Because there is a smoking area outside the store, it stands out for many.
Watching Choi Yiseo enter the alley next to the store, I broke into a cold sweat without realizing it.
Vroom!
- Yu Arin: Take care
A farewell message from Yu Arin came for me via text.
While pondering how to give a comeback to this cheeky girl, I noticed Choi Yiseo stopped walking.
“Woojin.”
“Yes!”
A chilling voice that could form icicles.
Even though I responded promptly, Choi Yiseo’s mood didn’t seem to improve, and her expression remained stiff.
“If what I’m thinking is correct. With Arin and Yerin?”
“…Uh, yes.”
“When? Where?”
It felt like an interrogation now.
I thought I was used to this because I often experienced it with Oh Yoon-ji, but the atmosphere is completely different.
Oh Yoon-ji had an aura of blazing flames, as if she would turn me into ashes at any moment.
Talking with Choi Yiseo feels like walking on thin ice. It seems like even a small misstep could cause great harm.
“At Gold One…”
Choi Yiseo lets out a sigh after hearing the answer. Then, scratching her head, she asks with a look of utter confusion.
“H-how is that even possible?”
I was asked the question, but honestly, I don’t really know how it was possible either.
We just went with the flow, and before we knew it, the three of us were doing it.
Of course, since there was no further discussion afterwards, it seemed we all implicitly agreed to pretend that day never happened.
‘Yu Arin, seriously.’
Anyway, it’s absurd how she always tries to make fun of me wherever and whenever she can.
Even though her own image might suffer, she doesn’t hesitate to point fingers just to mess with me.
“How is it possible?”
“Well, it just happened that way. Actually, even I don’t really…”
“I understand why you confessed to all three. You thought it was possible because of what happened, right?”
“……”
How can she guess it so accurately?
If I hadn’t had that experience with the three, I don’t know if I would have confessed to them during this MT.
Because, to me, it was a kind of possibility.
“You’re not wrong.”
Answering honestly, I take a deep breath and look Choi Yiseo clearly in the eyes.
Seeing Choi Yiseo looking upset makes my heart ache, but even so, I’ve already decided.
“I’ve already made up my mind. I’m going to love all three.”
“Geez! Does that even make sense!”
“I won’t stop you from leaving. I know I don’t have the right to do that in the first place.”
If I date all three and then try to stop them from leaving, wouldn’t that make me a bit of a problematic guy?
“But I can be confident. Whoever you meet, you won’t be happier than when you’re with me.”
Choi Yiseo was at a loss for words at my boldness.
I slowly reached out and stroked her cheek as she looked bewildered.
“What I’m saying is, I’ll work hard to make that happen.”
As I smiled and slowly leaned in to kiss Choi Yiseo.
Whack!
The awaited punch landed right on my solar plexus.
“Ugh!”
The atmosphere didn’t seem so bad until just now.
I curled up from the blow to my abdomen, and she started hitting my back.
“Crazy talk! Where do you get off of such things! Spouting such nonsense!”
“Hit me! Yes, hit me all you want! If that’s what it takes for you to feel better!”
A man like an ocean.
Just as you have to bear the weight to wear a crown.
I, who desire three women, must bear that weight-
“Ugh!? W-wait a minute!”
I was so startled by the pain that I pulled my body back, and Choi Yiseo came running, fuming.
“You always! Aaaalways! Do this whenever I start to like you?!”
Choi Yiseo grabbed my collar and yanked it forcefully.
The punches were so fierce that I instinctively curled up and held my guard just to barely endure it.
“Wait, Yiseo! I think you hit my bone!”
“Just take it!”
Choi Yiseo began to hit without hesitation.
The punches had a heavy weight, but her voice was filled with trembling.
“How could you say something like that!”
“I’m sorry!”
“Shut up! I don’t want to hear it!”
“Then I love you!”
“You’re really dead!”
Choi Yiseo, hitting even more furiously. Her punches had turned into mere taps, and finally, exhausted, she caught her breath and stepped back.
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“Huff! Huff!”
Now, as she was panting heavily, was my chance.
