PAID

Life rarely goes as planned.

After the festival ended, I was busy drafting plans for what lay ahead.

However, none of the ideas seemed easy to execute. Instead, they kept spiraling toward more complicated and exhausting solutions.

"Do I really have to go to China?"

Even relying on Chairman Lee Ji-Cheol had its limits.@@novelbin@@

I wanted to resolve everything while staying in Korea, but it seemed that wasn’t an option.

Except for Dragon and Angel, the rest of my masterpieces required attention.

This year was the only chance to handle them all at once.

I needed to get as much done as possible before becoming a third-year student.

"Come to think of it, didn’t Hong Jin-Hoo mention participating in the Biennale this year?"

I wanted to go with him, but with my packed schedule, that seemed impossible.

“Hmm. Maybe I could just go alone.”

But would my family even allow that?

Being a minor, my family’s protective instincts were off the charts.

They’d never let me go alone due to their sense of responsibility as guardians.

"And finishing everything during summer break? Impossible."

Each painting would take at least two and a half months to restore. With three pieces to fix, I simply didn’t have enough time.

"It’s not like I can go to China every school break."