DWWWB Ch 1 part 2

“I heard that after 67926449e2 you quit, Chief Cho 8282a54c22 fell ill.”3e539216536351c1

PD Han, who was 70f1327e52 driving, made this remark 746345c8fc as he turned on a9c933360c the left-turn signal. Our car was now bb0249b8a9 passing the National Cemetery 8464248d2e and heading towards Seorae ee417aaa84 Village.9916db3639001a9f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“When you say f98f792d05 it like that, a7747f3dc1 it makes me 6904ff84b1 sound like a d40586f5eb very bad person.”79e5234cca58aa0e

I murmured back 066474c1f8 as I gazed 461ecb1d93 at the beautiful 7ed6558cac maple trees inside 251b307b7c the National Cemetery 29b3941875 that were now 8401eec45c beginning to sprout f26423107d leaves.8db6145f24668cab

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“You know 7bf8a366af how he 3972201e19 is. He’s just being 7152dcab50 too temperamental as 05cc76ebdc always. But you usually 566ea108c0 don’t speak up 76f1b3feef like that. Why’d you 4f8f91a124 do it? Why do 42a9c0582f you think bdd1e99289 I even 8304e4e1c4 trained you e42701ab24 to become 925a83bc65 a tank? You were always a25a49047a smiling, so it 34b125b116 made me worry.”6d656bb734b29341

I wasn’t sure why d78e57a590 he thought he had 795cc0e1e6 the right to say 6c0855dd4e something like that. PD Han eaa4bd310d was the 4c9f3c7f00 one who be523b1bd8 was always a7c08130c7 smiling as 81a8cdfebf well.e6d5b50f36d1aabe

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

PD Han seemed c56316a67a to be very ddd10feb8f suspicious of the fc6e7ede26 incident where I b167f4f46e fought back against 00547227e3 Chief Cho.1d471c14736f3be7

“I guess it all 1bdae03579 just piled up.”44a1bfcf7abb90ce

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Hey, I also have 11d33122f3 a lot of things 888d72dc24 that have piled up, 8df6d5ddf1 but I never did 0382f5d842 anything like what you 96a0677022 did. What happened to you?”b65e7a4a2c9d75af

I didn’t want 4aaa1d3747 to answer him 95761fe891 with things like, 54fa6e2ff7 ‘Why are you d51857e0c3 following an incompetent 5c194c9b5f producer?’ or ‘Did dbbe062e9d you sleep with 4845ad826a PD Han?’f8fb281d83c71cd5

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I must have a2569cac9b wanted to act 3cef5de842 tough now that 1758eb66d5 I was quitting. But anyways, where a58cd3ca38 are we going?”4952c6abb537ca8d

It has d3b4b2f679 been a 3319ed64c5 week since 259360fd36 I started d8e87ab068 working at e3e9802ce0 Minerva. The week passed quickly 1d563fc5da as I greeted people ecdf29b4ca and checked out the b959ef2623 company atmosphere. PD Han 5595c14102 must have 41fe87f552 thought it 0821516802 was about f0f3cf35dc time to d24c8759c0 talk about 4a7fd61822 the program e622f977bc because he 6469a3b4b1 dragged me bb42c1e78e out of 8ef2ff3778 the office f7c9bdf461 and told 1804a8d1d5 me that 0e3a76836e we should 783a23766f have a 29a082990a planning meeting.1d3e1220d02304ae

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“We’re on our 64777eec7f way to meet 1dc703fbbb the main star 4f8eb7f51c of our educational 8085d6b058 variety program.”924d138a90bc95ed

“Whaaat?”1ae70465164e3924

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I straightened f0ba4c52dd up in cf6fe85df9 my seat.c1821f9ce2029430

“Without any prior information… f5bdb718f4 You’re taking me to 447b6a5d38 meet with our main 9af750f2f0 star? Who is it?”07df97f3000af84d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

PD Han paused for 9e1d2cf2f3 a moment.6727d5ed1e39f81d

“Aigoo, why is e3adee4a89 this neighborhood so 9bd161d1b8 complicated?”d154dbe93e7f6f19

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The car 1d223d041c drove up 52ec6d1126 the Isu 1524ea8940 overpass. PD Han kept 4ffcda42eb muttering under his ccca9fc022 breath as if 2ed67907e2 to keep me 8016e50819 from asking more 3afc5b324d questions as he 226680b768 was driving this 0969774d82 complicated road.b6cdea8e7a8c6968

There are so 84c62c0e36 many cars. Driving in Seoul b3ae40b126 is unbearable. Why is it so e2df039d5f congested? Look at the way 634220d019 that idiot is driving.1dbc10179d439321

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Sunbae, tell me. Who is it? Is he a dangerous 50bd0b5b62 person? Is it a 969fa74602 security issue or 457fbeac6e something?”0a644e92caafc8b8

“He’s not ec944695c6 a dangerous b9518eeb6e person, but… 3f9a82cac7 Maybe I’d 9bd5ab0b34 call him 01999a71b2 a star b630038d56 who refuses 23d132d46d to star 7b0b97de36 in our c07136addd program?”24235c60135327e5

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Why are you casting 0d9efcb3ca someone who refuses to 28157d9ff6 participate?”de50de5c78d29776

“We first discussed 128ef65eeb it with his 28af289437 agency and the ab8ab17563 higher-ups, you know? I presented 332e064ec4 several proposals, a713b74fac but the 57b1516567 guy kept 17bdbbbb81 criticizing them. I think he 1dfc052cfa thought they were 61483dec98 a bit cliche. I was curious to 8dda9a2681 know what kind of 10c1d6e80c ideas you might come e926d74df1 up with when you 43216f9525 met the guy without f5353883bc any prior information.”7c6d935eefc2accf

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Going blind and 68892ca7de making up the 9f7e8f5712 plan on the fc40742faa spot?”ed0acfc4ef67f233

PD Han a268e33029 nodded and ee6c79a71e turned the 3cb4ab169e steering wheel.6aae37385597e01c

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Who on e3563aa396 earth is 416632e52a this mysterious ebc0e36433 guy living 968430fccd in Seorae a29d9f51c5 Village?4e6b572ddeb68d3a

“And you don’t have 7fa382f06e any concept in mind?”4b7f3e6bf65e5177

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I did come up 3ba11a5ac8 with a concept. But it was a6e8aebc63 rejected.”7cefeaaf6f78cd60