My back was hot from how much it had been pounded, but my mouth didn’t stop talking.
“Yiseo, think about it.”
“What!”
“After graduating from university, we don’t even have to work! I’ll go to my dad and squeeze some money out of him!”
The third child is originally a loafer in the family.
I said it wasn’t necessary and came out on my own, but if it’s for these guys, I can go back and kneel right away.
“Then we can just live enjoying ourselves!”
“Don’t talk nonsense! Do you think I’ll just watch that happen?! Even if we get married, we have to work!”
That was the original plan.
I was just trying to persuade her now, but surprisingly Choi Yiseo seems to prefer me working.
“If you stay still, a person will inevitably be ruined. At least one person in the household must work.”
“Okay! I’ll do it.”
“Considering grades, wouldn’t it be better for me to do it? You also have to complete your military service.”
For some reason, we suddenly started talking about our future.
“Well, I can do it right after I am discharged from the military.”
“Silly, even after being discharged from the military, you’ll have to graduate from university. If you wait for that, I’ll be working for at least three to four years. By then, I’ll be settled in a job. You can take your time finding a job.”
“Ah.”
“These days, dual-income is the trend.”
“That’s true. Then should I ask for a nicer house?”
“…If we get married, we’ll definitely have kids, so we should look for a place with lots of schools nearby- wait, hold on.”
Choi Yiseo suddenly snapped back to reality, hitting her forehead and sighing.
“I’m not getting married! I don’t like you anymore!”
“Yiseo, we just had a good time! Think about our Il-jin!”
“Who’s Il-jin!”
“Our daughter!”
“Shut up! Don’t name the kids by yourself! Naming kids is something you discuss with both sets of parents!”
“We’re going to have a lot, so can’t I name at least one the way I want?!”
“I have a job, so not a lot—no, wait. I’m not getting married!”
Choi Yiseo shook her head in denial. What’s the point of me thinking of kids’ names already?
“Sigh, Yiseo, just imagine.”
Now I approached Yiseo, placed my hand on her shoulder, and started speaking seriously.
I could already see our future.
Gulp.
Choi Yiseo, as if entranced by my words, also swallowed and became dazed.
“Late at night, when you’re tired enough to want a can of beer. I’ll come pick you up in my car after your late night at work.”
“……”
“I give you a cool beer in the passenger seat, and we drive through the open night road. We pass a big bridge along the way and feel the night breeze as we arrive home.”
“……”
“Then the kids come out to greet us, saying we’re back. Our Il-jin and-”
“Seo-woo.”
“…Yeah, Seo-woo. Il-jin and Seo-woo come out to greet us. These little bunny-like kids, asking if they didn’t fight today. If they had a good time at kindergart-”
“Wait a minute.”
Choi Yiseo turns her head slightly and asks me.
“The kids are in kindergarten now, is it okay to leave them home alone?”
Hmm.
Not a wrong question.
But I already have something prepared.
“It’s fine. Yerin and Arin are home to watch the kids- kouwagh?!”
As I stared blankly at the sky, abandoned in the alley, I thought that life truly is full of ups and downs.
‘Or maybe it’s just me living a hard life.’
After failing to persuade Choi Yiseo, I force myself to lift my aching body.
I glance at the time, it’s 10 o’clock.
Everyone’s talking about going to a second round at the stir-fried chicken place.
Choi Yiseo and Yu Arin are having some heated discussion in a corner, away from the others.
Choi Yiseo is interrogating Yu Arin as if questioning her, while Yu Arin tries to avoid her gaze, only to lock eyes with me.
“Hey, come here.”
I really don’t want to go.
But I still walk over, dragging my feet.
The English department students are whispering as they look this way, but Choi Yiseo and Yu Arin seem indifferent as if they’ve reached enlightenment.
Choi Yiseo glares at me, while Yu Arin hits her chest in frustration.
“You explain it.”
I ask Yu Arin, who suddenly demands an explanation, what on earth she’s talking about.
“What.”
“Why the three of us ended up doing it. She doesn’t believe me even when I say I’m the victim.”
Huh?
