Chapter 41 The Person Who Rembers
A steaming bowl of soup was placed in front of the judges.
Chef Na Hye-hee made a light gesture and sniffed the aroma. She nodded her head.
The sll is very good. Its a bit troubleso, but the oven-baking process makes the sll appetizing.
Then she carefully peeled off the chicken leg at with her gloved hand and put it in her mouth with the skin.
The skin is salty and crispy, and the flesh is moist and well-hydrated with glutinous rice inside.
Finally, she slurped a big spoonful of broth and put down the spoon as if there was nothing more to see.
She quickly stuffed a large amount of food into her mouth, which was too much for tasting for the judging.
Everyone was nervous, thinking that the judging would be good, and wondering how delicious it was that a professional chef ate it so deliciously.
The sll is crazy
My mouth is watering, just
The audience, who had been clamoring for Kang Yugeon to co out at the beginning of the shooting, were looking at the chicken legs like hungry dogs.
Was the oven-baking your idea, Ise?
Finally, Chef Na Hye-hee wiped her mouth with a napkin and sat down on the judges seat.
Yes, it was.
I t eyes with Chef Na Hye-hee across the counter. She had a piercing look in her eyes, even though it was already past the ti limit.
You must be very interested in cooking, huh?
I was very interested.
I made a living with it and t the chef often.
I hid what I couldnt say and smiled modestly.
Im learning it as a hobby these days.
Thats not a hobby level, what are you talking about. Thanks to you, I ate very well. This is sothing I feel sorry to comnt on. Its amazing that a non-professional can prepare this in such a short ti for a group al.
Thats because Im not a non-professional I kept a poker face and sweated inwardly.
And I was wondering whether to tell you this or not The broth has a unique savory taste that reminds of soone.
Huh?
I looked at Chef Na Hye-hee with a doubtful thought.
Many caras were waiting for her to continue.
I had a chance to get chicken broth from Lim Hyun-seong when I was shooting Battle Kitchen five years ago. How co it tastes exactly the sa. It makes nostalgic and all that.
It had to taste the sa because it was made by the sa person.
There was no point in telling the truth, I would only look like a crazy person. All I could do was nod my head.
Thats too much praise. Thank you.
Then it was ti for the student audience to taste.
I was amazed by the sight of them tearing the at like piranhas.
Being young is really amazing.
They seed to swallow without chewing, and I was amazed at how well they ate.
Okay, then well announce the judging results. 3, 2, 1!
I smiled as I watched the obvious result.
***
I need to go ho and eat, wash, and sleep right away.
On the way back to the dorm, I looked at the ti on my phone and it was already evening.
It was definitely morning when I left. I repeated preparing, waiting, shooting, and waiting again, and the ti disappeared like lting snow.
You worked hard too.
I reflexively tried to pat his head like I did to Seon-woo, but I was startled and pulled my hand back.
Seong-won didnt answer and stared at quietly.
What, why. Whats wrong with you.
I gave him the sa childish behavior that he usually did, and Seong-won pursed his lips.
Who said what. I didnt say anything.
Your expression says it all.
Seong-won had nothing to say and looked out the window and bit his tongue.
Today, you did the leader role for the first ti in a long ti.
Ugh.
Dont say that. You sound like an old man.
I thought he was finally saying sothing nice, but it turned out to be a fight.
Whats wrong with ugh. Mind your own business.
I gave Seong-won a moderate level of pushback and quickly turned the topic to the manager.
Hyung, why did we suddenly get a job today? There must have been a lot of other people to fill in for the other cast mbers.
It was the first ti I had ever done this, rushing to act as a substitute for another cast mber.
Ah, Yugeon asked to contact you guys. He said you would want to go, unlike other people.
What, where did that confidence co from?
Of course, I wouldnt miss it if the opportunity ca to . Especially this ti, when I could show off my skills in cooking.
Ill tell him to thank you guys when he has ti.
No, were glad we could get our faces out there before we start preparing for our activities.
At least to the audience today, we were nothing more than unknown stones until then.
From today on, they would rember us as the Climax mbers who gave them a delicious chicken soup in the studio.
Lets think of it as a good thing.
I closed my eyes for a mont on the way back to the dorm. I opened my eyes as soon as I heard the sound of arriving soon and checked the phone screen.
The ti was 7:20. I went into the phone book and morized the new number I registered.
[PD Pyo Joo-yeon]
[010-XXXX-XXXX]
As soon as I finished shooting successfully, I was called from all over.