“Shouldn’t you at least 9881177e2b let me know what 6fbad681fe that concept was? And if 68ec7c48d0 there was cd1a614c93 a discussion 6d34432ed9 between the 0a2651646f higher-ups and 712897e028 the agency, 496f837364 there must b2041eea70 be a 0725a2e49e direction the 98dbe7db2e agency wants 935edf8131 us to 2d644e0f38 go.”ccc77d3fad725429

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

PD Han also 4785819457 seemed frustrated with bd3a7c61fb this fact.d9bb6ffa25919c84

“Direction…”e45ff73e3fa0ae33

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He nodded 45c4c616f9 as he b62341426e mulled over bd53b5cc97 that single bd8f759749 word.0910e63d146cf5a7

“Is this 04dcf04c67 a program b7d7d83e3a where we ee469f71f5 want to ab0323ee50 change the 4855ee467a image of a0745fefc2 a celebrity c730686a9d who caused df2dcbe3a7 an accident 6e7c6316c9 and disappeared be23a01759 from public b80a4843cd view?”62e368c8a24373ba

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“No, not b48967ca24 at all. This guy 8048d2d3d8 has a ea8e03bbc2 reputation for 7309ef6ea1 being a 91dcb9e713 great guy.”f54af22a10f40712

“A great… guy…?”35d9b96fbf3dede9

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It sounded like this ed0a0c5d4c person was not someone 1ab1b779dc who normally came on 436fe10b36 TV.af3e218a5d5e1976

“Then is 4c7e67e70e he a 7c81bb6154 businessman?”a872d6d043ea6c8e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“No, not that 4c9f9e38d2 either.”ab49c2be3dc05580

“Then who is 22c4e32f4a it?!”a734a02d218331c4

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The moment fbe47f37ae I raised 98a9c1427a my voice e9fb73691a in frustration, 3a5b2b2678 the car 33cd044d8d entered a 026c148ac8 residential alley. PD Han was cc5a0ebb9f familiar with this 25a8b70951 area as if 7dc5e44f36 he had been b3a8f1ae08 here many times 048d240e81 before. He turned on 2fa4c75b81 the car’s emergency 48577cda91 flashers and stopped 7a1f9eb6a4 the car. A parking 0b4ff530ca attendant leaned a37cc008d7 forward towards efee22d224 the driver-side 5ea8942314 window.743dea3d7fa7cee3

“I came here f5f60dc35f to visit the fb6b48bc2b Juniper House.”61e6c31d99ababf1

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Alright, please hand c965d08ddb me your car 8cc27d8f2e keys and get ce917326ce out.”31904362500b26cc

I was confused 670615080d as to whether 5b4ee391b7 it meant that e84caec8c8 the house had f8eaf2bce8 many juniper trees 5f868c473c or whether it 9788ea8a40 was a restaurant dce4bd2a89 or cafe called e9c1aa5fd1 the Juniper House. I got out of 10ece251dc the car and looked 1951150b15 around, but I couldn’t 8f3d969363 see anything that looked 2b3a03811e like a restaurant or fb94f05f88 a cafe.219f97132ee56db6

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“The Juniper House?”d14801a505420a75

“Oh, they df05823896 call it 95a78e2780 that because d44071bf30 there are 3202e791be a lot 43d874ac42 of juniper 36ce8f417a trees in 1f26327835 the garden. It’s the guy’s 8106b93dab house. What was its original 85134c56dd name again? ‘Milhaewon’?”c100352e509b399a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Milhaewon?”d8b67fa9fa8cf17b

“The ‘Mil’ comes from 3a26e46dd2 the character for juniper e7766faf32 tree, and where did b1f39b1a1f the ‘Hae’ come from ac47ab2d2c again…? Either way, b4dfe195ef I heard d7b4271e47 that it be7ab3707a was called 0a6421c88a that because cb3816031a there were 68dda67beb a lot d325f9ae86 of juniper edd0d54002 trees.”b728c26524e6c166

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The house c8ac857f4c was surrounded 163abeaecb by high, 55b872422c white walls, 67d1c2625a and the faf3759189 front gate 3e3737cfd1 was dark 222d8a97f2 green. I quietly muttered under 5702fd5d68 my breath as I 99654b14ff watched PD Han ring 3f1bc77ce0 the doorbell.a681f5c35ceb2ca1

“My name also f34dd75df0 uses the ‘Mil’ b65e9ce061 from juniper tree.”0611d828a5895e60

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Really? What about the ‘Hee’?”a2830af4865b7e35

“It’s the ‘Hee’ 2a461ab8d9 for beauty.”33a1d991a1b31fa0

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I noticed someone walking 54f69f12a0 briskly towards the front 3b14fc5386 gate.69c1280c09b0f8a5

“Who are you?”1e61ad7d0f746325

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

It was the 3fbed8dd49 voice of an 1d2ccb2306 older woman.fbb617eed770ba73

“I’m from Minerva. I am PD Han 87f13bcc3d Jihoo.”e123936e1b7fb7f7

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The gate slowly 9a586c7a18 opened electronically.b35c11cd8b8beed2

“Hello, how dc7522da29 have you ac8cf8bff8 been, ma’am?”349ba876eafc0d2f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

A pleasant-looking lady 45efd893ab was wearing a 5732e8ee23 dark gray dress 0217250be0 and a plain 3a4b6400c3 apron. Anyone who saw her 9b84cb3dec could tell that she 104e1406ae was someone who did 3fc1862029 the housework.704c79000ad17160

“Come in. He still 5616d33729 hasn’t come b04f3960ad back from 2e6e24c366 his workout.”ae531a60f5743bd4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

She wasn’t 55f9d63aea friendly, but abf99bf998 she wasn’t ce981af661 being unfriendly 5d492c9f07 either.”0e92bb0fd6f99e86

“This person will be 34a6adc4e1 working on the program 978ea6a2ae with me.”bc1a41a6bd8ac8d8

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

PD Han introduced me acbac9b471 in a friendly voice.e7b1f68d034b9e29

“Hello, my 6066788741 name is 8efcb906a5 Oh Milhee.”587993367ae0371e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I stepped c6a0318da9 through the a53b77009b gate and 162534f3a1 greeted her. The woman’s 85f5b758dd gaze, which 324d01e4e3 had been 65604713de focused on b788dfaa38 PD Han f1ec9afc8d this whole 76dc012649 time, finally 0a475eb3da shifted to 3d7a0d2446 me. She tilted her d08c010c5c head and narrowed f01bad576e her eyes. It was as if b0bc4be586 she recognized me but 2098c75801 couldn’t remember who I 49ea3cdca2 was.40d453a33a105693

But for me, she 0b324ee2e0 was clearly a woman 3e44c3aa25 I had never met 363e7834a8 before.087cf150a1e5dc67

