Chapter 237

Chapter 237

Bamboo Forest Manager.

Episode 237: Unfair Anger

Early morning.

Here I am with Yu Arin at the convenience store inside the school. Since we both spent a lot of money yesterday, we’re just having cup noodles for breakfast.

Slurp.

Slurp.

In the silence, all that could be heard was the sound of noodles being eaten. We finished quickly since they were just cup noodles, and though we were full, it left us feeling unsatisfied.

As I stayed seated, Yu Arin let out a deep sigh and spoke.

“Well, what can you do? I heard you’re attending the first lecture with Seo Yerin.”

“Easy for you to say when it’s not your problem, huh?”

“Not really my concern, is it?”

Look at her shrugging and acting all smug. If she wasn’t someone who couldn’t fight, I would have jumped right in.

I covered my face with my hands, squeezed my eyes shut, and complained.

“Ah, because of Seo Yerin. That’s why I said let’s just go home yesterday.”

“Because of Yerin…?”

Did it bother her?

I could feel the heat in Yu Arin’s voice from across the table.

“This jerk enjoyed everything till now and now blames me?”

“I told you from the start I wanted to go home!”

“What are you saying, you gluttonous guy who kept going until five minutes before the halt!”

“Why did you have to cosplay as a cat! If I knew you had such naughty thoughts from the beginning, I wouldn’t have met up at all!”

“This jerk is crossing the line?! So you didn’t like it? Was I the only one who enjoyed it, you jerk? You enjoyed it the most and now what!”

“……”

“No matter how much I insisted on stopping, you pushed it to the end! And why did you buy the pack with only three condoms?”

“……”

“Be honest. You bought the one with only a few on purpose, didn’t you? So in the end, we used them all!”

This girl, she’s definitely a master of rhetoric since yesterday.

Having nothing to say, I kept my mouth shut, and Yu Arin huffed and put an end to it.

“You jerk, my thighs still feels sore.”

“…I’m sorry.”

I did kind of force her to do what she didn’t want to. It’s like paying back at night for what happened during the day.

Surprisingly, we might have had good chemistry.

“Ah, forget it. I have a lecture from this morning, so just take me there.”

“Yes, got it.”

After cleaning up what Yu Arin and I ate, I offered my back to her.

“Ouch, it hurts like hell.”

Yu Arin groaned as she climbed onto my back.

“Let’s go quickly. It’s embarrassing if someone sees us.”

“Arin, you said you have time before your lecture starts, so check the campus forum while you wait. Someone might take a picture and post it.”

“Got it.”

With Yu Arin on my back, who said it was hard to move because of me, I headed straight to her classroom.

It felt like some kind of diet.

If I overate yesterday, I have to deal with it today.

Since I indulged in pleasure yesterday, I have to handle the aftermath today.

But.

I still liked it.

“Don’t touch my butt.”

“I have to do this to carry you securely.”

“I get that, but don’t move your fingers, you jerk.”

“It’s because I’m anxious.”

When you’re anxious, you tend to fidget your fingers, right?

It’s something like that.

…Probably.

It was exactly as I expected.

– Anonymous454: This morning in front of the school, couple photo. So jealous, damn.

A few photos of me carrying Yu Arin were posted on the campus forum but were swiftly deleted.

People wondered why they disappeared, but when I mentioned something about portrait rights, they naturally quieted down.

Posting such a picture was literally an ‘if not, then never mind’ situation.

I could gracefully extinguish even the smallest embers.

“Whew.”

Taking a deep breath, I sat in the empty lecture room, shaking my leg, something I don’t usually do.

I was breaking out in a cold sweat and felt chills, wanting to just go back, but with finals next week, I couldn’t skip.

‘I wish Seo Yerin wouldn’t come.’

I was genuinely hoping for that, but alas, my wish didn’t come true at all.

I arrived somewhat early and was alone in the lecture room, and of all times, the next person to come in was.

“Oh, it’s Yerin.”

It was Seo Yerin.

‘Damn.’

Why did she have to come so early when no one else was here?

She’s not usually late, but she’s not one to come extremely early either.

“Ye-Yerin! Oh, you’re here!”

My voice cracked, but I pretended to welcome her nonchalantly.

Naturally, as expected.

I tried to babble anything to Seo Yerin, who sat next to me.

“You came early?! You’re really early today. There’s still some time before the lecture starts.”

“Yeah, I saw on the Gahyeon University Bamboo Forest App that there was a picture of you carrying Arin around. So I hurried and came.”

Damn it.

I was sure I deleted it.

I forgot she frequents the Bamboo Forest.

Who knew she’d check it faster than Yu Arin and me.

Seo Yerin nonchalantly prepared for the lecture, taking out her writing tools and notebook.

After finishing her preparations, she took a slight breath and looked at me with a bright smile.

Her smile is really pretty.

She’s someone who can live off her looks.

It would’ve been nice if she wasn’t angry.

“Woojin, yesterday I watched a documentary with my mom and dad.”

Suddenly, a documentary?

But anything’s fine.

