The next day, slightly late in the morning.

“Um… … .”

Yoo Se-ah slowly opened her eyes to the sunlight hitting her eyes.

Why are my eyes so dazzling today? Maybe my mother has pulled back the curtains again. With that thought, Yoo Se-ah looked toward the window.

“… yes?”

However, it is different.

One second to realize that this is not your room.

Two seconds until you realize that this is Kang Tae-han’s bedroom.

And three seconds to remember what happened last night.

“… Oh my goodness.”

She was startled and turned her head to the side.

Next to him was Kang Tae-han’s pillow.

Perhaps it was because of such a complex feeling, a little happy but surprised, confused and pounding, Yoo Se-ah involuntarily hugged the blanket that was covering her.

Was it around then?

There was a knocking sound, and the door slowly opened. What could be seen through the gap was Kang Tae-han’s face with a smile on his face.

“woke up?”

“yes? yes… … .”

That smile is what draws people in.

Recalling that thought, Yoo Se-ah carefully averted her gaze. It was difficult for some reason to look straight at it.

“It will be over soon, so come out slowly.”

“What? ah… … .”

I immediately knew what Kang Tae-han was talking about.

The smell of North Korean soup coming in through the open cracks.

The unique deep and rich taste of dried pollack mixed with a slightly sharp fragrance made me feel like my stomach was full just by smelling it.

“… When did you cook the soup again?”

“Soon, whatever.”

At Yoo Se-ah’s words, Kang Tae-han smiled and closed the door and left. Yoo Se-ah, who had been sitting blankly for a while. She suddenly hugged the baby blanket tightly and began rolling slowly on the bed.

‘What should I do~!’

‘Can I like this?’ It feels like wanting to

If I feel like this right now, I feel like I can easily pull off any heroine in any romance movie.

Was it that much of a backlash?

Suddenly, she raised her hand to her forehead in a puzzled thought.

“Come to think of it, I don’t have a hangover.”

The previous day, it was Yoo Se-ah who originally tried to get Kang Tae-han drunk, but Kang Tae-han’s alcohol consumption was beyond imagination, and it was she herself who failed to control her drinking due to binge drinking.

Of course, once in the middle, to be precise, when Kang Tae-han lifted her up from the table, she was sober, but it is true that she drank so much that her mind went back and forth in the middle.

Then, of course, it’s normal for your head to feel like it’s going to explode… I don’t feel anything like that today. No, rather, it feels like my head is clear and refreshed.

“what… Are you a little drunk?”

Seah Yoo scratches her chin and tilts her head.

It was a very strange situation that I was in good shape even after binge drinking… … . What is good is not good. She immediately let go of her worries and rose slowly from her seat.

First of all, Yoo Se-ah unfolds the crumpled blanket she hugged, tidies up the bed, and then opens the door and goes out.

Just then, Kang Tae-han, who was pouring soup into a bowl, caught my eye. When I turned my gaze to the table, a simple but hearty breakfast was prepared.

“… It’s great.”

“What?”

“Last night and this morning.”

Although the plan to get Kang Tae-han drunk failed… If you look at the results alone, wouldn’t it be a great success? Yoo Se-ah continued to twitch the corners of her mouth as if she could not control her emotions.

“Can I come over often?”

“There is no reason not to.”

Kang Tae-han replied in a calm voice as usual.

Seeing him like that, Yoo Se-ah let out a laugh.

* * *

[Wheel of Twilight, a successful start to the first performance!]

[Not attending due to injury? The best stage that blew away the media’s suspicions at once! The perfect resurrection of Hwang Ji-woon.]

[Everything sold out until the last performance! I can’t get it because I don’t even have a scalper, a musical craze caused by Hwang Ji-woon?]

The Wheel of Twilight was planned thanks to Hwang Ji-woon’s popularity.

It was a performance that had many concerns within the industry due to Hwang Ji-woon, the key actor, being injured, and the practice schedule being delayed… … .

As soon as the first performance began, reviews began to come and go among the fans saying that it was ‘truly the best’.

Perhaps thanks to that, all tickets are sold out, and even scalping tickets are being traded at a premium.

“Uhahaha, do you see these knights?”

On the other hand, the counter of Cheonma Massage.

