Chapter 152: Side Story – Modern IF (13)

Chapter 152: Side Story – Modern IF (13)

“..Why are you here?”

Gaeun was the first to speak.

She looked at Raewon with a puzzled expression, then realized that both of us were naked.

If only one of us had been naked, I could have used the excuse ‘I was showering,’ but.

We had no such excuse now.

The truly unfortunate thing was that Gaeun was very quick to grasp the situation.

Before I could say anything, her face stiffened slightly.

“Well.. I, I just came to get something. It was hot, so I was showering..”

“Together?”

“Uh, uh.”

It was more terrifying because she wasn’t angry or making a scene.

I slowly walked over to Raewon and put on my clothes.

Gaeun gently closed the door and let out a faint sigh.

“Hoo…”

Then, she took out her phone from her pocket, as if to do something.

Beep, beep beep-

‘Who is she calling..?’

Should I say I had a bad feeling?

As I stared intently at her, swallowing dryly, I heard someone’s voice from the other end of the phone.

“Ung.. Gaeun-ah.. Why did you call..?”

Gaeun switched the call to speakerphone as if to let me hear.

Her gaze, slightly cold, was directed at Raewon.

“Sorry to call so early. Did you just wake up?”

“Just now.. Whyyy..?”

Yeonseo’s voice was quite husky.

Raewon’s face visibly twitched.

“It’s nothing else.. Raewon is at Sewon’s house, so.”

“Huh? Why is she there..?”

At that moment, Raewon’s expression hardened rapidly.

She opened and closed her mouth, and looked at Gaeun with very earnest eyes, but.

What’s done is done.

“I don’t know. Seeing you both naked, it looks like you were doing something.”

“..Naked?”

Yeonseo’s voice immediately changed at the word ‘naked.’

After a moment of commotion, I heard.

“Okay, wait a moment. I’m coming to Sewon’s house.”

“It’s on speakerphone, you know? Raewon is here too.”

“Hey, Park Raewon! Didn’t you say swapping ends there?! Just wait.. You won’t be able to sleep tonight..”

“Hee, hiiik..”

Thwack-

The call ended with a very chilling sound.

Raewon collapsed onto the bed in the same position, and I managed a wry smile.

Gaeun’s face, looking at mine, was very unusual.

‘We’re screwed..’

What will Yeonseo say when she comes later?

I don’t know for sure, but I know the situation isn’t good.

I sat down on the bed with a blank expression.

I shouldn’t have granted her request.

It was a morning filled with a strange sense of regret.

****

“Come here. You’re dead today.. Don’t you have anywhere to release your lust? Let me satisfy you so much you can’t walk.”

“W-wait a minute! Calm down! Yeonseo-aaaaa!!”

Click, whirr.

Raewon, literally kidnapped by Yeonseo, let out a desperate scream.

But her pathetic state only lasted that long.

As the door closed and the lock engaged, silence fell upon my studio apartment.

All that remained was Gaeun, looking at me with a smile.

Of course, that smile was also terrifying.

I forced a smile at her and walked towards the refrigerator.

“Hehe.. G-Gaeun-ah, what do you want to drink? Aren’t you thirsty?”

“Not really.”

“Then.. do you want some snacks? There’s bread too-“

“I’m not hungry.”

“Uh.. Didn’t you not eat breakfast..?”

“I didn’t eat.”

“How about delivery food..”

“I’m not really hungry, I’m telling you.”

Normally, I would have smiled and said, ‘If you like it, I like it too!!’

But given the situation, she was maintaining a very cold demeanor.

I sat next to her with a very awkward expression and patted Gaeun.

“Gaeun-ah, that.. the thing about going to your paternal family.. how did it go?”

“It finished quickly. The matter was resolved more easily than expected. So I came back early this morning.”

She came back to Seoul early this morning, and the first thing she saw was the aftermath of me and Raewon having sex.

It’s understandable that she would be angry.

I scratched my head and hugged Gaeun tightly with the most affectionate gesture I could manage.

I need to get rid of her anger first.

Otherwise, I might freeze to death in this atmosphere.

“First of all.. listen, Gaeun-ah. It’s not what you think..”

“If it’s not what I think, then what is it?”

Although her expression didn’t change, I knew.

Gaeun was furious, from the top of her head to her toes.

Wondering how to get out of this situation, I decided to just kiss her neck.

But, unusually, she just turned her head away without any reaction.

