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After finishing the showdown with Baek Cheong-ha, I immediately contacted Yoon Ji-chang on the way back.

Seems like he thinks he has a hidden card to move only Ji-wu, but it’s not that easy.

I already have someone on my side planted next to Ji-wu.

Even a good colleague who handles everything smoothly when called upon.

“I called you, Chaewon!”

“….”

Ji-wu, who was dragged out by Yoon Ji-chang in surprise, had a rather sour expression.

“What’s up all of a sudden.”

“What. Can’t friends invite each other to dinner?”

“No. You could have just contacted me. Why go through Yoon Ji-chang?”

Can’t say I made a promise with Baek Cheong-ha.

With Ji-wu’s personality, he will definitely try to mediate.

Just getting in between and getting pushed around, not being able to do anything, is a waste of time.

“There was a reason for that.”

“What reason…”

Whether he read the atmosphere between us or not, Yoon Ji-chang shouted shoulder to shoulder with me and Ji-wu.

As soon as his arm was on my shoulder, Ji-wu’s expression changed.

“Come on! Anyway! Where should we go? Shall I guide?”

I prefer to solve things at home rather than eating out, and without search functions and ratings, I can’t eat out.

At times like this, it’s best to leave it to someone who knows the neighborhood well and is well-versed in the culture of entertainment.

“Please. Somewhere delicious. Preferably with meat.”

“Meat! Got it. I’ll guide you right away!”

And so, the three of us moved forward shoulder to shoulder.

Walking the night streets of the bustling city, my eyes naturally followed the bright signs and moving people.

Oh, there’s a restaurant here.

It’s always noisy, but there’s a club.

Is that a famous restaurant, it looks really crowded.

As I walked, thinking all sorts of thoughts in my head, I felt eyes on me the whole time.

Who’s staring at me so intently? It was Ji-wu.

Pointing back and forth between my shoulder and Yoon Ji-chang with his eyes, he lightly tapped his head, urging us to hurry up.

It was a joke. If I stay still like this, he might really kill me.

I understand jealousy, but if Chaewon didn’t like it, I would have pushed him away earlier.

Ji-wu is clueless.

It’s all because he has deep intentions.

‘If I had just called you, Baek Cheong-ha would have gone crazy….’

We agreed not to contact each other first unless Ji-wu called first.

Since Baek Cheong-ha is trying to bypass the professor’s contact information, I might be using Yoon Ji-chang as well.

‘I need to find a way to make Ji-wu contact me first.’

Without revealing that I’m in a war with Baek Cheong-ha.

How can I periodically ask him to contact me first.

Zero dating experience.

I have no idea how to move a man, so I’m worried.

‘No. He’s not an ordinary man.’

Isn’t he Ji-wu, who loves Min Chaewon endlessly.

He might react quickly if I tease him a little.

Let’s think from Ji-wu’s perspective. What would be effective? What should I do to make Ji-wu contact me first? When would I miss him.

Lost in thought, we arrived at the restaurant.

“Three people!”

“I’ll guide you this way.”

“Oh, you two sit down and order first! I’ll go to the bathroom.”

Amidst the intoxicating smell of grilling pork and stir-fried kimchi, Yoon Ji-chang left the table as if to have a private conversation.

A four-person table with partitions for two people facing each other.

Ji-wu took a seat inside first, and I instinctively sat down next to him.

“… Oh. Sorry, I’ll go the other way.”

Thinking it was pointless to stick around, I tried to move again, but my wrist was immediately grabbed.

“Just sit here.”

“Why? If we’re too close, I’ll get hives.”

“That’s right. Anyway, don’t sit over there. That’s Yoon Jichang’s seat.”

I admit it. That could have been unpleasant.

From my perspective, both are just friends, so I almost unintentionally triggered Siwoo’s jealousy.

“What’s up. But you were quite forceful just now.”

“Ahem.”

I could feel Chaewon’s heart fluttering.

Maybe it was because of Chaewon’s uncharacteristically proactive protective behavior that the points were quite high.

“By the way, you.”

“Huh.”

“Why didn’t you contact me first?”

Water was poured into a metal cup and handed to Siwoo.

He drank the cold water and remained silent.

Why isn’t he answering?

“Excuse me. Did you just hear what I said?”

“Huh? What?”

If you heard it, why pretend not to know?

“Why don’t you contact me first? Since that time when you asked if I remembered when I was 6, you’ve never called me first?”

If you like Chaewon, even if you’re shy, you should be more proactive in contacting her.

Even if it’s not a call, you should at least send a message.

Ask how she’s doing.

If she’s eating well.

If she’s in a safe place.

If everything is okay.

Because she’s going to be your wife.

