Chapter 48
Chapter 48
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: The Man Who Wants Romance, The Woman Who Wants Sex
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'Affection?!'
I couldn't believe the notification I checked while walking down the alley in front of my house. At the same time, it suddenly made sense why Yuri was acting so cute and clingy all over me.
She'd just fallen for me. It was that simple.
I had no idea why!
'...It's not like I had zero clue. Maybe because she took the ass stuff and the urination play so well... something like that?'
But was that really enough reason for her to like me? I wasn't so sure.
She'd started treating me more warmly ever since that last massage, but I never imagined it meant she was starting to see me as a man.
—Thump, thump, thump, thump...!
Now that I knew the reason, my heart started racing. Tension flooded through me out of nowhere.
'For real? Yuri... Bae Yuri likes me?'
I couldn't wrap my head around it.
Haeun accepting my date invite hadn't fully sunk in yet, and now Yuri of all people had beaten her to catching feelings for me...
This was no pipe dream.
Thinking she liked me finally explained why she'd shown up for the massage in full makeup and a date outfit.
Even now.
—Squeeze
It explained why she was clinging to my arm like this.
I wanted to check the Affection stage effect right away. I wanted to know what she was thinking at this very moment.
But I couldn't.
—Rustle
"Hng~? Oppa? Are you looking at your phone right now? For real? While we're heading out to eat together?"
Yuri shoved her face right in front of mine, blocking my view.
She lifted the corners of her eyes like she was annoyed, pouted her lips, and shot me a glare.
Seeing her like that made my chest feel all fuzzy and warm. I couldn't put a name to the floating, uplifting feeling rising inside me.
Simply put, it felt good.
Having such a cute, pretty girl craving my attention and acting this way.
I fought back a grin tugging at my lips and pocketed my phone.
"Sorry, thought it was a call. I won't look anymore."
"You better not! Anyway, oppa, I wanna eat sushi. That cool? Let's go there~ Okay?"
—Squish...
"Gasp..."
Her face softened at my apology, and Yuri latched onto my arm again with that overflowing cuteness in her voice.
Her side boob pressed against me as if it were the most natural thing. The moment I felt that soft sensation, my body stiffened and I swallowed hard.
It was just like with Suyeon noona.
No matter how much bare skin I'd kneaded in the massage room, it felt completely different in a real situation like this.
'This... is her boob touching me, right? She's doing it on purpose, isn't she?'
I'd seen it online before.
Girls know exactly what they're doing when they pull this stuff.
"Pfft..."
I glanced sideways, and sure enough, Yuri was curving her eyes, holding back a laugh.
I knew she was teasing me plain as day, but I couldn't say a word about it.
If I didn't know how she felt, it'd be some sly vixen playing games with a guy.
But knowing she had a crush on me turned it into cute vixen antics.
'Damn, she's so adorable...!'
This tempting underclassman of mine!
"Su, sushi sounds great. Know any good spots? I'll treat you, so if there's somewhere tasty, let's go."
"Oppa’s treating? For real?"
"Of course. Just say the word. I'll buy whatever you want."
"Eek, hee hee hee... Let's hurry, oppa! I know a great place. It's a bit pricey, though—"
"Who cares about price. Let's go."
"Waaah— You're so cool!"
Price? Who gives a damn about that.
Dutch pay? Why bother?
A girl I could've never dreamed of before the app showed up.
Pressing her tits against me through her sweater on purpose, clinging to my arm, lighting up like that at my offer to buy everything.
I felt like I could do anything for her, for real.
Especially knowing she'd never act like this with other guys.
'Even when we grabbed snacks near the cafe, she'd always ask me first what I wanted...'
We'd never eaten a proper meal together, but we'd snacked near the cafe a few times.
Every time, Yuri deferred to me, her partner.
She never pushed what she wanted first. Never once asked me to buy her something.
She always kept proper boundaries.
Unlike now.
'Should I just ask her out? Or wait a bit more to gauge things? Check her inner thoughts a few more times...'
Yuri as my girlfriend.
Just imagining it made me giddy. Holding hands, or linking arms like this on dates—adrenaline surged at the thought.
For a split second, Im Haeun's face flashed through my mind.
'...Ahem.'
I looked away.
Haeun could wait.
"Wow, this place is..."
"Tasty, right? Super tasty?"
"Yeah. Best sushi I've had lately."
"Hee hee, I found it while food-hunting with a friend. It's new, so it hasn't blown up yet."
"Insane. Gotta come back a few times before it gets famous."
The sushi spot Yuri recommended was a fresh, hot new place that had just opened.
