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“Excuse me…”

“Not interested.”

The woman coldly scolded the man who gave her a subtle greeting.

“Don’t do that, just have a short conversation…”

“I will refuse.”

A look of disappointment appeared on the man’s face, as if he had not expected to be rejected so quickly.

Those around him who saw his failure responded that they knew it would happen.

Even though the man was quite handsome, he was at least two steps behind the woman who asked for the job.

Squeak.

Ignoring the man sitting next to her, the mysterious woman poured a blue cocktail into a clear crystal glass and carefully brought it to her mouth.

The sight of it flowing between soft red lips was so captivating that even the man who had just been cruelly rejected by the woman looked at it in a daze.

Rounds Bar located on the 7th floor of the hotel.

In this place where everyone dressed up and looked for new relationships in the summer season, a mysterious woman who suddenly appeared alone was attracting everyone’s attention.

Smooth legs stretched out beneath a short black dress that clings to the body, dizzying cleavage that doesn’t seem to be hidden, and above all, an overwhelming appearance that is first seen even among athletes as she has a lot of experience with women.

What on earth is the story behind this beautiful woman drinking alone?

After that, men who could not control their curiosity continued to approach her, but she coldly rejected them all.

Wolves wander around even after being rejected, and a peerless beauty shows no heed.

It wasn’t long before the picture-like scene was shattered.

“…is it a bar?”

A young man who had just become an adult entered the lounge where they were.

It was common for hotel guests to stop by out of curiosity.

And most people without experience tend to run away from the subtle atmosphere that flows in the adult world.

The men who paid attention to the appearance of the newbie who appeared briefly immediately lost interest.

Now was the time to think about how I could even talk to this woman.

“Here! Here!”

The men were stunned by the sight of the woman waving her hand with a bright smile.

Are you saying that the woman who is wandering around like a penny-pincher is the one who rejected them outright just a moment ago?

“…How much did you drink?”

“Are you bored because our Yoosung is waiting? Hehe.”

Before I knew it, a woman with a pretty peach-colored face let out a charming voice.

His pronunciation, which had been clear just a moment ago, was distorted, like someone who was really drunk.

The men were dumbfounded by the woman’s change so suddenly.

What on earth are they witnessing?

The man, Yoosung, approached the woman with a deep sigh, perhaps knowing this or not, and grabbed her by the shoulders and lifted her up.

There were at least two bottles of alcohol visible on the table.

He said he had a story he wanted to tell, so I came and found this mess.

I don’t know what caused a man who can’t even drink to drink so much.

“Excuse me.”

There are degrees of defenselessness.

It’s like saying, “If you’re drunk alone in a place like this, come catch me.”

As proof, there were a strangely large number of men gathered around Chaeyeon.

They were probably having a fight over who would take her.

“For now, let’s go back to the room. We can talk about it later.”

“Sir. I want to drink more.”

“…A kid.”

When I tried to take her to the room by supporting her shoulders, Han Chae-yeon stubbornly refused.

No matter how much I tried to persuade him, he was stubborn, so I decided to sit him down for a while and wait until he sobered up.

As Han Chae-yeon is weak to alcohol, she wakes up quickly, so just wait a little while and she will come back to her senses.

When I made her sit on the sofa in the corner of the lounge bar, Han Chae-yeon fell down on the spot.

The skirt of the short dress was rolled up, exposing a dizzying area.

The moment I saw the pure white fabric on my smooth, white thighs, I quickly adjusted the hem of my clothes so that no one would see.

“Alcohol.”

“No.”

“Just one more drink.”

“…What do you really want to do?”

Yoosung sighed deeply.

I’m already upset about Sujin’s situation, but I’m bothering people unnecessarily.

However, it was impossible to leave it like this.

I had no choice but to follow her request and bring a bottle of low alcohol.

“Wake up.”

“…Uh, huh.”

He held Han Chae-yeon’s shoulder, who still seemed to be unconscious, and made her sit down.