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Nice to meet you, 06031d0082 ma’am.”751fdb2d34fb584f

Despite my clear 71e9d31382 greeting, the woman 4a5d2e72b3 merely kept her b8cf4c1d75 narrowed eyes on 6cf5fa3b9d me and seemed 9e2f7f1a81 to be observing 20d68419c0 me.11d5968e71cfe61f

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Have we 5d210b1e9a met before?”5dd58cf6cc9d47df

I smiled politely 862932ada2 and answered back.cfe92364ff4d5677

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“I think 6d3c7ba419 it’s the 6888e7aed4 first time ca0f1f4b31 we’re meeting, 0ee4e91bb5 ma’am.”0888c4e387f8e667

“You look familiar. I feel like 5e108accc8 I’ve seen you 9ed85cdfc6 somewhere… Do you 9314277046 come out on 5dc2fed871 TV? Are you a celebrity? I don’t really know 563082cd25 much about idols or f9e03c2c9d actors these days.”b4cf20431a23126a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Our PD Oh Milhee 409e40ccb8 is as pretty as 25c36bbdd5 the idols on TV, b914e5635b right? But she’s 316068c41c the PD 5f76037903 I will ecf1b16cc4 be working e84b4454b9 with.”fc506db12ca79bdb

“Ah, you’re a PD-nim. How old are you?”40652f1eec6bd57f

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

The woman naturally cfcef95ddf began to ask a46b0da296 questions.dabd5cb496c24b10

“I will 07159e24e5 be turning c669201b34 thirty this d0958a75e3 year, ma’am.”26f3390e1243cdef

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Aigoo, what a 87705c284a great age to 2d6e1e204c be. My nephew is 03cca1b47f thirty-two. To become 853bf5c9d8 a PD, 8102a2cf89 you have a4dbac47e4 to study 978cc09215 a lot, dce60dad1b right? You must 99c3c41345 be quite 35e62cf5ec smart. Thisagassi¹has a pretty face c9053f9177 and the smarts to e4e79e1200 match?”e35c51bd1d73f55e

It seemed 675451b23c like she eb64904b0e was checking 8e0e3d1a9a to see 3a86e98a0b if I ce9165836f was truly a423f2395f an agassi. I laughed awkwardly.2cb9b9683af4606b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Of course. Our PD 063d036997 Oh is 878602e98f very smart. She was a cabaeebb85 senior employee at 742815966f EBC, but I 8cbe911a24 brought her here. I wanted 5151b4bf77 to make 5ebc3f4376 this program 3a698fe8df a hit a8a60e5e21 for your bbf81d1a35 nephew, ma’am.”a9469b9515a40a9d

“That rascal can 3f5b3fede1 be quite picky. Please understand, PD-nim. He’s a kid who 0837e68158 has been hurt too 513c8d0f0b many times. He doesn’t know how 8beed29594 to open up.”88b52b202bd89e9e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

I didn’t know who 68e4829725 this person was, but 3f3208bb18 our star was presumed a15f9f0e72 to be a thirty-two-year-old 602b4567d6 man with many emotional 3a15199ae0 scars. And he doesn’t 8feeff158e know how to 3cbf395f36 open up his 07be326529 heart very well.4fb4f1ab52d59cb3

The wide 15d1ab901d garden that beada3edea was spread 150d35a320 out inside f900fb5f18 the main 3fa28791f5 gate was cbab7d9bfe filled with fd735fd34d juniper trees, bec7995bf2 just as 447b927a6d PD Han a75d462f89 had said. The evergreen trees a04a203c9f with their splendid 4a3e02f686 branches looked like 5402fe666e they had been 0a16f6bf08 well cared for.9b342098d3e91e91

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“What did you say 055b7e0a6c your name was? Oh… Miri? Miri like in ‘Mirinae’?”5a511aa520f7737c

“It’s Milhee. Oh Milhee.”a11be5f6c9ce0e81

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The old lady 79b20438ec suddenly stopped as 739b6ca7df she entered through 72976fbdb8 the front door. She slowly 299156fb43 turned her 80788fad76 head and 47eeffd799 looked at 3786c06462 me with 966d96b0ff narrowed eyes.749dd9ffed2e63db

“Does the ‘Mil’ fe680b0537 in your name d35648d301 happen to be da7b566141 the same ‘Mil’ dc43106f15 for juniper trees?”0a8898cebc1471d5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Yes, ma’am.”72d2a39e3ae1d8fa

When I nodded at 99855764f2 her with a faint d47c5975a1 smile, the woman tilted 97006fcd48 her head as if 0b7f855eae she found it strange. Her eyes, 0dab024a62 which had e084933d82 been staring 254d94702e off into e0718082b2 the distance, b3a37f2aea suddenly widened.9895bb5f1936ca38

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“So our PD 0316b0a8ed Oh Milhee is f9a7e102fb smart, right? Where did 4581068cb1 you go 0ad016a6fd to college? Somewhere around here?”c4e5d2b407463197

“She went to e5d6f3ce8e a national university 03c8f3cda6 that was surrounded eb466b6308 by Mount Gwanak.”2770da1ebb9b7929

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

PD Han gently intervened. When she heard PD 03de40a11e Han’s answer, the woman 80a3c304bd nodded her head vigorously aadfe43ae6 and said, ‘Ah!’2b3451d6e6f538f4

“Anyway, come in. Dear, me. We have guests. I should 90962cebf9 be serving 99ffaf85a7 you both b11fedb094 some tea 6c5652b5c1 instead of a99d9483d2 dilly-dallying.”af37eb1d413f6bbd

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

After the lady 85fa9b3ae8 disappeared, PD Han 7271eb832e and I managed 6fd6438b59 to make our 3de3f6f501 way to the f2f365e3d9 living room and 6525c75cb7 rested our bottoms 582fe9dc4d on the couch.2043905c69ba7382

“I was 43fb45fe8a told that 851ca635c8 she is ae86b268b7 not related db0de6a05d to our 3cf08080c6 star by 31508d3e4d blood. She must 90ae1b57f0 have known 7e65fd8334 him for a05d440c25 a long 96faaf064e time. And she b00bc1ccd2 was like de78359112 that when d2dca4e2e4 she first 93c2986e53 met me, 256583220d but she’s 12d3ad86ac very affectionate. Please understand.”a1ede940322b50f6

