Chapter 141: Chapter 141

At that moment, Hyunwoo thought some musical motif came into Jinhon’s mind. If that was the case, nobody should disturb him.

Hyunwoo raised one of his fingers on his lips and gestured to others to be quiet. And they slipped out of the warehouse, lifting their toes, not to disturb him.

“We never know how long Jinhon will be playing like that, so anybody who has urgent business to take care of can leave.”

However, nobody moved. Even Myonghun, who came a long way from Seoul, said he would stay, too. All of them were so curious about what kind of song Jinhon was composing.

Hyunwoo was full of expectations, too.

Everyone came back to the classroom, where they were served tea and warmed themselves until Jinhon came out.

And one hour later Jinhon came out of the warehouse, at last.

His face was pale as he was in that cold warehouse for one hour. He was trembling like a leaf all alone there.

Hyunwoo quickly took him near the fireplace and said, “I’m afraid you might catch a cold.”

It looked like he had already caught a cold as he as he was sniffling, but Jinhon’s face was happiness itself. He must love the song he made in the warehouse.

“So, have you made a good song?”

“I think so. Cough! Is there a piano here?”

“Don’t you see it over there?” said the teacher, pointing to the right, where there was an old piano.

Jinhon quickly approached the piano and then started playing without even looking at the score. Though the melody was a bit different from what Hyunwoo heard first, it was much more pleasant and softer. After some playing, he came back to the fireplace.

“I sensed a completely different feel from the milk bottle. It wasn’t as stimulating as when you played it on the piano.”

“Why not? I felt really good about it,” said Hyunwoo.

Jungah also seconded, “Me, too. I even wanted to dance to the tune.”

“Well, if I play with the bottle, you will feel much better. I wish I could bring it over here and play …” said Jinhon, looking at the teacher wistfully.

“Sure, why not? If you want, you can bring it here to play.”

“Really? Thank you!” said Jinhon.

A little later Jinhon and the others took the milk bottle musical instruments from the warehouse. There were 15 bottles, all told, so each person moved several bottles.

In the meantime, Hyunwoo and Jungah swept the area near the fireplace clean to make some space for Jinhon’s playing. Instantly, there was a small stage for a performance.

Jinhon arranged the bottles, hitting them with a stick here and there. And then he began to play the bottles instead of the piano, which surprised everyone there.

Hyunwoo was pleasantly surprised, too. The peculiar vibration from the bottles gave a completely different sound, and the melody was also pretty interesting.

Though Hyunwoo couldn’t do so for honor’s sake, the Ani & Funny kids began to dance one by one naturally. Thought it was very funny random dance, it perfectly fit the sound of the bottles.

Jungah quickly took out her cellphone and recorded their dancing. Pretty much encouraged by their crazy random dance, Jinhon was more immersed in playing.

After he was done with playing with excitement, Jinhon looked at Hyunwoo.

“How about it? It sounds better than playing it on the piano, doesn’t it?”

“Absolutely. How can the milk bottles create a more exciting sound than piano? So cool.”

“I really love this sound. I think I can make a good song if I take the milk bottle as the main instrument, with piano, drum, guitar as the auxiliary instruments,” said Jinhon.

The song Hyunwoo just heard was excellent, but the new song would be much more magnificent if Jinhon could arrange the song by making up for the uninspiring portion with other musical instruments and giving some impact on it.

“Let me make a music video based on this. Actually, I’m thinking of mixing some dancing with this song.”

“Got it. Hope you can create a great song.”

Everyone came out of Dreaming School and headed back home.

Jinhon headed for his grandmother’s instead of Seoul. He was supposed to go to an alternative school specializing in music called ‘Todolipyo (Repeat Sign)’, starting next Monday after dropping out of school.

Todolipyo was located in the suburbs of Suwon City, so it was not far from Ansan City. Besides, it had a dorm.

Hyunwoo also went back home. On his way back home, he received a call from Suji Min.

He gladly picked up the phone, but her voice over the phone was somewhat strained.

“Please help me!”

