Chapter 38 – Episode 38
Jinseong sat on the chair. I took a big bite of the special toast that Choi A-young had carefully prepared.
Wasak.
Crispy and savory bread. Sweet kiwi sauce. Thick grilled egg and vegetables, 2 slices of ham, 2 slices of bacon, and 2 slices of cheese. The texture of shredded cabbage.
Very good.
Exciting taste. The taste of gaining weight. Devilish taste. It is the true taste of late-night snack.
I quenched my thirst with sweet pufferfish.
‘I’m happy.’
Special toast + refreshing pufferfish = the paradise formula itself.
Happiness bloomed from deep within my heart.
It was a true small fortune.
‘Ayoung…’
While chewing the contents, I looked at Choi Ayoung. She was making milkshakes.
“The hot chicken toast and milkshake you ordered were served.”
“Thank you.”
“Enjoy your meal.”
The customer took the food.
As I was chewing on the snack and appreciating Choi A-young’s superior beauty, my eyes met hers.
The moment I thought that her clear eyes were really attractive, she smiled like an innocent baby puppy.
‘There are no other angels.’
It was fatal.
Jinseong’s heart, heart, and mind were beating vigorously.
[Ayoung Choi]
[Likeability: max]
[Affection level: 3]
There has been a change in Choi Ayoung’s profile.
The favorability rating, which was 99, reached the max and the affection rating was created.
I just saw him as a good oppa, a good oppa, and a warm oppa.
Now I was starting to see him as a man, a man, and the opposite sex.
[Inner thoughts: Jinseong oppa seems to be growing every time I see him.]
[My inner thoughts: I lost weight again. His face has become more handsome.]
[Inner mind: Is it an illusion? Oppa, my hair seems to have gotten a lot thicker.]
[Inner thoughts: Hehe, I feel so happy that my brother enjoyed the toast I made.]
Choi Ayoung came closer.
“Oppa, would you like me to make you some more toast?”
“No. This is enough. “Let’s have a late-night snack together later.”
“Okay. Is your part-time job ending soon? Please wait a moment.”
“Yes.”
Since I got toast, I should repay you with a delicious late-night snack.
“Is there any late-night snack you want to eat?”
“Jjimdak.”
“Okay, let’s eat steamed chicken. “I’ll buy it for you.”
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I found a nearby Andong Jjimdak restaurant.
“Please give me a small piece of boneless Andong steamed chicken.” “Please give me just one Coke.”
“Yes, would you like some alcohol?”
“No, alcohol is okay. Just give me a coke and a glass.”
I ordered Choi A-young’s menu, reflecting her taste.
She was a pure-blooded person. She liked sweet drinks. I didn’t even drink alcohol.
“Ah, I’m tired.”
Choi Ayoung had a tired look on her face. She yawned. She rubbed the area around her eyes with the back of her hand.
“Are you very tired? “Did you not sleep well at night?”
“Yes, I could hardly sleep because I had to read a book all night.”
“Did you read all night? How many hours did you read?”
“Um, about 6 hours? 7 hours? “I think I read that much.”
“Kek?! More than 6 hours? “Isn’t it great?”
“No. “It’s not that great.”
Choi Ayoung shook her head.
“I read it for a long time, but I couldn’t read it much because the content was too difficult. “She had to look up every word she didn’t know on her phone, so her reading progress was very slow.”
Jinseong and Choi Ayoung looked amazing.
I realized the difference in capabilities.
‘I thought my head was going to explode after reading for only 1 hour and 30 minutes…’
She could only read page 30.
‘You read words you didn’t know by looking them up on your phone?’
Ayoung Choi used her tools to read cleverly.
On the other hand, Jinseong read as ignorantly as a primitive man.
If I didn’t understand, I read it several times until I understood.
‘I really got hit by a stupid pig.’
It won’t work.
Starting today, I will start reading using tools.
I need to benchmark Choi Ayoung’s her reading strategy.
“Oppa, how about we go to a quiet café tomorrow and read?”
“Oh? Good? Then.”
“Hehe, that’s good. Tomorrow, I’ll read a book, eat something delicious, and play a game of Tekken at the arcade.”
“Tekken is a bit…”
As we talked, boneless steamed chicken came out.
She ate a late-night snack and took Ayoung to her house.
“Oppa, papai. See you tomorrow morning.”
“Okay, be careful going in.”
“Oh, just a moment.”
Wait a minute?
Choi A-young approached him with quick steps.
I smiled shyly.
Lifted her heel. She kissed his cheek.
Side.
It was a kiss.
Choi A-young entered the building as if running away.
[Affection level: 4]
[Inner mind: Ah, I’m so embarrassed.]
[Inner thoughts: Next time, I hope my brother gives me a kiss.]
Jinseong chuckled.
I touched my cheek.
Choi Ayoung’s kiss…
It made people feel excited. She made me happy. Furthermore, she made me laugh and made me feel refreshed.
‘See you tomorrow, Ayoung.’
The bus was cut off.
She had no choice but to take a taxi.
She sat in the back seat.
She picked up the phone. I checked Lee Myung-ho’s KakaoTalk.
