Chapter 323 – Girls Having Fun Together

“Jiheon-ah, take a drink.”

“Yes”

As soon as I heard the call to get a drink, I got up right away.

As I politely held up the soju glass with both hands, my father tipped the soju bottle into my glass.

“Thank you, Father.”

“I am grateful.”

My father didn’t look at me because he was concentrating on pouring alcohol into my soju glass. Then, when the glass was full, he stopped the bottle and said,

“Then, shall I also take my son-in-law’s drink?”

“Yes. Wait a minute.”

I set down a soju glass full of transparent soju in front of me. And I grabbed the soju bottle that my father held out.

“Thanks.”

That was what my father said when I poured myself a drink.

“For meeting my daughter.”

“I am more grateful. Thanks for letting me meet Sohee.”

He set the bottle of soju down on the table and sat down. At that, my father shook his head.

“There is that too. Because Sohee smiled a lot while meeting you. Honey often told me too. Thank you for that.”

“Dad. Why are you talking like that?”

A familiar voice came from behind. When I turned my head, I found the demon king, who had been drinking with the women in the living room, standing by the kitchen door.

She smiled, but pursed her lips as if slightly displeased.

“When you say that, it makes me feel like I’m going to commit suicide.”

The demon lord grumbled and passed us by and headed for the refrigerator behind my father. Embarrassed to hear his daughter’s complaint, he explained the story he had just told.

“No, that’s not what I meant earlier.”

“That’s Okay. I’m already pissed off.”

“It’s Sohee.”

“Is it okay?”

The Demon King, who said it as if he was offended, turned his back and rummaged through the refrigerator. And when I showed my face to my father again,

“Then you should have a drink.”

He was laughing mischievously, holding a bundle of beer he had bought at the department store earlier.

“It’s a shame.”

Seeing such a daughter, the father laughed as if it were absurd. Then he said to his mischievous daughter as she left the kitchen.

“Don’t drink too much. Your mother will lose her temper if she drinks too much.”

“Yes, I know.”

“If you know, drink in moderation.”

“Because I know.”

With those words, the demon king left the kitchen. Immediately after that, an excited voice came from the living room.

“Here comes a new beer! Someone to drink!”

Even though the tone has changed, laughter came out because of the demon king.

“Under.”

It was the same with my father. Even though he laughed like it was absurd, he smiled like me.

“Let’s toast.”

“Yes.”

We clinked soju glasses with similar smiles.

After toasting, my father drank the soju, and I turned around and drank as I had learned. And the hot inside due to alcohol was comforted with fried chicken feet on the table.

The texture was excellent, with crispy fried dough, chewy flesh, and chewy bones. The savory taste of the oil would have gone well with beer, but the soju wasn’t bad as it was dipped in gochujang sauce.

“How is it.”

My father asked while eating the fried chicken gizzard next to the fried chicken feet.

“It’s delicious here. It’s my regular.”

“Yes, it is delicious. Try this for the first time.”

“Okay? Well, it’s rare these days to sell something like this. Huh. Try this gizzard too.”

“Wait a minute.”

I drank the half-empty soju glass completely, and put the fried chicken gizzard that my father pointed at in my mouth. This, too, tasted so yummy.

“Write.”

But my father frowned when he saw me eating chicken gizzards. Of course, I didn’t mean it, but frowned like a joke.

“Don’t you have a one-shot of the alcohol poured by an adult? Write, Jiheon can’t do it?”

“Oh, sorry, Father.”

“I can’t say I’m sorry. Come on, punish me.”

He held up a bottle of soju with a playful face. Seeing that, I exaggeratedly lifted the glass and held it out.

“I’m sorry, Father. Please be gentle.”

“I can’t afford to live. I have to give you a drink.”

“Ha ha, thank you!”

“I shouldn’t be thankful! Hmm!”

My father pretended to be stern and poured me a drink. And I poured myself a drink, saying it was an apologetic wine, and we shared several drinks.

When there were one, two, three, four empty soju bottles, both my father and I started getting drunk.

“Whoa… !”

Father let out a sigh mixed with alcohol and ate the fried chicken gizzard. I also dipped fried chicken feet in the sauce, and he said looking at me like that.

“Jiheon, are you pretty strong?”

“Is that so?”

“That’s right, no, you son of a bitch. You say you drink worse than Sohee?”

“I said I couldn’t drink, I didn’t say I couldn’t drink.”

“Great. You speak well.”

My words made my father laugh. I humbly followed him, lowering my head and raising the corner of his mouth.

Then, when I completely emptied the four bottles and opened the fifth bottle, I finally got to the point.

Widely!

My father, who put the glass down loudly, called me.

“Jiheon.”

“Yes, Father.”

Then he asked me with a serious face.

“Let me ask you one thing.”

“Yes, I am listening.”

“Tell me the truth, no real lies.”

“Sure. How could I lie ask I will give you the truthful answer.”

At this time, I thought my father would ask a question about the Demon King. If he marries her, will she live happily ever after? But that wasn’t it.

“Sehee has a boyfriend, right?”

“No.”

Before I could think, the answer came out.

“Look at this, look at this!”

Hearing my infidelity, my father knocked on the table in frustration. He picked up the chicken gizzard with his pounding hand and ate it.

