The Landlady Rings Three Times
"*Cough, cough.*"
The sudden question caught Si-woo completely off guard, and he choked hard.
"Oh my, are you all right? Here, drink some water."
"Th-thank you… *cough, cough.*"
After forcing the food down with a full cup of water, Si-woo looked back at Se-ran.
"H-how did you know?"
Se-ran answered with the same gentle smile she always wore.
"Ah, I've been catching a faint whiff of perfume on you since earlier… and it smelled just like Mi-sook's."
She spoke casually while working her chopsticks, completely unfazed.
But her sharp question left Si-woo so tense he could barely eat.
"…Well."
"Ah, right. I went over to thank her for introducing me to such a nice place."
Nice one.
For an on-the-spot excuse, it was pretty solid. And it even contained a grain of truth.
"…I see."
Se-ran quietly continued her meal.
Somehow Auntie's mood seems to have soured.
An awkward silence stretched out after that. The only sounds in the house were the occasional clink of utensils against bowls.
"…Thank you for the meal."
Watching Se-ran carefully for any shift in her expression, Si-woo quietly picked up his empty bowl.
"You can just leave it."
"No, please at least let me help with the dishes."
Si-woo began washing the piled-up dishes with a clatter.
"Heh, all right then."
Had Auntie's mood improved even a little? Si-woo had never been so glad to hear her soft laugh.
"Well, I'll be heading out now."
After finishing the dishes, Si-woo offered his goodbyes and slipped out of the house.
Click.
Once Si-woo was gone, Se-ran switched off the lights. Then she pulled out the tablet she had hidden away and launched the app.
Moments later, Si-woo's figure appeared on the screen.
Watching him return home, strip off his clothes, and head in to wash, Se-ran muttered under her breath.
"That bitch Mi-sook… how dare she…"
She chewed on her nails, her voice thick with anger as she continued talking to herself.
"…This won't do. If I wait any longer, some other bitches might snatch him away too."
In the dark room, the cold white glow of the monitor lit her face, and it had gone utterly frigid.
"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong."
"…What? At this hour?"
Peering through the peephole, he saw the landlady looking straight this way.
Click.
"…Auntie? What brings you here so early…?"
"Si-woo, today's the school orientation, right? I was worried you might head out on an empty stomach, so I brought a few things to eat…"
Several side-dish containers rested in Se-ran's hands.
"…Ah… thank you. W-would you like to come in?"
"…Oh my, may I? I was just going to drop these off and leave… well then, excuse me."
The sudden visit left him flustered, but turning down the landlady's kindness felt impossible, so he ended up letting her inside.
Before Se-ran stepped in, Si-woo hastily shoved the clutter of clothes and belongings onto the bed to clear a path.
"The room's a bit messy, haha."
Watching Si-woo's awkward smile, Se-ran offered a faint one of her own.
"That's just how it is when a young man lives alone… even before…"
Se-ran recalled the first time she had entered Si-woo's room. Just the memory made her lower half throb and ache.
"Pardon?"
"Ah, I just meant the other students were all pretty much the same, heh."
Today the landlady looked even more alluring than usual.
Maybe I'm still half-asleep…
He rubbed his eyes and looked again.
No. Today was definitely different.
Her lipstick was a shade deeper than usual, her lashes curled high. The pure, delicate beauty she normally showed bare-faced now carried a richer, more vivid color.
She only put on a little makeup, yet her whole image feels completely different.
Just her smile alone seemed enough to bewitch him; a thick sensuality bloomed from her.
Maybe it's worse because it's morning.
Fortunately, the morning erection that had been standing proud seemed to have subsided amid all the chaos.
"If you haven't eaten yet, stay and have breakfast with me."
"…Would that be all right?"
He had only said it out of politeness, yet the landlady showed no intention of refusing.
"Well then…"
Se-ran glanced around the room.
"Ah, just a second."
Si-woo quickly pulled out the low table and unfolded its legs. The secondhand freebie was peeling paint in several places. He had never expected guests, so he hadn't bothered equipping the place properly—and now he felt a twinge of regret.
Luckily, Se-ran didn't seem to mind in the least. Without a word she began setting out the food she had prepared, one dish after another.
"Go on and eat. You mustn't be late."
"Then I'll dig in. Thank you!"
He hadn't even managed a sip of water since waking, his mouth dry, yet the atmosphere swept him along and he lifted his spoon first.
"…*Munch, munch.*"
"How is it?"
Se-ran asked with a kind expression.
"…*Munch.* It's delicious. Mom's always so busy that I usually just grab something rough for breakfast. This is the first time I've ever had a proper morning meal like this."
