Late-Night Snack

“…Taeyang-a.”

“Uheung….”

“I want to eat Jokbal….”

A small whisper reached Jeong Taeyang’s ears as he slept. He rubbed his eyes, which refused to open, and got up, only to find his girlfriend whispering into his ear.

“…Jokbal?”

“Uheung… No…?”

Her gathering her hands and twisting her body was quite cute. Jeong Taeyang forgot his sleepiness and let out a laugh. He got up, stretched, and turned on the light, and the bright glare hit his eyes. His girlfriend was crouching, her eyes cutely closed.

“Should we order Jokbal?”

“Oh, I want Pajeon and Makguksu too… Order the small Jokbal.”

“Uh, okay.”

She was asking for more than he expected. Jeong Taeyang sat down, picked up the phone, and ordered Jokbal. He didn’t forget the Makguksu and Pajeon either. Come to think of it, he’d heard that pregnant women often asked for things at night like this. It seemed that situation had begun.

However, he didn’t dislike it or find it bothersome. For one, Sebin was cute, and how could he abandon his girlfriend who was carrying his child? Jeong Taeyang walked towards his girlfriend, who still had her eyes tightly closed.

“It’s too bright…”

At first, she couldn’t even act cute, but now every word she spoke was laced with aegyo. When he sat beside her and stroked her head, she even whined playfully. Jeong Taeyang couldn’t help but smile, she was so adorable.

“Sebin, why do you keep getting cuter?”

“Huh? I got cuter?”

“Extremely cute.”

“Hehe….”

When he said that, she grinned, pleased. Lee Se-bin, for one, had a very haughty-looking face. Leaving aside her sexy body, if she had a poker face, one might mistake her for being angry; her face was that chic and haughty. But when she smiled goofily, that impression completely reversed. Moreover, knowing her haughty face, the gap was quite significant.

‘Is this gap moe?’

A phrase he seemed to have heard somewhere before suddenly came to mind. As he spent some time with his cute girlfriend, the Jokbal was delivered.

“Wow!”

Her legs weren’t particularly short, but when she ran, it was like a baby toddling, making it cute. Jeong Taeyang smiled contentedly, then felt a strange sense of depravity as he saw her large breasts jiggle.

‘No, she was just cute a moment ago, but seeing that makes her sexy again.’

Fortunately, he didn’t get an erection thanks to their long session before bed, but it felt like he might get one again. Meanwhile, Lee Se-bin sat down and unwrapped the Jokbal.

Pajeon and Makguksu were foods she had liked since she was a man. In fact, she disliked Jokbal and only liked those two. Because her father liked Jokbal, they would order it two or three times every month, and each time, she would fall deeply for the Pajeon and Makguksu that came with it. She had eaten so much Jokbal that she had grown tired of it. But today, Lee Se-bin found herself craving its taste again.

She took out two pairs of chopsticks from the kitchen, picked up one pair for herself, and placed the other on the dining table. She took out two cans of beer from the refrigerator, opened one, and left the other. Then, she sat Jeong Taeyang at the table, handed him a beer, and picked up her own can.

“Can you drink beer while pregnant?”

“Huh? …Oh, right, I’m pregnant.”

“Sebin, are you stupid?”

“No… But can’t I make it possible with hypnosis…? No?”

“No. A pregnant woman shouldn’t drink alcohol.”

The can of beer was taken from Lee Se-bin’s hand. Lee Se-bin, wearing a bewildered expression, gaped at Jeong Taeyang. Jeong Taeyang, chuckling at her reaction, put the can of beer back in the refrigerator and brought out orange juice. Then, he poured it out and handed it to Lee Se-bin.

“Drink this.”

“I’m not a child….”

However, the way she lowered her eyes and puffed out her cheeks was unmistakably childish. Moreover, her face was youthful, so much so that if it weren’t for her large breasts, she might be mistaken for a slightly tall child. Of course, she wouldn’t look like a child if she didn’t make such expressions… Lee Se-bin’s impression changed greatly depending on her facial expressions.

“…It’s yummy….”

Where had the pouting Lee Se-bin, who had been treated like a child just moments ago, gone? She held the cup with both hands, sipping and exclaiming in admiration. It was a scene that made him smile just by watching.

“You should eat some Jokbal too.”

Jeong Taeyang placed a piece of Jokbal on a lettuce leaf. Then, he added ssam and garlic and offered it to Lee Se-bin’s mouth. However, Lee Se-bin made a strange expression and pulled her hand away.

“Why? You said you wanted to eat it.”

“Garlic….”

“…If you don’t eat garlic, you can’t become an adult, you know?”

“I’m already an adult! Ugh…”

She flinched, flinched, looking at the ssam, then opened her small mouth wide and took it. Even as she chewed, her expression wasn’t bright, likely due to the garlic. After swallowing, Lee Se-bin spoke.

“Since I ate it all, am I an adult now?”

“Sebin-a.”

“Huh?”

“I love you.”

“Uh, huh?! I, me too….”

Lee Se-bin’s cheeks flushed at the sudden confession of love. She should have been used to it by now, but confessions of love were still awkward for her. Hiding her flushed cheeks, Lee Se-bin lowered her gaze and spoke cautiously.

“I, I love you….”

Lee Se-bin’s face flushed a little more. It was a small change, but Jeong Taeyang didn’t miss it.

“Sebin’s face is completely red.”

“N-no, it’s not… But why do you keep calling me Sebin when you address me?”

