The Best of Tomorrow [ 내일의 으뜸]

Chapter 13

Ryu Geun-deok Gamjatang. I sat across from Seonjae and Baek Inhyuk in a corner. Seonjae's mother recognized me and asked if she knew my son. She was surprised and said she didn't take change back then. She put 2,000 won in my hand. I was about to say I had never been here before, but I thought I was screwed.

"thank you."

He bowed his head in greeting and crumpled the bills in his hand into his pocket. Baek In-hyuk went into the kitchen to help Seon-jae's mother. Without realizing it, I almost caught him telling me not to go. Seonjae and I were the only ones left at the table.

Seonjae placed spoons and chopsticks side by side on the seats of the three of us. I lowered my head and looked at the spoon in front of me. I was amazed at the precision of Seonjae, forgetting that I had even been dragged to the restaurant, as he had placed it so neatly that the ends fit perfectly.

"Yes, you."

I looked down at my spoon and then raised my head. Seonjae was looking at me with his chin resting on the table. I swallowed hard, waiting for the next words to come out of Seonjae's mouth.

"What is your name?"

"uh?"

He blinked his wide-open eyes at the unexpected question and asked back.

"I'm not Kim Chun-baek, and I'm not 70 years old. "At this point, I'm starting to think that the name on the name tag you're wearing might not even be yours."

"Oh, the name tag is mine."

"Imsol?"

He looked into Seonjae's eyes and nodded. Seonjae continued to stare at my face without saying a word. He looked away, finding it difficult to look into those eyes anymore. I probably won't be able to go to the fan signing event. My heart is pounding so hard, how can I stand right in front of Seonjae and get his autograph?

Because the restaurant was quiet, I could hear Baek In-hyuk and Seon-jae's mother talking in the kitchen.

"Is this Seonjae's girlfriend?"

"no. "I'm a fan of Seonjae."

"Pan? "Has something like that already happened?"

"yes. They say there's a nickname too. "Pick up Seonjae and jump out."

"You're jumping around with our Seonjae on your back? "Riding away on your back, something like that?"

When I became the topic of conversation, I became embarrassed and lowered my head and scratched my forehead as if I was a criminal. Baek In-hyuk was like a bamboo forest, I thought, and I hated myself for not recognizing this fact in advance.

A moment later, Baek In-hyeok appeared with a large pot, placed the pot on the cooking grate, and pressed the ignition knob to turn it.

"I feel like I'm starving to death. "I was worried that I might lose track of time with you, so I skipped the refill and waited."

"Did you miss the supplement? Why did I skip supplementary classes and go to our school... ... ."

"Ryu Seon-jae suddenly dragged me out saying I should go catch you."

Baek In-hyuk said, stirring up the gamjatang with a ladle. I glanced at Seonjae's face. She was still resting her chin and looking intently at me. I'm dying of embarrassment.

Baek In-hyuk took the plate in front of him and gave him some gamjatang. It's better to get hit first, but after asking my name, Seonjae didn't ask me anything. When he came alone, he excitedly spread the lean meat and rolled up the rice and ate it, but now he couldn't tell whether the rice went to his nose or his mouth.