“Um… … .”

Yoo Se-ah let out a frowning voice and slowly opened her eyes. The first thing you see is the ceiling, which still feels a bit unfamiliar. However, it is not the first ceiling you see.

“… Hehe.”

As if she liked the fact that she opened her eyes here, she gently hugged the blanket covering her with a smile.

However, as if she had thought of something before long, Yoo Se-ah turned her head to the side with a swish. The seat next to it was already empty. She opened her mouth in a voice full of regret.

“… Mr. Taehan!”

“woke up?”

Then Kang Tae-han stuck his head out through the crack in the door and smiled. Sure enough, the sound of something boiling came from the kitchen.

“Today, I was really going to prepare breakfast… … .”

She grumbled as she folded the blanket she was holding just before. It wasn’t just empty words, it was Yoo Se-ah, who looked around the refrigerator the day before and even selected the menu.

Just in case you have a problem.

“Well, do you really need to decide who does it? It’s just for those who wake up first and have time to spare.”

That Kang Tae-han always wakes up before Yoo Se-ah.

Yoo Se-ah picked up her smartphone and swipely checked the time.

It’s about to be six o’clock in the morning.

To be honest, isn’t this pretty early if you look at it objectively? This is the time when you wake up an hour earlier than when you normally wake up.

However, Kang Tae-han got up before him and even prepared a meal. Yoo Se-ah sighed lightly, then stood up and stretched out.

“Does Taehan always wake up at this time?”

“What… Is it different from time to time?”

Kang Tae-han smiled and gave an ambiguous answer.

To be honest, sleep time doesn’t mean that much to Kang Tae-han. This is because you can adjust the efficiency of your sleep if you put your mind to it.

Is that all? If necessary, you can survive without sleeping for about a month. This is because, thanks to the accumulation of inner energy above a certain level, it can replace sleeping to some extent just by operating the deep air.

“Rather than that, wash your face first and have breakfast together.”

However, there is no need to talk like that.

Kang Tae-han appropriately changed the direction of the topic and walked toward the kitchen where the pot was boiling.

“yes.”

Yoo Se-ah deliberately raised her voice to see if she still felt regretful, then left the bedroom and walked straight to the bathroom.

Could it be that this is the third visit?

It is a step that moves naturally without hesitation. Eventually, Yoo Se-ah entered the bathroom and stood in front of the sink, smiling brightly.

“… Whoops.”

A small toothbrush and a toothbrush in it.

It is the same as Yoo Se-ah left it last time.

If you look at it simply, that’s all, but… I feel good because it seems to be a proof that I can be together in this space for some reason. At the traces of herself left in her lover’s house, she smiled for some reason.

After brushing my teeth like that, I just started washing my face.

“Is it worth it?”

“yes? What?”

“Foam cleansing. The other day, I bought it separately because I couldn’t wash my face without it.”

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Yoo Se-ah showed a look of bewilderment. It was a somewhat embarrassing reaction.

“Well, if you say that, it sounds like I’m a very picky person!”

“What is it like? Isn’t it natural for an actress to be picky about her skin?”

“On the contrary, Taehan is strange. It is said that there are people who wash their faces with soap these days. I heard that these days, even in the military, everyone washes with foam cleansing.”

Kang Tae-han scratched his head and tilted his head.

“Um… Well, there were no problems.”

“That is such a mystery. And her skin is the nicest of all the people I know.”

“Well, that… … .”

In fact, it has to be.

Most of the cases of skin problems are caused by waste products accumulated in the body, but Kang Tae-han had no such things left in his body. There can be no problem in the first place.

“… So, is foam cleansing okay?”

“Where is… Oh, I found it.”

Kang Tae-han is sneakily changing the topic this time. Meanwhile, Yoo Se-ah finally discovered foam cleansing and carefully picked it up. It was something she knew.

“… Did you buy something nice?”

“I just bought a suitable one from a local store.”

