episode_0266

“… … .”

I have no idea how the health checkup went after that.

It’s as if the neurons in your head are completely burned out and your thoughts aren’t progressing.

And then I continued to ask myself questions.

‘Me? Really? Me to senior Joohee?’

Suddenly, the past comes to mind.

The day I found out that senior Joohee had feelings for me.

I coldly rejected Senior Joohee’s request to hug her.

After that, when I went to MT.

There was a time when I unintentionally hugged Senior Joohee because of a game, and that day I realized that her feelings were still with me.

And next.

There were several hours spent in adult stores, cafes, etc.

Before we knew it, we had become close friends, accumulating our own memories and experiences.

This time when I went to the party.

My senior also told me that he had given up on me in order to work as a bodyguard.

however.

however!

‘I, I did something? Really? Because I was drunk?!’

This is not an issue that can be taken lightly just because you are drunk and don’t remember.

Couldn’t this be an act of giving room to the person I pushed away?

At that time, when I refused to hug Senior Joo-hee, my heart broke.

I was like that too, but what must it have been like for Senior Joohee?

‘Oh, really, what do I do?’

Getting caught by the kids?

Of course, that’s scary too.

I really don’t know what to do with Senior Joohee.

My senior said he would just let it go, but from my perspective, it clearly crossed the line and caused harm.

Regarding emotions.

Especially since I know all too well about the pain of love.

I feel a sense of guilt building up in this situation, as if I was arguing with my senior.

So, exactly.

“Your male hormone levels are really high?”

Until the hormone test results came out.

It was the first test I had, and they said the results would come out today, and they really did come out right before I left.

I don’t know why you did the hormone test, but whatever.

“Oh, is that so?”

I continue to listen without hiding the tension in my shoulders.

“Yes, even though you’re still in your 20s… …even considering that, it’s still pretty high.”

“Ahem, I see?”

After my test results came out, I felt the eyes of the three people following me on my back.

“Do you do any special exercise?”

“No, no! I just do home training at home.”

“Yes, athletes are on the higher side on average. If not, you’re amazing.”

“Oh my! Teacher, this is really. I’m the type that can’t control myself, so it’s actually difficult for me, haha!”

“Oh my, this is so annoying.”

Yoo Ah-rin hits the back of my head and then walks out.

“As expected, Kkojungwoojin.”

Choi Yi-seo asks with a bit of worry, opposite to Seo Ye-rin, who uses a strange buzzword.

“Is there anything bad about it being high?”

“Um, usually, if you have high male hormones, you have a higher level of life satisfaction. It’s much better than having low levels. But-.”

“But?”

“Sometimes you become numb to fear or have a somewhat aggressive personality.”

hmm?

“Of course, even in academia, it has not been clearly proven. There is such a hypothesis.”

“Teacher, are you a savage?!”

“So that’s why.”

what.

The two people behind me nod their heads as if they finally understand something, which isn’t very nice.

“Well, anyway, the higher the better. You don’t have to worry too much.”

After the treatment.

I immediately grabbed the test paper and ran to Choi Jin-ah and Joo-hee, who were talking to Yoo Ah-rin.

“Look at this! The male hormone level is much higher than average! Now call me male Kim Woojin!”

“When were you a woman?”

“Choo, congratulations.”

Yoo Ah-rin is picking on her and Choi Jin-ah is awkwardly clapping and congratulating her.

finally.

“Somehow.”

At Joohee’s reaction, which seemed to indicate that she had understood something, the strength in my lower body drained away, no joke.

“… … .”

Why is it like this?

What on earth do you know that makes you think my hormone levels are high?

I wanted to ask that, but.

There were so many people here that I bit my lips hard and tried to swallow my words.

* * *

We came back home.

I wanted to talk to Senior Joohee separately, but I didn’t have time to talk because of parking.

In the first place, bodyguards don’t even come into the house unless they are team leaders.

‘I guess we’ll have to talk about this separately later.’

After hearing the whole story, I need to apologize if there is anything I need to apologize for.

Well, more than that.

We all came together naturally.

“But are you guys going to sleep here?”

When I asked three people, they all shook their heads.

“I’m filming tomorrow!”

“I have to go. I’m going to practice and film starting tomorrow.”

“I can’t skip work again.”

I see

I ended up deciding to stay at my parents’ house during the vacation.

I originally planned to go back, but three people actively wanted me to stay, so I ended up staying.

Anyway, we’ll meet again soon since we’re planning a trip.

“What about you?”

Beyond three people.

When I glance at Choi Jin-ah, who is still following me, she slowly avoids my gaze.

You’re really getting the hang of it.

“If you have a lot of money, go to a hotel and stay there. Why are you staying here?”

“Well, if you go to the hotel, your father can come.”

“… … .”

“The chairman is here too. Ah, I think it’s safe.”

Is this really the woman who was being teased for being a deviant? She’s just like Jerry running away from her father, Tom.

“You can’t sleep here today. You know that.”

“I, I’ll do really well! Just let me stay here a little longer!”

What do you plan on doing well?

I click my tongue as I watch Choi Jin-ah getting down on her knees. Why do people suddenly feel so ugly?

“Even if I give permission, my children won’t give permission. They ask me why I’m hanging out with other women.”

“I don’t care.”

At that time, Seo Ye-rin raised her hand and smiled.

hmm?

“What can you do when your mother and father are here?”

Yoo Ah-rin also grumbled and laughed.

I thought that Choi Yi-seo, the last bastion, would take my side.

“Woojin-ah.”

He surprisingly had a serious expression on his face and brought up a slightly different topic.

“Can I see your father?”

“Huh? Our father?”

“Yeah, I have something to ask and something to say.”

“Uh… …Just a moment.”

Choi Yi-seo is suddenly talking to her father?

