episode_0129

“Ugh, I’m so tired.”

Having fallen asleep around 4 to 5 in the morning, the fatigue lingered.

Already on my third cup of coffee.

It felt like coffee grounds were about to come out of my mouth at any moment.

“Did you sleep late last night?”

Even the managers could see how exhausted I was, telling me to take a break when I got there.

This kind of consideration must be a reward for working hard as usual.

Thanks to that, I could steal a quick nap in the employee lounge.

Of course, I couldn’t really sleep, just sat on the massage chair while getting a massage.

“Hmm?”

I opened my eyes at the familiar voice and glanced ahead.

There was Seo Yerin, grabbing a handful of snacks from the lounge, with a stick of candy in her mouth.

“Oh, shoot.”

The woman I least wanted to meet after what happened yesterday.

She probably knows everything about what happened with Yurin, so I tried to avoid her by pretending not to see her.

“Woojin!”

She approached as if she had been waiting on the other side.

“Are you the snack thief of the lounge?”

Just teasingly asking to break the awkwardness, Seo Yerin looked down at the snack in her arms and shyly exclaimed.

“Oh, no! I was going to finish these here!”

“Sure… not stealing! I’m eating carefully!”

Seeing her holding them, it seemed questionable to call it “eating carefully,” but if that’s how she sees it, then so be it.

Anyway, the atmosphere wasn’t bad. I thought Seo Yerin might be mad because of yesterday, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

“It’s not like she’s thinking of it as a serious offense.”

After receiving Seo Yerin’s passionate confession last night, it’s not easy to just brush it off.

I tried to pretend to sleep again, but Seo Yerin settled on the adjacent massage chair and offered me some snacks.

“Let’s eat together.”

“…I haven’t fully digested lunch yet.”

“Still, it tastes better when shared.”

With her continuous offering, I eventually sighed and accepted.

But as I started eating, it was surprisingly delicious and went down smoothly.

“Hmm.”

The guy watching me like that, satisfied and smiling. I thought about asking why, but decided against it.

It seemed like it would be bothersome to explain.

“Do you know we have less than a month left now?”

“Yeah, I know. Time flies faster than expected.”

It’s almost the end of the year.

Since coming to Gold One, a lot has happened, so time has been passing quickly.

“We’re second-year students now, too?”

“What’s going to change?”

“You didn’t go on the freshman orientation trip, right?”

Crunch.

Nodding while eating a chocolate snack. Since I was only hanging out with Yoonji back then, I practically skipped all department events and didn’t socialize much.

“I didn’t participate in most events, not just the orientation trip.”

Turning her body towards me, Seo Yerin smiled broadly.

“Let’s go together this time. Let’s have fun at the orientation trip.”

“…Can second-year students go?”

Usually, I think freshmen mainly attend the orientation trip.

“Oh, come on, second-year students can go if they want. Let’s not bother with the freshmen; we’ll just have fun together.”

I’m a bit scared not knowing who exactly is included in that “we.”

“What do you think? What do you think? Isn’t it okay?”

“…I’ll think about it.”

“I’m looking forward to it!”

I was worried that second-years joining the orientation trip might not be well-received, but seeing Seo Yerin sparkling with anticipation made those concerns disappear.

If it’s Seo Yerin, she might not just welcome it but even ask them to join first.

“Oh, by the way, Woojin! Did you hear they’re filming a movie here? They’re shooting with a casino background, so lots of actors are coming.”

“Oh, I heard. But they can’t film inside the casino, so they’re just shooting near the entrance.”

How many casino visitors are there anyway?

Giving up a day’s earnings, there wasn’t much merit in Gold One to the extent of allowing movie shoots.

After all, it wouldn’t come out with a particularly good image to begin with.

“I hope we can watch!”

“Yeah, sure.”

Since the last movie shoot, I noticed that Seo Yerin was showing interest in the actors.

Ever since that day, she had been steadily showing interest.

‘Nevertheless.’

It’s not bad.

Whether it’s Seo Yerin becoming an actress or spending time with these light conversations.

If I had to put it into words, the atmosphere is pleasant.

“Should we have sex?”

The atmosphere that I thought was good just a moment ago flew away in an instant.

Looking at Seo Yerin with a blank expression, she no longer had the innocent look from earlier; instead, she had a seductive smile on her face.

“Hey.”

“Hehe, I’m just kidding. It would be difficult to do it here because of the noise. Maybe if everyone has left after work.”

It felt eerie to hear her say it was possible by attaching strange conditions.

“Or maybe I could give you a hand… Would you like that?”

Subtly, Seo Yerin’s hand moved towards my lower body. Look at how quickly it responds to another woman’s hand even though it was used so diligently yesterday.

“Hehe, Arin said you couldn’t do it for a week, but it seems not to be the case.”

“….”

I wondered if they were a bit too close. What exactly are they talking about when I’m not around?

“How about it? Do you want to?”

“….”

Certainly, Seo Yerin seemed to be the most knowledgeable about sex among the women I’ve met so far.