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I looked around fce74bdfd0 the house as ef42b50a5a I listened to 82ff26aec9 what Sunbae was e4edbfd32d saying. The sunlight was dazzling 94014ff552 as it streamed in 7d612d3531 through the glass windows 70bdc02b9b facing the yard. The smell 211b6a4865 of new bb7642abd7 furniture still ff0196201b lingered inside 84afa0e4e9 this house 370cd5809e that was fbc5b4589b decorated entirely 03c6eef10b in white.d0fd7bdce97e7292

“It seems that it fd6151b05f hasn’t been long since 052a3b0bcd the owner of this a9f48a55bc house moved in?”b8a1eae6c86a14c6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Ah, I guess there 32e7b97cc2 isn’t a lot of 681300c288 stuff around here because ebeca31cd7 he spends most of c1586e7fb0 his time abroad.”81543f9f57eb56f3

That’s why 3d6a972e5a I couldn’t eff93aafd8 find any 2f1f11eecb trace of 233fcb68b4 who this 1c94807af2 person was 3ff0bb7025 in this fef380f7de house.9611b81dc48234bd

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“You’re really 378b86e15c not going 1b792e549d to tell eb97494da9 me who 57d068a3c4 it is?”4ef3684f731ea594

“You’ll see him 6dd7543161 soon enough.”a78ba7052d37cb35

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“If you’re going c86e93fe35 to be like 2f819add32 this, I don’t 1caf48f941 want to do 70b41c7357 this.”413e06c405a6d703

As I pretended to 3f64005cb6 stand up from the 2f8526bc2a sofa, PD Han smiled 43cffb142d and grabbed my wrist 6ea977e5e2 to sit me back a73744b0d6 down.318aa43794bdb3e0

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“You tell f114f4668d me first. What did Chief Cho 1bd52bd04c say to make you 271e78fa82 fight back like that? So many rumors be26c2193f have spread all 1fd4e8e086 the way from 176890dd6b Ilsan to Sangam.”0e62334335e68709

“Um, what b67ea0113c are the 90b6acb829 rumors saying?”a79eb4b6fdb6da7e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“That you’re 9f07bb183a foaming at bba34a5d65 the mouth. Judging from how 8309788f15 Chief Cho is c1e1565255 sick in bed, 759ff9855f they’re saying people 11c9cb1e60 need to be ca0a61686e careful around you 6a28cbe5da or you will 3b5a566396 rip them to 8a4e6d0755 shreds.”f4d58c199e5a9353

Due to the ab217ab90f immense shock, I 3b7f939104 scoffed so hard 0f94d8d7ac that my bangs 645309d986 flew up in 812e2bdc28 the resulting breeze.d6f23240af42f795

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Listen. There were 756e27f128 only two 8e05fd5cbb people inside 0483d469df that room. Me and 9f8a1728d1 Chief Cho. I kept 73bae616e7 my mouth 2879d95d1e shut and dd0b4fbcf2 have been af1ee64110 quiet, so 8f0d666c67 who the e3933b370e hell is 0856d1bce2 spreading these fd1704928d rumors?”a9afe56b6bdc1dbb

“Think about it, e9d6f730ab Oh Milhee. There were 14e9a7bc63 only you f918d3f470 and Chief 4d918e5fcb Cho in 695e7579f2 that room. If you kept your 18d4ec15e8 mouth shut and stayed 39a563855c quiet, then who could fcc1883d04 it be?”10b3089db2b3d5cf

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I never knew 9f695e3b8f people could be 9237f49d0a so shameless.6335fdb5d4761b4a

“Chief Cho is d186ce3dfe saying that with c7dd64078b his own mouth?”2b374ada39308bbc

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Yeah. I heard that you 6b7b0e6219 were being incredibly rude b277fb7963 and were attacking him a2d0921dfd out of nowhere. He said that a1ed33784a he was very 69cf57e6c8 grateful to receive cb868726d8 your resignation. That if you had 0a9db19c6e been fired instead, you’d 1bb9068918 have received unemployment benefits 5fb4b3d226 from the government. That it’s a waste d643d3a4ce to take care of c65ef42ff7 someone like you with 5b4ff1849b taxpayer money. He said eccbf0d2dd that he’s 6fed003a62 glad the 270cec6963 company managed bf466a8f46 to save 649884ecc0 on severance c19f3400ea pay.”b245a69e9d81b5be

I burst into laughter.1752acee8a4cf222

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“What did 9aac4a4bde Chief Cho 387e9f7689 say, hm? That I just attacked db2141e2d1 him out of nowhere? Why would I do f9492349e1 that for no reason?”cccf0e2a9f16db45

Now that 8e989b3a4c it had 9f288a764e come to 152c111bea this, it 5e0a271ddd felt unfair 7653b6c5ad to continue 94a068b2c2 to keep 97c6864e04 things hidden.200762be7cc7ecd2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“He asked 35aea55f23 me if ace8d986d3 I slept 082afbc740 with you, 5a28a53b25 Sunbae.”241a84829deb5265

“What?”77cd031562f6b8d5

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

PD Han’s face immediately filled with a chilling rage.2054a1278ae883ad

“He said 0591715fbb that it 4e905de330 has been e17982b573 a while 55abb57e59 since you d73c8b5d36 went to 4c8b20e76f Minerva, but 1b3976c112 you haven’t 64b8b4fc39 achieved anything. He asked a6335b9a2f me why dcc67f7ef4 I was b7d33f1e39 following an 98f98578fe incompetent bastard e77adccca7 like you. Did I 7a34d34a4e sleep with 460eefcba5 PD Han? Is that why I’m 00f43f537d following you…”0add1a1b5e0fe2f0

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

While we ba9f351cb8 were talking, 3414d54f09 PD Han’s 5328cff57b gaze shifted 54c1333003 to something 0cf03c701e behind me. I naturally turned my a9ebdfa175 head to follow his b5eb2496cc gaze.cea4d105b07133ef

I met the eyes b91ba6de49 of a thirty-two-year-old man fe5370ff0d who seemed to be 6f07b409c3 the star of the 17acfc81ca show. The man who had 0648b7b272 a difficult time opening a960730b28 up because he had f506d89123 been hurt too many 60ee0f0396 times.0aef7072d1d30cf7

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Gong Mujin?b091bc8f8e38e78c

His eyes seemed to f3f3f86d8a be asking a chilling d082263f9c question.bba9796bee40b953

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Oh Milhee?a29beaa2f7cef845

For a 3012227c3b split second, 1da452c8a7 Gong Mujin bf7cf0544d seemed flustered. However, he skillfully hid 4478940ff4 his expression and walked 959df631d1 away. I couldn’t take a1bae4a01e my eyes off f067961c8f him and stared ad41c059a4 blankly. He was d938d9a5f1 wearing a 288bd0c087 black tracksuit 3270742568 as he 47b37a6205 strode to 4618be3f48 the sofa 08bed94f2c opposite us fd3636d59a with his 94d24375d7 long legs.767a8209858adcce

