episode_0021

“Please, stop being ridiculous.”

Although taken aback by Seong-ah noona’s words,

I told her not to be ridiculous for now.

I really don’t understand what kind of thoughts lead to such ideas.

After staring at Seong-ah noona for a while, I mentioned that it was a wrong purchase.

First, I calmed down Seong-ah noona.

After calming her down, I asked why she came to our house.

Seong-ah noona cleared her throat and looked at me.

“So, why did you break up with me?”

I expected her to say something like that.

In fact, I was pretty sure she would say something like that.

Considering Seong-ah noona’s personality, if she didn’t say such things, she would be the strange one.

Thinking that way, I spoke to Seong-ah noona.

“I broke up with you because it was uncomfortable dating you.”

“What exactly was uncomfortable?”

Seong-ah noona started getting angry.

Does she really not know?

Or is she pretending not to know?

Laughing and chatting with other guys at cafes,

Blaming herself, apologizing to me every time as if it’s always my fault,

Saying that everything should be done by me just because I’m her boyfriend, almost treating me like a slave.

That’s when I started feeling uncomfortable and disliking Seong-ah noona a bit.

But I tried to be the perfect boyfriend.

Even when I saw her getting along with other guys, I thought they were just friends, they could be close, and I couldn’t hold onto her.

But seeing Ji-won made all those feelings disappear instantly.

The biggest realization I had after meeting Ji-won was that when you meet someone, it should be enjoyable.

I realized I was happy when I met Ji-won.

That’s why I could forget Seong-ah noona even more

and realize that I am not an emotional trash can and could forget about her.

At first, it was painful and difficult.

But gradually, Ji-won led me out of it.

Ji-won relieved my pain.

Seeing Ji-won, I felt free and comfortable.

So, I started dating Ji-won.

“Now that we’re done talking, can you leave?”

Feeling like the conversation was coming to an end, I asked Seong-ah noona to leave.

In response, Seong-ah noona glared at me as if ready to explode.

She actually cursed at me and got angry.

Ignoring her, I just stared back casually.

Seong-ah noona seemed tired and simply nodded her head.

It’s fortunate that it ended before Ji-won arrived.

If Ji-won had seen this, it probably wouldn’t have ended so easily.

Thinking that way, Seong-ah noona stood up as if admitting defeat.

**

I don’t understand why I have to endure this disgrace because of such a guy.

I just wanted to check on something.

Even if they gave me a truckload of guys like him, I wouldn’t want them.

I started dating him at the recommendation of a friend.

He was a guy I met through a blind date.

He seemed hardworking, wealthy, and attentive when he saw Kang Ji-hoo.

I thought he would be a man who only had eyes for me.

His looks weren’t bad either.

I thought it would be nice if things worked out.

On our first date, he suggested splitting the bill.

Thinking he must be crazy, I told him that men should pay for this.

Even if we’re not officially dating, isn’t it a man’s job to pay for this?

Men I’ve dated before always insisted on paying for everything.

But this guy was different from the others.

I thought I must have picked the wrong one.

Still, he seemed quite decent, so I thought I’d enjoy it for a while, then dump him in a month or two.

Naturally, he accepted my confession.

Anyone who praises me like that is no longer human.

A week passed since we started dating.

As a joke, I said I wanted to live with Ji-hoo.

“Really? Should we move then?”

Ji-hoo was already planning to move to a bigger house.

He said living alone was lonely, so he moved as it was.

Is this for real?

I didn’t know I would end up moving for real.

A fairly spacious two-room apartment. They even mentioned having separate rooms and prepared daily necessities for me.

It was truly perfect, but

I never actually intended to live together.

How far was it all just a joke?

I didn’t know they would really prepare.

I got angry and stormed out, saying, “What will you do if I really do this?”

I didn’t know, and I never expected the child to like me this much.

The next day, Jihoo apologized to me and said he was sorry.

When asked what would happen to that house,

“I don’t mind at all, and since I also want to live in a big house, it’s fine.”

