Chapter 91 – Episode 91. 2 Days and 1 Night With Sihyeon (2)

Time passed quickly and the day of the trip that I had promised with Si-hyeon arrived.

Sihyeon and I had promised in advance that we would leave the house separately and meet at the agreed upon location to depart.

“I’m going to sleep over at my friend’s house today.”

“So? Call me when you get to your friend’s house.”

“Yes, I will.”

Su-ah saw me off as usual.

“Oppa, are you leaving now? Have fun with your friends~.”

On the other hand, Si-eun sent me off in a somewhat serious tone of voice.

I left the house, ignoring the stinging stares on the back of my head.

I arrived at the meeting place before Si-hyeon and waited for Si-hyeon while looking at my phone.

At that time, someone spoke to me.

“Hey… Can I ask you the directions?”

“Yes?”

“I heard there is an Eve Coffee Shop nearby. Do you know where it is?”

“Ah. If it’s there, go one block down that way, turn left and go in, and you’ll see it.”

“I see. Thank you. But if it’s okay with you…”

While I was in the middle of giving directions, Sihyeon’s car arrived in front of me.

Sihyeon rolled down the window, looked at me and the woman, and his expression began to turn cold.

“… Seonwoo?”

I was startled by Sihyeon’s somewhat chilly voice.

Maybe it was because I caught him with Chaeyoung the other day, but even though nothing happened today, I noticed Sihyeon’s attention.

Sihyeon got out of the car right away and came next to me and crossed his arms.

“Who is this person? Does he know someone?”

“No, it’s someone I don’t know, but I was telling you because you asked for directions.”

“Hmm. Really?”

Sihyeon looked the woman up and down with a cold expression.

“Where are you looking?”

“Oh, no. He told me so it’s okay. Then, goodbye.!”

The woman made eye contact with her vision, and then she hurried away from us, as if running away.

‘Oh, it’s not in that direction…’

The woman was moving away to a different place than the one I told her about, and Sihyeon was watching her with a disapproving expression.

“I heard this happens even if you take your eyes off for a moment…”

“I just told you the way, why?”

“Ha. What era are we living in? Ask for directions. Just turn on the map app, and it will tell you everything, even down the alleys.”

“… I guess my phone battery ran out.”

“…”

Sihyeon looked at me without saying a word.

‘Well, I guess I’ll just keep my mouth shut.’

When he was regretting, Sihyeon took a long breath.

“Ha… No. I’m sorry.”

“Huh?”

Sihyeon suddenly apologized to me.

“I didn’t mean to do this. When I saw you talking to another woman, I got jealous without even realizing it…”

Sihyeon was hugged to me lightly, as if she was acting foolish.

I also hugged Sihyeon lightly and patted her back.

“That could be true. Wouldn’t I be jealous if my older sister was with another man?”

“Right? Sunwoo, you’re mine. I hate it when other women are staring at me.”

“Huh?”

I was dumbfounded for a moment after hearing Sihyeon’s words.

“Is. Mine. A bit.?”

“It’s mine. Isn’t it?”

“Uh. Right.”

I couldn’t help but nod my head at Sihyeon’s confident, even slightly maddened eyes.

Even though Sihyeon was lightly hugging me, for some reason I couldn’t move.

“Ha… I just want to lock it up and watch it alone…”

Sihyeon leaned against my chest and spoke quietly, almost to herself.

“… You’re kidding, right?”

“Did you hear that? … Of course, it’s a joke.”

I was a little scared of Si-hyeon’s answer, which was slow by a beat.

“Sister, we shouldn’t stay like this, we should leave.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

When Sihyeon released his arm and got away from me, the strange pressure that had been surrounding me disappeared.

I was finally able to take a breath.

“It’s going to be late. Let’s go quickly.”

“Yes.”

I hurriedly got into the car with Si-hyeon and set off for our travel destination.

“But where are we going?”

I got in the car, but I didn’t actually know where my destination was.

Sihyeon asked me to leave this trip entirely to her, but I had no idea where I was going, let alone the itinerary.

“… It’s a secret.”

Sihyeon did not answer my question.

If it had been Si-eun, I would have asked all the way out of anxiety, but since Si-hyeon had an upright personality, I wasn’t particularly worried.

I had faith that he would have researched it well and made a schedule.

