episode_0032

With a woman’s voice, Ye-bin moved her body.

“Mom!!”

“Mom?!”

Upon hearing that, Ye-bin headed towards the direction where the voice was coming from.

And as she looked towards the source of the voice,

She saw a person who appeared to be her mother.

“Mom!”

Calling out to Ye-bin while still in an embrace.

… It must have been resolved for now.

Although a new issue arose that needed to be addressed…

**

After seeing off Ye-bin and calming down Seong-ah noona,

She continued to repeat that the child was speeding. Finally calming her down and finishing the situation explanation.

With the situation explained, noona said it was such a situation, got up from her seat, and said she would leave.

Not sure what she wanted to do, but…

“…. Should I go back?”

In the current situation, there was nothing else to say but to go back.

Nodding, Ji-won agreed to that.

Is this… the right thing to do?

Returning home, she sat down.

She just kept saying she was tired.

Wanting to rest, she closed her eyes as soon as she lay on the bed.

She intended to sleep right away, but…

“I’m hungry.”

Ji-won approached, saying he was hungry.

At times like this, it seemed they should go out and eat something together.

“Can you give me a break today..”

It really didn’t seem possible to go out today.

Feeling exhausted, where could they even go?

“I’ll give you this, go buy something you want to eat.”

Since she couldn’t let him go hungry, she handed Ji-won her credit card.

“Hey… Even if I’m a bit of a freeloader, if I accept this, I’ll look heartless.”

“Ji-won… Your words may say one thing, but your actions speak louder.”

Although Ji-won said one thing, his actions showed he eagerly accepted the card.

“Oh.. my mistake.”

“Mistake my foot, hurry up and take it.”

Taking the card, Ji-won said he would only use a little.

Thinking she could finally get some sleep now, she decided to sleep.

Perhaps due to exhaustion, tonight seemed like a night where she could sleep well.

**

Waking up from sleep, she looked around.

After sleeping and waking up, she felt refreshed, as if her mind had cleared up.

After sleeping, it felt cool and…

Cool…?

Why did it feel so cool now as she thought about it?

-Meow

She felt a meowing sensation coming from beside her.

Remembering the feeling of something she had touched a lot before, she checked.

“What the heck…?”

Beside her, Ji-won was sleeping.

How many hours had passed for this guy to be sleeping next to her?

In a state of confusion, she looked at Ji-won, who was rubbing his eyes and waking up.

“Why are you sleeping here?”

To the awakened Ji-won, she asked why he was sleeping here.

“Just ate and felt sleepy because of indigestion..?”

I understand he slept, but why is he sleeping next to my bed…

“Never mind.. If you’re going to sleep, go to your room.”

Ji-won started nodding in understanding at my words.

Looking at Ji-won getting up from the bed,

Strangely, the bed felt damp.

“What is this…?”

It felt damp, but she didn’t know what to say.

Why is there this damp feeling here…?

After much contemplation and thinking, no conclusion was reached.

There were a few suspicions, but hopefully not that, she thought it must be just her sweat, and decided to go back to sleep.

I don’t know what happened exactly.

But now, feeling more tired than before thinking about it, she decided to quietly fall asleep.

**

After receiving the card from Ji-hoo, she went out to eat and returned.

Having eaten to satisfaction, when she entered the house, Ji-hoo was sleeping.

Was it because of the tiredness of the day? Sleep well.

Seeing Ji-hoo sleeping, for some reason, I too began to feel sleepy.

Was it because of indigestion or because I ate after being hungry?

Lying next to Ji-hu, I thought, “Should I just sleep here too?” and settled beside him.

Perhaps due to the warmth and Ji-hu’s scent, sleep quickly overcame me.

I intended to stay like this, but…

– Rustle.

Ji-hu approached and began to embrace me.

“Ji… Ji-hu?!”

In my surprise, I tried to push Ji-hu away, but he held me tighter.

“Ugh… Just a little longer… Let’s sleep more…”

Ji-hu murmured about wanting to sleep a bit more and continued to hold me tightly.

“Uh… It’s so sudden; it’s really embarrassing when you approach like this, isn’t it…?”

