Chapter 150: The Moment I Dreamed Of
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 150: The Moment I Dreamed Of
Basically, sports cars are two-seaters.
Even if the sports car I picked had a relatively spacious interior, the basic structure remained the same.
Since it was a two-seater, all three of us couldn't ride in it normally.
"I guess it can't be helped, right, I-seo?"
Oh Yun-ji shrugged her shoulders slyly. Seeing the relaxed ease in her every gesture, I thought to myself that she hadn't changed a bit. However...
"There's a seat."
Perhaps they weren't friends for nothing.
Choi I-seo stepped forward boldly and pulled me along.
She sat me down in the passenger seat. It was a bit of a struggle because the car was lower to the ground than I expected, but I managed to get in.
Then, she sat right on top of me.
"How's this? It works, right?"
"Hu—huh?"
Oh Yun-ji's voice trembled, caught off guard. Her expression froze even as she maintained a smile, but she quickly regained her composure and grabbed the steering wheel.
"Hey, this is a bit too cramped."
Car sex, my ass.
Choi I-seo was sitting on top of me, but because the car's roof was so low, she had to crane her neck to the side just to fit.
"Lower your body a bit."
In the end, our posture was more like lying down than sitting.
Choi I-seo's cheek was close enough to touch mine. There were so many buttons inside the car that I hugged her from behind to make sure she didn't accidentally press anything.
"Hu... huuuh?"
I heard a strange humming sound from the side, but I decided to ignore it.
And so, the three of us set off in the sports car.
I don't think we were even this pressed together when we were having sex.
Feeling Choi I-seo tucked into my arms like a teddy bear made my heart race.
Thump, thump.
Wait, was it racing because I was fluttering, or because I was nervous about Oh Yun-ji sitting right next to us?
"Where are we going?"
"There's a cafe with a great view. Let's go there."
"I just had coffee, though."
"You'll want another cup once we get there."
I wasn't sure what she meant, but Oh Yun-ji answered with the roar of the engine instead of an explanation.
The noise was loud enough to burst my eardrums, but that's exactly what gets a man's heart pumping.
As the supercar surged forward, drawing the eyes of everyone around us, it filled me with a simultaneous sense of comfort and satisfaction.
"Whoa."
It seemed Choi I-seo found it just as fascinating, as she looked around in wonder.
"Stop moving."
When she started squirming, I tightened my grip on her and gave her a warning. Choi I-seo pouted and shot back.
"Why? When else am I ever going to get to ride in something like this?"
"Then just move your head. Keep your body still."
"Is it uncomfortable because it's cramped?"
"...You're half right."
It was cramped, but it wasn't uncomfortable.
No, the problem was that it actually felt good.
Combined with how Choi I-seo had stimulated me earlier, her hips twitching against me sent a surge of heat to my lower body.
Plus, there was the softness of her skin, her body heat, and her scent.
Since we were practically layered on top of each other, getting turned over was an inevitability.
As the pressure in my lower body grew stronger, I started glancing nervously at Choi I-seo.
"Hic?!"
Just as I thought.
Choi I-seo seemed startled by the sensation poking against her backside.
But she soon calmed down and whispered into my ear as if it were nothing.
"It's okay."
Since something similar had happened at the PC Bang before, she seemed used to it. She also seemed to understand that this wasn't exactly something I could control with my will.
That consideration was so lovely that I tightened my arms around her a bit more, and she let out a nasal giggle.
"That tickles."
Even though she said that, it was obvious she didn't hate it.
"What do you two think you're doing right in front of me?"
The erotic atmosphere evaporated instantly at Oh Yun-ji's sharp remark from the side.
If it had been just me and Choi I-seo, imagining what might have happened here made me even harder.
"Hee-ick?!"
Choi I-seo let out a small moan in surprise, but that was just one of the many little incidents of the ride.
The engine roaring as if in a fit of pique and the car's speed increasing were also just part of the experience.
*
The place we arrived at was a fairly large coffee shop.
Located on high ground, it offered a breathtaking view of not only Gahyeon University but the entire city.
I hadn't understood why we were driving all the way to a cafe, but with this atmosphere and scenery, it made perfect sense.
Even though it was an awkward hour when there shouldn't be many customers, cars were parked all over the spacious lot.
"Ah, it's this place. Their affogato is famous. The ice cream is delicious."
Choi I-seo seemed to have been here a few times, as she familiarly pointed out the menu items.
"..."
Only then did I realize why Oh Yun-ji said I'd be drinking more coffee.
"Woo-jin likes that. I gave him some once before, and he went absolutely crazy for it."
"Ah..."
While parking, Oh Yun-ji casually mentioned my preference.
Choi I-seo's expression darkened slightly, realizing she hadn't known that.
Given the time they had spent together, it was only natural that Oh Yun-ji knew me better.
After struggling to climb out of the car, we headed straight into the cafe.
What Oh Yun-ji said earlier bothered me strangely, so I considered ordering something else, but nothing else really appealed to me.
Since it seemed like they came here for my sake anyway, I just ordered the affogato.
"That's unexpected."
As we were heading to find a seat after ordering, Choi I-seo glanced at me and asked.
"What is?"
"The affogato. I didn't think you'd like that kind of thing at all."
"Well, I'm not exactly a huge fan of sweets. But since that's a mix of ice cream and coffee, it's surprisingly good."
"I see."
Choi I-seo nodded, saying she'd learned something new. Watching her mutter that she'd remember it brought a natural smile to my lips.
