Some things take time.

Love itself is the same.

J_ust - Let's Hear It

MINA  X  CHAEYOUNG  X JIHYO

Hello everyone who intends or wanders in.

This is a Mina couple fic.

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Jihyo's first story that I wrote.

Because I like Mina's relationship

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Jihyo and Mina

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Chaeyoung

Thus this short fic was born.

Leave it in the arms of my heart for another matter :)

TB

Myoi Mina looked at her watch and switched to the kindergarten door. The large, colorful doors were not open yet.

She sighed, pacing back and forth as if agitated.

Clink!!!!!!!!

Mina turned around and looked at the door again. This time it opened and little children ran out to find their parents, looking like ants breaking into a nest.

The young woman didn't wait. Immediately hurriedly walked to the front of the gate.

Because he saw his own goal.

The woman walked out with a smile that looked brighter than the sun this evening. Both hands led the children out to deliver them. While waving a friendly goodbye

Then he suddenly raised his head to meet Mina's eyes.

“Mama!!!!!!!!”

The world that seemed to stop spinning quickly resumed as soon as the sound was heard. His 'daughter' Mina watched as a small child (who was probably the smallest in the class) ran towards her and jumped up and hugged her mother.

“Mom came so quickly. I miss Mom so much.” Mina stood and supported the child as tall as her waist so that he wouldn't fall while giving a wry smile to another person who looked at the couple with a contented expression.

“Did you make a promise to Changcheng that today I would take you to eat at Uncle Sanchang's restaurant? I want to go, I want to go.”

“Chae-chan must say goodbye to Teacher Ji first.”

“I won't forget it!!” Finished speaking, Myoi Chaeyoung turned to hug Park Jihyo. The homeroom teacher is tight.

“Chang Chang has to go back.”

“After you eat, you have to do your homework.”

"understand!! Mom, hurry up!” After saying that, the little boy turned and dragged his mother by the arm to the car. Mina couldn't say anything in time until she told the teacher. 'Let's go first' It's not yet time.

A dark green Mini Cooper slowly pulled out of the parking lot in front of the school, following the mood of the driver who was still feeling sad. His small eyes squinted at his daughter who was muttering about eating while she stretched out and looked at the side of the road with excitement.

I'm still annoyed, but let it be.

Tokyo after work This is a time when people are especially busy.

Friday can be good for many people.

But Mina doesn't feel that way.

“Chang-chan,” Mina called out to her daughter. Chaeyoung also turned to him with a smile on his face.

“What did you learn today?”

"Hmmm." Upon hearing the question Chaeyoung immediately frowned.

“Add and subtract numbers, that's not fun at all.” That answer made Mina laugh a little. I think of myself as a child who hated math too.

“But Teacher G came to teach me one-on-one, so I understood.” He was fond of the five-year-old who used the word 'Two by two' instead of the word 'One on one' but when I heard the word Teacher G Made my heart twitch again.

“Teacher Ji is the kindest! I have never liked a teacher this much before,” the girl said with a bright expression that few people could make Chaeyoung like this.

"Mama...do you like Teacher Ji?" She was silent for a moment. His eyes stared intently at the people walking across the crosswalk.

“Yes, I like him too.”

It was the answer that Mina didn't take the longest to think about.

Since birth, Myoi Mina has been the perfection of a human being.

Good studies, good sports, good status, manners and appearance are second to none.

The only thing that failed in Mina's life was love.

“I like seniors! Please date me.”

"Uh...thank you, but I see you as my sister."

A high school student is heartbroken by a senior pitcher on the school's baseball team.

High school student broke his heart....well. Starting to understand the perspective of people who don't feel it.

Mina understands that nothing lasts forever. Even though she's this perfect, she doesn't have a true lover.

While everyone around her had someone she knew by her side, Mina only met 'people to talk to'.

Eventually, he realized that he wasn't the person he wanted, so he grew distant and stopped talking.

Myoi Mina doesn't even know the ideal type.

Entering working age Mina suddenly meets a man who is a customer of her company.

She likes him, he likes her. With personality and many other things

We both get along well. Soon they entered the wedding gate and there was a little witness to their love.

Myoimina didn't think that a person who failed in love would reach such heights.

But it won't be beautiful forever.

One year has passed Because the other party wanted to do business abroad, which Mina herself did not agree with, their views did not agree with each other, so they agreed to part ways. Not long after, the man passed away in an accident.

From then on, Myoimina never opened up to anyone again. No matter how good the other party is.

As long as I have Myoi and Chaeyoung, Mina doesn't care anymore.

Until I met that real Korean female teacher.

“Give me just one glass.”

"Uh," Mina held up a glass to accept the beer that her best friend was pouring for her. Minatozaki Sana was a little annoyed that the other person asked for a drink when she had to drive home.

“How are you?” The restaurant is closed. Now there's only the owner of the shop and his close friends. The grandchild went to play with toys with her boyfriend in the back room of the store.

“We didn't talk at all.”

“Oh, hahaha.”

“What are you laughing at, Chiba?” Mina snorted in a not-so-serious manner, which must have been called more embarrassment, so she gulped down her beer to cover it up.

"Oh, Myoi-chan~" Sana raised her hand to caress the other's head. By being a close friend since university When Mina is in love, she always comes to consult with her, so Sana knows many things. Of course, Mina is serious about everyone. But the results are always disappointing.

To be honest, this time was a little unexpected because after divorcing my husband. The other party announced loudly that they would be with Chaeyoung, just the two of them, but suddenly One day, I confessed that I secretly liked someone. Sana doesn't mind if her friends like this person, it means she's a pretty good person.

“Chae-chan will soon be entering elementary school, and right now she's in second grade. But time moves too fast and you will die.”

“True,” Mina also agreed and understood Sana's meaning well. 'Hurry up and confess to him.'

But where is it easy?

Each confession of love caused Mina's confidence to plummet to zero.

“Or should I just give up and just turn around and take care of Chae-chan?” she moaned as she fell on the table as if exhausted.

“Oh, so you normally neglect your child? Not at all,” Sana argued, popping a piece of fried chicken skin into her mouth.

“That's why I want you to confess your love quickly if we don't agree. Hurt, it only takes a moment and it will be gone.” True enough, Mina agreed again. Until I got to this point, I had my heart broken countless times. Just tell me and it's done.

I don't know if it's really finished or not.

“But I'm still afraid of the answer.”

“I understand you so well, Nok, that I am a serpent.”

"........" Mina squinted at her with the corner of her eye. That's right, I just confessed once and got myself a boyfriend.

“Ah, finish your glass and hurry back.” When he saw that the tall mug had become empty, he immediately dismissed him.

“Can't I have another glass?”

“No, if you want to continue. I'll really have Tzuyu drop you off.” Hearing his close friend's ultimatum like that made Mina wrinkle her nose in surrender. I don't have such a weak neck.

"Alright, alright." Of course she wasn't angry about being sent home. We could see each other all the time because Sana was always available when best friends came to see each other.

