서울의 여름 (Summer In Seoul)

VIII.

Ji Eun immediately opens the door and invites Suzy in. "Why did you wait for me here? You could just call me. "

Suzy steps in and replied, "Your phone was off."

Ji Eun tapped her forehead. "Oh, yes I did turn it off. Sorry."

Suzy stands in the middle of the living room and watches Ji Eun from head to toe. Ji Eun felt strangely observed by her friend. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Your clothes," Suzy muttered with a meaningful look.

Ji Eun gasped. She just realized she was still wearing the clothes given by Seok Jin. Her hair style is still like that. Suzy must be surprised with her appearance like this.

"Ah, this?" Ji Eun turned her back to her friend and pretended to look for something In the ice. Her brain was spinning fast, looking for a reasonable excuse. "It's normal, Mister Kim is doing a new experiment. He said the appearance is suitable for me. But I don't think so. Was I right? Uh, what do you want to drink? "

Ji Eun whirled around, facing her friend again. Suzy is already sitting on the sofa with folded hands in front of her chest. Her friend's eyes looked as if she could penetrate her heart. Ji Eun stared at her friend nervously.

"You know," Suzy opened her mouth, "I was watching a charity concert event on television."

Ji Eun felt her heart beating twice as fast as ever. No. It's not possible Suzy sees it. She has been very careful not to highlight the camera.

"I saw Jung Kook with his girlfriend," Suzy goes on with a calm tone. She smiled a little. "Surprisingly, her lover was wearing that outfit the same as the one you are wearing now. Your hair style is exactly the same. "

All right, Ji Eun has to do something. She laughed nervously and said, "Then, you think I'm that woman? Suzy, you're not thinking that, right? "

Suzy raises an eyebrow. "Is that true? Actually, I will not either think that woman is you, Ji Eun, if only I did not call you then. I saw you on television. It's not clear, but I saw it happened. "

Ji Eun remembers Suzy did call her phone when she was on the charity concert. She didn't answer because the atmosphere there was noisy, everyone was loud and the music rhythm was heard everywhere. If she answers, Suzy will hear a noise in the background and feel suspicious. Jung Kook told her she should not answer the phone. That's why Ji Eun turned off her phone.

Apparently at that time Suzy saw it on television. "When I called you, Jung Kook's girlfriend by chance also accepted the call. When she disconnects, just at that moment the dial tone on my phone was also disconnected, " Suzy continues. "I tried again and looked at the woman ... she turned off her phone. "

Ji Eun could not duck anymore. She doesn't know what else she could use. She has known Suzy for years and knows her very well. Her friend is smart and brawny. Maybe now Suzy can already suspect her. Ji Eun can no longer hide this problem from her.

"Ji Eun, I think it's time you tell me what is actually happening, "Suzy said. "I've been thinking long and want to know if my thoughts are right."

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The atmosphere in one of Seoul's biggest bookstores was very crowded. In front of the store had a banner that reads "The Snow in Summer. Jeon Min-Ah's Signature Distribution ". Maybe this is why that book is the most widely displayed in the store's shop front is Snow in Summer by Choi Min-Ah. The visitors of each store hold the book while standing to jostle as they shop and staff members struggle to control the circumstances. In addition to the shop visitors, some journalists also appear to be there.

"Jeon Min-Ah is here?" A woman with glasses said to one of her staff member who was on the phone.

The staff member hung up and replied, "He said she would arrive in twenty minutes. "

The bespectacled woman held her forehead and exhaled. "I don't know if we'll survive another twenty minutes. Hey, is everybody ready behind there? I want everything to be perfect before Jeon Min-Ah sets her foot in this shop. Understood?"

Twenty-two minutes later, the long-awaited, the woman finally arrived. A beautiful woman got out of a black car and walked into the bookstore while smiling broadly and waving gracefully.

"That's Jeon Min-Ah! Very beautiful! Prettier than in the picture. "

"She said she just came back from America."

"She's special for this event."

"She looks so young, yes."

"See the clothes? Very good!"

"I've read all the books she wrote."

Jeon Min-Ah greets the bespectacled woman who is the store manager, then stands behind a long table that is already available. Her sincere smile and fun still on the lips.

"How are you, all?" Min-Ah greets the visitors with her lovely and friendly voice. The visitors also replied with a rather chaotic greeting. Min-Ah chuckles and continues, "I just came down from the plane and all the way from the airport I feel very tired. But so I arrived here and got this warm welcome, suddenly I feel refreshed again. Thank you very much."

The visitors laughed and clapped.

After the book signing ceremony is over, Choi Min-Ah allows the people and reporters interviewed her. At first, the reporters questioned her about the new book she wrote, about the process of writing her book, about her ideas and other technical matters.

Often the passage of questions, the journalists are even more courageous by her attitude who is friendly and open.

"Lady Choi Min-Ah, how is your husband?"

"He's fine, still immersing himself in notes," Min-Ah said cheerfully. "Sometimes he even forgets his wife who is beautiful. "

"Then how is your son?"

"Jung Kook? He should be all right. I have not had time to call him. He doesn't even know I'm in Seoul. Maybe I'll call him later, "said Min-Ah. "But I think you already know very clearly the circumstances. Lately, he's very busy with his new album. "

"Reportedly he already has a lover. Do you know that, madam? "

Min-Ah's face lit up. "Ah, right. Of course, I know. I even talk to her. Ji Eun-ssi is a good girl. I wish the relationship they have will succeed. "

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Author's Note:

*CREDITS GOES TO THE OWNER OF THE PICTURE THAT WAS USED.

*THIS IS NOT MY OWN STORY. THE STORY IS WRITTEN BY A FAMOUS INDONESIAN AUTHOR, ILANA TAN. I AM JUST SIMPLY TRANSLATING THE STORY TO SPREAD HER WONDERFUL WORKS. THANK YOU!