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LifeOnce Again CH 800

Author:Wise Dragon Category:Unreal Update time:2022-12-22 05:32:02

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Chapter 800.

Sequence 7

She felt like her skull was ringing.

She felt like someone had hit a large gong right in front of her.

When one side subsided, the ringing on the other side became bigger.

She even felt like she could make out the shape of her skull if she closed her eyes because of all of the chaotic reflections of those waves; this part is the top, this part is the back, and this part is the temple.

She was reminded of when she rode a boat when the waves were rocky.

She felt like she was floating in the air as she stepped onto the ground.

An urge to vomit that could not be prevented by seasickness medicine and could only be resolved after she vomited everything out.

She felt exactly like that right now.

She sat up and drank some water.

Fragmented memories sparked in her splitting mind.

They were things that she saw in her dream.

In the darkness was a man intently staring at her.

That man did not close his eyes until he was devoured by the darkness.

The gaze made her heart thump.

The moment she was about to wake up from the dream, she realized that the mans eyes were not on her; they were on the small creature next to her.

It was a small, feeble-looking rabbit.

“You were up”

Gaeul smiled joyously as she looked at the face of the person coming in.

“Why did you come Arent you busy”

“How can this unni not visit you when youve collapsed How do you feel”

“Im okay, apart from my headache.

The doctor said that theres no big trouble either.

Apparently, it was malnutrition and fatigue.”

“I knew this would happen from the moment I heard that you were going on a diet without eating.”

“Ive been doing it for a long time though.

I didnt think I was in this bad of a condition.

Heck, Im even more puzzled because I suddenly collapsed.”

“If theres one thing that people get mistaken about easily, its that they think they know their own body.

Im sure your body must have given you signals beforehand.

‘Hey, owner I think Im going to collapse, so can you get some rest You probably ignored that and continued working.”

“How am I supposed to make a living if I take a rest because my body is complaining”

“I guess thats the problem.

Here.

Oh, you dont have to watch out for any specific food, right”

Gaeul opened the white box.

There was a chocolate cake in it.

The color was thick, and the smell was sweet unlike the food given to her at the hospital.

“I wanted to eat something too.”

“You should have had your manager buy things for you.”

“I just thought it was etiquette to eat hospital food while Im in the hospital.”

“If thats the case, Ill eat it.”

“Unni, if you bought it for me then its mine.

Dont even think about touching it.”

“Dont wanna.

Half of it is mine.

Also, I didnt buy it.

I made it.”

Gaeul smiled and undid the wrap.

She ripped open the plastic packaging for the plastic fork inside and gave it to Chaerim.

“Isnt it busy at the store”

“Im someone who just collects the money, so I dont have any reason to be.

Though, sometimes I make coffee and sell stuff.”

“Youre an evil owner.”

“Try looking for an evil owner who pays 1,000 won above minimum wage before saying that.

Here, have a taste.

Its the new cake that were going to sell.”

“My palate is pretty picky, you know”

“Im expecting a picky evaluation from you.

Hand it to me.

Ill slice it up for you.”

Chaerim got the cake and started moving the knife delicately as though she was some master craftsman.

Inside the thick cake was red syrup.

“Strawberries”

“That and many other things.

Its a specialty menu.”

“Er, every specialty menu you thought of usually disappears from the menu.”

“Dont you think Ill hit a jackpot someday”

“Please think about me, wholl be eating it.”

“Stop complaining and eat it.

This time, Im confident.”

She put the slice of cake inside her mouth.

Before she could even taste the sweet chocolate that touched the ceiling of her mouth, a sour taste kicked in.

The identity of the red syrup was grapefruit.

Gaeul put her lips together.

“How is it” Chaerim asked, filled with expectation.

She put down the fork.

“Its sour.”

“Sour”

“Really sour.”

“Thats strange.

The ratio should be right.”

“You didnt try it”

“I did, the ingredients, I mean.”

“You should have tried out the final product.”

“I didnt touch it because I wanted to present it to you first.

