Fix things that they regret?

After making sure that she will exist for the next twenty years, Chang Seol is out of the mansion, walking as far as away from the No family. She wonders what she should do with her life. She's twenty years in the past without money or a roof over her head.

"This is crazy." She gazes at the wide green fields. "This is too crazy."

The sun is rising at the horizon, turning the sky a beautiful shade of orange. Chang Seol sits down on the grass and yawns. She couldn't sleep well last night. Who could? Her brain is exhausted and her heart isn't doing any better.

"Is it real love?" She thinks about her parents. Her mother used to stay awake all night when she got sick. Her father's tough love was unbearable at times. "They were made to believe that I was their child."

If she goes to them and tells them the truth, she won't exist anymore. Honestly, she doesn't know what will change. Any small change can lead to her destruction.

"I will tell them the truth after I go back in time." She promises herself, "I will ask for their forgiveness."

She will make up for it in some way, though she won't get married to No Shi Won.

"How is Mister doing?" She lays down on the ground, staring at the sky. "Does he miss me?"

Since she's different from Mister, isn't it better for him to be with that actress? They are both humans. Chang Seol is a real cockatrice. Her life is too long. Mister will grow old and die. She will outlive him. "I still want to be with him."

Is it selfish?

Twenty years are long.

Chang Seol sits up. She stares ahead. "There is a positive side to this."

For example, she has made sure that she would exist for the next twenty years.

"Now, I have to survive for the next twenty years." Chang Seol claps her hands as she trails off. "How do I do that?"

If there's a question, there's an answer.

"I must keep myself positive at the face of adversity." She clenches her fist. "I have the next twenty years to improve my life."

Then, she takes out her notebook and starts writing the things that she can do.

"I can sing but it will create a paradox because I would also become an internet celebrity. It's best not to use that skill." She scribbles on the paper. "Other than singing, I can read, write, and cook. I can also do manual labour."

What would people do if they get the chance to go back in time?

"Fix things that they regret?" Chang Seol narrows her eyes. "But then, it's not safe to change the past."

It would be best if she leaves the city. For that, she needs money. How much does she have? She checks her wallet. There are only a few coins. "I should have borrowed money from No Shi Won's house."

Life is difficult for poor people. She should find a way to become rich. How could she become rich in a short time?

"Share Market?"

She could invest in the companies who would make big in the next twenty years.

"I should invest in IT companies." Her eyes twinkle brightly. "For that I need money."

Maybe she should go back to U City and steal from her house.

"I am not stealing." She shakes her head as she corrects herself. "I would be borrowing for some time."

There's a difference between stealing and borrowing. Besides, it would also benefit her family.

But she might cause some paradoxes. It's best to stay away from her family as much as possible.

"Alright, alright." She nods her head. "Let's do it this way. I will find a part-time job. I will earn enough to leave this city. Then, I will invest in the sharemarket. And then, I will keep travelling until the twenty years are over."

It sounds like a plan but…

"If there is me and No Shi Won here, there should be Mister here too." A cunning smile appears on her lips. She should find out how Mister looks like now.

How is she going to find him? She only knows his surname. How many Sin families are in S City?

It's impossible. Chang Seol heaves a sigh. And she doesn't want to take the risk. "Let's stick to the original plan."

She heads toward the Y District of the S City. As much as she knows, the Y District has a market area. She should be able to find part-time jobs.

After doing a few part-time jobs that paid enough for her food and lodgings, she manages to get hired at a restaurant as a cook. The pay is good enough to save some money.

"I have enough to leave this city and start again." Chang Seol is sitting on the bed in her room. It's in the same building where the restaurant is. The room is smaller than the bathroom of the sharehouse where she used to live, but it's big enough for her to survive.

The heat spells are rather bothersome but they don't trouble her as much as they did in the past. Because of the pheromones that she emits during the heat spells, a lot of men come to the restaurant. That's why the restaurant owner likes her a lot.

Confused men usually eat a lot.

"Why did I act like that in front of Mister?" Chang Seol wonders. "It's not as bad as I thought it to be."

It's probably because Mister isn't here in front of her.

"Shouldn't I start attacking any man like Oh Ji Ye?" Chang Seol scratches her chin. "Maybe it's different for humans and cockatrices."

Usually, the change happens a week before her periods. She usually takes her days off during those days. There's another cook and they have working shifts. To make up for her disappearances, she works that cook's shifts. They have it worked out somehow.

The owner gives her enough leeways since she attracts more customers.

Besides, she can use her will to suppress the change until she can find a place to unleash it.

Though it's working out somehow, she knows that it can't work for too long.

Chang Seol packs her things. She has a new ID. Now, she can invest in the sharemarket.