episode_0408

“What are you listening to in class today?”

The same table as when we had dinner last night. At Yoonji’s question, I was about to put the scrambled eggs in my mouth, but I sneakily put them on top of my rice bowl.

“Listen to one in the afternoon. Take tomorrow off.”

Tomorrow is Friday, so I have a day off.

Put the scrambled eggs in your mouth again.

This is the first time I’ve ever been wary of scrambled eggs. They’re so delicious I’m worried I’ll get addicted to them.

“You’re a second year student, but you don’t attend class much?”

I nodded slightly in response to Senior Joohee’s question, who had even taken a shower.

“Yes, I was going to join the military anyway, so I took it easy when I applied for classes.”

“Won’t it be harder after being discharged?”

“You can think about that later. But don’t eat two scrambled eggs from the beginning.”

“… … Mr. Woojin, please chew and eat. You really inhale it. ”

It’s so delicious, I can’t help it.

“Just eat it because you can add more.”

Perhaps because it was nice to see her eating so deliciously, Yunji seemed a bit more generous than usual.

Is this the concept you came up with?

Woof! Woof! Woof!

The phone rings while I’m eating breakfast.

I took out my cell phone from my pocket and checked it, and Choi Yi-seo’s name was on it.

“… … .”

Is this situation my fault?

But I strangely feel guilty even though I didn’t do anything special.

“Ahem.”

I get up from my seat and go into the living room to answer the phone.

“Hello?”

– Woojin, are you awake?

“Oh, yeah. I just woke up.”

– That’s good. I made some side dishes. I’ll be there soon, so wait for me.

“Huh? You’re coming now?”

– Yeah, you spent money on weird stuff and now you don’t have enough money for food. I saved enough, so you’ll be able to eat for a while.

“… … .”

What do I do with this?

Take a quick look behind you.

The three people are still in the middle of eating.

Even if I asked you to leave now, I don’t think you would leave, and I don’t even know if you have the right to say something like that in the first place.

Well then, better.

“Huh, Seo-ya? Actually, I’m eating breakfast.”

– Really? You’re eating earlier than usual?

“No, there is that.”

It’s better to explain in advance.

I explained what I had experienced today with as much injustice as possible. Yishu hesitated for a moment.

– Let’s go and talk about it.

After that, I hung up the phone.

“… … .”

I feel like he’s angry, but at the same time I don’t think he’s angry.

First, I went back to the table with a pounding heart and told him that Choi Yi-seo would be arriving soon.

“Side dishes? Tell them to come and eat with you.”

“Isn’t there a class this morning?”

“I think Seo Lee is a truly virtuous wife. Woo Jin treats her well.”

“… … .”

How can you all be so shameless?

While everyone was eating, I just stood there blankly waiting for Choi Yi-seo.

I’ve been told to sit down and eat because it’s annoying, but I don’t feel like doing that.

Ding dong!

The doorbell rings strangely loudly.

I ran over and opened the door, and there was Choi Yi-seo holding a heavy lunch bag.

“Hey, Seo-ya! Come on! I’ve been waiting for you!”

I greeted him with a bright smile, but there was no particular reaction from Lee Seo.

He hands me the lunch box, comes inside, and looks at the three people sitting at the table.

“Sigh.”

And what I exhaled was a short sigh.

The air becomes warm with her sighs, which are laden with many meanings.

“Okay, I ate well.”

“Ahem, I’ll go to school?”

Choi Jin-ah and Joo-hee quickly get up from their seats. They pretended like nothing happened earlier, but when they saw Lee Seo, they seemed to notice.

“Come and eat, too.”

Oh Yoon-ji offered Choi Yi-seo a meal, just like before, in a calm manner.

Lee Seo goes and sits in the spot where the two people were missing.

I also put the lunch box in the refrigerator and ran over to sit next to him.

“… … !”

After putting the side dish in his mouth, Lee Seo opens his eyes in surprise, turns his head slightly, and asks me.

“Who did this?”

“I did it.”

The answer came from earlier.

Oh Yoon-ji raises her hand as if she has been waiting and smiles.

“Isn’t it delicious?”

In addition, when Oh Yoon-ji asks further questions, Choi Yi-seo is unable to give a clear answer and only lets out subtle noises.

Of course, I just shut up and ate rice.

If I say something here for no reason, not only will I get in trouble, but I might also get scolded by Seo Han.

To be blunt,

Oh Yoon-ji’s cooking skills were better.