“Tzuyu-chan, Mina will be back soon,” Sana called out to her boyfriend. Soon, Zhou Ziyu came out with a small child riding on his neck.

“Chae-chan, you are already heavy. Don't go riding on his neck."

"It's okay." It's really lucky that this girl of Zana's boyfriend loves children. When you come to consult about serious matters. There will always be this tall Taiwanese girl who takes care of her daughter.

“Let's play with Uncle Zi for just a moment.”

"Let's play again another day, Auntie Sana. I have to sleep." The girl pouted before running to hug her tall uncle.

"Then I'll come find you again, Auntie."

"Ugh"

“What are you smiling about?” Sana was surprised that Mina suddenly smiled. I've seen the picture of my daughter hugging her goodbye often.

“Chae-chan is addicted to that person just like her boyfriend.”

“It's good that you don't have to worry about the child. Go ahead and do your best.”

The TV screen showed an evening drama that was a typical romantic love story. Mina didn't pay much attention to it if it was compared to a detective or mystery drama. Just wanted to know what people in love do. Round eyes looked sweetly at the scene of her dating, but the feeling of love was cut short by the soft snoring of the little member.

Mina looked down at Myoi. Chaeyoung with a childish smile fell asleep using her lap as a pillow. After finishing their homework and playing games together, Chaeyoung yawned but refused to go to sleep in the room. So she supported her mother and slept in the living room. Mina also understood that her daughter was too young to dare to sleep alone.

“I can go sleep with Chae-chan in my room.”

“No, Mom, aren't you going to watch the drama? Chang Chang will sleep right here. So I won't have to stop watching dramas again."

When I think of that sentence just now, I feel amused. But the words and words really sound like adults.

A thin hand smoothed the light brown hair that he inherited from his father. The name was given to him by his daughter because her husband is half Korean. He left when Chaeyoung was one year old due to having no relatives. Even though they're divorced All of the wealth went to Mina according to the will that specified Mina's household status and her husband's wealth, so she was not in the slightest bit destitute.

But Mina works hard to take care of her only daughter. Mina's love is given to none other than Myoi Chaeyoung.

Mina picked up her pocketbook. Read through my daughter's behavior today as written in the report, which had nothing to worry about before stopping at that teacher's name.

It's like the love in my heart is beginning to divide itself little by little.

On Saturday afternoon, Park Ji Hyo picked up a light-colored coat that was hanging up and put it on before sitting down to put on sneakers. Today's weather forecast said that it would rain in the evening, so she would have to prepare an umbrella when checking. finish Jihyo then started walking towards the nearby department store.

A 31-year-old kindergarten teacher walked along the road. Even though the sky was sunny, the weather was hot and humid, so there weren't many people out of the house. Jihyo wanted to do the same, but the food in the cabinets was starting to stop. Enough of this, plus I'm alone again, and I feel sorry for my comfortable life in another country. As I look around at the rather crowded buildings, I think of my hometown.

“Ji has decided that I will become a teacher in Japan.”

Ploy thought about the sentence he told his family. Fortunately, everyone understood and allowed it. Although it was not easy in terms of language and culture, Jihyo overcame it all to become a kindergarten teacher at a famous private school in Tokyo.

Having lived here for three years, Jihyo really thought she was becoming Japanese.

There weren't that many people in the department store, but they weren't so thin that you felt empty. Jihyo looked at the meat in the food section, deciding what to buy.

“Come on~ please take the chicken legs too.” She heard a familiar pleading voice and turned to the source of the voice. It's true that there are small children. But it wasn't that child at all. I guess I hear it so often that my ears are ringing, Jihyo thought.

When I think of Myoi Chaeyoung, why does she have to think of Myoi Mina as well?

Jihyo reads Chaeyoung's personal history. She has only one parent, her mother. She is divorced from her husband, but that's not a problem. She herself can't help but admire Ms. Myoi's single mom status. Because she interacts with Chaeyoung every day, I know how well Mina raised this child. Chaeyoung is a very cute child. There are almost no disadvantages.

By the way, why does she have to smile as well when thinking about this mother and daughter?

She always met Miss Myoi after school because she had to drop off the kids. We both said a few words, 'Thank you' and 'I'll go first', just those two words. It wasn't much more than a meeting. The government hasn't talked yet.

But Ms. Mina Looks at her a lot and looks away very quickly as well.

But Jihyo didn't feel uncomfortable in the slightest, instead she felt embarrassed.

The meaning of that Myoui's eyes.

It's not that Jihyo doesn't understand at all.

“Mah!!!!! This one.” Chaeyoung picked up the corn flakes cereal.

"Eh? Chae-chan hasn't finished eating all of this yet."

“But there's only a little left. Just one bite and it'll all be gone.”

“Then fine, but I'll give you just one.” But Mina was kind enough to allow it. Chaeyoung shouted 'Yay!' before putting it in the cart.

“Mah~ this one too.” She picked up the sweetened condensed milk. The mother thought for a moment and then remembered that it was all gone when she ate it with bread that morning.

“Here you go.” As the jar of condensed milk was being dropped into the cart, her eyes caught sight of something.

“Chaeyoung,” Myoi Mina called her daughter by name. Seeing that there was both regular sweetened condensed milk and chocolate flavored milk in both hands, the little child smiled knowingly that his mother knew. Oh my goodness, it's smooth.

"I'll just choose one."

“Ngh~~ Ma~~” Chaeyoung made a pleading noise as he rested his chin on his mother's arm and gave her a winking look.

“What do you say, do you want the normal one or the chocolate one?”

“Two of them.”

“Ah~ This one is delicious. But I've never eaten the Chang Chang chocolate flavor before.”

“Then I want the chocolate flavor.” / “Nooooo!!!” Chaeyoung pulled out the jar of condensed milk of both flavors and hugged it jealously.

"Aren't you going to let Chae-chan choose one?"

“It…” If her cat was a cat, Kong's tail fell down and his ears looked very pitiful.

“Tomorrow morning, Chang Chang will eat at both of them!! I swear by the honor of the Giraffe Room.”

“Kick~” Mina finally managed to laugh.

“Yes, Chae-chan, you must do as you swore. Otherwise, the Snow Demon will punish you.”

"yes! Chang Chang will eat! I won't allow you to be punished!!” Chaeyoung confirmed with a bright smile. Mina couldn't help but pinch her daughter's cheek with her fangs before pushing the cart to the foreign food section.

“Eh, Teacher Jean.”

“!!?” Mina, who was choosing a brand of pasta, stopped when she heard the word 'Teacher Ji'.

“Mama, Chang Chang saw Teacher Ji too,” the girl said, shaking her mother's hand excitedly.

“Oh, uh…” Mina was taken aback when her daughter confirmed that.

"Is Chae-chan blind? How could Teacher Ji be here?" It's not meant to trick Chaeyoung. Deceive yourself..it's impossible.

“Chang Chang definitely wasn't wrong!” After saying that, he immediately ran towards him. Leaving the mother staring at him in shock.

