episode_0131

Inside the lodging.

Yoo Arin, trying to console herself with a Chocomong drink, couldn’t hide her restlessness as she fidgeted nervously.

“Is this really the right thing to do?”

Unable to hold back any longer, she glanced towards Seo Yerin.

“Is it really right to just let them go like that?”

Even if Choi Yiseo had come from afar and only two people could enter the concert with the tickets.

Is it really okay to send the guy she likes on a date with another girl? She pondered.

However, Seo Yerin kept her gaze fixed on her phone, shrugging her shoulders in response to Yoo Arin’s question.

“Well, what else can we do? We’ve already made plans with Yiseo and Goldwon before they arrived.”

“I don’t like it. Why isn’t he going with me…?”

“To be honest, I’m not a fan of places with a lot of people, so…”

Look at her acting all nonchalant.

Seeing Seo Yerin confidently going with Choi Yiseo made Yoo Arin’s lips pout in frustration.

Was the reason for her current unease different from the anxiety she showed last time because it wasn’t about sharing a bed?

‘She seems to be acting strange.’

Anyway, there’s something off about Kim Woojin. Both Seo Yerin and herself.

“Oh, for heaven’s sake.”

Despite everything, Yoo Arin frowned at the notifications popping up on her phone.

It was a flood of explicit messages disregarding the forum rules today.

“I feel dirty, and now this weird stuff is bothering me.”

Annoyed, Yoo Arin promptly blocked the user without warning. She had warned them several times not to spam, so this should be enough.

“This is annoying.”

Feeling slightly relieved after venting, Yoo Arin threw away the empty Chocomong container.

“Why?”

Suddenly, Seo Yerin seemed to be glaring at her reproachfully.

“It’s nothing.”

Seo Yerin, who had been engrossed in her phone until then, slowly put it back in her pocket, still giving Yoo Arin a suspicious look.

“What’s wrong?”

“N-nothing!”

Despite Yoo Arin’s confusion at her sudden reaction, Seo Yerin only responded with more irritation.

‘What’s going on?’

She wondered if she had done something to upset her, but she hadn’t done anything at all.

‘Why is she acting like this all of a sudden?’

Thinking that Seo Yerin has been unpredictable lately, Yoo Arin considered just going for a walk.

“Hey, anyone up for skiing?”

Min Juhee entered the room at that moment, looking overly excited about going skiing, which seemed fitting for her age and was quite endearing.

She liked to move her body in a way that suited her youthful appearance.

“I’m not going…”

“Let’s go together. Arin will come too.”

“Okay.”

Bang.

As Min Juhee closed the door and left, Yoo Arin stared blankly at Seo Yerin, who responded with a cool smile.

“You’re the one who made me bored.”

Seo Yerin then began preparing for the outing.

“…Me?”

Yoo Arin asked, puzzled, as she watched Seo Yerin’s back, but received no response.

* * *

“Wow, look at all these people.”

It was a UI concert, so Yooi expected a crowd, but she was still surprised by the sheer number of people.

Worried that she might lose Choi Yiseo if she let her guard down for a moment, she casually rested her hand on his shoulder.

“What’s this?”

And there was Choi Yiseo, looking at me disapprovingly.

He lightly pinched my arm that was resting on his shoulder.

“I grabbed it my way because you might accidentally fall off.”

“Don’t people usually hold hands for that?”

A chilly tone.

Thanks to him expressing his lingering anger all over his body, I could contain myself.

“No, I feel like it will hurt if we hold hands.”

Slowly releasing his arm, they hold hands.

“Ouch! It hurts!”

Choi Yiseo immediately tightens her grip on his hand. She even squeezes tightly with both hands, causing real pain.

“It hurts! It hurts!”

Despite the stares from people around them, Choi Yiseo pays no attention.

Grimacing, she lets go of his hand and delivers a low kick to his butt before striding confidently away in line.

“Wow, what strength…”

Yuarin told me not to exercise anymore, but Choi Yiseo must stop exercising. She might turn into a man.

Standing behind Choi Yiseo, I tried to follow, but she still doesn’t turn around, arms folded firmly.

She’s really angry.

With my girlfriend here, it was time to show off my techniques, including the time I had sex with three girls from the department.

It’s easy to melt an angry woman’s heart.

Covering Choi Yiseo’s eyes with both hands playfully, I ask, “Who am I?”

Suddenly, a backspin elbow strikes my abdomen. This guy is definitely learning more than just personal training; he’s into mixed martial arts.

I grimace in pain for a few seconds, clutching my stomach.

“First mission failed, huh.”

It’s okay.

There are still plenty of ways.

“Isa, I’m thir…”

“Do you want to die?”

“….”

Second failure.

I thought maybe giving her a piggyback ride to let her breathe in the fresh air might help her relax.

“Well then, Wind…!”

“Stop it.”

Third failure.

“I thought the windmill would be a sure success.”

Since I admired Yuarin’s coolness while running on the treadmill, I thought as long as I could run it, Choi Yiseo wouldn’t be mad.

I’m not very good at it yet, but at least showing effort should count for something, right?

“Now, what’s next…?”

Let’s show her something she can smile about.

“Look at this.”

I hand her my phone.

