I'm You And The Past

Hope

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A restaurant with a popular Korean menu. Director Mei invited Hoon, both of them taking seats. In front of them was a long table and a melamine surface for cooking, a waiter in chef clothes was already preparing to welcome a special guest. The sound of butter swish before Hoon and the director stole their attention, deftly the chef put the best quality meat, he played a little attraction until the meat is quite mature, cutting with skill master chef style, and the, put on each plate. Hoon clapped his hands softly, looking at the chef's amazing att.i.taxi for him.

"Please enjoy" said the chef switching to another table, the other waiter picked up the dish and put it on Hoon's desk and the director.

"Licious looks" murmured Hoon, director Mei smiled.

"Try" she asked Hoon. He immediately picked up the chopsticks and tasted the first slice of meat. Judging from the clear face of water the cuisine in this restaurant is indeed champion.

Hoon took the next bribe. Seeing Hoon voraciously made director Mei happy.

"What about yesterday's stuff?" Hoon nodded at the director Mei's question.

"Thank you for helping me" Hoon replied, unwilling to switch from his plate.

"You don't have to worry, I can do a lot for you" Hoon raised his head to hear director Mei's sentence, the sentence sounded ambiguous, stared at by Hoon, director Mei raised her eyebrows.

"You can ask me anything for help" continued director Mei, oh.. Hoon continued eating.

"I guess, Risa likes your choice" director Mei laughed at Hoon's words. "Why?" tanya Hoon heard a small laugh from the director Mei's lips.

"You're so considerate of Risa, you're not in love with her right!"

"Giggly!!" Hoon chokes. He immediately grabbed the glass. Director Mei shrugged her shoulders.

"I guess, I've got the answer" Hoon held the heat on his face, he blushed in embarrassment.

"It's a secret" Hoon's pinta was like whining.

"Alright, your secret is safe with me" director Mei replied as if she was in Hoon's game, she was still just like a child. He's really grown up physically, but his attitude is still not much different. Director Mei shook her head, as if throwing away her thoughts.

"You have to eat a lot. I heard you visited the warehouse and the production room, not that it was exhausting" Hoon nodded in agreement, the room with thousands of employees, and was very spacious.

"Did Risa give you a tough assignment?" Hoon shook his head, he was lying. Hoon did not want the director to think Risa gave a heavy duty, Hoon did not want director Mei disappointed with Risa's work.

"Everything is still easy to do" Hoon replied lying again. Though he often complained about the task that Risa gave, not to mention his legs ache, his head was dizzy, Hoon did not even have time to play games anymore.

"You've got a lot to learn from Risa, she's a tough, hard-working girl. If one day you choose a wife, look for one like Risa"

The meat that had just perched on Hoon's lips fell down. He gawked in disbelief at the sentence from director Mei's mouth. Does that mean Risa's good job? ah forget. A wife like Risa? Hoon nodded quickly.

"Of course!" reply agreed. But considering Risa already had a lover, Hoon's confident face instantly faded away.

"Ah, but Risa already has someone" joked Joon snapping his chopsticks at the table. He's upset himself. Director Mei was a little shocked, but she understood. This kid! 

"Daughter?" 

"iya" Hoon nodded "Risa already has a boyfriend" though he could not immediately believe director Mei nodded.

"I don't really know his personal problems. But if in her job she's a great girl!" praise director Mei to Risa, she raised her thumb Hoon let out a breath. He continued eating, still he already belonged to someone else! hoon was disappointed.

Director Mei waited for Hoon who was still continuing to eat. He was happy to spend lunch with this young man. Director Mei recalled the last time she enjoyed the dinner table with her son. Ah, it's been a long time. He's a little nostalgic.

"Are you okay?" hoon asked seeing director Mei daydream, the middle-aged woman immediately regained her senses and wiped away her tears.

"I'm fine. You remind me of my son" said director Mei slowly.

"Why are you sad to remember your son?" ask Hoon to know. At first director Mei did not want to tell the story but saw the sparkling eyes of Hoon she was devastated as well.

"He hates me" Hoon regretted asking, he made director Mei even more sad. A mother crying for her son. Hoon felt pity, he had long been left behind his mother, how could there be a child who just did not want to meet his mother, this world is strange. Hoon really misses his mom.

"She said if I cheated on her, she hated me so much. A friend of hers saw me with my boss, that's where all the misunderstandings happened" Hoon held out a tissue, director Mei immediately wiped away her tears. There were also stories like this in this world, Hoon was inexhaustible.

"You have to explain, right?" Director Mei shook her head, she couldn't answer Hoon's question. Her tears are getting louder. Hoon's getting confused.

"Ah sorry, I got carried away, you must be confused" said director Mei. Hoon shakes.

"He's five years older than you. She lives in korea"

"He knows you, you know him"

"Who?" hoon asked, curious.

"His name is Kai" Hoon had heard of that name. A familiar name. He tried to remember. Hoon thought hard.

"Well!!" Hoon slightly shouted "Kai hyung-niim!" Hoon finally remembered Kai whom director Mei meant.

"so hyunhnim is the director's son?" Director Mei nodded. Hoon opened his mouth in disbelief. Hyungnim calls the older brother of the younger brother who has not been so close.

"I haven't seen hyungnim for a long time, the last time he got into a fight with my nuna" Hoon explained, making director Mei's face stiffen.

"yes, I know" replied director Mei turning her eyes.

"I hope that one day the director and Kai hyung can meet, I also hope that Kai hyung will visit and play with me again" Director Mei held back a smile, she looked at Hoon's sincere face.

"I wish a lot to you Hoon" said director Mei, but she couldn't deny, Hoon got up from the chair, saluting director Mei.

"What are you doing?" director Mei got up and was confused by Hoon's behavior.

"Thank you for trusting me and sharing the story, thank you for lunch" Hoon said, bowing. In Korea people respect in such a way. Director Mei smiled, "You're a good boy" he said. "This is for you!" a vehicle contact on the table. Director Mei left Hoon.

"You can drive, you should know a lot of the way here. From tomorrow you can drive your own car!" Hoon immediately grabbed the car contact, he followed director Mei who first left the restaurant.

"Is this for me to wear?" ask Hoon in disbelief.

"Of course, you can take your girl down the street" a little mocking but director Mei's sentence has a point as well.

"You have a lot to learn here, I'm sure you'll be a great person" Director Mei pointed to the red sedan not far from the car's position.

"I have a little job elsewhere, you have to go home to the factory yourself!" Hoon bowed again, he once again thanked her.

Director Mei drove her car, she glanced at the rearviews and smiled at Hoon's behavior.

"You raised him well Jung." murmured director Mei spoke to herself. "I'm sure everything's gonna be okay. Trust Hoon, he's a good kid"