However, as the car went on, Sihyeon’s complexion became increasingly darker.

“What’s wrong with you, sister? What’s wrong?”

“No, it’s not like that…”

Sihyeon, who hesitated for a long time without being able to answer, spoke carefully.

“Well… What if I don’t like the destination…”

I was worried that it might hurt somewhere, but my worries were unfounded.

“I was worried about something strange.”

She reached out her hand and grabbed one of Sihyeon’s hands.

Sihyeon’s hands were very cold. I wrapped my hand around him and shared my body heat with him.

“Who you are with is more important than where you are and what you do.”

“… Yeah, right?”

“When I’m with my sister, I’m happy and happy even if I don’t do anything and just hold hands like this. So don’t worry too much.”

“… Thank you.”

Despite my poor comfort, Sihyeon was grateful and held my hand.

I was holding Sihyeon’s hand, but I let go of his hand because I thought it would interfere with my driving.

“. Can’t I just grab it and go?”

“Doesn’t it interfere with driving?”

“Ah…”

Si-hyeon was disappointed. He touched my hand for a while and eventually took the wheel.

After a while, we arrived at our destination.

“Here.”

At Sihyeon’s words, I got out of the car and looked around.

The first travel destination with Sihyeon was a historical site with an old palace.

“When I went out with Si-eun and my mom before, I tried something new, and it stayed in my memory more vividly. So, Sun-woo, I wanted to come to a slightly different place and make new memories with you.”

“Really? I think it’s good?”

It was definitely not an easy place to come to on a date.

It felt good to have a date with Sihyeon in a unique place.

“Then shall we take a look inside?”

I reached out my hand and held Sihyeon’s hand.

“I have to stop by for a moment before that.”

“Huh?”

I, who was trying to lead Si-hyeon, was dragged by Si-hyeon and taken to another place.

The place where I was dragged by Sihyeon was a costume rental store.

“Let’s put on the clothes we already came with.”

“Uh. Is that so?”

These were things that Sihyeon had prepared after a long time, so I couldn’t refuse them.

When I went inside, it was full of various clothes.

From traditional hanbok to improved hanbok, costumes from the enlightenment period, and modern school uniforms.

It was full of various costumes from all eras.

Among them, we looked around at traditional hanbok.

“How about this?”

Sihyeon, who was rummaging through the clothes, picked one of them and put it on my body.

It was a traditional hanbok with an impressive long dark blue scroll.

“Are you okay?”

“Then let’s do this.”

The clothes that Sihyeon chose were fairly pretty, so I accepted them.

“Sister’s clothes…”

“I’ll choose mine.”

“Uh. Do you want to?”

I had a little desire to choose, but I gave up due to Sihyeon’s firm attitude.

I quietly picked up the hanbok I was going to wear and headed to the dressing room.

I took off my clothes, changed into white underwear, and put on a robe over it.

The hanbok was a bit awkward because it fluttered too much, but since the arms were big enough, it wasn’t uncomfortable to move around.

After changing my clothes, I came out of the dressing room and tried to move my body to get used to the hanbok.

“My girlfriend asked me to put on a hat as well. Would you like to come this way?”

“Yes?”

I was suddenly taken by an employee and sat in front of the dressing table mirror.

“Can’t I just wear it like a hat?”

“To wear a hat, you have to slit your topknot. Could you please stay still for a moment?”

The staff skillfully lifted the topknot on my head and placed a shade over it.

Seeing her wearing a hanbok and hat, she would not look out of place even if she appeared in a historical drama right now.

“You look perfect in hanbok.”

“Ah, yes… Thank you.”

Soon, Sihyeon changed her clothes and came out of the locker room.

A pure white jeogori and a dark blue skirt.

It was a hanbok that suited Sihyeon very well.

His usual blunt and cold expression may have been because he was wearing a hanbok, but somehow he looked like a member of a foster family with a sad story.

I stared blankly at Sihyeon, who seemed different from usual, and shook my head to come to my senses.

“Wow. You look so good on me, noona? You’re so pretty.”

“Ah. Sunwoo. You look good too.”

Sihyeon’s blunt and cold face melted as soon as he made eye contact with me.

Her pure white cheeks gradually turned red, and Sihyeon lowered her head and covered her face with her hands, looking like a girl in love for the first time.

If her appearance up until now was beautiful, her shy appearance now is very cute.

