In fact, there was lots of talk among general netizens that Min-joon would be the successor of Rose Island after Rachel was gone. Of course, he was still just a demi-chef, so there weren’t many who already started to talk about his possible succession.
At that mont, Marco noticed Anderson looking askance at him. He imdiately realized he didn’t comnt on Anderson.
So, Marco hurriedly added, “Of course, Anderson is also famous. You’re popular with girls. Oh, I don’t know if you like it or not, you’re especially popular with gays.”
“Man, I wish you had not ntioned it,” said Anderson with a rueful expression.
He got excited when Marco said he was also famous in New York, but he got gloomy when Marco ntioned gays liking him. He was sullen all along until they arrived ho. A little later, Min-joon looked embarrassed and nervous when he opened the door.
“Kaya, Kaya! Where are you? Co out quickly.”
“She went to work, right?”
“Man, it’s 2 AM now. Even though she is awfully busy, she doesn’t work late into the wee hours. Besides, her restaurant doesn’t have any special event scheduled for 2 AM. Where is she right now?”
“She didn’t even go on a business trip, right?”
“Well, if she did, she would tell about it in advance. She is crazy. What’s wrong with her? How co she is moving around at 2 AM?”
No matter how safe Los Angeles was, it wasn’t as safe as South Korea. Even in Korea, if you wander around alone at dawn, you are supposed to be worried about your safety. Min-joon could not understand her behavior.
Marco asked with an anxious expression, “Did you guys have a quarrel?”
“Well, she complained that I bought sothing on impulse. I an that plane ticket for you.”
“What? Did you have a quarrel because of ?”
“Well, I thought she was going to blow her top soday. So, you don’t need to feel sorry. Oh, Anderson, can you show Marco to the bed? I need to call Kaya.”
Anderson nodded blankly. Of course, he was not worried at all. It was not because he didn’t worry about Kaya. He was convinced she would be alright.
‘Why don’t you call the caraman, idiot?’
If Min-joon contacted the caraman assigned to Kaya, he would know imdiately where she was now. Was Min-joon full of worries now because of her?
After all, Anderson opened his mouth with a blunt voice, “Don’t worry about her. You had better worry about the guy who runs into her. I hear Kaya is a good fighter. She is alright, I guess.”
“You never know, dude. Dang it! Why isn’t she answering my call?”
“Marco, just ignore him and co here. Let’s go to sleep. I’m also sleepy, so let hit the sack now.”
However, Marco was also so worried about her that he could not go to sleep. After all, Anderson sighed and opened his mouth. “If Kaya doesn’t answer, call the caraman. He’s going to answer your call definitely.”
“Wow, Anderson, you are so smart today! Thanks, man.”
“That ans you are dumb.”
“Let call him right now.”
A little later, Min-joon got through to her finally and said sothing to her then hung up the phone quietly.
Marco asked nervously, fidgeting with his finger, “What did she say?”
“Well, she says she is wandering around the street here and there.”
“For what?”
“She says she doesn’t want to see . It looks like she is coming back after I go to sleep. I heard she was shouting at in an angry voice, telling not to call her. So, I hung up the phone. Yeah, as you said, she would be safe with the caraman around her anyway.”
Min-joon, who seed older than him because of his overwhelming worries about Kaya, hung his ass on a chair in front of the kitchen.
Anderson looked at Marco and said, “Marco, do you snore?”
“No. I don’t snore.”
“Are you sure? Given you have such a big build, I can’t believe you don’t snore.”
“I’m serious. I don’t snore.”
“Okay, got it. I think you can sleep on the sofa in my room. Follow .”
“Sure. Min-joon, I’ll go to sleep now.”
“Yeah. Good night.”
Even after the two went into the room, Min-joon did not bother to sleep. Even though the caraman was around Kaya, he felt he couldn’t hit the sack until she ca back.
‘Whew! I thought she would not get into trouble, but she was at it again.’
Min-joon once again called Kaya. Of course, she didn’t take his call.
“Is it okay if you don’t take his call?” Asked the caraman.
“No problem. So, don’t pick up his phone call like before. Please get away from . I want to be alone. It’s too burdenso if you are around with such a big cara,” Kaya replied with an angry voice at the caraman’s concerned voice.
Yet she was checking her smartphone as if she was eagerly waiting for his call.
The caraman stepped back to one side and sighed deeply.
