episode_0020
by fnovelpiaHow did I come to meet Shin Yujin like this?
And that too without sharing a single word in advance.
I hoped I had seen it wrong, but Shin Yu-jin was too clear to see.
What kind of trick of fate is this!!
“Huh? It’s Eugene and Yerim?”
“Do you know someone?”
“Yes, my girlfriend and her friend. We both know Yuchan too.”
“Oh, really? This is how we meet.”
“One year younger than you two. I’m twenty years old.”
“It’s really pretty. It looks very innocent.”
Su-ah and Hee-su expressed their feelings for Yu-jin.
If you look at that face without knowing that it was 14 years ago, your first thought would be that it is innocent.
Thinking it was just a coincidence, I started drinking.
But for some reason, I kept seeing Shin Yu-jin drinking with Kim Ye-rim.
While drinking and talking with Kim Ye-rim, the smile that appears constantly.
It seems to shimmer before my eyes.
I don’t know why. After returning, whenever I see that smile, I can’t pass it by lightly.
“I didn’t know Yerim would drink here.”
“Did you hear about drinking alcohol?”
“Yes, I heard. But I didn’t hear where you drink it.”
The moment Hojin got up from his seat and was about to go to Yerim Kim, I grabbed his arm.
And he shook his head to tell me not to do that.
There are group members, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go to your girlfriend.
What can I say?
Should I say that it is uncomfortable to see Shin Yu-jin here and now?
“I’ll go see you later. Because I’m with my group members now.”
“Well, I will do that.”
Fortunately, Hojin listened to me, so the atmosphere went smoothly.
Shin Yu-jin’s smile is full of sincerity.
I haven’t seen it once since I saw it briefly in the forest park.
It was a bit surprising that such a smile appeared countless times when I was with Kim Ye-rim.
“Oppa, this test was difficult. How do I study to get everything right?”
“Huh? uh… All you have to do is listen to class carefully, reflect on the assignments you did, and study.”
“Is that the only model answer?”
So, you can’t go back 14 years and tell them to study based on what’s in their head.
The reason I was able to get perfect scores in all subjects on this midterm exam was because I returned with my memories.
There was really no need to study. I do assignments and take tests with what’s in my head, and it’s all correct.
As you continue your regression life, you will discover more and more benefits.
Starting with being able to live as a 23-year-old college student, rather than a 37-year-old body burdened by society.
You can even know everything without studying.
Oh, I know so much that getting a graduate school offer is a definite disadvantage.
“Suya, eat slowly. I know you like tripe, but there is no one who will take it away.”
“That’s because it’s delicious. It’s been a long time since I ate it.”
“It’s only been 3 days to say it’s been such a long time?”
Su-a kept stuffing the thickly grilled tripe into her mouth.
My mouth is small, so I couldn’t stop using my chopsticks even though I was eating half of it.
How does one eat so much food with such a small mouth and body?
“Yoochan will cook the tripe today, so eat as much as you want.”
“… Why do you decide that? Are you out of your mind?”
“Why? You’re the only one in your department who got perfect scores in all subjects on the midterm exam. I have to shoot at this level.”
I tried to tell Ho-jin that he was talking nonsense, but the looks in Su-a and Hee-su’s eyes that were looking at me were unusual.
The moment I get out of here, I feel like my public opinion will go to hell.
I had no choice but decided to pay for the offal and alcohol I ate today.
I also outsource part-time work, so I have plenty of money, so it’s not a burden.
It’s just uncomfortable because Hojin spoke first.
“Soo-ah is not good at drinking.”
“Ah, yes. You can still drink it.”
“Hojin oppa, you should not let him drink alcohol as much as possible.”
“It’s really annoying when you’re drunk.”
“Hey, when did I bother you?”
“Don’t you remember that I carried you away because you were drunk?”
“If you are that weak, you shouldn’t drink alcohol.”
“Oh, no. I can drink it too!!”
Unlike me, Hojin joined the conversation very naturally.
On the other hand, I just sat quietly and listened to the conversation, unable to intervene.
Even though he is 23 years old physically, he is 37 years old on the inside, so it is impossible for him to easily join in on conversations with people in their early 20s.
I don’t even know what point I’m laughing at. I don’t even know how we can continue a conversation on such a trivial topic.
This place seems a little uncomfortable.
“Hey, Han Yu-chan. Why are you drinking in silence? If you keep doing that, you won’t make any friends.”
“What are you saying?”
“You have no friends other than me.”
“Yes? Really? Yuchan looks like he has a lot of friends.”