“What’s wrong?”

“No, that’s because, Sunwoo, your appearance is so different from usual…”

I deliberately bent her waist and pushed her face towards Sihyeon.

“How is it different?”

“No. That’s not it. Because I’m not used to it.”

“Awkward? Weird? Should I change my clothes again?”

“No! It suits you very well, so I’m just wearing it.”

When I tried to untie the knot of the robe as a joke, Sihyeon held my hand and stopped me.

“Sister, it was a joke. Are you finally seeing this way?”

“Ugh…”

Sihyeon’s cheeks were red.

I couldn’t help but notice that she was still so cute that I couldn’t make eye contact.

I brought my face closer and lightly kissed Sihyeon’s cheek.

“Huh? How long are you going to be like that?”

“Don’t worry.”

“I need to braid the girl over there’s hair, too. Could you come this way?”

“Oh, sorry.!”

For a moment, I forgot about the existence of the clerk.

She quickly straightened her posture and looked at the clerk.

The clerk was looking at our love affair with cold eyes.

Sihyeon must have been so embarrassed that even her ears turned red.

After a while, everything, including Sihyeon’s hair setting, was finished.

Sihyeon combed her long hair back, braided it, and finished it off with her ornaments.

We were embarrassed to stay with the clerk for too long, so we hurriedly left the store.

“Then shall we go now?”

“Yeah…”

Sihyeon must have gotten used to it now and glanced at me to make eye contact.

Sihyeon and I entered the palace holding hands.

As I passed through the large door and went inside, the first thing I saw was a small palace in the middle of the lake.

It was surrounded by a lake, so it looked like a palace floating on the water.

It was a very beautiful scene, with the palace reflected on the surface of the lake and the flowers and trees all coming together.

“Wow. It’s so pretty.”

Sihyeon looked at the scenery with her eyes sparkling.

“Shall we take a picture?”

“Yes!”

I took out my phone and tried to take a picture of Sihyeon with the lake and palace in the background.

“Sunwoo, you should take a picture together.”

Sihyeon took out a selfie stick from his bag and mounted his phone.

And they took a picture together, clinging tightly to me.

I was able to take a very satisfying photo because the clothes and the background harmonized well.

“I heard it looks prettier at night when the lights are on…”

Sihyeon looked at the photo and looked a little disappointed.

“Isn’t it better to take pictures during the day, so you can see my sister clearly? Then, next time, I will come in the evening and take pictures and compare them with this one.”

“… Yes, let’s come together next time.”

Sihyeon gently traced our appearance in the photo with her hand and smiled softly.

Because Sihyeon’s smile was so beautiful, he unconsciously kissed her lightly.

“What, suddenly?”

“Because my sister looks so pretty.”

“Chi. Then do it one more time.”

Sihyeon closed her eyes, and I kissed her lips once more.

After that, we walked around the inside of the palace, taking pictures in various places and making memories.

The scenery was pretty, and I enjoyed spending time with Sihyeon, but…

“But aren’t there too many people?”

Before I knew it, there were a lot of people around.

“Aren’t you a celebrity?”

“Are you filming? I can’t see the camera?”

“Who is it? Hey, do you know who it is?”

Perhaps because of the costume, more attention was being paid to the surroundings.

In addition, the number of people was increasing as time went on.

“Hey, look at the autograph…”

“Yes?”

“Aren’t you a celebrity?”

“No.”

In the end, people were even asking for autographs.

“I guess it’ll be hard to look around anymore…”

“Yeah.”

Sihyeon and I had no choice but to give up exploring the palace any further and go back the way we came.

She went back to the costume rental store, changed into her regular clothes, and then came out.

I still felt people’s gaze a little, but it wasn’t as bad as before.

We just went back to the car and took a breather.

“I didn’t know it would end up like this…”

Sihyeon looked a little disappointed.

“There was nothing we could do. Let’s take a look inside next time.”

“Yeah…”

“I’m starting to feel hungry. Should I go get lunch?”

It was to change the subject of the conversation, but it was already past lunchtime.

“Ah… I was originally going to eat lunch inside too…”

But my efforts had the opposite effect and Sihyeon became even more depressed.

“It’s okay to go back, but let’s just eat somewhere else.”

“Yeah…”

I hugged Sihyeon and comforted her, then went to a nearby restaurant and had lunch.