A picture of Han River, Pyojinho, and An Hyunho at a drinking party.

The important thing was that there were many unfamiliar faces in the picture.

“When you came, do you remember what Isa said? She mentioned her boyfriend joining the club’s drinking party.”

“….”

Listening intently, Choi Yiseo seems puzzled.

Good.

I continue without stopping, trying to explain in more detail.

“I felt bad for rejecting her, so I asked our geeky friends for help.”

They may not look charming at first glance.

Strong-looking Kang Hanguen.

Pudgy Pyojinho.

Sharp bad boy style An Hyunho.

“I heard they ruined the club’s drinking party by hitting on everyone. See that guy sulking in the corner? That’s Isa’s boyfriend.”

“Huh…”

Choi Yiseo looks at me incredulously.

I thought she was interested, so I wanted to explain further, but surprisingly, her interest didn’t last long.

No, rather…

“She did help.”

Her response is curt, as if she’s displeased.

“This isn’t working.”

Maximum praise and minimal fun were the secret cards that could have worked, but they failed.

Even…

“How did you end up dating Yoonji?”

“….”

I hear her denying my skills.

Honestly, lately, I’ve been getting involved with girls in various ways, so I was quite confident.

“Come to think of it, I wasn’t exactly normal.”

One was fooling around in a bamboo forest, and the other was a girl running on a treadmill.

Just thinking about it, they were far from ordinary.

“What should I do?”

At this rate, things might stay like this until we leave the concert.

Once the concert starts, we won’t have time to talk separately.

In that case, it’s like we didn’t come to see the concert together; we might as well have come alone.

“Apologize again?”

I’ve already apologized several times before arriving.

Choi Yiseo didn’t want that.

She was almost sarcastic about receiving an apology in the first place.

“Should I call and ask for help?”

I’d like to ask Yuarin or Seo Yerin, who are also women, but I’m afraid of receiving some curse words in return.

I saw Seo Yerin dominating the chatroom, so I could tell that stress levels were at their peak.

“Hmm, didn’t plan on resorting to this method.”

Slowly pulling out my phone, I make a call.

After a few rings, a man answers the phone.

– …Hello.

A groggy voice, as if he had just woken up.

It was Han Kang.

“Can I ask you something?”

– No, you can’t.

“Okay, I’ll ask anyway.”

– I said no.

Turning slightly, I whisper softly so that Choi Yiseo can’t hear.

“How do you comfort an angry woman?”

– Who’s mad? Yerin? Or Yiseo? Did you break up? Can’t stand the sight of each other? Hey! Hey hey hey hey! Let’s gather the guys today and have a drink! Hey!

Damn it.

– Han Kang is still single, according to Yerin…!

– Oppa, who are you talking to?

“You crazy bastard.”

Talking nonsense while lying next to a girl.

I hang up and call the next person.

– Why did you send a picture?

This time it was Ahn Hyunho.

“Hey, maybe……”

– Hold on.

After a click sound and rustling noise, he asks in a much more excited voice than before.

– You broke up with Yiseo?! I knew it, you son of a b*tch! Just f*ck f*ck f*ck!

“Do you guys date? Why is the communication so fast?”

It seems like Han Kang contacted him.

He kept cursing, so I just hung up.

Finally, I call Pyo Jinho sunbae.

– …Did you think I would know about that when you contacted me?

“No, I just wanted to tease someone too.”

– You…!

Click.

After hanging up, I hesitate for a moment and then contact a somewhat reliable person.

– Uh, Woojin.

“Sunbae Juhee, are you busy right now?”

– No, not re… Wear two pairs of socks. My feet itch.

You seem busy?

– Sorry, I’m at the ski resort with my roommates, and it’s their first time. So, what’s up?

“By any chance, how do you comfort an angry woman……”

– Is it Woojin?

– You bast*rd! We’re having a blast right now, you jealous f*ck! If you’re not in by 8, you’re dead!

– If you come late, we’ll put a lock on your underwear!

– Don’t even think about holding hands or anything! Got it?!

– Who goes to concerts these days! Riding skis feeling secure and refreshing is the best!

– Arin can’t ski, so she whined about sledding!

– Hey! Why would you say that!

– Through the white snow! Riding a sled! Arin running cheerfully!

– Don’t do it!

– For girls, straight to boarding, for guys, sledding with fun kids.

“It’s noisy.”

I immediately hang up.

It seems like Juhee sunbae and the others went to the ski resort together.

After hanging up, Choi Yiseo was staring at me blankly.

The voices must have been loud enough for her to hear.

“Hmm?”

“Well, I just… had something to ask.”

Feeling awkward, I responded, but Choi Yiseo turned away without a word.

At that moment, I felt defeated.

Suddenly, Choi Yiseo leaned against my chest.

Thinking something was up, I grumbled awkwardly with my arms crossed.

“It’s cold, block the wind.”

Although today wasn’t that cold.

‘Ah.’

Understanding Choi Yiseo’s intention, I slowly embraced her, whispering softly.

“This way, it’s warmer.”

She didn’t react separately.

Just gently leaning into me.

‘This is the answer.’

But then, why did she push away my hand from her shoulder earlier?

Regardless, I found the answer, so isn’t that what matters?