Chapter 15
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 015
Chapter Title: I Was Trying to Study, But Then Noona Comes Over
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Sun-ha woke up in his room with Seol-i that morning.
He got moving early. Not just him—Seol-i wasn't much of a breakfast eater either, so the moment they opened their eyes, they jumped straight into laundry.
Seol-i hand-washed her underwear and hung it on the drying rack, while Sun-ha tossed his clothes and her tops into the washing machine together.
After that, he headed to the bathroom to wash up.
"Ah, Oppa...♡ While we're washing up...♡"
"Just one leg out."
Seol-i's naked body was too tempting, so they went for a quick morning romp.
"The underwear you brought is cute too."
"Really? Wanna take a pic of this one too?"
"Should we? Come here. Let's do a selfie together."
"Okay!"
He snapped a photo with his cheek pressed against Seol-i's, who was wearing mint-colored lingerie.
"The washer's done already?"
"It's the quick cycle. Take this and hang it on the drying rack."
"Heehee..."
"What's up?"
"Seeing your clothes hanging next to my underwear makes it feel like we're living together."
"Wouldn't bother me if we did."
"For real?!"
"As long as you don't get in trouble at home."
"Ugh..."
After hanging the laundry on the drying rack, he lent Seol-i one of his smaller t-shirts and they left the house together, clutching the wrecked comforter in his arms.
Then they headed to the coin laundry he always used whenever he had to wash comforters. The place was clean, and for an extra 3,000 won, the owner would hold onto the laundry until pickup, so it was a go-to spot.
Sun-ha loaded the comforter into a medium washer and swiped his card to pay.
But then.
[Payment canceled.]
He realized his debit card was short on funds. Come to think of it, he'd been spending a lot lately—hotels, eating out, all that.
But he wasn't broke. He had some separate savings and always kept about 100,000 won in cash for daily life, so no real issues there.
Plus, the third-prize lottery ticket from the app would pay out, and tomorrow was his allowance day anyway.
Still, the card had no balance right now. As he reached for his back pocket to pay cash, Seol-i squeezed in close.
"Oppa, no money?"
"Looks like it."
"Then I'll cover it! How much?"
"Uh..."
He was about to say it was fine, but then thought—why not?
"Ten thousand won for the washer."
"Cheaper than I thought? Just swipe the card here, right?"
"Thanks. Got any cash? Need 3,000 for storage."
"Yep!"
He ran the washer on her card and handed the cash to the owner for storage.
Her family wasn't exactly loaded, and she worked part-time just to fund her studies. Yet she paid for him with a beaming smile, thrilled to help.
'Not bad.'
Sun-ha stroked his chin, pleased with the situation. She wasn't struggling to the point of hardship, and as her boyfriend, there was no reason to turn down her offer to spend on him.
Having extra cash never hurt. Sure, the app had money-making gachas like the lottery win, but who knew when another would pop.
"But Oppa, are you really short on living expenses?"
"Huh? Oh, uh... It's not that it's too low, just spent a lot lately. Bought snacks for the kids at the orphanage and stuff."
"What?! That's sweet and all, but you gotta think of yourself first!"
"Yeah. Sorry."
It wasn't a total lie. He hadn't this time, but he often grabbed treats for a kid or two during orphanage outings.
"And you're covering all the motel fees too..."
"Of course I'd handle that. Don't worry about it."
"So what about food today? Studying and all, and your place had nothing to eat..."
"Hm... Yeah."
"Oppa!!"
He could've eaten cafeteria food, and there was ramen, instant rice, and side dishes from Ga-young Noona at home. Plenty for a few meals if he looked.
But he stayed quiet, and Seol-i furrowed her brows, pulling two bills from her pocket.
She shoved them forcefully into his hand.
"Oppa, use this to eat a proper dinner later!"
He was fine without it, but hey—free money.
After getting pocket money(?) from Seol-i and seeing her off to her convenience store shift, Sun-ha headed to school, lost in thought.
'Have I been too obsessed with the app and sex?'
This wasn't his first time, but after fully indulging his lust with Seol-i—who embraced it all—post-nut clarity hit, letting him think a bit more rationally.