“Huh? You don’t like it? Then should I call you ‘jagi’ or ‘yeobo’ or something like that?”

“Uh, huh?! N-no, no, that’s not it….”

Lee Se-bin had been about to ask why he kept referring to her in the third person, but at Jeong Taeyang’s words, her face completely flushed, and her gaze darted around.

“…J-just call me ‘jagi’ once.”

“Jagi-ya.”

“Aeuuuhhh….”

She covered her flushed cheeks with both hands and stomped her feet under the table. Seeing her girlish embarrassment, Jeong Taeyang smiled and said once more.

“Jagi-ya, I love you.”

“Heuuuhhh… Uwaaaaah… No! D-don’t call me jagi… It’s forbidden….”

“Then, yeobo-ya, I love you.”

“N-no. Nooo….”

Even as she said no, the corners of her mouth kept wanting to turn up. Lee Se-bin tried hard to hide the rising corners of her lips. But Jeong Taeyang had already seen her lips twitching.

“Call me yeobo too.”

“Uh, huh?!”

“I’d be so happy if my yeobo said she loved me.”

“Ah, aeu, ah, uwaa….”

There was no way she could say something like that. Lee Se-bin, who pecked him every day, had never once kissed him with her tongue. To that extent, she still felt resistance and embarrassment.

But when Jeong Taeyang said he would be happy, her heart wavered again. Besides, wasn’t it just a matter of saying one word? Lee Se-bin took a deep breath, subtly lowered her hand, and looked at Jeong Taeyang.

“I, I love you… yeobo… Uwaaa! Uwa, uwaaa….”

Her last words were spoken in such a small, almost crawling voice, but thanks to the quiet house, Jeong Taeyang could hear them without issue. Lee Se-bin stomped her feet, completely covered her face with her hands, and swayed her body back and forth. Even then, she didn’t forget to subtly peek through the gaps in her fingers to see Jeong Taeyang’s reaction.

Jeong Taeyang had his lips curled into a wide, bright smile. It was a smile that looked truly happy just by looking at it. Lee Se-bin, seeing that smile through the gaps in her fingers, also subtly raised the corners of her mouth even as she stomped her feet.

“Ugh, this, really, I won’t do it again….”

After a long while, Lee Se-bin, having calmed down, fanned herself with her hand and spoke. Her face still had a reddish tint, but she looked much better than before. Jeong Taeyang walked over to Lee Se-bin’s side and whispered into her ear.

“But I wish you would… yeobo.”

“….”

Lee Se-bin’s face, which had just barely lost its flush, heated up again. This time, because Jeong Taeyang was holding her arm right beside her, she couldn’t raise her hands to cover it. So, Lee Se-bin, like a puppy pretending to be tough, hit Jeong Taeyang, threatening him.

“H-I told you not to do that!”

She got up and tapped him with fists like cotton candy. Even then, she hit him with less force in her arm, afraid she might hurt Jeong Taeyang. And Jeong Taeyang fell over.

“Uh, huh?”

Lee Se-bin, flustered, rushed to Jeong Taeyang. Then, another thought came to mind. Something similar had happened when they went to the hospital last time.

“Y-you’re faking it….”

But even knowing that, Lee Se-bin felt a pang in her heart. It definitely wasn’t normal. If Jeong Taeyang was even slightly hurt or distressed, she would become distressed herself. Ah, except for when he sexually tormented her.

Anyway, with Jeong Taeyang acting like this, Lee Se-bin’s heart felt needlessly troubled. Just then, Jeong Taeyang mumbled in a small voice.

“If someone… called me yeobo… and told me they loved me… I think I’d get better….”

“Y-yeobo… I love you….”

There wasn’t an ounce of hesitation. At that, Jeong Taeyang was actually flustered. This wasn’t what he wanted. He wanted her to be cute and embarrassed for a bit before saying it…?

Lee Se-bin, however, replied with a face that looked like she was about to cry and a very sad voice. Far from being embarrassed, it seemed she could call him that many times over. Realizing something was wrong, Jeong Taeyang quickly got up and hugged Lee Se-bin.

“Oh, I’m all better!”

“D-don’t do that… Hueung… Heueuuh….”

“Y-you’re crying?”

He couldn’t see her face because he was holding her, but Lee Se-bin’s shoulders were trembling. Moreover, her sounds were those of whimpering turning into crying. Jeong Taeyang quickly hugged Lee Se-bin tightly and begged for forgiveness.

“I-I’m sorry. Sebin-a, you were just too cute… No, I won’t make excuses. I’m really sorry….”

“…Hiccup.”

“S-Sebin-a….”

After patting her for a long time and begging for forgiveness, Lee Se-bin’s crying seemed to stop. Jeong Taeyang slowly got up and looked at Lee Se-bin’s face.

“Ta-da!”

“Huh?”

“You fell for it, didn’t you?”

But Lee Se-bin’s face, far from crying, was smiling brightly. He had been completely fooled. Jeong Taeyang was so flustered that he couldn’t say anything and just stood there with a dumbfounded expression.

No, was this really the cute and innocent Sebin he knew? The one who couldn’t hide any emotions and only did cute things, had she faked crying…?

“So don’t do weird things. Otherwise, I’ll really cry.”

“Ah, uheung….”

He felt as if he had been enchanted by something. Jeong Taeyang watched Lee Se-bin cheerfully eat the Jokbal, letting out only hollow laughs.