Chapter 304: Would You Believe It If I Showed You Here For 5 Minutes?
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 304: Would You Believe It If I Showed You Here For 5 Minutes?
Yoo Ah-rin and Kim Woo-jin had left for the hotel pool, leaving the others behind in the room.
“Like this. You do it like this. See? Isn’t it fun?”
“……No.”
Seo Ye-rin was currently teaching Choi I-seo how to play a game while they lounged on the bed.
It was a hero-collector RPG she’d been into lately, but since it required a bit of mechanical skill, Choi I-seo was struggling to keep up.
“That’s just because you’re bad at it, I-seo. How do you swing your sword into thin air ten times just to kill one slime?”
“The thing was too far away.”
“Is the joystick just for decoration? You’re supposed to move forward.”
“Ahem. The controls are harder than they look.”
“How did you manage to have sex yesterday when you can't even move your fingers properly?”
“S-stop talking about that already!”
Choi I-seo felt like she was dying of embarrassment. No matter what the topic was, Ye-rin kept bringing up last night.
She wanted to run away, but her legs were so sore she could barely move.
She was starting to resent Kim Woo-jin for being the only one fine enough to run off to the pool after they’d enjoyed themselves together.
“Now, I-seo. Try again. This is the click button.”
“I want to stop.”
She’d been lured into playing because the characters were cute, but honestly, the game didn't suit her personality.
“Just sitting here tapping a phone screen… it’s hard for someone like me.”
“I guess you were into more passionate positions yesterday, then?”
“I said stop it!”
Unable to take it anymore, Choi I-seo lunged at Seo Ye-rin. Since they were both lying down, the one who attacked first should have had the advantage, but because I-seo had no strength in her lower body, she was pinned instantly.
“Ugh.”
“Storytime: How I beat Choi I-seo.”
Ye-rin gloated, sitting triumphantly on top of her.
Choi Jin-ah, who had been watching the two bicker blankly from the sofa, finally spoke up.
“You guys are truly fascinating.”
“Huh?”
“…….”
“I mean, really. Sharing the man you love… it’s not exactly common sense, is it?”
When she first heard about it, she’d just accepted it. The Kim Woo-jin she knew had always been someone who defied common sense, and that was exactly why she’d been drawn to him as a child.
But seeing it in person made her wonder how such a precarious relationship could even be maintained.
Even though Woo-jin had spent the entire night with Choi I-seo, Seo Ye-rin was playing around with her as if it were nothing.
“I suppose it would be like that if you were dating someone who actually followed common sense,” Choi I-seo sighed, still pinned under Ye-rin. “There are just some people like that. People who pull everyone around them into their own rhythm.”
Oh Yun-ji was one example, and Kim Woo-jin was another.
“We just ended up like this by being with him. At first, I thought it would be absolutely impossible, but… as time went by, it just happened.”
“It doesn't bother you at all?”
“I get jealous, of course. But more than that, seeing him happy makes those feelings naturally disappear.”
Choi I-seo lamented to herself about falling for such an impossible man.
Choi Jin-ah still found it hard to accept or understand. However, she let it slide, remembering how she herself had been jerked around by his nonsensical actions back when he was her elementary school first love.
“Woo-jini would die without me!”
Seo Ye-rin, who had been quiet, suddenly raised her hand and bounced her hips.
“Gah!”
Choi I-seo groaned in pain underneath her, but Ye-rin ignored her and continued.
“But he’d also die without I-seo or Ah-rin! That’s why I accept it! I can’t let the person I love die!”
“That makes even less sense. Does it really have to be Woo-jin?”
Having already moved on from her first love once before, Choi Jin-ah spoke from experience.
“It has to be him. When you’re with Woo-jin, your true self comes out, whether you want it to or not.”
“G-get off me, please!”
“And I love that. The way he just accepts me for whoever I am!”
Perhaps that was the reason behind Seo Ye-rin’s over-the-top behavior and comments.
Choi Jin-ah began to wonder if Ye-rin had simply been conditioned the wrong way.
‘Letting your true self show, huh.’
She couldn't entirely deny it.
Thanks to Kim Woo-jin at the recent reunion, she’d seen a different side of herself, and a quiet transformation was still underway within her.
Changing people.
That was one thing Choi Jin-ah could agree on. Whether he intended to or not.
“But,” Oh Yun-ji, who had been watching TV in silence until now, glanced over and asked, “Why do you still use polite speech with Woo-jin? You two were classmates.”
She understood why they might be formal with her since there was some distance, but since he was a former classmate, she didn't see the issue. Choi Jin-ah answered awkwardly.
“We reunited during a blind date. At the time, Woo-jin didn't remember me.”