“Cha Chaeyoung!”

Jihyo put the pork neck in a bag while humming the song playing in the mall in good spirits, but Chang's voice calling out 'Teacher Ji, Teacher Ji' could be heard again. So he shook his head to chase away the chattering sound.

“Really bad, I guess I didn't get enough rest,” she muttered. Recently, she's been addicted to web novels and has been reading them late into the night for many nights.

Hurry!

“Ah!?” The female teacher was startled and accidentally let the pork fall because someone smaller than her waist suddenly came and hugged her.

“Teacher Ji, really, do you see that? Chang Chang told you that Chang remembers!!”

“Noo Chang!” The girl's eyes widened because the person in her mind suddenly appeared in front of her by accident.

"Chae-chan, please let go of his teacher. He's heavy." Then another person in his mind ran after him in a wheelchair.

“It's okay,” Jihyo said, but the other party agreed to let her go.

"I'm sorry I startled you," Myoi bowed apologetically.

“It's okay. It's okay. There's no need to apologize." This made Jihyo act quite inappropriately.

“Mommy, what did you do wrong?” The little boy looked at both adults back and forth. Jihyo smiled before sitting down to talk.

“Mama, it's not your fault. Next time I go somewhere, you have to tell Mom. Mom is shocked like this.”

“I'm sorry, Mom.” Chaeyoung's face was upset before he turned around and hugged his mother.

"It's okay, Chae-chan. Next time, you have to do as Teacher Ji tells you."

"understand!"

When the matter that needs to be discussed is finished, I don't know what else to talk about.

But Mina and Jihyo accidentally locked eyes with each other for only two seconds. They both turned away and secretly smiled to themselves without letting the other person see.

“You...but your house is around here?” It was Jihyo who started the conversation first.

"Ah...yes. My house is around here."

“What a coincidence, I live in this area too.”

"yes"

Dead air again

“You…” This time it was Mina who spoke first.

“??” Of course Jihyo was really expecting what she would say.

“Mr..Mr. Ma came alone?” The female teacher let out a funny smile because the other person stammered like that.

“Yes, I usually live alone.”

“So…” / “Then Teacher Ji, come buy things with us. Mama is very good at shopping.”

“!!!!!” Mina's eyes widened upon hearing Chaeyoung's daughter's invitation, probably wondering why these two adults looked strangely shy.

“Uh,” Jihyo was embarrassed. It wasn't that she was uncomfortable. But on the other side, will it be uncomfortable?

“Yes, I can give you some advice. Consider it an exchange of ideas.” Jihyo smiled again before saying.

“Then please disturb me.”

Park Ji Hyo admits that Mina is very good at shopping, especially when it comes to food.

People who speak few words and are shy when we meet at school are able to recommend seasonings or ingredients fluently.

Plus she explained it so well that she understood everything.

No wonder why Myoi Chaeyoung is a child who is a good student and very knowledgeable.

“Twelve thousand, six hundred yen,” the cashier said. Jihyo paid and pushed a stroller up to a mother and daughter who were standing and chatting.

"Chaeng Chang is going to the game store next. Teacher Ji, do you want to go together?" When he saw Teacher Ji walking towards Chaeyoung, he immediately invited him again.

“Yes,” Jihyo answered the girl and met Mina's eyes. “I'm not in a hurry.”

Mina felt her face heat up.

“Mama, this part.”

“Hm? You want the Jurassic part? Chaechan still plays the Harry part. Potter isn't finished yet."

"This part is hard to find. Even if you don't play it, you can keep it for now." Mina shook her head lightly and let out a breath of exhaustion. Plus, the mischievous daughter smiles brightly and her eyes sparkle like this, truly pulling up the cheeks.

“Okay, but Chae-chan has to play. Otherwise, Mom will resell it.”

“Nah, just for fun, I'll play tonight.” Chaeyoung quickly ran to put it on the glass counter. The owner of the shop was close and familiar with them because he came to patronize them often. In addition to the Minecraft games played together, each person's personal games also show their style well. Chaeyoung likes lego games (but doesn't like building blocks), while Mina likes sci-fi. Plus, the game she's playing now has a new version coming out. He didn't hesitate and put it on another person's counter.

There's probably too much...

Jihyo thought as she waited on the long chair in front of the store.

Maybe Jihyo wanted to study the activities of this mother and daughter couple, now that she knows a lot.

Ms. Myoin really spoils Chaeyoung. Especially things that her daughter wants, she doesn't hesitate to buy them for her.

If the entire store could be contracted out, it would be done.

“Eighteen thousand yen in total.”

“Play a game! Play a game!” Chaeyoung said excitedly, hugging the bag containing the game disc and the new joystick as she walked towards the teacher.

“Teacher Ji, did you wait long?”

“It won't be long,” Jihyo said truthfully. It was probably because the young teacher was too busy watching the two of them chatting about the game and walking around the store happily, not realizing that quite a bit of time had passed.

"Here, Teacher Ji, look, Chang Chang has a game and a new joystick."

“You can play the game like this and your homework is done, right?”

“I finished it last night or Mom wouldn't have brought me to visit,” he said with a confused expression to the teacher, turning to his mom with a proud expression on his face.

"We're going back now. Teacher Ji, how did you get here?" Mina asked.

"Come on, the house isn't that far."

“So…” Mina stopped her words as if hesitating. She mustered up some courage before speaking. “Let me send it to you.”

“........” Jihyo was amazed that Mr. Myoi invited her the first time and there was no stuttering like before.

“Then please help me.” She smiled before answering.

Today's big car doesn't just have music on the radio or conversations between mothers and daughters like every day. The daughter's chirping sounds are heard all the way through the fun of having an additional passenger, her favorite homeroom teacher. Your heart will beat softer than before.

But Mina was still tense and felt herself sit up straight. Stretch your arms and grip the steering wheel tightly. It sure looks funny. But what can she do? She can't stop herself.

“Ah, that house,” Jihyo said, holding out her hand. Mina then slapped the turn signal and slowed down the car, stopping right at the front gate of the house. It wasn't really that far from the mall.

“I'm waiting in the car,” she said to her daughter before getting out of the car and opening the trunk to take out the things Jihyo had bought.

"I'll help you."

"It's nothing. You're already helping me a lot." Jihyo declined considerately. Just this, Mina had helped her enough.

“I'm willing.” Seeing that serious look made Jihyo's heart soften before she released one bag for Mr. Myoi to carry. We put it on the seat in front of the door.

“Thank you,” Jihyo said when she saw the other person carrying all the things.

"It's okay." Mina smiled slightly. Then walked out with Jihyo who walked to send her off.

“.....!!” Mina suddenly turned around as if wanting to say something to her, but

paste

“!!!!” Raindrops fell directly on the middle of her head. To her shock, Mina accidentally walked closer to the door because there was a vine arch above her head. It turned out that she was very close to the other party. So much so that the tips of the noses are not that far apart. We both unconsciously stared into each other's eyes.

and felt that the world had suddenly stopped turning

"Uh," Myoi stepped back. Even though it's rained a bit, the problem right now isn't the weather.

