Gathering

21.

After that, I started seeing Hong Ye-na more often.

I thought she'd just been joking while drunk, but she was serious.

She seemed like someone who'd staked everything on turning me into a proper woman.

She taught me not only how to do makeup, but also how to style my hair to match different outfits and use all kinds of beauty tools.

Thanks to her, the various gadgets and cosmetics I bought started piling up like a snowball.

She even taught me how to organize and store them efficiently.

‘Was she always this good at this?’

I wasn't about to abandon my conscience, so of course I intended to pay her fairly, but she firmly refused.

“I'm helping you as a friend, not as a hired part-timer or employee.”...