Chapter 87
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: Secret Date with Yujeong
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3 PM.
I headed near the cafe and sent a message to Yujeong.
[Me] You'll see me if you come out.
I had to be careful because if I stood right in front of the cafe, Sujin—who was working the same shift—might spot me from inside.
Yujeong replied right away.
[Choi Yujeong] Yeah, I'll come out soon.
Her response gave me that odd sense of disconnect I sometimes felt with her.
Normally, she'd just say "OK" or "Yeah."
It felt like she was tense about something.
A moment later, the cafe door opened, and Yujeong came trotting out shyly.
She spotted me waiting at the entrance of the building next door and looked relieved, yet still on edge.
"...Let's go."
Yujeong had on light makeup.
Her eyelashes were curled more than usual, and her cheeks were flushed, probably from blush.
Instead of her usual shorts and hoodie, she wore jeans, a sleeveless top, and a thin summer jacket draped over.
For Yujeong, this was her putting in some effort.
A regular tee would've puffed out around her stomach because of her chest, so the fitted tank top looked great on her.
But that would've made her bust stand out too much, so she'd chosen to cover her figure with a light outer layer, even if it was a bit warm.
She must've dressed like this from the morning shift, anticipating we might end up walking together.
Yujeong asked awkwardly.
"Ahem. Um... What do you want for dinner? We can grab groceries on the way home."
I just stared at her silently.
She lightly smacked my arm.
Her face turned bright red as she muttered to herself.
"You crazy bastard..."
Huh?
I'd just been admiring how pretty she looked.
She must've misunderstood it as my answer to what I wanted to eat.
I grabbed her hand firmly.
She flinched and glanced around.
"Hey. What if someone sees?"
I let out a hollow chuckle.
"So what if they do? Couples can hold hands."
I was trying to play it cool, but my heart was pounding.
I'd thought since we hooked up so often, this would be nothing.
But it felt completely different from what I'd expected.
Yujeong fiddled with the back of her neck and muttered.
"I mean, what if that bitch Lee Ayoung sees us."
She let go of my hand as she said it.
Instead, she linked arms with me.
Her chest pressed against my elbow.
It felt deliberate.
She met my eyes and made an awkward excuse.
"This way, I can say it's just playing couple like with Sujin."
"Why?"
"Huh?"
"Sujin does it at school to keep other girls away. If Ayoung asks what this is for, what're you gonna say?"
"Um... To keep other girls away?"
"Why bother when we're not even at school?"
"...Because I'm your... girlfriend?"
Her cuteness made me burst out laughing.
Yujeong muttered.
"Damn it. Don't laugh. If we get caught, you're screwed too— I mean, it'll be a huge problem for you."
"What huge problem? We're dating because we like each other. What's wrong with that?"
"All three of us are doing OnlyFans with you. One of us dating you feels off..."
"So what? Even if we get caught, I'll just let them keep doing OnlyFans. No issue."
"True, but..."
Seeing Yujeong—who always acted bold and manly—squirming like this was entertaining in its own way.
At the intersection, instead of heading to the mart, I turned toward the subway station on the opposite side.
Yujeong asked, flustered.
"Where we going?"
"Somewhere cool since it's hot."
She followed me quietly.
"Where, though?"
"You'll see when we get there."
We headed into the subway entrance.
"Whoa."
Yujeong couldn't close her mouth as she stared at the massive manta ray inside the aquarium.
I'd figured she'd like it since she wore pajamas with bears or dinosaurs and her search history was full of cute animal videos.
But her reaction was way better than expected.
She tugged my arm and pointed at the manta ray.
"Look at its mouth moving. Heh. So cute."
"Oh, diver's coming in."
We stood side by side, quietly watching the diver interact with the sea creatures underwater.
Sticking around the neighborhood all the time, it felt nice to get out for once.
Yujeong linked arms with me.
"Let's go see the penguins."
"Sure."
The aquarium was cool and refreshing.
Yujeong loved it.
The only downside was the stares she kept getting on the subway ride over.
It started when an older lady sitting next to us asked her.
"Are you a celebrity?"
"Haha, no."
Yujeong played it off casually, like it was nothing new.
'This won't do. I need to buy a car.'
I'd heard cars were more hassle in Seoul traffic if you were just cruising around town.
But no stares from strangers, and... well, plenty we could do with Yujeong.
Heh heh heh.
Yujeong mixed wasabi into the soy sauce and glanced at me.
"Hey. What're you looking at?"
The sushi place was quiet, probably because it was early summer.
"My girlfriend's chest."