“I have to go.”

“Thank you for sending it.”

“Yes, yes!” She quickly stepped into the car and prepared to drive off immediately.

“Teacher Ji's house is really small, even smaller than our house,” Chaeyoung muttered as he waved his hand at the teacher. But Mina didn't hear anything.

My daughter's muffled voice was even less loud than her heartbeat.

Monday

Myoimina jumped when she heard the sound of the alarm clock. In fact, she woke up early. It was really dark at 5:00 a.m. Normally, when the alarm clock was turned off, Mina would immediately get out of bed and fold the blankets, but today was not like before. It wasn't because of work that hit me on the first day of the week like this, but because of that teacher.

After the incident on Saturday

It made Mina go crazy.

She loses to her daughter almost every time she plays the game and almost burns her omelet.

What if Teacher Ji found out how she felt about her?

What should I do? There's only the word "What should I do?"

Phew!

Suddenly, the back of a small palm slammed into her cheek, causing Mina to startle again. She was still asleep and didn't realize that she had just hit her mother in the face. This was one of Chaeyoung's disadvantages. I'm a very restless person. I don't know why I slept so well at school.

But never mind, after being slapped to wake her up, Mina felt a bit more alert. She rubbed her head until her hair was fluffed before lifting her daughter's legs that were resting on her stomach and setting her in a comfortable sleeping position. Then she sat up, thinking about making omelets this morning. When she thought of omelets, she thought of her dear friend, the owner of the shop. Food that has been formulated

“Chaeyoung is addicted to that person just like her boyfriend.”

“It's good that you don't have to worry about the child. Go ahead and do your best.”

Sigh~~~ I don't know.

"delicious!!!!"

Sana and Tzuyu said at the same time, of course the cook beamed with pride.

“The spicy chicken stir-fry with this sauce is just as spicy as the name suggests. The tofu curry is very delicious,” a close friend praised, with his girlfriend nodding in chorus.

“Actually, Japanese and Korean food are not much different, like kimbap or rice wrapped in seaweed in our country.”

“Korea? I want to try it too. It's famous for its fried chicken and grilled pork,” the restaurant owner said with a joyful look when thinking about the taste of each country's famous food.

“So, Myoi suddenly turned to cooking foreign food for some reason?” Mina, who was about to pick up the egg rolls, had to stop her chopsticks and look at her female friend's face.

“I want to do something, what's so strange about it?”

“Is it true?” Sana raised her chin and gave him a wide-eyed look.

“When I made western dessert, you still didn't tease me.”

"Is that normal for you? Let's do it every once in a while."

"Come on, Myoui, tell me."

“That person is Korean.” In the end, he couldn't stand the pestering, and the pester made a big deal of it by covering his mouth with his hand and making his eyes widen as if shocked. Very disturbing

“I heard that your previous boyfriend hasn't cooked any Korean food yet.”

"It's almost impossible to tell. He's half-breed. Besides, he never asked for it."

“But this person didn't ask for this.”

“Would you like some beer?” Mina held up a rare brand of craft beer and didn't care that there was a child because Chaeyoung was begging Uncle Zi to feed her.

“Eat~” Of course, Sana couldn't make a mistake. She held out the glass and poured it without hesitation.

“But from what you've told me, it's a good sign.” After clinking glasses and taking a sip, Zana began speaking again, sticking the tteokbokki into her mouth.

“Do you think so?”

“That person didn't hide her face or avoid her eyes, I guess she was the one who avoided his eyes.”

“........” Mina took another swig of her beer.

"So what do you say? It's a good sign. Do you think we'll talk again?"

"I don't know. Besides at school, we haven't met anywhere else."

“You used to say that his house and hers are just on opposite sides of the mall, right?” The thin person nodded.

"Invite him to come eat at your house. You've already done it."

"crazy! How can I go about doing that?”

“Oh, if you don't do that. How will the relationship progress?”

"Well....." Mina was silent. "I don't want it." Because in the past, when we went on a date or dined together, it was always the other person who initiated the invitation. When I had to be the one to invite myself, it was... even at that time I was tense when I was sent home.

"Calm down, think slowly," Sana soothed when she saw her best friend's thoughts become distracted.

"Some things have to be done slowly. Being in a hurry is not good."

"Huh, I'll try." Mina smiled. I feel that I am very lucky to have Sana as a friend.

However, after that we never had a chance to talk again. Because work at Mina's company has gotten busier with being the boss. Therefore, the responsibility must be greater than usual. Even when I came to pick up my daughter, I still couldn't wait at the door like before.

The sound of keyboard keys being pressed continues even though it's almost time for work to end. Some employees are already starting to pack up their things. There are only a couple of people who have to do OT this evening. So did Chief Myoi.

“Miss Myoi,” the middle-aged manager called her.

“Yes?” Mina received the file. It was at the same time that a new email arrived.

“The Osaka branch mail has sent me information about the total amount of merchandise. I need you to finish collecting them today because the elders need them tomorrow morning.”

“Ah, eh?”

"I'll help you filter this matter again, it's urgent." After giving orders, he walked back into his office, leaving Mina to sit and wander with old piles of work that hadn't been completed yet and new piles that stubbornly kept popping up. Look at your wristwatch. It tells Chaeyoung that in five minutes it will be time to finish school. before letting out a big sigh

"Miss Myoi said that you'll have to come pick me up a little late because of urgent work," Teacher Ran, another homeroom teacher, said after hanging up the phone. Jihyo heard this and turned her head to look at the girl who was packing her bags drowsily. Chaeyoung wasn't very cheerful these days. Of course, she knew what was wrong. Even though Mina had come to pick her up on time before, she had a very weary expression on her face. You can guess that you're probably tired from work.

“I guess I'll have to take Chaeyoung to the school bus and take her home.” Teacher Jin was speechless. Even though the school bus had reached its destination safely, Chaeyoung wouldn't have to stay home alone in the evening like this for long. It's already dark, and I don't know when Mr. Myoi will come back. Jihyo suddenly thought of Mina's weak face, her heartbeat was suddenly thumping.

It was so heartbreaking to see her so tired.

“Teacher Ran?”

“??” The owner of the name turned around in confusion.

“I will take care of you Chang here.”

“......” Chaeyoung sat with his chin on his back and looked at the teacher who was checking today's work for his friends to stay in. Their homework was already finished. Even though I'm sitting empty like this, I don't have the heart to draw or play with any toys.

“Is it boring, Nu Chang?”

“Well....” The little boy trailed off, as if hesitating whether he should say it or not. “Yes,” he finally admitted.

"Just be patient a little longer, Mom will be here."

“.........” Chaeyoung didn't say anything. All he did was lie down with his cheek pressed against his arm and flick the table back and forth.

“.........” Jihyo herself was acting erratically. Because I've never met a depressed child like this. Plus, that kid is the crazy Myoi Chaeyoung.

"If you have anything, you can talk to the teacher."