It’s not strange, though, since I’ve been living there almost like a guesthouse since I was little.

In particular, Oh Yoon-ji analyzed my tastes quite diligently while living with me, so she is more in tune with my tastes.

Although Seo-do often made me side dishes or food to eat, I never delved into it that deeply.

“It’s delicious.”

Choi Yi-seo admits it honestly.

Why do I feel like I can see a strange sense of defeat weighing on Lee Seo’s shoulders?

‘I think this is the first time that Seo Lee has done something like this.’

In the case of Seo Ye-rin and Yoo Ah-rin, they had different vibes from Lee Seo to begin with, so they never had this kind of competition.

It seems like he feels a greater sense of crisis than expected.

I feel like I should be the one to offer some comfort here.

‘Is that right?’

Even Choi Yi-seo herself admitted that there were people who cooked better than her.

To be honest, I don’t even know what we’re competing against now.

“Hey, this is the afternoon lecture, right?”

“Huh? Yeah.”

“Then let’s go out together. I’ll wash up soon.”

“Let’s go out? Where?”

“Let’s study outside, or let’s go play for a bit.”

“… … Okay, I got it.”

I get up from my seat first, go to the bathroom, wash up, and come out.

I was able to wash up quickly because I had brought my own toiletries and left them there in advance.

“Hoo.”

It feels good to wash with hot water.

As I came out, drying my hair with a towel, Oh Yoon-ji was waiting for me with her arms crossed.

“Is your love for your girlfriend truly sincere?”

“You’re the one who shouldn’t try to compete with her with something weird.”

“Did I compete? I just made you a delicious side dish.”

“Okay, okay. We’re going out. Are you going to stay here?”

“No, you’re not here either. Joohee and Jinah have already left.”

“… … .”

It’s quite annoying that you say you’ll go because I’m not there, but I don’t intend to make an issue of it.

As I passed Oh Yoon-ji and tried to dry my hair with a hair dryer, the guy kept chasing me.

“I want to go play too.”

“Are you crazy? We’re dating.”

“You did dates with me often too.”

“You- Haa, why are you like that, Yoonji.”

At my words, Yunji hit her chest with her fist, pouted out her lips, and said.

“I don’t know, maybe I’m jealous.”

“… … .”

“I’m going out. I’ll eat lunch out. What do you want for dinner?”

“I’m going to eat dinner out too. And when I come in, I’ll eat the side dishes that Iseo made for me.”

“… … Did you originally build such an iron wall?”

Oh Yoon-ji asks with a curious expression.

I answered with a smile on my face at his awkward appearance.

“Oh, it was like this originally.”

“Hmm, I guess I didn’t trust you enough back then.”

“ya. It’s not that you didn’t believe me back then, it’s that you didn’t believe me. You didn’t even pretend to believe me, so what the-.”

“What the hell? What about you? You said you can’t even drink with your high school friends? No matter how many times I tell you there are only girls?”

“That’s a little different. I saw you being harassed at the bar before because I wasn’t there.”

“Is that so? So you followed me secretly and watched me- Oh, did you know that Ise was there too?”

“… … I didn’t know that.”

At that time, I was only interested in Oh Yoon-ji.

Bam!

“Aaak!”

In an instant, a spicy palm hits my back.

While drying my hair, a sudden pain makes my back straighten. When I turn my head to ask what’s going on, there is Choi Yi-seo with her arms crossed.

“When are you going?”

“Ah, yeah… …I have to go soon.”

“Kick.”

My current girlfriend saw me chatting casually with my ex-girlfriend.

Doesn’t this sound like something out of a drama?

When I glared at Oh Yoon-ji, who was laughing next to me, the bastard quickly ran away.

Judging from the sound of the front door opening, it seems he went back to his own house.

After preparing for about 30 minutes, I go out of the house with Seo-rang.

“Iseo, are you mad?”

“No.”

It’s not just the wind that’s chilly, but also Iseo. When I cuddle up next to her, Iseo glances at me and asks quietly.

“You really didn’t know?”

“Huh? What?”

“Haa, you really didn’t know? I was there at that time.”

“Ah.”

You were talking about when Yoonji went out to drink earlier.

To be honest, I really haven’t seen it.

I was just worried that some weird guys might be hanging out with Yoonji.

I thought about telling a white lie.

Looking into Lee Seo’s eyes, I had a feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

“Ugh, I didn’t know. But Seo-ya, the me back then and the me now are different. If you think about it the other way around, the gaze that was directed at Yoon-ji is now directed at you!”

