Chapter 113 – Offline Meeting (1)
Hyeji opened her eyes wide as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.
After having her makeup and hair done by an expert, she noticed a surprising change in her appearance.
“Customer, you are so beautiful! “Your makeup and hair color match perfectly!”
After finishing her hair, her stylist continued to praise her.
From the time I put on her basic makeup, she kept making a fuss about how ‘it looks like a baby’s skin, my skin is milky,’ so I’m now used to her high tension.
Hyeji smiled awkwardly and accepted the stylist’s compliment without any reply.
“Baby, are you done? How is it? Do you like it?”
Hyunwoo, who had finished styling her before Hyeji and was sitting on her chair, walked up to her.
With his natural proportions, plus expert makeup and hair care, he showed off the power of a celebrity.
“Huh! What does it look like to you…? Are you okay?”
“Wow, it’s pretty. She looks like a total goddess. What about me?”
Hyunwoo praised Hyeji with a cliché, then pointed at himself and shrugged her shoulders.
Her confident smile made him shine even more.
“Oppa… Wow, he really seems like a celebrity. It’s awesome.”
“Does your boyfriend look good?”
“Yes, he is the most handsome!”
“You’re pretty too. To the point where I fall in love with myself once more.”
Hyunwoo smiled the most charming smile he could and kissed her cheek.
“Oh my, my boyfriend speaks so sweetly. Both of you are truly handsome men and women. Shall we go take pictures right away?”
The stylist who was watching smiled happily and pointed to the studio.
“Then… Shall we go take some pictures, honey?”
“Hehe… Yes!”
Hyeji lifts the hem of her wedding dress and takes one step at a time on her pointed shoes.
Today is the day I decided to take a wedding-themed studio photo with my brother.
And… The next evening is the day I plan to meet the Juju couple at a hotel in the city.
Therefore, the styling worth hundreds of thousands of won that I just received was not only for an upcoming photo shoot, but also for an offline meeting in the evening.
For example, it could be a kind of suppression of momentum. Even though I didn’t know his face yet, I had no intention of appearing easy from the first time I met him.
She was worried and anxious in the morning, but once she finished styling her, her confidence soared.
This is a styling that was completed after consulting with a color coordinator about whether it was a cool tone or a warm tone, testing the matching foundation color, lip color, and makeup method, and working together with several makeup artists.
It is no exaggeration to say that she is the most beautiful person she has ever been in her life.
An elegant woman in a wedding dress reflected in a full-length mirror. A man of superior stature stands next to him. Hyeji’s face turned bright red as she gently looked in a mirror.
“Why, is there something you want to fix? If you want to change your dress, do so before filming begins. “The second time I wore it, it was pretty, too.”
“No, that’s not it… It’s so pretty to see you again… Thank you, brother.”
“Hey, what? I am even more grateful that you gave me courage. Let’s take a nice photo. And in the evening, eat delicious food and have fun. “Understand, right?”
“Yes!”
Black tuxedo and bow tie. It’s not for nothing that they say men like suits, and Hyunwoo really shined in a suit.
Hair parted and pulled back and a wide forehead on a small face. Good eyes and a gentle smile. His entire body exuded warmth that made those who saw him smile.
Hyeji looked blankly at Hyunwoo, who was smiling in the mirror.
Handsome. I always thought he was handsome, but my brother, who made up his mind, was so handsome that my heart trembled just by looking at him.
How much admiration the employees at the shop had for my brother. She said her boyfriend was so handsome, and even asked if he was a model, and even suggested if she could take a promotional photo for Instagram in exchange for a discount on the cost.
He is truly a man who brightens up those around him with just his presence. He is a man who is the subject of attention and admiration wherever he goes.
And that man was her boyfriend. She was the only woman in the world who was accepted by such a man, and who could understand him.
“Kim Hyun-woo couple, are you ready? Can I start filming?”
“Yes, please start.”
“Hey, you two don’t have any fun visuals, do you? Even if you just take a picture, it’s still a work of art. Let’s start with basic photography. Would you two please stand facing each other?”
Hye-ji, who was looking at Hyun-woo as if he was fascinated by something about her, came to her senses when the photographer asked her to pose.
Click! Click! Snap!
“I love you, Hyeji. “It’s pretty.”
Hyunwoo stood opposite her and whispered his love to her.
“Next, I’ll do a pose where the man kneels! All you have to do is hold the bouquet behind you!”
As she stood shyly, he got down on his knees and offered her a bouquet like a groom proposing to his bride.
Click! Click! Snap!
I started living with my older brother and went out for the first time in a week. A special date that leaves nothing to be desired as a reward for your previous efforts.
Hyeji, who became the brilliant bride of May, brought a smile to her face.
