171 – This meeting is the opposite! (2)

“… … .”

“… … .”

An unknown silence fell.

The two of us had to stare at each other’s faces for a split second, making awkward expressions.

Seoyoon’s face, which was wearing a cat cosplay with quite a bit of exposure, was flushed red and steam was rising from it.

The sight reminded me of a steamed bun just taken out of a steamer.

Since Seo-yoon only showed herself as a soft and gentle girl born with a rich family, I never even imagined that she would dare to cosplay as a cat.

“Seo Yoon-ah?”

I’m truly dumbfounded.

When I cautiously called Seo-yoon’s name, Seo-yoon flinched her shoulders once and then, unable to overcome her shame, just looked around at a loss.

I looked at Seo-yoon’s face, which was fidgeting with a mixture of shame and embarrassment, and for a moment, I was lost in thought.

“… … Stand, stand, Seojun-ssi.”

“… … .”

Seoyoon called me quietly in a voice soaked in shame.

He seems uneasy because I am not responding at all.

Her two eyes, shaking anxiously as she looked around, caught my eye. Her large eyes shook left and right, clearly showing her nervousness. When I looked at Seo-yoon’s face, I was overcome with emotions such as shame, embarrassment, regret, and tension.

Even when I thought about it myself, I felt like I was very embarrassed by my actions right now.

“Hey Seo-yoon… … ?”

“Yes, yes! Seojun.”

When I called Seo-yoon again, she quickly nodded with a startled expression on her face and answered.

It seemed as if even Seoyoon’s fluffy cat ears had suddenly stood up.

I looked at the scene carefully and then suddenly pulled out one thing I was curious about.

“Oh, um. But you know.”

“yes!”

“Why are you wearing those clothes… … ?”

“ah.”

It was surprising that Seoyoon was cosplaying as a cat, but it was even more surprising that she had a cat cosplay outfit.

Why did Seo-yoon have clothes like that?

If I had to think about it, it’s possible that it was purchased in advance for a surprise event, but why did it have to be cat cosplay?

I stared at Seo-yoon with a puzzled look, and Seo-yoon, unable to calm down her bright red face, hurriedly made excuses.

“That, that, that… … I thought Seojun… … would like it… … .”

“I?”

Seo-yoon, with her eyes downcast, wiggling her fingers and saying strange things.

Did you really think I was interested in cat cosplay?

Of course, you can simply think, ‘It was just an event, so I tried cosplaying,’ without having to react so sensitively, but the fact that it was a cat cosplay bothered me.

Seoyoon and I weren’t usually interested in cosplay.

Cat, cat… … Oh, wait a minute.

Come to think of it, I’ve donated money to Mina, who was cosplaying as a cat on an internet broadcast, a few times.

There is also a record of giving tens of millions of won in sponsorship money, half-jokingly telling people to shout “Meow~”.

It was unprecedented for me to send this much money on an internet broadcast, but it wasn’t because of the cat cosplay. It was just a prank to give Mina some pocket money.

But if a third party found out about this, it wouldn’t have been so strange to think, “Are you interested in cat cosplay?”

You actually mentioned that you like cats… … .

‘Excuse me, are you Cha So-yeon?’

I absentmindedly turned my gaze towards Cha So-yeon.

Cha So-yeon was standing outside the door with an indifferent expression.

Cha So-yeon had a history of finding posts I had uploaded in the past. Of course, I don’t know for sure whether it was a coincidence or if she tracked my IP address, but it was highly likely that she tracked me intentionally.

By any chance, that Cha So-yeon. Doesn’t she usually monitor what I’m doing?

It may be a little crazy, but I couldn’t hide my uneasy feelings because I thought it was really possible that he would find out my personal information and investigate my tastes and hobbies for Seo-yoon.

“Big. Anyway, it suits you well. Hmm.”

“Oh, thank you… … .”

First, I turned my gaze towards Seo-yoon and gave her a compliment.

Whatever the reason, you mustered up the courage to cosplay as a cat, but it would be embarrassing if I looked at you with an awkward face.

Let’s be considerate so that Seo-yoon doesn’t feel unnecessarily embarrassed.

‘Well, it does suit you really well.’

The original was so good that whatever I did was really pretty.

I also really liked the dark outfit that covered her soft-looking ears and chest. The slightly exposed skin gave it quite a s*xual appeal.

“But really, those clothes… … why do you have them?”

“I, I just bought it as a… surprise… .”

“Seo-yoon. You look a bit more daring than you are.”

“Ahh… … .”

Seoyoon was flustered, covering her face. I found it cute how Seoyoon didn’t know what to do, so I asked her a slightly mischievous question.

“Good, but why are you so embarrassed? Hey. Do an event like this next time.”

“Ugh.”

When he playfully teased her, Seoyoon just swallowed her tears.

“Then have a good time.”

“ah.”

Right, there was Ms. Cha So-yeon, right?

This is a little embarrassing.

Soon, Cha So-yeon, who had been watching from outside the room, nodded quietly and closed the door.

Just before the door closed completely, Cha So-yeon exchanged glances with Seo-yoon with silent eyes, and Seo-yoon shook her head once.

