Chapter 316 – Jade Maehyang (7)
Gifted with an extraordinary genius brain, Ok Mae-Hyang learned language on her own within 48 hours of her birth.
By the time she was 1 month old, she already had the ability to think logically and discern things.
Because of this, unlike other humans who have no memories from the age of four, Jade Mae-Hyang clearly remembers all the events that occurred from the time she was a newborn.
For her, even her first meeting with Kim Ho-young was a vivid memory, as if it had happened not long ago.
The whole story started when two mothers who lived nearby met while taking a walk in the park with their respective children in strollers.
“He’s a cute kid.” “That too.”
The chat, which started with a light greeting, did not stop for several hours.
It was a very painful time for Ok Mae-hyang, who had to sit still in the stroller.
To others, she may have been just a baby, but at that time, Ok Mae-Hyang was already developing intelligence equivalent to that of an adult.
It was truly torture for her to be left without being able to do anything.
Eventually she burst into tears, but her mother, who was engrossed in her chatter from some distance away, did not hear.
However, her baby, who had been left alone, held her crying hand.
As soon as I touched her soft and warm touch, the crying stopped like a lie.
Jade Maehyang blinked her wet eyes and looked at the face of the boy who couldn’t even babble properly.
‘Did he comfort me? ?’
She later learned from her mother that the child’s name was Kim Ho-young.
As her parents became close through her meeting at the park, Ok Mae-hyang began to hang out with Kim Ho-young often.
It was her first friend.
And, he was her only friend throughout her life.
When Okmae-Hyang was five years old, her mother accepted her spirit and set up a shaman’s house deep in the mountains, so she no longer had the opportunity to hang out with ordinary children.
To make matters worse, rumors spread that Ok Mae-hyang herself was a genius with an IQ of over 300, and she was increasingly shunned.
The children don’t play, and the teachers secretly avoid them…
The only thing that gave her peace of mind during her painful days was the presence of Kim Ho-young.
Only her child treated her without prejudice.
As she got older, the conflict between the shaman mother and the scientist daughter grew out of control, and when she felt like she was going crazy from stress, Ok Mae-hyang always went to Kim Ho-young’s house.
Even her mother couldn’t force her to cut off ties with her only friend.
She just fired back with words that were close to curses.
“Joy! That child will eventually hate you. Our mother and daughter are destined to live and die alone. You can’t escape that fate either. “The closer she gets to him, the more hurt she gets.”
Her mother’s words struck her like a dagger and made her anxious on sleepless nights.
‘That might really be the case. Actually, no one wants to be friendly with me.’
‘Even the kids who treated me like a friend at first started avoiding me after they heard the rumor.’
‘As if I were some kind of bug or germ… ‘
‘Then will Hoyoung really come to hate me like the other kids, just like her mother said?’
‘If that happens, I… ‘
Her genius brain and the loneliness she felt as a young girl were two different things.
She is also a person.
It was natural for a person to be afraid that the only friend who was by her side would leave.
Especially when she entered middle school and the bullying from children became more severe, she felt truly afraid.
This is because the bullying’s influence was also reaching out to Kim Ho-young, the only person she was close to, who was the official outcast in her entire school.
When graffiti teasing Kim Ho-young and herself by tying them up for wholesale money was plastered on the classroom’s blackboard, Ok Mae-hyang realized that it was finally time and shed tears.
“You don’t have to worry about me anymore… “
It was a pitiful struggle to voluntarily pay taxes before being abandoned.
‘Even Kim Ho-young will hate me now.’
‘If you’re friendly with me, you’ll get bullied too.’
However, Kim Ho-young erased her scribbling and spoke calmly.
“It’s not your fault. Just erase these graffiti and that’s it. Why should I lose a friend?”
After that, he continued to treat her as her friend.
After that incident, Ok Mae-hyang realized her feelings for Kim Ho-young.
‘I am… From the first time I met you… Maybe you liked it… ‘
But she couldn’t bring herself to confess.
This is because she knew that Kim Ho-young was in love with her childhood friend, Joo Seo-young.
If I confessed hastily and got dumped, everything would be over.
Thinking that she would have to bide her time, she decided to leave for America.
Because I wanted to get away from her mother quickly.
‘After about 10 years, Hoyoung’s feelings will change. She will realize how insignificant Joo Seo-young is… I will. Obviously… ‘
She hopes that the passage of time will erode her first love from her childhood, and she stubbornly did not even contact Kim Ho-young while she was in the United States.
Because I wanted to become prettier and more mature and suddenly appear in front of Kim Ho-young and surprise him.
And when she was about 10 years old, Okmaehyang, thinking that her time had finally come, decided to return home.
It was about a year before Hoyoung Kim got her amnesia —
“Hoyoung is going to be okay, right? “I guess she didn’t make her a girlfriend or something?”
When she arrived at the airport, Ok Mae-hyang went straight to Kim Ho-young’s house.
Kim Ji-won, who was already a good friend of hers, came out after hearing her doorbell and recognized her friendly face.
“Ah, you are Maehyang. Has it really been a long time? “Are you back from America?”
“Huh. “It’s a complete return to my country.”
“Wow, welcome back. “You’ve become so much prettier, can’t you tell?”
“Hehe… Jiwon, you have become an adult too. Are you a college student by now?”
“Huh. “I’m attending Paradise College.”
“It looks like you studied really well.”
