Chapter 367: Empathy
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 367: Empathy
"Whew."
I let out a long breath as I looked at Seo Ye-rin, who was completely wiped out.
The inside of the car was sweltering.
Wiping away the streaming sweat, I straightened my clothes and cautiously stepped outside.
"It's cooold—?!"
I heard the naked Seo Ye-rin cry out, but I hurriedly pulled the door shut.
"..."
"..."
As soon as I stepped out, the manager was standing there.
She was glaring at me with her arms crossed, so I sheepishly bowed my head.
"Hello."
"It's been three hours."
"..."
"I said, it's been three hours. The car hasn't stopped rocking once the entire time."
I felt a sudden surge of embarrassment.
The manager had to drive us back, too. Come to think of it, it was quite chilly outside, so I felt even more guilty.
"Ahem, I'm sorry."
"No, look, I've already given up on Ye-rin, okay? She's an actress, so I tell her to hide the fact that she has a boyfriend, but she's just not the type of person who can hide anything."
"..."
"That's why I even allowed you to come here for the sake of 'condition management.' Her condition improves drastically once she sees you."
"Yes, that's true."
In an instant, I felt like a student being scolded by a teacher. But listening to her, I realized I deserved it.
"But! But! If you do it for three whole hours! How on earth is our actress supposed to film her next scene?!"
"I'm truly sorry."
"I—I'm so flabbergasted I don't even know what to say. I came by five times thinking you'd surely be finished by then. And every single time, the car was still rocking!"
"I've eaten a lot of healthy food since I was young, and my testosterone levels tested really high..."
"Even so, three hours is a bit much! My boyfriend can't even do half—!"
The manager, who was about to vent her own grievances, seemed to realize she'd made a slip of the tongue and cleared her throat, swallowing the rest of her words. "Ahem, anyway. How is Ye-rin's condition now? She has to go into filming soon!"
"I'll wake her up and get her there somehow. I'm really sorry!"
"Please, I'm begging you! And tell Ye-rin something for me. Tell her she's an actress, so she needs to keep her private life a bit more discreet!"
"Yes! Understood!"
"Get back in there!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
I immediately ducked back into the car.
Seo Ye-rin was sprawled across the reclined seat, panting.
Even though she was naked, she was so captivating I could never tire of looking at her, but now wasn't the time for that.
"Ye-rin, you have to start filming soon! Are you going to be okay?"
"Of—of course—!"
Her answer was energetic enough, but she couldn't actually manage to get up.
"Let's get your clothes on first. I'll help you."
"Okay~"
Letting out a deflating sigh, Seo Ye-rin stretched out her legs.
I started with her panties and tried my best to get her dressed, but...
"Ahem, Ye-rin, do you happen to have any wet wipes in the car?"
"Probably."
"I... I'm going to wipe you down a bit, okay?"
Between her legs, her private area was covered in the remnants of our session.
Seo Ye-rin pouted and said she didn't want to, but I forced the issue and cleaned her up.
Hng.
Mmm.
Ah, Woo-jin...
Erotic moans escaped her lips every now and then, making me get hard again, but I endured it with superhuman patience.
'I think she's doing that on purpose.'
I stole a glance up at her, and the way she looked disappointed was like a sly fox.
Anyway, I worked hard to get her panties and pants on when my phone started ringing.
Seo Ye-rin picked up my phone from where it had fallen on the floor.
"Woo-jin, you have a call."
"Who is it?"
"I-seo."
"Ah."
She'd sent a Tok earlier saying she was out drinking with the girls. I'd been so focused on Seo Ye-rin that I hadn't been able to call her back.
"Take it."
Seo Ye-rin smiled, saying she was feeling generous today.
I took the call, wedging the phone between my shoulder and ear while I continued to help her get dressed.
"Hello?"
— Why are you just now picking up?
'She's drunk.'
And much more drunk than usual.
I wanted to go pick her up, but that was difficult right now.
"Sorry, I'm at Ye-rin's filming set for a bit."
— I know. Senior Ju-hee and Jin-ah are here too.
"..."
— ...
A brief silence followed.
If those two were there, they must have told her exactly what I was doing here.
— Sigh. Fine, Kim Woo-jin. I didn't call to nag you about that.
"Oh, really?"
My voice immediately brightened. It was a relief if I wasn't getting scolded.
— I called because people here have something they want to say to you.
"To me?"
— I tried to stop them. But no matter what I said, I couldn't talk them out of it.
I wondered what she meant. I'd finished putting on Ye-rin's pants, so I gestured for her to turn around so I could hook her bra.
— Ah, hello?
It was Oh Yun-ji.
"What?"
— What? Whaaat?! Are you really in a position to say that?! After ruining the lives of two women?!
"What did I even do?"
I finished fastening the bra. Now she just needed her top. Honestly, at this point, couldn't she just put it on herself?
— What did you do? You just completely wrecked two women and devoured them! And now you're just leaving them hanging? What are you going to do about it?! You have to take responsibility!
"..."
I was momentarily speechless.
She wasn't just talking about herself. She was including someone else in that statement.
— Woo-jin.
I heard Senior Ju-hee's voice; she was clearly right next to her.
My body stiffened instantly, and my mouth went bone-dry.
