CH 65

“Are you going back already?”

As we finished the tour and were about to head home, Ki Tae-yeon gave a rare sign of regret.

“There’s nothing to do there anyway, so we can hang out here some more.”

I stared at him wondering why he was doing this all of a sudden. Then Ki Tae-yeon frowned. He must have realised something unusual.

“I thought it would be good to just learn it with my eyes…. That’s enough. I can’t hold onto a sick person. Go, I’ll come by again later.”

“I’ll see you then.”

The gaze that kept following behind my back bothered me, but Ki Tae-yeon no longer held me.

On the way back from the field trip. One of the medical staff raised a question.

“Are you really going to do that?”

“You mean the training?”

“Yes. To be honest, I don’t know if it’ll really help you.”

He looked quite serious.

“I couldn’t bring it up earlier because Director Ki Tae-yeon was in front of me, but… it’s not as safe as the existing treatment method, and I’m worried that Han Cha-soo will get hurt for no reason.”

The medical staff’s faces were clouded by the fact that the deputy head of the development office, who had been named as Ki Tae-yeon’s opponent, had collapsed after the scuffle.

“It’ll be all right. It’s not like I’m really facing the director, but I’m just warming up lightly according to my ability. And I am not so weak as you might think.”

“But….”

“How about this, then. Director Ki Tae-yeon doesn’t want to go around 12 headquarters and write a report.”

“Oh.”

The face of the medical staff was filled with warmth. I smiled with satisfaction like a well-fed cat.

There is no way that a person like Ki Tae-yeon who doesn’t want to work will hurt me by mismanaging his strength. It was a speculation close to conviction.

‘They were pretty good items, by the way.’

I thought as I rubbed my aching wrists. All the items collected by the development office were good. The physical condition was different when worn and after release.

‘There’s no way I can get this item on my hands.’

I clicked my tongue in disappointment as I walked into the medical center.

“It’s hard to see your face.”

A heavy voice struck down with a shadow.

“Han Chasoo-ssi, have you been well without me?”

The golden eyes glowed tenaciously in the sun.

The reunited Geum Myeong-yeol felt more burdensome than before. In a way, I felt more burdened.

“Isn’t it hard to walk?”

“It’s not hard at all.”

I frowned, gently hitting his hand that touched my waist. I don’t know what’s wrong with him.

Geum Myeong-yeol smirked at the irritation in his grey eyes. We were walking along the lake in the center of the medical center.

The decision was made because I thought it would be very annoying if Geum Myeong-yeol was dragged to the hospital room.

“The sun is strong over there, hunter Han Cha-soo!”

“Please go in. This is an ade I just bought from a cafe, so drink it.”

“…You can go in now.”

“No way!”

“What are you talking about?”

The voices of some of the employees were exceptionally loud. When I looked at them in surprise, they quickly lowered their voices, but they couldn’t hide their glares.

Or maybe they just didn’t want to.

“What if you fall into the lake….”

“Me, here?”

I glanced around the lake and said. It was a distance that someone would never fall unless someone deliberately pushed them hard.

“Ugh. We’re just doing what Ki Tae-yeon told us to do.”

You’d think he was my direct supervisor. It was ridiculous, but I did it anyway.

‘You’re the one who thinks I could die while taking a bath….’

I almost nagged the medical staff. I said I understood roughly.

“But if you’re busy, you have to go back.”

“Sure!”

Only I could say that, not knowing that the most important thing in a medical centre is myself. The medic followed the two men, his eyes lighting up.

“Your face is hot. I should have brought a parasol.”

Whether the medical staff glared at him or not, Geum Myeong-yeol was calm. A sly voice rang in the ears and a firm hand wrapped around the wrist.

“It’s hot, step away.”

“I don’t want to. If Han Cha-soo does something wrong and sprains his ankle, it’ll be a big problem. Those guys are going to cut it off.”

Therefore, Geum Myung-gyeol whispered, ‘I will hold you properly’. My was instantly drawn into his arms.

“Ugh!”

I wrinkled my nose as my back was suddenly pressed against his chest.

The smell of the perfume was too strong. A mixture of flowers in full bloom and bushes in rain. It was a strong stimulus enough to sneeze.

“Cough!”

“Oh, my.”

The voice that was heard above my head fell to my side. There was a strong scent carried by the wind.

