Chapter 73
Chapter 73
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 73
Chapter Title: Namsan Date
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- Good work today too.
After the broadcast ended.
Lee Hyunwoo rarely sent the first message.
- Thank you!
- You worked hard too, Chairman!
- lololol
- All I did was watch the broadcast though?
- You handled that creep for us.
- He was such a pain from the start.
- What a weirdo.
- Telling us to do this, do that, nonstop yapping.
- Fired off 30,000 coins and then whines there's no food date or whatever.
- Asks for my number, morning call service, all that crap.
- Seriously, total creep, right?
Disgusted by Chewy Chewy Bar's creepy antics.
Lee Yuna unleashed a barrage of angry messages.
- The refund's all sorted, so don't worry about him anymore.
- So, what're you up to now?
- Yeah!
- Gonna grab some food, roll around watching Newtube.
- Wanna go for a drive?
- That thing we talked about last time.
- Right now?
- Yeah.
- Right now.
- School starts next week, right?
- No time for weekday nights after that.
- Oh…
- True.
- We can eat while driving, check out the views.
- Kill some time and head back.
- I even looked up Seoul drive courses just to go with you.
- Don't wanna?
- Oh, no!
- Not that I don't want to.
- Just kinda wiped from the stream, low energy.
- I'll get ready quick.
- When're you coming?
- Be there in 20.
Sudden, one-sided drive invite.
But Lee Yuna accepted without playing hard to get.
Lee Hyunwoo bounced up from his seat and headed out.
The black sports car tore down the nighttime streets.
"Hey, Ji-hoon. Heading out again. Gonna take your sister for a drive."
"Ah… okay, bro."
Twenty minutes later, in front of Lee Yuna's place.
Like that day, she came out with her little brother.
But unlike then, Lee Ji-hoon's reaction was all chill.
Lee Hyunwoo pulled a 50,000-won bill from his wallet for the kid.
"Sorry for leaving you alone. Only two seats. Once I get another car, we'll all go for a drive together."
"Nah, it's a date for you two. No way I'm crashing. Thanks. I'll order something good."
Lee Ji-hoon bowed his head in thanks at the 300,000 or 400,000 won.
He'd lived without want his whole life.
But coming to Korea, he realized it was all thanks to his parents.
Without them, he was just a helpless high schooler.
The near-month in Korea had taught him the value of money.
No hobbies.
Just eating, sleeping, and crapping cost nearly two million won a month.
Lee Yuna and Lee Ji-hoon, both prime eating age high schoolers.
Add hobbies to live like humans, and costs doubled.
In the midst of that, Lee Hyunwoo appeared as the siblings' hope, their one guiding light.
Without him, who knows what would've happened.
When the money from Mom ran out, the world went dark.
Then Lee Hyunwoo's 300,000 won and the coins he sponsored—cashed in—saved them big time.
So now even Lee Ji-hoon knew.
For the siblings to survive properly, they needed Lee Hyunwoo.
"Hey! What date? It's just a drive!"
Lee Yuna snapped at the word "date."
Her cheeks slightly flushed—embarrassed by the situation.
"Oh… not a date?"
"Date, drive, whatever. We're heading out. Ji-hoon, watch the house. Yuna, hop in."
"Yeah, go ahead."
Lee Yuna climbed into the passenger seat.
Lee Hyunwoo naturally reached out and grabbed her hand.
"Ah…"
Right off the bat?
Lee Yuna flustered, but didn't pull away.
She'd denied it was a date out of shyness, but this was their second date anyway.
And they'd hugged.
Plus Lee Hyunwoo confessed every day without tiring.
Felt more like teasing, so she rejected daily.
"Last time Han River Park, so Namsan tonight?"
"…Yeah…"
Unlike her bubbly self, head slightly bowed.
Just hand-holding got this reaction.
Too cute.
"Yuna, bet you've never been to Namsan."
"Huh? Oh, right. Haven't been in Korea much. Always busy seeing relatives and flying back."
"Gotta explain then. Namsan night views are stunning. Know about the love locks couples hang?"
"Yeah. Saw it in dramas. Hang locks on Namsan Loop Terrace, wish for eternal love. Pretty romantic."
"Wanna hang one tonight?"
"Huh…? No, that's for couples…?"
Her lively voice suddenly softened.
And the held hand fidgeted.
Cute.
So cute.
Nothing like other cam girls he'd met.
Lee Hyunwoo's heart raced too.
