Chapter 107 – I Like Those Bumps.

The summer solstice passed and the summer vacation came to an end, but the weather was still hot. In addition, it was cloudy all day today, so the temperature felt higher along with the humidity.

So I went inside the department store and waited for her to come. 12 minutes after looking at her cell phone while leaning against the wall of the department store, I heard a familiar voice in front of me.

Haha, I’m sorry, brother.”

Sehee, whose black hair clung to her cheeks, gasped for breath and apologized to me.

“Did you wait a long time?”

“Uh, no. Are you okay. I didn’t wait long.”

“Sorry, the bus is very late.”

“Because it’s okay. But are you okay?”

“Me, me? It’s okay, I’m fine.”

It seemed like I was sweating way too much for anything good.

Aside from his black slacks, the ivory linen shirt he wore on top was wet from sweat and clinging to his body. On her face, beads of sweat slid over her reddened skin.

“I sweat too much. Come and see.”

“Uh, yes?”

“Come and see.”

I took a handkerchief from my pants pocket and wiped the sweat. I lightly wiped the cotton on my cheek so as not to strain my skin, and Se-hee opened her eyes wide.

“Oh, brother?”

“Stay still. You are wiping.”

“No, I-“

“Can you close your eyes?”

Even though he looked flustered, he closed his eyes as I told him to. That way, I was able to wipe the sweat flowing down my eyelids through my black eyelashes.

“It’s okay.”

When I removed the handkerchief, Se-hee asked with a red face.

“Oh, brother. Are you used to it?”

“What?”

“It’s to wipe away sweat. Maybe the same goes for your sister?”

“Sister? Sohee? I won’t do that to him.”

“!”

He wipes it off on his own with his own clothes.

I was about to tell him about it, but Sehee’s face got hotter than before. She wondered if she might have suffered from heatstroke, so she asked her urgently.

“No, are you okay? Your face is too red?”

“Yes yes?”

“Do you have a headache or dizziness? Or you get sick to your stomach.”

“No, there is nothing like that.”

“Okay? Sick? Aren’t you feeling bad?”

“How are you feeling?”

Se-hee, who asked that question, gradually raised the corner of her mouth.

“A little bit, that’s good.”

“You like it?”

“I know I shouldn’t be like this, but I think my oppressive desire will arise because of you.”

“What are you talking about again?”

“What do you mean?”

Now with a full smile, Sehee raised her arm and took my hand.

“Uh, hey.”

Seeing me embarrassed, she still smiled and said.

“It sounds like you like him.”

“Uh?!”

Her lovely smile, the soft touch of her hand that held her, and the words she said made her face heat up.

Knowing that I shouldn’t be pounding, I tried to reject that heart even though I was embarrassed.

“No, I said I like your sister?”

“Are you okay. I like my sister too. Are our tastes the same? Let’s go one by one like that.”

“Did you and me go on a blind date!”

“It’s not a blind date, it’s a date, oppa.”

“Why is this a date!”

“When a man and a woman go shopping alone, it’s a date. Now, let’s go on a date.”

Se-hee held my hand and walked through the department store brazenly like her older sister.

“Uh, hey!”

I couldn’t bear to shake off that hand when I saw him leading the way with a bright face. But, fortunately, Se-hee took advantage of the opportunity to loosen her grip and freed herself from the clutches.

“Hmm.”

She said casually, glancing at the palm that was holding her me.

“It seems like the time between holding hands has already passed.”

“You haven’t come yet?!”

“Oh my god ♪”

At my words, Sehee acted as if she were acting, covering her mouth with her hand.

“Not yet, do you mean to catch it someday?”

“No catch! I will never catch you!”

“Bounce it like that. The more it bounces, the better it tastes.”

“Why don’t you listen to me!”

“You’re not listening to me, are you?”

“No… !”

I couldn’t properly respond to that. At first glance, she may seem out of line, but from her point of view, I will look out of place.

“Oh really.”

Still, I couldn’t go back without achieving my goal, so I had no choice but to tell Se-hee.

“Let’s just buy it and go in. Let’s go.”

“Yeah, I think time goes by quickly when I’m with you too.”

“You speak Korean, right?!”

Anyway, I walked alongside her and went to pick up her shopping cart.

Like a weekend afternoon, the inside of the department store was crowded with people. Thanks to that, no matter how loud we were, attention was not drawn to it, and the only thing that caught our attention was Sehee’s beauty.

“Brother, there you are.”

Even though she is still young, she has a beauty that can seduce adults. She pointed to the place where dozens of her shopping carts had gathered. I pulled out the cart in place of the sickly Sehee and went inside where the shelves were lined up.

“It’s Sehee.”

I asked Se-hee, who was following me.

“What are you going to buy?”

“I like that bump. Buy it.”

“What else… , No. It’s okay. Do not say.”

“Condo,”

“Ahhh! Don’t tell me!”

“Why corn dogs? Don’t you like hot dogs?”

Se-hee raised her eyebrows and looked at me with a face asking what she was talking about.

I knew what corn dogs were. The hot dog we know. A hot dog we commonly know that is fried with sausage on a wooden stick and coated with flour. It was called corn dog in foreign countries.

But it is still too early to dispel doubts.

“What is a bump again?”

“Why is there a bump? You know that. Dipped in potato topping and fried.”

“That one that looks like a goblin’s bat?”

“Yes.”

After answering, she raised the corner of her mouth again and smiled mischievously.

“What was your brother thinking?”

“Corn dogs! Corndog! I thought the same!”

“Is that so.”

Despite openly denying it, Sehee did not lose her smile. To turn the subject, I mentioned the reason I met Sehee here.

“No, I asked what you were going to buy as a gift for Sohee! Sohee, tell me what you like!”

