"Huh? You woke up early?"
"Oh, what's up? You're up early too."
"Unhak and I are already up, Unhak is washing up."
"Oh, what do you want for breakfast? I don't have anything in mind."
"Don't skip breakfast, my lady."
"About a day"
"....What are you doing today?"
"Today? I don't know."
"I'll buy you food"
"Oh, there's a college senior here."
"Where can you find a college senior like this?"
"....um, I'm confused"
"why"
"Even though it's not common, it's different when you say it yourself."
"Where is it not common?"
"Oh, you're telling me to call it a face?"
"No?"
"It's obvious if you say it while sticking your face in."
"lol"
"So when will our unusual meeting be?"
"When you're comfortable,"
"I don't care"
"1 o'clock?"
"Good"
When Seong-ho says he'll buy you food, he doesn't mean something like, "Eat a bowl of rice and fill your stomach." Our Yeo-ju isn't an idiot, so we all know that, but that doesn't mean she should refuse. She came here for this, and she likes Seong-ho as a person. She's leaving with the shield of a small meeting called buying him food. Our Yeo-ju is timid and complacent.
A little later, Unhak comes down, and he also comes down looking for some food. When Jihyun comes down, Yeoju also sticks to Jihyun. That's because Jihyun is the best. Our Yeoju is simple, so if someone treats her well, she opens up quickly. As we chat while eating toast with Jihyun, people gather around us. But Taesan is still nowhere to be seen. He won't be seen even after everyone has cleaned up and disappeared one by one. His roommate Jaehyun has already come down, and it's almost midnight.
The body sometimes has nothing to do with the head. Even the slightest change on the way to get dressed doesn't affect the head. I knocked on the door, but there was no response. Is he really still asleep? I peeked open the door. Oh, Taesan is still asleep. Yeoju, feeling impatient and needing to get ready, closes the door and leaves.
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"Where are you going?"
"I'll introduce you to a truly emotional cafe."
"It's not easy to find an emotional cafe."
"It's really pretty"
Seong-ho takes Yeo-ju to a cafe he calls "a sentimental cafe." The road there is so beautiful that Yeo-ju feels excited for no reason. When she mentions buying all the desserts, Seong-ho fusses, saying she's scared. Seong-ho always responds to Yeo-ju's comments with a playful, casual response. That's why Seong-ho is so comfortable.
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"How is it? It's really emotional."
"Wow, this place is a bit different from the area around our accommodation."
"The dessert is delicious again"
The cafe Seongho brought me to was truly a truly captivating experience. The floor-to-ceiling windows offer a clear view of the surrounding landscape, revealing a lush, well-grown tree-lined path. Inside, a wooden table, perfectly crafted from scratch, has a crooked shape, almost as if it were made from scratch. It was so captivating that Yeoju couldn't resist taking a photo.
Once we're seated, Seongho orders drinks and desserts. The sweets he orders are just the thing for Yeoju's taste.
"Welcome back"
"Yeah, you bought it for me last time and you're buying it for me today too. I'll definitely buy it for you next time."
"Is there a next time?"
"No way?"
"I didn't know you'd remember that first."
"I'm not completely shameless either."
"Yeah, right, but did you forget?"
"What?"
"I confessed to you"
"...Uh...there's no way I could forget"
"Guess why I brought you out today."
"Huh..? No, a bit broad... Are you going to buy me food?"
"I'm hungry, but this isn't even food. That was just an excuse."
"You lied..."
Actually, I think I know, but it's a little difficult for Yeoju to say this out loud. It might be more accurate to say that Seongho spends time with Yeoju like this because he wants to be with her. That's why it's a little embarrassing. I'm embarrassed, but if I keep repeating it, Seongho will start to laugh a little.
"I think I know, but I wanted to be with you. Did you forget because it seemed like you were always with Jaehyun or Unhak?"
"Hey, how could I forget? I always remember and am grateful."
"I really didn't want to say it because I thought it would be burdensome, but can I be a little bit more sloppy?"
"Oppa's heart is yours"
"...Right? I, um... I wish you'd pay a little more attention to me. It sounds like a petty, uncool thing to say, but that's all I've been thinking about these past few days."
"I don't live without caring about my brother. And isn't it cool? It's cool to be honest."
"Is it cool? It's a little embarrassing to be honest."
"It's cool that you're honest about your feelings, oppa."
"..So what's your answer?"
What should Yeo-ju say? Perhaps this conversation will determine where Seong-ho and Yeo-ju will lead. Yeo-ju strongly desires to remain close friends with Seong-ho, but honestly, it's not easy to reject his efforts, heart, and feelings. It would be better if Seong-ho were completely unlikable, but unfortunately, he's such a good person.
"You speak your feelings honestly and coolly."
"I'm using it right away"
"Don't overthink it. It's easier that way."
"Well... I want to be close to you, but I might not be able to give you the attention you want, so I don't know if I can."
"....It's not sorted out yet, X"
She's incredibly perceptive. That's because her words hit the nail on the head. Yeoju asks herself what kind of nerves she's showing Taesan. Is it a nerve that's just a human connection or a nerve filled with emotion? She's been feeling it since yesterday. Those nerve endings have been changing with emotion, and they're constantly changing. The answer to Seongho's question might be already fixed, as it's still changing.