“That’s right. You study well and look good.”
It felt good to be told that I was good-looking, but the words Su-ah said, ‘you look good’, struck me like a dagger.
Hojin is not the only friend.
When I was a college student, I was a very popular person, so I knew many classmates and seniors and juniors, regardless of whether they were male or female.
The problem is that I am no different now than I was at 37, so I don’t have the same talent I had when I was 23.
I feel like I get discouraged when I’m around a lot of people, so I don’t go out even when people invite me out for drinks.
“I’ll come back after getting some air for a moment.”
“Don’t run away.”
“Don’t run away.”
As I continued to sit here, I felt an inexplicable sense of frustration, so I went outside to get some air.
I don’t know how I, in my early 20s, could enjoy a place like this.
And if society is the source of all evil, how could I have become who I am now?
I was sitting on the bench in front of the bar entrance with a deep sigh.
“Huh? Han Yu-chan.”
Shin Yujin’s voice was heard.
Since Shin Yujin didn’t know that I was at this bar, he showed the same surprised reaction.
“What is it? Why are you here?”
“Then what about you?”
“The group assignment starts today, so the group members came to have a drink.”
“Oh, really? I came here to have a drink with Yerim.”
“How did Yerim come out?”
“Yerim went to the bathroom. I think it will take 10 minutes since you said you were drunk.”
Shin Yujin naturally sat next to me and looked at the sky.
I also looked at the sky, and the night sky was filled with fairly vivid stars.
“It’s really pretty. Perhaps because it was 14 years ago, the sky is clear.”
“It’s still time for humans to feel less sorry for the Earth.”
“Why does it look so difficult?”
“I got nervous when I played with young people.”
“Sigh!! Hey, you’re 23 too.”
“Then what do you do? The kernel is old. You are the same too.”
“Even when I was 20, I didn’t go out to meet ups as often as someone who lives somewhere.”
“Hey, I also cut down on my drinking plans a lot after I started dating you.”
When I talk, there are times when things from the past 14 years come out of my mouth.
Not all of the past 14 years have been the worst, so I often feel longing as the good times pass by in my mind.
I don’t know why my relationship with Shin Yujin got worse.
What kind of married life would you have had if you had been able to maintain the relationship you had in the early days of your relationship and marriage?
“Oh, now that I think about it, you’re not good at drinking.”
“What I learned is that drinking capacity is all related to the mind.”
“What does that mean?”
“When I was 34, I was so worn out by society that I got used to drinking.”
“Right? Even if you drank soju for two, you didn’t get drunk.”
“Maybe it’s because I turned 20 that way, but I drink alcohol very easily. Even drink better when you’re young.”
“Don’t drink too much. I will be found lying on the street.”
“Oh, are you worried now?”
He just smiled lightly and did not answer Shin Yujin’s question.
No matter how rough their relationship remains, it seems inevitable that they will be worried since they have been together for 14 years.
Should I say that people become interested even if they don’t want to be interested?
Well, this feeling is just difficult.
“Han Yu-chan, what do you think if I have short hair?”
“Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“Just. After living with long hair for 34 years, I thought I would at least try to change my image by coming back like this.”
“Hmm… I don’t think it would suit me at all.”
“Fuck you, Bingsin.”
“Yes, you too.”
“Just say you like long hair. Or do you like me with long hair?”
“Are you drunk? If you’re drunk, go home quietly and sleep.”
We were chatting as usual, exchanging well-wishes for each other.
-Squeak!!
“Yoochan oppa.”
“Uh, Suya.”
“When will you come in?”
“I’ll go in now.”
“Yes!! We’re going to play a drinking game now.”
“Yes, I understand. But can I drink more? I think I’m already drunk.”
“I’m not drunk!! I can drink more.”
“And you don’t take responsibility if you fall?”
“I won’t fall!!”
I got up from my seat when I heard something that seemed to be waiting for me.
There are so few drinking games left in my head that I’m already afraid of how much more I’ll have to deal with among young people.
“Are you the same group as Su-ah?”
“Yes. There were not enough people, but they came first. Bring your friend.”
“Hmm, you look friendly? If you can even joke around.”
“I think it’s probably because of the alcohol involved. It wasn’t like that originally.”
“Really? Good. There are people who approach me in a friendly way like that.”
Saying that, Shin Yujin stood up and looked at me.
“Why?”
As he continued to ask questions, Shin Yu-jin raised his middle finger with a gentle smile.
Anyway, what will happen if I just quietly go in?
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