She cutely wrinkled her nose at my answer and zipped up her jacket.
The usual Choi Yujeong would've cursed me out, no problem.
Instead, she leaned toward me and whispered.
"You can stare all you want later♡"
Gahhhh.
This seductive little minx.
Yujeong grabbed some eel sushi from the conveyor belt and set it in front of me.
"Eat."
"You?"
"Not into eel. I like shrimp."
We chatted about this and that over the meal, and turns out we had more in common than I thought.
We both liked games, working out, hunting down good eats.
"For real? You play too?"
Especially this FPS game she loved—we even had the same rank.
"The kids always say no 'cause it makes 'em dizzy. If I'd known you played, we'd have partied up ages ago."
"Really?"
"I figured you didn't since you're always on those weird otaku games."
"Otaku games? Haven't touched those lately."
Yujeong grinned mischievously and teased.
"Why? Scared your girlfriend would hate it?"
I popped some sushi in my mouth and nodded like it was obvious.
"Yeah."
She blinked, flustered, and fiddled with her side plate.
"You could, though..."
What?
Choi Yujeong.
You're cuter than I thought.
I decided to reward her plenty tonight and scarfed down the sushi.
Toward the end of the meal, I suddenly asked Yujeong.
"If we run into Sujin or Ayoung on the way home later, what're you gonna do?"
"Huh?"
I flipped my hair like Ayoung and said.
"Where'd you two sneak off to?"
"Ugh."
Yujeong grimaced and squeezed her eyes shut.
Not because of my impression—she just sucked at lying.
She chewed on the end of her chopsticks, lips pursed.
"Um... Aquarium?"
Switching from aquarium to fish tank was her attempt at a white lie.
"Just the two of you? Why?"
"..."
"Can't answer? Guess you're dating."
"No, that's not it."
"Calling Kim Sujin now. Trial in 301."
"Gasp."
"Verdict."
"..."
"Choi Yujeong: Death penalty."
"Argh, shit— What do we do?"
I shrugged like it was no big deal.
"What's there to worry about? Just say we met up on the way."
Yujeong's mouth fell open a bit.
"Oh..."
"Easy, right?"
"What if they ask where we went?"
"Say you visited your parents. Or met a friend."
"Ooh, you're good at lying."
"Not really. You just suck at it."
Yujeong beamed proudly and stretched her leg under the table.
"You know why I can't lie? 'Cause I'm a good person."
...Oof, my solar plexus aches from those six years of beatings all of a sudden.
She rubbed her foot along my inner thigh.
"Done eating...? Ready to go?"
Her toes stroked my crotch.
I started to stand, then sat back down.
"Why?"
"Hold on."
I closed my eyes, recited a prayer from childhood I could barely remember anymore, and calmed my lower half.
Okay.
It's settled.
"Let's go."
Yujeong giggled.
We ate sushi with Yujeong, then hit the nearby bowling alley for a couple games to let our stomachs settle.
Well, one and a half, really.
Midway through the second game, Yujeong whispered in my ear.
"I wanna suck Kim Minwoo's dick."
So we paid and bolted.
I'd planned on a motel at first, but we were both way too worked up—we'd probably go all night, no question.
That'd make Yujeong's shift tomorrow iffy, and the girls would suspect something. So we held back and headed home.
Emerging from the station near the house, it was already nearing 8 PM.
I said to Yujeong.
"Split up here?"
She nodded.
It was around Sujin's sharp-eyed quitting time.
Running into her together would be bad news.
I'd send Yujeong first, then follow five minutes later.
"Come quick?"
"Yeah."
After she left, I waited three minutes, checked around, and headed home.
Kim Sujin worried me.
She'd smelled Yujeong's perfume on me that morning after we'd done it.
She'd probably catch it on my clothes now too.
Phew.
Thankfully, no run-in with Sujin on the way.
I got home and showered first.
'Weird.'
Even after, Yujeong hadn't come up.
No messages either.
'What's up?'
Did the girls catch her?
She can't lie for shit.
Did she get busted?
'Hack her phone and check?'
Beep beep beep beep.
Door lock.
I peeked into the living room.
Dinosaur pajamas.
Yujeong, eyes meeting mine, came trotting to my room.
I hurriedly opened the door and asked.
"Sujin?"
"She's sleeping over at her parents' tonight. Left straight from her shift."
Yujeong looked thrilled.
"Ayoung?"
"Out cold from exhaustion. Once she's down, she won't wake till morning."
"Perfect."
I nodded.
Yujeong couldn't hold back anymore and threw herself into my arms.
We kissed.