The Best Course
Is this really a place that’s doing well?
Next morning, early riser Jang Jihui went to L Massage Parlor with a camera in hand.
The building’s exterior looked ordinary.
A commercial area next to a street lined with companies.
A plain 6-story building with a plain sign hanging.
It didn’t look like it had many customers.
The interior was decent for a massage parlor.
But she didn’t think it would appeal much to women.
“Welcome.”
“Yes. I made a reservation.”
“Let me check… Jang Jihui, right? Sports massage, 30 minutes.”
“Yes. But before getting the massage, can I take some photos here? I’m the operator of the Daehan Yuga Mom Cafe board. I’ll post about this place there.”
She got permission to take photos.
And she mentioned the name of the cafe board.
It was from the confidence that she was different from the so-so YouTubers and bloggers.
“Ah, yes. Of course. Feel free to do so. However, please refrain from filming where employees enter or where other customers are receiving massages.”
“Yes. Of course.”
‘Why? Didn’t even mention services.’
If coming from Daehan Yuga, self-employed people were always trying to give something extra.
Because the promotional effect was huge.
But Lee Inhwa just smiled and gave the filming permission.
Even if it was services, she refused.
Because if not paying, there would be suspicion of receiving bribes.
But she felt a bit bad for not being treated well.
‘Let’s see how good it really is.’
Jang Jihui filled the L Massage Parlor with photos of the interior until the reservation time.
And the big moment, 8:30 AM.
“Please enter room 1 and change your clothes.”
“Yes.”
Jang Jihui entered room 1 and saw the pamphlet handed from the counter.
‘Does it really claim to eliminate all ailments? This is overhyped, right?’
The pamphlet said it would neatly fix various ailments like headaches, neck and shoulder stiffness, back pain, menstrual cramps, etc.
She caught one.
Jang Jihui, who took the pamphlet photo, changed clothes and sat on the massage bed.
Knock, knock.
“Coming in.”
“Yes.”
When she answered, the door opened and a handsome young man entered.
‘He really is handsome.’
There were tons of comments saying Kim Suhyun was handsome in the post.
So she thought how handsome he was, but…
He was even more handsome than she thought.
He could be an idol.
She acknowledged his looks.
But would his massage skills be as good?
She didn’t think so.
The people who were fooled by that face were overhyped.
There were many like that in the mom cafe too.
People who think they know best and want recognition from others.
They want to satisfy their desire for recognition with that.
‘I won’t fall for it.’
Being handsome doesn’t mean anything.
He’s not even my man.
Jang Jihui hardened her heart.
“First time? How did you know about us?”
“I saw it on the internet.”
“Your hips look really bad. Let’s loosen this up first and talk slowly.”
“Haaaat!?”
Suhyun’s hand slipped into her gown.
And Jang Jihui’s lustful voice burst out.
As Suhyun’s hands went from hips, waist, shoulders, neck, Jang Jihui trembled all over, about to die from pleasure.
“Haaat♡ Aaa♡”
“So you like it?”
“It’s good… but… ugh♡ Haaat♡ How can it be like this with just massage…?”
“Right. My hands and your body must have good compatibility. Ah, I haven’t heard your name yet. What is it?”
“Jang Jihui…”
“Jihee. Yeah. I remember. You don’t exercise much, do you?”
“Yes. Yeees♡ Aaaa♡ If you press like that while asking…♡ Aaa♡”
“Too bad. You have a pretty body. If exercising is hard, come see me often. You can get good effects from long massages.”
“Even that is possible. Aaa♡ Haaaaaaa♡ Aaaang♡”
“Of course it’s possible. After it’s over, check in the mirror.”
The 30-minute massage ended.
Jang Jihui couldn’t come to her senses from the coolness all over her body and the wetness in her lower body.
The words on the cafe board were not wrong.
No, rather understated.
With just massage, you can feel this good.
It was a hundred times better than her husband shaking her waist.
And what about the effect.
Jang Jihui was an ordinary auntie.
Ordinary face, ordinary figure.
She never exercised, so her figure was ruined.
Due to giving birth, her skin sagged and her hips were badly deformed.
Especially her butt was puffy.
When she checked in the mirror…
What is this?
It was perky like when she was young.
Is this possible with just massage?
Moreover, her skin felt firmer.
‘Come back to me.’
Suhyun’s voice lingered in her head.
Jang Jihui, who had changed in front of the mirror, rushed to the counter.
Lee Inhwa smiled familiarly and accepted Jang Jihui’s reservation.
And when Jang Jihui returned home, she threw away her negative thoughts before the massage, and wrote a glowing review praising L Massage Parlor and Suhyun with all her heart.
***
“Sigh, even if Suhyun is doing well, it’s a problem…”
Lee Inhwa at the counter sighed.
She had sweated a lot handling the customer’s complaint just now.
It wasn’t a problem during the massage.
If there was a problem, it was the reservation.
Because Suhyun’s popularity was so high, reservations were too full, and the customer’s dissatisfaction exploded.