Like he was back in high school?
Fresh first-love flutter in his chest.
"Then just grant me one wish."
"What…?"
"Permission. I confess every time. Just accept once."
"No! For real. Stop messing around!"
Throwing it out unseriously made her think it was all jokes?
Or did she wanna brush it off that way?
"If not, be my lover for just today?"
"Just one day?"
"Yeah. Just this date. Then locks are fine, right? Don't you wanna try? Hanging a lock on Namsan."
"Hmm…"
Like she wanted to recreate the drama scene, Lee Yuna tapped her chin thoughtfully.
One day? Fine, maybe.
Didn't hate Lee Hyunwoo.
Just hated the playful confessions.
If he confessed seriously in a good mood, she'd… accept.
"Whoa! Not that!"
"Huh? No? Skip Namsan then?"
"No! I mean yes! One-day lovers! Sounds good. Just one day!"
"Haha, alright. Lovers starting now?"
"Ah, yeah, yeah…"
Lovers.
A word with strange resonance.
Temporary for one day.
But it had power to make hearts pound.
Already getting attention, support, aggressive pursuit from Lee Hyunwoo—Lee Yuna's heart raced.
Different from before.
Softer, more musical beat.
Sudden thrill.
Breath quickened a bit.
Cheeks flushed.
Embarrassing, yet.
Feels good.
Weird sensation.
"Honey."
"Huh? Y-Yeah?"
"Hahaha, why so startled? Lovers call each other honey, right?"
"B-But just one day…"
"Still lovers. We love each other. Call me something too. Whatever. Oppa, honey, darling."
"Ah…"
"No rush if it's hard. Not forcing. Hang the lock, see the view, grab pork cutlet? Namsan cutlets are famous."
The black sports car smoothly circled Namsan.
Drive on the roads.
Inside, thrill and sweet excitement filled the air.
Namsan parking lot arrived.
Had to let go to get out.
But Lee Hyunwoo came right to Lee Yuna's side, grabbed her hand again.
"Pretty crowded?"
"Famous date spot. Crowded means it's that good."
Hand-holding on the way here felt natural now.
Lee Yuna spoke without earlier shyness.
But stiff arm, back, red cheeks showed she still felt the thrill.
"True…"
"They sell locks over there. Let's go."
Click-clack.
Lee Yuna's sneakers on the stone path.
Lee Hyunwoo's footsteps.
Their sounds intertwined.
Before long, conversation dwindled.
Even Lee Hyunwoo, always starting chats.
Even bubbly Lee Yuna.
Around them, noisy crowds.
But other people's noise didn't reach them.
Namsan Tower uphill path.
Seoul nightscape emerging beside it—unseen.
Too focused on the hand-holder beside them.
"Here?"
Namsan Tower Loop Terrace, locks everywhere.
First words from Lee Hyunwoo on the climb up.
Lee Yuna's sealed lips parted.
She nodded shyly.
"Yeah…"
Weird.
Why's my heart pounding like this?
It's fake.
Just practice, one-day date, one-day lovers.
Yet heart races like real love.
"Hope our love lasts forever too."
"L-Love?"
Joking again?
Lee Yuna stared wide-eyed at Lee Hyunwoo.
But his face was dead serious.
Nothing like his teasing faces.
Sounded good to Lee Yuna.
At first, just curiosity and looks drew her to his stream.
Cashback deal, fresh fun—kept supporting.
But learning her, her pure brightness pulled his heart.
"Yuna. Date me. For real."
"Huh? Wha…?"
Straight ball, no take-backs—Lee Yuna panicked, eyes darting.
If she'd dated or been with guys, no such fluster.
Would've known her feelings quick.
Clearly liked Lee Hyunwoo, no big resistance to dating.
But everything was firsts for her.
Holding a guy's hand.
Namsan Tower.
This confession…
Not first confession, but first to shake her heart like this.
So confusing.
This feeling.
Good?
Happy?
Bad?
Burden?
Muddled.
"W-Wait. Can I have a bit to think?"
"Of course. Take all the time you need."
"No, not just a bit. I wanna think it over properly, take some days. Honestly, super flustered now. Not that I hate it. Just didn't expect the Chairman to confess like this—unprepared?"
Lee Yuna's machine-gun words made Lee Hyunwoo chuckle.
Serious confession, he was tense too.
But seeing her more tense and flustered melted his own tension.
"Sure. Take your time. I'll wait."