Knowing that a blind date wasn't exactly a pleasant topic for the people in this room, Jin-ah spoke quickly to move past it.
“So, we didn't start as elementary school classmates; we were just two people who went on a blind date once.”
That was why they could be like this now. And that was why she didn't drop the formalities.
Choi Jin-ah thought the current distance was just right. Kim Woo-jin acting as a breakwater while she underwent her own changes.
That was, until she received a phone call from home a few minutes later.
“Father…? What did you say?”
— He collapsed.
The moment she heard her mother’s voice, Choi Jin-ah reflexively bolted upright.
“Why? So suddenly? Is it serious?”
— No, it’s not like that. There’s nothing wrong with his health, but they say he suffered a bit of a mental shock?
“What? A mental shock?”
She wondered what could have possibly shaken a man with such a strong will and stubbornness.
Then came her mother’s reproach.
— So, Jin-ah, you’re at that age now… I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself, but don’t enjoy yourself too much.
“Pardon? Enjoy what?”
— Ahem, do I really have to spell it out for you?
What her mother explained next was beyond shocking—it was almost impossible to believe.
The moment Choi Jin-ah hung up, her entire body began to tremble.
It was a shame beyond words.
At the same time, Seo Ye-rin’s words from moments ago flashed through her mind.
“He certainly… changes people.”
She had no choice but to agree with the statement that he changed people.
“Heh… hehehe….”
Choi Jin-ah’s life could be described as serene. She had lived confined within her father’s invisible fence, but that also meant her life had been safe and smooth.
She had always hoped to solve problems through peaceful dialogue and believed it was possible. Everyone she had ever met, including herself, fell into the category of "intellectuals."
So, this was a first in many ways.
“That… little bastard.”
The first time she’d used such foul language.
And the first time she’d ever wanted to beat someone to death.
* * *
“Kim Woo-jiiiin!”
“Wait! Just a second!”
The way Choi Jin-ah charged into the pool made her look like a professional diver.
She dove in straight and true, putting the swimming skills she’d honed since childhood on full display.
It was clear she’d realized exactly what was going on.
Seeing the usually demure and gentle woman charging at me like a vengeful spirit was terrifying.
I was swimming away for my life, but to the people around us, it must have looked like a couple playing around, because they were all laughing.
“Mmm, delicious!”
Especially that bitch Yoo Ah-rin—she was busy savoring a wood-fired pizza all by herself.
Does she really love me?
I was starting to have doubts about our relationship.
Regardless, a pool is only so big. Since Choi Jin-ah had moved away from the entrance to get into the water, my best bet was to get out of the pool and lose her on land.
I thought I could make it to the edge and climb out, but—
“Got… you.”
She’d been tailing me underwater and suddenly snatched my ankle.
“Ah.”
As I was trying to climb out, I was dragged back into the water.
And then, Choi Jin-ah’s fierce resentment exploded.
“Because of you, I—!”
“Glub! Pwah!”
“You jerk—!”
I was subjected to a few rounds of waterboarding as she dunked me in and out of the water by my hair.
Finally, seemingly exhausted, she let me go. As I slumped there catching my breath, she stood behind me, clutching her face with both hands.
“What am I supposed to do about this?! What on earth am I supposed to tell my father? That it was all a misunderstanding? But I sent the photo myself! Do you think he’ll believe me?!”
“Ugh, ow! A-Ah-rin! Pull me up.”
Having finally finished her pizza, Yoo Ah-rin walked over and grabbed my hand to pull me out.
“Woo-jin, should we order another one? This was smaller than I thought.”
“You mean you should order another one. You ate the whole thing yourself.”
Man, I really thought I was going to die.
I sat by the edge of the pool, trying to catch my breath, and looked at Choi Jin-ah. Seeing her head filled with nothing but chaos and confusion made me feel a bit sorry for her.
“Well, for now…”
I needed to give her some way to look at the situation positively, so I searched my brain for the best thing to say.
“Congratulations on becoming an adult.”
I barely managed to escape her second attempt to kill me.
* * *
“Where’s Jin-ah?”
When I looked around and asked, Yoo Ah-rin was back on her sunbed, humming to herself.
“She said she’s going to the sauna. Said she needs to clear her head.”
“Huh. I bought her a drink.”
I guess I’ll just have to drink both.
As I sat down next to her and started drinking, she stared at me intently.
“You must have done something big last night, huh?”
“Ahem. It was a mistake. An unintended mistake.”
“Sigh. It’s not like you being an idiot is anything new. I don’t even care anymore.”
“It feels a bit weird when you put it that way.”
“Whatever. So… you’re spending today with me, right?”