Chief Hwang showed a screen full of articles related to ‘The Wheel of Twilight’ and burst into a pleasant laugh.

“It’s a good thing, but… Why do you like the manager?”

Choi Seong-hyun, who was sitting next to him and listening to the words.

He said so in a slightly sullen voice. To be honest, I’m not that interested in it. Director Hana Hwang shook his head with an expression that he didn’t know what to say.

“Isn’t it that I came to see this performance, and that too from a special seat?”

“Ayu, did I say something again?”

The moment Chief Hwang brought out the word ‘special seat’, Choi Seong-hyeon immediately waved his hand with a disgusted look on his face. This is what I said on KakaoTalk from this morning, even last night.

“I was wondering why the special seats were on the second floor, but I got it. I can just see the stage at a glance… … .”

Director Hwang speaks in a voice that seems to still be moved. It must have been such an impressive stage, he said in a very excited voice.

“Eh… … .”

If possible, I would like to respond, but when I hear a similar story for the fourth time, the desire to do so disappears. Seonghyeon Choi sat down with his chin resting on his cheeks.

“Tae-han, who went to see it with me, stays still, but why is only the manager who went with me like that?”

“that… Taehan is a person who doesn’t do things like this well. Should I say that I feel a little older?”

“Then the manager?”

“I am originally this kind of person.”

Seonghyun Choi let out a laugh without even realizing it. He didn’t bother to mention that Chief Hwang was older than Kang Tae-han.

“… Still, it’s amazing.”

“what?”

“What can I say… Taehan’s influence?”

Seonghyeon Choi said in a low voice as she scrolled down Chief Hwang’s smartphone. There were many articles in addition to what Director Hwang showed.

[Hwang Ji-woon, a rising star in Korean musicals. Is it still in its heyday? Ambition to advance to Broadway.]

[‘Hwang Ji-woon’s Lohan was impressive enough.’ An invited Broadway official is ‘very positive’ about the possibility of assigning Hwang Ji-woon to the vacant Lohan role.]

Articles related to Hwang Ji-woon continued after that.

Although he has already achieved considerable success and gained recognition in Korea, he seems to have made a bigger leap forward through this stage.

And what really helped… It is none other than Kang Tae-han. He would say it’s not a big deal, but if it wasn’t really a big deal, Hwang Ji-woon himself would not have come and thanked him and given him a ticket.

“What, isn’t this the first time?”

“That makes it even more strange.”

It wasn’t just Hwang Ji-woon. Choi Tae-joon, Kang Ju-wan, Han Hana Everton FC, Daecheong… … .

It’s safe to say that those autographs you see in front of you are all people Kang Tae-han exerted his influence on. Choi Seong-hyun burst into laughter as he looked at the picture frames hanging in the back of the waiting room.

“Why, are you envious?”

“No, I’m not envious… … .”

Seonghyun Choi shrugged his shoulders and blurted out his words. He tried to say no, but his actions seemed more like affirmations.

“Well, Taehan-sshi is very skilled, but… If you go somewhere else right now, you’ll be treated like an ace, right?”

Seeing Choi Seong-hyeon like that, Chief Hwang smiled and said, His words were not empty words.

At first, his skills were ambiguous enough to oppose being included in the artisan course, but now he has the second most reservations after Kang Tae-han.

However, Seonghyun Choi shook his head at the words of Chief Hwang.

“It’s not that kind of envy. just… I just thought that it would be nice if I could have the ability to have a good influence on others like that.”

A voice that sighs slightly and then speaks like a grunt. Perhaps because of the content, there is also a hint of embarrassment. Seeing that, Chief Hwang playfully opened his mouth.

“Mr. Schweitzer is in the massage world.”

“Ah! I just said it I go in.”

Seonghyun Choi went back to the break room with a nervous voice. Looking at Choi Seong-hyun, Chief Hwang burst out laughing.

Although I hadn’t known Choi Seong-hyun for that long, there was still a big difference between the person I knew before and the person I am now.

I would say that people have more passion, or it feels like they have a goal. I liked the light-hearted and upbeat appearance of the past, but it could be said that he has grown much more from there.

And the starting point for that change is… … .

Maybe it was the day Kang Tae-han came to the massage shop and started working. Among the people Kang Tae-han influenced, Choi Seong-hyeon was probably included.