‘Hey, just go back and kiss him, so you can reconcile with your boyfriend. Is it the Arican way?’
He was frustrated because he had to sit on the bench for almost several hours today to shoot a 10-second scene involving her appearance.
‘Damn it. I should have told her there was a bench right behind the house.’
Caught between a rock and a hard place, the caraman just watched Kaya doing sothing. In fact, she didn’t do anything particularly special other than rubbing her tight legs with her hands then put them back into her hoodie’s pockets and looking ahead where there was nothing.
‘Yeah, I know you’re a typical girl.’
Right at that mont, when ti was passing slowly, the sound of footsteps was heard.
The caraman turned his head to that sound. A guy wearing jeans and a hoodie was coming toward them. Did he stop by a bar before coming here?
That guy was speaking to Kaya.
“Hi, Kaya. I missed you.”
“Who are you?”
The man laughed and said, “The one who loves you.”
While waiting for Kaya at ho, Min-joon didn’t kill ti uselessly. Instead of wasting ti, he started thinking about a new recipe. He heard from Rachel that the Michelin Guide Inspectors would be coming to Rose Island soon. So, the recipes that he was trying to develop were more professional and luxurious than before.
If even one of the recipes developed by him was on the nu and got three stars after satisfying their standards, he felt he would be happy all year round.
But he was too tired to think of such an ambitious dream. He was exhausted not just because of Kaya but because it was already dawn. He folded the recipe notebook with a sigh and looked at the caraman with a regrettable expression.
“I’m sorry. You can’t sleep because of .”
“I’m a professional. Since you have been working as a professional, you don’t have to be sorry about it.”
“I understand what you an.”
Professional chef Min-joon reflected on what the caraman just said. It seed like yesterday that he was peeling garlic, but he was now making money as a professional chef. Besides, he had beco famous.
The caraman said in a calm voice, “I think you are great.”
“I’m just doing my job.”
“No, that’s not what I’m talking about. I an your attitude. You are waiting for Kaya right now, and you brought in your friend from New York by buying the ticket for him. Ordinary people don’t do things like that.”
Min-joon was embarrassed when he praised him, although he was long accustod to receiving accolades from people.
The caraman smiled when he touched his nose with an embarrassed look.
Then he said, “I ate a lot of chestnuts when I was a kid. My grandmother always picked up lots of chestnuts from the mountain. And she peeled the thorny chestnuts by herself. Of course, she knew how to peel it, so she said it didn’t hurt at all when she peeled them.”
“Well, I guess she got pricked with a chestnut burr sotis. Apart from the pain, peeling chestnut burrs is a very laborious job. It seems your grandmother has doled on you.”
“Well, we can enjoy chestnuts when sobody peels the chestnut burrs. My grandmother was in charge of peeling the chestnut burrs. I think Min-joon is like a chestnut burr peeler. When soone has to do the difficult and laborious work, you take on that job as a rule. Of course, my grandmother could do it because she was my family, but you are doing the sa thing to your friends and acquaintances. I respect you for that.”
“I’m so flattered by your nice complints…”
Min-joon was about to continue when the siren sounded loudly. The sound ca close to them then it was heard for soti before fading away.
Min-joon said with a sigh, “Look. It’s what’s happening in Los Angeles. I’m hearing it every day. It’s already dawn. By the way, I just don’t know what she is doing right now…”
“Don’t worry too much. Everything will be alright. Oh, wait a minute. I’ve got a text ssage. Can I check it?”
“Of course. You don’t have to ask for permission for that.”
“Thank you.”
The caraman checked his smartphone with a smile. However, it didn’t take long for him to be serious. He looked at Min-joon in embarrassnt.
Min-joon looked at him with an anxious expression.
“What happened?”
“Don’t be surprised and listen to . It looks like a stalker appeared in front of Kaya and ssed with her.”
“What? What did you say now?”
“Please calm down. She was taken to a hospital now…”
“Where is the hospital? I’m going there right now. Give the address!”
“Hear out. You don’t have to go to the hospital. We have to go to the police station now.”
Min-joon frowned, not knowing exactly what happened.
The caraman opened his mouth with a trembling voice, “It was the stalker who was taken to the hospital. Kaya is at the police station right now.”
“What?” Min-joon asked blankly.
The caraman shook his head as if he was dumbfounded and said, “You have a very scary girlfriend.”
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