Chapter 583 – Aquarium Date
Han Ye-ryeong became active. No, rather than being proactive, it seemed like he had sorted out his hesitation to some extent.
Until now, no matter what I said, he only gave short answers and didn’t open his mouth unless I asked, so I was thinking that he was quite uncomfortable.
Of course, that thought still remains the same. Instead, I feel like I have been relieved of some hesitation.
‘The face is still hard.’
The stern expression on his face had not changed since the meeting. Still, I thought it was enough that she started the conversation first.
Isn’t the worst thing about a meeting where you don’t say anything and just walk around in silence or give short answers to questions?
Anyway, I answered Han Ye-ryeong’s question by saying that the situation was better than before.
“Just go a little further, and you’ll find out.”
“You’re not going to tell me now?”
“I wanted to surprise you.”
When she heard me say that I wanted to surprise her without telling her now, I could see her eyes filled with anticipation.
I am ending the promise I made in the past where we decided to go together but couldn’t keep it because of my fault.
I thought it wasn’t a bad choice since I wouldn’t have any lingering regrets with this.
We walk through the underground parking lot at a slightly closer distance than before lunch.
It didn’t take long for me to get to the elevator and press the button on the first floor where the aquarium was.
-Ding!
Arriving at the desired floor, the elevator door opened, and we headed towards our destination in step with each other.
“This is…”
Since the destination was immediately visible after a short walk after getting off, Han Ye-ryeong knew where I had taken him.
When she saw the name Aquarium written in bold letters in front of the entrance, she stopped and stared at the name.
“I asked you to go with me before, but I couldn’t go…”
“…”
I feel a little embarrassed, so I blurt out my words without realizing it.
After hearing what I said, Ye-ryeong didn’t show any reaction and was just staring at the word aquarium.
‘Do you not like it?’
I thought it was a good choice, but I’m anxious because there’s no reaction.
When I was feeling anxious, wondering if I had brought him in too arbitrarily without consulting him or if I had made him remember something from the past.
“… Let’s go in.”
“Okay…”
Han Ye-ryeong told me to just go in with an expressionless face, so I followed her in.
Even though I was puzzled by the completely different reaction than expected, she was just looking around her.
Even though I haven’t purchased a ticket yet and have yet to enter, I don’t look at myself at all and just look at my surroundings.
It seems like they are looking at it as if they are surprised that it has never come before, but their faces are expressionless, so I am not sure if I like it or not.
‘If you didn’t reject it, it’s not that bad, right?’
She thought that given the personality of the Han Ye-ryeong she had met, she would have gone back if she didn’t like it, but since she accepted it, she thought it wouldn’t be bad.
After calming down her anxiety a bit, I bought two tickets for her as an adult and went inside her aquarium with her.
As we entered, what first greeted us were cute tropical fish.
‘It’s pretty.’
The tank is filled with tropical fish with colorful and beautiful scales.
I felt curious as I watched them wandering around in the water.
This is my first time visiting an aquarium since I was born. So, as I was looking around with her curious mind, I looked at a Ye-ryeong next to me.
‘Do you like it…?’
I look at her as she stares intently into her fish tank. I couldn’t tell for sure if the way she looked around with her expressionless face was good or bad.
Still, she didn’t seem to have a bad reaction, so I slowly looked around her aquarium.
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Han Ye-ryeong was quite shocked when she realized that the place she and Jin-seok Lee had arrived at was an aquarium.
‘You remembered it…’
Back when my relationship with her was still good, I once told her brother that I wanted to visit her aquarium.
It wasn’t an exact promise, it was just something I said in passing, so I didn’t think you would remember it.
I thought I was only interested in the body by manipulating the mind, but that expectation was wrong.
If he remembers every little thing he said in passing, it means he was paying attention.
Han Ye-ryeong, who had no idea that Jin-seok Lee was paying attention to what she said in passing, was shocked.
‘I couldn’t go in the end.’
Although what she said in passing was strange, she wanted to go. It was because I had never been to an aquarium before.
