Chapter 482: Are You Mad?
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 482: Are You Mad?
The date was fun.
It wasn’t that we did anything grand.
We just laughed and chatted like usual, bickered, fought, I got smacked once, and then we laughed again.
It was just that kind of time.
“Man, that was freaking fun.”
“…….”
Even with just that much, Yoo Ah-rin wore a refreshing smile against the backdrop of the setting sun.
Seeing her look so happy made me feel even better.
I laughed self-deprecatingly, thinking about how she makes me want to be a better man, but I didn’t dislike her reaction.
“Hey, it’d be nice if you were like this normally. Let’s go out and play like this instead of just rolling around in bed all the time.”
“Hey, we go out all the time.”
Honestly, I wondered if we’d done anything but play lately. Yoo Ah-rin stuck her tongue out and snapped at me.
“Bullshit. I mean just the two of us. Is it really a date if we’re with the others? That’s just hanging out in a crowd.”
“Hmm.”
She wasn’t wrong.
When we all moved in a group, it felt more like hanging out with friends than an actual date.
“Are you so soaked in dopamine that your heart feels empty when it’s just the two of us? Was today a bit hollow for you?”
Yoo Ah-rin asked mockingly, stealing a glance at me. Though she asked playfully, it was a key question that allowed me to gauge her true feelings.
In moments like this, it was important to deliver a cool line to put her mind at ease.
“Ah-rin, only your chest is small; my heart is plenty ful—Oof!?”
A kick flew straight into my abdomen. For a pregnant woman, it was a magnificent and clean strike.
My body doubled over instinctively as I clutched my stomach.
“Gah! Are you cra—! Let me finish! The end of that sentence was actually really touching!”
“It was a sentence that didn’t need finishing, you bastard!”
“Why are you swearing? What if our kid hears you!”
“You did it too, moron! It’s still a tadpole; it can’t understand anything yet!”
“Apologize to our baby!”
“You apologize to me first, you piece of trash!”
We bickered for a good while longer.
Before we knew it, we were passing a convenience store, so we popped inside to buy some Chocomong and Hershey’s.
“Hey.”
“Yeah?”
Slurp.
As we walked down the street sipping our chocolate milk together, Yoo Ah-rin asked listlessly.
“Was today really good?”
“…….”
“I’m not asking as a jo—Mmph?!”
I immediately turned and pressed my lips against hers. Yoo Ah-rin’s eyes widened slightly at the surprise kiss, but soon our tongues intertwined naturally.
After the brief kiss ended, Yoo Ah-rin wiped her mouth and nodded.
“As I thought, Chocomong tastes better.”
“That’s a fresh take for a review of a kiss.”
When I replied with a laugh, Yoo Ah-rin pointed her Chocomong at me and nitpicked.
“But why can you only ever answer like this? Can’t you just say yes or no? Is that so hard?”
“That’d be no fun.”
“Fun, my ass. Is your life so boring that you have six women?”
“You’re really harping on the six women thing.”
“You wanna die?”
“Ha! Your parents already approved! You’re stuck marrying me now!”
“Crazy bastard.”
Yoo Ah-rin gave a small smirk and lightly punched my shoulder.
“Ah-rin, did you say you have another Neutube shoot the day after tomorrow?”
“Mmm, honestly, because of the pregnancy… I’m thinking of just retiring.”
“Already?”
“I feel like some people might look down on me if they find out I got pregnant at my age. I don’t want to hear stuff like that.”
“…….”
“It’s something to be celebrated.”
I almost hugged her without realizing it.
“The Master and the other members will do fine anyway. If I leave, well, the subscribers might be sad, but I have my own life to live.”
It was a shame, but it couldn’t be helped.
Yoo Ah-rin seemed to feel bittersweet about it too.
It wouldn’t be easy to let go of a channel she had worked so hard to grow. I knew she enjoyed communicating with her subscribers.
“Is it the wrong time to talk about money?”
When I asked tentatively, Yoo Ah-rin shot me a look and replied.
“Go ahead.”
“My family owns Uju Group.”
“Tsk, I’m not particularly moved.”
“Crazy. How can you ignore one of South Korea’s major conglomerates? Have you just gotten too used to how big it is?”
“Do you think I’m dating you for your family background?”
Well, no.
I tried various topics to keep her mood up.
“Ah-rin, should we have our kid do Taekwondo when they grow up?”
“No, because you’re bad at it.”
“Actually, I have a thing for small chests.”
“You want a beating? You son of a bitch, then you should have sucked mine last time instead of Seo Ye-rin’s tits.”
“……I save the best for last.”
“Oh, keep talking. My mood is getting real shitty. That’s one hit banked for later.”
Let’s just shut up.
“Why is this so hard for you?”
When Yoo Ah-rin asked in frustration, I protested my innocence.
“Then you give me an example. What am I supposed to do when you suddenly tell me to make you feel good?”
“Sigh.”
“Try it. If you can suddenly make me feel good, I’ll admit defeat.”
She took a sip of her Chocomong and then delivered a short, powerful line.
“Your girlfriend, Yoo Ah-rin.”
“Heh.”
Ah, damn it.
I laughed in spite of myself.
Seeing that, Yoo Ah-rin’s lips curled into a smirk as she shrugged.
“Pretty easy, right?”
I had no choice but to admit it.
“Your boyfriend, Kim Woo-jin.”
