Love Chef
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Sometimes, the one who initially loves in silence will turn into an obsession when love is thirsty for reciprocity.

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"What are you doing here?" jaehyun asked when she saw Jeno was behind Aya.

Aya scratched her forehead. "Whatdidyou say? What right do you have to ask my best friend, Jeno?"

Jaehyun. Aya's words just made her slapped, realizing that she was not who - who.

"I should have asked, what is the need for you here? Your words, I think you're wrong."

I really like you, Aya. I'm not wrong people! Unfortunately that sentence only Jaehyun could hear.

It looks like Jeno is aligning her body beside Aya. The two of them were still standing in the main doorway.

"Sorry chef, ah I mean Jaehyun-ssi. Aya didn't mean to say rude things to you. Please don't take heart" Jeno explained.

However, Jeno only wanted Jaehyun to be able to listen to the real explanation from Jeno's own mouth. Since Taeyong doesn't exist, isn't this an opportunity?

"What the fuck are you! He's clearly accusing you of stealing! But you still speak well of him!" aya protest that did not accept that she was made a shield by Jeno.

After all, Aya wondered why Jeno was even relaxed and as if there was nothing? Didn't Jaehyun already accuse him?

"Here Ay, let him in. I have something to talk to him about, too." Jeno really wants to straighten out what happened in La Bosseade.

Inevitably Aya allowed Jaehyun to enter her house. The statement of the man's feelings had just been forgotten. Because there's something important besides that.

"Go ahead, Jeno-ssi. What do you want to talk about?"

"You have to trust me. It's not me who has evil intentions like stealing recipes down - downhill that's in your room —"

"Huh? A prescription? What do you mean, the stuff you want to steal is a recipe?" cut the surprised Jaehyun instead of playing. He just realized that the recipe is the target.

Jeno nodded steadily. "Try thinking again. Who but you and your family knew about the recipe? I just don't know at all."

Jaehyun tried to think, guess - guess anyone who knows about the family recipe. The next second he realized that only Taeyong knew because he was a member of his new family.

"Taeyong! Yeah, only he knows other than my family!" jaehyun panicked a little.

Aya who was aware so listened just stared at the two people alternately. He was confused by the direction of the conversation between the two of them.

"So you can judge. Who's lying here? Me or Taeyong!" jeno said at the end.

The idea of trying to influence and explain the true events to Jaehyun just came to pass when he heard Jaehyun express his feelings to Aya earlier. At least, Jeno didn't feel the pain of knowing that. He was thankful enough to be Aya's best friend.

"You mean all this Taeyong? He set you up and lied to me?" jaehyun asked to make sure.

Jeno nodded steadily. "You can ask Johnny hyung. I think he knows something."

"You're right! I found out you two were in my room from Johnny. All right, I'll ask him later."

After understanding what Jaehyun and Jeno were talking about, Aya started to open her voice.

"just right! Jeno can't steal! You should apologize to my best friend, Jaehyun-ssi!" tell Aya while holding her chest.

Jaehyun nodded weakly. Not for refusing to apologize. But, he deeply regrets that the moment of his expression of feelings must be replaced with a statement of truth about the events in La Bosseade.

"I'm sorry, Jeno-ssi. I've been wrong to accuse you. But wait..."

Jaehyun only remembered one thing. Why would Taeyong steal his family's recipes? Is there something that Jaehyun doesn't know?

"What else? You want to avoid apologizing?" accuse Aya.

"Not that. I was just thinking, why would Taeyong steal my family's recipe and use Jeno as his scapegoat?"

Aya nodded slowly. "Totally so."

"You can ask Taeyong directly. Isn't he still in La Bosseade?"

Jaehyun nodded. "Yes, then I'll excuse you."

Before Jaehyun really left Aya's house, Jeno approached the man and patted him on the shoulder.

"I heard everything just now. About your statement of feeling to Aya...

... I'll end the charade with him. And I've already blessed you both. I entrusted Aya to you, Jaehyun-ssi," Jeno said in the end.

Jeno felt relieved after trying to make someone who meant so much to her happy with someone else. At least Jeno didn't lose Aya as a best friend. Isn't my friend everything too? So, nothing will change from Aya to Jeno.