I don’t know how many adult videos she’s watched, but she knew very well what excites men in certain situations.

Moreover, she had the looks that fulfilled fantasies and then some.

Who could resist her temptation? I muttered to myself as I tried to justify it.

Just before unzipping my pants, I asked her honestly one last time, hoping for a straightforward answer.

“You deliberately suggested having sex first, didn’t you?”

“….”

“You knew I would refuse sex first, so you mentioned what you really wanted next, right?”

It seemed like a reasonable suspicion, and Seo Yerin’s sly smile confirmed it.

Profit.

As the zipper came off.

I was curious about what she would do with the panties, but Seo Yerin skillfully removed them much more proficiently than I expected.

“What the heck, what did you just do?”

Without realizing it, I asked her, and Seo Yerin knelt in front of the massage chair without saying a word.

“Shall we start the massage?”

And just as she slowly reached for my belongings.

“Hey, Kim Woojin! How long are you going to rest! Let me rest too!”

Whining, Yoo Arin entered the break room.

“Huh? You couldn’t sleep either? I couldn’t sleep either! In the first place, I…”

The situation where we faced each other.

Thinking it was lucky that it was Yoo Arin, a chill began to run down my spine.

‘This is insane.’

Realizing that I had momentarily lost my sense of reality due to Seo Yerin’s temptation.

The only fortunate thing was that Yoo Arin caught us and that my thing hadn’t been exposed yet…

Zip.

“….?”

Even though Seo Yerin clearly saw Yoo Arin enter, she deliberately took out my thing, held it in her hand for a moment, and smiled.

“Lucky it’s Arin.”

As if she was showing off.

“These people are crazy!? This is the break room!”

“Yeah, we should be careful next time.”

Seo Yerin stepped back to allow me to zip up. The gaze I felt from Yoo Arin as I zipped up was chilling.

“Next time?”

My shoulders involuntarily tensed at the lingering words, but my mouth shut on its own at Yoo Arin’s uneasy gaze.

“Sigh, Yerin, you’re leaving early.”

Although the sigh was directed at me, the fact that she was calling Seo Yerin made me feel like she had given up on talking to me.

“I’m off work. Were you waiting for me to finish work?”

“……”

Yurin, momentarily sealing her lips shut.

Hilgit glanced in my direction, hesitated as if embarrassed, and a strange atmosphere lingered.

“Got it… I’ll be off in an hour, so please wait a little longer.”

“Yeah, got it.”

Yerin smiled brightly.

It seemed like the two of them had plans, but for a moment, it felt like they had become distant individuals.

“What’s up?”

Curious about what they were up to, I asked, and both of their gazes shot towards me simultaneously.

Yerin, looking oddly flustered, and Yurin, blushing with crossed arms, glared at me.

“Do you want to join us, Woojin?”

“W-What are you talking about! No! You should go do your work!”

“What’s wrong? Are you going out to eat something delicious?”

“Go do your work!”

In the end, pushed by Yurin, I left the break room. I could hear them talking inside, but it seemed inappropriate to interrupt, so I just stepped aside.

—

“She really left early.”

Yurin left early with Yerin. Honestly, considering what happened yesterday, I thought she might spend some time with me, but they seemed quite urgent, so I didn’t stop them.

“What’s going on here.”

Feeling desolate and abandoned like a discarded dog while leaving work.

“Woojin!”

Yeong and Isua rushed over urgently.

Usually, when she comes looking for me like this, it’s not for a good reason, and as expected.

“Do you have time at the end of the year?”

“What, do you want me to change my working hours?”

If a girl with a boyfriend asks such a question, it’s probably related to that side’s request.

“No, let’s go see a play together.”

“A play?”

“Yeah, I was supposed to go with my boyfriend, but he can’t make it.”

“……”

“Yeah? It’s a request. Let’s go together. Let’s take a picture there.”

Sigh.

“I told you since last time. Don’t interfere in fights between you and your boyfriend.”

“But…!”

“I remember Yurin saying something like that. Does she know about this?”

“……”

Isua pursed her lips tightly and stretched them out.

No matter how good the atmosphere is with her boyfriend, provoking jealousy in that way is not a good direction for a dating relationship.

“He said he can’t come because of a club meeting.”

Isua sighed deeply and pleaded with me.

“Yeah? Please. I heard most of the club members are girls! I’m really anxious, so it doesn’t seem right!”

“……”

Seeing how much she cares for her boyfriend, it was somewhat pitiful.

Thinking that she might be in the midst of a tug-of-war with her boyfriend, who might be slipping away from her grasp.

“Sigh.”

While watching her tearful expression, without weakening my resolve, I wondered how to refuse this, and at that moment.

“I have plans.”

A familiar voice came from behind.

Thinking I misheard, I turned my head.

“Um, I have plans with her.”

Beige coat, white sweater.

The scarf around her neck held a unique warmth only felt in winter.

Long, deep blue hair and a graceful smile I hadn’t seen in a while.

“Choi, Isu…?”

Unconsciously calling out to her, Choi Isu greeted me with a slight wave.

“We were going to a concert.”