I drove Miguel home.
On the way back home,
I got a message from Hunji.
[Jung-a. Back then you were so hard on me
When did you sign my affidavit and slip it in?ใ
]
I read the message
and let out a snort,
as if I could see his smile.
[Come to think of it, it wasn't such a big deal
for Hunji's sake
I wondered if I couldn't even do that much.]
A little later, I sent another message.
[Oh, right. I'm driving Miguel
home right now.
I definitely did not hug him.
Like in the affidavit!!]
[Great!!๐
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I'll come get my stuff later too.
See you tonight!!๐ซฐ]
[Hunji.
So you're coming straight over from today?]
[I told you that back then.]
A month of living with these two men...
Just thinking about it was thrilling.
'Yeah... if that's what will put Hunji's
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mind at ease, then I'll do it.'
I decided to take Hunji's jealousy
as my fate...
After arriving home,
I had Miguel unpack his things in the guest room first.
After telling Miguel to rest for a bit,
I was about to head out to the cafe.
But Miguel said he wanted to see the cafe,
so he followed me.
"Jisung.
I'm sorry I left you alone today.
I went to pick up a friend at the airport,
and I'm on my way back now."
"Say hello. This is Miguel, from Spain.
I introduced Jisung while looking at Miguel.
"Miguel. This is Jisung, who helps us out at the cafe."
The two of them exchanged handshakes
and greeted each other.
I wanted to let Miguel
try the coffee.
"Jisung.
Please make a cup of coffee for Miguel."
"Ah! Two cups.
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I've been so busy since this morning too
that I haven't even had time for coffee."
Jisung smiled
and went behind the counter.
"Yes. Please catch your breath for a minute.
I'll bring you two cups of coffee."
"Miguel, what do you think?
I liked the atmosphere of Miguel's cafe, so
I decorated this place with a similar vibe."
"It's pretty. It feels comfortable too...
I didn't know Sofia would
end up running a cafe like me.
I was surprised when you said you'd name it after me
back then too."
"When I was in Spain,
the time I spent working at Miguel's cafe
was so nice.
So this is a cafe that doubles as my studio."
We drank the coffee Jisung brought over
and talked about this and that.
Miguel, while watching Jisung work,
asked me,
"So not only Hunji is handsome among Korean men.
Jisung is handsome and cool too."
"I picked a handsome friend,"
I guess my eye for people was getting recognized,
and I felt weirdly pleased.
"Jisung also has a good personality.
And he's good at his job too."
Even while talking with me,
Miguel kept glancing at Jisung.
It was Miguel's first day in Korea,
so I couldn't even do translation work today
and ended up cleaning up the cafe with Jisung.
"Miguel, since it's your first day in Korea,
let's have a welcome party."
"No.
You don't need to go to that much trouble."
"It's Miguel's first time in Korea, what are you talking about~
In Korea, just about any food can be delivered, so
if there's any Korean food
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you want to try, tell me."
"Is Jisung coming to the welcome party too?"
Miguel asked with bright, sparkling eyes.
"Jisung's done with work at the cafe, so
he should get off work."
I looked at Jisung and said goodbye.
"Jisung, thanks for your hard work today too.
Be careful going home, and see you tomorrow!"
After seeing Jisung off first,
Miguel and I walked home together.
Miguel said he had wanted to try tteokbokki and dakgangjeong
when he came to Korea.
I ordered tonight's dinner for us
and added bossam to the two dishes he had wanted
to eat and see.
And that night,
Hunji dragged a huge suitcase
and arrived home.
"Our Hunji is the kind of man who does what he says he will.ใ
"
"I can't stand the sight of my girlfriend being alone
with another man. Never!"
After Miguel went into his room saying he wanted to rest first,
I took Hunji with me into my bedroom.
"Hunji."
I chose my words for a moment before speaking.
"But, you know."
"What is it?
What kind of story is this, coming into the room to talk?"
"It's... maybe not true, but...
Well, in Spain, Miguel showed interest in me, and
he said he had a girlfriend in the U.S...."
Hunji's eyes went round in an instant.
"He showed interest in Jung-a in Spain?"
Thinking I'd said something I shouldn't have,
regret rushed in.
"See? I told you that's why I came.
Miguel was looking at Jung-a
with kind of a sticky gaze in Spain."
I hurriedly cut Hunji off.
"But... that sticky gaze I saw earlier...
Ah, no."
When I tried to say it,
it seemed like it didn't add up.
"What is it?"
"I only have a hunch for now...
let's talk about it next time."
By then, Hunji was no longer listening to a word I said.
The fact that Miguel had expressed interest in me
had him completely fixated.
I had to endure his interrogation all night.
A week had passed since Miguel arrived.
That weekend, I had planned to go with Miguel
to Insadong and Ikseondong.
But all of a sudden, Miguel said
he would be going with someone else.
It wasn't even that I was going alone,
so when Miguel said he was going with someone else, I asked back.
"Miguel.
If not me... who are you going with?"
Miguel seemed momentarily flustered.
"Hunji. I think I can relax now."