— I... you know...
Even her tone was different from usual. Unlike her normally assertive self, she sounded completely wasted and soft.
But the words she spat out were nothing short of a bombshell.
— Doing it by myself just doesn't cut it anymore.
"Senior?! You're saying things you're going to seriously regret—!"
— Your senior is talking!
"..."
— Hmm? I... you know! No matter how much I use the stuff I bought back when you were working your part-time job! It just—! Doesn't satisfy me anymore!
What on earth was I supposed to do about this?
As I hesitated, Seo Ye-rin snatched my phone and switched it to speakerphone.
"Woo-jin is mine! Woo-jin only has one dick!"
— Haaa.
I heard the sound of the phone moving, accompanied by Senior Ju-hee's tearful sigh. Then, Oh Yun-ji's voice came through again.
— Hey, Seo Ye-rin. Put yourself in our shoes.
"I don't want to."
— Close your eyes and imagine it! One day, out of the blue! If Kim Woo-jin left you, could you handle it?
At those words, Seo Ye-rin frowned deeply and hugged me tight.
"Woo-jin is going to marry me, you dummy!"
— I thought so too, you idiot!
Ahem.
I was starting to feel really guilty.
— Do you even know that Chairman Kim told I-seo to get married?!
"Eh?"
"Huh?"
This was news to me too. My father told Choi I-seo to get married? Why didn't he tell me?
"Is... is... is that true, I-seo?"
Seo Ye-rin's voice was trembling, which was rare.
Choi I-seo answered reluctantly.
— Yeah, he did.
"Wh-what?!"
Seo Ye-rin was shocked that he hadn't said anything like that to her.
Then, Oh Yun-ji's voice flowed through the phone once more.
— See! Chairman Kim has already hand-picked Choi I-seo! Then? Then what about you!
"Waaaaah?!"
— You'll end up breaking up with Kim Woo-jin!
"Waaaaaaaah?!"
— Do you have any idea how agonizing the nights are? Even if I buy toys that look like that bastard, it's just not the same! That... that hot, heart-pounding pleasure isn't there!
"Waaaaaaaah?!"
— Do you know what it's like to bite your blankets every night while imagining Kim Woo-jin?! No matter what I do with my fingers—!
"I... I... I—!"
The tearful Seo Ye-rin shrieked at the top of her lungs.
"If that happens, Ye-rin will die! I'll just... I'll just drop dead right then and there!"
Why had she suddenly regressed into a toddler?
— See? You're suffering too, aren't you, Seo Ye-rin?
"I'm suffering!"
— You empathize with us, right?
"I empathize! Waaaaah!"
I couldn't let this call go on any longer. I quickly snatched the phone back.
"Hey, Ye-rin has to go film now, so I'm hanging up. And stop saying weird things to her."
— Shut up! You ruined the lives of two women! You wrecked our hearts—!
Click.
I hung up right then and there.
Damn, I had no idea how much those girls had been drinking.
"Waaaaah! Woo-jin! You can't leave meeee!"
Seo Ye-rin clung to me, wailing.
"No, I won't. Yun-ji was just talking nonsense."
"Really? Really?"
"Of course. Where would I go without you? You know I can't live without you."
Sniffle.
Wiping away her tears, Seo Ye-rin stole a glance up at me.
"Didn't you... didn't you say that to Yun-ji too?"
I paused to think.
Come to think of it, I did remember saying something very similar to Oh Yun-ji.
"..."
When I couldn't answer, Seo Ye-rin hugged me even tighter.
"WAAAAAAAAAH?!"
* * *
As it turned out, Seo Ye-rin delivered an amazingly perfect performance.
Despite being physically and mentally exhausted, she displayed an indomitable will to finish quickly so she could go back.
Afterward, in the car on the way back, she clung to me and wouldn't let go.
It was nice. I just held her back and told her not to worry.
The manager nuna suddenly called her own boyfriend and grumbled for him to come pick her up when she got off work, but regardless, we were happy.
After that, since tomorrow was the weekend anyway, she insisted on coming back to the dormitory with me.
And since she kept clinging to me even as we walked to the dorm, I had no choice but to carry her on my back.
It was nice. My stamina was fine thanks to working out, and Seo Ye-rin was on the lighter side.
We almost got caught, but we made it safely into the room.
And we fell asleep huddled together.
I thought we might have sex, but we were both so tired that we just fell asleep.
It was nice. We were exhausted from the car sex, after all.
However.
Really, however.
The next day at lunch.
I thought it might be time for her to let go.
"...She's been like this ever since?"
"Ah, my head."
Yoo Ah-rin and Choi I-seo had come to my room. They were currently staring at Seo Ye-rin, who was clinging to my back like a vengeful spirit.
"My back is so hot."
At first, it was nice feeling her breasts against my back. Now, I felt like mold was going to grow on my skin.
"..."
Seo Ye-rin kept her mouth shut and refused to let go. If anything, she wrapped her legs around my waist to become perfectly one with me.
"Hey, talk some sense into her."
Yoo Ah-rin nudged Choi I-seo, but...
"Ah, don't shake me."
Perhaps because she'd drunk so much yesterday, Choi I-seo just ended up lying down right there on the floor.
"What a mess."