Jihoo reassured me, saying everything was fine.

That should be the end of it, but

Job-related issues and assignments from professors kept making me angry.

For the first time, I suggested to Jihoo that we have a drink together.

The day we drank, I told Jihoo about all the bad things that had happened to me.

Jihoo accepted everything with a smile.

After venting for a long time, it felt like all the negativity inside me was released at once.

And as we repeated this several times,

I don’t know if my personality changed,

I found myself even being rude to Jihoo.

Jihoo kept brushing it off, saying it was fine every time.

I really thought everything was fine. If he says he’s fine, I shouldn’t have let it bother me.

And then the most annoying thing happened.

Kangwoo was with another girl.

Pink hair, exotic golden eyes.

And…

“Damn, her breasts are huge as hell.”

To the point where I questioned if she was even Korean.

I started thinking I might lose Jihoo like this. I called him.

As I did, the girl next to Jihoo began shaking as if possessed.

What? This guy is such a loser.

Just by seeing her shake like crazy when someone called her from beside.

I instantly realized she was a total loser.

And Jihoo took that girl and left on the bus.

Really. What was that girl?

I could find out the next day from Jihoo.

He said she was a friend.

Damn, can there be a friend between a man and a woman?

Feeling like it was a sign of cheating, I told him not to meet her.

Thinking Jihoo would definitely not meet her after my words,

Contrary to my expectations, Jihoo was meeting that girl again.

No, damn it, I told him not to meet her, so I was just angry.

So I approached Jihoo and spoke to him.

Jihoo just turned around and left.

I went to his house to look for traces of the girl, but there was none.

When I went for the second time,

I asked if he wanted to break up when I got angry.

“Yeah.”

Jihoo nodded without any hesitation, smiling.

What on earth is this? It was unbelievable and infuriating.

Asking why he wanted to break up when I went to his house for the third time,

I couldn’t argue with Jihoo’s words.

I got angry and said some rude things to Jihoo.

But… he’s my boyfriend.

It’s strange that a boyfriend wouldn’t even listen to such words.

I don’t know what I’m saying.

If I keep talking here, our relationship might just get worse, so today, I decided to just turn back.

**

Seonga bowed her head and said she was going back today.

She should’ve just said not to come at all instead of saying she’s coming back today.

I should sprinkle salt at the front door if she leaves.

While thinking that,

“I’ll go get something I left in the other room.”

The other room?

Is she referring to the computer room?

It’s fine if she goes in…

Wait?!

Although I used the computer room before, it’s now Seongi’s room.

If she’s someone who cleans well, she might not notice, but if it’s Seongi…

“Sis, wait…!!!”

However, before I could stop her,

Seonga quietly opened the door to Seongi’s room.

On the desk was placed…

“Hey… Kang Ji-hoo, what’s this?”

A large purple bra lying on the desk.

“You… You, what is this…”

Seong-ah unnie picked up the bra in surprise.

“Are you… Are there girls here?”

Seong-ah unnie looked at me and asked if there were girls here.

If I say I brought a girl home right after breaking up, surely this unnie will wait until Ji-won arrives.

I don’t know what excuse to make here.

The unnie kept staring at me suspiciously and continued to ask.

I thought there was no other choice but this as a last resort.

“That… That damn thing is mine!!”

Saying that, I took the bra from Seong-ah unnie’s hand and put it directly on my chest.

“I like big breasts, so I bought this! Why are you upset!”

Before I finished speaking, Seong-ah unnie seemed to be startled and said, “Okay, got it.”

“I… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to reveal such a preference.”

Strangely, a sense of disgust began to emanate from Seong-ah unnie’s apologetic voice.

Still, I kept Ji-won hidden.

Yeah… That’s settled then.

About five minutes passed.

With the sound of the door unlocking, Ji-won entered.

“What the hell are you doing…?”

Seeing the bra on my chest, Ji-won asked, “Why do you have my bra?”

“I became a man for you.”

A man wearing a woman’s bra bravely on his chest.