We decided not to cross the line (Season 2)

Episode 96. Sexy Hoonji

Unlike last time

we all had a delicious dinner.

 



In the game to decide who was on dishwashing duty,

Hoonji-ssi’s older brother and I ended up on the same side.
 




We decided to determine the winner with Monopoly.



 

While Hoonji-ssi and his friend, who lost the game,

were washing the dishes,

Hoonji-ssi’s older brother and I came outside

to buy ice cream.

 

 
“Thanks to you, I really enjoyed dinner tonight.

Thanks for inviting us.

And…

more than anything, I’m glad our Hoonji looks happy.”

 




“Thank you for saying that.”

 



“Um…

Hoonji is persuading my parents

hard right now.

From what I can tell,

they seem a little more softening up than before.

Please wait a little longer.”






“Yes…”





“You must be very upset, right?”



Hoonji-ssi’s older brother looked like he’d done something wrong

and fidgeted nervously.





“I am upset, but...

I’ve decided to trust Hoonji and wait.”





“Hoonji comes by whenever he has time.

At first, my parents were disappointed about that too.

That guy, who used to be too busy to come often,

comes clocking in like he’s punching a time card to get Jeong-a’s permission.”

 



 
“Ah… really?

I didn’t know because Hoonji-ssi didn’t tell me.”

 




“That guy isn’t the type to

go into detail, is he?

Is it because he’s AB type?”

 



“Yes… I guess so.”




'Ah... Hoonji-ssi has the same blood type as me...'





Only then did I realize that Hoonji-ssi and I

had the same blood type.





“He doesn’t talk much usually,

but when he’s with Jeong-a,

he does seem to talk a lot.

Last time too,

and today too, the two of you together

look really nice.”






“I’m glad you see it that way.

Hoonji-ssi said he gets along well with his older brother.

They’re brothers, but close without any secrets.”





“We’re pretty close, the two of us brothers.

Would you like me to tell you

a secret I know?”





“A secret? What...?”





“At first, when Hoonji fell for the princess...

no, the moment he fell for Jeong-a, there was one.”





“What? This is the first I’m hearing of that.”





Hoonji-ssi’s older brother whispered

in a quiet voice, as if someone might overhear.





“When Hoonji was taking English class... hehe”




He paused for a moment

and went on with a smile.




“He said the teacher speaking English

was way too sexy.

So he asked if he could record the English pronunciation?"

“Really?”





“You didn’t know?”





“No. Not at all.





He told me he was recording it for pronunciation practice

and asked if that was okay."

“Don’t tell Hoonji you heard that.






If you do, Hoonji’ll get mad at me. Haha”

When we came back after buying ice cream,





the dishes were already done, and

the two of them were playing a game.

Only after we’d even had ice cream for dessert





did Hoonji-ssi’s older brother and his friend go home.

“Jeong-a. You had a hard time today, right?





Should I give you a massage?”

“It’s okay.





Maybe because I wasn’t nervous today,

I wasn’t tired.”

“Then that’s a relief...





Everything on today’s menu was really delicious.

Especially the stir-fried pork—it was the best!!”

“Thank you, Hoonji-ssi.”





I suddenly remembered what Hoonji-ssi’s older brother



had said.

“Oh, right. Hoonji-ssi.




Should I start speaking English at home from now on?”

“Huh? Why?





Are you trying to make me study English?”

“That too...





and somehow I think you’d like it too.”
 
I found it so cute that he had thought




that while taking the class

that I laughed.

Since I’d promised to keep it secret,




I barely held back the smile spreading at my lips.

“What are you talking about?




It’d be suffocating if we spoke English at home.”

“Pfft... okay..”





“But why do you keep trying not to laugh?





Are you maybe holding back laughter because of me?

Or is that just my imagination?”

“Uh... yes.





I’m just laughing because I’m in a good mood.”
 
“While you were coming back with... ice cream and your brother,





what did you talk about?”

“Just that Hoonji-ssi comes home often





and is persuading them,

so please wait a little longer.”

“That’s all?”





“Yes. Why?”





“No... I was just curious





what you two talked about.”

Hoonji-ssi still looked at me





with a suspicious expression.

“You didn’t talk about anything else?”





“Anything else like what?





Are you talking about Hoonji-ssi’s ex-girlfriends

or something like that?”

“Nope~ I’m a man with a clean past.”





“No. Who’s the one with a complicated past??”





“Hmm. Isn’t Jeong-a a little like that?”





“What did you say? Me, what?”





“No... well...





if you’re going to get that serious about it, I’ve got nothing to say.”

“Hoonji-ssi.





As it happens, my ex-boyfriends ended up being seen by Hoonji-ssi,

but there weren’t that many.”

“Who said anything?





Why are you getting so worked up?”

“When did I ever get worked up?”





“Wait a second.


Come to think of it, somehow

I’m the only one who’s had everything exposed, aren’t I?

Hoonji-ssi should fairly expose

all your ex-girlfriends too.

This is way too unfair to me.”

“No... Jeong-a...





Are you sure you can handle it if I do?”

“Do I even have to handle it?”





“Ha... if you knew what kind of man I was in the past,





man... this would really turn everything upside down...”

“Just now you said your past was clean.





I knew it.

If you say a face like that has a clean past,

that’d be weird too.

I guess I’ll have to meet your older brother separately sometime.”

Hoonji-ssi stepped in front of me





and said with a serious expression,

“Why are you trying to stir things up?





We’re good now.”

“Then why are you so curious about what we talked about





when it was just you and your brother?”

Something smells off.”

“What I mean is... so...





I was wondering if your brother, without thinking, brought up
 
those kinds of stories about men that only he and I had exchanged..."

“Stories about men?

Like what, for example—sexiness, that kind of thing?”





Hoonji-ssi stared at me silently.

“Ah...”





He let out a short groan





and sighed.




“There it is, there it is!!"

“What is it?”





“You say it first, Jeong-a.”





“I haven’t heard anything.





What am I supposed to say first?”





“I feel like you heard something...

but I can’t be the one to say it first,





ah, this is driving me crazy!!”

“What is it?

What are you thinking, Hoonji-ssi?”





“No.

I can’t say it.”





“Hmm... in that case, well...”

As I went into the bedroom,





I whispered into his ear.





“I... when Hoonji-ssi shows his abs,

he looks so sexy...





Can I take a picture?”

“A!!!!! Seriously!!!!!!!!!!

Older brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”






“Looks like he was about to get permission right away...”

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