episode_0060

“Wow… W, this place is really expensive…”

“But if you can’t even step foot from the entrance, it doesn’t seem like much. Please come in quickly.”

“Can it be okay for someone like me to come to a place like this, Jiwoo…?”

“They give all kinds of meaning to the fact that they only came to eat. Ugh, I guess I’ll just move.”

Following Hong Seol’s guidance, we arrived at a high-end restaurant in a downtown area. To be honest, since they said they were going to buy me beef, I thought they would at most buy American or Australian beef, but even I couldn’t hide my surprise because it turned out to be a more authentic place than I thought.

Still, he was trying to control his excitement to the extreme in order to maintain Geum Taeyang’s dignity, but unfortunately, Park Ha-eun, who did not know anything about being coy, was the problem. He wandered around in front of the door like a puppy that needed to pee, and he had a knack for making you feel both cute and frustrated at the same time.

Of course, the female clerk standing at the front door was looking at me with a happy, cute face, but if time went on, that face might become very sad. Therefore, I had no choice but to quickly grab Park Ha-eun’s wrist and drag her inside the door.

“Ugh…! Ji-Ji-Woon-ah… It hurts… Please help me gently…”

“Are you really doing that on purpose?”

“Huh? Mogaa??”

“That’s it, that’s it. I’m just a weird guy. Also, maybe my narrow-minded way of thinking is the problem.”

Everything will be my problem. The problem may be Lee Ji-woon’s Johnson, who calls out a Jindo dog when he’s bored, and my brain, which has been exposed to all kinds of pornography thanks to the development of the Internet. That innocent guy wouldn’t have played such a prank on me knowing it all.

“….Should I have just pretended I couldn’t come in?”

“Senior, please be patient, please.”

Hongseol muttered to herself as she stared at Park Ha-eun, who was following her while holding her wrist. The problem is that the muttering reached me.

“Anyway, are you really okay, senior? In a place like this, three people wouldn’t be able to afford the price even if they ate the cheap Amman…”

“Stop worrying, junior.”

“No, how can I stop worrying? I brought him along because it would have been burdensome for me to come alone. So, like I said, let’s just go to another restaurant.”

“Uh huh. If a senior buys something, it is the junior’s duty to just eat it.”

“What is a senior to a subject who is at most one year older than you.”

How can I be considered a senior when I am so young compared to my original age? Of course, if you buy beef, you are considered a senior in life, but even at first glance, the prices here were quite high.

Even though Amman Hongseol’s house was quite expensive, it was not enough to cover it with student allowance. Isn’t there not only me and Park Ha-eun who have mouths to feed?

Of course, I took that into account and suggested that we go to another restaurant since it didn’t have to be beef, but Hongseol flatly refused. At the time, I thought I might have something in mind, but who would have thought I would go to a restaurant of this caliber?

“It’s not too late, senior. I’ll give you one last chance to make a U-turn, so think really deeply…”

“Ugh, my junior likes me so much that it’s okay. I guess I’m not worried enough?”

“I’m not saying I’ll just like it and sleep on it, but do you know what the price range is here? When I’m taking my time like that…”

In an instant, three tickets were held out in front of my moving mouth. The ticket, painted gold, looked quite luxurious even at first glance, making one wonder where it was used.

“Lunch… Meal ticket…?”

“I got it from my sister a few months ago. I got a ticket to a restaurant, but he said it wasn’t his favorite place so he just gave it to me and left. So I just left it alone.”

“Did you read it carefully? This one menu is free or something…”

“It’s a lunch course ticket. Don’t worry, there’s a big steak in there too. I already confirmed everything when making a reservation, so I hope you’ll stop worrying about me, junior.”

Hong Seol then stylishly puts the ticket back in. When I looked again, it seemed like a halo was shining brightly behind me. I dared to insult a god-like being who tried to buy me a multi-course meal… I felt like repaying this crime with Sergeant Dogeza.

“Oh, praise.. Hongseol.”

“You eat this and study hard?”

“I will be Einstein, senior.”

“…Don’t make promises you can’t keep.”