He said so, but Yoo Se-ah knew that this brand was only found in department stores.

Of course, even if foam cleansing is expensive, how much would you do… The important thing here is not the price. It was important that this was an item that Kang Tae-han did not use, and that it was purchased purely with Yoo Se-ah in mind.

“You made a good purchase. I’ll write well, Taehan.”

“I’m glad it’s worth using.”

Kang Tae-han leaves the words and goes back to the kitchen.

On the other hand, Yoo Se-ah looked down at the foam cleansing for a while after that, and smiled involuntarily. Sometimes it was the thoughtfulness of such trivial details that moved people.

* * *

“… It’s something I’ve been feeling a lot lately.”

One of the massage rooms of Cheonma Massage.

About 10 minutes after the massage started, the guest lying on the bed insinuated. It was a voice of admiration.

“It seems that Mr. Choi’s taste is getting better day by day.”

“Haha, nothing comes out even if you praise me.”

Choi Seong-hyeon answered the customer’s words skillfully. However, unlike that answer, an embarrassed smile hung on his lips.

“I’m not just complimenting you, I really am. Didn’t I get it from Mr. Choi quite often? But these days, once is a new feeling.”

The customer is one of the regulars who has been receiving massages from Seonghyeon Choi since right after the opening of Cheonma Massage. In the past, when reservations were free, there were quite a few times when I received them twice a week.

However, I am not a guest who talks often, but a quiet guest who silently receives a massage and then makes a reservation if he likes it. Maybe it’s because I’ve been praised by such a person over and over again?

“Ah, what is it? I was a long way off.”

Choi Seong-hyun’s lips twitched while pretending not to.

The saying that I seem to have improved my skills compared to before, I had heard that word often from before, but I’ve heard it especially often these days. It’s a level that almost every regular customer mentions at least once.

Of course, you might think it’s just empty words to hear it, but… … .

‘… The level did change, though.’

In fact, he himself felt that his skills had jumped significantly, so he himself was aware that those compliments did not come from empty words.

Choi Seong-hyun keeps moving his hands while talking.

Based on the situation of the blood flow you just read, you pinpoint the location of the blood point on your shoulder, and open a water channel where the takgi was pooled because the flow is weak.

“Uh… … .”

Compared to what Kang Tae-han does, he’s still pretty immature.

That alone brings a lot of pleasure. It feels like the faucet, where the water came out vaguely, was pierced. An exclamation of exclamation escaped from the mouth of the guest.

Massage became possible because you can directly read the blood pressure and pinpoint the proper blood pressure.

The massage skills she had done before were also quite good, but this was no different from opening another area there. Because I actually learned a new sense.

something that hadn’t been seen before.

actions that were previously impossible.

Of course, I still can’t do it naturally like Kang Tae-han, and I had to concentrate my mind to catch the blood again in the middle of the massage.

But anyway, the difference between being able to feel the blood flow in the body and not being able to feel it was a really big difference. It literally feels like going over a huge wall.

“Isn’t this enough to quickly catch up to the director’s skill level?”

“Haha, that seems a bit far-fetched.”

However, there are things I realized while crossing the wall.

In response to the guest’s words without any intention, Choi Seong-hyun shook his head as if it was impossible.

If you go beyond the wall, you will see the scenery that was blocked there. Choi Seong-hyun was the same. The more you polish your new senses, the more you realize how small your skills are.

And the realm Kang Tae-han has reached… I still can’t even guess. I can only vaguely assume that there will be several more walls in between.

“What… Still, that is the goal.”

but.

Still, it is individual freedom that is aimed at.

You may not be able to reach the end, but wouldn’t there be something to be gained by walking along the road? Seonghyeon Choi said in a light yet sincere voice.

* * *

next day.

Kang Tae-han entered the cafe located in the lobby of the Liner Hotel. Now it’s a place you’ve become accustomed to, like your own living room. Whenever someone visits, most of them have met here, so it is a place that is bound to be familiar.