‘Indeed, reservations keep increasing… What to do about this.’
Currently, the reservation schedule is 3 weeks behind.
But the scary thing is that soon it seems it will fill up a whole month.
Because most of Suhyun’s customers, after one massage, will definitely come back to Suhyun.
But there’s no countermeasure.
Suhyun is working 6 days a week, 12 hours straight now.
About 20 massages a day, excluding 30 min, 5-10 min rest, 1 hour lunch.
Even if a person’s stamina is good, it’s impossible to extend this much time.
“Thanks for your hard work.”
“Suhyun! You’re leaving work?”
“Yes. But do you have any worries?”
“Ah, did it show…?”
Lee Inhwa told Suhyun about her worries in a casual tone.
After all, having reservations full and Suhyun doing well was a good thing.
Surprisingly, Suhyun listened to Lee Inhwa’s worries with a serious face.
“Hmm, that’s really a problem. I can’t have two bodies. If this continues, I might lose regular customers.”
“It might be, but… isn’t that unavoidable? As Suhyun said, Suhyun can’t be two people.”
“President Inhwa. Can you give me a week?”
“Eh? Is there a way?”
“Yes. I’ve been training the massage skills of Gwanghyun and three other therapists. If I do concentrated training for a week, I think I can improve my skills enough to perform the premium course. Then, the reservations won’t be as piled up, right?”
“Really!? Can Suhyun’s skill level rise that much in just a week?”
“Haha, of course not as much as me. But if I set the price 1.5 times higher than regular massage and guide them to say it’s good even if a bit lacking, maybe it can comfort those who couldn’t get reservations. Then, dissatisfaction won’t drop much, right?”
“Hmm…”
Lee Inhwa was pondering Suhyun’s words.
If it worked as Suhyun said, everything could be solved.
Could she convince the boss?
It might be possible.
Since the premium course was created and the store’s sales doubled.
“I see. Then the premium course… um, shall we call the second stage the Best Course?”
“Yes. The name is fine either way.”
“I’ll prepare the Best Course. As for the other therapists, leave it to Suhyun?”
“Yes. If their salaries increase, they will probably like it. They seem enthusiastic to participate. Right, Gwanghyun?”
Suhyun asked Gwanghyun, who was listening to all the conversation from the side.
Gwanghyun nodded vigorously with his head full of approval.
“Of course! Thank you Suhyun. Thank you. President.”
On Wednesday morning.
Suhyun took the subway to Suwon.
Before visiting the orphanage, he always visited KFC, but today he was going to another place.
Because the kids said they wanted to eat hamburgers more than chicken.
Carrying 30 hamburger sets, climbing the hill, sensitive Suhyun heard noise in her ears.
Sounds of something being hit and broken.
And a rough man’s voice scolding.
Screaming children.
It was the sound from the orphanage.
Suhyun threw the box down and ran towards the orphanage.
Using light footwork, Suhyun reached the top of the hill in an instant and saw a group of thugs misbehaving.
***
Jin Yeongsu was causing a ruckus at Seongmo Orphanage with his three younger brothers.
It was easy.
The land and building of Seongmo Orphanage was legally owned by Chilseong-pa.
The person who owned this land died suddenly a while ago.
They bought the land and building through auction and are in the process of transferring ownership through proper procedures.
During the transfer, they can swear and break things, but whatever.
As long as they don’t hit people.
“Stop! Stop it!”
“Today’s also pretty, nun. Are you really in your 40s?”
It’s been 3 days since they came here.
The head nun of Seongmo Orphanage is pretty like in her 20s.
If it wasn’t for the work, she might have been aggressively pursued.
“…”
“Haha, the way you’re looking at me is funny? How about it? Want to spend tonight with me?”
Jin Yeongsu deliberately spewed low-class words.
To stress during the transfer of ownership.
So much that she feels she can’t live here anymore.
“The kids are scared! They said they would somehow prepare the money! Why did you come again!”
“That’s up to the nun’s circumstances. I have to get the transfer as soon as possible. Prepare the money or pack up and leave.”
Jin Yeongsu’s goal was, of course, money.
What would he do with the land and building on this mountain valley.
To pressure the orphanage and steal the money of the nuns behind it was Chilseong-pa’s plan.
So today, as soon as the morning sun rose, he came to the orphanage and started breaking and destroying everything in sight.
“Ha, don’t!”
At that moment, one of the young children in the orphanage blocked the front of the thug.
The thug waved his hand as if annoyed.
Of course, not to hit, but to threaten.
“Get out, get out.”
“Bad kids!”
At that moment, the young child bravely ran towards the thug.
He was trying to act like the protagonist of a cartoon movie.
To give a righteous strike to the bad villain!
But the child’s reflexes weren’t great.
He couldn’t dodge the baseball bat swung as a threat and got hit directly.
“…”
“Minsu!”
“Kyaah!”
Minsu rolled on the ground.
The sight made Jin Yeongsu and the gangsters, and even the orphanage people, all freeze with their bodies.