Chapter 61

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Translator: penny

Chapter: 61

Chapter Title: Flirty Texts and Coffee Relief

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Park Ha-yeon checked her KakaoTalk.

[Park Ha-yeon: Tteji-ya, what time are you coming to workout today?]

[Park Ha-yeon: Emoticon]

[Park Ha-yeon: Tteji seems busy? Contact me when you have time later.]

[Park Ha-yeon: Emoticon]

He sent a reply.

[Me: Sorry for the late reply. I've been busy with moving and taking care of my little sister ㅠㅠ]

[Me: I'll head to the gym within three hours at the latest. Wanna grab dinner after working out?]

A quick reply came back.

[Park Ha-yeon: No, it's fine. You don't have to apologize for replying late. Just hit me up when you're free ㅎㅎ]

[Park Ha-yeon: Did the move go well, Tteji? Have you been eating well?]

[Park Ha-yeon: Three hours from now? Got it. Dinner? You wanna have dinner with me?]

[Me: Thanks for understanding. ^___^]

[Me: Yeah ㅎㅎ The move went great ㅎㅎㅎ Had Chinese food lol]

[Me: Yeah, I wanna have dinner together.]

[Me: Honestly, I wanna eat you too lol]

[Park Ha-yeon: ㅡㅡ;;]

[Park Ha-yeon: I don't wanna have dinner with you, you pig.]

[Park Ha-yeon: My body isn't food, and I don't wanna give it to you.]

[Me: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Me: ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Me: ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ]

[Me: ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ]

[Me: Emoticon (despair)]

[Me: Emoticon (despair)]

[Park Ha-yeon: lol you're such an idiot]

[Park Ha-yeon: Don't be so blatant. It's embarrassing and overwhelming.]

[Park Ha-yeon: Fine. Don't cry. I'll have dinner with you as a special treat. Dessert too.]

[Me: Okay okay!! Yay yay!!]

[Me: But? Dessert?]

[Me: I wonder what that means?]

[Park Ha-yeon: ㅡㅡ;; I don't know!!!]

[Park Ha-yeon: Just hurry up and come.]

Jin-seong chuckled.

Dessert was probably her body.

'Too lovable.'

She was such a cute girl.

He pondered how to enjoy that dessert.

'Today, I'll have her in doggy style and feast. Make her lift her hips and lick, suck, and thrust away.'

He pictured Park Ha-yeon in doggy position, flustered with embarrassment.

Blood rushed to his lower body. He got hard. Good thing no one was in the next seat.

[Choi A-young: A-young is back!]

[Choi A-young: You asleep?]

[Choi A-young: ㅠ So bored. Oppa seems to be sleeping, I have nothing much to do, guess I'll go for a morning walk.]

[Choi A-young: Walk done!]

[Choi A-young: Busy?]

[Choi A-young: Gonna eat breakfast and practice. Watch pro gamer videos, study the meta, practice Yapilpae.]

[Choi A-young: What? Why? Why is it already 2 PM?]

[Choi A-young: Yapilpae is so fun, time flew by.]

[Choi A-young: Time for ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠lunch. Fruit salad today!]

[Choi A-young: Eating lots of fruit lately, so super duper happy ><]

[Choi A-young: You asleep? Busy? Why no reply? ㅠㅠ Wanna hear Jin-seong oppas voice ㅜㅜ]

[Choi A-young: Nothing to do, guess I'll read and practice LoL.]

Quite a few KakaoTalk messages had piled up.

[Me: Really sorry ㅠㅠ Been super busy, no time to reply ㅜㅜ]

[Me: Just got on the bus home.]

[Me: What you up to, A-young? Reading? Practicing? Sleeping?]

No reply. She must be busy.

Probably one of the three. Reading, napping, or LoL practice.

[Hong Jae-gu: Hyung needs money urgently, loan payment issues, can you lend me 1 million won?]

[Kim Kwang-woo: How about pork belly and soju tonight? My treat. Got something important to talk about.]

[Lee Ji-seong: How you holding up? Let's grab a meal soon.]

[Lee Myung-ho: Reading the book well?]

He replied one by one.

[Me: Sorry Jae-gu hyung. I'm house hunting and ended up broke ㅠㅠㅠ]

[Me: But hyung, when are ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you planning to pay back my 400k? ㅜㅜㅜ]

Flat-out rejection.

He'd already lent Hong Jae-gu money three times (400k total).

Pathetically, not even a single won had come back.

You can't lend big sums to someone with no credit.

[Me: Sorry Kwang-woo hyung. Too busy, probably can't ㅜㅜㅜ]

[Me: Quit the factory, no free time at all.]

Kim Kwang-woo was still deep into toto betting.

Obviously, he wanted to meet to borrow money.

He didn't want to meet. Even less to lend money.

[Me: Doing great ㅎㅎ How about you, Ji-seong hyung?]

[Me: Sounds good ㅎㅎ Let's meet up and eat soon.]

Finally, to Lee Myung-ho.

[Me: ^^ Finished Omnivore and reading Justice now.]

[Me: Can't read much, but squeezing it in bit by bit.]

He closed KakaoTalk.

Plugged in earphones. Listened to mellow ballads. Closed his eyes. Time for a nap until arrival.

Happy Villa entrance.

'So depressed...'

Mi-yeon stood with arms crossed.

Wearing her signature fairy-like smile.

'I wanna die...'

Constant depression was bad enough.

But the cycle of peace → depression → peace → depression was ten times worse.

'When's he coming...'

