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    “But no matter how much I think about it, this seems a bit too much.”

    Choi Yi-seo mutters as she leaves the house.

    No matter how much Kim Woo-jin needed to find a house and how much Choi Jin-ah owed Kim Woo-jin a lot, I thought it was a bit much to take the house away from him.

    “Well, I feel a little sorry.”

    Yoo Ah-rin, who is next to him, also agrees, feeling embarrassed.

    But Seo Ye-rin was a little different.

    “I think I can do this much!”

    It may seem like it was taken half forcibly, but Kim Woo-jin presented his own reasons and Choi Jin-ah accepted them, which led to this result.

    When Choi Jin-ah couldn’t go to her own home, she lived like a parasite in Kim Woo-jin’s home and is still lending him the Porsche.

    Not only that, the last thing that got Kim Woo-jin kicked out of the dorm was Choi Jin-ah.

    Surprisingly, if you listen to the story, you’ll find that Kim Woo-jin did quite a few things for Choi Jin-ah.

    “Well, even if there is a reason, I’m sorry, so I’m sorry.”

    “Oh my, I guess we’ll be meeting outside for a while.”

    Even if he had no shame, he wasn’t so shameless that he would hang out at Choi Jin-ah’s house when Choi Jin-ah wasn’t there.

    “Arin, when are you going to go play? I want to go soon too.”

    “Just wait. I’ll use it one day after the exam.”

    “… … .”

    Just as Choi Yi-seo took Kim Woo-jin to a glamping site, the other two people are also preparing to spend time with Kim Woo-jin separately.

    When Choi Yi-seo saw that, she felt a subtle lump forming in her chest.

    I know this clearly shouldn’t be happening, but emotions aren’t something that can be controlled by humans.

    “Guys, but-.”

    “Shoot up, Choi Yi-seo.”

    “Shh.”

    “… … .”

    She tried to say something, but was stopped cleanly, so Choi Yi-seo could only keep her mouth shut and listen to the two of them making plans.

    * * *

    “The house is nice.”

    After finishing the siege of Choi Jin-ah’s house.

    After the kids all left, I took a quick look around the house.

    Although it felt surprisingly immoral to look around someone else’s house, I guess I should get used to it since I’ll be spending the rest of my time there.

    ‘Wow, you definitely did a good job.’

    Starting with the kitchen, the clean yet classic feel is quite calming.

    If you imagine a violinist’s home, this is the exact atmosphere it would have.

    ‘Is this a practice room?’

    There are not only violins but also many other stringed instruments.

    It was so diverse that it could be used as an ensemble, and seeing this makes you realize Choi Jin-ah’s status.

    There’s also a huge speaker there, and I plan on asking later how to use it.

    There is also a mini gym next door with exercise equipment.

    They appear to be pretty good tools, but even though they haven’t been in use for very long, they show signs of frequent use.

    ‘I guess I shouldn’t go into the bedroom.’

    But it’s a girl’s room, so don’t you think it’s a bit much for me to just go in and use it?

    Anyway, I plan to bring my own blanket and spread it on the living room floor to sleep.

    ‘Look at the big TV.’

    Watching a movie with this would be so much fun.

    The three of them probably don’t prefer to be at Choi Jin-ah’s house that much, so they’ll mostly be watching it alone.

    Woof! Woof! Woof!

    The cell phone rang while I was exploring the house.

    – Oh Yoon-ji –

    I swallow hard and cautiously pick up the phone, thinking that it has come.

    “Hello.”

    – Do you want to die?

    “… … .”

    – Huh? You want to die? Are you really going to tear me to pieces?

    “Oh, no.”

    – I knew you were coming so I prepared dinner for you, but what the heck are you? Do you find it fun to play with people like this?

    “, I didn’t bring it. I also don’t want to be homeless, so I did it to survive-.”

    – Okay! You haven’t eaten dinner, have you? I’m going there now, so don’t eat anything else.

    “Coming?”

    – Hey! I made some soybean paste stew to feed to someone, but it would be a shame to feed it to Jinah.

    Yunji?!

    Choi Jin-ah’s voice was heard over the phone, saying she was hurt.

    I said I understood and hung up the phone.

    ‘It’s soybean paste stew.’

    Come to think of it, what could there be to eat here?

    I have almost no money now, so I have to keep my food expenses to a minimum.