“What nonsense is that? How are you the victim?”
If we strictly demarcate the victim and perpetrator of that night, the victim was definitely me.
“I was tied up, and you two ended up doing it together after arguing.”
When I retort, saying it’s absurd, Yu Arin glares and shouts.
“It was originally supposed to be just the two of us, but then Yerin barged in! So, I’m not a victim now?!”
“…Well, calling that being a victim is a bit much.”
“Sigh, then let’s compromise and say Yerin was the perpetrator. Honestly, she was the disruptor in the ecosystem.”
“Agreed. It was Seo Yerin’s fault.”
I nodded, fearing Choi Yiseo might explode again if we continued any further.
“You can’t say it’s not your fault when you enjoyed it the most, right?”
Yu Arin stabbed me in the back once more.
“Isn’t it true? You enjoyed it the most back then.”
The gazes of Choi Yiseo and Yu Arin simultaneously bore into me.
Their eyes urge me to explain, so I brush my forehead once and try to make an excuse.
“What man wouldn’t enjoy it when it’s with three people?”
“Wow.”
“Trash…”
Their gazes instantly turn cold, but I remain confident.
“Am I wrong? Am I?! Who could resist that! With Seo Yerin on top and spanking Yu Arin’s butt! Huh?! Who could resist that!”
“Hey, hey, you bastard! Shut up!”
Startled, Yu Arin urgently tries to cover my mouth, but I resist by pulling back.
“The one who’s usually a jerk, loves to mess with others, is crazy about Chocomong and only drinks Chocomong! But when you smack her butt, she waits quietly and politely speaks formally, that-!”
Isn’t this like accusing someone of enjoying something after being forced to inhale drugs!
Before I knew it, Yu Arin climbed onto my back and tightly covered my mouth with both hands.
Thankfully, the English major guys left for the second round because Choi Yiseo signaled them to go.
“Mmmbbb!”
“I really feel like breaking your neck right now!”
I did give her a piggyback once during the MT, but I never thought there’d be another day when Yu Arin would cling to my back like this.
Yu Arin, with her face flushed bright red, was panting heavily while covering my mouth.
Choi Yiseo, unable to hold out any longer, touched her forehead and staggered.
“So, so in the end, the three of you really did it.”
“Mmmph.”
“…That’s right.”
“Ah, I’m dizzy. Why doesn’t my common sense work on you guys?”
“This guy is the problem.”
Yu Arin, irritated, taps my head with her chin. After forcibly removing her hand, I manage to suggest,
“Why don’t we just go somewhere else for a second round and talk a bit more?”
Choi Yiseo hesitates at my proposal.
But Yu Arin immediately opposes it.
“This guy is trying to get us drunk and drag us to a motel. He wants to threaten us with his toy gun!”
How did she know?
“It’s not a toy gun, it’s a shotgun!”
“Shut up, toy gun!”
I thought it might come naturally if I did it like with Seo Yerin yesterday.
“Sneaky guy, Yerin told me everything.”
Seo Yerin, you betrayed me.
She must have been wary of me doing it with someone else.
But Yu Arin, seriously, since earlier…
“I’ve held back until now, but I really can’t let you go. You’re going to get it.”
I hold onto her thighs to secure her, then run toward the motel.
“Huh? Huh? Huh?! Hey, wa, wait a minute! No! Choi Yiseo, stop this! Stop this guy!”
Yu Arin hits my head while running, and Choi Yiseo is frozen in this bizarre situation.
Alright, I’ll take Yu Arin to the motel like this-
“What are you doing?”
The woman in the dragon jumper blocks the way.
No, it’s Captain Ju.
Apparently still at the smoking area, she heard our entire conversation and stopped me.
“Well, senior. It’s not that- ack!”
“Put me down now!”
Yu Arin bites my ear and sticks her hand in my mouth, so I can’t even make an excuse and have no choice but to put her down.
“If you’re going for a second round, go with the others. It seems like if you don’t go with them now, they’ll get the wrong idea.”
She exhales smoke and extinguishes her cigarette with the case, offering her suggestion.
We had no choice but to nod our heads.