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In fact, after exchanging phone numbers with Yoon Aram, we chatted on KakaoTalk a few times.

It wasn’t a particularly important conversation, just a quick exchange of greetings.

‘But today it’s a phone call.’

If he had been thinking of casually asking how I was doing like usual, he would have definitely sent a KakaoTalk message, so it would be more correct to assume he had some other business to attend to.

So, should I just give up without any expectations?

A smile spread across my lips as I thought, “It’s finally here.”

“Hello, hello… ?”

When I picked up the phone, I could hear Yoon Aram’s voice on the other end of the phone.

Perhaps because it was the first call, his tone was quite cautious.

“Yes, hello.”

“That’s Lee Seo-ha, right…?”

Have you forgotten my voice?

That’s entirely possible, since all I saw was the entrance exam day.

But I still regret it.

“Yes, that’s me.”

“Thank goodness. It’s me, Aram. Yoon Aram.”

“Yes, of course I know.”

“I just wanted to repay you for lending me the writing utensil last time. Do you have time tomorrow? ”

Time tomorrow?

Even if it’s not okay, you have to make it okay.

Because I can’t postpone the first event that I’ve finally found.

“Yes, any time is fine.”

“Then I’ll send you a KakaoTalk message later. I’ll include the address, time, and other details.”

I know the address and the time, but what are the other things?

Are you thinking of sending me some dirty pictures to seduce me?

Then you are very welcome.

By the way.

‘It’s a bit disappointing.’

It’s a memorable first call, so shouldn’t we get to know each other a little better, even if it’s not a sweetheart thing?

Since we’ll be seeing it all the time, both at the academy and at home, it’s better to do it that way.

“Aram, have you eaten?”

“I just ate.”

“What did you eat?”

“I made cream pasta. I like cooking, so I do it often.”

You like cooking.

Then, I can invite you to my house later and cook together.

And then it would be good to have some subtle skinship.

“I like cooking too, it’s the same.”

“Do you like cooking too, Seo Ha?”

“Yes, I live alone so I often cook and eat various things.”

“Ah… You live alone… .”

There was a very slight change in Yoon Aram’s speech.

I don’t know what you were thinking, but I hope it was positive.

I’ll have to cook for you next time I go over to play or something like that.

By the way, something suddenly occurred to me while we were talking,

“Shall we start talking more comfortably? We’re the same age anyway.”

Is there any reason why we should be speaking politely to each other?

That doesn’t mean I don’t like using formal language.

There is also the charm of a woman who speaks politely and is like a good wife.

When the child is born later, it will also help him learn to speak nicely.

However, informal speech suits the bright and cheerful Yoon A-ram better.

I want to see Yoon A-ram acting cute and speaking informally.

I should ask Seol-ah, whom I met at the bookstore last time, to be polite.

Because that suits Seol-ah.

“Oh, then should I do that? I was also wondering when I should tell you.”

Fortunately, Yoon Aram didn’t seem to dislike it either.

I really liked that the atmosphere had already changed when I spoke informally to him.

“Yeah, that’s much better.”

“Then I’ll KakaoTalk to you later?”

“Okay, I got it.”

With those words, our memorable first phone call came to a close.

I put my phone down on the table, leaned back on the sofa, and thought back on the conversation I had with Yoon Aram.

‘You said you like cooking.’

This was something I just learned.

To begin with, I didn’t have much information about Yoon A-ram in my head.

She is not the heroine of this novel’s main character, Lee Seo-ha, but that damned bastard’s childhood friend.

Although it appeared occasionally, it was never described in detail.

Well, I guess I can just start learning little by little from now on.

Every single dot in every corner of the body.

I’m so curious to see how that son of a bitch will react when that time comes.

Should I hold on to my legs and hang on?

Or should I sneak a peek from behind a telephone pole and vow revenge?

I think that no matter what happens, I will be happy.

* * * * *

The next morning.

I left home a little early and headed to the meeting place that Yoon Aram had sent me via KakaoTalk.

I did a quick search yesterday and it seems like it takes 30 minutes by subway.

So I took a taxi.

‘I need a car.’

