Chapter 506: Remaining Time
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 506: Remaining Time
Finding out that someone was impersonating me felt much stranger than I expected.
My first impression was that it was pathetic.
It was too bothersome to even care about, and while I wondered why anyone would live like that, I didn't particularly want to give them any attention. I was far too busy living my own life, after all.
But now that it was actually causing me trouble, I was starting to feel a bit annoyed.
“……What are you doing?”
That was when Senior Ju-hee called out to me, peeking her head forward from in front of me.
She saw what I was doing on my phone and let out a little chuckle.
“Are you on the Bamboo Forest? I heard from Yun-ji that you got your administrator permissions back. You’re quite diligent despite being so busy.”
“You used to be a Bamboo Forest Moderator too, Senior. Even if you’ve graduated now.”
For the record, there are currently several managers for the Bamboo Forest.
They were people Yun-ji had recruited—complete strangers to me.
‘Though 407 is still there.’
Anonymous 407.
In other words, the University President was still acting as a manager. He didn't really post anything; he just stepped in to moderate if the insults toward the school or the professors got too out of hand.
“But what about those guys?”
“They left. I suppose they didn't actually have the guts to fight.”
Senior Ju-hee smacked her lips in disappointment.
Honestly, getting into a real fight is something you should never do.
Sometimes, I felt like people who used their fists for a living had a slightly different sense of common sense than the rest of us.
From my perspective, fists were a secret weapon to be pulled out only as a very last resort.
To them, it felt like just another effective means of communication.
“Look at this. There’s an impersonator of me on the Bamboo Forest.”
“Hmm?”
“He’s out of his mind, going around claiming he’s the real Kim Woo-jin. Can’t I sue for something like this?”
“You probably can. Shall I pass the word to the legal team?”
Senior Ju-hee asked, but I didn't really want to go that far.
It felt like using a butcher’s cleaver to kill a chicken.
It wasn't like he was making a huge scene using my name. Even those kids who asked me to buy them coffee earlier had approached me with a half-doubting attitude.
‘It does bring back some old memories, though.’
Wasn't it interesting?
I actually had a pretty good track record of hunting down numerous anonymous posters in the past.
“Shall we try to find him?”
When I asked with a smirk, Senior Ju-hee simply nodded without much of a reaction.
“As you wish.”
“Heh, this should be fun. I’ve been thinking about the girls so much while attending school that I needed a change of pace.”
It was the same during the orientation today.
I thought about them so much it was almost interfering with my daily life. While that might not be a bad thing as a father and a husband, as a college student, I needed to exercise some restraint.
“Now then, let’s see—.”
Just as I was about to reply to the inquiry he sent to get some information out of him...
Squish.
I felt the soft sensation of breasts against my back.
As if acting spoiled, Senior Ju-hee hugged me from behind. We were on the chairs in front of the convenience store, so people were bound to see us, but she didn't seem to care at all.
“S-Senior?”
“Were you with Yun-ji? You smell like her.”
“Ahem.”
Awkwardly, I cleared my throat and avoided answering.
“Senior? Why are you suddenly doing this?”
“It’s nothing. I just wanted to see the Young Master’s phone, so I’m looking at it with you.”
She whispered, resting her chin on my shoulder. She had been acting a bit prickly since a while ago, as if she were dissatisfied with something.
I tried to reply to Anonymous 160 again, but her chin pressed down firmly on my shoulder.
“Agh!? Ow, that hurts—!”
“Young Master.”
“Yes!?”
Still holding me, Senior Ju-hee asked in a somewhat pouting tone.
“Why are you using honorifics with me?”
“……Huh?”
It was such an out-of-the-blue question that I reflexively turned toward her, nearly brushing my lips against her cheek.
“What do you mean? You’re my senior, so naturally—.”
“I am currently your bodyguard. And the Young Master is my employer.”
“Uh, yeah. That’s true. But we’re seniors and juniors from the same university—.”
“I have graduated now. I am a member of society.”
“…….”
“I think it would be best if you addressed me properly. From an employee's perspective, it feels like the hierarchy is a bit ambiguous when you call me 'Senior.'”
“Is... is that so?”
“You can speak comfortably to me. At least when I am working as your bodyguard.”
She meant for me to switch back to formal titles in private situations.
Since I was dating six women, I had a rough idea of what she, the only one older than me, was looking for.
But for some reason, I didn't want to give it to her so easily.
“Min Ju-hee-ssi. Should I call you that?”
“You can speak more casually.”
“I’m comfortable with this, Min Ju-hee-ssi.”
“…….”
