Chapter 23 – Episode 23
‘It’s already the day to go home.’
Time flies.
‘I need to change my exercise pattern today.’
I usually jogged in the morning and went to the gym in the evening.
Today I’m going to do the opposite.
I have to go to the gym in the morning and then go jogging at night.
I had to go to my parents’ house in the evening. I couldn’t afford to go to the gym at night.
‘This is my first time going to the gym in the morning.’
I went to the gym.
“Welcome. Good morning. “You came out early today?”
Park Man-bok welcomed me with a smile.
“Hello? Good morning. Yes, I had to go to my parents’ house in the evening today, so I came to exercise in the morning.”
“Wow, your sincerity is very good. “You are great.”
Park Man-bok gave a thumbs up.
“Boss, be sincere too. “You run the gym every day.”
“Hehe, shouldn’t you be sincere to be able to withstand the weight of being the head of the family?”
“You’re awesome.”
I think I’m starting to resemble Park Man-bok.
Since I receive compliments from Park Man-bok every time, I seem to develop a habit of praising others without even realizing it.
Achievement 46 has been created.
’60 points…’
Today’s reward was 60 points.
‘It looks very delicious.’
60 points?
You can purchase the handsomeness potion 6 times.
‘Finish the hardest one first.’
Today, I started off with burpees.
No matter how many times I think about it, I think finishing burpees early is good for my mental health.
“Ha…, Hueup…, Ha…, Write…”
We defeated Buffy one by one.
It was almost the end.
“Over there.”
A familiar man’s voice was heard. Jinseong stopped doing burpees. He looked back.
A man estimated to be in his early 40s. The pitch-black glasses are impressive. Although he looks a bit cold, he looks intelligent.
‘Where do you think I saw this?’
Jinseong tilted his head.
‘Where have you seen this before? Where was it?’
It’s a sight to behold.
I couldn’t remember.
“Didn’t you give up your seat on the bus a while ago?”
“Oh?!”
I remembered.
There was a man on the bus who seemed to have trouble with his legs.
No one gave up their seat to the man.
Jinseongman willingly gave up her seat.
It was only a small concession, but he was so grateful that I responded with a shy smile.
“Are your legs okay?”
“Also. He said he was right. Yes, as you can see, everything is healed. “I was really grateful at that time.”
“Thank goodness.”
“The world is small. I never thought we’d meet again at the gym. It’s fate that we met again like this, so let’s just say our first names. “It’s my name.”
“This is Yoo Jin-seong.”
I checked Myungho Lee’s profile.
‘It’s amazing.’
Lee Myung-ho’s abilities were quite high.
[Lee Myung-ho (31 years old)}
[Likeability 40/100]
[Specialty: Reading (A+), Brain (A), Analysis (A), Study (A), Exercise (B)]
[Status: Healthy, cool-headed, honest, sober]
There were as many as four grade A talents.
Usually, it was difficult to even have one level A talent. At most, there were two, and three were extremely rare.
‘You’re brainless.’
He was a brain-specialized talent himself.
‘And…’
I was surprised in another way too. 31 years old with that face? Are you in your early 30s? Oh my god. I couldn’t believe it.
Anyone can see that Lee Myung-ho’s face value was in his early to mid 40s. Anyone could see that it was presbyopia itself. He never looked like he was in his 30s.
Although God gave Lee Myung-ho his brain, it seems he took his face away.
[Inner thoughts: Jinseong, you seem like a pretty good person. The eyes are clear. The impression is soft. The mindset is correct.]
[Inner thoughts: Your complexion seems to have improved. You seem to have lost even more weight. You seem to have more confidence.]
Myungho Lee asked.
“How long have you been exercising?”
“It’s day 46.”
“When did you start going to the gym?”
“The gym is the same.”
“46 days? “You’re older than I thought?”
“I guess so.”
“When do you usually exercise?”
“I jog outside in the morning and work out at the gym in the evening.”
“Aha. You’re exercising twice. Ah, it’s been about 3 years since I started working out. “I’ve been going to the gym here for a little over 5 months.”
Jinseong smiled awkwardly.
I scratched my cheek with my index finger.
“I’m sorry, I’m busy. Time is running out between exercising and going to work. Let’s talk next time.”
“Ah? Oops, I interrupted you. Have a nice workout. Next time you get a chance, let’s have a cup of coffee.”
There were signs that the conversation would become longer.
Exercise and work came first, not conversation, so I boldly quit.
I resumed burpees.
Today, I screwed up in reverse order.
Normally, the order was running -〉, jumping rope -〉, squats -〉 and burpees.
Today, I did burpees -〉 squats -〉 jumping rope -〉 running in reverse order.
‘It’s hard.’
I finished my workout. I’m on the verge of exhaustion. It’s crazy hard. If I hadn’t had great stamina, I would have definitely collapsed.
I sat down in the chair and caught my breath.
‘Oh my gosh, we’re out of water.’
The water in the plastic bottle ran out.
“Eat it.”
I raised my head when I heard the voice.
Myungho Lee was handing over a bottle of water with a benevolent gaze.
[Inner mind: What is the amount of momentum… Running for 1 hour, jumping rope 1,000 times, squats, burpees…]
[Inner thoughts: Is this the 46th day? It’s not a lie? What makes you exercise so intensely after 46 days?]
Although I didn’t show it.
Myung-ho Lee couldn’t believe Jin-seong’s momentum. He couldn’t help but be surprised. He had no choice but to hold his tongue.