I spoke to Ji-hu, but he seemed oblivious, continuing to embrace me.

How nice would it be if he did this often…

Normally, he doesn’t hug me like this, but today, there seems to be an unusual amount of physical contact.

He’s really making me flustered.

Seems like he’s deeply asleep; no matter what I say or do, he doesn’t wake up easily…

Must be really tired.

I hope Ji-hu didn’t get more tired because of me.

Thinking that most of Sang-ah’s issues were because of me…

I must be causing Ji-hu a lot of trouble…

Maybe… it wouldn’t be bad to just leave him alone at times like this.

“Ugh… It’s cold.”

As Ji-hu said it was cold, his body started trembling. Covering him with the blanket calmed his shivers.

I wish he could rest a bit if he’s tired…

I can’t help but worry since he doesn’t get that chance.

As I stroke Ji-hu’s head, he starts to smile.

Ji-hu’s smiling face… It’s almost as rare as finding a shiny Pokémon.

Today seems lucky…

Is it because of Ji-hu’s breath and scent?

I’m feeling a bit… sleepy too.

Snuggling closer to Ji-hu in bed, I decided to fall asleep holding him.

“Goodnight… Ji-hu…”

And as I drifted off, a loud noise woke me up.

A heavier sensation on my left chest than usual greeted me.

Awakening, I found Ji-hu clutching my chest, looking flustered.

I apologized and tried to detach, thinking it wasn’t a big deal anymore.

Ji-hu suggested he should go sleep in his room.

Agreeing, I got up and returned to my own room.

Back in my room, what I thought was nothing turned into something as I recalled being grabbed.

But why grab the chest like that?

Feeling embarrassed and caught off guard, I jolted awake.

I thought it wasn’t a big deal anymore, but being grabbed suddenly made me feel ashamed…

I don’t even know what color my face is or what expression I’m wearing right now.

Just feeling mortified and wanting to disappear.

Let’s just sleep and forget everything.

With that in mind, I tried to sleep under the covers, but why can’t I sleep tonight…

**

“It was soft. No, it was exactly squishy.”

I don’t know how to express this.

Last time, there was a vibe, but I couldn’t fully sense it.

This time, I could feel it very distinctly.

“Damn… Damn…”

Covering my face, I felt like I wanted to die right then and there.

Trying to run away, I realized it had been dark outside for a while.

There’s nowhere to go if I go out now… It’s better to stay put.

That said, feeling squishy was nice…

“This is seriously messed up…”

I have no idea what kind of messed-up thoughts I’m having.

Anyway, I tried to lie down again to sleep.

“Ji-hu…? Are you sleeping?”

Trying to sleep again, Ji-won opened the door and asked if I was going to sleep.

“I’m not asleep yet. Why?”

When I replied that I wasn’t asleep yet, Ji-won cautiously entered the room.

Suddenly, in response to the question of why she had come in, Ji-won looked at me. Coming closer, Ji-won spoke.

I don’t know what she’s trying to say. For now, I decided to watch Ji-won as she approached and tried to speak.

As Ji-won approached, I asked her what was going on.

“Hey, can you introduce me to our mom?”

“What the hell?”

Last time it was our mom.

This time, is it this side?

In response to Ji-won’s request, I didn’t know what to say.

Asking suddenly to meet our mother here, I didn’t know how to respond.

But one thing I could say for sure.

“No way, damn it.”

“Huh…”

Ji-won started to look shocked at me.

Why? It’s not a situation where I have to go.

It’s not something urgent,

After staring at Ji-won for a while, I asked if she really wouldn’t go.

“Do I have to go?”

When I asked Ji-won, she nodded slightly.

“How am I supposed to meet Mom?”

“Now that the son has become a daughter! When Mom sees me, she’ll probably make some noise about my chin or something!!”

I understood what Ji-won meant.

“Ah… okay.”

Come to think of it, she hasn’t told her parents about her situation…

So that’s why this reaction came out…

“Sigh… Alright.. Just pick a date…”

Well… I guess I’ll just think of it as greeting them after a long time…

But Ji-won’s mother… I wonder what she looks like.

Come to think of it, I’ve never met Ji-won’s mother before…