NOVEL NEXT chapter 521
521 – Side Story) Moving Day
One.
ㅡKnock knock!
A video link appears at the same time as the messenger notification sound. With a shocking video thumbnail.
[!! Soaring popularity video !!]
“A beautiful foreign woman who destroyed a store with a jumbo nuclear bomb set / Number of views: 1.02 million”
I was surprised by the title,
I couldn’t help but be shocked by the video thumbnail.
That was because there was a very familiar face hanging on the door.
‘This is Leylin… … ?’
It was like that. The main character of the video sent by Jeon So-rim is none other than Raylin.
In the video, she was lightly inhaling the pork cutlet with a relaxed expression. Rather than a challenger, he looked more like someone who came to enjoy a light snack.
Moreover, when I looked up the upload time, it seemed clear that it had been filmed just recently.
ㅡToduk… !
I was so shocked by something completely unexpected that I lost the phone in my hand. Because I never imagined that things would get this big.
“How come? Kamang, why are you acting like this all of a sudden? What’s going on?”
“brother? My complexion looks bad. “Can you help me?”
At this, Raylin and Derke, who were waiting for dinner, rush out to ask how I am.
“Rice, it’s no big deal. Would you like to take this and eat it together first?”
I quickly changed the subject by holding out the silverware.
Because I didn’t want to cause unnecessary worry.
By the way, why did Jeon So-rim send me this video?
“what? “You don’t want to eat it?”
“Derke wants to eat with her brother… … .”
“I’m not saying I won’t eat it. “I’ll get in touch with you shortly.”
“Communication? if… … . “Are you Sorim?”
As expected, Derke is quick-witted.
Guess the answer right away.
That makes talking a little easier.
“That’s right. You agreed to help me move tomorrow, right? “I want to talk about that for a moment.”
I deliberately brought up a different story.
Because I didn’t really want to show the video.
As expected, there were already numerous comments there.
Most people responded positively to Leylin’s performance, but there were some dark and unpleasant things among them. Things that have crossed the line to the point where it could lead to misanthropy.
Well, I wasn’t the type of person to be particularly worried if news of my transformation into a polymorph spread throughout the world.
“Hey, wait a minute. Shaolin? “Who is that?”
“Ah, so… … .”
“Please answer me correctly whose name it is. I don’t know anything else, but I need to get this straight. Could it be that that is the name of a female human… … ?”
Raylin reacts sensitively to the name of an unfamiliar female. She, who always spoke in a bright tone, suddenly asked in a cold voice.
“Uh, sister… … ?”
“ Black…no, white-dung? You can’t believe it… … . I guess you didn’t come back to this world to cheat… … ?”
Leylin mumbles with an unusual amount of murder in her voice. She approaches me with a blood-red look in her eyes.
This is my first time seeing Leylin look so serious and serious. I have never shown jealousy so openly before.
“It’s not like that! Shaolin’s sister is her brother’s old friend Death Yong… !”
“… what? “Old friend?”
At that time, Derke steps in as a relief pitcher.
He continues the explanation for me.
They say he’s a human being with nothing to be wary of.
“Yep! “I heard you’ve been friends since we were kids!”
“So, are you like childhood friends? But Derke? “How do you know that?”
“He’s a kind person who helped Derke…” !”
“How? “Help me?”
“The clothes you wore today also belong to that person! For more details, Derke will explain the death dragon!”
“D-Derke… … ?”
Derke pulls Leylin’s hand and retreats.
The guy turns slightly and winks at me.
I’ll explain it to you, so I’m telling you to contact me quickly and come back.
‘What’s special… … .’
So I picked up my phone again.
Then I watched the video in detail.
Because I wanted to know a little more detailed context.
Who on earth took the picture secretly? Actually, there were a lot of people at the end.
“Anyway, looking at it like this, it looks like he’s eating really well… … .”
The video itself was ordinary.
I think it was filmed by someone watching from outside.
And it only focuses on Leylin’s appearance.
Fortunately, Derke and I were not included. When I came out, only part of my shoulder and arm passed by for a moment.
[Who is it? Are you a normal person?]
[If you listen carefully, you can also hear the voice.]
[That’s right. I thought you were a foreigner, but your Korean is also very fluent?]
[This is a place that just bluntly tells people not to take the prize money. Yesterday, all the professional mukbang streamers also failed.]
[ and… … . Do you see the breasts? (This comment has been deleted.)]
[Hey, it’s fucking spicy. Today alone, 4 ambulances arrived. One of them did not answer the question about my country.]
[A person who was at the scene today. They said that the store will be closed for the time being due to too many complaints coming in.]