We went into the room we were guided to and started eating. First of all, it may be because it is a course that costs a basic six-digit number, but everyone approved the taste without any disagreement. The lunch course was cheaper than the dinner course, but the price could never be said to be cheap.

“Wow… Amazing…”

“Are you excited, Ha-eun?”

“Yes! This is my first time seeing something like this! Hongseol, aren’t you excited??”

“I’ve been here a few times with my sister, so I’m quite familiar with it. Well, I was taken there forcibly.”

Yet, Hong Seol skillfully ate his food using a knife and fork. It was such a luxurious move that one wonders if noble children would have eaten like that in the past. On the other hand, Park Ha-eun and I had, what should I say… table manners that made us look like commoners or below even if we were very good at it.

“Uhm… this is a bit difficult to eat.”

“Ah, you can do it like this… like this… Ji-rina!”

“…Have you tried this?”

“No? But since I followed what Hong Seol did, it just worked, right?”

Park Ha-eun, whose innocent face makes us feel the gap in talent. In terms of dexterity, it was clearly unrivaled. Park Ha-eun was instantly promoted to noble status, and I, who couldn’t even do that, was definitely confirmed to be a pariah.

“No, can’t I just bite into this steak? Is it so frustrating?”

“Be patient. That’s not polite here.”

“I can’t eat because I’m too tired to sleep and feel stuffy. Why do they say that cutting doesn’t cut so well? If my senior cuts it, it’s pudding, and if I cut it, it’s just a piece of metal.”

“Should I cut it or erase it?”

Park Ha-eun was already chewing on her steak with a happy face. He is the most talented person who can imitate the skills of a skilled instructor after seeing them just once.

Anyway, the probability of visiting a restaurant like this again in my lifetime would be close to zero, so it didn’t seem like a bad idea to get Park Ha-eun’s help this time. As I was about to hand over my plate to Park Haemon, something heavy suddenly started flying towards my seat.

“Uh.. umm… didn’t you go too far?”

“Wait a moment, Ji-rina. It won’t take long to cut all of this.”

“No.. I think I can just hand over the plate, but why bother putting myself all the way in here?”

I tried suggesting a new paradigm, but Park Ha-eun seemed to be quite conservative and just kept cutting the steak without paying attention to my answer.

Actually, it wasn’t a problem that my space was being invaded. More precisely, the problem was that Park Ha-eun’s heavy chest was pressing down on my upper body. Normally, she would have noticed it, but right now, Park Ha-eun’s mind was filled with cutting steak, so she didn’t seem to notice it yet.

“Hey.. kinda…!”

“Almost finished, Ji-rina!”

“No… So… um…”

As I was repeating good thoughts… good thoughts… lasers suddenly started flying from the other side. It was painful to say who the owner was. It must be Mr. Hong, a senior, leader, and number one in the school.

Even so, I couldn’t even imagine how depressed Hong Seol must be feeling now, having previously lost to Park Ha-eun in a breast battle. He stopped even eating the steak and was staring at me, and it looked like he was watching me to no end.

“Hey, I’ll do it now.”

“Wow? It’s almost finished?”

“This is enough. Thank you, Park Ha-eun.”

“Heeheehee…”

When I said it was okay and started putting the steak in my mouth, it was only then that Ha-eun Park scratched her head and shyly backed away. It seemed like he was quite happy to hear a compliment from me.

Anyway, I was so careless that I wondered what to do. If someone other than me unintentionally ends up in this situation, wouldn’t it cause misunderstanding?

Yeji Lee is the same, I don’t know why the women in this world are so careless. I don’t usually do this, but I sometimes embarrass people like this. At this rate, I might end up memorizing not only the national anthem, but all the national anthems of the world.

“Wow, it tastes great.”

But this steak really melts. It’s like having all your worries suddenly disappear. Thanks to the steak ravaging my taste buds at such an incredible level, I was able to let go of everything and focus solely on the taste.

“It’s worth bringing you along.”

“You eat really well, Jiuna. Do you want to eat mine too?”

“Would you like me to give it to you as well? Anyway, the course itself is okay because it has a lot of volume.”

“I never refuse to eat.”