So, only the two of us were left in the room.

Again, an awkwardness of unknown origin came over both of us.

It entered a lull because of Cha So-yeon’s voice.

“… … Hmm.”

“……ah.”

I don’t know what to say in times like this.

I scratched my cheek with an embarrassed look on my face.

The fact that Seo Yoon suppressed her embarrassment and even cosplayed as a cat meant that she had made up her mind.

I’m sure you didn’t call me over just to show off your cat cosplay.

So, I too had no choice but to prepare myself mentally.

I never thought it would really happen like this… … .

“Hey, Seo-yoon.”

Seoyoon, who had looked down for a moment with an embarrassed face, slowly raised her gaze and met his eyes. Various emotions were overflowing in Seoyoon’s purple eyes.

“Come to think of it, it’s been quite some time since we started dating, right?”

“yes.”

“But there wasn’t any particular skinship.”

“……yes.”

Suddenly, something that happened in the past came to mind.

Seo-yoon asked for just one kis on the cheek when she gave her the book of magic, but the situation was not easy, so she let it slide.

At the time, I thought, ‘I can just do it later, right?’ and just let it go, but looking back now, I think I might have felt a little disappointed.

Looking back, it was the first time that Seo-yoon had asked me a favor, even though she had always been quiet and had made no complaints or demands. I think I took it too lightly.

I received a lot from Seo-yoon, but I never gave anything back.

I felt needlessly sorry and guilty.

“Was I too oblivious? If you were going to do this… … .”

“No, Seojun. Actually, I didn’t plan on doing this today, but I just ended up doing it without realizing it.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Ah, yes… … .”

Seoyoon muttered shyly, avoiding eye contact.

“The couple that passed by earlier said they had a cat.”

“Yeah. Right? Maybe?”

“A few weeks ago, Yerin told me something like, ‘Do you want to eat ramen? is an old meme, and these days, ‘Do you want to go see a cat?’ is popular, unnie.’ … … .”

“Yerin?”

Anyway, Ryu Ye-rin, why did you teach Seo-yoon such useless things?

No, no.

Thanks to Yerin, you saw a cat cosplay, right?

Should I be thankful for this?

“So one day, I told that story to Soyeon, and she said that Seojun would really like it if I did a cat cosplay for his birthday… … and she brought me this… … .”

“… … So you’re saying that Ms. Cha So-yeon said that?”

Are you really monitoring the videos I see? I’ll have to go and check later.

“I was going to give you a surprise event for Seojun’s birthday, but this is what happened in the end… … .”

“Well, it’s nice for me because it feels like I’m getting an early birthday present.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Seo-yoon, you look good in cosplay because you like the original. Can I look forward to seeing you again next time?”

I once again threw out my ignorant compliments.

Like an idiot saying ‘Haha, what is that? Cat cosplay? That’s funny, dude.’ It won’t be good for either of us.

It was a surprise event you prepared for me, so let’s keep praising it.

“Next time… … right?”

“Ah, you really don’t like it? Well, I guess so. In that case, you don’t have to do it… … .”

“No! I’ll do it again.”

Seo Yoon answered with an embarrassed smile.

‘… … Then what should I do now?’

I was starting to worry about whether I could move on to the next step or not.

Considering that Cha So-yeon openly said, “Have a good time,” it seems like it would be okay to go all the way.

Since Seo-yoon had no experience in that area, I needed to take the lead.

“Then Seo-yoon.”

“ah.”

I took a step forward and came close to Seo-yoon.

Seoyoon’s eyes fluttered slightly at my sudden approach, but she soon seemed to calm down and looked up at me with a face that was a mixture of half anticipation and half worry.

That moment when we looked into each other’s eyes and got closer and closer.

“Miss Yeon-ah! Even if you are a miss, if you act like this… …!”

“I told you there was something you left behind? But why do you keep blocking me from going in? It’s urgent, so put this down, Soyeon! Se-gyeon! Soyeon, stop it properly!”

“yes!”

Don’t you hear quite a loud noise from outside?

“What are you talking about?”

“Ah. No way… … .”

While I was wondering, Seo-yoon made a puzzled expression as if she had noticed something.

And then the doors start to open wide… … .

“Sister! I’m going to go in for a moment! Is there something I left behind… …?”

In the place where the door opened, there was Cha So-yeon, who was trying desperately to block it, a man in a suit holding on to Cha So-yeon, and a woman with bob-cut hair.

It was like a scene from a skit, so I blinked my eyes and made a bewildered expression, and the young woman whose eyes I met made a look of despair.

What’s with that woman?

“… … Oh, Sister? What’s that outfit?”

Who is that woman looking at us with trembling eyes?

Actually, there is no need to think about it.

That would be the case, because it was obvious that anyone who could come and open Seo-yoon’s room at this late hour would do so.

“… … What, what is that outfit?”

I think that woman’s name is Choi Yeon-ah.

The second daughter of the Ilseong Group and the most likely successor.

Among netizens, it was said half-jokingly that Choi Yeon-ah, who is called the Crown Princess of Ilseong, was looking at me as if she was going to kill me.

Wow, you can kill with just a look? Really?

It’s brutal, it’s brutal.