Eunsol and Lee Naye - 4

"Cha Sunwoo, I'm coming in?"

Click—

The door opened and Lee Naye walked into the room.

And she saw.

Me lying there naked, and Eunsol right beside me.

Not even forty-eight hours had passed.

Since I'd laid Lee Naye out on the dining table, bitten and sucked, and slipped my hand inside her panties.

Of course she'd started it, but with that viper personality of hers, if she saw this I was a dead man.

So I made my choice.

"......"

"......"

To greet Lee Naye completely naked.

"Hi?"

"......"

Lee Naye, who'd just opened the door, looked me up and down as I stood naked right in front of her.

Then she kicked.

CRACK!!!!

She kicked hard enough to make a wet, solid sound.

If she'd played soccer she would've gone pro.

But wasn't the proper order to scream first and then kick?

Smart girl, yet her foot got ahead of her mouth.

"Kyaaaaaaa!!!!!! You crazy pervert bastard!!!!!!"

"Gack..!! Gaaack..!!!!"

Lucky break.

I sacrificed the family jewels and saved my life.

But was this really lucky?

"I-I'm a eunuch..!! I'm a eunuch!!!!!!"

"Where do you think you're grabbing! You pervert bastard!!!!"

"Guh!!!"

My pitifully outstretched hand happened to land on her ass.

It was firm and springy.

And then I got kicked in the face.

"Sunwoo.. are you okay..?"

"Gross! Where are you putting your hands?!"

"But...."

"Sol.. I'm fine..."

"Hiiing..."

Lee Naye fled the house like she was running for her life, spent about thirty minutes calming herself down, and came back.

In the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠meantime Eunsol had showered, changed clothes, and even nursed the injured spot for me.

Of course the moment Naye returned, that got shut down immediately.

"Haa... Sol, can you give us a minute?"

"Huh?? Okay...."

With a dejected face she glanced at me and slipped into the other room.

Then Lee Naye, standing a good distance away, fixed me with a fierce glare.

"What now? Isn't making me like this enough already?"

"Haaa... What the hell were you thinking, showing me that?"

"What thinking?"

I did it so I wouldn't get caught being with Eunsol, that's what.

"You..! D-don't you dare think of me as easy just because I did that to you first!"

"How am I thinking of you as easy?! I might become a eunuch right now!!"

"Not that!!"

"Then what!"

"That I.. kissed first.. don't think of me as an easy woman..."

"Ah... that, well.."

Does she think I showed her my naked body because I was trying something?

Then the plan worked for now, but what am I supposed to say?

I already slept with Eunsol...

"Hey, Naye.."

"I'm sorry.. I'll go to the hospital with you... I-if it really ends up like that, I'll take responsibility! Is that enough?!"

"What..?"

"I said I'll take responsibility for you.. I'll stay by your side for the rest of my life, you idiot... C-consider it an honor!"

No choice.

I absolutely could not tell Lee Naye that I'd had sex with Eunsol all night long yesterday.

One look at that expression told me everything.

Right now Lee Naye was in that gray zone with me—something more than friends, not quite official.

I wouldn't deny it either.

Even if it had started under the influence of alcohol, that day's actions and feelings had my will and sincerity mixed in.

But keeping it hidden like this made me feel like complete trash...

"Hey..."

"I-I'll go first!"

"Uh.. go ahead.."

"I don't regret it.. kissing you.... You might not know, but it's been a long time for me! I've liked you for just as long as Sol has!! But because you hated me so much..!"

"Hey, keep your voice down..!"

She glanced toward the room Sol had gone into, then stepped closer to me.

And spoke in a small voice.

"I know.. as a friend, I feel really sorry toward Sol... I can see plain as day that she likes you... I feel genuinely bad, like I'm snatching you away..."

Sol snuck in first.

You don't have to feel sorry.

"So I'm going to talk to Sol fairly and compete for real."

"Huh..?"

"So you choose.. me or.. Sol..."

"Hey..."

"Yeah.. now you can talk.."

"Then both..."

"......"

I learned something new that day.

That you can kill a person with a look alone.

I had just died once.

"Listen to people until the end! Don't glare at me like that!"

"Ha! Fine, keep going. If what I understood is right, you'll never piss standing up again."

"......"

"I said do it?"

"S-so.. both of you like me, right?? That's what I was going to ask!"

"Ah.... sorry..."

"Phew... I lived..."

"What?"

"Huh?"

"You just said something."

"I didn't?"

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"......"

I really needed to fix the habit of my inner voice occasionally leaping out of my mouth.

If only to keep the privilege of pissing while standing.

"So about that... you.. are you really going to live just the two of you with Sol..?"

"Ah, that? We found a place."

"Already??"

"Not living alone—we decided on a boarding house."

"Boarding house..? Why?? You've got enough money ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to buy a house like this."

"How should I put it.. I want to experience the life of an ordinary commoner?"

"....Crazy bastard."

I couldn't say I was boarding to repay a kindness from my past life, so I brushed it off roughly.

But when exactly had that house gone to auction?

I hadn't even lived there half a year...

I needed to find out first why the house had gone up for auction at all.

"Ah! But where did you go so early yesterday morning?"

"I found a boarding house too."

"Really?"

"Want to see? Here."

"Ah... same place as us."