"You serious? But, what about Aya's ex-lover? I heard, Mingyu will try to approach Aya again. Because she's not married to Yuri." Another one frightened Jaehyun. Jeno, whom he considered a rival, had already given up. But there is still Mingyu.

On the terrace of Aya's house, Jeno chuckled while patting the air. "You just calm down. I know how Aya's character is. She might want to go back to Mingyu, though she still likes to think about it sometimes. But it's not love, it's a wound that's left...

... how will the new love remove the remaining wounds. I hope it's you, Jaehyun-ssi."

Jaehyun smiled and nodded. "Thank you so much Jeno-ssi."

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The next day, at Jaehyun's residence. The man was staring at the silent Taeyong while lowering his head, sitting next to the Father - Yunho. While Seohyun sat next to Jaehyun while continuing to wipe his son's back.

"Jae has heard Taeyong's explanation first," Seohyun said, calming her son.

Yunho nodded, agreeing with the wife's words. He also wondered why Taeyong could do such a thing. After all, what Taeyong did would bankrupt the Jaehyun family.

"Try explaining. What's your problem with Jaehyun? Why did you disappoint me and my wife?" asked Yunho who was so disappointed in his adopted son.

Taeyong remained silent. He didn't want to say anything. His heart was still filled with anger from the events of the past. Where because Jaehyun had killed Taeyong's mother indirectly. Because, the medicine that Taeyong had ordered was casually bought by Jaehyun's parents at a high price.

"Taeyong-ah. You know that, right? Then why did you disappoint us? What have we done until you were so desperate to destroy Jaehyun?" said Seohyun with glazed eyes.

Jaehyun still held back his emotions. Even a few minutes ago, he had beaten Taeyong right in front of his Father and Mother. When he went to La Bosseade yesterday, he didn't find Taeyong. Taeyong went to his house this morning.

"Experts appa and eommaku! You have a mouth, right?!" jaehyun snapped that did not accept if both parents were ignored like that.

Sighing for a long breath, a dary breath in the hunt. Taeyong raised his face and looked at Jaehyun with a sharp look.

"You!"

"Because of you! My mother died!"

Jaehyun, Seohyun and Yunho were shocked. What does Taeyong mean? Yunho who was beside Taeyong turned to face his adopted son.

"What do you mean, Young-ah?" ask Yunho.

Taeyong. "Because of eomma, ah I mean Lady Seohyun.. My mother died. The medicine I had ordered from a long time ago, was easily bought by him at a high price."

"You don't know, how hard it was that I raised money to buy that medicine. My hope for my mother's recovery depends on the cure, and you changed my mother's destiny! My mother should have healed, but the opposite was because I was late for the cure!" Taeyong looked at Seohyun with a sad yet sharp gaze.

Taeyong's explanation made Yunho say, "what was our meeting at that time... You were burying your mother?"

Taeyong nodded. "And fate approached me. You and your wife raised me as a child. That's when I started planning on destroying all of you!"

"ESPECIALLY YOU! JUNG JAEHYUN!"

"It's not fair to see you live happily, while I, have to lose my mother.my family is the only one." continued Taeyong lirih.

Jaehyun just kept silent. He did not get to heart if he had to answer Taeyong's words. It turned out that as bitter as this motive Taeyong did something that made him disappointed. Behind that, Taeyong just vent his sadness over the loss of his mother.

While Seohyun was already crying and approached Taeyong. "Young-ah. forgive eomma..."

"Eomma doesn't know that the drug already has it. Because the owner of the pharmacy didn't say anything about it..."

Ducking with slightly shaking shoulders, Taeyong shed tears. He actually did not get to heart if he had to hurt Yunho and Seohyun. The two of them had given Taeyong affection that Taeyong had not previously received from his parents. Even though my mother loved him.

Seohyun asked Yunho to switch seats. Then he sat down next to Taeyong and hugged the man affectionately. There was no rejection from Taeyong. Taeyong was comfortable with Seohyun's treatment.

Yes, Taeyong missed a mother's embrace. He misses his mother. She loved Seohyun as a mother.