∴∴∴
Jinseong got off the intercity bus.
‘I need to buy something delicious.’
I took a city bus and went to a large supermarket.
‘My parents like beef… Minseong likes pork belly… The youngest likes fruit…’
I bought something my family liked.
In particular, it contained a generous amount of fruit. The youngest was a fruit ghost.
‘Would you like to buy some chocolate? Eat it whenever you get a headache while studying.’
The youngest child studied really well. The youngest’s goal was to go to medical school.
‘Good.’
Items were packed without burden.
I was happy because I was financially comfortable and could live without burden.
It feels like times have changed.
In the past, she wanted to buy it for herself, but she couldn’t because she didn’t have the money.
‘It’s been a long time.’
She came home. It’s only been three months. It was an extremely shabby villa.
I opened the door. Came into the house I put down my luggage.
“Eldest brother?”
A pretty girl came out of the room.
He was the youngest. Rumor. 16 years old. She was a middle school student. She doesn’t look like the ugly Jinseong at all, but surprisingly, they are biological siblings.
“Are you my eldest brother?”
A rumor has arrived.
“Is this really true? No? “I’ve changed so much in the past few years?”
“He’s the eldest brother you knew. “I dieted hard.”
“Lie. The older brother I knew was very ugly and very fat. “I wasn’t just a little bit ugly and a little bit fat like you.”
“…”
In a way, it was natural that Yu Seol could not be believed.
Jinseong three months ago was clearly ‘horrible’.
In just three months, a lot of things have improved in a short period of time.
Weight 95.0 kg -〉 78.4 kg
Appearance +0 -〉 +6.6
Mother Fashion -〉 Buy clothes directly
Soodeobun hair -〉 neatly trimmed
“How much did you lose?”
“16.6 kg.”
“Omg? 16.6 kg? It was completely crazy.”
“You? Are your studies going well?”
“No, I ate it all. “I don’t think studying is for me.”
Yu Seol shook his head.
“Why? “You’re perfect at studying, right?”
“Can not. It only looks like you’re doing well because you’re trying so hard. “I don’t have any talent in studying.”
Jinseong could not sympathize.
I couldn’t understand it.
It was a rumor that he had never missed an all-white score in an exam.
He was the only talented person in my family who could pursue medical school.
Are you saying that you have no talent for studying? So you ate it?
Absurd. It doesn’t make sense. I couldn’t sympathize.
I checked the profile.
‘Huh?’
It was unexpected.
Jinseong couldn’t help but be embarrassed when he saw Yoo Seol’s profile.
[Yuseol (16 years old)]
[Likeability: 70/100]
[Specialty: Singing (S+), Effort (S), Charm (A+), Dance (B+), Studying (F)]
[State: burden, worry, exhaustion, depression]
My study skills were grade F.
‘F grade is…’
It was the lowest level.
‘In the era of success, D, E, and F are rather negative factors…’
It was safe to say it was a weakness.
‘Our youngest, you really weren’t talented at studying. ‘I just covered up my talent for studying with my talent for hard work.’
Yoo Seol’s hard work talent is S grade.
Effort only made the grades shine.
[Inner heart: I don’t want to study. I don’t want to go to medical school. But my parents have hope. My hope is to go to medical school.]
[Inner heart: I hate academy. I hate studying. I hate doctors. Furthermore, I want to play. Furthermore, I want to go to karaoke. Furthermore, I want to eat something delicious.]
Unlike the bright face.
The inside of the rumor was completely devastated.
‘I had no idea.’
Jinseong scratched his cheek with his index finger.
I had no idea what Yuseol was thinking.
No, she didn’t even think about looking into her inner thoughts.
“Seol-ah, karaoke call?”
“Eh? Suddenly? You hate karaoke, right? You can’t really sing, right? And it’s time for your parents to come soon?”
“Call? Good? “You don’t like it?”
I asked again.
Her pupils shook violently.
“… Call! Good! Let’s go!”
Karaoke?! Karaoke?! Karaoke?!
I couldn’t bear to refuse.
Preparing to go out.
Jinseong confirmed the condition of Yuseol.
[Status: Health, Restlessness]
[Inner heart: I wanted to go to karaoke. I didn’t want to study. It was frustrating to stay at home.]
I took Yuseol with me.
∴∴∴
I found a coin karaoke room.
‘This is my first time.’
I’ve been to karaoke a few times, but this was my first time at a coin karaoke room.
“Do you often go to karaoke?”
“Yes, I come here whenever I’m stressed.”
“Is it hard to study?”
“Yeah, a lot. Honestly, I don’t want to do it.”
“… “There is no need for a doctor in our family.”
“… ?”
“… Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”
Yoo Seol’s eyes turned red.
Jinseong avoided his gaze.
I said something harsh to my parents that would have made them dust on a rainy day.
“… “Thank you, brother.”
“Let’s sing a song.”
“… “Ungh.”
Yu Seol sang really well.
It was beyond my imagination.
“Would you like some juice?”
“Yes!”
“Can you give me snacks too?”
“Wow!”
“Drink a lot, sing a lot.”
“Yes! Thank you.”
I took out 50,000 won from her wallet.
“This is pocket money. Whenever you want to sing, come and sing.”
[Likeability: 85]
I got a little closer to my youngest.
∴∴∴
“Are you here? “Where have you been?”
Her mother welcomed her.
“I came to get some fresh air with Seol.”
She shrugged her shoulders.
“Yes, that’s right, I’m having an affair with my eldest brother!”
We didn’t talk about karaoke.