[Lee Myung-ho: You read? Exorcism!!!!! Very good. Excellent.]
[Lee Myung-ho: Mr. Jinseong, don’t be too discouraged because your speed reading is slow. It doesn’t really matter how much you read. The fact that you read is important.]
[Lee Myung-ho: Reading can be difficult and difficult at first. However, if you continue to read at your own pace, reading will become easier.]
[Lee Myung-ho: Have you ever heard the saying, ‘The poor get richer and the poor get richer?’ He is saying that the poorer he is, the poorer he becomes, and the more wealth he has, the richer he becomes. Reading and knowledge also help the rich get richer. The more you read, the more you learn, the more knowledge you have, and the gap between you and those who have done nothing gradually widens.]
[Lee Myung-ho: Anyway, Jinseong, fighting. I hope you read a lot of good books, accumulate high-quality knowledge, and become a great person. :)]
Long Kakao Talk.
It was a KakaoTalk message filled with goodwill and warmth.
‘Thank you.’
My heart was touched.
[Me: Myungho, thank you so much for your kind words. I will read the book diligently.]
[Me: I decided to read a book at a café tomorrow. I could only read 30 pages today, but my goal is to read at least 60 pages tomorrow.]
A reply came right away.
[Lee Myung-ho: ^^ It’s a great plan. Fighting!!]
[Lee Myung-ho: Wow, I guess you have a holiday tomorrow? Reading at a café? I’m really, really jealous.]
[Lee Myung-ho: I am now getting ready to go to bed after work. I’m busy at work, so I have to go to work tomorrow too.]
Myungho Lee was a good person.
I have to be nice to him too.
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Early moning. I met Choi Ayoung. She had a hearty breakfast at a galbitang restaurant and visited a quiet café.
“Please give me two glasses of peach iced tea.”
“Yes.”
I received a drink.
Sat side by side I opened the book. I read it with great concentration.
‘I don’t know.’
Unfortunately, difficult words appeared from the beginning.
I searched for words on my cell phone. I confirmed the meaning.
A word that was difficult until yesterday.
‘It’s easy.’
Now the words aren’t that difficult.
After using the tool, the reading difficulty level decreased from the highest to the lowest -〉.
The same action was repeated.
If you didn’t know, you found it. If I didn’t understand, I read until I understood. I read it slowly but steadily.
I read it frantically.
Time passed.
“Eww… It’s the head…”
My head was pounding.
I stopped reading.
‘How much did you read?’
I checked the time. Exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes have passed since I read the book.
‘I read page 38.’
Yesterday, I could only read 30 pages in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Today I succeeded in reading 38p, which is 8p more than yesterday.
Compared to yesterday, speed reading efficiency increased by 21%.
It wasn’t just speed reading that improved.
‘Honestly, I didn’t really understand yesterday…’
I read it while looking for difficult words, and I understood it well. There was no blockage in reading.
‘Hehe, that’s good. Very good.’
I am very satisfied.
My goal today is to read at least 60 pages. There are now 22p left.
‘I need to take a break and read.’
My head hurt. My eyes were dim. I need to rest for a bit.
I saw Choi Ayoung.
‘That’s amazing.’
Choi Ayoung was deeply immersed in the book.
Unlike the spread self.
There is no sign of fatigue at all.
‘Pretty. Cute.’
She admired her beauty for a long time.
How deeply were you immersed in it?
Choi A-young concentrated on her reading without even noticing Jin-seong looking at her.
‘End of break.’
I rested for about 20 minutes. Her mental strength, which had been exhausted, was restored.
She opened the book.
She read slowly but steadily.
I read it slowly but faithfully.
She did the best she could.
Her knowledge gradually piled up in her empty mind.
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She closed the book.
She read a whopping 70 pages.
She achieved a whopping 10 points more than her goal of 60 points.
‘Yesterday and today combined, I read a total of 100 pages in two days.’
She smiled happily.
The sense of pride was indescribable.
‘It is truly a great development.’
The only books she’d read were comic books. She was very satisfied with the fact that she had read 70 pages of a regular book.
“It’s cute.”
I looked to the side.
Choi Ayoung was resting her chin and looking at her. She had honey dripping from her eyes and the corners of her mouth.
[Affection level: 5]
[Inner thoughts: The way he looks proud after reading a book is so, so cute.]
[Inner thoughts: I think working hard at everything is my brother’s charm.]
I left the café.
It was already lunchtime.
“Are you hungry?”
“No? “I ate a hearty breakfast, and I’m not hungry yet.”
I walked through the park to cool off.
I held her hand.
“I will try to read harder from now on.”
“That’s cool. It’s really, really amazing.”
“Hey, what’s so great about it?”
“It’s amazing. You don’t just read, right? “You get to exercise and read during your working life, right?”
Even working life was not easy.
Work life + exercise = hardship, exhaustion, and hardship itself.
It was no exaggeration to say that work life + exercise + reading = newbie.
“This is truly amazing. I should follow my brother’s example and live hard.”
“Thank you. Let’s work hard.”
I walked for a while.
“Ayoung, why don’t you go to the PC room?”
The PC room caught my eye. It’s been a while since I wanted to play a game.
