Chapter 498: Bathhouse
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 498: Bathhouse
“Ooh, the water temperature is perfect.”
“Seo Ye-rin! Wash up before you get in!”
“Look at her. I bet she’ll turn around and tell her own daughter that washing first is common courtesy, won’t she?”
Steam rose from the bath.
The distinct scent of hot springs wafted through the air, melting away the chill from our bodies after being out in the cold.
The first place we headed upon returning to the main house was the bathhouse.
Just as my father had said, the house was empty, allowing us to relax and be ourselves.
My big brother had moved out to live independently, and my little brother had been living with my second sister-in-law from the start.
From the moment my parents moved to their mountain villa, this place was essentially vacant.
‘Maybe we should just take over this place?’
I thought it might be nice to stay here instead of going to the villa.
However, the commute to Gahyeon University would be brutal, so I had to scrap that idea. To make it to class on time from here, we’d have to wake up at the crack of dawn.
Seo Ye-rin, who had been scolded for trying to hop into the tub without showering, trudged back toward us.
By now, her protruding belly felt more familiar than not.
In fact, my memory of how she looked before was getting a bit hazy.
Seeing her naked felt more precious than erotic—a sign, no doubt, that I had truly become a father.
“Hey, Kim Woo-jin. Wash me.”
“Yes, ma’am!”
Yoo Ah-rin stood there, holding out the showerhead. Since being pregnant made washing difficult, I often helped her out.
I hurried over and began rinsing her down. As I did, I gently stroked her belly; it brought a strange sense of peace.
“Huu... do you think the baby can feel their dad’s hand?”
“Hmm, probably? Your hands are smaller than mine, so they’d notice the difference.”
“Right?”
As I washed her with a grin, Yoo Ah-rin, who had been staring at me, let out a chuckle.
“You like this? You like it that much?”
“Yeah, I love it. I wish they’d be born already. I want to see their face.”
As I hummed while washing her, Choi I-seo tapped me on the back.
“Me too.”
She made the request in a small, shy voice, but I nodded naturally and began washing her as well.
“I’m heading into the tub first.”
“Woo-jin! Hurry up! I’m cold!”
Yoo Ah-rin, having finished her rinse, headed straight for the water, while Seo Ye-rin huffed, waiting for her turn.
I told her I’d be right there and focused on Choi I-seo first.
“I-seo, what did you say to your sister earlier?”
“I told her if she didn't want to die, she should keep her hands off my husband.”
“Oh...”
“That brat has been way too disrespectful to you lately. I heard you ended up buying her a phone?”
“Ahem.”
Well, at least she only found out about the phone.
“I told you. Don’t just buy her things like that. It makes it feel like my family only married you to get stuff out of you.”
“No, it’s not like that. It’s more like... since your parents allowed this kind of relationship, I want to do more for them.”
“You can take it slow. If you just pour everything on them at once, they’ll start taking it for granted.”
“Mmm.”
“Got it? If you want to buy something, you have to tell me first.”
“Okay.”
“And don’t go buying her a laptop in secret like you did this time.”
“...”
My hand, which had been moving the showerhead, froze. I shifted my gaze, wondering how she knew, and Choi I-seo smirked.
“Did you really think you could hide it?”
“I-I mean, your sister just got into college, so I had to get her a gift. She said her old laptop was ancient—”
“She bought that thing less than two years ago.”
“...”
She played me.
“Sigh, do you understand? Don’t just throw money around. I appreciate you looking out for her, but you have to draw a line.”
“I got it.”
“I know you’re doing it to be kind. But wrong is wrong. What if she picks up bad habits because of you?”
“I’m sorry.”
“She’s a college student just now forming her sense of economics. If you suddenly shower her with—Hyat?! H-Hey, you’re scrubbing there too much!”
“...”
I kept scrubbing her armpit area persistently until Choi I-seo finally shut her mouth.
“S-Stop scrubbing!”
When I silently continued, Choi I-seo eventually pushed me away.
“Hey! My ears are going to bleed!”
“I-seo, I’m going to catch a cold!”
Thanks to Yoo Ah-rin and Seo Ye-rin’s intervention, Choi I-seo’s nagging finally ceased.
“Fine, fine. I’m stopping.”
With that, Choi I-seo headed toward the tub.
Finally liberated from the lecture, I moved toward Ye-rin.
“Sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Hmph! You certainly did!”
Seo Ye-rin looked adorable acting angry, so I poured water over her head with the showerhead. She flailed about, sputtering.
“Waugh! What was that for?!”
“If you’re energetic enough to wait like this, you could’ve washed yourself.”
“I didn’t want to.”
“Ugh, those two are at it again.”
“Ah-rin, watch your mouth.”
I could hear the two in the tub chatting, but we didn't stop.
As I was finishing up with Seo Ye-rin, she suddenly remembered something and squeezed her breast.
