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It was a normal cooling day in the winter. The alarm went off, shouting aloud for Eun Soo to awake from her slumber. Slamming the snooze button on her phone, she rolled on the bed lazily, getting up slowly. She washed up slowly, ate breakfast slowly and did everything else in a snail's pace. As she opened her eyes wider to choose which clothing to put on, she saw the sun shining brightly at her.
" Choi Young..." she said to herself with a sigh. It had been more than a dozen times that she attempted to find Choi Young through the time-travel tunnel, but everytime she failed to enter the right century. Her hopes of meeting Choi Young had been drained each attempt.
" Now it's left with a mere 5% chance..." Eun Soo sighed again. " Should I try again? The tunnel would open soon. " Eun Soo pondered over it as she slumped back into her bed, staring at the ceiling. Suddenly snapping back into reality, she took a quick glance at the wall clock in her bedroom.
" Oh no, it's 8am. My meeting is at 8.30am! I can't be late for the meeting again." Eun Soo screamed at herself for wasting time. Combing her hair with her fingers as though they were her comb, she hurriedly picked a dress and put it on. She took her car keys and left in the hurry for the car park. Speeding off like lightning on the expressway, she heard the sirens out of a blue. Looking at her rear mirror, she spotted a traffic police chasing after her. Helpless, all she could do was slow to a stop and wait for the arrival of the traffic police. In her heart, she knew she was going to receive a traffic summon and a fine.
" I am rushing for a meeting. Can you give me another chance? " begged Eun Soo, hoping to get a positive result. As expected, the reply came the opposite way.
" Fine! " mumbled Eun Soo, looking at the amount she had to pay for speeding. Carefully, she drove off again. She was going to be late for sure. Dashing right up to her office, she made lots of noises after stumbling upon a dustbin at the entrance. She squinted her eyes in embarrassment, flushing really red and bowed to apologise. Everyone in the office was looking at her. Eun Soo took a deep breath and walked into the meeting room. The door was open and everyone was still staring at her, including her boss.
" I am..." apologised Eun Soo. However, before she could continue her sentence, she was cut off by her boss.
" I am sorry. I won't be late again. Is this what you are going to tell me? " questioned her boss with an irritated tone.
" Yes..." agreed Eun Soo. She had to face the music from her boss. It wasn't the first time she had been late.
" How many times have I heard you saying this..." Eun Soo's boss shouted on and on like a broken recorder. She could repeat everything her boss would say with ease. Things took a turn for the worse since her return from Choi Young's era. Her career dropped to a all time low, and spending all her time thinking of Choi Young cost her lack of sleep and poor concentration. Eun Soo told her herself to forget about Choi Young, but she just couldn't stop thinking of him the next moment.
" Now get back to your seat! Pay attention! " ordered the fierce boss. Eun Soo didn't flinch when she heard his shouting. She was well prepared for his screaming. Calmly, she walked to her seat and prepared for another long day. Due to Eun Soo's poor performance in work, she stopped working as a cosmetic surgeon in her company. She merely distributed flyers on the roadside, promoting their cosmetic surgery and explaining simple procedures to customers. She was called for meetings because of her valuable experience over the years and the boss wanted her to share her experiences with other surgeons.
Everyday it was the same, old and tedious life. Standing for long hours, eating fast food, sweating under the scorching sun, buying a bottle of milk tea, was all Eun Soo did. Distributing flyers was a chore to her and she did it with no interest. When the place she stood had little crowd, she would shift to a more crowded location. Even while standing and holding onto the pile of flyers, she would think of Choi Young.
After a bad morning, Eun Soo expected the rest of the day to be as bad too. Looking at the piece of summon in her wallet, Eun Soo crumbled the paper and threw it onto the road. She had just picked her a pile of flyers from a gigantic box, when someone held her hand. Afraid for a moment, Eun Soo remembered the defence steps Choi Young taught her last time. Eun Soo stepped on the person's shoes and pulled the person's arm away from hers.
" What are you trying to do?! " screamed Eun Soo as she pointed at the stranger. The stranger groaned in pain for a little while as he didn't expect a lady to be so violent. Looking up, he stared at her pointy index finger. He hated people who pointed at him. He shoved Eun Soo's hand.
" Don't point at me! " ordered the stranger. Expecting a response from the lady, all he saw was the lady staring at him. The long stare from Eun Soo was unbearable for the stranger.
" Can you stop staring at me? I feel uncomfortable with that state of yours! How can you be so violent? All I wanted was to tell you that you should not litter. " ranted the stranger.
" Choi Young? Is it really you? Am I dreaming? " Eun Soo asked herself.
" Choi Young. " Eun Soo called out.
" How..how..how do you know my name? " asked the stranger. He looked exactly like Choi Young. In fact, he was the reincarnation of Choi Young in King Gongnim's era.