Jaehyun and Yunho who saw that also felt moved. Jaehyun initially wanted to get angry and blame Taeyong for his behavior, he said. According to Jaehyun, it might be what Taeyong experienced that made him have evil intentions. In fact, Taeyong is a nice and warm man.

"Eomma.." Taeyong called Seohyun.

Seohyun sobbed - sedu. "Yes son, you're my son, our son.."

"I'm sorry eomma..." Taeyong returned to tears in Seohyun's arms.

Releasing a hug, Seohyun nodded quickly and wiped away the tears that were on Taeyong's handsome face. "You're not wrong, you're just following your anger and emotions because of my mistakes. It should be Eomma who apologized to you."

"No eomma..." Taeyong shook his head. "I was wrong... Jae, I'm sorry. appa..." He looked at Jaehyun and Yunho alternately.

Yunho walked up to Taeyong, then hugged him and patted his back gently. "Appa forgave you.."

"Jae.." called Taeyong after releasing his embrace on Yunho.

Jaehyun nodded. "I forgive you. I also apologize, because of me...."

"Have Jae. I should have realized that my mother's death was due to fate. It's not whose fault - who..." Taeyong interrupted Jaehyun's words.

Taeyong buried all his grudges and replaced them with affection for the Jaehyun family. Yunho and Seohyun loved him very much. So did Jaehyun.

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"Yes, I want you to come back to me. I'm not marrying Yuri..."

This was where Aya and Mingyu were. In a cafe - Lemon's Caffee. Where Aya had waited for Mingyu for so long. But, the tan-skinned man was even with Yuri - a former friend as well as Aya's lover, Mingyu.

Aya released her grasp from Mingyu. "Sorry, Gyu. I think you misinterpreted the words I said when I was drunk the other day."

"You mean how? Obviously you still love me!" sahut Mingyu slightly increased his intonation.

Shuffling slowly, Aya said, "no. I've buried all the memories of you, Mingyu. All I said at that time was an outlet for the pain of the wounds you once gave me."

"But—"

"Don't just because you didn't get married to Yuri, then I'm willing to come back to you?. ti.dak a.kan!" cut Aya and confirm the answer.

Mingyu held back her heart. Maybe now the love he had for Aya had turned into an obsession. And made Mingyu want to have Aya completely, just for her.

"You have to come back to me, Aya Park! Otherwise —"

"What's? What are you gonna do if Aya doesn't want to?" sahut someone from behind Mingyu.

Mark Lee's.

Yes, the man walked up to Aya while putting one hand in his pants pocket and standing next to her.

"You're here it turns out. Come home with me. There's something important I need to talk to you about..."

Mark looked at Aya without paying attention to Mingyu who was looking at him confusedly. Mingyu did not know Mark.

"He's your girlfriend, Aya?" ask Mingyu.

Looking up, Mark smiled knot. While Aya just kept quiet did not answer Mingyu's question. Making Mingyu believe that Aya already belongs to someone else, none other than Mark.

"So right, she's your lover? That's why you don't want to come back to me anymore." said Mingyu.

Perhaps at this time, Mingyu could still resist her desire to possess Aya. Seeing Aya who was silent when the man named Mark clasped his hand, convincing Mingyu's mind that Aya really liked Mark.

Because, Mingyu knew very well, no one could hold Aya's hand but Jeno and her family. I really don't like it when strangers do that. But that didn't happen to Mark.

"What do you want to talk about, Mark? Just say it here." said Aya.

Mark glanced at Mingyu and said, "i want to talk about this with just the two of you."

Mingyu who felt also immediately moved from her seat and waltzed away without saying goodbye. Make Mark silent - silent smile.

"Ah, I'm sorry if I'm presumptuous to hold your hand, Ay."

Mark let go of his grasp and sat down where Mingyu had been. As for Aya, she was awakened from her daydream. Aya just realized that from earlier, Mark clasped his hand.

Strange, why did I just shut up when Mark grabbed my hand? Inner Aya.

"It's okay, Mark. Hm... What do you want to talk to me about?"

Mark cleared his throat once, then steadied his heart. "I want to reveal something. Whether this is true or not. After this, I'm not sure if you're going to keep acting normal to me."

Linking both eyebrows, Aya did not understand the purpose of the conversation Mark had just said.

"Be my lover, Aya Park..."

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