“.........” The little child slowly stood up and sat up straight. Think for a moment before speaking.

“Mama is busy these days, so I don't have much time to chat.”

“Changchang knows that Mom has worked hard for Changcheng and is trying not to be disappointed. In fact, I feel more sorry for Mom, who must be tired like this, plus she doesn't get to rest on Saturday and Sunday because she hasn't finished cleaning up the work yet.”

“Chang Chang, I don't want Mom to be tired.”

“.........” The female teacher looked at the other person who mentioned her own mother and felt that Chaeyoung loved Mina equally with all her heart.

“I'm sorry,” Jihyo held her upper arm and smiled softly.

“So, does Mama work hard like this often?”

“Not often, but once in a while.”

“Then it means that Mom must have a lot of time for me to talk to.”

“Eh?”

“There are 365 days in a year, right?” The little boy nodded.

“Suppose Mom works hard for just one or two months, that's 30 or 60 days. And after that, she's no longer busy, so she has 305 days to spend with me. That's a lot more than that.”

“Eh? Really!?” Chaeyoung was stunned by the number of days the teacher said.

“It's true. If that's the case, I'll have to be patient. No matter how many months or days pass, Mom will definitely have time to play with me.”

"understand! Chang Chang will be patient.”

“Very good, smart one.” Jihyo couldn't help but rub the small child's head affectionately. Suddenly, there was a sound from the corridor outside and stopped in front of the teacher's room. The door opened and it was Mr. Myoi.

“Mama!!!!!” When Chaeyoung saw who it was, he immediately ran over and hugged her.

“Thank you for taking care of Chaeyoung in such a difficult situation,” Mina talked to Teacher Ran on the phone. It was learned that Teacher Ji would stay and take care of her daughter at school. If she got off work, she would stop by to pick her up as usual. Of course, Chief Myoi was in a hurry to work with all his might. But by the time I finished and drove out of the company, it was already 8 p.m.

“It's okay. I can stay with a good kid like Miss Chang all day.” Jihyo gave the child a wide smile.

"Uh...are you going back yet?"

"yes"

“Then I'll send it to you.”

"It's okay. You're very tired today."

“If I'm going to help you, it won't be difficult for me. Because without you...I'm miserable too.” We looked into each other's eyes, the feelings in our hearts not like before. We're both closer now.

'Teacher Ji will be here to take care of Chaeyoung for you. Mom, you don't have to worry.'

After hearing this sentence Suddenly, my distraught mind cleared up and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Mina now understands what it means to lift a mountain from your chest.

Even though we weren't very close, Teacher Ji was busy.

Just saying thank you isn't even enough.

We stopped by Teacher Ji's regular ramen shop to eat and then sent her home. We said goodbye for a bit before parting ways when we arrived at Myoi's house. A small child rushed to take a shower because it was almost bedtime. Mina also had to prepare her work clothes and school uniform for tomorrow. Before that, she had to send a message to the young teacher that she had arrived at her destination.

It didn't take long for the message to answer, 'Yes.' Mina simply smiled and folded the phone cover down. But after only a minute passed, the notification sound sounded again, so I opened it, not expecting that Jihyo would send her a message again.

'Take a lot of rest'

Myoi Mina smiled before typing a reply.

'You too'

30 days have passed since Chaeyoung counted the calendar.

Mom has less work and can pick up Chaeyoung after school as usual. But because of working day and night, I had to take care of my daughter again. It was Friday night when she didn't have to go to work on a holiday like the past few weeks, and Mina fell into such a deep sleep that no matter how much Chaeyoung squirmed in her bed, she still wouldn't wake up.

Plus this Saturday morning It was the first time Chaeyoung woke up first.

“Mommy woke up so late,” the little child complained but didn't think to wake her mother before climbing onto the bed to take a shower. But Mom's flip phone had a notification sound for incoming emails. Because Mina often had Chaeyoung practice reading everyday messages, he was able to read them. With good hope, the little child opened it and read it. Even though she couldn't read much, she knew the name of the sender, which surprised her a bit.

“Teacher Ji?”

Jihyo got off her bicycle when she reached the house that Chaeyoung had mentioned via text message (which was Mina's email), which was a little further away from her house. The kind that Jihyo rode a bicycle enough to sweat a bit.

“Teacher Ji~ha!” A girl ran out with a full set of pajamas.

“Good morning, Miss Chang.”

“Good morning, Teacher Ji came very quickly,” Chaeyoung said, leaning on the wooden fence on tiptoe.

"Come to exercise" is an excuse. When he saw the message that the little boy said he was very hungry and didn't know how to cook, he immediately grabbed his coat and rode his bicycle to see him.

“Chaeyoung hasn't eaten anything yet, right?” When he saw Chaeyoung he shook his head. Jihyo then handed over the stewed chicken leg soup that came in a large lunch box.

“Here, I hope it tastes right.”

“Thank you,” Chaeyoung accepted. “Teacher Ji, come and eat together.”

"Eh? Uh…” Even though Myoi-san and her had become closer, However, there must be some distance between them. She came here to bring food, so she doesn't know where the little child's mother is. But Mina definitely won't leave her daughter alone.

"Stay with me as a friend. I'm very, very proud of you." The little boy held his hand and shook it while making a pleading expression like a boy scout begging to play with him. Jihyo was completely blank when she found out the reason why Ms. Myoi wanted Chaeyoung like this.

"Eh? Mom's in the house, isn't she?"

“Mama hasn't woken up yet, Chang Chang. I don't want to wake her up either. I want Mama to get lots of sleep. “You're such a good kid. The female teacher praised her in her heart.

“Then I'll stay with you for a while.”

“Yay!” Chaeyoung jumped with joy before realizing that he heard a strange pronoun. “Eh? aunt?"

“Outside the school, please call me Aunt Jean.”

"understand!"

Mina woke up in the middle of the afternoon and woke up because she felt hot, like she was being burned. Of course, the sun at this time was normal. She moved her body sluggishly for a moment, as if she didn't want to wake up. But that's all he could hear outside the bedroom. Mina immediately jumped up from the bed.

“Aw, I must be really hungry right now.” She nervously rolled up a pile of blankets before jumping into the bed to make food for her daughter to eat.

But in the living room Her daughter was having fun playing a game, but Mina was silent because of the woman sitting next to Chaeyoung. Does that short hairstyle look familiar or...

"Yes, Teacher Ji?"

“Mommy's awake!!!!” The little child saw this and ran to hug her mother with her arms full.

“Teacher Ji, how did you get here?” Mina, who wasn't fully awake yet, couldn't process it in time. Now I still can't believe my own eyes.

“Chang Chang, let Uncle Ji come in.”

“Aunt Ji?”

“Teacher Ji said that if you are outside the school, you should call me Uncle Ji.”

"dress..."

“I'm sorry for coming in arbitrarily. I'm staying with you as a friend of Chang. I'll leave now.” Jihyo was afraid that the other party would be displeased with entering a private place, so she planned that if Mina woke up, she would go home.

