After returning from the hunt, Tae-jung met a woman waiting in front of the hallway.
“uh? Mr. Jua?”
“hello.”
“Looks like you’ve recovered. Fortunately, the.”
“Thanks.”
“What have I done? But in case you waited for me… … ?”
“Ah, I want to say hello and also say goodbye.”
Ding-dong.
While they were having a simple conversation, the elevator door opened and Park Se-ah, who had left work, appeared.
“What, are you done now?”
“ah. Boss, you’re here… Hello, Mr. Joo.”
“yes. Se-ah, long time no see.”
Seo Joo-a, who slightly bowed her head toward Park Se-ah, handed over the shopping bag she was holding to Tae-jeong. Then Taejeong, who reflexively accepted it, opened it and asked.
“What’s this?”
“It’s a promotion gift. I knew the news right away because I was on an expedition, but now I’m giving it to you. It’s late, but congratulations.”
“Oh really. what all of this… Since you’re giving it to me, I’ll be grateful for it. By the way, it looks like clothes, right?”
“yes. I picked one that would suit me.”
“Otherwise, I was just about to buy some because I didn’t have enough clothes. That’s perfect.”
“I don’t know if you will like it. I made a special request to Chief Designer Tom Black… … .”
“Tom Black is very famous. I heard that it is a luxury among luxury goods.”
“I didn’t know, but they said yes.”
“I think this is too much of a gift for a promotion gift… You gave it to me anyway, so I’ll wear it anyway. thanks.”
“no. It’s fine if you like it. I’ll just go inside. See you again Se Ah.”
Seo Joo-ah went into the house and Tae-jung was about to go too, but something strange caught his eye.
“What is that?”
“yes?”
“That’s what you’re holding in your hand.”
At Taejeong’s question, she hurriedly took the shopping bag back.
Feeling puzzled by the appearance, he thought about it for a moment, then spat out the words.
“ah. Is today the activity fee payment day? Did you go shopping?”
“yes? yes.”
“But why are you so surprised and hiding it? What did you buy?”
“just… clothes.”
“Clothes. Take a look. I’ll take a look. I know how to look at women’s clothes again. I bought all my brother’s clothes, so I have a bit of an eye for it.”
“Oh, no. Didn’t you have dinner? I will serve it right away.”
Tae-jung, who was left alone, tilted her head as she hurriedly walked in, vaguely evasive.
“what? Is it underwear?”
After Tae-jung entered to wash up, Se-ah Park sighed heavily as she sat on the sofa and looked at her shopping bag.
‘What do we do?’
Compared to Seo Joo-ah’s gift, which cost tens of millions of won, the gift she bought looked shabby, even if it was shabby.
I don’t know if it’s a different type.
The color was similar to the same upper and lower pair.
The problem was not only that.
Thom Black, a luxury among luxury goods, was a very famous brand that everyone did not know about.
The chief designer of such a place is a person who has made a mark in the fashion world, and it is a fact that any item directly contacted by such a person will look good no matter who wears it.
But what about the clothes you brought?
I couldn’t dare make a comparison.
As she took out her clothes and looked at her, her face darkened.
‘What is this, really? If you don’t even have a name… I’m stupid. He said he would like this and brought it.’
Anyway, the consumption power of ordinary people and hunters was so great that the price was not a big concern.
If you think of Taejeong’s personality, she would wear a 100,000 won bill without hesitation.
However, it was true that it was embarrassing to give as a gift clothes whose design was smashed by comparison.
“ha. I am really useless.”
Around the time Park Se-ah was blaming herself and preparing a meal, Tae-jung, who had washed up, went into the room and tried on the clothes Seo Ju-ah had given her.
“scent. It’s definitely different. It’s different from the touch. Look at how soft it is like a pancake and holding it tight like a squid leg. Is this luxury?”
Excited by the texture that couldn’t be compared to the clothes he wore, he went out into the living room and looked in the full-length mirror.
Perhaps because the clothes were designed by a world-class designer, the design overflows with luxury.
Tae-jung, who had been walking around several times looking at the fit, asked Se-ah Park, who was preparing a meal in the kitchen.
“Can you look over here for a second?”
“yes?”
“What do you think of this outfit?”
“cool.”
“That is natural. This one would cost tens of thousands of won. I’m asking you to see if it suits me.”
“Boss looks good no matter what he wears.”
“Isn’t that too rough?”
“It really is.”
“okay? To be honest, I didn’t know much about this because I’m not interested in clothes, but I think expensive clothes definitely get burnt. Like you said, is it because I like coat hangers? If I feel like this, I should do some shopping from now on.”
Taejeong, who was about to change clothes again with a very satisfied smile, looked at the white shopping bag on the sofa.
‘But what did you buy?’
She hadn’t bought anything for herself in months.
All you have to do is buy food ingredients with your own credit card.
What did you buy with your first paycheck?
I couldn’t help but be curious.
After looking at the kitchen once, Taejeong looked back and quietly looked inside the shopping bag.
Then a new white cotton hood caught my eye.
‘Isn’t it just clothes?’
Without hesitation, I put my hand in and took out my clothes.
Then, a fairly thick snow-white hoodie unfolded.
At the same time, Taejeong’s eyes widened.
He saw his name written on a T-shirt.
“Why is my name here… … .”
Feeling curious, he took out one and looked at it.
Pure white training cotton pants.
Likewise, his name was imprinted on one of his legs.