Let’s just go along with whatever conversation topic comes up.

“Wow! What kind of documentary? I actually like those quite a bit. Isn’t it especially fun to watch during exam periods?”

“Yeah, that’s why I watched it without realizing how much time had passed. It was a documentary about the Joseon Dynasty.”

“Wow, the Joseon Dynasty is great. Civil and military officials! Kings! Secret royal inspectors! Just a romantic era! I really love it too!”

Does this girl have a mental illness?

She’s being so over-the-top that it makes me wonder, but does it even matter?

The scariest person when they are angry is Seo Yerin.

‘Or is it Choi Yiseo?’

Well, anyway.

Both are equally terrifying, so I just went in with my eyes down without any hesitation.

“Yeah, it was interesting. Especially the part about eunuchs was fascinating.”

“Oh! That-!”

I was about to continue responding enthusiastically with a laugh, but suddenly stopped.

Eunuchs.

“Eu…nuch?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Sweat beads on my forehead.

I tried to respond with a forced smile, but the thought that eunuchs are castrated keeps looping in my head.

“It was fascinating. Apparently, you can’t become a eunuch through surgery. In the Joseon Dynasty, you couldn’t recklessly harm the body your parents gave you.”

“Oh, oh. I see…”

“But there were illegal places that performed the procedure. I wonder how they endured it without anesthesia.”

Damn, I feel like crying.

I miss my mom.

“Y-yeah, I guess.”

As I responded tearfully, Seo Yerin crossed her legs and gave a chilling smile.

“Still, people back then endured it. I guess it’s possible to endure.”

“Y-yeah, Yerin.”

“Plus, I found out a few more interesting facts.”

I don’t want to know.

I wanted to block my ears, but before I knew it, I couldn’t help but hear Seo Yerin’s explanation, her eyes not smiling.

“They cut the testicles, not the penis. If you cut the testicles when you’re young, it was often impossible to have an erection in the later stages.”

Damn, what kind of documentary gives such detailed information?

Now I wanted to complain to the production company that made the documentary.

Unconsciously, I bowed my head toward my lower body.

It felt like it was speaking to me.

Thanking me for using it diligently all this time.

Whoosh.

Seo Yerin grabbed my chin and forcibly turned my gaze toward her.

Our eyes met, and she continued her explanation as if nothing had happened.

“But if you cut the testicles as an adult, you can still have an erection.”

“R-really? That’s really fascinating…”

“Right, it’s a relief.”

Why is it a relief for you?

Biting my lip, I glanced at the classroom door. Seeing no one coming to my rescue, I finally-

“Yerin, I’m sorry!”

I stood up and bowed deeply, shouting. It seemed like there was no other way to survive.

“I should have thought more deeply in many ways! Please forgive me for falling into temptation!”

A brief silence.

“Whew.”

It ended with a long sigh.

“Woojin, I won’t hide my jealousy. I won’t force myself to endure things that annoy me.”

“……”

“Since it’s your choice. If you can’t endure it, just choose one.”

By holding onto everyone, no one can leave.

Seo Yerin, who was rebuking me, sighed deeply and tapped the seat where I was sitting.

“I’d really like to pull out, but…”

“Ugh.”

“Because I know that’s not possible. Sit down and think about it. Figure out how you can make me calm down.”

I quietly took a seat and began to ponder seriously.

How can I soothe the anger of Seo Yerin?

No matter how much I thought about it, there was only one answer.

“How about we have sex after this?”

I said, giving a thumbs up, but Seo Yerin glared at me, genuinely annoyed.

“Do you think I’m such an easy girl that just having sex with me will solve everything?”

Got caught.

She’s the one who always wants to have sex anonymously every day.

So, it’s only natural for my thoughts to lead in that direction.

I felt a bit wronged but tried to hide it as I pondered something else.

“Hmm, can’t you give me a hint or something?”

“I don’t even know how to calm myself down, so what hint could I give?”

“……”

What is this, so damn tricky.

I wanted to say that, but is there really a way for a guy who spent the night with another woman to be forgiven?

Even after pondering this and that, no answer came to mind.

“……”

Thump.

I reached out and touched Seo Yerin’s chest.

“…Are you kidding?”

Usually, she would have laughed it off, but this time was different. Seo Yerin glared at me with a cold stare that reminded me of Choi Yiseo.

“Sorry, I just wanted to touch big breasts. I felt a bit unsatisfied yesterday.”

I tried to compliment her, saying it was a sensation I couldn’t experience with the petite Yu Arin.

“Annoying.”

Was it counterproductive?

It must have been counterproductive.

I tried to apologize and pull my hand away, but Seo Yerin subtly pushed her chest forward and murmured.

“Sigh, just keep thinking about it.”

While trying hard to hide it, clearly enjoying me touching their chest.

Not everything is resolved, though.

‘What, is this really working?’

It seemed like the immediate crisis was averted.

“I need to text Arin.”

“Wait a momeeent!”

Of course, stopping Seo Yerin from starting a fire elsewhere was another story entirely.