But thats strange.

I thought itd be pretty good.

I mean, red grapefruits have been gaining popularity these days.

The combination of chocolate and red grapefruits.

Dont you think its marvelous”

“Theres a marvelous saliva party occurring in my mouth right now.

I think you put way too much syrup in it.

The bread is not moist, its soggy.

Here, have a taste.”

She sliced the end of the cake with her fork and gave it to Chaerim.

This unni kept averting her gaze and refused to open her mouth.

When she kept pushing it against her mouth, Chaerim ended up eating it.

Her expression changed instantly – to that of someone who had swallowed about four to five lemons straight.

“But its pretty decent as a gift for a patient.

I mean, sour things are good for patients, arent they”

“Im pretty sure dessert isnt exactly the kind of thing you eat for health.”

Gaeul brought the cake placed on top of the mini-fridge over.

“But its a present, so I should keep eating it.

Who knows I might get attached to it if I keep eating.”

Chaerim, who was smiling next to her, turned on the TV.

She watched the news for a little before changing the channel.

She went through the regional TV channels and eventually stopped on a cable channel that regularly broadcasted entertainment shows.

Gaeul looked at the screen as she ate the sour cake.

A celebrity with mud all over her face was staring at the ground in the middle of a mudflat.

From the way she was scattering salt, she seems to be catching razorfish.

The subtitle saidDayoon struggling with all of her life.

Gaeul pressed on the fork with her lips.

Although she didnt say anything, her eyes couldnt help but be attracted to Chaerims face.

“Why are you watching it so intently”

“No reason, really.”

“I dont think its nothing.”

Chaerim opened the fridge.

She asked if she could drink a bottle of orange juice.

Gaeul replied that she could drink two.

“That unni is doing pretty well these days.

I guess its a good thing.”

“Do you still contact her”

“For how careful you were looking at me, your questions are pretty blunt.”

“Youre the one who brought it up first.”

“Theres no one Im in touch with among the members ofBlue.

At most, I just check if theyre alive or not through social media.

Moreover, Ive already retired and started running my own store, so I dont have any point of contact with people in the media.”

“Dont you want to go back”

“Im not sure.

Ive had a tough life since high school, so I dont feel the desire yet.

I would have kept doing it if my acting career went well, but that just went so-so.”

“There are many people around me telling me that they used to be your fans, you know”

“Ive seen journalists visiting my store.

They apparently want to know how a retired idol from 3 years ago is doing.

I feel grateful, but at the same time, its bothersome.

Last time, there was a writer from a TV station asking me if I wanted to appear in a TV program.”

“What program was it”

“Its from a cable TV.

I think it wasA Cup of Coffee”

“I know that one.

Its one of those where celebrities have an honest talk with the hosts.”

“To be precise, celebrities who lost their popularity.”

“If you return, Im sure you wont be treated like a celebrity who lost her popularity, you know You arent even thirty, so you cant exactly say that you lost your popularity.”

“Its been three years already.

Not only that, I just disappeared after my group disbanded besides briefly showing up as an actress.

At this point, itd be kinda funny to call myself an idol.

It feels somewhat like a dream when I think about how I appeared on TV and sang and danced.”

“Its somewhat strange for the star of our school to say that.”

“Isnt Myunghwa Highs current star Han Gaeul”

“I only succeeded you.”

Gaeul drank the orange juice that Chaerim poured for her.

Perhaps thanks to the sourness of the cake, she found it very sweet.

Chaerim pushed a bit of the cake into her mouth as she fixed her eyes on the TV.

When Dayoon, who was on the TV, fell over on her butt, she chuckled before talking about old times with a longing look in her eyes.

“Its strange.

When we were a team, I couldnt find that unni more scornful, but after all this time, I think I might be missing her.”

“Try calling her to see if you can meet up with her.”

“But if I see her, Im pretty sure Ill end up fighting with her again.

You can only smile at bad memories if you leave them behind as memories.

Bringing them up again might make both of us feel upset.”