‘This is awful.’

I feel dizzy. I don’t know why I hadn’t smelled it earlier.

‘Did he spray it on his bare skin?’

I covered my face with my hands and turned away. My attempt to flee was lightly interrupted.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t realise you were so fragile. Are you okay?”

In an instant, my was turned around. I could see the golden eyes carefully examining my body. Geum Myeong-yeol seemed to think I was in pain because I bumped into him.

I nodded roughly because I don’t have the spirit to correct the misunderstanding.

Just in time, the wind blew. The wind that passed over the surface of the water swept away with a terrible scent. It was a grateful theft.

“Whoa….”

It’s finally worth living. I waved at the medical staff who flashed their eyes from the back, saying it was okay. The man who was holding a syringe containing a stabilizer paused.

“There’s no bruise. That’s a relief.”

Regardless of what was going on behind his back, Geum Myeong-yeol was already stroking my wrist. His crescent-shaped eyes looked strangely satisfied.

I pulled out my arm with a frown. This time, I didn’t hold onto Geum Myeong-yeol either.

“I wish we could walk a little further apart.”

“I can be careful.”

“It’s the perfume.”

“Hmm?”

I pointed to his chest and said,

“The scent is so strong that I have a headache. Let’s keep some distance.”

“…….”

“If you don’t like it, take a walk alone. I’ll go back like this.”

Geum Myeong-yeol was speechless for a moment, as if he had been shocked to hear that he smelled terrible.

His sun-like eyes slowly swept over me. In fact, he was a little puzzled.

“You smelled it?”

He had been disinfected three times for barging into the main entrance of the administration building before he was allowed to see Han Cha-soo. He couldn’t even smell lotion, let alone perfume.

But he could smell one thing.

‘The tree of the Holy Spirit coming to the lowly.’

A piece of wood of the Holy Spirit airlifted by private jet. It was the item sent by his sister, who was worried about him, whose partner kept dying.

If you smell the scent from the piece in the product….

‘As expected, it’s extraordinary.’

The wood carving of the Holy Spirit, made in the form of a necklace, had been processed and built. It means that most people can’t even smell the scent, let alone feel its existence.

‘I want more and more.’

He said he was a potion maker, but he didn’t know he would be so sensitive in this kind of place. It was an ability that could be useful in many ways later on.

A distinct smile formed on his mouth as he looked at Han Cha-soo.

“I must have been too stylish to think of seeing Han Cha-soo. I’m sorry. It smells a little strong, doesn’t it?”

“Why didn’t you sprinkle a little moderately?”

“If that was the case, I wouldn’t spray it in the first place. I’m trying to look cool, but shouldn’t I make it obvious? How about this distance? Is it all right?”

He doesn’t have to tell Han Cha-soo about the wood carving of the Holy Spirit. Instead of revealing the truth, Geum Myeong-gyeol left the misunderstanding alone.

Han Cha-soo took a big step to the side and sighed.

Geum Myeong-yeol’s eyes were deep looking at him.

The wind was cooler today. I walked leisurely, feeling the wind waving my sleeve.

Before I knew it, the pavilion was just around the corner.

Geum Myeong-yeol, who saw the stairs, asked, looking back.

“Do you need a hand?”

“No thanks.”

Geum Myeong-yeol shrugged as if he knew it.

Perhaps because it was during working hours, there were few people in the pavilion. Even those who were there saw Geum Myeong-yeol and disappeared. Geum Myeong-yeol didn’t seem to care.

“…….”

“…….”

“So why are you here?”

Geum Myeong-yeol smiled with his eyes sparkling at the main point that finally came out. He seemed to have waited to bring up the topic first.

“Of course, it’s….”

A shadow looming over me. A strong smell of body odor. A pair of golden eyes shone from the periphery before my brain could register the distance.

“It’s because I miss our Han Cha-soo.”

Geum Myeong-yeol stepped back immediately, leaving only a languid voice. He seemed to be conscious of the scent.

“…….”

Did he pour perfume on his brain?

I looked at Geum Myeong-yeol with a ridiculous face. As their eyes met, he winked at me as if he had been waiting.

“Why don’t you come over to my place sometime, I’d like to give you a treat for the earrings.”

He asked, coyly extending his hand towards me.