episode_0321

“… … What is this.”

Early morning.

While I was brushing my teeth and looking at my phone, I came across a news video that popped up on the YouTube algorithm.

For things like news, I usually only watch headlines that catch my attention, so this video was more provocative than ever.

Because the thumbnail was a scene where the father visits the Tok headquarters.

“What is it?”

I was so shocked that I forgot to brush my teeth and pressed the video button as if I was possessed.

There was a real scene where my father entered the Tok headquarters and the executives there came out to greet him.

The screen changed and what appeared was a video of me that was spread on social media.

The anchor began to explain that the reason Chairman Kim of Woojoo Group took action was because of the video.

The fact that the elderly chairman took action for his youngest son seems to have given people a lot to think about.

↳ Wow, Space Group really made up their mind.

↳ When the youngest one gets upset, they even move the chairman

↳ The board is really big.

↳ Oh my, this is a chaebol country where money can buy everything.

↳ This is how you use money and power.

↳ Die, you sex offender!

↳ Inherited innocence, guilty until proven guilty.

↳ Are you a police inspector? Do you think that because you have a lot of money, you have investigative powers?

↳ This is so cool.

↳ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I found all the thieves.

↳ Emergency~~~~

↳ Isn’t this a bit too much? Why would a conglomerate even conduct an investigation?

↳ If you are the chat room president who just printed out the IP tracking results and was waiting, then you are a dog ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

↳ Commenters. Are you saying that the Space Group will judge and punish? Any citizen of the Republic of Korea can report a crime with evidence.

↳ Seriously. Does that have any evidence of a crime? It’s like they’re going to destroy it and kill me.

↳ A meteor is falling!

↳ Aren’t you threatening to search for messages if you don’t make it public?

↳ Why are people so twisted? Aren’t they supposed to catch criminals anyway? And those guys who make porn out of college students? Honestly, I didn’t like the universe that much, but this time I like it.

↳ Okay.

Of course, there aren’t only positive reactions.

After all, since the opponent was a criminal, the use of such harsh measures was somewhat tolerated in the social atmosphere.

“Tsk, I’ve become a hanger-on.”

He clicks his tongue and puts his phone away. But the corners of his mouth are slightly raised.

I thought I had some idea why my father had gone to such lengths.

“They say that people should be able to see from afar.”

My father, whom I saw more closely than anyone else, was extremely strict and also cold-blooded.

My father, seen from afar, was unexpected.

Quite unexpectedly.

It made me think that we are quite similar.

* * *

It’s now been a year and a half since I started college.

In fact, it could be said that everything that needed to be familiar was already familiar.

I’ve caused a lot of trouble, been involved in a lot of accidents, and had a lot of bad rumors.

Now that it’s all in the past, I can say that I’m living a peaceful daily life.

It was also the first time that I received such passionate attention in a positive way.

Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!

“… … .”

Classroom.

Seo Ye-rin and I were looking down at my flipped-over cell phone at the same time.

I’m so confused and annoyed by the number of calls I’m getting.

Even though I want to put my phone away, I can’t just turn it off because I’m going to catch the remaining voyeurs at Hyundai with those idiots today.

“I think it’s okay to use it as a massager.”

At Seo Ye-rin’s suggestion, I put my phone on my shoulder. The phone, which was overheating, wasn’t as cool as I thought.

“Not really.”

“Then what about the rotor?”

“I can’t try that.”

“Give me.”

I urgently stop Seo Ye-rin from putting her phone inside my skirt.

No matter what, I didn’t have the sexual appetite to live with a cell phone that was soaked in love juice.

“Are you in contact with other people besides English right now?”

“Yeah, I think so. Other departments and reporters also somehow found out and called my number.”

“There were reporters standing outside earlier.”

“Haa, this is so annoying.”

He sighs deeply, holding his head. Attention is something that only the person he likes likes, but when it pours down like this, it becomes burdensome.

He glances at Seo Ye-rin.

I was curious as to how he was holding up and surviving when he would get a lot of calls on a regular basis.

“What? What’s on your face?”

“No, you look prettier today.”

“What? Why are you flirting? I can’t do it today because I have to film.”

“That’s too bad.”

Actually, I don’t really regret it.

Because I didn’t think I would have time to do it today anyway.

“When will the professor arrive?”

“Aren’t you unable to come because you’re blocked by reporters?”

“Wow, that would be really creepy.”

Then a group of women came towards us.

“Ah, you were talking to Yerin.”

The strong scent of a unique perfume made me pull my head back without realizing it.

There were four people standing there, all of whom were English Literature majors.