“what? It’s kind of like a team uniform. oh Is this what the department told me about fitting gym uniforms? But why did you put your name on it like that? embarrassingly.”
Tilting his head, he lifted his clothes and called Park Se-ah.
“Secretary, what is this? Are these our gym clothes?”
When Taejeong said that, Park Se-ah turned around and came running in surprise.
Taejeong waved her clothes at her and asked.
“Weren’t our active uniforms black? Why is your name so big? Looking at other departments, they wear name tags.”
“Ah, that… … .”
“what? no? Then what is it?”
When Tae-jung asked again, she closed her eyes as if she couldn’t help it and confessed the truth.
“That’s actually a boss gift.”
“what?”
“A gift. promotion gift… yo. this.”
“Is this my gift?”
“Isn’t it very bad?”
“No what… It’s not like that. Did you make it yourself?”
“no. I bought it at the general shopping mall in District F.”
“How much did you pay?”
“1.5 million won… … .”
“What!? 1.5 million for this… … !”
Taejeong, who had been spitting out reflexively, shut her mouth for a moment.
‘No, you mean I paid 1.5 million won for this?’
To be honest, money was wasted.
Apart from the design and the brand, it was a pity that she bought this.
This time, Park Se-ah’s activity fee was about 2 million won.
It was true that I was nagging myself to think that I had spent most of my first money in years on these strange clothes.
What is the level of promotion?
It’s like my younger brother bought a present with all the money he earned after working hard all month.
However, the person who prepared it is sincere, but I couldn’t bear to say, ‘buy something like this for what you want to buy’.
“Well. this is pretty… Do you like it?”
At Taejeong’s words, she wanted to get rid of her clothes right away, so she raised her head and asked.
“really?”
“uh. This style is not common. It must have been hard to find, but where did you find something like this? You have a pretty fashion sense. Actually, I wanted to have something like this. It was a problem because I couldn’t save it.”
When Tae-jeong seemed to genuinely like her, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Phew. thank god. I was very worried. I’m afraid you won’t like it.”
“If you don’t like this, your eyes are wrong. But isn’t that too much? Burn 150 on a piece of clothing. A bit too much for a present.”
“It’s fine if you like the boss. I wanted to give you something better. I am short of money.”
“No, good enough. I really want to wear this to work every day, right?”
“Is that enough?”
“You know I can’t lie.”
“I didn’t know you would like it this much. To be honest, it was so compared to Joo-a’s gift, so I was a little worried about whether I should give it to you.”
“What is this? I just want to be good. I don’t know if I wear this every day. If I get stuck, I just wear that.”
“Then, I’ll buy you another one when I pay for my next activity!”
“No, one suit is enough. You should raise money too. No one knows what will happen to people. So, next time, I’ll take only my heart. By the way, I need to try this on, now.”
Saying that, Tae-jeong took her clothes and entered the room.
“It’s 1.5 million won, so I’m sorry.”
He was the one who casually wore clothes worth tens of millions of won just a moment ago.
However, the weight of this garment was a bit different.
A gift that I bought with all my money thinking of myself.
Aside from the price, the heart was incomparable to thousands.
“Then where should I try it on?”
After taking off the clothes Seo Joo-ah gave her and putting on the clothes Park Se-ah gave her, Tae-jeong came out into the living room and looked in the full-length mirror.
The word Yoo Tae-jung is engraved one by one in palm-sized letters.
This design, which filled the front of the top and the back of the pants, was so bizarre that it was hard to believe.
Contrary to his thoughts, however, he raised his thumb.
“Also. Just as I expected. The best.”
A smile bloomed at the corners of Park Se-ah’s mouth, who was staring at Tae-jung’s evaluation with young eyes.
It was the most beautiful smile she had ever seen.
* * *
the next morning.
He woke up with a feeling of tingling for some reason, tossing and turning.
“ah. Why is my body like this… ah.”
He muttered with his brow furrowed, but was startled when he found someone.
A woman sleeping soundly, clinging to her naked body.
It was Freesia.
Now I was more annoyed than surprised.
“hey. Why do you keep crawling out every morning?”
He pushed her away nervously, causing her to rise half-open.
“How frustrating it is to be locked up. Don’t be too mean when you’re in the same position.”
“Say it right. You are using my body as you please. And why do you keep sticking to it?”
As Taejeong muttered while shaking her body in displeasure, Freesia shook her head and clicked her tongue.
“Tsk tsk. I wish I was good too.”
“I? I’m really dumbfounded It seems you don’t know what I’ve already transcended that for a long time. you just me… right. It’s like a monkey.”
As Taejeong laughed at her as if she was pathetic, Freesia clicked her tongue again and shouted into the air.
“hey. scrap metal. scrap metal! Won’t you answer me?”
-What’s going on, Miss Freesia?
“Tell me.”
– What are you talking about?
“Did your master stand by me last night or not?”
At her unexpected words, Tae-jeong muttered incredulously.
“What are you doing now… … .”
“You stay still. Hey, scrap metal. If you don’t answer, there is no place for you from today.”
To Freesia’s threat, Gerard answered without hesitation.
-The owner drank quickly.
“what? What is this stupid thing talking about now… … .”
When Taejeong’s expression contorted, Freesia smiled triumphantly and asked again.
“How many times have you stood?”
-He used to drink without even trying.
“Did you hear?”
Looking at her with a triumphant expression on her face, Taejeong thought.
‘We need to get rid of that quickly. It is the most urgent thing.’