Chapter 138 – Message (1)

In life, perhaps this is fate? There are times when I feel like this.

Both good and bad things.

Even on good days and bad days…,

A day when everything feels like fate.

I blinked my naturally opened eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.

A sweet holiday that I enjoyed after a long time.

For some reason, the blanket felt more cozy and a pleasant stiffness was felt throughout my body.

“… Yes…”

I turned my head slightly when I heard a little sleep talk coming from next to me.

Jiyeon Lee, who was lying next to her, slightly narrowed her eyebrows and curled her lips into mine.

… When I’m sleeping, I look like an angel.

To help her sleep comfortably, he covered her eyes with the blanket and lifted her up from her bed.

I took a glass of cool water, sat on the living room sofa, and looked out the window.

There were thick clouds in the clear sky.

Around this time, I was always at the shop or traveling to the field, so I didn’t have time to look at the sky like this.

While sipping water and enjoying the honey-like leisure of the holiday, Jiyeon Lee suddenly woke up and appeared in the living room.

I must have woken up a little, so I gave her a quick greeting while she was still half asleep.

“… Did you sleep well?”

Jiyeon Lee found me on the sofa, and she came over to me, and then she came into my arms.

As I put down the glass in her hand and accepted her pampering, Jiyeon Lee, who was in my arms, spoke to me in a small way.

“… “When did you wake up?”

“I just woke up too.”

I took a quick look at Jiyeon Lee, who was yawning softly in her arms.

With my head resting on her body, I gently hugged her with her eyes slightly closed and stared blankly into space.

How much time do you have?

A peaceful weekend with no pleasure, no fear, no stimulation.

I was able to realize once again that even if there is a lot of stimulation, we need this kind of space in a life with too much stimulation.

… Thank you. CEO… !

I felt grateful to CEO Choi for creating a holiday for me while I was busy taking care of Hyeon Ha-yeon and Baek Ga-eun.

Last night, I got a call from CEO Choi and told her that Baek Ga-eun’s filming would soon begin and Hyun Ha-yeon’s activities were coming to an end, so she gave me two days off.

… I’m not sure what kind of external pressure there was…

I was so quick to accept it, thinking that a good thing was a good thing, but as I lay there leisurely like this, I felt like I had done well to receive it.

Enjoying sweet leisure time.

I prepared a simple meal with Lee Ji-yeon, who had already fully woken up from her sleep, and had a slightly late breakfast.

The menu is toast with eggs and ham, just like a weekend morning.

I chewed on buttered toast and watched at the TV that was turned on randomly.

On TV, there were images of celebrities cooking and eating in fancy camping cars, and among them was the face of a mid-career actor who had previously acted with Lee Ji-yeon.

… You said you like camping.

I suddenly remembered that he said that he takes his children camping every holiday and takes care of his mental health.

Actually, neither Lee Ji-yeon nor I like things that require a lot of work, such as camping.

Instead, I enjoyed a light drive.

I turned her gaze and looked at Jiyeon Lee who was sitting across from her.

She spreads her butter with a slightly helpless gesture.

Looking at her like that, her words came out without thinking.

“… Where should we go for the first time in a while?”

Jiyeon Lee slowly turned her gaze and looked at me.

She made eye contact with her and gave her a look, and she hinted.

“… Where?”

Since there was no plan, there was no answer right away.

“Hmm…”

Since it was my first break in a while, I didn’t really want to drive a long distance.

“… Long time no see, date downtown? Watch a movie, eat delicious food…, I also go to pretty cafés.”

Jiyeon Lee thought about the suggestion I gave her for a moment, and then she gave her answer.

“… Is that so?”

Since the purpose was decided, it was easy to decide on the destination.

While Jiyeon Lee was getting ready to go out, she immediately booked a movie and made a reservation at a restaurant where she had a membership.

After she finished preparing everything, she immediately started preparing to go out.

While I was in the middle of touching her hair, Ji-yeon Lee, who had changed her clothes, sneakily approached her and started talking to her.

“How about this?”

“… Huh?”