“Hmm?”
I thought it was a bit of a sudden question. But seeing Yoo Ah-rin’s slightly averted gaze, it seemed this was what she’d been wanting all along.
If Choi Jin-ah hadn't shown up, the mood would have naturally shifted that way. Now that the atmosphere had been broken once, was she starting to appeal to me more overtly?
“No?”
Ah-rin stared at me.
It was a strangely provocative question.
Maybe that’s why I felt a sudden urge to tease her.
“Actually, no. I did it so much yesterday that I’m exhausted.”
“You have a very creative way of saying you want to die, you son of a bitch.”
I stood up as Ah-rin bolted upright.
“Hey, I’m joking. You need to fix that habit of reaching for your fists every time I say something.”
“Whew. Look, you seem to be misunderstanding something.”
Ah-rin’s eyes were full of irritation.
“Someone has three fucking women, so he can just rotate through them.”
“That’s a bit vulgar.”
“Am I wrong? But we only have one fucking dick to share, you know?”
“…….”
Suddenly, I was a communal dick.
“Even if you get off once a day, for us, it’s once every three days.”
“Ah.”
I understood what she was trying to say. In short:
“So you’re saying you’re in heat because it’s been too long?”
“You bastard, you say the most vulgar things.”
“Pot calling the kettle black.”
I thought I was just matching her energy, but apparently, I was wrong.
Ah-rin stomped over and headbutted my chest, burying her face there as she replied.
“Fine, fuck… I’m in heat.”
I couldn't see her face from above, but seeing her ears turn bright red, she was clearly burning up.
“Dammit, you’ve been working out lately and you’re weirdly sexy—.”
As she started to say more, I gave her a tight hug and headed straight out of the pool area.
“Let’s go, Ah-rin! Let’s go! Right now!”
“Hey, hey! Wait! I haven't even gotten in the water yet—!”
She shouted something, but I was already dragging her toward the room.
* * *
“Woo-jin and Ah-rin? They went back already.”
Choi Jin-ah, whose mind had found peace again after a long soak in the sauna, answered while drying her hair with a towel.
Min Ju-hee had initially wondered if they’d slipped off somewhere else.
Seo Ye-rin and Choi I-seo, who were lying flat on the bed together, spoke at the same time.
“They’re having sex.”
“Sigh, it hasn't even been that long.”
Min Ju-hee bolted upright at their answer.
She’d already had a hard enough time dodging the Vice Chairman’s questions during her report today. She couldn't let them cross the line again.
“They’re doing it in the afternoon, so does that mean it’s my turn in the evening?”
“……Can Woo-jin even do that? Was there even an order to begin with?”
“Huh? There wasn't? That’s why I’m not interfering. If anyone interferes when it’s my turn, I’ll kill you all.”
“That’s scary, so don’t say it so seriously.”
Ignoring Ye-rin’s ominous warning, Min Ju-hee marched out of the room.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
She pounded on Kim Woo-jin’s door.
“Woo-jiiiin! Please! Woo-jiiiin!”
A few minutes later.
Kim Woo-jin emerged, drenched in sweat and wearing a disheveled robe.
“Huff! Huff! Y-yes? What is it?”
“Oh, please!”
It was a dizzying sight. It was painfully obvious what he’d been doing.
“The c-condom! You used a condom, right? You have enough?”
“Ah….”
Woo-jin’s eyes shifted away.
“Why! Why?! I gave you more! I put them in your room separately!”
“Ah, of course! I used those. Yes… I used them.”
Look at him being all shifty.
“Pleaaaase! Woo-jin! How many times have I asked you? Did I say don't do it? You can do it! But you have to wear protection!”
Min Ju-hee was saying things she normally never would. That was how desperate she was.
She wasn't here to play; she was here to work. And the cost of this Hawaii trip was a luxury her salary could never afford.
The sense of duty to earn her keep made her agitated.
“Wear a condom! It’s mandatory! Sigh, if you keep acting like this, how can I trust you?”
“Ahem. I’m sorry.”
“The reason the Vice Chairman sent me here was—!”
“Oh, for fuck’s sake!”
That was when Yoo Ah-rin’s irritated voice drifted out from the room.
Also wearing a white robe, Ah-rin’s hair was down and her face was flushed and disheveled, unlike her usual self.
But her temper was the same as ever.
In fact, she was furious that her rare private time had been interrupted.
“If it bothers you that much, come in and see for yourself! Fine, fuck, I’ll show you! Whether we’re wearing one or not!”
She spat out a statement that defied all common sense.
“……Pardon?”
Thanks to that, Min Ju-hee used polite speech with her junior for the first time in her life.