The next morning, Gun-Ho and Mori Aikko ate a Japanese Lo Mein for breakfast .
Mori Aikko couldn’t stay with Gun-Ho that day; she had to prepare for the performance . The event that Mori Aikko was participating in was a rather big event held in Tokyo Bunka Kaikan . According to Mori Aikko, it was a very important event for her to strengthen her position in the field . ”
“I’m sorry that I can’t visit you more often . I’m just so busy with my business . ”
“It’s okay, oppa . As long as your heart is with me, I’m fine . ”
“Of course my heart is always with you . And this is my gift for you in congratulating on your performance . Take it . ”
Mori Aikko took the envelope that Gun-Ho handed to her with a lonely smile and put it in her purse .
“I have to take off now . You said you are leaving today, right?”
“Yeah . I guess I will see you next time . ”
Gun-Ho kissed Mori Aikko on the cheek .
“Oppa, stay healthy, okay?”
“I will try . You too!”
“When you leave, please make sure you turn off all the lights here . ”
“No problem . ”
Gun-Ho waved at Mori Aikko and she waved back at Gun-Ho .
After Mori Aikko left the condo, Gun-Ho felt too lazy to get up . His flight was scheduled to leave in the evening anyway . Gun-Ho continued to sleep in Mori Aikko’s bed .
He woke up around noon when he heard his phone ringing .
It was from the Korean restaurant owner in Akasaka—Ji-Yeon Choi .
“President Goo, I heard you are in Tokyo right now . ”
“Yes, I’m here . I came to see Mori Aikko’s performance . ”
“Did you watch it already?”
“Yes, I did . ”
“She is very good, right? Mori Aikko is the youngest geisha there . Doing a performance at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan is everyone’s dream in the field . ”
“Is that right?”
“Of course . If you tell any Japanese person that you had your performance at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, they will highly value your competency . ”
“Haha, really?”
“And, I received a phone call from Segawa Joonkko the other day . ”
“Segawa Joonkko? The hostess of the bar in Shinjuku City—Mamsan?”
“Yes . She wanted to say thank you . She could give you a call but since she can’t speak Korean and you can’t speak Japanese, she called me instead to let you know how grateful she is . ”
“I haven’t done much . ”
“Well, because of you, Mori Aikko has been able to focus on her dance without feeling the pressure to make money . ”
“I feel like I haven’t been of much help to Mori Aikko even financially . Haha . ”
“President Goo, you are not stopping by my restaurant anymore? I’ve read about art exhibitions at your GH Gallery, from newspapers . Are you not planning to host an art exhibition in Japan?”
“I don’t have any good connection for that business in Japan . ”
“Sir, come on . Remember me? I am your connection in Japan . I guess you don’t know what I am capable of when it comes to social connections . ”
“I know you have a wide range of social networks, Ms . Choi, but it’s about the fine arts . ”
“Oh, you don’t know that I know people in that particular field . I will send someone to you . ”
“Well, if you could do so, I would greatly appreciate it . ”
“Are you going back to Korea today?”
“Yes, I’m taking a 5 o’clock flight . ”
“Oh, you’d better head out to the airport now . Have a safe trip . ”
“Thank you . I will see you next time . ”
When Gun-Ho arrived at the Gimpo International Airport, he received a call from Chan-Ho Eom .
“Sir? Are you at the airport?”
“Yeah, I just arrived at Gimpo International Airport . ”
“I’m in the airport parking lot right now . I am on my way to the arrival area to pick you up . ”
“Did you bring the car?”
“Yes, sir . I’m on the way . ”
It seemed that Chan-Ho figured that Gun-Ho reserved a two-way flight ticket to Japan, and he drove to the airport to pick up Gun-Ho .
“I didn’t even tell him to pick me up at the airport, but he is here . That’s nice . ”
When Gun-Ho walked to the arrival area, a shiny Bentley was there waiting for him . Gun-Ho got into the car .
“It’s Sunday, Chan-Ho . You didn’t have to come to pick me up . ”
“You came back from your business trip, sir . Of course, I should come to pick you up . ”
Gun-Ho felt a little bit of guilt when Chan-Ho said business trip since he went to Japan to have fun with Mori Aikko and watch her dance performance .
“Where should I take you to, sir?”
“Let’s go to TowerPalace . ”
It was very convenient to have a chauffeur . Gun-Ho felt exhausted after the trip and it was really nice to have someone who could drive him to his home . Gun-Ho’s home—TowerPalace was a bit far from Gimpo International Airport . Driving home could make him more tired and it took time too . If he chose to take Limousine Bus, he would have to wait for the bus for quite a while at the airport .
Gun-Ho went to work at his building in Sinsa Town . After he reviewed the reports, he went down to the art gallery . There was the art exhibition going on, of a Korean painter . Gun-Ho could see a lot of watercolor paintings being displayed there . There were several people standing while having a cup of tea . They were probably the artist and his relatives . Not many people were in the gallery since it was still morning time .
Those people didn’t recognize Gun-Ho .
“Hmm, nice paintings . ”
Gun-Ho couldn’t understand the paintings of the French artist—Marion Kinsky, but this not-so-widely-known painter’s paintings seemed to be relatively easy to understand for him . However, the newspapers that wrote very favorable articles about the art exhibition of the French painter didn’t mention even a word about this Korean painter’s art exhibition in any newspaper .
Gun-Ho wanted to purchase one painting from this Korean artist . One painting drew his attention . It depicted the golden field where the rice was ripening at sundown .
“Is this painting already taken?”
A lady who was having a cup of tea quickly came to Gun-Ho .
“No, sir . It’s available . ”
“I’d like to buy this painting . How much is it?”
“It’s a small-size painting . It’s 600,000 won . ”
Gun-Ho filled out the purchase request form with the address where the painting should be sent to .
“The painting will be mailed to this address after the art exhibition is over . ”
“I will actually send someone on the last day of this art exhibition . You can hand the painting to him . ”
Since the size of the painting was small, it would fit into the car . Gun-Ho was going to send Chan-Ho Eom to pick up the painting .
Gun-Ho went up to his office . He was reading a newspaper when he received a call from his sister .
“Gun-Ho, mom is in a hospital . ”
“Mom is sick? What’s wrong?”
“She fell on the floor . She can’t get up . I think she hurt her back . ”
“Really?”
“She is in Seoul National University Hospital now . ”
“Seoul National University Hospital? Not Gil Hospital in Incheon City?”
“There is a doctor who specializes in spinal fractures at Seoul National University Hospital . ”
“Spinal fractures?”
“Yeah . Mom knows someone there who works as a chief nurse . The chief nurse helped her stay in a nice patient room at a reasonable price . ”
“Hmm . Is that the hospital near Daehakro?”
“Yeah, that’s the one . Stop by the hospital on the way home . ”
“I heard that spinal fractures take a long time to heal . ”
“I was told that mom has severe osteoporosis . ”
“Really?”
“Mom is aging, you know?”
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