Thanks to that, even on a Friday night, we'd snagged a reservation on the way. I savored the sushi course, feeling all emotional over the rare gourmet treat.
And Yuri, who'd begged to come here for sushi.
"Oppa, like salmon?"
"Love it. It's delicious."
"Wanna try mine too?"
"What? No, eat it yourself. You wanted to come here for—"
"Ah—"
"Wait..."
"My arm hurts. You won't feed me? If you don't hurry, I might need an arm massage next time too—"
"......"
"Ah—"
"Ah..."
—Nom
In a 12-piece sushi dinner set, she fed me a full third like this.
A group of office workers sat right next to us at the counter, and I heard sighs like "Haa..." in my ear.
It was that kind of scene—her overflowing with sweet aegyo, acting like a girlfriend utterly devoted to her boyfriend. Yuri beamed innocently all the while.
"I can't eat much anyway. Leftover a few last time too."
"...So you shared 'cause you're full?"
"Who knows~?"
"......"
Her playful wink from this teasing underclassman made my face burn. My chest tickled, leaving me fidgety and restless.
The nonstop tension had me needing to pee too.
"Gonna hit the bathroom quick."
"Sure~."
We'd finished the sushi and were sipping dessert drinks when I got up and headed to the restroom.
On the way out, I tried to pay the bill.
"Already paid?"
"Yes. It was settled with the reservation."
"Cancel that and let me... Sigh... Never mind. Great food. Delicious."
"Thank you."
Yuri had already paid.
I spun around to hunt down my cheeky underclassman, but she'd vanished—probably guessed I'd try to pay and bolted to the ladies' room. Separate from the men's.
A mix of happy and deflated.
I almost asked the staff to cancel and redo it on my card, but knowing the hassle, I let it go.
No way—after all that aegyo begging me to treat her, why'd she pay!
"Grind..."
Hmm.
Also, isn't this staffer glaring at me way too murderously? Baring teeth and all.
We spotted a line forming outside and bolted the moment Yuri returned.
"Bae Yuri, seriously... I was gonna treat you. What're you doing?"
"Sorry~ But you've done so much for me, I wanted to treat you once."
"What do I have to thank you for..."
"Then you treat next time."
"Next time?"
"Yeah! We're eating together again, right? We are?"
"...Yeah. I'll treat next time."
I'd planned to say something, but she casually locked in the next date.
Nothing left to say after that.
Yuri sidled up to my arm again, beaming as she said,
"Wanna swing by our cafe? I crave an abara."
"You planning to pay again?"
"Hee hee, you'll treat, oppa? Or Dutch pay..."
"I'll get it. Don't even think about pulling out your wallet."
"Got it. But this doesn't count as dinner! No lumping it in!"
"Can't do that after the pricey meal. I'll get this and dinner next time."
"Thanks, oppa!"
We hit a nearby chain cafe. Friday night crowds meant we grabbed takeout—abara for her, iced americano for me.
Drinks in hand, we strolled the night streets. No destination. Just wandering, like a walk, like a date.
"Lately, more weird customers making me mad, right? Sneakily annoying."
"Totally. They always think up the weirdest crap."
"Exactly! Know what happened when oppa stepped out last time? That glasses guy? Always buys scones together?"
"Oh, the horn-rims—"
Chatting idly, but with a closeness nothing like before.
—Squeeze
One hand on my drink, but Yuri never let go of my arm with the other. We took it easy like that.
Time flew without us doing much. Soon it was nearing 10 PM.
Yuri ended it reluctantly.
"Mmm, wanna keep hanging, but... time to head back? You're beat, right oppa? You had a reservation before me too."
"Not really tired..."
"Rest up! You massaged me so hard today!"
"Fine. I'll walk you to the bus stop. Then..."
"Hee? Hng~?"
"Huh?"
"Bus stop? Only til the stop? Stooop~?"
"...Should we take the bus together from the stop? I'll see you all the way home."
"You don't have to, but if oppa wants to~!"
She was blatantly hinting for an escort home, so we took the bus together.
I stepped off in her neighborhood for the first time and walked her right up to her place.
Near a main road, but still a dark alley.
Cleaner and better secured than my spot—a studio officetel. We said goodbye out front.
"Thanks for walking me, oppa."
"Yeah, it's pretty dark around here. Say the word if you need it. I'll escort anytime."
"For real? I'll call you every time I head home from now on?"
"Call me. Call."
A bit regrettable, but just the right amount for 'now.'
The date... or whatever it was... ended.