That’s how I ended up eating the steak wongi-ok that the two women had hoped for. The two of them were pursed their lips but still couldn’t take their eyes off me, and it was like they were looking at me, which made me laugh.

Of course, I ate so much that I was able to film the food. How much maintenance do you think it costs to maintain the golden sun body? Plus, it was my first time using high-quality oil in a long time, so I couldn’t miss that opportunity.

‘…what?’

A sudden vibration. I put aside my lonely glutton mode for a moment, took out my smartphone and set out to find the owner who had set it on vibrate.

“Who is it?”

“Um… I’m the kid that my senior doesn’t like.”

“Really?”

The source of the vibration was Yeji Lee’s phone. Normally, I would have been able to receive it without Hong Seol noticing, but as I was cutting the steak with Hong Seol’s help, I was hesitant to receive it.

Hongseol must have noticed that, and gently winked and gestured that he could talk on the phone. I usually hated it so viciously, but suddenly something happened?

Of course, delaying the call would only increase Yeji Lee’s nagging that I would hear later, so I immediately pressed the call button and welcomed our golden sun.

“Hello?”

[Yes, I am your honey.]

“Hang up?”

[No, now, now, wait a minute!!]

As soon as I heard Lee Ye-ji’s words that gave me goosebumps, I immediately put my hand on the end button. This wasn’t a bombshell remark, it was just a drip. No matter how good it is, I cannot forgive this level of dripping.

[I’m just kidding! what are you doing?]

“The three of us are eating together.”

[where?]

“An incredibly luxurious restaurant. I’ll send you a photo later.”

I already told Yeji Lee about meeting Hongseol and Park Haeun. It’s not something to hide, and it’s something you can’t hide even if you try, so the best thing to do is to tell me first.

Of course, Yeji Lee said she wanted to participate, but unfortunately, she couldn’t come because she had a prior commitment. Of course, even if Hong Seol did come, it didn’t seem like he would even buy Ye Ji a meal, so it may have turned out more fortunately.

We growl when we see each other, but why should we continue to do so even on a golden weekend? This is good for both sides. Since the two are in the same drama, it would have been best to reduce the time they spent meeting each other.

[okay? Then, can you change that bitch first?]

“…That bitch?”

[If you know roughly who they are, why are you pretending not to know them?]

“Why are you suddenly a senior?”

[I have something to say. It really just takes a moment.]

Suddenly, an ominous feeling came over me. Since the sound of the call was not quiet, Hongseol seemed to have already noticed, and was getting ready to answer the phone, swallowing the contents of her mouth.

“Give me.”

“…Don’t fight, both of you.”

“I will.” [I will.]

Is there any other word that is so insincere? Although both of them expressed yes to the request not to fight, their persuasiveness had already been lost due to the coldness in their voices.

Hongseol received my smartphone like that. As she lightly conveyed her greeting over the phone, Yeji Lee immediately got to the point.

[Where are you going to go after eating?]

“I have to go study. With our junior.”

[Our junior? under. Okay, well… Anyway, where are you going?]

“Well. Reading room?”

[The reading room is nice. But just go there and be strict with our Jiwoon. At that time, I actually found the student council room and knocked everything over…]

“Ah, I changed my mind. I have to go to my house.”

Hongseol suddenly dropped a nuclear missile without warning. Accordingly, Yeji Lee, who was on the other end of the receiver where war had been declared, began to breathe fire.

[What, what!!? What did you just say!!]

“My house is quiet and a good place to study. Of course, the soundproofing is good, so it’s good for studying other things.”

[Ugh, you crazy bitch!! Just take Jiwoon home! I will never just stay still…!]

Pop~

Before Ye-ji Lee could finish speaking, Hong Seol put his hand on the call end button. After the short-lived storm passed, for some reason, a very deep feeling of relief appeared on her face.

“I used the phone well. Ah, I feel refreshed inside.”

“..They said they wouldn’t fight.”

“Oh my junior, does this look like a fight? I don’t think I know much about the world of women yet, so while I’m studying, why don’t I tell you about it?”

“No, no. Sometimes what you don’t know is the cure, well.”

I just stubbornly shook my head at Hong Seol, who was pushing forbidden knowledge.