Another Winter
the Another Winter 32

The very spacious room was enough to make the sound of a slap that John received on his cheek sound echoing. Almost down, John remained standing on both legs still clad in formal pants that he wears for family gatherings today.

Her cheeks are hot and painful. John could only hold back while twisting his tongue in his mouth, there was a slight rusty iron taste inside. But he could not react to the violence he received. The mother can only see without doing anything.

"Who do you think you are, daring to humiliate your own father like that?" continued the father with explosive emotions.

John was still silent, trying to bring the features of the body in the position it should be.

"Papa never taught you how to be disrespectful to others like that! You're embarrassing papa John!!" angry at the father.

John rubbed his cheek, maybe it was too late because the cheek was now flushed.

"Pa, say it clearly to me! Which part embarrassed me? I don't think I did anything to make you feel ashamed!"

"Based on the child less—" snapped the father with a thunderous voice and a palm raised high, about to throw another blow to his son.

"Pa, enough!" the mother said in a loud enough voice.

John just closed in, ready to take a hit that might turn his cheeks blue tomorrow.

"John! You know Mr. Choi is a pretty influential person for our company!"

"Mama's wrong! I can make the company I lead move without anyone's help!" john whispered a little, with a grin, with confidence, which of course can be seen and proven by reality. The company he leads is growing rapidly in less than two months.

"You—"

The father's words came to a standstill as his mother raised the palm as a gesture.

"I don't know what you live like with that woman! But I'm disappointed you changed because the woman's unclear origins! "

John raised his face, his jaw hardened. She hated it when her mother accused Hyuji of being hateful.

"Mam, he didn't change anything from me! I only realized that all this time the world I lived in was not as beautiful as when living with Hyuji! Full of simplicity and compassion! I'm living quietly with him!"

"So you think, what Mama's been raising you all along! You realize?You've compared the affection you've been giving me all this time with lady—"

"Backluck!!" sahut John lantang's. "Mama's holding my life! Tie a harness around my neck so I feel like dying!" continued John with a round bead that glazed over.

The mother choked. He only knew that John felt the attention he had been pouring out was a restraint. The mother shook her head.

"You're wrong baby, mama—"

"Mama must have just heard that, right? Because I really want to appreciate my mother all this time as a person who has given birth and raised me! As long as you know, I will not stop loving you and your dad until anytime even though you never realize that you have destroyed all my dreams! Even the happiness I've been trying to build!"

John bowed, taking a step back to immediately leave the prison-like palace. But it stopped again when his mind was no longer able to withstand fragility.

"Mama, don't bother Hyuji anymore! Because after this, he has nothing to do with us! And also—" John paused his sentence for a moment, then continued. "—I don't know what you're hiding about Hyuji from me! Because he didn't want to say anything about my mom! So please, don't make Hyuji even more tormented! Don't bother him anymore!"

John leaves, leaving the two men still glued and dumbstruck in the vast guest room of their palace.

Suddenly, Joana slumps herself on the expensive living room chair. Minute tears.

"Pa, did I make the wrong decision for my son?" ask Joana pilu. "Have I been too selfish? I just want him to live well! Without any shortcomings! "

Mr. Wilson grabbed the wife's shoulder, patting her several times. "No! This is the best for our son!"

***

Hyuji was busy with buyers coming in and out. He greeted her with excitement and a friendly smile. Yes, Hyuji's figure slowly returned.

The day just passed. A week went by without notice, and a week later he would come to Seoul to attend his final session with John.

"Please give me three skewers! "

"Hi Hyu!"

Hyuji looked up, "Hey Rom! Just take what you want!"

"Free?!" moda Rommy, showing two dimples on both sides of his face.

"You want to bankrupt me, right? You'd better leave if you don't have the money to pay for my food!" hyuji replied with the same sarcastic joking tone.

Both of them closed after that, Hyuji picked up the odeng according to Rommy's order.

"Thank you!" he said as he received a special anti-heat paper glass filled with odeng from Hyuji, then walked towards the refrigerator. Bend your face into the cooling machine and look for something in there.

"You don't sell soju*?"

Hyuji. "No! My husband won't let me sell alcohol! Not good for the brain he said!"

"Your husband is not cool!"

Hyuji glanced at rommy, very upset. Why does he always underestimate John in the back like this? Even Hyuji can guess, surely John's ears are heating up at the moment.

"Alcohol is bad for your health and your brain!"

"That's just your husband's reason for you to obey him!"

"No! That's reality!"

All right, Rommy's giving up. He nodded in a smile.

"Guelling for a beautiful woman is not a disadvantage, is not it?!! "

"issshh..." Hyuji sighed in annoyance as he raised his palm.

Grabbing a can of carbonated drinks and then walking closer to Hyuji, Rommy again summarizes Hyuji's smile that he liked so much while still sitting in school first.

"How's Reyna doing?! Haven't seen him in a long time?"

Hyuji fell silent again, the smile on his face faded. His voice turned sad, but tried to force him to keep laughing even though it was difficult.

"He's gone!"

"Go? Whither? " ask Rommy, she doesn't know anything.

"To heaven! He has already left this world! "

"What's? " Rommy held out shocked eyes. She really did not hear any news from Reyna after graduating from school and her family moved to YangCheon.

"Easy! The point is, he's got the best spot on God's side!"

They fell silent, a gust of wind swept over Hyuji's slightly reddened face as the guilt re-entered him.

"Sorry Hyu, I don't know!"

"It's okay! It's just that you made me miss him again..."

Hyuji smiled in submission, perching.

Rommy bravely grabbed Hyuji's shoulder and rubbed slowly, making Hyuji link attention to the young man before him.

"I'm sorry... "[]