317. Catfight (2)

“Ha.”

The unnie’s voice, making a ‘tsk’ sound and sighing, echoed woong woong in the bathroom, vibrating against my bare skin, which wasn’t even covered by a towel.

Well, I guess I must be making her uncomfortable.

She had been monopolizing him all to herself for nearly a month, without worrying about losing him to Hinami or having him turn his eyes to me.

It’s only natural she wouldn’t like me suddenly showing up.

…Of course, neither do I.

I didn’t particularly like those two either.

It wasn’t like I wanted to steal him or anything, or wished he’d hold me.

I was just… annoyed that those two looked so happy.

It’s cheating to push me this far down and then be happy just amongst yourselves.

“The bathtub’s a bit small for you to join too.”

“Wouldn’t it be better if Hyungbu got out? I don’t mind showering with unnie.”

“I don’t mind.”

“Then unnie should get out.”

It wasn’t about pent-up desire or primal urges like wanting to do it.

Unlike them, I’m not a pervert, and I wouldn’t miss sex or anything like that even if it were erased from my life.

There was only one thing I wanted to do here.

…Simply to have Hyungbu get excited because of me.

And then,

Have unnie get angry.

“Haaah… Ye-eun-ah. Stop beating around the bush and just say it. You’re jealous.”

“It might look that way to you, unnie, but it’s not true at all, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Oh, yeah, yeah. I’m sure. Our great Ye-eun wouldn’t possibly be jealous of a mere unnie like me, right?”

“Provoking me like that won’t make me angry, so don’t waste your energy. …Because I’m not unnie.”

I don’t wish for those two to break up.

They’re practically soulmates, perfectly compatible humans.

But I don’t wish for them to live happily ever after either.

…Because if they did, I’d be the only one feeling wronged.

They played with someone like me this much, so they shouldn’t feel wronged if I put a little obstacle in their way-

“Really? Then I’ll give you space, so just wash up quietly and get out. …You said you were different from me, so you won’t do anything foolish, right?”

“What?”

But contrary to my plan to just slightly annoy them and then disappear.

The unnie, who had been quietly soaking in the tub, scoffed, abruptly stood up, grabbed a towel, and brushed past me.

The bathroom door creaked open, then slammed shut harshly, kwang, the sound piercing my ears. At the same time, Hyungbu, still remaining in the bathtub, followed the unnie’s retreating figure with his eyes before finally turning his gaze to me.

He then scanned my body up and down, let out a deep sigh, pook, as if unable to stop it, and threw his head back.

“Why do you guys like fighting so much?”

“Fight… we didn’t fight. Unnie just suddenly had an outburst.”

“You came here openly to pick a fight, and now you say that? You little brat.”

…He called me a name I hadn’t heard since elementary school graduation, shut his eyes tightly, and beckoned me with his finger, kkadak-kkadak.

I instinctively felt a sense of repulsion at his gesture and tried to step back, but.

The moment I met his gaze, as he blearily opened his tightly shut eyes and glared at me.

Like being dragged by a leash I wasn’t even wearing, I hesitantly, juchum-juchum, stepped into the bathtub where he was soaking.

“Sit.”

“…”

As I sat forcibly on his lap, a warm sensation spread through my entire body.

For a moment, I almost mistook the warmth of his embrace for the bathtub water, and my tension instantly dissolved, hook.

Before I could even savor the warmth, I felt his hands on my chest, fondling me, and I felt relieved, shaking off that strange misconception.

…Right, this man was always like this.

He only pretended to be nice to unnie sometimes; he was fundamentally flawed.

Reminding myself of what I’d almost forgotten thanks to not seeing him for a while, I took a deep breath and spoke to Hyungbu behind me.

“…Aren’t you ashamed to be doing this in front of unnie, Hyungbu?”

“What should I be ashamed of?”

“Unnie provoked me, trusting you, didn’t she? …And you can’t resist this?”

It was purely a battle of pride.

I… wasn’t exactly seducing him because I liked Hyungbu, or because I liked Kang Joo-hyuk.

It was just the only way I could get on unnie’s nerves.

Of course, that was something unnie, Hyungbu, and even Hinami all knew.

“You barge into the bathroom naked and then say that? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?”

“That’s… that’s beside the point. …No matter what I do, it doesn’t change the fact that you’re horny and want to cheat, does it?”

