Chapter 114: Island Maiden, Part 4

Hayoon and Seo Ji-woo, after enjoying the galbi Yoon Suhee made, went to Hayoon’s room.

However…

“I’m going to brush my teeth.”

Hayoon, obsessed with dental hygiene, left to brush her teeth only a few minutes after dinner.

It was late, and if they were going to chat before sleeping, it was better to brush her teeth thoroughly to avoid bad breath.

And Seo Ji-woo…

“Huge breasts…”

Hugged Hayoon’s pillow and felt a pang of jealousy.

Hayoon, seeing Seo Ji-woo, thought, ‘She seems to have some yandere tendencies…’, unaware that similar behavior was happening where she couldn’t see.

“I’m so jealous…”

Nuzzle.

Seo Ji-woo buried her face in Hayoon’s fragrant pillow and pouted.

She was jealous.

Hayoon had many friends, large breasts, wide hips, a big butt, and a pretty face.

Once she started comparing herself to Hayoon, feelings of inferiority surged.

However…

“I’m done brushing. I opened a new toothbrush for you, so use that.”

“Okay! Thanks!”

She didn’t show her feelings of inferiority in front of Hayoon.

That would be like admitting defeat as a woman.

To suppress the jealousy and inferiority brewing within her, she went to the bathroom, where she had washed up with Hayoon an hour ago, to brush her teeth.

Perhaps out of consideration for Seo Ji-woo, the living room lights were off, and Yoon Suhee and Min Jungyun were resting in their bedroom.

So, Seo Ji-woo could enter the bathroom without feeling self-conscious.

“Hmm…”

She looked at herself in the mirror while brushing her teeth.

“But at least…”

Wasn’t her face comparable to Hayoon’s?

Hayoon had a thousand faces, so it was difficult to define her features, but she was simply pretty.

However, Seo Ji-woo herself was definitely on the prettier side among those with innocent-looking faces.

So, putting everything else aside, she was definitely more innocent-looking than Hayoon, right?

Then, she had her own strengths as a woman, right?

Seo Ji-woo finished brushing her teeth, thinking this.

“I feel strange…”

It was good to have a friend.

It was also good to find something she was better at than her friend.

However, this wasn’t the kind of friendship she had imagined.

“Hmm…”

Was it right to feel inferior and jealous of a friend?

Perhaps because it hadn’t been long since she started interacting with Hayoon, secondary emotions, far from closeness, seemed to be surfacing.

This wasn’t right; she shouldn’t feel this way towards a friend.

Seo Ji-woo, feeling a sense of guilt, entered Hayoon’s room.

“What are you doing?”

“Huh?”

“Come here.”

Hayoon, lying on the bed, lifted the blanket with her arm and beckoned Seo Ji-woo.

It was overwhelming.

She was jealous of Hayoon, trying to find something she was better at, competing with herself in the mirror, but Hayoon’s heart was so broad.

“When else will we get to lie down together like this? Hurry up.”

“Okay!”

In the end…

Seo Ji-woo’s yandere tendencies were cured in less than a day.

Hayoon’s chest…

No, her heart…

Was so broad that just burying her face in it felt like a cure for her yandere tendencies.

“Hayoon…”

“Yes?”

“Can I hug your breasts often?”

“Huh? Why?”

“I don’t have them, so it feels good to be like this…”

However, it felt like she was developing a strange habit.

A sense of security, like being in her mother’s arms.

This feeling, something she shouldn’t feel towards a friend…

Was quite stimulating.

The next day.

Hayoon and Seo Ji-woo continued recording for about two hours at Forest Sound, then confirmed Seo Ji-woo’s return to Ulleungdo.

Their debut was still a long way off, and Seo Ji-woo couldn’t stay in Seoul forever.

“It’s finally over…!”

Seo Ji-woo cheered triumphantly.

Perhaps because she slept with Hayoon, or maybe she was just in good condition, the recording went very well today.

She perfectly re-recorded the parts she was unsure about, completing them flawlessly, and was satisfied to be able to return home.

“If we take the bus now, we can make it to Seoul Station on time.”

“Yeah, let’s hurry.”

Hayoon and Seo Ji-woo hurriedly boarded the bus to Seoul Station, heading to the back and naturally sitting together.

“I’m glad the recording went well today. It was a good idea to practice with the lyrics and MR beforehand.”

“Definitely. It’s not easy to come to Seoul, so I’m glad we finished it in one go.”

The two of them, sitting at the very back of the bus, conversed quietly so as not to disturb the other passengers.

It wasn’t easy for Seo Ji-woo to come to Seoul often, so it was better to get things done when she had the chance. They were relieved to have one less thing to worry about.

‘Ah, she’s so admirable.’

Hayoon barely suppressed the urge to pat Seo Ji-woo’s head.

Seo Ji-woo and Hong Seo-hyun’s songs would be released on various music sites and YouTube channels in mid-April, as planned.

She could praise Hong Seo-hyun based on the results, the quality of the final version, or even just for earning good money this month.

However, she couldn’t do that for Seo Ji-woo, who lived on Ulleungdo Island.

‘How should I praise her…’

Then, how about giving her praise in advance?

The selling point of this original song was clear.

Once released, if they covered each other’s songs, the original song’s revenue would increase due to the ripple effect.

Subscribers and viewers of Scarlet and Lucy would flow back and forth, securing mutual growth.

In short, it was a guaranteed success.

Then…

‘I heard that having yandere tendencies stems from a lack of affection…’

Let’s give Seo Ji-woo, who seemed to be lacking affection, what she wanted most.

Thinking this, Hayoon gently placed her hand on Seo Ji-woo’s head…

“H-Hayoon…?”

“You did a really good job this time.”

And let her bury her face in her chest.

Last night, Seo Ji-woo had casually said,

‘Can I hug your breasts often?’

Such words from someone lacking affection were a kind of signal.

A signal like, ‘I feel at ease when I do this.’

Then, wouldn’t providing that be the most appropriate reward for Seo Ji-woo?

Hayoon willingly offered her chest.

‘So soft…’

Seo Ji-woo held onto Hayoon’s thighs for balance and buried her face in Hayoon’s chest, amidst the swaying bus.

This feeling… this fulfilling feeling…

It felt addictive.

The gazes of others didn’t matter.

After seeing Seo Ji-woo off on the KTX to Ulleungdo Island, Hayoon returned to her daily life.

Drawing illustrations, streaming, discussing the future direction of the company with Do Jin-ho, and so on.

March, April… time passed by like this.

However, there was one small change to her ordinary life…

–Hayoon, so I…

“Oh, really?”

–…

Seo Ji-woo would call her around bedtime.

Not every day, but maybe two or three times a week.

They already talked for at least ten hours a week during their usual calls, and with the addition of these bedtime calls, it felt like they talked more than she did with her parents.

“Okay, good night, Ji-woo.”

–You too, Hayoon!

Hayoon ended the call with Seo Ji-woo, vaguely thinking, ‘Have I been neglecting my parents lately…?’

This cognitive dissonance arose because Hayoon treated her parents just averagely, while Seo Ji-woo called her friend Hayoon more than average.

Hayoon, remembering her parents, took them out for dinner as an act of filial piety.

“Okay, okay, I’ll tell you everything…”

Then, during her stream, she talked about Scarlet’s cover of Blue Ocean and Lucy’s cover of Red Sky, creating self-generated hype.

–So, is Lucy really not part of your company?

–Your cover songs have been overlapping for months, isn’t this planned?

–You draw the illustrations too.

Viewers questioned the overlapping song choices of Lucy and Scarlet, asking if there was something going on since Hayoon drew the illustrations, and how could she, the CEO, not