"Oh my, is that so? Whenever you want more, just tell me anytime."
"Thank you, *munch munch.*"
With his mouth full, Si-woo chewed happily as he answered. Yet a question still niggled at him.
I'm grateful, but… does she always treat her tenants this well?
He snuck a glance at the landlady and found her staring straight at him. The moment their eyes met, she quickly dropped her gaze back to the table.
A little intense…
Living alone with his mother, he had heard the same words over and over.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Be especially careful of people who are too nice to you."
Widowed young and raising a small son alone, how many filthy things must she have endured? Si-woo didn't even want to imagine.
His mother had drilled the lesson into his ears until it stuck. Especially on those late evenings when she poured herself a solitary drink—there were no exceptions.
Still…
What could the landlady in front of him possibly want from him? All he had was his body…
She's probably just lonely.
The naive country youth had no choice but to fall helplessly into the ripe woman's schemes. He still hadn't the slightest clue that he had been chosen as a substitute to soothe her loneliness and desire.
With Si-woo lost in thought across from her, Se-ran decided it was time to put her plan into action.
Sliiiide.
Se-ran shifted her posture. Lifting her legs in front of the low table made her skirt ride up with them.
He would definitely see. That was the whole point.
Si-woo had no idea where to put his eyes. The landlady's panties were fully visible as she calmly ate her meal with a blank expression.
"Um… Auntie…?"
"Yes? What is it, student?"
"Ah, nothing. Just… it's really delicious."
He couldn't exactly say, Auntie, I can see your panties.
She must just feel comfortable around me…
Think of her as Mom. He tried hypnotizing himself.
No way that's going to work.
But the attractive middle-aged woman right in front of him was impossible to see as a mother. Her chewing lips glistened; her blinking eyes were endlessly sultry.
Haa… I'm going crazy.
Even while he fretted, the landlady's panties kept sliding into the corner of his vision.
Do all the aunties in Seoul wear panties like that?
The real-estate lady's small, cute purple lace panties had been sexy enough, but the landlady took it a step further. The thin black mesh looked like it might show everything underneath.
Si-woo's cock began to stir.
How the hell am I supposed to hold this back?
"A-Auntie. Just a moment. I need to use the bathroom real quick…"
At this rate she was going to notice.
Hunched over, Si-woo dashed into the bathroom, immediately dropped his pants, and started stroking his cock.
"What the hell am I doing in the middle of a meal?"
The sturdy twenty-year-old's cock was loaded with a full night's worth of built-up Yang Energy; there was no way he could just leave it alone.
Thwack, thwack, thwack.
The wet slap of flesh echoed through the bathroom like a rebound.
That was when it happened.
Clack.
"Student… are you all right? Oh my!"
Seeing Se-ran suddenly open the door and walk in, Si-woo felt as if his breath had stopped.
"A-Auntie… um, that is…"
Standing there with his fully erect cock gripped in his hand, mid-stroke—what possible excuse could make this situation something they could laugh off?
His mind went completely blank.
"I saw online that when you wake up in the morning you should clear out all the waste that built up overnight. It's good for your health."
"Oh my, is that so? Then go ahead and finish what you were doing."
"Yes, just wait outside for a second, haha."
"Don't mind me, take your time, hoho."
If only it could pass as cheerfully as a scene from a sex-ed comic…
He was so flustered he lost all reason; absurd fantasies flashed through his head at high speed.
"S-sorry. I thought maybe you were sick or something… I made a mistake."
"Um, well… about how this happened…"
"I know. Men need to do that every once in a while, right?"
"Huh?"
What was she talking about? Si-woo realized the conversation had somehow gone completely off-track.
"E-especially young men—I've heard it can get really hard if they don't take care of it… is that it?"
"Ah… yes, that's right. Exactly that."
He had no idea how, but the situation seemed to be flowing in a good direction.
"All right then, I'll head out first."
Se-ran slowly began to close the door.
Si-woo hoped it would end as nothing more than a momentary mishap.
But just before the door shut, it opened again.
"…Auntie?"
"Um… if it's all right, would you like me to help a little?"
"Huh?"
The word he had said most often this morning was "Huh?" One impossible thing after another kept happening, too much to accept in a single go.
"Well… I heard it takes a long time if you do it alone… so I wondered if maybe you might need my help…"
Se-ran's face flushed red.
Si-woo stood at a crossroads.
What am I supposed to say? "Then please help me jerk off"? Does that even make sense? But Auntie brought it up first, didn't she?
Yet while his mind tangled itself in knots, his cock already knew the clear answer.
"Um… then… would you mind helping just a little?"