“No, is everyone like that? Is it the same with your mother, So-hee, Se-hee, and now you too?”

“Did you ask everything?”

“Of course! No,”

What I ate this time was chicken feet.

“Is this a sensitive issue?”

“It is a sensitive issue. But Sehee is not dating her boyfriend. I don’t really see you.”

“I know everything, Jiheon. Wait for a sec.”

Having said that, my father swayed from his seat. That’s when I took out my smartphone.

“Here, this, this, this, this!”

He said this and showed the smartphone screen. Inside the palm-sized rectangle is a video of Sehee taking a train station in the background.

-Hello! This is reporter Jo Ara, who the viewers like!

Uh?

-Hello, this is Baek Se-hee.

Uh huh

-What did you wish for while watching?

– Marrying my boyfriend!

“Uh uh uh!”

I couldn’t help but be astonished when I saw the video of Se-hee’s interview.

“I was surprised. You were surprised too!”

My father, who put his smartphone down on the table, widened his eyes. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly happily, pointing at me and at himself.

“I was surprised when I saw this too, really.”

“No, how…”

“I found it while looking at ●Tube at the airport, and it looked like I came to see the New Year’s sunrise over the East Sea.”

“Is it so?”

“I immediately asked Sehee after seeing this. Literally. But I went to see the New Year’s sunrise with you guys. No boyfriend Sohee, you and Sohee’s friend. With four people like this. Is that right?”

“Right. I took a picture, would you like to see it?”

I tried to show you the pictures I took while traveling with them. But my father shook his head.

“No. I saw the photos too.”

“Oh, did you see it?”

“Huh. But being a boyfriend really cares about you. Same with marriage. You’ve never met me, but you’re getting married.”

In fact, it is right in front of my eyes.

I was thinking this, but suddenly my father pointed at me. Exactly my face.

“You have that expression too!”

“Yes yes? What?”

“Do you have that expression too? No, every time I say this, everyone makes that face. A face I know but cannot speak.”

I don’t know. I really don’t know. My father muttered, and drank soju. When I saw the empty glass, I immediately grabbed a bottle of soju to change the subject.

“Father. The glass is empty!”

“Ah, thank you.”

“Thank you! Aren’t you tired of snacks? Shall I go to the living room and take it from you? Or is it synthetic?”

He shouted in an urgent voice and pointed to the living room. There was a tumultuous sound as they drank happily among themselves.

“No, that’s fine.”

But my father shook his head and said.

“There should be times when the girls have fun together.”

“You enjoy being with women every day. When your father is not around.”

“Is it?”

“Yes! Isn’t it time to stop drinking with men and drink with women?”

“No, but…”

“Your mother is waiting for you, Father. Get up now.”

“Um…”

My father frowned and groaned as if in agony. Then, it seemed that the story I hadn’t finished earlier was stuck in my heart.

“But Sehee’s boyfriend.”

“I didn’t see it, father. Not only Sohee, I go out with Sehee all day, but I have never seen Sehee’s boyfriend or even a boyfriend.”

“… Why are you with Sehee all day?”

“Oh, no, that’s what I mean. Even your father knows. The fact that we play together with Sehee. But when Sehee played with us, she couldn’t even see the man’s shadow. Oh, but I saw some men hunting.”

To be honest, I saw the shadows. My shadow, the boyfriend of the demon king and Sehee’s boyfriend. But that didn’t mean he was lying. Because I couldn’t see myself with my own eyes.

“Um…”

But my father didn’t quite believe me yet.

“But why did you say your wish was to marry your boyfriend in the interview?”

“Aren’t you excited just because it’s on TV?”

“What about other family members other than me knowing but pretending not to know?”

“Well. Did Se-hee confess to a man and get dumped? I don’t know because I’ve never heard of that.”

“Then.”

The next thing my father said after continuing to question me was shocking.

“What are you trying so desperately to say?”

“!”

The moment I heard that, it seemed like everything was caught. My mind went white and my heart was beating like crazy. Among them, my father’s staring eyes at me were the most frightening.

“…”

“…”

When he stared at me without saying anything, I couldn’t say anything. I just trembled and waited for the punishment.

“… No, that’s it.”

But my father sighed and got up from his seat.

“What do you think if you don’t talk?”

“Yes?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Because I can understand.”

I licked my lips bitterly and took a bite of the few leftover fried chicken gizzards. He swallowed it all at once and asked me.

“By the way, that… Sohee has a friend. He’s tall and has red hair.”

“Oh, it’s Mina.”

“Yes, that person. Is that person, by any chance, close to Sehee? Are you good to me?”

The question my father asked seemed to contain something other than the meaning of friendship. But not knowing what it was, I nodded.

“Yes, we are friendly. He also treats me well.”

“I see. I get it.”

My father’s nodding head seemed somehow liberated. As if tired from the shocking fact, he trudged toward the kitchen door.

“It was enough for Sehee to be happy. Okay. Someday you will tell me too.”

“Me, Father?”

“Jiheon. Let’s go to the living room.”

“Yes yes.”

I don’t know, but at first I got up from my seat. I secretly let out a sigh of relief at the thought that it went well, and my father said with his shoulders drooping more than when we first met.

“You can call me a lover, not a boyfriend. This guy is really.”