“Wait a minute,” but Myoi called out to her.

“Please wait for me for a moment.” Imagine if the person you secretly liked saw you in worn-out pajamas. His hair is shaggy and his face is fresher than the fish in the market.

Very bad, very bad

Huh....

“Sorry again.”

“It's okay. I'm the one who should thank you. Otherwise, the troublemaker will definitely be hungry.” After taking a cool shower, Mina felt refreshed. Moreover, eating the first meal of the day with Teacher Ji's cooking made it even more refreshing. Jihyo herself saw that the other person was eating her food with gusto and smiled with satisfaction. Now we were both sitting and chatting at the table. food, while Chae-chan falls asleep on the sofa because he's exhausted from playing games with Teacher Ji.

“Are we disrupting your vacation?”

"Today I'm free. I don't have any plans to do anything."

“It's really good to get a good rest.”

“How is your work?”

“It's lighter now, but it's still not like before. Yesterday was a bit heavy so I woke up really late.”

“Think of it as taking time to relax.”

"Yes, but the troublemaker will be really bad if I don't have your help."

"I'm always willing. If there's anything I can help with, just tell me."

"But I...really feel sorry for you. You are too good to our family."

“Aren't you nice to me too?”

"........." Hearing that sentence Mina clenched her chopsticks tightly.

No, I don't know...

"Well, Chae-chan talks about you often. When I met you, the real you was.. as good as Chae-chan said."

“Really?” Jihyo asked while stifling a laugh. The more he saw the other person nod his head up and down excitedly, the more he could hardly hold back his laughter. The owner of the house almost buried his face in his rice bowl.

"Actually, we're actually the same generation. When we're outside school like this, it's better to just call us 'G'."

“Yes, Mr. G.”

“G, that's all.”

“You can call me Mr. Ji. I'm just teasing you ^^ ”

I'm the most cowardly.

TT

"I probably have to leave now. I just realized I have to stop by and get the plants I ordered."

"I'll send it to you."

"Today I brought my own car. It's not too far away."

“When you arrive, please send me a message.” Even though I was worried But Mina didn't go against the other person's wishes.

“Yes, you don't have to wake me up. Let her sleep like that.”

“Yes.” We both stood in front of Myoi's house. Mina handed back the cleaned food container and thanked her again.

"Drive well. When you arrive, don't forget to send me a message."

“I understand.” Jihyo smiled. It felt really good that Mina cared about her this much. Before sitting on the seat and preparing to ride

“Khun Ji?”

“??” Jihyo turned back to the person who called her.

“Next time you come here, please come in. Always welcome.”

This feeling that my heart is fluttering.

Park Ji Hyo couldn't remember the last time she had this symptom.

She only remembers now...now.

she is happy with the person standing in front of her

Myoi Mina, you...make me happy every time we meet.

"I'm going to eat now." Today during lunch break Chief Myoi fed a few of his subordinates a meal at a Chinese restaurant near the company after a long day of hard work, so they had to give each other some comfort.

"We're glad that the boss seemed brighter before. We were really worried seeing the boss work so hard." Mina chewed her rice, her cheeks puffing, and she gave a closed-eyed smile to the person who spoke, believing that her subordinate was. I really care about you. People who had free time bought food and coffee all the time, so that besides documents and snacks, there were just as many desks.

"yes! The more I saw the tired face of the leader. We were all distraught, but we couldn't do anything except hurry and finish the job quickly.”

“Oh, your normal face still doesn't look as good as when your boss is worn out.”

"Hey! Don't bully my face." The cheerful laughter relieved my stress. Mina also thought that she was really lucky to have these people as her subordinates.

“Eh?” cried the subordinate at the end of the table, his eyes staring at the TV screen on the wall behind him. This made everyone suspicious before turning to look at the weather forecast being reported by a famous female host.

“Wow, from tomorrow there will be heavy rain in many places, and it will rain consecutively every day.”

“Minato, Shinagawa and Koto Counties must be careful of flooding.”

Miss Jihyo is in Kotona.

Mina thought to herself, then picked up her phone and the screen showed a picture of her daughter wearing a strawberry-shaped beanie, but her head was blank as if she couldn't think of anything before folding the cover down and putting it in her pocket.

"Isn't your house in Shinagawa?"

“I moved to a condo in this area. Last year I was a little careless. I know that this area is an area where many people live, but it was flooded and the flooding was high, which made it difficult for many months.”

“........” Captain Myoi heard this and fell silent. Fortunately, no one noticed her picking up the phone again. Before debating for a long time whether to type something or not

Several weeks have passed. Our relationship moved forward without any surprises or rushes. We met in front of the school when picking up Chaeyoung and greeted each other in a few short sentences. When it was time to go to bed. We chatted for a bit via text message before saying good night and drifting off to sleep together.

Is it a good idea to tell me? But it won't hurt to try it first.

Slender fingers deftly pressed buttons on the phone. Once finished, they immediately pressed send, without bothering to repeat the mistake or correct the sentence.

“.........” I just realized it when the screen popped up saying, 'Successfully sent message'

Myoi Mina! What did you do?!

Mina really wanted to throw her phone into the hot pot in the middle of the table, but she thought about it and did something without realizing it.

“Chief.”

"Ha? look for?"

“The glass of water is gone. I'll fill it up for you.”

“Ah, thank you.”

During the children's nap time, after eating lunch, Jihyo secretly looked at Chang who was helping her friends make the bed and thought of someone and accidentally smiled.

"Teacher Ji"

“Ah, Teacher Ran.”

"Have there been any good things lately? I saw a little smile, a big smile."

“Maybe,” Jihyo smiled widely, but she didn't know what the 'good thing' was.

“It's really good to see you have this kind of love.”

“Eh!?!”

“Oh, I don't have any love at all!!!” Teacher Ji unconsciously refused. Made Teacher Ran burst out laughing.

“Come on, everyone can tell.”

Am I acting like this!?

“Oh, no.”

“Don't rush to accept it. Time will tell.”

Trust me~~~~~

TT

“Huh? Is there going to be a flood in Koto?” Teacher Ran suddenly changed the subject because she was reading the news on her phone.

"Eh, but it's around Teacher Ji's house."

“Ah, that's right. Must be getting ready to move things.” Jihyo soon found out as well. She was also worried because her house was in a lowland area.

"Still don't have a place to stay, right? A place to stay at my house."

"But Teacher Ran's house has a younger brother and father living here."

“It's okay, it's really fun to come together.” Even though Teacher Ran said that, Jihyo was still considerate. Teacher Ran's house isn't very wide either.

But Jihyo felt the phone in her hand shake slightly. So I opened it and it appeared from Mr. Myoi. Suddenly, my heart began to pound faster. The more I read the message, the more my heart pounded.

'I just saw the news. He said there would be flooding in Koto District.

If you don't have a spare place to stay and you're not uncomfortable, would you come stay at my house?'

Just two sentences that she kept repeating over and over because she wasn't acting right. She felt that she was now being driven into a corner, her heart soaring that she could hardly hold back her smile.