We had a few conversations during the school festival, and we only briefly saw each other during after-parties and company dinners.

It’s one of those ambiguous relationships where we don’t talk much, but we’re not on bad terms either.

“I contacted you but you didn’t answer so I thought we were cut off.”

“Hey, Kim Woojin is such a loyal man.”

“Aren’t other kids contacting each other a lot? We were bothering them for no reason.”

A somewhat artificial friendliness.

But that didn’t give me the feeling that he was trying to leave something out of me or that he was being petty.

Simply through this incident, the country wants to become friendly and affectionate with humans.

It’s exactly like this.

That’s why Seo Ye-rin greeted me with a smile.

“Sorry, I guess I didn’t look at my phone because I was asking Woojin something.”

Seo Ye-rin even makes excuses on my behalf.

I was looking at Seo Ye-rin with a dazed look for a moment at her elegant yet refreshing smile.

He takes a step back from the group of women, as if he thought I was doing this because of them.

“Did we speak too suddenly?”

“Sorry, but it’s been a while since we met. Let’s grab a meal sometime.”

“We’ll buy it! I’ll buy you something you’ve never tried before! Have you ever tried mala-yeop-tteok?”

Just hearing it makes me not want to eat it.

I was about to politely refuse, but Seo Ye-rin intervened again.

“Woojin surprisingly likes common foods more. Things like noodles. So, I’ll take him to a famous noodle restaurant later.”

“Wow, what is this? Your taste is totally similar to ours?”

“I thought it would be like being moved after taking a bite of cup ramen!”

“Ah, this is cup tteokbokki.”

I’ve watched too many dramas.

Even if you’re a Korean conglomerate, do you think you wouldn’t eat ramen or tteokbokki?

Ramen in particular was a staple food during last summer vacation.

“Hey, but Yerin.”

The woman at the very front glances at us one by one and asks cautiously.

“Are you two dating?”

My eyes opened wide.

I was trying to intervene in a hurry because I didn’t know what kind of explosive statement Seo Ye-rin would make.

“No.”

Instead, Seo Ye-rin denied it with a light laugh.

“But I think we like each other. It’s just that we each have our own circumstances, so it’s hard for us to date or anything.”

“Yerin is learning, and Woojin is a chaebol!”

“This, this is the chaebol family love story I’ve only heard of!”

“Wow! Wow! I, I’ll really cheer you on, Yerin! Fighting!”

“It’s weird that Woojin doesn’t like Yerin because she helped him out a few times!”

“Kim Woojin! Make our Yerin happy!”

“Then even if we’re together, we can’t make progress?!”

I feel a little dizzy watching you spout off words at a rapid pace.

Seo Ye-rin answers calmly with a kind smile.

“Yeah, but… … This is my first time doing something like this. I’m a little embarrassed. I think going this slow is right for my speed.”

“… … ?!”

He looks at Seo Ye-rin with his eyes wide open. Seo Ye-rin blushes and avoids his gaze in embarrassment.

“Wow! Woojin! You can’t force yourself to hold Yerin’s hand!”

“You really have to do well! I told you there’s no one as good as Yerin?”

“You can’t even afford the face value, Yerin. Wow, this is a real rare species!”

anyhow.

The kids were talking noisily among themselves for a while, then the professor came into the classroom and they went to their seats.

The lecture started, but I couldn’t concentrate at all.

“Who are you?”

I stared at Seo Ye-rin in bewilderment, and the guy answered me with his chin held high and a cold glare at me.

“You, just go eat noodles with them.”

“I’m starting to get scared now.”

Clearly, until just now, it was the splendid, innocent and pitiful Seo Ye-rin.

“Is this how it usually is?”

“… … I think this is what my image was like before I found out about it in the bamboo forest.”

“Was it better back then?”

“You know what I’m going to say.”

Even though he whispered back, Seo Ye-rin stared at him, as if he wasn’t satisfied with the answer.

I said, holding his hand tightly under the desk.

“Then and now. Everything is good.”

“… … .”

Seo Ye-rin smiled, satisfied with the answer. She tried to focus on the lecture again, but after a few minutes, her appetite returned.

“Woojina.”

“Why.”

“Shall we go to the hotel?”

“… … I’m listening to the lecture right now.”

“I checked in. I want to go to the hotel.”

“Please, hold on. After I finish this, I’m going to go catch the voyeur with the kids anyway. You said you have to go right away because of the filming.”

Let me speak logically, Seo Ye-rin clenched her fists and bit her lips.

“Then don’t make me feel bad, you punk.”

“… … .”

I kept my mouth shut and avoided eye contact with Seo Ye-rin, who was acting nervous.