*
Hyeji stood close behind Hyunwoo and waited for the hotel elevator.
The place we decided to meet was the Sky Lounge Bar at the top of the hotel.
The beauty shop she visited in the morning and the hotel she is currently in are places that she would not have even known existed.
Everything around me was unfamiliar.
Among the brightly shining lights and sparkling marbles, she tightly squeezed Hyunwoo’s hand.
“Why are you nervous? Are you scared?”
“Yeah… I feel a little nervous. “Aren’t you nervous?”
“I’m a little nervous too. I told you that they were a couple I really admired. “I feel like a fan meeting a celebrity.”
Hyunwoo also seemed uncharacteristically nervous.
What kind of couple is the Juju couple? Even though they were the couple who changed his life, it was not an empty statement. Their proof photos played a big part in why I decided to get plastic surgery.
I was jealous every time I saw it. Unlike myself, who couldn’t even have a decent relationship, I admired those who were masters of all kinds of games and showed off.
This time last year, he was definitely like that. He was lying alone in a big house, staring at his phone endlessly and dreaming of a life like theirs.
“I told you not to worry, but… It seems like I’m more nervous.”
Hyunwoo joked and held Hyeji’s hand to ease the tension.
“Hey, don’t be nervous. If you look at the messages he exchanged, he was a person with great manners. “I’m sure he’s not a strange person.”
“Puhup, something is funny. “I told him that… And now he’s saying the same thing to me.”
Hyunwoo and Hyeji, who were waiting for the elevator, looked at each other and burst into laughter.
The words that Hyunwoo said to her to bring her here.
‘If those people are strange people, am I also a strange person? What is a strange person in the first place? You’re not looking at it with sunglasses again, are you? It’s just about communicating and spending time with people with similar tastes.’
Now Hyeji was saying the same thing.
Tiring –
The elevator I had been waiting for arrived. The elevator carrying the two quickly went up to the top floor.
“I trust you, brother. He said that if those people try to do something, my brother will cover it all. But here… No matter what I try, I can’t do it. Drinks must be very expensive in a hotel like this, right?”
Hyeji was amazed when she saw that even the elevator was decorated with gold.
The words she just said also matched what Hyunwoo said to her.
‘Why are you hesitating so much? We’re not meeting in a strange place, we’re meeting in a hotel bar where everyone knows our names. If he tries to do something strange, I will stop him. ‘Honey, you really don’t trust me?’
Hye-ji accepts Hyun-woo’s thoughts as if they were her own and memorizes them like a parrot. She accepted all of Hyunwoo’s tastes and values and was no different from Hyunwoo’s puppet.
Tiring –
The door of the elevator that reached the top floor slowly opened.
The two were greeted by the entrance of a bar shining with gorgeous chandeliers and lights.
“Welcome, sir. “Are there two of you?”
“Ah, I made a reservation under Kim Seung-ju’s name.”
“Ah yes. “I will guide you to your seat.”
A waiter who dresses neatly and formally and takes the lead in a polite manner.
In a high-rise lounge with a panoramic view of downtown Seoul, Hyeji walked carefully while looking at the neon signs of the city beyond the glass window.
Gulp –
As I got closer to the reserved seat, my heart pounded.
My first time getting makeup, my first time visiting a famous hotel, and my first offline meeting.
Almost everything today was my first time, but I wasn’t overly scared. With her brother holding her hand now, there was nothing to be afraid of.
Yes, just like her brother said, just have fun. She said she would pay all the expenses over there, so she got free drinks and snacks.
Hyeji nodded and imagined what kind of people her Juju couple would be.
Before her brother met her, she was like an idol that he always envied. The ideal couple that my brother most wants to be like.
What kind of people are they that can play like that, and what kind of mindset do they have that makes them play like that…
Most importantly, how did they get married?
There were many things I wanted to know. There were many things I wanted to learn.
At first, I was reluctant to meet people from the community offline, but now I am actually excited.
He watched their videos, and they also watched their videos. If you think about it, in the end, it’s just people who admire each other’s videos meeting and sharing their tastes.
As expected, my brother was right. From the beginning, he wore colored glasses and thought negatively. He was narrow-minded.
“I helped guide you. If you need to place an order, please ring the call bell.”
As I walked along with the waiter, I arrived at the table in an instant.
The ‘Juju Couple’ sitting on one side of the four-person table quickly stood up and welcomed Hyunwoo and Hyeji.
Not to be outdone, Hyeji greeted Hyunwoo with a fresh smile as if she had met him for the first time.
“Hello! Uh… I’m Jeong Hye-ji. Pming, no, I’m Hyun-woo’s girlfriend.”
That’s how her first offline meeting began.