I want to go to a place I haven’t been to yet with my beloved boyfriend. How can I forget the memories of thinking like this?
The fact that Lee Jin-seok also remembered that came as a new shock to her.
So she couldn’t open her mouth. I had a strong feeling that if I opened my mouth right now, something would go wrong.
Maintain an expressionless face on purpose. Ye-ryeong Han deliberately maintained a blank expression, to the point where her words that she wanted to have fun during their meeting today were meaningless.
If I didn’t do that, I couldn’t have predicted what kind of expression I would make.
‘It’s amazing…’
She was amazed to think that she was with Lee Jin-seok at the aquarium where she thought she would never come again.
It was something I only said in passing, but I was happy to think that he remembered it.
In order to capture the sight she was seeing one by one in her mind, Ye-ryeong Han carefully checked every single tank that passed by.
This could be our last meeting, and we could never come here again after that.
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We just looked around the aquarium without saying a word to each other. Looking at Han Ye-ryeong’s reaction, it doesn’t seem like she is upset.
As I saw her concentrating on the tank and continuing to look at the fish, I just looked at the fish without saying anything.
How long had it been since we had been wandering around like that? It was soon time for the dolphin show to begin.
I had heard that it was a must-see course if you came to the aquarium. I spoke to Ye-ryeong, who was concentrating on the tank and not saying a word.
“I heard there’s a dolphin show coming up soon. Would you like to go see it?”
“Yes, I want to go see it…”
Seeing her look a little surprised, as if she didn’t know I was going to talk to her, I walked towards the place where the dolphin show was starting.
Han Ye-ryeong continues to look at the surrounding water tank while following along.
She was planning on seeing her again when she got back anyway, but with her concentration like this, she felt like saying something like that was a bit much.
“If you want to see the dolphin show today, you can purchase tickets here!”
As you enter the aquarium, you can see the ticket office for the dolphin show.
After purchasing the ticket there, I received the raincoat provided in advance and gave it to Han Ye-ryeong.
“I took it because I was in the front seat, so I might get wet.”
“Thank you…”
When she saw the fish, she seemed to feel relieved. When I gave her the raincoat, she accepted it with a gentle smile.
I stood there blankly for a moment, seeing him smile for the first time in a very long time, but then came to my senses.
‘It’s not decided that we will meet again, so I shouldn’t like you too much.’
It was a completely different reaction than my intention to look around with a smile, so I became cautious without realizing it.
I thought it wouldn’t be a good idea to react too harshly when the result wasn’t decided yet, so I quickly came to my senses and moved to the dolphin show.
The good thing is that Han Ye-ryeong Street, which was behind me until now, has gotten a little closer.
I felt good because I felt like I made a good choice walking side by side with the girl who always followed behind me.
‘Let’s calm down.’
Still, you shouldn’t get too excited. As this was our last meeting, I didn’t want to put any strange pressure on myself, so I lowered the corners of my mouth.
After sitting in my assigned seat and waiting a bit, the dolphin show started right away.
“Hello to everyone who came to see the dolphin show~~”
The zookeeper in charge of the dolphin show appeared wearing a tight-fitting rash guard.
The woman, who skillfully greeted the people who came today, gestured to the dolphin in the water, which made it soar.
“Oh…”
It’s amazing how a dolphin comes out of the water and comes to the surface with just a wave of the hand.
The dolphin appeared with her head and body upright and began to move following the keeper’s hand gestures.
The basics are spinning around on the spot or going in and out of the water.
She was even able to bring her torso to the ground and squeak and talk back as the zookeeper gestured.
‘It’s fun.’
It’s more fun than you think. It was amazing that it moved according to hand gestures, but it was even more amazing that it made a sound every time you spoke.
There was a time when I kept looking at it, wondering how much training it would take for him to react like that.
“Ruler! Then, let’s start our show in earnest!”
What we did just a little while ago was great enough, but when we heard that they were going to show a full-fledged show, I was very excited.
