Chapter 3 – 003. Reunion (3)
The most important thing when having a conversation is topic.
Even with my poor English skills, I could chat with my Dominican mercenary friends for an hour or two as long as the topic was right.
“Oh, hello. Seo Ha-eun. I see it again today. “Have you been gone for three days?”
“Haa… “
“I don’t care if you hate me or not, but isn’t it a bit weird to sigh openly in front of people?”
“Then I’ll say it out loud. It’s annoying, really.”
Even with people who openly dislike me, it is not difficult to continue the conversation as long as there is a cause and a common topic.
It’s not a situation so embarrassing as having an iron plate placed on your face.
I honestly don’t care how that woman looks at me right now.
There is nothing more important than a first impression when it comes to gaining favor, but difficult things have different flavors depending on how difficult they are.
I like receiving cheers from people who hate me.
“Don’t bother me, when are you going to give me your autograph?”
“He’s busy. “I’m not the type of person who is generous enough to make time for anything.”
“Oh, that’s right. It’s a busy time.”
In that sense, not getting an autograph today was actually an advantage.
I don’t plan on turning her off for an autograph I don’t need, but it makes it easier to put a plate on her face.
If they ignore me, I can’t help it, but unfortunately, Seo Ha-eun is not that good at dealing with things.
Rather, he’s the type that doesn’t know how to avoid a fight.
“I don’t have anything to talk to you about today, so get out of here. Please. And didn’t I tell you not to talk to me?”
“Aren’t you making excuses like that and then secretly treating it like nothing happened?”
“Oh, it’s really noisy.”
The more I look into her eyes as she looks at me, grumbling softly as if pathetic, the more I feel that aggressiveness touches her heart.
Even a reaction of disgust or contempt is better than indifference.
Giving me an answer means that I am willing to get along as long as I don’t cross the line.
This woman knows how to spit in her smiling face, but she has no idea that she shouldn’t even look at her face in the first place.
Whether you like it or not, there is no one easier to get to know than someone who always answers when you talk to them.
“Don’t be angry, but can you tell me when I can receive it?”
“⋯I’ll hand it to you when the time comes, so please don’t talk to me first and don’t pay attention to me. Because it’s annoying.”
“Well, when is the time right? “If I suddenly stop coming to the gym, I don’t even know their contact information.”
“I don’t plan on giving you my number even if you say that, so wake up.”
“I don’t plan on getting your number either? Oh, if it’s bothersome, let’s do it this way. Please hold out your hand.”
“What is it?”
“Give me your hand. Quickly.”
“⋯Why?”
“Take it.”
Look, you reach out your hand so easily.
Of course, if I really got my hands on it, I would start a fight and scream, but I can’t react that way just by putting a business card in my pocket.
“I actually have no use for it because I made it when I was a player, but if you look at it, it has my phone number written on it. If you would like an autograph, please call me. “I usually don’t talk to you.”
“⋯There is no need. I just have to say it here.”
“Yes yes. I understand. Take your business card with you, just in case. I might not be able to come out? That’s how my body is.”
“⋯.”
The way to catch someone who is waiting for me to step over the line and hit them is to walk a tightrope on the line rather than running away because it is dangerous.
The fact that I intend to hit you when you cross the line means that you focus on me when you cross the line.
The more we focus on each other, the closer the physical distance becomes.
And if 100 is 100, as your body gets closer, your mind also gets closer.
If you don’t want to get close to your heart, you have to stay away from your body in the first place.
But even though this woman hates me, she doesn’t physically hit me because she’s just being bossy.
She probably believes that there is no way anything could happen to her with a man like this.
But that’s okay.
Seeing you glaring at me like that,
I’m sure it will work out somehow.
***
There is a subtle difference between a liar and a cheater.
A liar is a person who lies often,
The difference between a conman and a fraudster is that he or she is a good liar.
Surprisingly, scammers don’t lie very often.
I keep my promises.
Until I got scammed.
“⋯.”
March 7th.
It’s been 7 days since I reunited with Seo Ha-eun.
Unfortunately, there was no call, but she came to the gym regularly.
I also kept my promise to her and did not speak to her even a single word.
After all, just seeing each other at the same time every day is enough to put pressure on her.
Communication does not necessarily consist of just conversation.
Personally, it made me realize that there is much more to the communication that takes place with the eyes.
As I looked at her with her fierce eyes growing more and more fierce each day, she would swallow her considerable feelings of fear and run proudly on her treadmill.
“Whoa… “
We don’t speak words, but our bodies are close.
If you recognize each other at the same time every day, at least you won’t forget.
Even the promise wasn’t mine, it was the woman who put it in her mouth first.
Even if I glare at her harshly, she has no reason to reject that gaze.
“Ah, shoulder. Mr.”
Feeling overwhelmed by her gaze her her, I roll up the sleeves of her T-shirt and touch her her left shoulder her her, waiting for the moment when she looks at me.