When I turned her head, Jiyeon Lee adjusted her posture and showed me her clothes.

She was wearing a bright, thin shirt and skirt, and since she was a model, the plain clothes looked very pretty.

I told her my impressions with a sly smile.

“… It’s pretty.”

She smiled with satisfaction at my reaction and said she would pick out clothes for me. She chose clothes that felt similar to hers and handed them to me.

She picked out a shirt and pants that were similar in color to her outfit, and I quietly helped her coordinate her outfit and got her ready to go out.

On the way down from the house to the parking lot.

“… “That movie won an award this time.”

While chatting about the movie to watch today, I was able to hear a brief explanation from Jiyeon Lee.

“… Okay? “What award?”

“The female lead should have won the Best Actress award?”

The movie we will see today is a gentle melodrama, a love story between a man and a woman of different nationalities.

Among them, the female lead was an actress who was very popular for her gorgeous appearance, and she left an impression on me that she was pretty as well.

I glanced at Jiyeon Lee standing next to her and spoke quietly.

“… It’s a shame.”

“… “What?”

“If our Jiyeon had appeared in that movie, we would have won 10 awards, but only one?”

As if my unfamiliar words weren’t bad enough, she let out a small laugh.

Seeing Jiyeon Lee smiling cheerfully, she thought that her choice to come out today wasn’t a bad one.

*

[… Well, if you truly loved me, you shouldn’t have acted that way.]

On the screen, I flinched slightly at the female protagonist’s lines.

[… It’s true that she hasn’t forgotten her, she’s been gone for a whopping 10 years! … But, I decided to forget her, because I love you.]

As I listened to the main character’s dialogue against him, I suddenly became lost in thought.

Not long ago, the day I was scrambling like an animal with Baek Ga-eun at her house.

I coveted Baek Ga-eun as if I was possessed, and in the end, she crossed a line that she shouldn’t have crossed.

Although he had already crossed the line in the sense that he brought her into the house in the first place, he ended up committing the sin of reaching climax several times for the sake of Jiyeon Lee’s bed.

I feel like the burning pleasure of that day still lingers in a corner of my body.

Fortunately, with the help of Baek Ga-eun, they quickly cleaned up the house by entrusting it to a professional cleaning company and did not get caught.

Of course, there were some questions about the sudden washing of the blanket, but I was able to get over it somehow.

After that, I suffered from great guilt and stayed away from Baek Ga-eun…

In the end, she couldn’t forget her skin and lusted after her like an animal.

Baek Ga-eun was truly pure.

Like pure white drawing paper.

Even if I drew lines haphazardly or colored them in ugly ways, she followed without complaint.

No, rather, he just wanted me to handle it.

The immorality of randomly distorting and destroying pure white drawing paper according to her wishes.

That excitement was making me sick.

Like a thorn in a pure white rose, she had a sharp addiction, and even though I was being stabbed deeply by the thorn, I couldn’t let go.

Baek Ga-eun was literally a drug.

By any chance, am I in love with Baek Ga-eun?

… That’s not it.

My heart and my sincerity belong entirely to Jiyeon Lee.

That’s why I felt guilty, and sorry for Jiyeon Lee.

I am…, I love Lee Ji-yeon… One…

While I was deep in thought, someone grabbed my hand.

…

When I turned my head in surprise, I saw Jiyeon Lee watching a movie, holding my hand tightly.

[Umm…, Tsk…]

In a movie that was in full swing, two actors were showing an intense kissing scene.

A thought suddenly occurred to me as I watched the man and woman having an intense kissing scene.

How amazing is it that an actress made it to the top without having to film her kissing scene even once?

I slowly turned my head, and before I knew it, Ji-yeon Lee was looking at me.

… That great actress is next to me.

And she, the actress, loves me.

I was reminded of the fact that I am a blessed man, and what an amazing woman Jiyeon Lee is.

I needed to repay her.

Thinking that I would prove my feelings today, I held her hand tightly and gave her a determined smile.

After the movie ended like that.

Since her time was uncertain, I decided to stop by her café she had found before her meal.