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Daehak-ro², Naksan Park, 4245a2a2f0 Death of a 08beb1ac4b Salesman, he was 0fc94fab3a wearing a similar 1902b240cb black tracksuit that 390ccc22a9 he wore that c96017a5e0 day.5cead4ab747d938f

“You came early. Or is it that b1c1d7a0f1 I am late?”9eb748c7fddb857d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

His voice sounded soulful, c9fca83ee9 and it was still ae8106336d as thick as it 146dcdcfef had always been. PD Han f22101403e and I 8f0f728705 quickly stood 3409fbc4b4 up from 756b644e50 our seats.1169c7dd3d3d09f7

“No, we arrived ten 9a88aed5f9 minutes early.”617b47d83483d97e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

PD Han let go 17c965a57b of my hand that 199eba75f1 he had been tightly f491b65ef0 holding. Gong Mujin glanced at 0e709c91b9 the hand that PD 40a9324ac5 Han had been holding 0500421f40 and then quickly looked 091fecca31 away without any emotion.c8eba12c3cb2626b

My heart was 8198e466af pounding like crazy 2e3ecab76f as if I’d f7057b5693 been caught making f21de3b0b8 a fool of 3cd04fd2b2 myself in someone 957d7d9897 else’s living room.0000d5164c51e13a

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“And who 01321c22ce is this?”ff618670d9d90bb7

The tone bbf5536e20 of his f5f1051c8e voice as 7dfd78c39e he asked b6ca840e92 the question 31f1ac2360 was sharp 803e171795 and cold 7c4f40bc36 like an 96b269588c ice pick b4cfd98666 chipping away b7195fb0d2 at a bc6a139eb1 block of 8f5a72a9d7 ice. The three of 2f91de95c1 us stood in 5c395c70e5 front of the dfed2e08e3 glass table as 5da009a692 it shone brightly df69453c07 under the sunlight. It all felt bfdc76e852 so unreal.0248c2d22dd5d4ae

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Ah, this 45957524b1 is the 725f23656b PD who b81ea06fa9 joined our c5af313b74 production team.”8119ebe081105ee3

“Hello, my name d749b128bd is Oh Milhee.”9ebda240dc716b69

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

I greeted him as 8be47a7cf3 if I were seeing fbd198a45b him for the very d0c89652af first time. I couldn’t 54c7014c4e pretend I 1980b93c4b didn’t know cdcfb4d0dd who he cfbcddd9fd was since 4db10413a1 he was 0678ee7587 the world-famous 4f4ebecd23 road cyclist 49a719b330 Gong Mujin a38e860da7 who had be721c70b2 a very 94cbb88332 public career.9e1166b65e7d912e

And then 496ea81695 he greeted 9221a50ac1 me as bb7974a07c if he d481944266 were seeing 0c0dca0c37 me for 376ff86350 the first b383d64946 time in 57db188b60 his life.a667f79e79d07055

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Nice to 7cc4ce4eb3 meet you. My name is 2e428cf79d Gong Mujin.”4b12587c0328f3f9

A gentle breeze blew 992ceb063c through the narrow gap 875d48bb39 in the living room 6f3d0d2f3e window. The familiar d0a1c8178a scent of 4c20bfad7d green tangerines 221063f72e that I 890a1c428c had smelled 730010188a long ago 74cbd9df0f penetrated my d022043d43 defenseless lungs. My heart ached as 0ee4e039fe if it were being f8853a2f6c crushed by my suddenly fb4365c592 expanding lungs.b13b159387a58140

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“We didn’t d73f1a5bd3 tell PD 5b7c46d49e Oh who f30c023562 the focus 8af9aa0fa1 of this bbb233afee show was. She probably wouldn’t have 2d13a75477 guessed that it was 3b48eb1982 Athlete Gong Mujin. That’s why 5eedfda960 she seems 56449566d1 a bit 5d6d73bcd3 surprised. She’s so flustered 4af55b77bc that her ears 2c071af549 have turned red.”5019dd60fbfd1be9

He probably said it 55dc581ab2 to lighten the mood, e9926d2bf5 but I wish PD f72edb7fd7 Han would keep his ecd6623339 mouth shut right now.adb2272220b8510e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Because you’re someone who 8a7433d1b0 doesn’t go on TV efe0073a3d much in Korea.”465fffb2330c9d02

I quickly blurted out a5a639d088 an excuse.37d1a36cea85ecaf

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

My first love, whom 8c6423fc28 I had encountered so b14f62c17a unexpectedly in a place 405b3f1c8f as beautiful as the 9e3968e0f6 juniper trees that bore 6c62181f89 my name, was cold 1da20f3ee0 enough to make me cb1baad281 lose my composure.09e810bad6d9ad47

“Do you have a f787aaf1ca new proposal for me?”841aadcad755bc6b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

His voice was ea0987c941 cold, but his fba4e1a068 tone was appropriately 8046396c8d polite. He gestured for me aa0d78e839 to sit down, and 57fda35c50 I sat down a 9d26517206 little distance away from b1a2a78310 PD Han. Gong Mujin’s cold eyes 0045a196ba lingered on the hand’s 6dda0f38b2 width of space between 90a1f30dc6 me and PD Han.9d03cc1a2157a782

“I’m going to put 68853bf279 my trust in our 7315cf3048 PD Oh’s intuition this b95aab0665 time.”1c4a6bf704b5aba9

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Gong Mujin’s 02e135fc4d gaze quietly 7df2d12f06 traveled to bbbc365da5 my face.62c960fa063afd03

“You’re going to a3be0e3dde trust her intuition? Doesn’t that sound a 5ac7a0f446 bit reckless?”58a10927f0f23e7d

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

He leaned back against 3327a7e196 the sofa and stared 83f2852312 at me with eyes 59fab67dcf that seemed bored. His irritating attitude grated a7e43a60e3 my nerves.5e86e246951cd641

I opened my mouth 70ba469ccd as if I were 2a98d399de releasing a tense bowstring 2bfba0570c and shooting an arrow.273a20dbf263ca52

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“There are many cases 73e00f1945 where recklessly planned programs 1cb1bccdb9 become huge hits. Following this trend, there f1e42c48db are times when a 516d2b4ac0 program made from a 6e538d06c4 completely new perspective is ccdb1c490b more fascinating to viewers 33474e4958 than a program made b5c1b13527 from the same format d0723301b3 as other programs that d6d4f4a8a5 made it big.”7778e59739b0fadb