[Crazy haha I really need to make it spicy haha]
[But who is that Noona who ate all that?]
[At the end, I added more rice and mixed it with the sauce and ate it lol.]
It’s not a video that’s skyrocketing in popularity for nothing.
The comment window is on fire in real time.
As we saw earlier, the majority of responses were positive, but on the contrary, there were quite a few people who mentioned Leylin in a dark way.
‘by the way… … . Jeon So-rim, why on earth did you send me this video? I wouldn’t know if my and Derke’s faces were pictured… … .’
ㅡKnock knock!
[Jeon So-rim: Hey, did you see what I sent? Why do not you answer?]
[Me: I just saw it all. But why is this suddenly happening?]
[Jeon So-rim: It’s nothing else, but the clothes that woman is wearing. It looks like the clothes I gave Derke last time. Do you know anyone?]
“… … ?!”
I wondered why they would suddenly send me something like this, and there was a reason.
[Jeon So-rim: Hey, Seong Ji-hoon. Why do not you answer?]
[Me: Sorry. I was going to ask Derke, but he’s sleeping right now… … . Since I didn’t organize my clothes, I don’t know the details.]
[Jeon So-rim: Ah, well… … .]
[Me: I’ll ask you later when I wake up.]
I had no choice but to cover it up for now.
Because I couldn’t tell it like it was.
To be honest, it was unreasonable for him to introduce Derke as his cousin, but he couldn’t even handle Leylin like that.
Besides, since I wouldn’t have to run into Leylin anyway, I decided to just pretend not to notice.
[Jeon So-rim: But have you been to that store? When I looked it up, it was near my neighborhood?]
[Me: That’s right. I searched and it was very close. I didn’t even know a store like that existed.]
[Jeon So-rim: Really? Then, do you want to go with us later? Aren’t you curious about how spicy it is?!]
[Me: Looking at the comments, I heard that business was temporarily suspended due to complaints?]
[Jeon So-rim: Ah… I mean later! It’s okay even if it’s not there.]
[Me: Yes, well.. as long as the time is right.]
[Jeon So-rim: Oh~! So, is that what you promised?]
[Me: More than that, Shaolin? What time can we leave tomorrow? I don’t even know the address yet… … .]
[Jeon So-rim: Oh right!!! Look at my mind! Would you like to come tomorrow around 3pm? I’ll send you the address right now!]
[#00-dong, XX-gu, Seoul, △△ address… … .]
“what? You’re moving to a place closer than you thought, right? “Is the company nearby?”
After receiving the address, I ended the chat with a simple greeting and said I would see you tomorrow.
Of course, I could have continued the conversation if I wanted to, but I didn’t want to.
Even exchanging personal messages with Jeon So-rim like this was quite awkward for me.
‘I feel good because I feel like I’ve become close with Sorim like before… … . After all, it feels awkward for no reason after yesterday, right?’
It was like that. Even though I diverted what I said yesterday, I definitely heard it with both ears.
Because he was showing me what he thought of himself.
“… Ha, I don’t know. “I’ll find out for sure when I see you tomorrow.”
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2.
Today is the day I finally become independent from home and have my own space.
In order to move on a free day, I paid two days of annual leave on weekdays to move my belongings.
“Everyone worked hard. “I will organize the rest separately, so please leave it alone and go.”
For most things, we called a moving center and almost all of them were placed there.
In fact, asking Jihoon to help me move was just an excuse to see his face at least once more.
ㅡExciting! Exciting! Exciting!
Ever since I ate tteokbokki the day before yesterday, just thinking about Seong Ji-hoon’s face makes my heart beat wildly.
“Whoa… ! Can we talk today? It might not be too sudden… … ?”
Although I sang it with a lot of intention,
I couldn’t help but feel anxious in many ways.
Because it wasn’t something that would work just because I liked it.
It was then.
ㅡKnock knock!
[Jihoon: We’re almost there. Can you please pick me up where exactly?]
‘Wow, it’s here..!’
-Slap!
As soon as I received a call from Seong Ji-hoon, I immediately ran outside in my slippers.
So let’s go out into the alley in front of the house and turn… … .
“Ji, Jihoon~! “It’s here!”
Jihoon and Derke are walking together from afar.
“Hmm? Wait a minute, that… … ?”
However, in addition to the two familiar faces, there was another face that gave me a sense of déjà vu.
‘That woman couldn’t be…’ … ?’
Behind Seong Ji-hoon and Derke, a red-haired woman was secretly following them, keeping the distance between them.
He was also wearing the white turtleneck sweater he had given to Derke.
It was like that. It was definitely the woman in the video I saw yesterday.