“Master Kang! I do!”

“… … ?”

However, at the current situation, Kang Tae-han showed a slightly puzzled reaction. When I turned my head at the title I hadn’t heard in a while, Marchesi was waving.

“… Long time no see, Mr. Marchesi.”

“Haha, I will. Nice to meet you!”

“When did you come to Korea?”

Just two days ago, when I was about to have dinner with Yoo Se-ah, it was Marchesi who called me. And at that time, it was Marchesi who made the appointment for the day.

However, I was told over the phone that I would send another local employee as an agent… When I came to my seat, Marchesi himself was sitting.

“I think you said you were in India just two days ago.”

“That’s it… Since this is a personal request, I thought that it would be appropriate to speak directly.”

That in itself is not incorrect. However, the problem is how many people can fly straight from India to Korea for that purpose.

“Ah, but I’m here to do other things as well. Because I have some stories to proceed with the Daecheong Group.”

However, perhaps interpreting Kang Tae-han’s flustered expression as a sign of embarrassment, Marchesi lightly waved his hand and told him not to worry.

“So, take it easy.”

Marchesi speaks as if emphasizing the ‘comfortable’ part. Seeing that, Kang Tae-han let out a smirk, corrected his posture, and insinuated.

“Mr. Marchesi, be at ease.”

“Yes? ah… Ahaha.”

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Marchesh finally looked down at the posture he was sitting in. Sitting stiffly with a lot of strength, it looked like a person who came to see a job interview.

“Did you order a drink?”

“Oh, I was going to order when the teacher came. Let’s see, what’s good here?”

Kang Tae-han deliberately throws a light topic. Marchesi, who seemed to have read his intentions, corrected his posture and sat down as he answered in a relatively comfortable tone.

After I finished ordering like that.

“… therefore.”

Kang Tae-han was the first to speak.

“Why did you come all the way to Korea?”

The last time we talked on the phone, he even said, ‘I have a personal request for you’, but I didn’t say what the request was.

Is it because it’s so secret, or is it because it’s private? I don’t know which one it is, but seeing that he personally flew from India to Korea, it must mean that it is that important.

“Haha, are you asking right away?”

At that straightforward look, Marchesi scratched his head with a shy smile. However, after taking a break from such a light appearance for a while, he opened his mouth in a rather serious voice.

“Actually, I have one person who is like a benefactor. No, it would be better to say that he is like a father rather than a benefactor.”

At Marchesh’s words, Kang Tae-han nodded slowly. Pretty serious atmosphere. At times like this, it was more desirable to listen to the story in silence than to react in vain.

“I should have paid more attention as much as I received a lot of grace… I couldn’t. There was a birthday party not too long ago, so I finally went to visit him, but he was walking around in a wheelchair.”

“Are you hurt somewhere?”

“Not like that.”

Marchesi shook his head from side to side.

“It’s just that when you were young, you rolled your body so rough… It seemed that the aftermath would come out later. Should I say that the body is already worn out? As a result, the hospital said there was nothing they could do about it.”

There was a hint of bitterness in Marchesi’s words. Marchesi, who was talking halfway down, raised her head and looked at Kang Tae-han.

“therefore… I came to the teacher with the feeling of grabbing straw. I know you’re busy these days, but I’d like to ask you just once.”

At Marchesi’s words, Kang Tae-han thought for a moment.

The story itself is quite common. It’s something that you regret belatedly after being distracted by other things and not being able to pay attention to the person you care about.

However, just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s light. This is because, depending on the person, it becomes a burden on their mind that they carry throughout their lives.

“It’s not too difficult for me.”

Eventually, Kang Tae-han nodded.

“If you tell me in advance, I will make time in the evening.”

There was also a sad heart, but it wasn’t only that.

To those who help you, you help yourself. That was one of Kang Tae-han’s iron rules.