Loving Yourself

Memories Within Himself

Shin Ji Joon was even more amazed by what Choi ha Jae showed. He occasionally smiled looking towards Ha Jae, who was completely unaware of it.

"Yahoo!!" sergeant Ha Jae hit Kyun on the head with a knife handle.

It made Shin laugh a little at her.

"You are!! This is wrong, so wrong. It was wrong, now it's wrong!!" cerocos Kyun looked at Ha Jae in annoyance.

Shin again chuckled a little at the commotion that Kyun and Ha Jae caused. It was unexpected that Yokada had noticed Shin Ji Joon who looked very serious about watching Ha Jae. Until a few times, Shin did not focus on being talked to by Yokada.

"Yes, yeah! Yes!!" sergeant Yokada stops the commotion of Kyun and Ha Jae. "Yun you take care of the others. Let Shin help Ha Jae."

Yokada glanced at Shin who looked delighted at it. Ha Jae looked surprised by that. She looks annoyed glancing towards Kyun who looks happy to leave her. Shin walked over to Ha Jae.

"What can I help you with?" asked Shin who was already standing beside Ha Jae.

Ha Jae held out a knife to Shin's face. Which made him cringe in horror at it.

"Oh sorry." said Ha Jae feeling bad for her.

"Haagg, it's okay." said Shin sighing in relief.

Shin grabbed the knife from Ha Jae's hand. He turned to look at the neatly arranged row of herbs before him.

"You planted all this yourself?" ask Shin to Ha Jae.

"Oh yes." Ha Jae replied with a sigh. "Anu, please bring me turmeric and bay leaves. Ee saffron is a little bit yes."

Shin Ji Joon nimbly picked up the spice in front of him. He recalled the time when he was taught his mother to grow mustard vegetables in his grandmother's yard.

Beautiful memories that she often remembers when she was near Ha Jae. Shin got up from his seat. He picked up some spice leaves and then brought them over to Ha Jae.

"Here, in taroh where are the galangal and bay leaves?!" ask Shin.

"Here, let me wash." said Ha Jae, taking the spice from Shin's hand.

Shin Ji Joon rushed towards the bar table beside the kitchen. He sat down while watching Ha Jae and the others, who were busy preparing the dishes.

Soon Kyun joins Shin who is sitting at the bar watching the two women busy cooking. It was obvious Ha Jae was very deft and smart to cook the dish. He patiently and in detail taught Min Sae about the cuisine.

"Coco, why is the sauce yellow?" sergeant Kyun who was beside Shin.

Shin Ji Joon's contact was made to rang with the question. Shin did not expect that a silly question worthy of asking a little boy, Kyun asked.

Shin smiled looking at Kyun's completely innocent face, without any pretended expression in order to attract Ha Jae's attention.

Blubuk blubuk! (the voice that educates).

"That aaaa. Why luber?!" yang Kyun panicked.

"Kan is boiling" Ha Jae's sergeant picked up a vegetable spoon.

Shin Ji Joon can only laugh a little at Kyun's silliness. Unceasingly Kyun asks things that should not be asked by people as mature as him. Shin looked inside Ha Jae who was seen tasting the cuisine in front of him. It feels like Shin is looking at his mother in Ha Jae.

"Eee Mr Shin, would you like to try??" ask Min Sae.

Shin Ji Joon was shocked to hear the question. He got up from his seat towards Min Sae. Shin picked up a spoon and tasted the soto sauce curiously.

"Where??" min Sae asked curiously.

"Eee-nice" Shin replied doubtfully.

Shin Ji Joon can only be cut when he sees Choi Ha Jae putting sugar, pepper and salt of no size into the gravy.

"Mwos?!" inner Shin.

Not long after, all the dishes are ready for them to eat. The food is simple indeed, but the aroma makes the stomach of all who are there, must feel hungry. So too with Shin. He looked impatient to eat the food in front of him.

Shin Ji Joon looks good at concocting soto into a bowl. Without a doubt he ate such a delicious dish for him. It was a great fortune for Shin to be able to taste the cuisine of the woman he liked.

Nguuuukkkk nguuukkkk. (vibrating voice of mobile phone).

Ha Jae got up from his seat, then walked over to the phone.

"Hello! Opow ono? Ha?! Ooo. Ohh. Yes already here, we happen to be gathering again" said Ha Jae with someone who was on the other end of the phone.

Choi Ha Jae is seen glancing towards Yokada who is enjoying the food in front of him.

"There's a lot of food here, you're here. Okay, I wait." Ha Jae replied before hanging up the phone.

Ha Jae was seen sighing after picking up the phone. Shin also looks curious about who Ha Jae asked to come join them. Yokada who was no less curious was without hesitation asking Ha Jae.

"Hey, Ha Jae. Who did you tell me to come here? Looks like it's really happy? Girlfriend!?" ask Yokada curiously.

"Hags?! Ora. Temen." replied Ha Jae flatly.

"Since when have you had friends?!" yokada Tuas.

Choi Ha Jae lifted his face. "So we haven't been successful all this time??" rebut Ha Jae looked towards his friends with an innocent look.

"Yeah! We are not really happy!" sergeant Jennie. "But sahabataaaannn!"

"Yumuuuuuuuu!!" the compact cheer of the four of them in a gemulai style.

Shin Ji Joon chuckled at their behavior. They are so very familiar and fun. It was very desirable that Shinb could be as familiar and as close as they were to them. Especially with Ha Jae.

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Not how long they clutched while enjoying the dish. The bell sounds. We can all guess who came to visit.

Ting tong's. Ting tong. (the sound of the house bell).

"Let me open" said Ha Jae rushing to the door. "Yes! Let's go in."

Enter a young man who looks like a thug. He was so very strict with exotic blacks with his long lobe of curls. Seeing Ha Jae as if familiar with the young man. Shin was made even more curious about who the young man was.

"YES!!! ********!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" hardik Yokada got up from his seat.

Shin Ji Joon was shocked. And also the people who were there. They were very curious as to who this young man really was.

"Seenpaiiii!" sela Ha Jae pulls Yokada's hand.

He asked Yokada to be more calm. "He's guest. I sent her here."

Choi Ha Jae looked at Yokada with an innocent look. As if asking Yokada not to rise in blood.

...(read the chapter "Arrival of Man")...

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