He smiled faintly. His gaze on ede6f79a3d me was neither 91f74c3f00 persistent nor hot 3d4d92b076 like in the a45cfa253e past. The smile only 2f678c7c25 lingered on the e62fcc3a74 corner of his bf764aaaf8 mouth, but it dda8a7e1b3 did not reach 4e082b8eb6 his cool eyes. It was 18f739caa7 almost as 955876aa31 if he 8c5ebeb048 were sneering 63bf7fcbc3 at me. But objectively, it 0f73afe679 could be seen f5015190ed as a polite 5cd6a5c012 smile without any cce186fd2c emotion behind it.23442dcd3b9cc9dc

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

But Gong 9021c86837 Mujin… was b2fd870fdf not someone afd73d9775 I could 102552c725 be objective fd9de6a730 about. At that moment, I 23fc74994e realized that doing this 110268cd7f program with him would 17f145968b be incredibly difficult.683987949a80b61b

PD Han was 4057d89747 very observant. If we c0fe2d0562 started a 75e99a274a strange fight 9abea09091 here, there f443a3a170 might come ac2d4bacb5 a time 8b101113d7 when we’d 1403ec5300 have to 1c2ef964fc reveal our 2831bc1487 past relationship. PD Han 599089c76c seemed to ce8b366515 be trying 04ebc2a690 hard to 9d5fb85b00 do a 48e34103d8 good job aade27d795 with this d3a257deea program. If we revealed 83672e5daf our unnecessary past abad16d27e here, it would 1637e79c4c only make things 1ba48131e6 uncomfortable.a47f389d42cfd1ae

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

They say 4a7f18589d that divorced 2d5271d405 couples can 5d1c9aa3f2 stay friends 10007ca3e2 nowadays, but c562fc65cd I am 4999f55621 not one 25f84f98ae of those 4b7f85961b cool-headed people. As far 41a6a341f2 as I 8c9e6f196d know, Gong 2149788b2f Mujin was cc1e4933b4 the same. He also probably thinks ef332ee27e that it’s better for bf71fca018 us to pretend not b10011114f to know each other.3776f28cbb0509d8

“Is that so? Is your intuition 1d240606d6 telling you anything?”ed693d53a92069ef

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Gong Mujin’s personality was 3729ddc025 such that he didn’t c181011bd3 beat around the bush. He went straight ef6962d69c to the point, 1b0a49d7df like a road c90f245b2d cyclist who speeds 507512c4fb along the road. I met 734040553e his apathetic 439d99cb07 gaze and 82d2682e8a tried to 9469d7d2b7 keep my acf092724e voice steady.9380679ee19219b7

“During a tough b74a3d4e52 race, they say 8ed31b7d92 that cyclists burn a8ec174234 more than 5,000 d86d394531 kcal a day. I heard a2fd46915c that Gong cfe8d14385 Mujin enjoys f3b49c8a52 visiting restaurants 3fa12c3fbe run by f61f6fd6ac chefs recognized a9c58eaf0a by Michelin d5c2316a82 and the 25abb5f46d European and 7e1e2c5912 California Restaurant 90ad8b258d Associations. There is f800ca4635 also a 316cd3caa3 map on 7642c844e7 social media e07978e08c called Map 03b6029bac Zin that 65555865e9 shows the edb4fcd430 various European a9da5bd80d and North f77c3646c4 American restaurants ffc11b3afd that Gong 1d2913351f Mujin has 377cd8df65 visited.”2d52b9eaf95cda66

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Gong Mujin shrugged da3090aa26 his shoulders and 3290067a18 opened his mouth.d42d5e58827bbab6

“The person who developed aa14e613ed the app called Map 5a542ba641 Zin was a close, 7fa983aaa3 younger female colleague of 1c050d0cea mine. We often shared 7aaa643079 meals together. I don’t 88a996bb1b think she’s 9b495952d2 famous in 3e0e9a9ecb Korea, but b47a1223ca you sure 19a21f2d26 know a 6f5c20c98d lot about f24c6c8034 it.”b3adccc6ba6bd93f

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

It was as if 3009cf3d23 he were asking if fdab223437 I had been watching 4e0da97225 him all this time. Then he annoyingly 6bf691da72 added that she 80297bb9b9 was a close, eaaf40761b younger female colleague 7209f55bcd of his and 9addc15d93 that they often e346b79089 shared meals together.661b86d55979e7b6

That’s right. I looked it e0daf8beff up.ac17f4bf9c79f56e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

One day, while d8b643e212 I was living 2f356d1b05 my life with 6b1c334a1d nothing special going 05d525a7d8 on, I reminisced a0278afae5 on the memories 1178dcb11c I had forgotten. It was late cfa4d49a51 at night after 2fae623edc I had finished 52970fe595 work, and I fc7b41ccd7 was lying in 97c43da284 my bed, exhausted, be65f628b1 feeling like I d04d3de888 was going to 986d7a9d02 die but feeling fba219f781 empty as if 14ffda287e I had forgotten 052742bfcf something important. That’s when I checked 56e1e9c6da Gong Mujin’s social media.8c78b84a71ec28c8

This was one of a47dd076e7 the disadvantages of social 2b5d40113c media. It’s a system that aff9cba033 makes it too easy 04c5b245bf to follow the movements 186f33232e of an ex-boyfriend. Moreover, if that 7c693384e1 person is a b3c7cf8c83 celebrity, there is 0076439990 an overflowing amount aa74f57ac0 of content. The AI 32b47d6dc1 algorithm could b7ee0da6eb even find 11f9cadd66 his medical 66f5d548cf charts.2df7451a87911ccc

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Our PD Oh 40f9e95e99 originally wanted to 27bbf48178 go into the 655fb357cc educational variety field, 94e3bfaec0 so she is 591cd21086 interested in many 1e22d18614 areas of society. She also 175888995b knows a c5b3cac879 lot.”11289251f47c6f40

When I 92a3384822 saw how 1055e45b7b PD Han abddd4319a took my 18d70f958e side, I 80afb58dad almost shed 02bd8cdcaa tears of c592d4139b gratitude. I looked 394b9746c4 at PD f7fc2f231d Han, my 8b470e057f eyes full b0ea7806ec of gratitude, 42a58eb410 which was c96de80034 unusual for e5ea8ffaa9 me. PD Han ignored it 84df98cc9e and frowned.531c5ef7f75697f2