Can you please take a picture with ?
Let take a proof shot!
Please take a picture!
Most of them were requests for proof shots from students. I gladly dragged Seong-won by the hand and pretended to be close, smiling with my face full of smiles.
Arent you two close?
Theres nothing as innocent, pure, and cruel as kids.
The kids teased Seong-wons awkward gestures and asked if we werent close, if we had a fight, and so on.
No, were totally best friends. Im the closest to him in the group.
I showed off my friendship and wrapped my arm around Seong-wons shoulder, making him flounder like a fish out of water.
You think I like it?
I smiled brightly, suppressing my irritation. It was natural that I stepped on Seong-wons foot again.
After finishing the fan service that was made with a lot of hard work, this ti the shooting staff were waiting for .
Ise, can you give your contact information? There arent many idols who can cook well, so youre a rare talent. Ill contact you if theres a good opportunity to work together again.
I just did my best for todays job.
I had no reason or need to refuse, so I gave the PD my number.
I wonder if hell contact soon.
I dont know, but I made an unexpected connection in the broadcasting industry, so that was a good thing.
Of course, even if they didnt ask first, I was thinking of subtly pushing them.
But I wasnt in a position like Kang Yugeon, who had established himself I was worried that it wouldnt look good for a young and unknown person to ask for a number.
I wish the choreography problem would be solved as easily.
Tsk. I tried hard to co up with an idea to ask for help from the system.
Then, the phone screen that was turned off lit up. A ssage from soone popped up.
Who is it? Kyunghwa or Seon-woo?
Maybe its a ssage from the mbers asking if it went well. I casually turned on the screen and was surprised by the appearance of an unexpected person.
No, it wasnt unexpected. Todays event was all because of him.
[YOU] Did you finish the shooting well? 7:23 PM
He didnt have to explain who he was. I could tell who he was by his arrogant nickna.
Climax debuted five years ago, so the senior by debut order was Cheon I-se.
But the entertainnt industry is not a field where you are evaluated by your seniority.
Kang Yugeon, who was sitting at the top of the first-tier, first-class male idols, had the power to shake the whole industry, not to ntion his agency.
The whole idol system is watching him.
It was not only the nominal senior, but also the inferior follower of Floss, Climax, who had to watch out for Floss.
The fact that I had to go against his will bothered my pride. I quickly typed a reply before getting off the van.
[] Yes, I did well. 7:26 PM
Then, in less than a minute, a read confirmation mark appeared and a reply ca back.
[YOU] Arent you curious who I am? 7:26 PM
Who else would you be? There was only one person who ca to mind, even though the profile picture was not registered.
[] Arent you Kang Yugeon? 7:28 PM
By then, the manager had arrived at the dorm parking lot and opened the sliding door.
You did a lot of work today. Go in and rest.
Yes, you too, hyung.
As I was holding my phone and staring at it, Seong-won quickly greeted the manager and went up first.
Ise?
The manager called my na as if he was curious when I kept looking at my phone.
Oh. Its nothing. Ill go up too.
I hurriedly got out of the van and followed Seong-won up the stairs.
Ding, as soon as I opened the door lock and entered, Seon-woo jumped out of the sofa where he was sitting.
Did you do well?
He wasnt a guardian who was waiting for to co ho.
Kyunghwa was also standing next to him, looking at and Seong-won with worried eyes.
Yeah. I did well. The atmosphere wasnt bad either.
There was no need to say that the students who were expecting Kang Yugeon before the shooting started were ready to boycott.
Was Seong-won okay?
Whats the problem? I did well.
I said it nicely before Seong-won answered.
Im glad. I was worried because you two went in on short notice.
Whats there to worry about ?
I greeted him reflexively and fell into silence.
Everyone looked at Seong-won with their eyes as if there was another problem, not .
Why are you looking at ?
Seong-won snapped and went into his room, separating Seon-woo and Kyunghwa.
Anyway, I did well. Lets have cold pasta and salad for dinner.
Yeah! Ill wash the salad.
Seon-woo ran to the kitchen first. He must have been hungry. It was late, so it was understandable.
I should have told him to eat first.
I was scared to think of the small regret in my head when I rembered Kang Yugeons ssage.
Oh. I have to check if he replied.
I went into the room and plopped down on the bed and checked my phone.
[YOU] What if youre wrong? 7:30 PM
What the hell.
I frowned and glared at the screen.
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