“If you say so.

But I still find it a pity.”

“That we arent getting back together”

“No, that you retired.

I definitely like a senior who makes delicious cakes like this for me, but I think it wouldve been even better if the senior was someone I could act together with.”

“Youre indirectly saying that my cake is terrible, arent you”

“You have a twisted mindset.

How did you come to that conclusion”

She sliced a bit of the cake before putting it against Chaerims mouth.

After initially declining, she eventually sighed and ate it.

“Why dont you try”

“Im busy running the store.”

“I guess you should take a break from running the store then.”

“Isnt it kinda funny to go back when Im supposed to be retired”

“From your expression just now, I think staying still will be even more funny.

Youre someone who reached the top in that fiercely competitive idol world.

You dont know what will happen if you try acting with that kind of passion.

Theres no one saying that you cant become the second Lee Youngae[1].”

“Youve clearly gone too far.”

But the second Lee Youngae sounds nice – she whispered to herself.

“Tell me if you have any thoughts about it.

Ill help.”

“Alright, I guess thats whats good about having a successful little junior.

Ill tell you if I do make my mind up.

But instead, you have to give me proper support at that time, okay”

“Dont worry about it.

Ill support you so high that you might fall over.”

After giggling her heart out while covering her mouth, Chaerim wiped her mouth before shaking off the laughter.

“Its pretty strange if you think about it.

I thought Id never become close to you.”

“Why is that”

“Why Because if my memories serve me right, we were romantic rivals.

No wait, I never even got to the starting line, so I guess we never did become rivals.

This makes me jealous.”

“When the heck did that happen I dont even remember.”

“Ive never seen people who actually dont remember with a face like that.”

Gaeul shrugged.

It was just as she said.

The memories of that day would probably remain behind forever if her memories werent erased outright.

It was just like an old nail protruding out of the smooth wall; a memory that would remain behind no matter how many times the frame hanging on it had been switched out.

“Since were at it, are you going out with anyone these days”

“Me”

“Who else is in this ward but you”

Chaerim smiled sneakily.

“I wonder why the people around me are so concerned about my romantic life.”

“From the way you speak, I think thepeople around you that you speak of must be Choi Seol.”

“Yep.

Only you and Seol are nosy about my love life.”

“Stop changing the topic and tell me about it.

Such a pretty girl collapsed, but theres not a hint of a man in sight.

Are you still living that single life”

“What are you talking about There are many men who want to go out with me, you know”

“Whats the point in that Youre a total nun-in-training.”

“I do have one.”

“What”

Chaerim blinked.

She, who many people would believe to be a high school student if she put on fainter makeup and cut up her bangs a little, sat down on the bed as though even her heart had become that of a high school girl and gabbed onto her arm.

Curiosity started filling her eyes.

They were full of surprise and expectation as she asked,

“Who is it The man you told me about back then”

“No.”

“Then who Someone I dont know”

“You know him pretty well.”

“I know him pretty well”

“Yes.

But I dont think I should talk about it yet.

He avoids me.”

“Who the heck is avoiding my cute little Gaeuls romantic interest”

Try guessing – Gaeul was about to say that when she picked up her phone.

She got a text message.

Looking at the number and the name on the screen, Gaeul bit her lower lip.

“Unni, wait a sec.”

Gaeul pressed on the screen with her thumb.

Her fingertip was slightly shaking.

-Dont push yourself.

It was an uncute text message.

“Who is it”

“A green frog[2].

No, I guess hes a green frog on a horse, huh.”

She subconsciously smiled.

[1] A real actress who became famous as themost Korean-style beauty after the dramaJewel in the Palace became a hit in Korea.

[2] Korean (as well as Chinese/Japanese) folklore, about a green frog, who always did the opposite of what his mother frog told him to do, and the mother frog told him to bury her in the river once she died, in hopes of having him bury her in the mountain.

The green frog decided to really bury her in the river and mourn for her every day, protecting her grave so that it didnt get washed away.

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