“Ha! Now you’re talking!”
“Your husband, Kim Woo-jin.”
“Look at you, throwing a curveball. Not bad.”
Despite her words, Yoo Ah-rin seemed to be in a good mood, humming rhythmically as she walked.
We were almost at the house.
Holding my empty chocolate milk carton, a sudden question occurred to me.
“Hey, do you think our kid will like Chocomong or Hershey’s?”
“They’ll take after their mom, so definitely Chocomong.”
“I think they’ll take after their dad and like Hershey’s.”
“Nope, Chocomong. Kids like the name better to begin with.”
“That’s just because it’s childish. When they get older, they’ll say they like Hershey’s better, just like their dad.”
“By then, they won’t even hang out with you because you’ll smell like an old man.”
“……Even when the kid enters middle school, we’ll only be in our thirties.”
“Huh, that’s crazy.”
Beep-beep-beep-beep.
Our debate continued even as I punched in the passcode for the front door.
Click.
“No, I’m telling you, it’s a given. Usually, tastes follow the mother.”
“What do you mean follow the mother? Is there any scientific basis for that?”
“Is the kid going to suck your nipples or mine? My breast milk will already be infused with Chocomong. They’ll be used to the taste from the start.”
“……Hmm, that’s actually persuasive.”
“Hey, we’re home!”
As we stepped inside, Seo Ye-rin was standing still in the foyer.
Yoo Ah-rin, who had taken her shoes off first, patted Seo Ye-rin on the shoulder as she passed by.
“Go easy on him. You’ll kill the guy.”
Look at Seo Ye-rin’s terrifying expression.
It was the exact face she’d make when playing a villainess in a movie.
Since her head was tilted slightly forward, the shadows from her bangs made her look even scarier.
“Hey! You’re just going to leave me and go?!”
When I protested to Yoo Ah-rin for abandoning me at the front door, she replied listlessly as she headed into the bathroom.
“Yep. I’ve had my fill of fun today, so spend the rest of your time with the other bitch.”
“Wow.”
Just cutting me off like that?
I really hope our kid doesn’t learn that kind of behavior from their mother.
“…….”
“…….”
I stood there, facing off against the motionless Seo Ye-rin.
Feeling like I had to say something, I gave an awkward laugh.
“Ye-rin, I bought you a present.”
“Your hands are empty.”
“…….”
“Are you lying to me?”
“No, wait.”
I was about to pull the "the present is my dick" move and unzip my pants when a voice drifted from the living room.
“Hey, Seo Ye-rin! Stop bullying him and come inside!”
It was Oh Yun-ji’s voice. Seo Ye-rin pouted and snapped back in a fit of pique.
“The concubine should butt out!”
“That bitch—!”
Seo Ye-rin immediately ran into the living room to bicker with Oh Yun-ji.
Fight fire with fire.
I used one barbarian to control another.
In this case, it wasn’t so much that I did anything, but rather that they self-destructed on their own.
But as long as the result was good, that was all that mattered, right?
I slipped past the two of them as their argument escalated into a physical scuffle and headed further inside.
In the living room, Choi I-seo was sitting alone on the sofa, watching TV.
“You’re back?”
“Yeah, uh-huh.”
The atmosphere was strangely chilly.
I remembered that in our earlier Tok, Choi I-seo hadn’t said much and just kept typing ‘lol.’
“Ahem, I should go wash up.”
Feeling awkward, I said something unnecessary and headed straight for the bathroom.
After showering for about twenty minutes and changing into comfortable clothes, I came out to find Seo Ye-rin and Oh Yun-ji sprawled on the floor, seemingly exhausted from their fight.
Choi I-seo was still watching TV.
I wondered what Yoo Ah-rin was doing, but it seemed she was still washing up. Women take so long to wash that my dick dies of boredom. This is based on experience.
I sat down beside Choi I-seo and asked with a smile.
“What are you watching? Is it good?”
I asked while acting a bit cute, but looking at the TV, she was watching a documentary that looked incredibly boring.
“Yeah, it’s interesting.”
“……Are you mad?”
“Mad? No.”
She definitely seemed mad.
As I stole a glance at her, Choi I-seo gave a small smirk and shook her head.
“I told you I’m not mad. I’m just focused on the show.”
“Ah, right?! I thought so. The atmosphere felt a bit scary, so I thought you were angry.”
“I’m not a child; why would I get angry? Did you eat dinner?”
“Yeah, we ate.”
The tension seemed to thaw.
I was about to start some idle chatter when Choi I-seo smiled and made a request.
“Woo-jin, could you go get me some ice cream? I wanted to eat some earlier, but I was so focused on this that I forgot.”
“Okay! Let’s eat together!”
There’s nothing sweeter than two people sharing a tub of ice cream.
Like a child, I dashed to the kitchen, grabbed the ice cream and spoons, and ran back to Choi I-seo.
“Let’s eat!”
And the moment I opened the tub...
I was greeted by ice cream that had completely melted and then refrozen, all the flavors jumbled together.
It was...
How should I put it? Like a slime monster.
A horrific hybrid that looked like frozen slime.
“…….”
“…….”
When I slowly looked over at Choi I-seo, her previous smile was nowhere to be found, and she was staring at me with a blank expression again.
“……You are mad.”
I asked, sniffing my nose.
“Yeah.”
Choi I-seo nodded.