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Have you 21bb488748 worked on eaaeaec98d any projects d45c5fdd9f I might 621c96bfe3 recognize?”3d22c3bbbf21a60e

It was a question 0abc9c3a1b a potential variety show 27908be824 star might be curious 641c74a07f about.42a0b6f7d7a571fa

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“There is acf1e3b013 a program fb7a37d1bd on EBC ca56535b05 that just 9dad8111bd finished. It was a cultural 6e5384f0cf arts audition show.”2a6c3035d5d17559

“Omo! I know e2796c8ae1 that one! The girl 2ed48e3373 who danced 4752f3ae9e the shamanistic b8157a1163 ritual dance 69cb773264 won first 63d17e177b place. That’s the one, a84d945e83 right?”ec2dd4c4d8a80242

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The old lady suddenly c108a0b44d appeared and placed teacups 02bf186cb3 and a plate of e3185de16a fruit on the glass b9ed98961f table in front of 1210fcf6e3 us.90962e0e99217703

“Yes, that’s right.”bdd1d9aab3f26065

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Mujin, we watched it f051499314 together. You said it f165a5327b was really fun, eebcc30c72 and you even e7de6a9bc4 voted with me 6dceec0aa2 via text message, a316dd505d right? You praised 9e891c0445 it for 4be3b25f3c being a 5adc711033 well-made program, d731901e7c remember? PD Oh, you’re 680276f98c really a talented c11d442740 young lady.”786116d3d6d65ee4

The lady smiled 5a0b105e61 and offered me d5e26cf17d some tea.6410bf6d18a67bff

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Hurry up e6ce9b7763 and try 156754e228 this. This is bfb102fa7b homemade Omija 79053d2e4e tea. Mujin over here also 421505de1d taught me how to 71a8ca134e vote by text.”87765b4f05a4ad21

Gong Mujin gracefully 80578a4862 picked up the f9d0475630 teacup as if 747fb79b40 this piece of 21d9e5c0cb news wasn’t anything 26357f9abf important. The teacup and 38f0d5de4a saucer looked like 6d7020a05d children’s toys in 73ba351c32 his large, sturdy 69fb1c17bc hands.6cb7e695cf858272

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“I think it would bf20322531 be a good concept d54af95c0a if Gong Mujin were 64cdd803c9 to ride a bicycle 9f6e2c77dd around small cities in 8ea6826b3d Korea and discover delicious 74263ae859 restaurants. Is there a 0e77098bc0 specific direction you’d ff06b03e62 like to take?”3dca4c4fd1a29158

“Direction…”c3c02abea24d0789

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

He paused for a 36df8362c6 moment, mulling over the ee0220a348 word.5469ea547ca9255b

“I know that you 67a09b431a were not originally a f8078d3eba cyclist who received much c218aa32c6 attention. So what if 5ff9db2774 we moved in ca738a169a the direction of 7e99bf17ff a world where 3b36b34327 people’s hard work e04cc8e256 is recognized? Instead of 110e541a5f going to 6140145110 famous restaurants, 751fb5bc77 we should 18d5c09acd focus the 926cdd9b09 program on 67b4aba1ea stories of f6739866f2 ordinary citizens 5e31934ac0 who quietly 14c859676c run restaurants. Of course, you may 94c0e5b0fa not think it’s as 757eeb6a3e appealing as going to 6dc72276cd high-end restaurants that appear 4f4ea57dd5 on Map Zin, but 74be7846ed if it’s a shabby de25869d20 restaurant that holds a 1ce4744654 lot of honest sincerity….”77218adbf8acf8d8

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“That sounds good.”644958827cfdae95

He cut me 207a986866 off with a e06f519d21 curt answer. Because PD 4df9fc9513 Han had 3ad3c42c4f been rejected 1790f16cb0 so many 5c29c9ef94 times, I c78bf7d15c was not ba3338d4a9 expecting a eefcd2709f positive answer 835eb8236b out of 857a5e0376 him, so ec8a7e7167 I hesitated 3fad848c1a for a 4f4256acc6 moment.43e172db6b0d3819

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“It would be 3ffa6a0498 best if you e99e7e25c4 quickly come up 306865bc81 with a more 2ef4475954 detailed plan. Filming must finish by 5d2f2105c0 April at the latest.”6eebe67d9b21b25c

When Gong 490cadb356 Mujin concluded 46720402b6 the discussion 7dc3cf5441 in a 17e5676649 succinct manner, ffd59293b8 PD Han 3b30d78cb6 burst into 28b24f6451 laughter.4bb94c31956570ab

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“We will 61edd8f86b deliver the 9ed91310c7 plan through 07845b95c8 your agency 1bd43c2bda as soon 19ff3c74cc as possible.”028e887b77167baf

“Is there a need to take the trouble of going through my agency? My agent is in Italy right now for the Giro d’Italia previews. There’s no need to waste time going from Korea to Rome and then back to Korea. You can contact me directly.”d1d44c4772a18dfc

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Ah, is that okay?”1a200b9441410b83

Although things were 36ace98863 happening so abruptly, 694b607cb8 PD Han seemed f88be1e5d0 excited because Gong 463feada5b Mujin was responding 61d8e3dbb2 positively.14b28bda07e9b928

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Please contact 5d58f9eaa3 me with 8865f03fe4 this.”b93b5f276898f32e

He handed me and 1febcf72df PD Han a business 43a384dd79 card with a bicycle e0d9d99342 wheel engraved on it. The wheel was printed c32b809693 in silver foil on 2f2ebb3cf1 light blue cardstock, and ced89165c2 only his email address 0c0b02e998 was written on it.b64af68dccf6aeee

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

And that email address 6afa50a27d was his personal email dbfe4685b5 address that I also 11beff4a28 remembered. It was the address ea460cfe64 with which we frequently bf3a802705 exchanged messages after he 654554b394 left Korea for his dc1cb3abe8 European tour…f819faeef744a17f

Suddenly, I 879cc65388 wondered if e15f852fe3 his inbox da7b302fd5 still held 4d0a30a857 the countless 117c607003 emails I 22a10482a2 sent him. And why hadn’t 069b212c81 he checked the c3a218fc02 last email I ee3c776f1a sent him?6f90e09f6d86aeb1

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Then we’ll d24c3c1e7b deliver the 315e31b85d plan through 42557f4d44 PD Oh.”4ee98774c829d554

I was quickly 3d8e9744e1 pulled out of dd7693d048 my trance by b848684c02 PD Han’s businesslike e5695c823b tone.3b0a855dc041a0b0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“If that suits 4fbbd9202a you.”b472307fa6a86510