    I opened the refrigerator and saw some frozen foods neatly lined up, along with a few bottles of soju.

    “… … .”

    Anyway, Choi Jin-ah learns bad things very quickly.

    Until now, it seemed like we were looking at a violinist’s home, but in reality, it’s a poor college student living alone, with only a refrigerator.

    Ding dong!

    After waiting for a moment, the doorbell rings.

    Yoonji also said she found a house near the school, and it came much sooner than expected.

    “Yes, I’m going out.”

    I feel like I’ve become a real landlord.

    Rattling.

    “Eng.”

    “Huh?”

    When I opened the door, there was my senior Joo-hee wearing a dragon jumper.

    We were both taken aback by the unexpected appearance of this person and were speechless for a moment.

    “Ji, where is Jinah?”

    “Oh, that’s it.”

    I start explaining unintentionally.

    We were so embarrassed that we just stood at the door and explained in detail what had happened.

    “Huh, what is it?”

    “Sister Joohee?”

    While he was explaining, the elevator opened and Oh Yoon-ji and Choi Jin-ah arrived.

    * * *

    Three people came inside.

    I said while setting the side dishes on the table.

    “There’s nothing to eat, but please eat a lot.”

    “… … I am the landlord.”

    Choi Jin-ah glares sharply.

    Isn’t this my home now?

    “I made all the side dishes in the first place.”

    Oh Yoon-ji brings the dishes while looking at them in disbelief. Judging from how familiar they look, it seems like she has been here often.

    “So. You decided to stay here? And kicked Jinah out?”

    Senior Joohee, who was already sitting at the table, looked at me with a bewildered expression.

    I can’t help but be amazed at how people can come up with such ideas.

    “I had no choice but to survive.”

    “Then, did you do well when you were at home in the first place?”

    The facts that Oh Yoon-ji inserted are substantial. I sat down as if I didn’t hear them.

    A dining table that can seat exactly four people.

    ‘hmm……?’

    I happened to sit next to Oh Yoon-ji, but for a moment I thought I had made a mistake. However, no one else seemed particularly interested.

    “Oh, this is delicious. You used the same seasoning last time, right?”

    “Yes, that’s right. I added a little more soy sauce and stewed it.”

    “Yoonji, give me some of the leftovers.”

    “You’re going to stay at my house anyway.”

    “Oh, right.”

    I was eating rice with a spoon and listening to the conversation between three people, and it was a bit unexpected.

    ‘I guess the three of you ate together often.’

    Doesn’t it look incredibly familiar?

    I honestly still can’t believe that the three of them are close, but when I look at it this way, it surprisingly makes sense.

    It’s a bit of a different atmosphere from our kids.

    “Hey, try some soybean paste stew.”

    Yoonji pointed to the earthenware pot with a spoon. I just took a bite without saying anything.

    “Oh?”

    A familiar yet nostalgic taste.

    I found myself involuntarily exclaiming in admiration at the taste of the soybean paste stew that Yoonji often made for me.

    The warmth and savory flavor that you had forgotten until now awakens your tongue.

    “Huh.”

    Oh Yoon-ji staring at me intently.

    I respond sheepishly to the playful smile telling me to react quickly.

    “Oh, it’s delicious.”

    “You liked it. Don’t you remember when you first ate it and got all excited?”

    “… … .”

    “I put a lot of tofu in it too. Eat a lot.”

    “Yeah.”

    Huroop,

    it’s good.

    But this is really delicious.

    I feel a gaze as my hand keeps going towards it without me knowing.

    Before I knew it, Oh Yoon-ji had stopped eating and was staring at me with her chin resting on her hand.

    The other two people sitting across from me are also blankly looking at me.

    “Why, why… … ?”

    “No, because it was so delicious and delicious. It looks good.”

    “Yeah.”

    As I continued to eat, feeling bewildered, Choi Jin-ah also ate some soybean paste stew and asked with a smile.

    “Yoonji, teach me this recipe too.”

    “Me too. This is delicious.”

    Even though Senior Joo-hee intervened and spoke, Oh Yoon-ji responded with a faint smile.

    “I hate it.”

    “… … .”

    “… … .”

    An awkward atmosphere.

    But Oh Yoon-ji was unwavering.

    “Oh, try this too.”

    I was wondering what else I could bring out, and this time it was perilla leaves pickled in soy sauce.

