God of cooking

Chapter 50: Crossroad (1)

This does not belong to me It is translated by KobatoChanDaiSuki    

Chloe's parents were architects.

Her father used to say that just like house is inhabited by people, it needs to be harmonious with nature. Chloe couldn't know the meaning of it, but her father's face while saying those words were really cool to her. Because the job of architect was like a dream for her, when for other children it was really boring.

However, that dream didn't last long. Because the family she believed would last long, broke.

Even if her parents could harmonise the house and nature, they couldn't do so for wife and husband. Even after Chloe could graduate from primary school, the loud voices of them finally brought up the divorce documentation. The custody of the child was taken by her mother, Diana Jong, so Chloe Crook became Chloe Jong since then.

Diana was originally busy, but since then she got home really late. She didn't want her child to not live a normal life for being a child of a divorced family. That's why she let her do whatever she wanted like martial arts, horse riding, swimming, karate, etc. Maybe it could be something Diana wished for. That her child was living soundly, and that she wanted to believe in that.

However Diana couldn't do the most important thing for her. To be next to her. Of course, the word homemade food could only get unfamiliar to her. Diana's cooking skills were great, and she used to cook with her on weekends. But it was difficult to take care of her even in week days.

The reason Chloe got to cook well was also because of that. The things Chloe wanted to make were just too much, and she didn't want to keep eating things to fill her belly like pizza or hamburger. At times the internet, and at others she followed her mother's cooking method and soon her cooking skills improved just like Diana.

She had never dreamt of becoming a chef. Honestly speaking, it was hard to know if she wanted to become one right now. She just liked to cook. She participated in the competition with a light heart, and right now......

"It's heavy."
On the bed. Chloe was mumbling looking at the ceiling. In Chloe's head, many things passed by. Kaya, Jo Minjoon, Hugo, .....etc.

The common point those faces had was that they were filled with passion and determination towards cooking. Of course, Chloe too liked to cook. But if she was asked to bet all her life on it like them, she wouldn't be able to reply easily.

That night she couldn't get to fall asleep. Chloe wore her sports clothes and went outside. To take a stroll in a moonlight night. Aside from it being weird, it was a dangerous thing. Because you didn't know what kind of people roamed at night. That's why Chloe took a stroll only around Grand Chef's house.

'........It's still a bit scary.'

The wind was cold, and her surroundings was really secluded. It was because of that. The moment she saw the man that was seating in a bench, her face became bright.

"Minjoon! You didn't go to sleep?"
"Huh, what are you doing at this hour?"
"You are also outside at this hour."

Jo Minjoon smiled and replied. Chloe slightly glanced at his handphone. On the screen that was shining brightly, many comments were written. But because it was in korean, she couldn't read them.

"What are you looking at?"
"The comments."
"If I see those I only feel bad, so I don't like reading them."
"I also don't like them because they makes me feel bad."
"Then why are you looking at them?"
"Because it's human nature wanting to know the contents when someone curses you."

Jo Minjoon talked like that and shrugged his shoulders. Chloe let out a sigh.

"And you told that to Kaya? That it's a waste of time and attention. You seemed like a teacher lecturing your student."
"......Kaya's still young. She would find it difficult to take it."
"And you are a grownup?"