"Teacher Ji"

“Yes!?” Jihyo accidentally answered loudly, luckily it wasn't so loud that it disturbed the sleeping students.

“I'm not rushing anything, I just want to ask if you'd like to come stay at my house. I'll prepare myself.”

"Uh..." Teacher Ji bent down and read the message again before looking up and saying:

“I have a place to stay, thank you.”

“Chang Chang, you weren't dreaming, right!? Teacher Ji, hey! Auntie Ji will come to sleep at our house. Ah! Wow!! hurt!"

“I wasn't dreaming.” Mina turned her attention to the road ahead after pinching her daughter's cheek, annoyed that she had become so attracted to the female teacher in the driver's seat, sitting on her lap and leaning on her shoulder pleadingly.

After a few days Jihyo began to put things into the attic and arrange her clothes to stay at Myoi's house today. Mina came to pick her up and the rain was pouring down heavily. The owner of the car is quite good at driving in the rain and snow so it's not a problem.

“Mama is bullying Chang Chang~ It hurts a lot.”

“Where are you? Let me take a look,” Jihyo said. The little boy tilted his head to get a clear look.

“This is really red,” Chaeyoung emphasized, poking the part that had been pinched. The young teacher looked at him and gently stroked him.

“Wow!!! Are you healed yet?” Jihyo pretended to chant a mantra and blew air onto his round cheek.

“He's gone.” Normally, Myoi Chaeyoung was already a mischievous child. When there's an arrogant person, it increases the sting.

It's really disturbing.

“Ugh~ Teacher Ji-ah~” Jihyo probably heard the murmuring in the driver's heart and pinched the small child's other cheek with a fierce grin.

“Sit still until we get home or Mom won't be able to concentrate on driving.”

“Acknowledged!” Soon the three of us reached our destination. The lights in the house slowly turned on as the switch on the wall clock showed that it was already 7:30 p.m. Luckily, we stopped to eat beforehand, otherwise we would have wasted a lot of time.

“Take a shower~” Chaeyoung put her school bag on the sofa and cheerfully went to grab a towel. It was the first time that Mina had seen her daughter go crazy with energy even though the sky was so dark.

“Aunt Ji, come take a shower with Chang—” / “Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, when you're older, go take a bath yourself.” The mother pushed the little child's body away.

"Ngh~ Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

"Don't worry, I'll go take a shower with you Chang."

“Yay!!~~” Chaeyoung jumped with joy before running off to prepare her pajamas for tonight. Leaving the two adults standing and staring until they were out of sight.

“Don't indulge Chaeyoung too much or you'll get used to it,” Mina rebuked the other party.

"Probably won't get half of you."

“Eh?” Mina thought back to the previous incident when they went to buy a game together.

“Yes, that was a long time ago! There must be some.”

"Oh, food doesn't count here."

“That's not often. Every once in a while, too.”

“Okay, you can believe it.” Jihyo smiled teasingly as if making peace. Of course, you have to prepare some toiletries as well.

"You sleep in Chaeyoung's room. I made a room for her when she grows up."

“Sure, no problem,” the young teacher said, carrying her bag into a small bedroom with a single bed next to the window. A writing desk is placed next to the bed. Next to it was a bookcase with a few children's books, but from the looks of it, The owner of the room probably doesn't use it much.

“You take a shower with Chae-chan first. I'll go prepare some more blankets for you. Tonight must be even colder.”

“And you?”

"I'll shower later. Don't worry."

"It's such a shame. At first I thought I'd invite you to soak in the hot water together."

“!!!!!” The culture of Japanese people from childhood until adulthood. Mina has soaked in hot water with people she doesn't know many times, and even with her daughter. But this time

"I guess you don't need to soak it. Your face is this red and it must be hot." The female teacher gave a mischievous smile. It's like they're deliberately teasing each other.

I'm a person who is more of a tease than I thought.

And we didn't really soak together.

Mina sat cross-legged, hugging a cushion on the sofa while listening to the host of the evening news report on TV, in case it would cool down the heat in her heart a bit. But it doesn't help at all.

The sound of a hair dryer drive was loud in front of the bathroom, and Mina secretly leaned over without the two of them realizing. Jihyo was blowing a small child's hair while chatting happily with Chaeyoung. The sight in front of her made Mina feel undeniably warm.

It would be great if you stayed here forever.

"finished"

“Yay!” A cheerful voice made Mina snap out of her trance before she hurriedly sat back down and acted normally.

"I'm taking a late shower," Chaeyoung pretended to complain (which he's never done in a hundred thousand years) and held hands.

“But I already wiped off the makeup.”

"But Mom refuses to take a shower. That's not good, right?"

“Yes,” Mina pursed her lips smugly. This couple seems to get along too well!

“Ah!” the little child cried out as he looked at the clock. "It's time to sleep. Teacher Ji, come sleep with Chang Chang!"

“Wait a minute~, doesn't Chae-chan normally sleep with Mama?”

"Today, Auntie Ji is here to stay. If I let Auntie Ji sleep alone, she must be lonely." The mother nodded in agreement with her daughter in an irritating manner, while Auntie Ji laughed softly. because he is fascinated with the thoughts of little children

“So, which room will Chae-chan sleep in?”

“Mama's room!!”

"How come? You already have a bedroom."

"Usually Chang Chang sleeps in Mom's room all the time."

"But Uncle Ji is here to sleep with me. My bed can only sleep two people."

"Then Mom will sleep on Chang Chang's bed. Chang Chang will sleep with Teacher Ji on Mom's bed."

“Ah, eh!?”

"Let's go to bed. Chang Chang is sleepy," he begged the teacher, dragging him by the arm to go to sleep, leaving his mother standing in the middle of the living room with her mouth wide open.

Turned into a rotten dog....

Even though Mina really thinks like this, she's more happy that Chaeyoung likes Jihyo this much.

That's it, everything is in order. There is only 'us' left that must move forward.

The rain had just stopped not long ago. So Mina came out and sat down to read the script of her unfinished work on the wooden slatted porch in front of the house, enjoying the smell of the dirt. It was already 10:30 p.m. but she didn't seem to be sleepy at all. Probably because she was so focused on work that she really forgot that her house right now wasn't just the two of them.

“.....” Jihyo opened the bedroom door. Then swept around looking for another person. I glanced over and saw a small figure outside who was intently working.

“Ah, Mr. Ji,” he heard the sound of the folding door opening and looked up. It turned out to be a beautiful guest.

“Will the troublemaker let you out?”

“Chae-chan is asleep,” she said before sitting down next to each other. Round eyes looked at the various papers that the other person had scattered about without touching anything.

“Do you have to bring work home every day?”

“No, it's been a long time. Now it's lighter too.”

“You look serious. Have you ever done something like this?”

“Never. Kindergarten teachers use more energy than their brains. Once their head hits the pillow, they can't fall asleep."

“Ugh,” Mina laughed. “Then why isn't Teacher Ji still asleep?”

