46

The next afternoon.

As always, I was leaving school with Seo-ah after successfully listening to all the lectures today.

"How's work going? Was it worth it yesterday?"

On the way, Seo-ah was asking questions about what happened yesterday.

"What… Is it good?"

It was really good, not a single lie.

I had done a lot of things, but it seemed like such an easy task compared to everything I had done so far.

In reality, the work was easy.

Since I was the only person working part-time, it was completely different from other restaurants where they subjected me to all kinds of abuse of power, exceeded my working hours, and forced me to do tasks that I could not handle on my own.

There are a lot of people working together, and it may be a bit difficult when there are a lot of people, but other than that, I have free time, so I just sat there waiting for the time to pass quickly without any difficulties.

Since I have that much free time, I guess I can watch Seung study.

To such a good compared working environment and the intensity of the work, the high hourly wage was enough to make me feel like I wanted to do this job for the rest of my life.

"If possible, I would like to continue."

"Yeah… ?"

Seo-ah nodded her head, indicating that she didn't like something.

"Then are you going to keep going?"

"I will continue as long as I can. But why?"

"Ugh… It's nothing."

He gently shook his head and said it was nothing, but it seemed to me that he was full of regret at the thought of not being able to go home together.

"Come visit me later. I'll buy you one."

They pay a lot of money per hour, so why not buy me a coffee?

"Yeah… Okay."

Seo-ah doesn't know when, but she promises to come back.

As we walked together, it was almost time to part ways.

"Go in carefully."

"Jaewon, you work carefully too."

"There is something to be careful about. Anyway, goodbye."

"Yes."

Anyone who sees this may mistake it for a girlfriend seeing off her boyfriend before leaving for work.

Waving to each other and showing a little concern, I opened the cafe door and went inside.

However, Seo-ah, who should have parted ways, follows him into the cafe.

"… ?"

"?"

When I looked back at her as if asking why I was following her, she tilted her head as if asking what was the problem.

"Aren't you going home…" " ?"

"I'm going to study here starting today."

I couldn't hide my embarrassment at the sudden announcement that I would study at a cafe.

What is the reason to study here?

Of course, studying is good, but what I knew was that she was smart enough to get excellent grades even though she didn't really listen to her professor's lectures her her her, so there was no need for her to Spend money studying at a cafe.

And to top it all off, I understand she didn't even bring anything to study with.

"There's no need to stop me from studying. Okay."

"Yes."

There was no need for me to stop that, so I brought Seo-ah into the cafe.

Seo-ah was still following closely behind me as I headed straight to the counter.

"Aren't you going to sit down?"

"I'll sit in front of the counter."

This time, the sight of Seo-ah having a tantrum was so cute that I couldn't help but laugh.

Without realizing it, her right hand reached the top of her head and slowly stroked her hair.

As she quietly felt my touch, she gently lifted the corner of her mouth and closed her eyes, as if she felt good.

"For now, just order what you came here and leave."

After stroking her hair for a while, I left her and went inside her counter and said,

"Hello."

"Yes. Hello."

In the afternoon, she stood in front of the counter, exchanging brief greetings with the part-time worker.

"What do you want to eat?"

"…"

Seo Ah quietly stared at her menu.

But this is her first time at a cafe and she doesn't know what to eat. She turned to me with an expression on her face that said she didn't know what was delicious.

"Recommend it."

"Recommended… Do you like sweet things?"

"Sweet ones are okay."

"Well, if you want coffee, a vanilla latte, cafe mocha, or caramel macchiato would be fine. If you don't like coffee, a frappe, smoothie, or shake would be fine."

Honestly, I don't know either.

It's just that when she learned from Seung-i yesterday, she said that if people ask for recommendations, she can just recommend these things, so she just recommended them to Seo-ah.

"There are too many… Please choose just one."

"…"

When asked to choose just one thing, which was too much, I was momentarily speechless.

"I like coffee… ?"

"Maybe?"

"Amado. Please choose just one. If it's coffee, it's coffee. If it's something else than coffee, it's a beverage."

The range is very wide, but the most difficult thing is to be asked to choose just one.