“What are you talking about? Where are you now?” asked Hyunwoo urgently, stunned.

“My daddy is now drunk…”

Fortunately, it was not a big deal. It was only 4 pm. Why did Suji’s father drink in broad daylight? Besides, Hyunwoo was aware Suji’s father never drank before.

Hyunwoo quickly drove to the place where Suji was with her father.

When he arrived at the restaurant, her father Taeho Min was already passed out.

No matter how hard those around him shook him, he didn’t show any sign of getting up.

Hyunwoo carried him on his back and put him in the van to go home. Her mother was anxiously waiting for him at home, stomping her feet repeatedly.

“What’s the matter with him? What should I do now” said Mrs. Kong, Suji’s mother.

“Well, this can happen to a man. He will be alright after a sound sleep, so don’t worry too much.”

After reassuring her, Hyunwo left. Suji followed him.

They took a stroll around her apartment complex. Only then did Hyunwoo hear the whole story. Because Taeho didn’t produce satisfactory outcomes, his university cut off his funding completely.

“It was his lifelong dream”

“I see. He lost his dream. I guess he must have been pretty much heartbroken.”

“Well, it’s a good thing that his funding was cut off. From now on, he can spend more time with the family.”

Hyunwoo nodded. Taeho almost gave up his family to pursue his dream. Now, he lost his dream but regained his family.

In Taeho’s position, he might have felt terribly regretful about it, but in Suji’s shoes, she could think his little bit of suffering brought about a big gain for her family.

“By the way, I guess you had better go back home now. I’m concerned about your Dad,” said Hyunwoo.

“Never mind. Mom is with him anyway.”

“As you know, your mom is physically uncomfortable. I think you should care for him.”

At that moment, Suji suddenly stepped back from him and stared at him with an angry look.

Hyunwoo was embarrassed by that, and said, “What’s the matter?”

“I clearly told you, ‘Never mind!’ And when did you think that you really cared about me? Do you know what day it was two days ago?”

Hyunwoo got confused all the more. He couldn’t figure out what day it was, but it was not a special day. Given her angry reaction, however, it was obviously a special day, he thought.

“What was the day before yesterday?” asked Hyunwoo.

“Stop it. I’m a fool to ask you on that,” said Suji.

“I’m sorry, Suji. Don’t get angry like that. I’m getting scared.”

“Why are you apologizing to me?”

Hyunwoo scratched his head, trying to say something, but he couldn’t as he didn’t know the answer.

At that moment, he received a call from an older woman named Mrs. Hong.

Hyunwoo first read Suji’s countenance to check out if it was okay to pick up the phone.

Suji stared at Hyunwoo, but she didn’t say anything as if she said he could go ahead.

“Mrs. Hong, how come you gave me a call like this?”

“Is the faceless angel your mother?”

“Yea, that’s correct.”

“I see, the rumor was true. Why did you keep it to yourself up to now? I love that kind of work, too. Can I help her?”

“Oh, the work starts from morning till night. It’s physically demanding. How can you help her? Thanks for saying that.”

“Haven’t you heard that when you grow old, you don’t have any sleep at dawn?”

“Oh, I see. Anyway, I’ll contact you whenever my mother needs your help.”

After chatting with her shortly, he looked at Suji, who fortunately didn’t seem to blame him for the call.

However, she continued to bug him, “Tell me. Why are you apologizing to me?”

He was on the spot and at a loss what to answer.

Again, he received a call from somebody. He regretted that he didn’t turn off his cellphone right after the call from Mrs. Hong.

Instinctively, he looked at Suji, who was casting a critical eye on him now.

He smiled stand-offishly and said, “Man, I should have turned it off, but I forgot.”

And then he was about to turn it off when he noticed the caller’s name.

It was a call from Juhwan Moon.

Hyunwoo heard from him last time that he was following Seungho Paek, the N&C Korea’s sales executive on the job training, but now he was doing his own sales activities.

He was torn between answering the phone and just ignoring it for fear Suji might be upset.

Damn it. How come he called me at this moment? I think I have to pick it up anyway.