’s funny Just yesterday, you were saying I was putting effort into so useless, but now, you’re disappointed that I can’t put it on the menu Isn’t it funny? The fact that you put ti is so clearly visible”
Kaya quietly processed Minjun’s words Was it because they talked so ht Maybe that hy, but her ansas heavier than normal
“I hope our relationshi+p, that we can put thattime”
Jo Minjun held Kaya’s hand
“We will boil it until the marrows run out and the bones break down”