So I'll just give it a rough try. For example, if you like coffee, say coffee, and if you don't like coffee, say no, and the range of recommendations will be narrowed to some extent.

"Hmm. Just coffee."

When Seo-ah said she would just have coffee, I started to think about coffee.

Like that.

"How about a vanilla latte?"

She recommended her a vanilla latte.

I haven't tried it, but it's one of the popular menu items, so I thought Seo-ah would like it.

"Then give me that."

"Okay. Sit down and wait."

"Yes."

After Seo Ah finished her order, she sat down near the counter and looked at me.

I looked at her, made her smile, and paid for her vanilla latte with my own money.

He said he would buy it for me later, but I had no idea he would buy it for me right now.

Anyway, I took the order and immediately started making coffee for Seo-ah.

I just started working yesterday, and it was only a day since I learned the job, so there was some awkwardness, but I was satisfied that I made it without making any mistakes.

I brought a vanilla latte that boasted a brilliant appearance and brought it directly to Seo-ah.

"Eat deliciously."

"Thank you. But do you mind if I don't pay the bill?"

"I did it, so eat as much as you want."

"Really? Thank you."

"Thank you. I received more."

As she said, I received much more from her.

Even while listening to the lecture, if I didn't know something, I could ask Seo-ah, who sat next to me and looked at me intently, not the professor. She answered kindly, and occasionally bought me something to eat, but I still had a lot to pay.

"If you need anything, feel free to call."

I can't just stay here like this forever.

When I went back inside the counter, I realized that I wasn't wearing my uniform, so I quickly went into the locker room and changed my clothes.

I came out wearing an apron and a hat.

"…"

Seo-ah, who was attracting attention from everyone around her regardless of gender or age, was unable to take her eyes off me like everyone else as she changed her clothes and came out of her dressing room.

She smiled brightly at her and took orders from other customers.

Even though the industry was different, there was no major problem since I had a lot of experience working.

But after a while, a critical moment came.

That's right.

"Good afternoon! Oppa~"

This is because, just like yesterday, Eunha entered the cafe wearing her school uniform and smiled brightly, expressing friendliness to me.

Men who had been attracted to her from the beginning looked at me with disapproving eyes, but it was none of my business.

However, she feels uncomfortable with Seung-i, who shows friendliness to me, and also feels a strange sense of betrayal in the way he looks at me.

"Yes. Good afternoon."

"Yes, right? Ah! And brother. Thank you for the problem you taught me yesterday! The teacher asked me to solve the problem today, right? Fortunately, it was the type of problem I learned from you yesterday, so I was able to solve it easily, right? Hehe. . How surprised the teacher was!"

Seungi was next to me without even changing his clothes and was constantly talking about what happened today.

Seo-ah, who was still looking at Seung-i and me with a subtle look, got up from her seat and headed to the counter where we were.

"Ah… !"

Seung-i, seeing Seo-ah's beauty her her, let out a short exclamation and quickly took the counter seat.

"Oppa. "I will take care of this woman."

Did she use Seo-ah as her competition?

Feeling anxious that something might happen between us, she had just started working and decided to leave the work to me as much as possible, so she quickly blocked Seo-ah and I from meeting.

But since she was already close enough, her actions were meaningless, but they were actions that showed me well how Seungi felt about me.

The problem is that Seo-ah also noticed it.

"Jaewon."

"Huh… ?"

When those pretty lips parted and my name came out, Seungi looked embarrassed.

"Who is this kid? Do you know each other? What relationship? Are you close? A lot? How much? Since when did you know him?"

Seo Ah was asking all kinds of questions without stopping her mouth.

Not only me, but even Seungi opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"My gunner. Gunner. I taught you a lot while working yesterday."

"Yeah… ?"

"Of course. Right?"

"Oh, yes. Ma, that's right. That's right. Do you two know each other?"

Seung-i, who was even more surprised that I was acquainted with such a beautiful woman, asked a question with an expression of disbelief.

I feel a little hurt when all those emotions are shown on my face, but I can't help it.

"Yes. We are friends from the same department."

"Ah… Friend…"

Seung realized it intuitively.

There is a strange atmosphere between me and Seo-ah.