"A little bit, a different kind of nerves"
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Seongho thanked her for being respectful and honest in the end, and suggested they continue to be close. He treated Yeoju casually for the rest of the time. It was a time of peace, as things had settled down somewhat. Afterwards, they went to a bookstore together and helped each other choose books. I gave Seongho a children's book as a gift, and he laughed in disbelief. As the clock ticked toward 5 o'clock, Seongho said he had to go and led Yeoju out. The unofficial date rule was to be home by 6 o'clock.
Upon arriving at the accommodation, Seong-ho delivers the package to Yeo-ju's room, saying he will go to the room to wash up, and then goes into the room. Ji-ye, who is lying down, bombards Yeo-ju with questions, asking where she has been. Yeo-ju, who changes into comfortable clothes after giving a brief explanation about the cafe, hears a knock on the door and goes out.
"Hello, can you give me a moment?"
Taesan is standing like that.
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“Did you have fun all day?”
"Why are you being formal? It was fun."
"I was a little lonely."
"...That's too bad."
"Why did you just leave this morning?"
"What? You were awake?"
"Yeah! I wanted to wake you up and see, but I just stayed because I wanted to tease you a little. But I should have just gotten up right away."
"I didn't intend to watch it for long anyway."
"Anyway, you care about me, don't you?"
"No? Why me?"
"You always link arms when you lie. Why are you hiding something like that?"
"Huh? No? It's because it's cold."
"ㅋㅋㅋEveryone got caught, Kim Yeo-ju"
Yeo-ju, who was already up but felt embarrassed for no reason, raises her voice for no reason. She uncrosses her arms without realizing it and shakes them all off. Tae-san can never be fooled even if she has to lie. I don't know if the heat on my face is from anger or embarrassment.
"Yeah, yeah, I went to see you. Since you still weren't up by 12 o'clock, I was going to report you dead."
"You've been worrying about me all this time, wondering if I'm here or not? If you keep saying that, I'll just have a hard time."
"what?"
"You messed up like this and you're not taking responsibility for it. You messed up like this and you're not taking responsibility for it?"
"What responsibility do I have?"
"I don't know, I'm just complaining, Kim Yeo-ju."
"Oh, tell me, what responsibility?"
"If I tell you, you'll give in?"
"Oh, what's with the long introduction?"
"Please like me"
What? You want me to like you? What does that mean? You said it was responsibility, but this is just asking me to accept your feelings. Our flustered heroine is unable to speak properly. I don't even know what to say.
"See? You can't do it. You don't have to."
When I'm with Taesan, I get excited and then calm down, get angry, then embarrassed, then embarrassed, and so on, and this happens several times in a short period of time. When I tell him that he has such great responsibility and that it's such a big responsibility, he tells me not to say such things.
"If I don't say this, I'm afraid you'll forget."
"You're the one who should take responsibility for what you say."
"I always say I'll take responsibility. Don't you know that I like you, that I'm sorry, and that I won't leave you alone?"
"Ah, I don't know, I don't know, don't say things like that."
"Kim Yeo-ju, do as you please."
"Because it's my heart"
"I have my own heart too?"
Anyway, Taesan-ssi never gets into fights. He was the same when they were dating. Even what he thought was logical became nonsensical when Taesang refuted him. Yeoju-ssi couldn't think of anything to say, so she just opened her mouth and started talking, wanting to get away right away. Then, when she heard people talking, she didn't miss the opportunity. She muttered to herself, "It's better than preparing dinner," and quickly left.
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"Hey, Yeoju, what should we order for you? What do you want to eat?"
"Huh? Anything's fine with me."
"Really? Then let's order something safe."
"But what about Taesan hyung?"
"Why me"
"Brother, what do you want to eat?"
"anything"
"...Taesan hyung is eating pork cutlet."
"You just wanted to eat it, Unhak."
"Seongho hyung is too stiff"
"ㅋㅋㅋㅋWhy didn't you order me a pork cutlet?"
It seems like Unhak is really craving pork cutlet. Yeoju, being a kind and considerate person, cautiously adds that she wants pork cutlet too, and Jihyun lets her order without saying a word. And receiving a silent glare from Unhak is a bonus.
As the ordered items arrive one by one, we set up the table and sit down to eat. Various conversations take place, and when Jiye starts saying, "When are you going to reveal X?", everyone becomes a little noisy. When we hear that it's been revealed around this time before, everyone becomes a little anxious.
“But are you a bit burdened by revealing X?”
"Isn't it a little uncomfortable?"
"So I feel a bit burdened."
"But the good thing is that now I can be close to X comfortably without worrying about what other people think."
"That's good too"
Now that I think about it, I think it would be uncomfortable if X were revealed. On the one hand, I'm curious, but actually, the person I'm most curious about is Unhak. He's someone who's always quiet when it comes to X. Actually, Jaehyun is the one who's most curious about Yeoju X.
"Hello, how have you all been so far? With each other's Xs coveredIf you've met, you'll take off that mask from now on. However, only the couples you want can reveal it, and if you don't want it, it won't be revealed. You can point out people, and you can reject that point out, and you can ask the revealed X couple various questions about their past.