As the now Chaewon, I can even sense Jeong Siwoo’s biorhythm and tell him when the best time to play is, like ‘playing at the right time will yield the best results!’

If you push away when I get closer, saying it’s burdensome, then you’re not interested?

This is a bit disappointing. Chaewon will be very disappointed.

I remember the method of showing disappointment that I learned from Yoon Jiyu and use it as it is. I must be quite impressive. But the me from three years ago wouldn’t know, so it’s better to tell him.

“No, I’m… busy. I thought it might be bothersome for no reason.”

Siwoo scratched his cheek, revealing his frustration.

“Right? It’s not like you have to report everything I’m doing. You don’t know if I’m busy or playing. You might be able to guess what I’m going to do, but I don’t. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

I understood right away.

It’s all true.

‘Well… at that time, I had no idea what Chaewon was doing.’

Should I talk a little about Chaewon’s life?

Should I just mention Aclert?

What should I do, Chaewon?

‘……’

No answer.

It means do it yourself… Should I tell him? Anyway, Yoon Jichang already knows, and Song Seonghyuk knows too.

Adding Jeong Siwoo won’t change anything.

‘He’ll know about helping Yoon Jiyu with the accompaniment.’

And he’ll hear about taking over Baek Cheongha’s tutoring soon.

Why hide anything before the professor tells him?

Baek Cheongha likes Jeong Siwoo.

The matchmaker made a deal with me to make her give up on him.

Yoon Jiyu is a woman who will eat you alive in the future.

Isn’t it enough not to talk about these things?

“Then let’s talk about it now—.”

“Shh. Sorry! Oh, my stomach suddenly hurts.”

Just as I was about to start the conversation, Yoon Jichang came back talking about poop.

Ugh, this clueless guy.

Siwoo tapped my side and whispered, “We’ll talk later.”

“Uh-huh.”

Meanwhile, Yoon Jichang, realizing that we were whispering, sat down with a displeased expression.

“What’s this? Talking without me. How rude.”

Siwoo, who had been angry with Yoon Jichang as a shoulder to lean on, didn’t hesitate to scold him.

“What’s up. Are you going to talk about family secrets without me?”

Of course, this attack had no effect on Yoon Jichang.

I’ve said it many times, but this guy is Yoon Jiyu’s older brother.

He’s a master of manipulation, gaslighting, and turning things around.

“Did you two get married or something? You’re not even real siblings, what secret could you possibly have to talk about?”

Jeong Siwoo, who had briefly fantasized about a happy married life with Chaewon for about 3 seconds, was shocked.

I looked at him pitifully and handed the menu to Yoon Jichang.

“It’s noisy. Just order something.”

“What’s up. Why haven’t you ordered?”

He hit the guy who didn’t take the menu with the menu.

“Ah.”

“Order like a connoisseur. Quickly.”

***

Supporting Yoon Jichang, who had drunk a lot of alcohol, Jeong Siwoo took a taxi to send him home to prevent his broken bones from breaking again, even though it was a short distance.

Although they couldn’t stand each other, the siblings, they wouldn’t leave their younger brother sleeping on the street after drinking.

To soothe our upset stomachs, we headed to the nearby Best 31.

“We’ve never been here before.”

“It’s expensive, so we just looked at it.”

“There wasn’t much reason to look at it in the first place.”

“It seems like it was.”

We ordered three flavors of ice cream and sat facing each other at a table for two.

It’s time to talk about what we didn’t talk about earlier.

“I’ll briefly tell you about my schedule from now on. I hope you’ll ask about my well-being from time to time.”

I thought he would ask, “Is that what Chaewon wants?” But Siwoo just nodded as if he understood.

As I said before, he didn’t want to separate me and Chaewon.

“First of all, I go to a pension in the suburbs once every two weeks for video shooting.”

“… Video shooting?”

“Yeah.”

I showed Siwoo my Aclert channel on the screen.

“This is my channel.”

I showed him the character that looks like Strelka in the profile picture.

Then I showed him the number of subscribers.

And finally, I showed him my face.

Siwoo looked at them in order and closed his eyes tightly.

“It’s all just a strange coincidence….”

I thought he would tell me not to lie. I’m glad he didn’t.

It seems like he believes everything I say.

“Because it’s me, do you think there’s no need to deceive me?”

It’s good for me. It makes it easier to talk about something or persuade someone on a conflicting topic.

With a slightly red face and his chin resting on his hand, Siwoo cleared his throat and asked me.

“By any chance. Can I come along to watch the video shoot?”

This Sunday is the shooting day.

“Is it because you want to see me in cosplay?”

Siwoo answered without any hesitation.

“Yeah.”

He answered so confidently that for a moment, I thought it wasn’t Siwoo.