episode_0054

I made a request to Siwoo that I shouldn’t have.

“In the future, if I ask you. Like this… just… um….”

“… Just what?”

“Ma… ma…. ma……”

“Ma?”

Honestly, it was nonsensical.

It was a request that should never have escaped my lips.

“I… I would like it if you… touched me….”

Siwoo’s mouth dropped open.

Furrowing his brows, he muttered as if restraining himself.

“What kind of nonsense is that? Your body is preci—.”

“If I say do it!!”

Is this Chaewon’s emotion, or is it mine?

“If… if I say do it… please. Chaewon asked you to! Do it!”

I can’t be sure, but I packaged it as Chaewon’s request.

Siwoo won’t realize this lie.

It will forever remain a secret between Chaewon and me.

“Well… if it’s Chaewon’s request then… but why are you getting upset…”

It’s not something to celebrate.

But this should do it.

At least, I prevented an explosion like a gunpowder depot.

“I’m sorry, Chaewon….”

Chaewon told me not to apologize.

Why do I feel like I’ve lost?

“Why do people lie that women have no sexual desire….”

It’s not entirely my fault.

Seeing that 0th persona is embarrassed and not responding to the conversation, it seems like there was already a considerable amount of explosives stored in the gunpowder depot before I arrived.

It became a problem because I became aware of its existence.

“I should have just not known about its existence.”

It was just an ordinary warehouse without any barbed wire or guards. But the moment I observed that it was filled with gunpowder, everything changed.

Anxiety, restlessness, fear.

All of these things terrify me.

The environment for 992 to act has been prepared again.

How did I drive it away?

“I… I’ll leave first today.”

“Yeah. Go ahead. Don’t come out of the house and rest quietly. Until next week.”

“Even if you don’t want to, Yoon Jichang won’t let you go out, so don’t worry.”

“Yeah. Definitely. Fully recover…. And let’s have lessons again. And prepare for the concours.”

“Okay.”

Without properly looking at Siwoo, I quickly fled the hospital with my head bowed.

Outside the hospital.

In a place where incoming and outgoing patients pass by like a courtyard.

“Ouch!!”

I screamed as Strelka.

Perhaps it was part of my stubbornness to protect the last bit of my male pride.

***

The evening Professor invited me to dinner was that very evening.

Still not fully composed, I am facing another trouble, Baek Cheongha, after Yoon Jiyu.

“It’s amazing. I thought I would never meet you after hearing your story.”

“Haha….”

First, we had dinner together at the professor’s house. And then it was decided that Baek Cheongha would listen to my performance and evaluate it.

If she likes it, she will write for Jisoo instead. If she doesn’t, she will kick me out right away.

“It’s amazing. I never thought I would meet you after hearing your story.”

“Haha….”

First, we had dinner together at the professor’s house. And then it was decided that Baek Cheongha would listen to my performance and evaluate it.

If she likes it, she will write for Jisoo instead. If she doesn’t, she will kick me out right away.

“I will never hire you….”

The fact that the evaluator is a 15-year-old girl with no proper career yet was a clear signal that the evaluation would be biased.

She will probably declare before even listening to my performance.

There’s no need to listen further. It’s over, she will say.

The reason she called me to her house was probably to embarrass me in front of the professor. They say that meeting Baek Cheongha for 10 years will show you the future without even meeting her.

“Welcome~.”

“Hello.”

The lady with beautifully curled short hair and elegant earrings was a sight for sore eyes.

Whether it’s near death or three years ago, she’s always beautiful.

Professor, despite going out for so many drinking appointments without showing any anger, I wondered if he hadn’t let it fester inside.

Whenever I see his bright and cheerful face, it doesn’t seem like it at all. He’s just a caregiver. A person who has accumulated virtue and awakened to the truth.

“Stress is a woman’s enemy….”

Thinking about who made such a statement, I remembered it was Yoon Jiyu. It seemed like something she could say because she usually gets a lot of stress.

“I should try to maintain a healthy mental state for the next three years.”

It would be nice if Chaewon could stay young forever. No matter how well you take care of yourself, humans eventually age. Although it is said that Asians age slower than Westerners, Chaewon is a mixed race after all.

If you want to protect your porcelain-like skin, sunscreen is essential, and you must avoid the sun.

During skincare time, you must entrust your body to the maids and lie down.

“…… Ugh.”

I don’t know if I made a weird noise in front of Siwoo earlier.

Suddenly, I recalled the silly jokes I used to share with the guys in high school.

“Hey, isn’t it true that if you do that, girls’ skin gets better?”

“Isn’t that obviously fake information?”