The app? Fun as hell, obviously. Pulling cards to use on people gave an insane rush. Especially just now, getting allowance from her was pure gold.
But.
That didn't mean he wanted his whole life revolving around it. Like he'd thought at the start, it was all for 'fun.' Sex made it even better, sure.
'Not giving up on Ga-young Noona, though...'
He couldn't deny getting carried away watching her masturbate in the bathroom. It was insanely hot.
But realizing he'd be thrilled just fooling around with Seol-i alone was eye-opening.
How could he not be happy with her nodding along to everything he said with a "Sure♡"? Especially when she was so pretty and cute.
They'd started dating, but he'd skipped proper dates for two straight sex sessions. Without the app, he'd have worshipped the ground she walked on.
Point was.
Human greed has no end. With this power, he hated settling for boring conquests—he wanted to tweak situations for maximum fun... and got swept up in it.
And the app had only been around a week.
'Time to focus on assignments and midterms anyway.'
With no clue when the app might vanish, he wasn't about to neglect school.
Chasing points with trash pickup all day and volunteering weekends left zero progress on studies.
'Just till midterms—full study mode.'
Of course, he'd keep picking up trash and helping folks casually. But otherwise, he'd chill, prioritize studying.
And that resolve strengthened during his second liberal arts class that day.
"Pop quiz for real... Jeong Min-kun, how'd you do?"
"Like I'd do well. Who cares about quizzes—I ranked up to Diamond yesterday."
"Sick. Guess you're throwing grades away."
"If I throw 'em, I'm screwed! Fuck... Lee Sun-ha, you ace it?"
"Didn't turn in blank... but retake vibes."
"Knew it!! Had faith in ya, damn it!!"
"You psychos. Study for once."
"Talking smack means you did well, huh."
"Traitor bastard."
"Yep~ Missed one~"
"Fucking gross."
A surprise note quiz—and he'd bombed it. Would've been better if it'd been next week, but after ditching last week, no excuses.
Whatever, past is past. Starting today...
"Heard Intro to Social Studies has one tomorrow too."
"Bull."
"Don't bullshit us, please."
"Source: Lee Eun-chae."
"We're fucked."
"Dead."
Good thing he'd decided today. Liberal arts he could laugh off, but majors—nope. Ga-young Noona's and Seol-i's pussies danced in his mind, but restraint now.
The cards he'd fed Noona and her 70 favorability would keep her thinking of him anyway.
Like waiting on Yun Si-yeon's reaction, he'd do the same with Ga-young Noona.
"I'm studying at the library. You guys?"
"Home."
"Bye, Im Jeong-min. You?"
"Gotta. Might as well knock out the report too. Actually perfect."
"What report?"
"Con Law. Haven't started."
"Oh, that? I'll help—do it first."
"For real?"
As Sun-ha planned to drop everything for a full day of studying and assignments, Ji-hoon suddenly got nice.
Puzzled, Sun-ha asked, and Ji-hoon grinned with the reason.
"Si-yeon kept raving about yesterday's volunteering. Said it was fulfilling. Doing it for her, so be grateful."
"O~"
"Plus, you volunteering looked good. I legit respect you now."
"No need for that. Anyway, thanks if you help. Yo, lunch first—my treat."
He accepted the favor. And out of gratitude, offered to buy lunch.
Hm, with Seol-i's money.
Ji-hoon had been a real bro lately, all around.
Truly.
With Ji-hoon's help, Sun-ha finished one report, chipped at assignments, studied for tomorrow, then headed home late—picking up the comforter on the way.
One thing he realized again: needed more Stamina Boost cards. With it slotted, studying felt tireless, focus lasting ages—the more he used it, the more appealing.
Anyway, back home, he sat at his desk to crank through more assignments.
Once he committed to focus, distractions faded. If lust built up, just call Seol-i.
That's what he figured.
Ga-young Noona was tricky anyway—Yun-ho Hyung made casual hookups risky. So he'd hold off on her a bit.
That's what Sun-ha decided.
-Drring
[Ga-young Noona: Sun-ha ya]
[Ga-young Noona: You home right now?]
Noona started coming over.
Every day.
Bringing side dishes or snacks.
And with each visit, those subtle touches.