“You have to say it right. It’s me, Yerin, and Arin.”

“… … .”

After saying that, Lee Seo seemed to have relaxed a little and leaned against me while loosening the tension in his body.

“I saw you then.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yeah, I saw it very clearly.”

Of course, since we were in the same department and this was a department, of course he would have recognized me.

It’s thrilling when you interrupt as if something is going on.

“So? If I had just let it go, you wouldn’t have remembered it until now.”

“… … .”

He turns his head slightly and buries it on my shoulder. This means he won’t say anything.

“Ah, why are you hiding it? What is it? Tell me.”

“I thought you were a stalker.”

“Hey… … .”

“ Okay, I’m going to go to cooking school.”

“Suddenly? Are you crazy?!”

When he looks at Choi Yi-seo in surprise, he replies that he has already made up his mind.

“It won’t get any better right away, but when you get back from your military service, I’ll make it a lot tastier.”

“No, I told you there’s no need to compete with something weird. I don’t switch to Yoonji because she’s better at cooking.”

If that were the case, wouldn’t my girlfriend be a chef now?

“I do it because I want to.”

“I hate that it’s my fault.”

Our conversation runs parallel.

But Choi Yi-seo did not back down.

“Woojin, I’m strict with myself.”

“Yeah, I know.”

There are few people who are as strict and thorough with self-management as Choi Yi-seo.

Wasn’t it Choi Yi-seo who did everything while playing and got good grades on her own?

“That’s because I try hard, but it’s also because I like myself like that. It’s called a sense of accomplishment, right?”

“… … .”

“I feel good about myself for becoming a better person.”

Choi Yi-seo hugs me gently.

She whispers with a smile, her cheek pressed against my chest.

“The more I love you, the more I want to become a better person.”

“… … .”

“So thank you, Woojin?”

“Ah, really Choi Yi-seo.”

If I say it like this.

How can I tell them not to do it?

“Okay, learn to cook.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

“Tell me that instead. When you saw me at the bar. Wasn’t it because something memorable happened?”

“That’s-.”

Choi Yi-seo, who had fallen away from me, shook her head and smiled playfully.

“It’s a secret.”

* * *

2 years ago.

There are a lot of new students crowded into the Hope House.

Now is the time to start becoming close with your peers.

In groups of three or five, we gather to enjoy the feeling of being college students and drink beer that we don’t even know the taste of yet.

And between them.

A table that stands out.

Maybe because there are only women, but in a department with a high percentage of men, they are glancing at each other and waiting for an opportunity.

“Minji, but I think your brother is a bit strange.”

As Oh Yoon-ji speaks while eating dried snacks, Jeong Min-ji frowns and responds.

“What do you know about my brother?”

Jeong Min-ji’s sharp answer felt forced.

The other girls who are from the same high school glance at Jeong Min-ji.

“I’m telling you to take good care of men. You’ve just graduated from high school, so don’t get caught up in some weird guy.”

“Take good care of your boyfriend.”

“My boyfriend is really into me. I want to show off, but I don’t want you guys to hate it.”

Oh Yoon-ji smiling bashfully.

Even her high school classmates were a little surprised because it was the first time they had seen Oh Yoon-ji’s expression like that.

Oh Yoon-ji has had a difficult time since high school due to her family circumstances.

It seems like only yesterday that I was complaining about how I barely managed to get into college but how difficult it would be to continue working part-time every day.

“Yoonji… … her face has gotten a lot better.”

Choi Yi-seo says that and drinks beer.

I quickly took my lips off, wondering why I would eat something so unhealthy.

“Right? I think so too. Just one more person in my life. The world has changed.”

“Wow, Oh Yoon-ji, do it properly!”

“You pay for this beer.”

The heavy atmosphere eased again as the drinking party continued.

‘I feel dizzy.’

Choi Yi-seo got up from her seat.

I move with the group of friends going to the bathroom, then sneak out alone.

I’m just catching my breath by getting some fresh air.

“Excuse me.”

A man was approaching her.

‘Is it hunting?’

As Choi Yi-seo was a college student who was often secretly hunted, she naturally refused.

“Sorry, I have a boyfriend.”

“Yes, I have a girlfriend too.”

“… … Yes?”

“You were at the same table as Yoonji. So, if any other guys come over, can you just text me?”

“If Yoonji’s boyfriend-.”

Isn’t that Woojin Kim, from the same English department?

Choi Yi-seo didn’t recognize Kim Woo-jin even though they were in the same department because she had only been in the same department for a short time.

