Transmigration: The Narcissistic Cinderella

A strange premonition bugged Moon Jiwoo at that moment, and no matter how much she tried, she was unable to drive away that anxious feeling within her.

It was starting to unnerve her at this point, and concentrating at her work was getting difficult due to this.

A groan escaped from her mouth as she tied the bouquet of flower. The sinking feeling inside her ċhėst was increasing as time passed by, and at this point, she was confident that something was about to happen.

As for what that thing was, Moon Jiwoo wasn't that sure about it. Nonetheless, she prayed that nothing grand or dramatic would be happening.

She preferred her life was now the best, and the pace was perfect for her. Having it change was one of those things that frightened her greatly, and she wanted to prevent that from happening at any cost.

A wince escaped from her mouth, and Moon Jiwoo realized that she had cut her finger by mistake. Seeing the blood flow out of it, she let out a sigh.

It seemed that her injury did not go unnoticed by the owner, and making her way over to Moon Jiwoo, the owner voiced out, "You have been distracted a lot today."

Moon Jiwoo instantly bowed at the lady and spoke out, "I am sorry, Boss."

"You have cost a lot of loss today by destroying all of those flowers. That's why, I want you to take a break for today."

"No, Boss. I am sorry for all that I did, but I will be careful from now on."

"I don't think that I will be able to afford anymore losses, and it's fine. Just take a break. You have worked really hard without a break for months. That's why, I don't mind. Just do whatever you want to do for today. I will be able to handle the shop on my own, and I will just be closing the shop early."

Seeing the owner was lighthearted about it caused relief to spread through Moon Jiwoo although she did feel a little guilty. Although nothing has happened to her, she was acting this way, and this made her angry at herself.

It seemed that she hadn't yet grown out of her habit on letting her personal emotions affect her work, and this was one that thing she needed to work on greatly.

"Thank you, boss, for the little vacation. Once again, I am sorry for today. Something just happened, and I am really distracted due to that. I will make sure that I am completely fine tomorrow, and make up for all the losses."

"It's alright. Take your time coming back. You really pushed yourself hard these days, and that's why, you deserve this. I am not in a hurry for you to come back."

"No, I can't possibly do that. You must be really busy these days, and I can't do that. Don't worry. Nothing that big had happened to me. It's just trivial."

"Is that so? Whatever it is, I hope that it gets resolved. You are at your best state when you're smiling brightly. With that frown on your face, you are going to scare away all the customers. That's why, only come back when you are able to smile that widely."

Moon Jiwoo was touched by how the owner cared for her. At times, the owner did feel like a mother to her. Last time, when she was sick, the owner made sure to cook for her and send them to her apartment.

She always managed to make Moon Jiwoo feel grateful towards her, and Jiwoo hoped that there will be a day she will be able to make up to the lady.

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Walking around the town, Moon Jiwoo looked at both of her sides. There was nothing around the place she was able to do. Now that she was being a miser and due to her lack of money, she wasn't able to spend on shopping.

Nonetheless, it was not as if she found this unpleasant or boring. Although the roads were busy and the place around her was quite crowdy, she did not mind walking around.

Moon Jiwoo did not have a destination in her mind. She just wanted to keep on walking on the same path until her legs got tired and to see where she will be ending up at last.

Sometimes she saw couples go around by holding each other's hand, and she would be lying if this did not make her envious. Maybe if things were meant to be between her and Sookyung, she would be able to do the same with the man.

Nonetheless, although it caused her ċhėst to squeeze painfully, she did not let that show upon her face. It was not as if she was forcing herself to put on a joyful expression; it was just that she was tired to being upset at these small things.

Turning to her left, her eyes fell on the dress on the mannequin, and finding it to be quite beautiful, she made her way over to it. Touching the glass before the dress, she wore a smile on her features.

"I have really changed. I would have gone crazy to buy this in the past, but I guess it doesn't seem that great to be enthusiastic over. Moon Jiwoo, you are seriously getting old to be talking like this. What had happened to you?" she mumbled to herself.

With a smile on her face, she turned her attention away from the dress and continued to walk further. A strange thought than emerged in her mind.

She wondered what the people from her past would be thinking if they saw her in this state. Most likely they would not be able to believe that both of them are the same person.

Their reactions would be understandable for that was how Moon Jiwoo would have felt as well if someone told her she was going to change this much in the future. The change was totally perplexing.

Looking back to it, she was aware of how much mistakes she had done in the past, and if she was able to go back, she would truly try to change them— not because of how she wanted to lead a happier life but to make up to all those people she was guilty towards.

As Moon Jiwoo was continuing further, her shoulder bumped against someone, and feeling something hot spill over her caught her by surprise complete. A gasp escaped from her mouth, and she took a jump backwards.

"I am really sorry."

Hearing that voice, Moon Jiwoo raised her head, and her eyes fell on the female standing before her. Seeing her at here was not something Moon Jiwoo had expected, and it was a great shock to her.

Oh Chaeyoung was present before her. The very woman her ex-fiance was fond of was standing before her, and she wasn't sure of how to respond to that.

Speaking of her past crimes, Chaeyoung was one of those she really owed to. Thinking about all those times she tried to make her life miserable aggravated Moon Jiwoo.

In beginning when she had arrived to this world, the only thing she held was hatred towards Oh Chaeyoung, but now she was aware of how immature that very thing was. 

She wasn't able to know all that about Oh Chaeyoung from Eunwoo, but one thing she was aware of that she was the one who took care of Oh Sookyung all those years he was in this world.

This was truly a strange coincidence.

In her last life, she had heard of how she had a younger brother who she deeply cared for. But seeing how that brother was Oh Sookyung made Moon Jiwoo laugh at how funny the fate could be at times.

Maybe one of the reasons she was given the task to protect Oh Sookyung was to make up for all the times she did wrong to Oh Chaeyoung, and thinking about it that way did not make Moon Jiwoo make displeased.

She really owed a lot to the female, and if this was a way she was able to make it up to her somewhat, then Moon Jiwoo did not find it being that bad.

"Oh! Aren't you Shin Daerin-ssi? I have heard about you from his Majesty a lot. You must be surprised, right? I am Oh Chaeyoung— his sister when he was in this world. I am sorry that for bumping into you. I wasn't watching my steps."

"No, it's fine. The coffee wasn't that hot anyway, and it's my fault for not watching my surroundings properly. I know about you. It's a great coincidence to meet you at here, Chaeyoung-ssi. Sookyung used to take a lot about you as well," she said with a smile on her features.