“Not as bad as my sister~”
As soon as she said goodbye to her again, Ok Mae-hyang immediately asked about the man she was interested in.
“What about Hoyoung? Are you at home?”
“Ah~ That bastard?”
Kim Ji-won raised the corner of her mouth and said sarcastically.
“I’m at home~ I’m just in the local room. “I don’t even come out these days.”
“Uh? Why?”
“I was completely devastated after being dumped by that woman. I might live like that for the rest of my life.”
“… Dumped by a girl? No way… To Joo Seo-young?”
“Huh? How did you know? I heard the rumor spread among her friends, so it seems to be true.”
Ok Mae-hyang’s expression suddenly hardened, and she pushed Kim Ji-won away and walked to Kim Ho-young’s room.
When I knocked on the door that felt dark and familiar, Hoyoung Kim came out with dark circles under his eyes.
“… Uh? What are you, Okmae-hyang… ? “Wasn’t it in America?”
“She thought it would be a touching reunion…” She said. “
From the floor dirty with trash visible through the gap in the door to the musty smell that bothers your nose.
I didn’t expect this kind of outcome.
Once Ok Mae-hyang entered the room, she fired a scary shot.
“I heard you confessed to Joo Seo-young? “I told you not to hang out with that girl.”
“Ha… Did the rumor spread to you? It’s really driving me crazy. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have confessed… “I became an asshole for showing up for no reason.”
Hoyoung Kim covered her painful face and let out a long sigh.
Okmaehyang was so irritated and frustrated that she felt like she was going crazy.
“What is this really? I studied hard and came back, but what on earth did you do? “Forget about girls like Joo Seo-young!”
“How could you forget? I liked it for over 10 years… “
“… “You still like him?”
“You don’t suddenly dislike it, it’s the human heart.”
“… … “
I waited 10 years.
I thought you’d completely forgotten about Joo Seo-young by now.
By the way.
But there was still no room for me to get into Kim Ho-young’s heart.
I hated both her resentment toward Joo Seo-young for tormenting Ho-young and Kim Ho-young for being troubled by such a stupid woman.
Okmae Hyang lowered her gaze and said.
“… “I’m better than that kid.”
“Huh? “What?”
“I… Because there is… “You don’t need Joo Seo-young.”
“Ah?”
Kim Ho-young raised her head and stared at her jade plum scent.
Why did a few seconds of silence feel so long?
Okmaehyang felt like her heart was about to burst.
Finally, Kim Ho-young smiled and said.
“I see. Since you are back, I can play with you. I thought all my friends had left, but one person remained.”
“… No, that’s not it, we’re not friends.”
“Huh?”
Ok Mae-hyang, who did not want to let the moment she had been waiting for 10 years go to waste, continued her confession with difficulty.
“Not as a friend…” As a woman… “I’m saying I’m better than Joo Seo-young.”
“Huh? “What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“Not suddenly, I… Since a long time ago with you… That… “I thought I wanted to date you.”
“Fuhaha! That’s ridiculous.”
“What nonsense? Why doesn’t it make sense? I’m serious? “Don’t laugh it off like a joke!”
Only then did Kim Ho-young realize that it was not a joke, and his expression became serious.
“You are a friend, right? It’s been 10 years since we haven’t seen each other, but suddenly I think of you as a romantic partner… Sorry. I think I need time.”
“… “Why not?”
“Sorry… “
“No matter what I do, it doesn’t work?”
“…”
Hoyoung Kim nodded her head without saying a word.
A silence heavier than before weighed on the two.
Kim Ho-young couldn’t even make eye contact with her, making her feel uncomfortable, and Ok Mae-hyang didn’t want to stay here any longer.
She spoke in a slightly trembling voice, trying her best to control her emotions.
“Heh. Just kidding. Just kidding. Is it possible that I like you? I just acted for a moment to comfort him because he looked like he was having a hard time. “Don’t really believe it.”
“… Maehyang.”
“Oh, by the way, I met a boyfriend in America! He’s a tall, handsome, older white guy, and he likes me so much that he followed me all the way to Korea. “I’ll just go because my boyfriend is waiting for me!”
“…”
Bang!
After closing the door so hard that it broke, Ok Mae-hyang left the house as if running away, ignoring Kim Ji-won who asked her what was going on.
And when she reached the road, her suppressed emotions finally exploded.
“Aaaaa!! Aaaaa!!!! No!! No!! I hate people like Kim Ho-young the most in the world!!! Aaaaa!!”
I cried and cried, not even paying attention to the people around me.
I hated everything I saw and felt like I had lost my purpose of living.
She cursed Kim Ho-young as much as she could and promised herself that she would never like a guy like that again, but it was in vain.
In the end, she couldn’t forget Kim Ho-young.
Just as Kim Ho-young cannot forget Joo Seo-young.
Why do I have to suffer so much because I like someone who doesn’t even like me?
“No… I don’t like being in pain like this. I can’t bear it… Furthermore, I don’t want to give up on Hoyoung… “
No matter how pretty I become, no matter how good I study, no matter how much money I make, his heart only goes towards Joo Seo-young, and he doesn’t look back at me.
It broke his heart to think that he would never be able to have him.
Now there was only one way left.
Among the countless women who suffer from her broken heart, only she can do it.
“
Mind… If you control your mind
… Okay! Developing such inventions. You can hypnotize Hoyoung, right? “I’m making Hoyoung like me with a hypnosis app.”