"What about you?"
"Huh?"
"What kind of coffee do you like? I see you drinking cafe lattes often."
At my question, Choi I-seo stared at me intently before answering with a small smile.
"That's right, I drink cafe lattes often. But when I'm tired, I drink an iced americano with an extra shot."
"Hmm, then I'll have to bring you that during exam periods."
"I'll be waiting."
The semester had just started, so talking about exam periods was a bit exhausting, but the fact that I was strangely looking forward to that time probably wasn't just my imagination.
Anyway.
Because of the hour, the prime seats by the window were empty, so we sat there.
I sat across from Oh Yun-ji, and after a moment's hesitation, Choi I-seo sat right next to me.
"I'm here as Woo-jin's friend today."
She was drawing her own line.
"Whatever."
Oh Yun-ji didn't seem to care and let it slide.
"What kind of conversation did you want to have?"
When I broke the ice, Oh Yun-ji stared at me blankly for a moment.
Was she feeling something?
Or was she just organizing her thoughts?
Whatever it was, I was prepared to remain unshaken.
Because Choi I-seo was right here beside me.
"Well."
Oh Yun-ji slowly placed her hands on the table. Then, she glanced out the window and smiled as she answered.
"I don't know."
"What?"
I wondered what she was talking about so out of the blue.
I thought she had brought me here because she had something to say, but her expression was filled with a complex mix of emotions.
She looked confused.
She looked happy.
And she looked sad.
It was jarring to see the always-confident Oh Yun-ji showing such a side of herself, even if only for a moment.
"I think I just... wanted to be with you like this."
Oh Yun-ji rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window.
The small smile on her lips held a touch of sorrow.
"I think that was all. Pretending I had something to say... just to go for a drive, drink coffee, and talk for a bit."
"What are you trying to do?"
I didn't want to be weak.
I didn't want to back down.
I didn't want to give her any lingering hope.
We had broken up cleanly, and therefore, there shouldn't be any lingering feelings left.
"Don't act like this. It's not like you."
"I guess so. It's not like me. Maybe seeing you and I-seo being all lovey-dovey made me a bit sentimental."
"..."
"You said it so confidently last time. That in the end, you'd choose me."
"I did."
"But I guess I really didn't know anything. Honestly, the fact that you could be like that with someone other than me..."
Oh Yun-ji slowly turned her head back toward me.
Her red eyes, which always burned with intensity, were wavering.
"Seeing it in person... surprisingly, it doesn't feel very good."
I was at a loss for words.
I had several responses prepared in my head.
I was even thinking about calling a taxi and going home right this second.
But seeing that expression on the normally self-assured Oh Yun-ji made those feelings subside a little.
Vrrr!
The pager vibrated.
"I'll go get them."
Did she sense something was off?
Or was it out of consideration for her friend?
Choi I-seo snatched the pager and immediately went to pick up the coffee.
Left alone at the table.
Oh Yun-ji watched Choi I-seo leave, perhaps grateful for the brief moment of privacy, then took a breath and spoke.
"Aren't you going to ask?"
"What?"
"Why I didn't contact you."
Once again.
I was speechless.
My mouth felt as dry as if I'd swallowed a handful of sand, and I felt like I couldn't speak properly, but...
"What does that matter now?"
My voice acted out a cold indifference.
"You left anyway. Whether you left a letter or whatever, I don't even know where it went. You're the one who didn't call or text when you easily could have."
"..."
"You didn't pick up no matter how many times I called."
Back then.
I can't even count how much I cried while clutching my phone.
I understand that Oh Yun-ji had her own reasons.
I know very well that we broke up unintentionally because of my family.
But if she had just sent one message.
If she had just said one word asking me to wait.
I would have kept waiting.
"Not contacting you."
Oh Yun-ji's voice trembled slightly as she exhaled.
"That was the promise I made to your father."
"My... father?"
"I think that's what he was aiming for. That as time passed, you'd forget me. That even if you loved me now, your feelings would fade once we were apart."
My eyes slowly widened. I thought my eldest brother was the one involved.
But it was my father?
"I think it was even more like that because of my dad. A girl with a father on death row, trying to fix her life by snagging the son of a chaebol family."
My big brother had said it at Gold One.
That he'd done a background check.
That he knew everything about Yun-ji's father.
As that memory resurfaced, I felt a throbbing pain in my head.
"You really didn't get the letter. I wrote everything down while crying my eyes out."
Seeing me like that, Oh Yun-ji took a breath as if feeling hollow.
It was incredibly awkward.
Seeing her so overcome with emotion.
"I'm only going to act weak today."
"Yun-ji."
"I... I've succeeded in my own way. Enough to take you with me. Not as the Chairman's son, but just as Kim Woo-jin."
"..."
"But I guess the Chairman was right."
One semester.
"I made a place to bring you to, but you..."
During the semester Oh Yun-ji was gone, I...
"You're already doing just fine."
What should I say?
What words should I give her?
Nothing would come to my meager brain.
To me, like that.
"Woo-jin."
Oh Yun-ji slowly smiled and made a request.
"Can you stay just a little longer?"
"..."
"We went for a drive, we came to a cafe, and now we're going to drink coffee."
With a truly gentle smile.
Bathed in the sunlight streaming through the window.
"Yeah."
She whispered softly, her eyes closed peacefully as if taking a nap.
"It's the moment I've dreamed of."