“Well, that’s… any man here besides me would react the same way. …Is there any brother-in-law in this world who wouldn’t be tempted when a sister-in-law like you comes onto him?”

“…”

But this strange man showed no sign of rejecting me, whether I provoked his girlfriend or came onto him.

He hugged me without thinking, as if he thought with his dick instead of his brain.

Was he really confident that this was okay?

Cheating with me, cheating with Hinami, neglecting unnie.

Did he have absolute faith that unnie would never betray him?

Where on earth did such baseless confidence spring from?

He wasn’t that capable, nor that handsome.

Other than being decent at sex, he was hardly a remarkable man.

What on earth was the source of that boundless confidence?

“…Were you lonely because you couldn’t see me?”

“What are you talking about, bullshit. Please stop.”

“Seeing you act like this the moment we meet, you seem like you were lonely.”

“Don’t talk bullshit, seriously.”

Why. Why did he mistakenly assume I must miss him?

…What gave him the right to assert that I couldn’t forget his dick and wanted to be fucked by him?

What made him so great that he could talk so confidently without any shame?

Even I don’t possess that much confidence….

Seriously.

“Ask anyone in this world, they’ll say you look hornier than me, you know?”

“Stop talking nonsense-“

“You’re the one talking nonsense. …Shall I tell you exactly what you were doing the moment you were released from the dorm?”

“…”

“Or do you want to say it yourself? Your place is just one floor up, so why exactly did you come down here?”

…Why was I being swayed by this kind of man?

The source of that endless confidence.

The source of those baseless delusions.

It was all me.

It’s because I act like this that Hyungbu is acting so cocky.

…Maybe.

If I just told him the truth, maybe his confidence would wane.

“Just tell me honestly. What did you come here wanting to do?”

“…Because I was annoyed.”

“Annoyed about what?”

“Just… unnie. …I could be annoyed (by her).”

“Well… I sort of understand, but be more specific.”

“…Others worked like hell to get this far, but she just met one good… weird guy and is flaunting it. I hate seeing it.”

“Are you two really sisters?”

“We are sisters, that’s why I’m like this. …Besides, unnie hated me first.”

I wanted to break Hyungbu’s delusion.

I don’t exactly like you.

I don’t love Kang Joo-hyuk.

We’re just connected by a bad fate, and

The relationship of ‘Hyungbu’ was more important to me than the person Kang Joo-hyuk.

Even if it were someone else instead of you, even if unnie had another man beside her-

“Wait, Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk…!”

“Why? …She said she hates my girlfriend, so I’m just teasing her a bit. Is there a problem?”

…Haaah.

This crazy bastard, grabbing my nipples while I was talking…!

“Nngh…♡, Ah, uh, mmmph……”

Suddenly,

Stop kissing me without permission.

Your girlfriend is listening outside.

She provoked me, trusting you, right?

But if you betray her so blatantly like this….

“Puhaha. Mmph, chuuup……”

…This shouldn’t be happening.

For just this insignificant man.

To betray unnie so easily.

To treat me like a toy.

These were things I absolutely couldn’t allow.

“…Heeu, ha……”

“What do I have to do to make you two reconcile?”

For some reason, my sister and I,

Couldn’t refuse whatever he did.

Unnie… even if you found a decent Master,

Why can’t I resist a mere Hyungbu like him at all?

It wasn’t because I was afraid of him, because now-

“Answer me. …How can we reconcile?”

“…Don’t ask me.”

“…”

“Anyway, even when Hyungbu isn’t around, we always fight…, mmmph……”

It wasn’t like my heart was pounding out of fear.

Ever since I stepped into the bathroom,

Ever since I rode the elevator up,

Ever since I was released from the dorm and got in the car heading towards home.

Why my heart had been pounding so hard,

I knew the answer.

“Puh…, hoo……”

“…Then it’s not my fault.”

“…”

I didn’t want to.

I didn’t want to nod.

I wanted to blame everything on Hyungbu.

And yet.

My tongue involuntarily moved towards his lips.

“Heu-eup……”

It wasn’t like I wanted to steal him or anything, or wished he’d hold me.

I was just… annoyed that those two looked so happy.

It’s just that I hated seeing them happy amongst themselves after pushing me this far down.

Actually,

If I hated it that much,

I could have just looked away.

Why was I here, mixing tongues with Hyungbu in this warm bathtub?

The answer was simple, but

I could never utter it aloud.

I couldn’t admit it.

…Because just moments ago,

I had signed a new contract.