It’s so out of the blue, I don’t even know what to say in response.

As I was just staring blankly, I heard my mother’s lively voice from behind me.

“Oh my, these are the guys I saw last time!”

Last time I visited the dormitory and saw the kids one by one, they greeted me brightly right away.

“Wow, they really came in droves.”

Behind my mother was my younger sister-in-law, who seemed to have overheard the story about me and was surprised, sticking out her tongue.

“You came too!”

“Hello.”

My sister-in-law and Choi Yi-seo were old acquaintances.

You might think it’s out of the blue, but it was actually expected.

I helped Yunji with her part-time job during last winter vacation, so she must be a familiar face.

“You still work part-time these days. Is the company doing well?”

“Yes, Yoonji is working very hard.”

While the two of us were reminiscing about our long-awaited meeting, my mother came up to me and whispered.

“Your father wants to see the kids?”

“Are you kidding me? The kids have to go now.”

“I’ll bring you all anyway. Even if I talk to you, it’ll only be for a little while, right?”

“Sigh.”

Honestly, I just want to take all the kids with me.

Then my father might call me separately.

‘It’s better to talk when I’m here.’

And I don’t know why, but Choi Yi-seo said earlier that she wanted to talk to her father.

Leaving Choi Jin-ah behind, I took the kids and headed back to my father’s study.

“Tae, I know a good song to play for prenatal education. Should I play it for you?!”

It looks like Jinah Choi is trying to prove her worth in order to stay here.

Whatever it is.

This time it occurred to me that I should knock, but I skipped it and just went in.

Father greeted us looking not much different from when we saw him this morning.

The kids were very polite and bowed their heads in greeting.

“Why did you call me again?”

I wanted to get straight to the point.

“My son has caused trouble, so I just wanted to say hello as a father should.”

After saying that, my father looked at the three of us without even looking at me.

“I heard that Jaewoon is going to send you abroad this time?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

Seo Ye-rin, who had already met him once, answered brightly.

“Yeah, it’s important to go and rest. Woojin, you take some time later with the kids. You should buy the things you need for the trip.”

“Are you buying it for me?”

Yoo Ah-rin let out a sound without realizing it because she was flustered, but her father just nodded without saying anything.

It means that since my son is giving me a hard time, I hope this will help me feel better.

It was a bit shaky, but I decided to accept it.

“Traveling is good.”

Father opened his mouth again.

“Just act your age. Don’t do things you can’t take responsibility for.”

A cold gaze and an oppressive atmosphere.

My father was warning not only me but also three other people.

Don’t cross the line.

In fact, it was already passed a long time ago, but I guess it means to not create results that cross the line.

It wasn’t just my concerns as a father.

My father was wary of situations where he could damage the company’s image by getting his wife pregnant before marriage or by getting her pregnant with multiple children.

Because the gaze directed at me now was not that of a father, but that of a chairman.

at that time.

“I’m sorry, but Father.”

Choi Yi-seo took a big step forward.

“Can I ask you one thing?”

I remembered again what I said earlier about having something to say.

Her father didn’t really try to stop Choi Yi-seo from being so bold.

He simply acknowledged it with silence, and Choi Yi-seo didn’t hesitate either.

“As you may know, I am a friend of Oh Yoon-ji, Woo-jin’s ex-girlfriend.”

This time, even my father was slightly shaken by the question, which was much more weighty than he had expected.

But that is only for a moment.

He quickly returns to his original form and clasps his hands together.

“So?”

“What I want to ask is simple. Last summer when Yoonji and Woojin broke up.”

“… … .”

“If the two of you had succeeded in reuniting, would your father have accepted Yoonji?”

Without realizing it, my mouth fell open and I looked at my father.

Literally ‘if’.

It’s a question I’ve imagined but never asked out loud, as it was an if.

My father asked back, raising the corners of his lips as if he was being cheeky.

“Does it matter?”

“Yes, it’s important.”

“I already know that you chose Woojin, not Oh Yoonji. If I say so here, are you thinking of giving up?”

“I have never chosen anyone, nor have I ever abandoned anyone.”

“… … .”

“I just want to know.”

“If you knew? What would change?”

“Black and white will be hidden.”

Choi Yi-seo’s posture, with her back straight and shoulders back, was neat and clean without any unnecessary details.

It was as if she was proving that her actions were right.

“Huh.”

Father’s faint smile.

But it didn’t feel very good.

And then.

“Impossible.”

My father declared calmly.

“That child absolutely cannot be accepted.”

The moment I heard those words.

What could it have been?

Before I knew it, I was running towards my father.

“Wow, wow wow!”

“Hey! Hey!”

At some point, Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin started grabbing my collar, so their reactions were quick.

Two people urgently caught me as I was running away.

I wanted to shout something, but I felt like if I spilled what was in my mouth right now, something big would happen.

Words that are much worse than the story about a role model who was shouted out while drunk.

The one who made it possible for me to endure it was Choi Yi-seo.

“Okay, I understand.”

Choi Yi-seo nodded slightly and took a deep breath.

The fact that her conversation wasn’t over yet was the last thing that kept me from suppressing my anger.

“So.”

Instead, my father looked at Choi Yi-seo and asked without even looking at me.

“Are the black and white hidden?”

“Yes, it’s covered.”

“For friendship, would you give up everything? Are you sure you can let go?”

Everything my father says.

There must be a lot of material things that are included with me.

Even though I asked about such a part, Choi Yi-seo had a faint smile on her lips.

“I will let go. But even if I let go, Woojin won’t let go.”

The strength that was entering the body is naturally released.

“As my father said-.”

Because the feelings he held for me in his blue eyes were purely trust.

“Because Woojin is greedy and selfish.”

The reason for the laughter was something my father didn’t know.

“Much more than you think, Father.”