Lee Ji-yeon said she was recommended to a café not far from her restaurant by her co-star. She made a reservation in advance, so she was able to enjoy dessert comfortably in her room.

After a few desserts were served, I immediately took a bite of the shortcake and pushed it to Jiyeon Lee.

“Now.”

As if my behavior wasn’t bad, she smiled faintly, ate her cake, and moaned happily.

“It’s okay here.”

“… Really?”

Jiyeon Lee’s taste wasn’t picky, but judging by her expression, it seemed like she really enjoyed it.

Just as I was about to taste the cake…

Lee Ji-yeon was also scooping up a cake and gently pushing it towards me.

I took the cake she handed me without hesitation and ate it, and Jiyeon Lee sipped her tea with a satisfied smile.

We were talking about various trivial things.

Jiyeon Lee slowly changed the topic and spoke.

“… “How was the movie you saw today?”

The movie I saw today…

Actually, I couldn’t watch it properly because I was distracted by the most important part, but I think the movie itself was a well-made work.

But for some reason, I had a premonition that what she was asking about might not be the quality of the work.

I tried to take it in moderation, saying it was okay, but…

“… “Superman.”

Jiyeon Lee did not accept my intentions.

“… “If you were the main character, what do you think it would be like?”

“… Ugh, huh?”

Jiyeon Lee, who was sipping her tea, gently put down her cup and looked at me.

The moment when you try to come up with an answer with the intention of pretending that you didn’t understand properly and trying to vaguely explain it.

“Girlfriend of 10 years, new woman. “Who will you choose between the two?”

Jiyeon Lee threw her fastball to prevent me from running away.

… Let’s calm down, Kim Cho-in…

If you don’t come up with the right answer here, today’s date could end in disaster.

I thought desperately about the promise I made earlier and racked my brain.

The main character of the movie I saw earlier had a girlfriend who he had been dating for 10 years.

The day after the main character promised to marry his girlfriend, the main character came to the United States on her assignment, and it became a long-distance relationship.

And then she met the heroine.

She is a new and attractive heroine who is different from her girlfriend who was always the best for her.

The main character, who felt lonely, falls in love with the heroine, and in the end, she chooses him.

I reflected on Jiyeon Lee’s question.

Who do you choose between your girlfriend and a new girl?

Of course girlfriend…

The moment I was about to answer, one thought passed through my head.

I think this question itself may be a trap.

The protagonist promised to marry his girlfriend, and she moved to the United States.

A choice that is virtually the same as abandoning your girlfriend.

… I almost got into big trouble.

A cold sweat of relief ran down my spine.

I carefully told Jiyeon Lee the answer I came up with.

“… “I shouldn’t have gone to America in the first place. If it were me, I would have quit my job, stayed in England, and married my girlfriend.”

Even after I said the answer, I started to feel a little nervous.

… Me, I only know Jiyeon Lee! Should I have said that?

While she was swallowing her saliva due to her nervousness, Jiyeon Lee said with a grin.

“… Really?”

“… Well, then! … But, if the main character had a girlfriend like our Jiyeon in England, wouldn’t she have chosen the female lead?”

As if what I said wasn’t bad, I was able to put my mind at ease when I saw Lee Ji-yeon burst out in laughter.

A pleasant weekend with an unexpected free vacation.

I even soothed Jiyeon’s mood with a date suggestion that I accidentally made.

Is there such a thing as coincidence?

As she enjoyed the dessert with a relaxed mind, it was quickly approaching time to leave for the restaurant.

While I was paying with the card I received from Jiyeon Lee, she left for a moment, saying she wanted to touch her makeup.

While waiting for the staff member to come down with the bill and card.

[Tiring~]

The cell phone I was holding rang a short ringtone.

I opened it without thinking, thinking it was a card payment text message…

[Baek Ga-eun]

… Huh?

It was a message from Baek Ga-eun.

… What’s going on?

Just as I was about to open the messenger and check Baek Ga-eun’s message…

Her message, which was displayed as a preview, caught my attention.

[Baek Ga-eun: Oppa, my period isn’t coming…]

… Huh?