When she slowly turns her head to look at Ye-ryeong Han, she looks at her dolphin with sparkling eyes as if she is also looking forward to it.
The sight of her sitting in a yellow raincoat was truly beautiful.
‘This is not it.’
If you look at it too much, it will feel burdensome. After being mesmerized by her beauty for a moment, I immediately turned her head and fixed my gaze forward.
-Kkii profit!!
“Waaaaa!!”
When the zookeeper holding the hulaup in his hand fixes his arm above the water, the dolphin jumps from the water and passes the hulaup.
The hula was so big that there was plenty of space, but the audience was amazed to see it jump from the water and pass through.
Afterward, he was shown dribbling with the ball and also doing tricks to get snacks in between.
“Now our general will approach the audience~ If you are scared, please stay a little far away~!”
After several shows, the final show where you can see the dolphins up close begins.
People who just liked to watch sat far away, and Han Ye-ryeong and I got closer, so we could see it up close.
“It’s dangerous to hold your hand on the railing, so please stay a little further away.”
Some people were so motivated that they leaned halfway close to the railing, but they were quickly stopped.
-Shooaaa
“Oh…!”
From afar, dolphins start running towards the audience. The sight of it coming towards me, cutting through the water with its elegant body, was truly admirable.
People around me were amazed when they saw it, and children who were short and had difficulty seeing it stood on tiptoe or craned their necks to get a glimpse.
-Kiiiii!
A dolphin that approaches appears above the water and opens its mouth to make a sound.
It was a fairly high-pitched sound that was uncomfortable to listen to, but no one cared.
I was just curious and interested in seeing the dolphins swimming in front of me.
While everyone was enjoying the show with their eyes focused on the dolphins.
-Squeak!!
-Slap!
“Aaaaah!”
“Ugh!”
“Aaaaa!!”
The dolphin suddenly jumped into the air, causing a large amount of water to splash around.
The railing was made low so that you could see more detail, but a lot of water would splash out as a result.
Everyone was wearing raincoats, so they didn’t get wet, but many people were surprised by the sudden action.
-Squeak! Geek!!
The dolphin seems to know that people are embarrassed by being hit by water, so it sticks its head above the water and makes a happy sound.
-Beep!!
Afterward, the sound of the zookeeper blowing the whistle is heard. I think it was called to announce the end of the show and to tell me to come back, so I was about to get up from my seat.
“No! Come back!”
The dolphin did not listen to the keeper’s signal and started running towards Ye-ryeong Han.
“General!”
I think the dolphin’s name is General. I tried desperately to call him General, but he didn’t seem to listen at all and came over to me and gave me a strong whack with his tail.
-Slap!!
A much larger amount of water is flying this way than the one that fell while spinning in the air just now.
“Aaaaah!!”
A startled Ye-ryeong screamed and curled up as a large amount of water suddenly poured over her.
When I saw that, I stood in front of her crouching and greeted her with all the water.
“Puh-hu… Everything is wet…”
Even though I was wearing a raincoat, it was only for preventing water splashes, not for preventing such a large amount of water bombs.
Not only my face but also my head was wet. Water got inside the raincoat and my clothes, pants, and shoes got all wet.
The good news is that Han Ye-ryeong had her head down, so only her bangs got a little wet.
“Are you okay?”
“Oppa… Oppa?”
When I asked her, surprised, if she was okay, she raised her head and looked at me.
“It wasn’t too wet, right?”
“Ah…”
Han Ye-ryeong looked at me with a blank, wet face as if she had finally realized that I had blocked her view.
After looking at me for a while, she quickly came to her senses and started worrying about me.
“Is your brother okay? “What should I do if it’s all wet…”
“It dries up quickly. That was expected anyway, right?”
Getting your clothes wet while watching a dolphin show is not a big deal. Of course, it is rare to get this much wet.
Today, for the first time, I saw Han Ye-ryeong talking to me with a worried face, and I thought it wasn’t that bad.
I was happy to finally see a proper face after having just kept an expressionless face.