‘It feels like a first-class disciple.’

Chief Hwang nodded slowly and turned his head back to the monitor, as if he thought his metaphor was quite appropriate.

* * *

The day I received a massage at Cheonma Massage.

The day when the feeling in my legs came back and I supported my body with my own legs again, albeit for a very short time.

“Whoa, whoa… Whoa!”

From that day on, Choi Ah-ram began to devote himself to rehabilitation training every day. It was not an exercise to accept and adapt to reality, but literally a workout to rehabilitate and revive the body.

Originally, I had been steadily rehabilitating only in the early stages of my injury.

After accepting the reality, it stopped like giving up.

Now holding on to hope again.

Of course, compared to receiving a massage from Kang Tae-han, the effect of training by licking your cheeks like this may be somewhat inefficient.

But I’m sure it’s getting better little by little.

And that was enough for her. Compared to the time when I couldn’t get anything no matter how hard I tried, it was a rewarding level to exert my strength.

A week passed like that.

this week passed

It’s been three weeks since I received Kang Tae-han’s fourth massage.

“The weather is really nice today, sister.”

She went for a walk with her sister that she thought she would never do again. Aram Choi was walking slowly while holding on to her sister’s wheelchair.

I can’t walk properly yet.

Sensation has returned, but movements are still slightly awkward, as if the feet are numb, especially when moving the calves.

But you can walk anyway.

Perhaps it was because he had been focusing on rehabilitation training lately, but it was a much faster recovery than Kang Tae-han thought.

Of course, it’s slow, but you can walk alone, and if you can walk while holding on to something, it’s more stable. For example, by dragging a wheelchair like now.

how grateful that is… … .

Choi Ah-ram, who was looking around, forgot his words for a moment in a suffocated mood.

“It’s good, Aram.”

Would it have been that long?

Bo-ram Choi, her older sister who was in a wheelchair, opened her mouth alludingly. It was the same for her that she felt new about taking a walk with the sisters after a long time.

“what?”

“Your leg. It’s a relief that it’s not a permanent thing like mine, but a temporary phenomenon.”

“ah… right. haha. It’s still a bit awkward though.”

After getting a massage from Kang Tae-han and undergoing rehabilitation training, it got better.

It was true, but it was more difficult to believe than any bluff, so Aram Choi did not bother to tell her sister. of course… There were other reasons too.

“I’m just saying this now, but I wonder if it’s because he carried me on his back for no reason… I was deeply sorry.”

“Oh, what are you talking about? How many kilos do I lift when I lift weights? Are you worried about that?”

“Still, I’ve put on some weight lately.”

“Even with my sister, she weighs around 40kg. If it’s 40kg, I can still lift it with one hand. Unnie, you need to gain more weight for your health.”

Choi Ah-ram shook her hand and dismissed her older sister’s Choi Bo-ram’s useless worries. Choi Boram smiles with a complex smile mixed with sorry and thankfulness for his brother’s words. In the meantime, I suddenly opened my mouth while looking around.

“But, where are we going?”

Originally, the two were walking in Yeouido Park.

But it had already been a long time since I got out of the park, and now I was walking in the city where buildings were built.

“Well… Hmmm. Where are you going? Jaeman.”

“Yes? ah… yes.”

As if the words he had been thinking of for a moment did not come to mind, Aram Choi handed over the baton to Jaeman Lee.

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Lee Jae-man is slightly startled after walking a little further away. He was taken aback by the sudden situation, but soon opened his mouth with a calm face.

“Yeah, Bo-ram hasn’t been out much lately either. There’s a good massage parlor around here, and I thought it would be nice to recover a bit there… … .”

“Aha… okay.”

At Lee Jae-man’s words, Choi Bo-ram nodded.

She then gave her brother a puzzled look and said.

“I don’t think it’s a story that should be kept a secret… … .”

“Well… Would you say it feels like a bit of a surprise?”

“Is that so?”

Choi Ah-ram, speaking vaguely.

At the younger brother’s words, Choi Bo-ram nodded his head obediently as if he fully understood.

While we were talking like that, we slowly began to see our destination through the buildings. It was nothing other than the liner building with Cheonma Massage.