It was. The reason I purposely met Se-hee and came to the department store was because of So-hee’s upcoming birthday present. I called Se-hee for an advisory role, but it was much better to come alone than to be teased like this.

As if to erase your regrets, Se-hee touched my hand holding the handle of the shopping cart.

“Uh?”

“Let’s talk as we go. It’s fun to stand and talk like this.”

“Okay. Let’s go, go.”

I didn’t do it because I was afraid that if I removed my hand, he would tease me again.

In a somewhat exhausted atmosphere, we first looked around the cosmetics store on the first floor. I always went to the Internet or Olive●, so I was worried about what to buy.

However, contrary to my worries, Sehee tried to get out of here right away.

“Uh, why?”

“Brother.”

She looked up at me quietly.

“Do you think you would like to see your sister put on makeup?”

“That’s right. Come on,”

The moment I was about to say sleep, I remembered the only time I had put on makeup. At that time, in order to seduce Ha-jun, the king dressed her up and even sprayed her with perfume.

Recalling the most thrilling moment before dating, he called and stopped Sehee who was about to go.

“Let’s look around a bit more.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s take a look around.”

“Hey, I don’t think your sister will like it.”

“Let’s see. And if there’s something you like, I’ll buy you one.”

“Yes?”

I didn’t mean to ask Se-hee for free help anyway. I thought about what to pay for it, but I was lucky.

She frowned slightly as if she didn’t like my thoughts.

“You want to buy it? To me?”

“Huh. Do you hate it?”

“It’s not that I don’t like it. Why… Yo. This?”

“You came out to help me even though it was the weekend. But I can’t send it away empty-handed. Pick one.”

“Brother.”

Sehee suddenly crossed her arms and said with a disapproving face.

“I am not a woman who is fishing for money.”

“Know! You won’t catch it, so just pick one!”

“Heh, I was already caught by my brother.”

“Didn’t you catch me with a gura?”

“There is that too.”

Sehee, who easily cleared her furrowed brow, looked around. Then, he pointed to a cosmetics counter far away.

“Brother, there you are.”

“What.”

“That’s a brand I buy often. Go over there.”

“OK got it. Let’s go.”

I thought nothing of it and walked over to her. But one thing that caught my eye was that there were at least one or two people in the other stores, but there was no one there.

I was starting to feel better, but I couldn’t bear to say I couldn’t go. Eventually we arrived at our destination and a department store employee greeted us with a smile.

“Oh, hello! Is there anything you are looking for?”

“Uh, that’s-“

Strangely afraid of that business-like smile, I made Se-hee my scapegoat.

“He will tell you.”

Despite my behavior, Sehee talked to the staff casually.

“Yes. Could there be one?”

Since then, I haven’t heard a word I can understand. The moment the two women got lost in their conversation, I was left alone in another world.

Let’s wait while looking at our cell phones, and Se-hee called me after a while.

“Brother.”

“Uh?”

“Take this one.”

“What? Take over?”

Hearing something suspicious, I looked up from my phone. Right in front of my eyes, a white, thin wrist came in.

“What?!”

He was momentarily startled and threw his head back. However, even though my wrists were far apart, the faint scent of flowers and sweet milk entered my nose.

“How is it?”

Sehee lowered her raised wrist and asked. However, despite asking, a mischievous light lingered in his eyes.

Under the soft lighting of the department store, she smiled mischievously. Her heart was pounding as the fragrance lingered in her nose, along with her invisible appearance.

“…”

“Looks good.”

There was no answer, but Se-hee smiled with satisfaction and went back to the staff.

When I came to my senses with my face heating up, it was right after the staff called me.

“Customer?”

“Yes yes?”

“That one,”

As she said, she pointed at Se-hee in front of the counter.

“He said he would help me with the calculations. Are you sure?”

“Ah yes! Calculation? I’ll do it. Let’s go.”

Together with the waiter, I headed to the checkout where Sehee was waiting. The waiter went into the checkout and told me the price I had to pay.

“This body lotion and perfect@#%$#@#$%”

I couldn’t quite understand what she was saying, but I could definitely hear this one.

“In total, it is 218,600 won.”

“Yes?!”

Hearing the price, he was surprised and hurriedly looked at Sehee. She lowered her eyebrows at my gaze.

“Was it too expensive? Sorry.”

“Oh, no. Buy, buy, buy. I can live. But what on earth did you buy that is so expensive?”

I wanted to know where I was spending my money. Sehee pointed to the cosmetics placed on the counter, as if she knew her intentions.

“This is my body lotion. That’s my mother’s age,”

“I’ll pay by card!”

When she pointed to the classy-looking box, she immediately pulled out her purse.

After that, the calculation was a breeze. When asked if I would like to pay in installments, I shouted for a lump sum payment, and in the end, I was able to buy the age that I heard as a tribute to the goddess.

While the waitress was putting the purchased cosmetics into the paper bag, Sehee stared at me blankly.

“…”

“Why?”

“I expected it, but I didn’t know you would actually do it.”

In response to that question, I explained why I bought it, not knowing what to do.

“No, that’s what I do to buy you something, and I usually take care of you a lot. That’s why I bought it.”

“…”

“Is it real? He often sends me side dishes, and he is my girlfriend’s mother.”

“…”

“You mean it as a courtesy? Out of courtesy.”

“… What did I say?”

“Uh?”

“Here it is.”

When the employee who seemed happy to achieve the performance handed over the paper bag, Se-hee silently accepted it. Then, without saying a word to me, he walked over to the cart.

“No, go with me!”

“…”

His long black hair, which extended to his back, moved left and right as he walked. Its back looked like an annoyed black cat. In particular, the image of her wagging her tail nervously overlapped with Sehee, whose hair was shaking.