Finally releasing my arm, Yuri stood half a step ahead, gazing up at me demurely.
I gazed back, struck anew.
'She really likes me.'
Under the streetlight, Yuri's face was definitely different from before.
Affection for me shone in her eyes, her gaze, her smile, her whole expression.
The face Im Haeun hadn't shown yet—of a woman with her crush right in front of her.
I wanted her.
I wanted Yuri as my girlfriend.
Someone could call it disloyal with my years-long crush, but honestly, as a guy, I couldn't help it.
And I had no plans to give up on Im Haeun.
'I wanna date Haeun too.'
I wanted both. Just date them both.
What if...?
With this app's power, maybe there's a timeline where that's possible.
"Dinner was great. Sleep well."
"Thanks again for the massage. Can I book Sunday too?"
"Could do tomorrow too. If you want."
"Parents are coming tomorrow... Would've gone if not!"
"Bummer. Would've been nice to see you tomorrow too."
"Hee hee hee..."
She giggled, shoulders shaking at my straightforward words.
I couldn't stop smiling either. My face wouldn't cooperate.
Still, time to let her go.
"Head in. This your place?"
"Yeah. Third floor... Oh, oppa wanna come up? See a college girl's room?"
"...I-Invite me in? I'd be honored?"
"Heh... Sorry, not tonight! Absolutely not!"
"Tonight...? Ah, no go tonight. Too bad."
"Yep. Not tonight."
My mouth itched.
Ask her out here, and she'd 100% say yes.
But this pre-relationship thrill was so fun and happy... I wanted to savor it longer.
"Night."
"Night, oppa!"
I let her go.
Yuri waved brightly, no regrets—turning back repeatedly until she entered the building.
We goofed around like that for a good five minutes before she vanished from sight, and I could finally leave.
On the way home.
"This... is nice..."
I basked in the afterglow.
Different from Suyeon noona.
That was lust amplifier on top of her baseline frustration—mutual physical pleasure from affair sex.
But Yuri was a lover. Different.
Sex was key intimacy for couples, sure, but so were the other things.
I realized that on tonight's date.
"Should I ask her out Sunday? After this taste, I really wanna date for real."
I wanted romance.
To feel this happiness just from being together, thicker, in more ways.
I wanted to date.
Yuri.
And Haeun.
Bae Yuri beelined for the bathroom the second she got home.
The time after her massage with Jang Hyunwoo had been pure bliss.
Dinner together, cafe drinks, street walks.
Escorted right to her door.
Nothing special, yet every moment sparkled with joy.
"Argh, seriously! Why's this oppa so cute...! Almost invited him in. Haven't even cleaned."
She stripped off her clothes in front of the bathroom. Peeled off her panties.
Soaked with arousal, they flopped limply to the floor.
Truth was, clinging to his arm the whole walk had her body heating up like crazy.
—Splashhhh...
She rinsed her dripping lower half, exhaling dreamily.
"Haa... Gets me wet just linking arms with oppa. Should've just asked him out? Wanted to ride the flirty phase, so I held back... He seemed to get it too."
The day's tingling thrill made her crave the flirt, but it also sparked naughty thoughts nonstop.
Realizing her crush naturally led to fantasizing hot nights with Jang Hyunwoo.
Her hand drifted down.
—Squish...
"Ahng... Asking for sex right away'd make me seem like a total nympho...?"
It was already June at twenty.
Fast friends lost virginities in middle or high school; now, tales of sleeping with boyfriends hit from classmates daily.
Bae Yuri wanted it too.
Before, it was distant curiosity. Now, she had a guy she wanted.
She'd drawn firm lines with guys chasing her 'good girl' vibe, but with her crush? She'd jump into bed now.
'Guess I'm easier than I thought... Crush限定 though!'
A twenty-year-old woman in her prime lusting after sex like a guy? Not weird.
Night chats with close friends were always dirty talk. Even back in high school.
Now a heart-igniting guy appears? Instant sex thoughts. Totally normal.
Duration of crush didn't matter.
What mattered: he'd stormed her heart in one go.
—Squelch, squelch...
"Ah, ahng, ahng... Sex with oppa'd feel... amazing... Ah, haeut... Even first time, he'd make it hurt-free... Ung..."
Recalling his ecstatic massage hands, his gentle acceptance of her everything with a smile, the joyful night date.
His face, scent, voice.
The massive cock she'd glimpsed during massage.
Bae Yuri tormented her pussy.
'What do I do... Forget flirting, I wanna fuck Hyunwoo oppa...!'
Fantasizing sex with her crush.