And Kim Woo-jin, who doesn’t seem to be interested in Choi Yi-seo at all.

“I’ll give you my number, so if any other guys come, just tell me that.”

“Ah, yes… … .”

Well, since it’s a big deal, I should know the number of my classmates in the same department.

‘But this guy really doesn’t know me.’

Look how uninterested you seem.

Even now, I am looking for Oh Yoon-ji beyond the window.

After exchanging numbers, Kim Woo-jin took out several hangover remedies from his pocket.

“And please bring this to me. If the kid drinks alcohol, he’ll have a hangover the next day.”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Please polish this.”

“… … .”

Look at them specifically pointing out expensive things.

It seems like Yoon Ji-man is giving it to others as a bonus because he is the only one giving it to them.

“Then please.”

“Oh, yes.”

As Choi Yi-seo was about to go back in, she suddenly stopped walking and looked back, feeling suspicious.

“Excuse me.”

“Yes?”

“If you say you’ll come right away when I call, does that mean you’ll wait?”

“But?”

“… … I think we’ll go to the second round.”

“Yes, it’s okay. I’ll be waiting at a nearby PC room anyway.”

“Are you waiting?”

“Yes. Even though Yoonji doesn’t say anything, she secretly likes things like this. Coming out to greet you.”

“… … .”

Oh Yoon-ji, who has never felt such warmth in her difficult family history.

That’s why I quite liked these considerations.

The important thing is.

‘You’re just going to wait for that?’

It’s a little broken.

“Are you a stalker?”

“My boyfriend. If you think Yoonji is going to drink too much, just try to moderate it.”

You’re dedicated.

However, Choi Yi-seo goes inside, thinking it is a bit dirty.

It seems like he’s being considerate to his girlfriend so she can have fun comfortably.

“Yoonji, your boyfriend is giving it to you.”

As soon as Choi Yi-seo sits down, she immediately takes out a hangover cure.

I have no intention of responding to your strange dating games.

At least that’s what Choi Yi-seo was like at this time.

“Boyfriend?”

“Oh, you followed me while I was playing with my friends?”

“I told you to take good care of your boyfriend.”

The criticism is pouring directly at Oh Yoon-ji’s boyfriend.

but.

“Woojin?!”

Oh Yoon-ji jumped up in surprise.

Oh Yoon-ji’s brightly smiling face looked like a star.

It was so shiny and so bright that it seemed untouchable.

‘I really like it.’

Choi Yi-seo sips her beer while watching Oh Yoon-ji go out.

Oh Yoon-ji is half-jokingly scolded for leaving her friend behind right away when her boyfriend comes home.

Amidst the chatter of her friends, Choi Yi-seo was asking herself.

A love that can be so pure and joyful.

‘Can I do it?’

Maybe it’s impossible?

Oh Yoon-ji’s appearance was so shockingly happy that it was shocking.

For the first time in my life.

There was a moment when I felt a little jealous of people having a lover.

* * *

“This is it.”

“Huh?”

“I feel like my arm is going to cramp up. I feel like my blood isn’t flowing.”

On the way to school.

Kim Woo-jin grumbles that he doesn’t know why he’s suddenly crossing his arms so tightly, but that he’s going to get his arms ripped off if he keeps doing this.

But Choi Yi-seo smiles bitterly, putting more force into it.

“I did something sorry.”

“If you’re sorry, loosen up!”

“No, not that one.”

“You’re not sorry about this?!”

Choi Yi-seo looks up at Kim Woo-jin, who is struggling.

When I think back on the past, I feel like I’ve become a bad person.

“I will never let you go.”

But that didn’t mean I could uncross my arms.

Because at some point, I was experiencing the kind of love I had longed for.

‘It became a bit of a strange relationship, though.’

Even so, that must mean that you’ve caught someone you can’t let go of.

“Ouch! It hurts!”

I wish I could hug you tighter.

He gently lets go of Woojin Kim, who is in so much pain, and asks for a favor.

“Would you like a kiss?”

“… … Huh?”

Kim Woo-jin blankly looked at Choi Yi-seo at the sudden request and then kissed her.

and.

Bam!

“Mr., how far did you put your tongue-!”

“Let’s just get our tongues entangled and look at each other,” Kim Woo-jin asks, dumbfounded.

“Didn’t you say you wanted to have sex?”

“… … .”

“Oh, no, don’t look at me. Don’t stare at me too much, it’s scary.”