    He says he’s busy, but I wonder where he finds time to do things like this.

    ‘I’ve been pretty good at cooking since a long time ago.’

    Since Oh Yoon-ji was the queen of self-made success, she could honestly say that she was unrivaled in this regard.

    Although Choi Yi-seo is good at cooking, compared to Oh Yoon-ji who has been eating and living on her own her whole life…

    As I wrapped rice in perilla leaves and put it in my mouth, my face trembled slightly without me realizing it.

    “Wow, what is this?”

    It’s so delicious, it’s too delicious.

    The food my mom makes for me at my parents’ house is delicious, but this is, what should I say.

    It suits my taste perfectly.

    “Isn’t it delicious? I think you’ll like it.”

    “Ugh, uh.”

    I nod awkwardly and eat my meal.

    This is a bit disgusting and I don’t want to eat it, but it’s so delicious that I can’t stop eating it.

    ‘Let’s eat quickly.’

    As I ate in a hurry, I felt people’s eyes turning to me again.

    Somehow I managed to finish my meal quickly.

    One by one, people behind me finished their meals.

    While I was washing the dishes, senior Joohee came up to me.

    “I’ll help you. I’m also in a position to benefit.”

    “Well, if you help me.”

    It doesn’t dry out.

    While I was washing the dishes, something suddenly occurred to me.

    “Senior, why did you come here?”

    “Huh?”

    “No, I don’t think it was the kids who sang it.”

    “Ah.”

    The senior smiled awkwardly and gestured to a room with his chin.

    “Have you been over there?”

    “Where is the exercise equipment?”

    I brought in equipment like I had my own small gym.

    “Yeah, I often come here to work out. It’s hard to go to the gym because of the money, and there’s a limit to what you can do without equipment.”

    “Ah.”

    “Jina told me to come and use it comfortably. That’s why I came to work out today too.”

    “I see.”

    “You should try it later too. Jinah bought a really good brand. I don’t know if she uses it herself, but.”

    Since I don’t use it much, I think I should lend it to Senior Joohee.

    The subtle scent of coffee that wafts at that time.

    As I turn my head to the finger poking my back, Choi Jin-ah hands me a mug.

    “Mr. Woojin, you didn’t know there was a coffee machine?”

    “… … Where are you?”

    “It’s in my room. I’ve set up a separate room, so if you want to go in, just go and use the coffee machine.”

    “Oh.”

    “I’ll put the cup here. Would you like some too, Sister?”

    “Yeah, I’d like a drink too.”

    “Yeah.”

    Choi Jin-ah left the coffee behind.

    Let’s take a sip after finishing the dishes. It has a rich flavor that will probably become a habit.

    I heard that Jinah Choi has a lot of money and a nice house.

    I guess I robbed a pretty nice house.

    * * *

    “Hmm?”

    The next day.

    Today is the first time I slept at Choi Jin-ah’s house.

    It was a very satisfying sleep, except that I woke up in the middle of the night on the floor and moved to the sofa next to me.

    I rub my eyes and check my surroundings in the strangely noisy house.

    The first thing that caught my eye was the red-haired woman’s lower chest.

    “Huh?”

    As I blurted out the question without realizing it, Oh Yoon-ji, who had been resting her chin on her cell phone, smiled.

    “Are you awake?”

    What is the situation now?

    A familiar composition looking up at Oh Yoon-ji.

    I realize that I am now lying down with my arms crossed over Oh Yoon-ji’s thigh.

    “What, what is it? Why are you here?”

    I’m sure you went back after eating dinner last night?

    “Ah, Jinah said she left something behind. I came to get it, but it was annoying so I just left it.”

    “What the hell is that-.”

    Rattling.

    At that moment, the bedroom door opens and Choi Jin-ah comes out. She is holding a mug again, and when she sees me waking up, she smiles and asks me.

    “Would you like some morning coffee?”

    Rattling.

    And again I hear the door opening.

    “Huh? Woojin woke up?”

    Senior Joo-hee appeared in the living room, wearing sleeveless clothes and sweating as if she had done morning exercise.

    “… … .”

    As I was standing there dumbfounded, Oh Yoon-ji grabbed my arm and lifted me up, smiling.

    “Let’s eat, I made breakfast.”

    That moment.

    I was sure.

    I have come to a house that is extremely dangerous.

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