"Same house.."

"....Huh??"

"Huh??"

"You're coming to our school instead of S University?!"

"Yeah. Attending a different university puts me at a disadvantage."

I learned a new fact about human beings.

That even smart people can make stupid choices.

How could anyone throw away S University??

I visited Jongno Jewelry Street.

Not to buy gold—I'd come to meet someone.

"Anyone home?"

"Aigoo, welcome~"

A man who looked every bit the neighborhood thug greeted me.

But the friendly smile lasted only a moment. He looked me up and down, tilted his head, and asked,

"Hmm.. you look pretty young. What brings you here?"

"I came to meet the owner."

"The boss? Did you make an appointment?"

"No."

"Then I'm sorry, but come back after making one next time. Our boss isn't the type to just meet anyone... Hey!! Where do you think you're going?!!"

It wasn't a particularly large office.

I'd already confirmed the bathroom was out in the hallway, and there was one more door inside the office.

Then of course that had to be the boss's room.

"This bastard, barging in wherever he wants?! You're gonna get it..."

"Golden Balls. Long time no see?"

"What bastard dares call me by my school nickname and act up?!"

A man whose neck was covered in tattoos spun his chair around and shouted.

We weren't on terms to be happy to see each other, but seeing him after so long wasn't bad.

"Long time no see?"

"You..! Cha Sunwoo?? Fuck..! Why the hell are you here?! This is all legal, you bastard!!"

"Who said anything?"

"B-boss.. do you know him..?"

"My friend.. no, a neighborhood little brother I used to know. You, get out."

"Yes, hyung-nim."

The thug-looking employee left, and I dropped myself roughly onto the sofa.

"How'd you know I was here?"

"I asked your thug buddies what Golden Balls has been up to these days, and they handed me a business card on the spot."

I set the card I'd been holding between my fingers down on the table and looked around the office.

"Clean this place up a bit."

"Mind your own business. Don't come into someone else's office and start bossing people around. And my name is Geum Gangsan! Not Golden Balls, you dick."

"Aren't I bigger than you? Height, and down there."

"You saw mine?"

"I saw it once at the bathhouse."

"Th-that was the everyday size! When I get hard, man! Huh?! Man! It's amazing!!"

It was a bad connection from middle school.

I'd gone around cleaning up thugs with my friends, and this guy had been one of the ones we cleaned up.

Ah—and the one who'd found the hideout when we took down Kim Gyuyeon, the assemblyman's son, was none other than that Geum Gangsan over there currently advertising his own greatness.

"Enough of that. You studied hard. So why are you living like this?"

"What's wrong with this! When I make money I pull in a big-company annual salary in a few months~ And fuck, since you brought it up—with tattoos I fail every interview, so how am I supposed to get a job?! Can't be a civil servant, can't be a soldier, can't join a company! Because of you I studied for nothing, man!!"

"That's why I told you to get the tattoos removed."

"Hey, here is my grandma! Here is my grandpa! Having them engraved right on my neck is my pride."

"Yes~ yes~ what a filial son."

"Don't be sarcastic—tell me why you came. You didn't come just to say hello, right?"

Was he a businessman who treated time like money?

Then that worked for me.

"Look into this person's financial situation."

"Who is this... Oh..! Damn! Who is this noona?! Introduce me!"

"She's thirteen years older than you. And someone I'm very grateful to. You know what I mean?"

"Tch... I won't think any useless thoughts. I don't want to go red in the face with you again. So how deep do you want me ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to dig?"

"As detailed as possible."

"Just the financial side?"

"If you can find out other things too, dig those up as well."

"But this kind of ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠job, the fee runs a bit high."

"Advance payment thirty million. Success fee... add another seventy million for a clean one hundred million."

"A hundred million?"

"Not enough?"

"I'll do my absolute best to find everything out, boss!!!"

A total commission of one hundred thirty million won.

If he bragged about earning a big-company salary in a few months, this was probably the biggest single job he'd ever taken.

He'd shove everything else aside and start on this first.

Honestly I hadn't wanted to use illegal channels like this, but Lawyer Choi Myeonghun said he could only dig up the house owner's basic personal information, so I'd taken that and come to a private investigation agency.

Even if I wanted to help, I needed to know the situation first.

"Everyone come on in~ But how did the three of you end up coming together?"

"Friends. All three of us."

"Oh my?? Is that so~ Then since today is move-in day, auntie will show off her cooking skills once! No extra charge for this, so eat as much as you want~"

"Aww~ We can't do that. We'll cover the ingredient costs at least. The rest we'll take as kindness."

A week later, the three of us moved into the same boarding house on the same day.

And that evening, a call came from Geum Gangsan.

"Extra charge?"

"That so? Then cancel the contract. Keep the advance and get lost. I'll look somewhere else."

"What?"

Of course it would go this way.

He'd already finished the investigation—he couldn't risk losing the hundred million sitting right in front of him just to try one little scam.

Honestly, this guy still didn't know how to negotiate.

"Not there. Come to the place I tell you."

"Don't want the money?"

"Hard to make a living, huh?"

About thirty minutes later I met Geum Gangsan at a café near the subway station and received the information on Yun Jiyeon.

And I found out.

"That so-called husband of hers..! This is complete dog trash..!!"