Coffee. She desperately needed coffee.

She wished Jin-seong would hurry. Wanted to drink coffee ASAP. Escape this nauseating depression.

'Coffee... coffee... coffee... coffee now...'

Her mind was filled with coffee thoughts. Nothing else, like a drug addict craving only one thing.

'Coffee... coffee... coffee... please coffee...'

How long had she waited?

Finally, Jin-seong arrived.

"Hello?"

"Can't say hi."

"Come on in? I'll make coffee."

They climbed the stairs.

"Heard you moved next door and got a shock."

"Me too. Same villa, next door even."

"You didn't move next to me on purpose, right?"

"Pardon?"

What nonsense was this?

"No ulterior motives and moved next door, right?"

"Absolutely not. Pure coincidence. Not leisurely enough to stalk."

No reason to stalk anyway.

Jin-seong had Park Ha-yeon and Choi A-young. Overflowing affection from two beauties.

Meeting Ha-yeon later for sex. Next week, trip with A-young for their first time.

Not hungry for women. No need to cling. Life too full for stalking.

"...Rice boy."

Mi-yeon bit her lip hard.

Didn't sit well with her.

Beep- ding ding ding- ding- ring ring ring-!

The door opened.

"Come in."

"Sure."

Entered the room.

Door closed. Shoes off. Mi-yeon scanned the room.

Neatly tidy. Few items, felt a bit empty.

A fresh scent tickled the nose.

"Nice smell?"

"Got air freshener as a gift."

Park Ha-yeon had gifted him air freshener.

"Surprisingly neat, unlike your image?"

"What image do I have...?"

"Not a great one?"

Jin-seong's brow furrowed.

Mi-yeon's fairy smile deepened.

Soon giggling happily, tee-hee.

"Kidding. Just kidding."

"......"

"Did I hurt your feelings? It was a joke?"

"No."

"Don't get upset. Men who sulk are unattractive."

"I said I'm not."

"Got it, got it. You're not upset. Cheer up."

Jin-seong brewed coffee. Cano + mental recovery agent + water mixed.

Set coffee on the table.

"Got snacks?"

"Nope."

"I'll bring some. Coffee and snacks together."

Mi-yeon brought snacks.

Sat facing each other across the table.

"Thanks. Enjoy."

"Must be tough, eat up."

"Yes, Jin-seong too."

Mi-yeon took a sip of coffee.

Beam.

Fairy smile deepened further.

Bloomed radiantly like a flower.

"As expected— Jin-seong's coffee is magic. Curious. What kind of magic?"

"Snacks are delicious."

"Hehe— changing subject. Fine. Lots of questions, but won't ask if you don't want."

Mi-yeon nibbled a red bean jelly.

Chewed slowly.

The more she chewed, eyes softened.

She smiled with her eyes.

"Thanks. For gifting a peaceful day to depressed me."

"......"

He sipped black coffee.

Set down the cup and asked.

"Received such great favor, don't know how to repay. Anything you want from me?"

"Nothing specific. Helped because my heart said so, no strings attached."

"...Really? Nothing at all? Meet because you like me? Money?"

"Nope."

Shook his head firmly.

Meet?

Park Ha-yeon and Choi A-young more than enough.

Money?

Stock account balance swelling massively.

Choi A-young's streams booming daily.

No need to eye Mi-yeon's wealth.

"Jin-seong, why help me? No expectations, why?"

Why help?

To Mi-yeon, no such thing as favors without cost.

People give because they want something.

Jin-seong must want something too.

"Mi-yeon, does helping need a reason?"

There was a reason.

Pity. Couldn't let her jump off a tower. Hoped she'd hold hope.

But can't say 'Pity you, so helped.'

"Just— my heart told me to help you. That's it, no more."

Mi-yeon stared piercingly into ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Jin-seong's eyes.

She read three emotions there.

Sincerity.

Warmth.

Pity.

"Thanks."

"Really, thank you."

Mi-yeon looked in her hand mirror.

Alone, her face always looked haggard.

Not dark.

No gloom, barrenness, or exhaustion.

Bright side.

'Fun.'

Romance novels were fun.

'Enjoying.'

Dramas were fun.

'Tired. Time to sleep.'

Sprayed perfume on the bed. Subtle floral scent filled ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the room.

Obsessed with good scents.

'Happy.'

Mi-yeon lay on the bed.

Closed her eyes.

'No nightmares lately. Can sleep deeply. Great.'

All thanks to Jin-seong. Grateful. Thankful.

Buy tasty snacks on way home from work tomorrow.

Chat over coffee and snacks at Jin-seong's.

'Rice boy... such a good person...'

Better than imagined.

Warm person.

But Mi-yeon couldn't sleep.

- Ahng. Ang. Ahng. Ang.

A woman's aroused moans from somewhere.

- Honey. Ahng. So embarrassing.

- Lift your hips more.

- Ahng. Like this? This much?

- Yeah. Hold that pose.

Slap-! Slap-!

- Ha-euk! Don't spank. Hurts.

- Got it. Won't. Delicious.

- Am I delicious? How much?

- Yeah. Really delicious. The best.

- Hah, thrust. Honey, thrust.

- Thrust?

- Ung. Thrust. Hurry.

- Hard? Slow?

- Hard. Hard and fast. Now.

- No. Taste a bit more, then hard thrusts.

The melting moans.

The vulgar talk.

The familiar voice.

Coming from next door.

Mi-yeon's fine brows furrowed.

"Damn it-!"