“Min Ju-hee-yang?”
She gave me a silent look of pressure, asking if I was really going to be like this. The arms wrapped around me began to tighten.
“Heh, alright.”
I turned my head back and whispered softly into her ear.
“Ju-hee, why are you being so cute today?”
“Ugh!”
Senior Ju-hee’s face turned bright red. It seemed to be exactly what she wanted; seeing her mouth hang open awkwardly made her look even cuter.
I immediately shoved my phone into my pocket. Sorry, but an impersonator wasn't important right now.
Senior Ju-hee let go of me.
I stood up and looked at her.
“Now that I think about it, you’re right. This is time for just the two of us. It’s such a waste to spend it on the Bamboo Forest.”
“I’m a bit upset that you only just realized that.”
Senior Ju-hee pouted. The senior who used to be like a tiger had suddenly become a gentle puppy. I felt a strange impulse, but...
‘The timing is awkward.’
Choi I-hyun would be out as soon as her mukbang and short talk were over.
It felt a bit much to rent a motel room for just 10 or 15 minutes.
‘It’s a shame, but let’s be satisfied with seeing Senior Ju-hee’s cute side.’
I felt a bit regretful, but it was also a strange feeling.
‘Come to think of it, why did I always try to take things in that direction?’
Just hanging out with Senior Ju-hee like this was enough. There was no need to push for more.
“Let’s go see how much malatang my sister-in-law ate.”
I laughed and started heading back to the company with Senior Ju-hee. She followed behind me.
“By the way, where did you park the car?”
“There’s a separate parking lot in the basement of this building.”
“Oh, I see.”
I didn't know there was a parking lot since I’d never been to the basement.
As I walked briskly, Senior Ju-hee sidled up next to me.
“Um, are you really just going back?”
“Huh? Oh, right.”
It wasn't easy to change my way of speaking.
“We have to go. Why? Is there something you want to do, Ju-hee?”
Opportunities like this were rare.
When I teased her with a sly grin, her face flushed slightly, and she looked away.
“You... you’re being mean.”
‘This is getting hard to resist.’
Senior was usually a bit weak when it came to sex. But seeing her show this kind of vulnerability in daily life gave her a different kind of charm.
“It can’t be helped. We have to leave as soon as I-hyun’s collaboration stream is over, so it’s a waste to rent a room here. But doing it outside is—.”
“A-Ahem.”
While looking embarrassed, she cleared her throat as if giving me a signal.
I wondered if she had a plan, and the place she led me to was the underground parking lot.
It was a quiet parking lot.
Since it was a time when everyone was working, the lot was packed with cars, but there were no people.
And there.
Parked in a corner spot was our black sedan.
Senior opened the back door for me. It might have been my imagination, but the interior felt much more spacious than usual.
“……Are you serious?”
When I asked her, she just turned her head slightly, looking bashful.
If she was that embarrassed, she shouldn't have made the suggestion.
“I mean, there’s no one around, but...”
If we were talking about whether it was possible or not, it was possible. My heart wanted to go for it immediately, too.
I, Kim Woo-jin.
A man who learns from his mistakes.
Hadn't I just been in a bind with Yun-ji because Choi I-hyun caught us?
“If we do it here, I-hyun will notice immediately because of the smell.”
I didn't want Choi I-hyun to have to smell the scent of sex in the car on the way back.
At that, Senior pulled a bottle of deodorant from the passenger seat.
“The... the smell can be removed with this.”
“……What if it gets messy?”
“I have wet wipes.”
“Hmm, the windows—.”
“They’re tinted, so you don't have to worry.”
It seemed more feasible than I thought.
But I wanted to tease her a bit more, so I asked a few more questions.
“Senior, can you hold back your voice?”
I really was a chaebol’s son, but right now, I felt even more like one. It felt like I was bullying a subordinate with my power.
But Senior pulled out a cute pillow from the back seat, gripped it with both hands, and said,
“I will use this to muffle the sound well.”
“……You even have a pillow.”
What is this place?
If she was going this far, I had no choice.
I pushed Senior into the back seat and climbed in after her.
“Ah—.”
As if she had been waiting, she let out a soft exclamation and lay back on the seat. I started by kissing her.
“Mmm, mmph—.”
The moment I pulled my lips away to close the back door, one thing crossed my mind.
“Ah, I don't have a condom.”
Since she had to work as a bodyguard, she couldn't get pregnant yet.
There was a convenience store nearby, so I could go there and—.
Click.
Senior opened a storage drawer in the back seat.
She held out a small box she took from there and whispered.
“I have them.”