A drop of white liquid actually came out.
“Look at this.”
“...It’s real.”
“In adult videos, they make it look all erotic. But now that it’s happening to me...”
“It doesn’t really feel like that, does it?”
“Right? If anything, I feel bad for the baby if I waste any.”
“Is the kid going to turn into a piggy from eating too much?”
“Grow big and strong, little one!”
After finishing her rinse, I quickly washed myself and headed into the tub.
The girls were already deep in conversation.
“So lately, I can really feel them moving!”
“Me too. It’s such a surreal feeling.”
“Isn’t it uncomfortable when you sleep? I’m worried I’ll toss and turn too much.”
Even as I slid into the water, their conversation didn't break.
It was a dialogue only pregnant women could truly relate to, so I just listened in silence.
“Woo-jin, what about you? I think it would’ve been better if the kids were all the same gender.”
“You mean you wish they were all daughters?”
“Yeah! Then they could all play together.”
“Agreed. If they’re all girls, we only have to buy one type of stuff.”
At that, Choi I-seo, the only one expecting a son, took offense.
“What are you talking about? You need at least one son to be the dependable one.”
“Hmm, the men I know are far from 'dependable.'”
Choi I-seo fell silent at Yoo Ah-rin’s remark. Seeing her unable to refute it made me feel a bit slighted.
“Hey, I’m right here. Kim Dependable.”
I tried to appeal, but Choi I-seo’s expression only darkened. It seemed my logic was lacking.
“I... I’m going to raise him to be dependable.”
“That makes it sound like I’m not dependable, I-seo.”
“Woo-jin isn’t dependable! He’s just massive!”
Thanks, Ye-rin.
Though I’m pretty sure that "massive" comment was about my lower half.
“Well, I guess the kids will have fun together. Seeing how we’re all hanging out like this.”
Yoo Ah-rin smiled as she imagined the future.
The others nodded and smiled too. It was a genuinely touching moment.
In the end, our hearts had come together, and the future that once seemed so distant was now right before our eyes.
“It’s amazing.”
As I muttered that, hiding my swelling emotions behind the bathwater, Seo Ye-rin suddenly tilted her head.
“But Woo-jin.”
“Yeah? What? Want a kiss?”
“Yeah, give me one.”
Mwah.
I gave her a kiss immediately.
“Hehehe.”
Seo Ye-rin beamed, looking pleased. We went back to enjoying the bath.
“What is it? Didn’t you have something to say?”
“I still can’t keep up with her conversational tempo.”
Yoo Ah-rin and Choi I-seo chimed in. Yoo Ah-rin even stretched out her leg to kick me, but her foot brushed against my crotch.
“What’s this? A sexual advance?”
“No, you idiot.”
“Ah-rin! Watch your language!”
“Ugh, fine.”
Yoo Ah-rin shut her mouth.
Honestly, her mouth is her biggest problem.
“Want a kiss?”
I thought about kissing her to make her behave, but Yoo Ah-rin bit her lip and beckoned with her finger.
“Come here.”
“What are you, a gangster? You sound like you’re telling me to put a cigarette in your hand.”
I gave her a kiss anyway.
“Want one too, I-seo?”
“No.”
Choi I-seo was firm.
She probably didn't like the idea of me going around in a circle.
“Ah! I remembered what I was going to say.”
Seo Ye-rin looked at me with a bright smile.
“Woo-jin, we’re having two daughters, right?”
“Right. They’ll be beautiful daughters who take after you and Ah-rin.”
And the son would take after I-seo—smart and dependable.
My tongue was already itching to bite their chubby little cheeks.
“But what if...”
What if?
“What if our daughters suddenly say they want to marry the same man?”
“What kind of low-life son of a bitch would dare lay a finger on my daughters?!”
“...”
“...”
“...”
“And what?! Both of them?! If a guy like that exists, I’ll find him and have him drawn and quartered! I’ll tie him to cars and give him a modern-day dismemberment!”
“...”
“...”
“...”
“It would break my heart to let even one of them go, but I could eventually accept it. I’m not an unreasonable father!”
However.
“Both of them?! This is Korea! Monogamy is common sense! Where does some common-sense-lacking piece of trash get off targeting both my daughters—?!”
As my speech continued...
Yoo Ah-rin tilted her head and muttered.
“Did I marry the wrong guy?”
She then turned to Choi I-seo.
“Did he hit his head? Does he not know what a double standard is?”
“...Just leave him be. It’s not the first time.”
I was already standing up, throwing punches in the air and shouting.
“If a guy like that exists, he won’t be able to live in Korea—!”
“Hey! Sit down already, you’re splashing water everywhere!”
“Uwahaha! Woo-jin’s dick is swinging all over the place!”
“Sigh, I’m getting out.”
How dare someone try to take two precious children from the same house—!