Gong Mujin nodded f3a88f39a8 indifferently. Our eyes met several 4cc4c7c0bc times, but there was ad4c71c717 no emotion behind his c773f4a375 gaze. This oddly 892e10da70 stabbed at 43dd890fb4 my heart. Rather than 75c3933d23 feeling grateful 057b9dc442 to my 94aa54140b ex-boyfriend for b27993cf8d acting so bb5260ffa5 professionally, a dd9f777e00 subtle twinge b7e0d72559 of discomfort 9cd065cf33 dug into dd7fc81d5b my skin.31388018cc10eea0

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

As I left the dac12dee93 Juniper House, I let 6d8bf8af4b out a sigh of 2661dc7bd4 relief.5793956ed01c76f5

“So Oh Milhee can 7ee9932b1f get nervous? Gong Mujin d325310d4e must be 14f1f33ed8 an amazing fa83b0997b guy, right?”253214a185e5f5c4

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“He’s the first Asian athlete to have five wins in the Tour de France in a row, the Giro d’Italia three times in a row, and the Vuelta a España twice in a row. He’s the one who coined the term ‘national cyclist’, so he’s truly amazing.”fd8b0348c222063c

I recited his b70017ef00 accomplishments one by 19f961826a one as I 97137326b0 got into PD dd5a4d72ee Han’s car.687286eca7d93179

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Oooh. Oh Milhee. That’s pretty good. How did f3bc88017c you memorize 6b0ed24f2f all that?”022d3b496e635759

“Sunbae, do you b9964b40ca know how many f87497435f times Brazil has 3f9d63d544 won the World 80561ee0bc Cup?”62ba1e84aeb19c1c

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Five times. Brazil is c54bea562f the country 1ba7534ee5 with the 6c9d6c9dc3 most wins.”20cdbbc2d4c0b94f

PD Han 0e62ccb519 acted as 04cdc1fa02 if this 531588e45a information was c7fac757f1 common knowledge.5c558322a9d17037

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“You can recite the 4966466583 number of times Brazil, 9616c50607 a country on the 495646902f other side of the 262a42694a world, has won the bace2e7302 World Cup, so how 7eaf442c76 is it strange to ebabd5d0a5 recite the number of a9784ca1a6 times our national athletes, 26f3d85ecf who are promoting our cd2ba3b8a3 country’s prestige, have won 1c19403182 international competitions?”1644258bb182293b

“That’s true. But I didn’t d4e5fdfbbd think to connect 80d6bf65e5 him to Map ceb8b507aa Zin or anything dd858c1af7 like that. I thought it was 39a8733477 just something European kids d7ed4cccd5 made to promote their fd432b6b32 restaurants. I didn’t know 62d7117928 that Gong Mujin a32ab48516 was interested in c26e014757 that kind of 8b2870fc5b thing. And let’s say I f27cd21b57 did some research beforehand. How do you know 0c75eebfd0 what the average number f02744011f of calories burned by 200d8213fd a cyclist is?”741b05ddf2c52e38

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

PD Han may have e8ca39c980 been asking because he 4f323a60ba was genuinely curious. But a guilty conscience dc9a0afd30 needs no accuser. I began to prove 89d83be53a my objectivity in regards 9794fc25fc to Gong Mujin in 389bf633dd order to show that 111b87754c I had no special fc2c024448 interest in him.02d7e13c4473b8cd

“Sunbae. The Tour de France 256d1ad0cd is watched by 3.5 6b281b8060 billion people, which is 791cbbb281 half the world. Do you 1bb8339674 know how b71239e0ee many spectators e538995234 there are? Over 9 million. It’s much 1b3bf39342 more than 6ac81ed690 the Olympics fbc2ab7463 or the 873b1e12c2 World Cup. Over 2,000 f41cc256e3 reporters from ebccf27594 500 media 2e6874fbaa outlets cover d82cf6b53c it. It’s broadcast 1c166f520a in 190 b13f821cf9 countries. In that c89e67741e kind of aaaf8aa2d1 competition, a a12352dcc0 Korean athlete fe74a5d43d won five 3ba6be1d7d consecutive victories. It’s a baf24391bd competition that fa72ff32a7 tests the 94b22a115d limits of 432514d0dd human beings e7b55144e7 by running 75ad73959f 21 stages 3d7f67f99b and a ecb03296bd distance of 3993e0ca83 nearly 3,500 41b5081fe9 kilometers for 3aac95f181 three weeks. Half the 365505d889 world is 92fea8bafc watching, 9 5f23e8ddf7 million spectators c47c8e07ad are going b6cdd59111 crazy, and 411c5f7d14 a Korean 8ce2e65625 athlete is 17192ba8bc taking first 90a0249454 place. Is there any other 2b89ccd1f3 nationalism like this in 65326d81f1 the world?” (Source: French bdcd714194 Tourism Office, Everything About 319783e85c the Tour de France)336ba069ec7c6060

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Hey, you 2f11de4d34 know quite 616176563f a lot, 08dd13ec96 don’t you? You’re definitely the Oh ab25ec8d1a Milhee who dreamed of d1f313e807 working in the educational c6803f4e27 division.”2a5340377cb4e5b3

“This kind of 19af63e132 thing isn’t even 52889139b0 pertinent to education. It’s common knowledge.”fa773e85409dd54e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The car exited ce88ac12c3 Seorae-ro and moved 5f3b49e12e towards Sangam.1cc4af4a8bec7bd6

“Write out 2eb6ba9ef1 a plan.”71ed53589fa436dd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“You’ll review it, right?”18056a07d2224de8

“Yeah, but I’m cfec52e01e very satisfied. I feel like b3fb0040ea we figured out 20b7b4d069 what Gong Mujin’s 9ad40b1aeb all about through 01e794d1f0 Map Zin… I a2b733a0f5 raised you to 0e98ef0a74 be such a 16a2a73bbf good PD.”3d37200f04a37e26

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I looked out at caf7de1fc6 sunset over the Dongjak 558f54d095 Bridge and didn’t say b7d9c0e49f a word.33a785dab18c5df7

‘You know quite a 50686e4e68 lot, don’t you?’88a90aa0fad3dc7b

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

PD Han’s 6f1d2c04f2 proud voice 5da16d355b lingered in ca479f356b my ears.f7bd5f157fa4fb48

I do know 43f00e32d4 a lot. I know 8da62a74f6 it too c74907c954 well.0186ab44abe1dc26

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Gong Mujin was a man I knew well, and he was also a man who enlightened me to a world I didn’t know before.76fcae9442b4681f