"Because the owner of the house isn't asleep yet."

I feel like I can't concentrate and work.

“It's been a long time since I sat out and looked at the sky at night like this.”

"....." Meowi looked at the other person sitting with his arms hugging his knees, looking up at the sky. before turning to look Lights of lightning intermittently pierced the clouds, but there was no startling sound of thunder.

"My life is a loop of waking up to go to work, seeing the children, coming home, eating, going to bed. It's like this to the point where sometimes I used to feel like Daeja Wu. Some days there was a meteor shower and I was so tired that I forgot to come out and see it." You're quiet. It's true that your own life is in a loop, no different from the other person's. But because of Myoi Her daughter Chaeyoung adds color to each day, making it never boring.

“Did Mr. Ji have a lover before?” he suddenly asked about this. Jihyo herself didn't feel uncomfortable answering.

"yes"

“He was a few years younger and I became so picky with him that I couldn't stand it and had to break up.”

“So I focused on teaching and taking care of children rather than being busy. But I'm happy...right?"

“That's it.”

“Me too... when it comes to love, I'm not very good at it. Even after getting married, I still couldn't survive,” Mina told the story with a soft smile. Jihyo leaned on her own forearm and stared intently at the other person's story.

“He was both my first boyfriend and only husband in my life. He's very nice. But due to their thoughts and readings about certain matters, they couldn't go together and had to part ways and then he left without Chaeyoung having ever seen his father's face.”

“As time passed, I looked back and thought about whether our decision had been made too quickly. We were probably too young for our thoughts back then.”

“But if I could go back, I would have married him. Because he made me meet Chaeyoung When there's only Chaeyoung left, I don't look at anyone else except for his growth.”

“And then I met you.”

This time, Mina turned to meet Jihyo's eyes.

“I don't know if it happened the first time I laid eyes on you or the first time I saw your smile. I realized that I missed you already.”

“........” Jihyo's face didn't change, she was still staring at Mina like that. It's not that I don't feel anything. But I was so embarrassed that I couldn't speak.

“I'm sorry, you might be shocked that I think that way about you. But in inviting you to stay here, my intentions were really good.”

“Don't apologize. I never held any grudges against you. and was never uncomfortable in the slightest.”

“Then I agreed to stay here. Do you know why?” Mina shook her head slowly.

“I thought I was staying at your house as you invited me to. I must have heard your feelings. Which is true.”

“.........” The owner of the house was silent because he was processing it. which the answer is

“Or…” / “Yes, I knew from the beginning.”

Now Mina felt the urge to run and let the lightning strike her.

“And you...came here just because of this matter?”

“They say that people who are good at life or love are usually not good at love.”

“Eh?”

“If I didn't feel the same way about you, why would I come here?”

Both of us were silent again, no one saying anything. All we did was stare into each other's eyes.

“Uh...huh.” In the end, it was Mina who spoke first.

"I don't know what to say. It's like my brain has shut down."

“Hahaha,” Jihyo laughed at the other person's blankness.

“But we already know each other's answers.”

“That's it.” The rain began to fall again.

Like that day The day we first talked

Mina gathered up her work before standing up and holding out her hand towards Jihyo who was still sitting.

“I'm so glad to have you by my side.”

Jihyo took her hand and stood up as well.

“Me too.”

Humans are always searching for love that cannot be seen.

Mina thought it was true what she had heard.

She had always thought that after this, the rest of her life would be given to her daughter.

When you share it with someone else It was not difficult at all.

What will the future be like? Myo Imina and Park Ji Hyo don't know.

But we both have each other like this Whatever it is, we're not afraid anymore.

Two years later

Mina watered the plants in the soft sunlight in the morning. The Hokkien tea tree planted along the fence grew faster than expected, and she probably had to prune the bushes to make them beautiful later. Her round eyes glanced at the flowers of Khun Nai Waen Sai. It began to bloom, taking in the light before breaking into a smile when thinking of the person who grew it.

“Changchang planted it because the flower colors are beautiful! It's not because Changchang likes to wake up late!”

“Mah!!!!!!”

A small sound, like a lion cub learning to roar, filled the house before the folding glass door was opened by a seven-year-old girl.

“The food is finished! Mom said that if you're late you'll have to eat less!” Chaeyoung said, baring his fangs until small fangs were visible. Three-quarter-length pants show off legs that seem to have stretched out a bit.

“That's too bad, I guess I have to hurry.” Mina heard this and immediately put away the hose and turned off the faucet before walking into the house. I don't want to eat a little rice.

Mina walked slowly down the corridor. A soft laugh caused her to take her eyes off the wooden floor and look up at the picture in front of her: 'Park Ji Hyo' scooping rice into a bowl and placing it in front of 'our' daughter with a gentle smile.

“What are you staring at?” Jihyo felt a pair of eyes staring at her. It turned out to be her lover.

“Ah, no.”

“Mah!!! Come quickly." Po Nueng took Mom's hand and led Mama 'Number One' to sit on a chair because she wasn't ready at all. The rice being cooked in the bowl in front of him was giving off a fragrant aroma and smoke was billowing out when 'Second' Mama finished scooping rice for everyone and came to sit in the chair next to Mina.

“I'm going to eat now~” When he finished speaking, everyone immediately prepared breakfast, especially the little child who was hungrier than anyone else.

Mina secretly looked at the person next to her. Park Ji Hyo is now a full-time wife and not a regular guest here like before.

We became one family. Chaeyoung grew up as an elementary school student and continued his studies in the same place.

Jihyo is also a kindergarten teacher. The additional thing is that she is no longer single. (Of course, Teacher Ran teased me a lot.)

“Here, I made my own stir-fried tofu with minced pork. If you don't believe me, just ask Mom." Chaeyoung offered a menu while chewing a mouthful of rice, so Mina popped a piece of tofu into her mouth.

“Very delicious.”

"yay! I'll show my friends that Changchang cooks delicious food!” Mina smiled proudly. Is there anything that Chaeyoung isn't good at? before looking down at the thick crab eggs being scooped into a bowl by the lover sitting next to her.

“Eat a lot. You came back so late yesterday,” Jihyo said with concern. Chief Myoi, who will be promoted next month, still works hard and is often scolded by his wife.

“Thank you.” Mina scooped some thick egg into her mouth. This one is just as delicious. Thinking about it, my favorite pants that I always wear feel tight.

“Mother, Chang Chang's friend wants a flower crown. Chang Chang plans to make it a birthday present for him on Monday.” The little child talked to another mother who was Ji's hobby. Hyo is flower arrangement.

“It's a good idea. I'll teach you Chang Chang yourself."

"yay! Changchang, I'm going to hurry up and eat my fill!” Jihyo smiled widely again and returned her attention to the food, but something was staring at her again. Which is no one else.

“What are you smiling at, you, since just now?”

“No, it's just...” Mina stopped talking for a moment, intending to tell Jihyo the following words.

“I'm happy.”

We smile at each other because we both know that 'happiness' is right in front of us.