She was barely sober, her eyes were half-open, and a sweet scent flowed out every time she exhaled. Judging by the smell I could feel at the tip of my nose, it seems like the alcohol I drank was some kind of cocktail.

Unlike the sweet taste, cocktails often have a high alcohol content, so I guess I just drank them without knowing what was going on. Since she was weak to alcohol, she would have left in one go.

With her beautifully peach-colored face, she was bruised for a moment in his arms, but then she slowly leaned against Yoosung.

A soft touch was felt as the pale breasts exposed outside the dress were squeezed.

“…Wake up quickly.”

With her by his side, Yoosung was just embarrassed.

After about 10 minutes like that.

“Huwaam.”

Han Chae-yeon, who returned to her usual white face as if nothing had happened, yawned long.

Yoosung shook his head at her seemingly calm attitude.

“So what do you want to talk about? I guess he really didn’t invite me to have a drink with him.”

“Well, there is that too…”

Han Chae-yeon trails off as she brings the drink Yoosung brought to her mouth.

It was an almost non-alcoholic beer.

I hope you won’t get drunk after eating that.

Han Chae-yeon smiled faintly at him, who was looking at him with anxious eyes.

“Is it because of Sujin?”

“I knew it.”

“And the reason you are worried is whether your current actions are right.”

“…”

Yoosung was silent at her words that hit the nail on the head.

“I wonder if my own greed is making things more difficult for the child, or if I am being caught up in old things that no one cares about and I am doing things for no reason. Those thoughts must have become stronger after seeing Soojin fall into the sea.◦# ◦

Did you know this too?

I expected that to happen because the timing of calling me was so perfect.

“This is a difficult problem that has persisted for a long time since the beginning of mankind. Whether you take on the challenge of uncertain success or settle for the current situation and give up on the challenge, there are definite pros and cons to both.”

Han Chae-yeon, who spoke like that, had a face so serious that it was hard to believe that she was someone who had been drunk just a moment ago.

“If you choose the former, Sujin will continue to suffer for a job that may never succeed, and if you choose the latter, she will be able to spend happy days like now without knowing anything. Actually, if you look at it objectively, it’s right to choose the one that makes everyone happy.”

“…It’s not a path that makes everyone happy. That’s for sure.”

“Even if it’s what the child wants?”

“…”

Han Chae-yeon’s words were valid.

The reason I keep dragging this on even after so many years is my own greed.

Like she said, the person involved wouldn’t want him to have regrets like this.

Nevertheless.

I rarely said anything about quitting.

From the moment I uttered those words, the image of a person who would be unhappy forever came to mind.

“Want me to tell you an interesting fact here?”

Han Chae-yeon raised one index finger with a mischievous expression.

“If you had listened to me and chosen to settle for the present, I might have been really disappointed.”

However, unlike his playful appearance, the voice he spoke was cold enough to make him feel creepy for a moment.

**

I woke up to a heavy weight on my stomach.

“…”

“…”

The water droplets falling from my damp clothes gave me a strange feeling of discomfort.

Even though people were touching each other’s body heat, all I could feel was the chilling coldness.

Physically, it was because my wet clothes were taking away my body heat, and mentally, because the eyes of the woman in front of me did not seem that human.

I turn my head away from the woman looking down at me with an expressionless face and look at the bed next to me.

Even just before I fell asleep, I couldn’t see Chanwoo, who was sleeping first.

I don’t know the reason, but I was glad that I didn’t get into any unnecessary misunderstandings.

“Haha.”

“…”

As soon as I realized the situation, I started laughing out loud without realizing it.

In terms of probability, it is an extremely low gamble of less than 0.1%.

I have now succeeded in that gamble.

How can you not laugh?

“It’s been a while. Little sister.”

“Such a damn oppa.”

When I greeted her after seeing her for the first time in many years, the woman smiled softly.

It was a smile as beautiful as a painting, so beautiful that it was hard to believe that it had changed from the cold, expressionless expression it had just moments before. However, those eyes were not smiling at all.

The woman and I, across from each other the sharp blade shining blue, raised the corners of our mouths with different meanings.