“Why? Have you tried it? Is it from personal experience?”

“What the hell are you talking about? Do you think I would do well with this face?”

“You’re so hopeless.”

The story that if a woman does something with the man she loves, she becomes younger.

Honestly, it’s a rumor that you can’t tell if it’s nonsense or real. But still, it’s a story that men would be curious about at least once.

It’s normal for men at that age to have nothing but that thought in their heads.

It’s a time when the raging anger in the lower body must be suppressed with all sorts of activities. Damn.

I was so focused on playing the piano that I had no idea. Surprisingly, without any girls around me who were my type, I just passed by without thinking.

Surprisingly, there were a few friends who became couples and even got caught speeding without me knowing.

It’s a good thing that both parents on both sides were kind. If not, there would have been a war at school with relatives from both sides.

Why did the teacher talk to me about that during career counseling? Maybe they were looking for a suitable topic to fill the time since my future is already so certain.

“It’ll be fine….”

It’ll be fine.

It’ll be perfect with Chaewon.

Love, dating, marriage. All of these actions are ultimately to bind the woman you love to one person. To make sure she can’t escape. To make her mine.

I want to do it too. I want to mark Chaewon as my woman.

The problem is

—.

“I’m the one who’s being played….”

It’s not about who takes the lead.

It’s because I’m the woman.

So until Chaewon comes back, it’s absolutely not allowed.

I can’t forgive it until I see dirt in my eyes.

To calm my confused mind, I quickly drank the tea that the caregiver gave me before meals.

“Oh my. It must be hot.”

“Ow, hot—!!”

Unlike when I was Jung Siwoo, my mouth and throat are weak to heat.

I didn’t expect this.

There really isn’t a single part of me that isn’t fragile.

As expected of Min Chaewon.

Thanks to the caregiver quickly bringing cold water, the urgent fire was extinguished, but I couldn’t help the stuffiness in my mouth and throat.

Sorry, Chaewon….

As I wiped the floor with the caregiver, the professor asked me worriedly.

“Are you too nervous?”

“… Oh. No, it’s just that I was lost in thought.”

“Okay. Well, if that’s the case, that’s a relief….”

Phew.

I took a deep breath and calmed my mind.

“By the way, what if he invites guests and he’s the last one to arrive?”

“Should I bring him?”

“No, you should rest. I’ll go.”

Professor stood up from his seat in a sudden and scary manner, thud.

With the sound of the door opening on the second floor, thump thump thump. The sound of Gorilla’s footsteps echoed through the hallway.

How much force does it take for such a small figure to make that kind of noise while walking? Professor’s house is well soundproofed.

Thump thump thump thump thump.

Gorilla came down the stairs noisily and stood in front of me.

“You dare to do that to me and come here shamelessly?”

Thinking of Yoon Ji-yu’s fox-like behavior in my head.

I turned back into the shy and fragile Hitori-chan.

“W-what did I do…?”

“What.”

Baek Cheong-ha furrowed her brows and sent me a suspicious look.

“Are you hurt? Why did you suddenly change like that?”

“Change…?”

Baek Cheong-ha stepped back in surprise.

Then she ran to Professor’s side and raised her voice.

“Dad! Don’t be fooled! This witch is just acting!!”

“What kind of nonsense is that to your sister?”

“No. I’m serious! She was talking nonsense so casually when we met on Saturday! It’s really unbelievable…?!”

Maybe Yoon Ji-yu is a genius?

A genius in social skills.

If I raise my voice like Baek Cheong-ha, I’ll look like a fool, but if I continue to act as Hitori-chan with a poker face…

“I don’t really understand what you’re talking about… I didn’t do anything, really….”

In Professor’s eyes, I am a guest and a potential disciple he wants to take in. On the other hand, there won’t be any family problems even if he slightly takes my side, as Baek Cheong-ha, his daughter, is always like this.

“Baek Cheong-ha. Your sister respects you even using honorifics. How long are you going to act like a child?”

“Ah… I… No! Ah. This is crazy. Dad always takes my side, why is he like this today?”

“Hmm.”

Baek Cheong-ha, who can’t keep her hands and feet still like a gorilla.

She, who was jumping around in her seat, shouted loudly.

“Follow me to my room. Let’s talk about dinner and everything else!!”

Before I knew it, Baek Cheong-ha’s mother approached her from behind, tightly gripping her shoulders to the point of making a creaking sound, and said.

“Sit down. Dinner is ready.”

The more I look at this strange household, the more fascinating it becomes.

Baek Cheong-ha, who doesn’t listen to Professor’s stern words, seems obedient to her mother’s gentle words.

“Fine. I got it….”