Her surgery scars remain clearly visible, her shoulders tattered.
I feel this way every time I see it, but it’s amazing how they became this mess in just one year.
“Seup, haha… “
She takes a few short breaths while acting out the pain, then pretends that she can’t do anything and packs her bags.
Even out of the corner of her eye she doesn’t look in her direction, so I can’t tell if she’s still looking at me.
But I’m sure they’ll be watching.
There’s no way I wouldn’t care whether Seo Ha-eun is a human or a demon.
“I can’t do this, fuck it. Phew…”
After slightly swearing at her, he grabs her shoulder and walks out of the gym.
I carefully calculate in my head whether it would be a good time to wait for a few days.
If you rest for too long, your body will become distant.
If you rest too short, you won’t gain anything.
I think 5 days of rest would be just right.
It’s so beautiful.
What…,
Unless the dog stopped pooping,
It won’t be short at all.
***
March 10th.
I think I waited a long time if I waited about 3 days.
I tried asking around with players I knew, but unfortunately, I couldn’t get any useful information about Seo Ha-eun.
If you’ve worked that much at a club, shouldn’t you have something?
After the rumors of the leader’s daughter spread, there was nothing to know except that everyone took care of it.
I searched the name, but it didn’t seem like they were using social media.
It would have been nice if at least the cell phone buzzed.
Regretfully, I step into the gym.
When I looked inside her, I saw that she was walking in the same position, as if it was natural.
Her attire was almost the same, but the difference was that she wore one of her outer garments over a tank top.
“⋯Ah.”
She shakes her head, sweat dripping, and lets out a little gasp when she spots the blade.
⋯I guess the timing isn’t bad.
If you witnessed the scene, it would be a pain to deal with since we are not really close friends.
“Hello.”
“⋯Ah, yes.”
She greeted me confidently, but when I saw that she only accepted it with a hesitant attitude, her attitude clearly changed.
The reason is obvious.
I can tell just by looking at the male hormone-filled area and responding favorably to me.
“What happened? “Why are you looking around like this?”
“Oh, that’s it… “
“Did your trainer trick you into getting PT?”
“⋯How did you know?”
Of course, the moment you hang out at the gym with that body and that outfit, people like me start making fun of you.
Especially if you are a PT trainer who can legally work with you, 100%.
I don’t know if it’s moderately flirty, but considering this woman’s breasts, I think she would have continued to seduce me with all sorts of flowery phrases as soon as she said I disappeared.
In the meantime, I was being rude to them, so they couldn’t come in.
“That’s what I say every day. However, I have yet to hear of anyone looking through member addresses and contact information.”
“⋯.”
It instills even more anxiety in her, who is already annoyed.
Doing so will not increase my likeability, but it can lower my relative unfavorability.
The reason I don’t hate this woman so much is for a similar reason.
If I were to be honest, I hate the director and general manager more, and Seo Ha-eun is just an eyesore.
If the person I met by chance was the team leader, I would change the gym because I felt like shit.
Anyway, that guy is not someone I can bother with.
“That person is not good at teaching sports, so don’t take it. Something like that.”
“⋯Even if they don’t give me advice, I don’t get that kind of advice.”
“It’s better to ask other people. You can see it just by looking at the body. People who want to know exercise well.”
“I don’t plan on exercising seriously, so don’t worry about it.”
“If I don’t take it seriously, I get a little sick.”
Of course, unlike him, this shabby-looking woman was too easy a prey to bother.
Putting down her outerwear, she stretches her natural posture and shows her the scars on her shoulders.
All you have to do is show me this, you don’t need to tell me why you took 3 days off, and she doesn’t have to ask anything from over there.
If you lie for no reason, you could end up in trouble later.
If you let yourself be mistaken, you will become solemn on your own.
It means that you can’t push me away like you did a few days ago.
Even if you push me away, the fact that a man with a worse quality will start teasing me will also play a role.
“Well, that’s it. ⋯I thought you would contact me, but you didn’t.”
“Yes?”
“Because you don’t keep your promise.”
“⋯Ah. I did accept it though. I was thinking of giving it to you when you come. “I forgot.”
“You are doing too much. “I was looking forward to getting an autograph during my break.”
“Oh, sorry…? ⋯No, I’m not sorry. Do you want to take it now?”
“Because I didn’t bring that bag today. I was just trying to relax. “Can’t you give it to me on your way back?”
Taking advantage of that opportunity, I appeal to her lightly, shrugging her empty hands as she rummages through her bag.
The fact that I even brought up the confusing words earlier was a kind of paving stone.
This is a comment that would never work in the first place, but since it has been promoted from the worst to the lesser evil, it will sound like a reasonable statement.
It would be more effective if you exercised at night, but…
That’s it.
Because we can have dinner together at least once.