‘What should I do..?’

This was the first time Gaeun had ever treated me so coldly.

She had always accommodated me, no matter what I did.

I calmly hugged her tightly and spoke softly.

“We didn’t have sex. Really.”

Even with those words, Gaeun remained silent.

She just exhaled faintly and fiddled with her fingers.

Her expression showed great disappointment.

“Raewon said she was having a hard time, so I just helped. I’m sorry for breaking our promise. Really..”

“..What am I to you?”

“Huh? What do you mean-“

I was surprised by her unexpected words, and Gaeun’s eyes became moist.

My mind went blank, and my heart pounded.

Gaeun is crying.

I hugged her in a state of panic and stroked her hair.

“G-Gaeun-ah, why are you like this?”

“I thought you.. would never do this with anyone else. I came all this way, to see you, but how could you..”

Tears dripped from her large sapphire eyes.

I needed to comfort her, but I was so flustered that I didn’t know what to do.

I fiddled with my hands and swallowed dryly.

Gaeun sobbed and heaved her back, crying miserably.

Come to think of it, I had never given her any firm confirmation.

‘Although I received confessions every day..’

I always brushed off her confessions with a kiss or by saying ‘I’ll tell you later.’

Physically, we were like lovers, but.

I had never uttered the common phrase ‘I love you’ with my lips.

Perhaps that’s why she felt anxious.

Her reaction, sobbing uncontrollably when I hugged her, showed her attitude.

Since our physical relationship was fine, I had foolishly become complacent.

I really thought it was okay like this. I felt pathetic.

I hugged Gaeun tightly and fell into thought for a moment.

Then, I whispered softly to her.

“…I like you.”

“Hic, ugh? Hic?”

Because I came at her so suddenly, Gaeun’s eyes widened.

She sobbed pitifully but stared intently at me.

Her face was filled with a myriad of complex emotions.

I swallowed dryly and kissed Gaeun’s cheek again.

Perhaps because of my confession, she trembled and reacted sensitively.

“W-wait a minute..!”

Even though she was so angry just moments ago, her face began to turn red rapidly.

It seemed the confession had a significant impact.

Her expression completely softened as if nothing had happened.

She tried desperately to cover her face, knowing it was all visible.

But it was too late, everything was already revealed.

“..I’m sorry. You must have been anxious because I didn’t give you a clear answer.”

“Wh-why.. right now.. it’s not that I don’t like it, but.. th-that.. no. I like it too. I like it..”

It definitely worked effectively.

Gaeun was in a complete daze, confused, and then lowered her head.

Her ears were completely red, as if they would burn at any moment.

I held her tightly and continued to whisper.

“I’m not trying to brush it off with a confession. It’s just that you seemed anxious. I’m not interested in anyone else but you.”

“..Really?”

“Yeah.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

“If it’s really true then..”

With her head lowered, Gaeun tapped her cheek.

If it’s true, she wants a kiss.

I chuckled and brought my lips to her cheek.

Whoosh-

But then.

As I brought my face closer, Gaeun immediately pushed me onto the bed.

“G-Gaeun-ah..?”

“Haa.. You really surprised me.. I thought you were.. whimpering for that bitch..”

Gaeun, who suddenly pounced on me, had a different expression.

There were clear tear tracks on her face, but.

Her face was filled with a lustful yet aggressive light.

Should I call it a predator’s gaze, hunting its prey?

Just moments ago, she was completely dejected, but suddenly the atmosphere changed drastically.

“G-Gaeun-ah.. Wait a minute..!”

“Be quiet. Do you know how surprised I was..? Thinking that you.. would be moaning for.. that bitch..”

She spoke in a low voice and left a deep hickey on my neck.

Then, she panted heavily and stole my lips.

Like a carnivore disciplining its young, she lightly bit my neck with her teeth.

The sensation of her molars and the cool feeling ignited a strange excitement.

We became entangled from that morning, mixing our bodies fiercely.

When I came to my senses later, it was already 6 PM.

The brief, dizzying flirtation came to an end like this.

As for Raewon, I don’t know what happened to her.

But in a photo I received around 9 PM, she was convulsing, completely messed up.

Yeonseo’s anger subsided, and Gaeun’s misunderstanding was cleared.

In the end, it can be called a happy ending.

Time flowed by, and it was the day of the school opening ceremony.

The semester, which began at the end of August, started again.