After thinking it over carefully in a moving taxi, I came to that conclusion.

It’s more comfortable for my body, but I can’t take a taxi every time.

I feel more comfortable giving her a ride rather than sending her in a taxi late at night.

Well, it would be better if we could just hang out in the car.

And above all, it’s so inconvenient because the radius of activity is so narrow when there’s a car and then there’s no car.

I had to transfer to the subway and take the bus to get somewhere, so I bought a car for these reasons even before I started using it.

‘What kind of car would be good?’

If I had to choose romantically, it would be a sports car… .

I guess that would be a bit difficult.

There are four women I can fit in my car right now, and if it’s a two-seater, two of them have to fit in the trunk.

While I was thinking like that, the taxi was already approaching the destination.

‘I need to think about tea slowly.’

First of all, the important thing is to go on a date with Yoon Aram.

After a while, I got out of the taxi and found Yoon A-ram waiting at the meeting place.

Yoon Aram was wearing a white sweater, a skirt that reached mid-thigh, and a long coat that reached down to her calves.

But the clothes suited me so well that I almost lost my mind for a moment.

In the first place, is there any clothes that don’t suit that appearance?

Anyway, I felt bad about making her wait any longer, so I quickly walked away.

By the way, I don’t know why our heroines keep appearing before me.

There are still 30 minutes left until the appointment time.

As the distance between us grew closer, Yoon Aram, who had noticed me, also took steps forward, and we eventually met a little bit away from the meeting place.

“Aram, have you been waiting long?”

“No, I just got here. I’m sorry for calling you all this way even though I said I would repay you. After thinking about it again today, I feel like it’s not right… .”

“Okay. It didn’t take hours. ”

“Really? If that’s what you mean… . Then shall we go for now?”

Yoon Aram smiled brightly.

After all, she was much more attractive when she was bright rather than timid and shy.

Yoon Aram and I walked down the street side by side.

And soon after, we arrived at a small restaurant.

After ordering our menu, we sat across from each other at a small table and started talking.

“This is a hidden pasta restaurant, right? I heard you like pasta, so I wanted to bring you here.”

“Then what if you said you couldn’t eat pasta?”

“Then you must have taken me to another store…?”

“Really? Where is that?”

“If you turn around at this alley and go straight ahead, you’ll find a Korean restaurant.”

“I don’t know just by listening, but let’s just go together next time.”

The reason I brought up the story of the other store was all for this one thing.

If I immediately ask to meet again next time, it will be burdensome.

The idea was to make it as natural as possible to make an appointment.

I think you’ll probably get a pretty good answer?

If you didn’t like me in the first place, you wouldn’t have offered me a meal in return.

My prediction turned out to be surprisingly accurate.

“Okay, when would be a good time to do that?”

“I don’t care when, so just work around your schedule.”

“Hmm-, I don’t really care either. But just in case, I’ll check later and send you a KakaoTalk message.”

“Yeah, that sounds good.”

As we were chatting, the finished dishes began to arrive on the table one by one.

What I ordered was seafood tomato pasta.

First of all, it looked like it was definitely good value for money, as it was filled with a variety of seafood.

But the most important thing is the taste.

As I rolled the pasta around my fork and put it in my mouth, I realized that Yoon Aram’s recommendation was not wrong.

Because it was quite delicious.

I think I know why they call it a hidden gem.

“It’s so delicious.”

“I’m glad it suits your taste. You brought me here well.”

Whether it’s because you’re happy with my compliments or because the pasta is delicious.

Yoon Aram smiled.

“Oh, by the way, our exam results are coming out tomorrow. Aren’t you nervous?”

“Of course I’m nervous. But what can I do? It’s already out of my hands.”

“Well, that’s true.”

We continued our meal while chatting like that, and were only able to leave the restaurant after we had emptied our plates.

First of all, I knew that Yoon Aram really liked pasta.

I need to study the recipe from today and make it next time.

“Seohaya, let’s go to the cafe now.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Yoon Aram smiled brightly and took a step forward.

I felt like I was going to learn a lot about Yoon Aram today.

Could you please also check where the dots are?

That would be really great.