Chapter 40 – It’s Not Like I’m With You When I Have a Girlfriend, You’re Like That When You Know I Have a Girlfriend

“Oh, wait a minute. I’m going to hang out the laundry and do a little tidying up.”
“Uh, yes. Take it slow.”

Shin Joo-hee enters the house first.
And there was no meaning between me and the ‘little sister’ waiting for it stupidly outside.

The justification for refusal was a bit ambiguous, so I just accepted the offer.

“…Hey, why are you coming here again!”
“Then what? You turned it down? And you stayed still.”
“…I knew you, you would refuse…”

All the cakes in the cafe are sold out due to a little late wind.
When Shin Joo-hee, who took pity on us, said that he would share his share, we hesitated and came this far.

“I thought you wanted some cake.”
“…Do you want to eat here!?”

If it was something like this, I’d say no sooner… I looked at the snarling ‘little sister’ and shook my head slightly.

“Ah! I’m sorry. Come in now. Seohyun-ah, come in.”

And Shin Joo-hee calls us again as if the arrangement is over.

“Excuse me.”
“Hehe, excuse me. Seohyun is your older brother. Come in comfortably.”

They pretended to be pretentious to us, but not only me but also the ‘younger sister’ were aware of everything.

“…I’ll just eat the cake and go.”
“Ah, relax and go. Or should we have dinner together?”

Shin Joo-hee’s subtle question.
Clearly, my eyes are on my ‘younger sister’, but somehow my face was all hot.

“…No. I decided to have dinner with my family.”

Of course, I never made such a promise.

“Ah… Did you? Too bad… Then I’ll have to eat it myself.”

He does not hide his regret with his voice that the world is collapsing.
But, feeling that it was because of me and not because of my ‘younger sister’, I swallowed dry saliva.

“Then wash your hands, both of you. I’ll be ready.”

Shin Joo-hee went to the kitchen first with quick steps.
And me and my ‘sister’ go to the bathroom and wash our hands.

“…You, just do useless things. Are you just going to eat cake and go home?”
“Heh, okay. You and I don’t do anything weird.”
“…Who will say to whom…”

He grumbles and paints foam on his hands.
Tiny hands wiggle and wash between fingers.

I also squeezed my hand between them for no reason and washed them together.
And the ‘little sister”s unkind gaze turned to me, but I neatly ignored it.

“…Do you want to keep touching me strangely?”
“I, what?”
“You keep groping my hand, huh?”

I started to twist my body a little bit with my hands.
As if her body was quite sensitive, her face was gradually turning red.

“…Park Seo-hyun. Aren’t you being too revealing?”
“Who, who! Who reveals what!?”
“Shh. I can hear everything outside.”
“Heh, heuh… Whose fault is this now…”

The ‘little sister’, blaming me with angrily, shakes off her hand, and she jumps right out.

“Hey, go with me.”
“Come on your own!”

I wonder if she’s still in pain, I peeked at her disappearing backside for a while, then I rinsed off the foam and came out.

“Brother! Come quickly!”
“Oh, yes. I’ll go.”

A small two-seater sofa in the living room and the tea table in front of it were sitting together.

“Here! Here!”

And Shin Joo-hee pats the seat next to her with her hand.
For some reason, it felt like my ‘sister’ was glaring at me.

“Ah, thank you.”

I’m in the middle of the two, but I ended up sitting with my butt closer to Shin Joo-hee.

“Try it quickly. It’s very delicious here. Seohyun-ah, you should eat it quickly too.”

Shin Joo-hee’s face was full of expectations for our reaction, and indeed, the taste of her cake was so delicious that it more than met those expectations.

“Oh… It’s delicious. I don’t like cake much, but this is delicious.”
“Really? But isn’t this place very tasty without being too sweet? The bread is also very soft, right?”
“Uh, yes. It’s delicious. You don’t even feel the fresh cream.”

It was a common whipped cream strawberry cake.
However, delicious is not an empty word, so even I, who don’t like sweet things, liked it.

“Seohyun-ah, isn’t it delicious?”
“…Yes. It’s delicious.”
“I was lucky enough to buy all the leftovers at the end? Also, there are only three pieces per person, but it’s fortunate that the number was just right.”

Shin Joo-hee smiles and moves her fork.
We seemed to like our reaction, but suddenly he flinched and set it back down on the table.

“Oh, I forgot coffee. I’ll bring it.”
“Can you lift it by yourself?”
“Sure!”

Shin Joo-hee jumps up from her seat and goes back to the kitchen.
I was about to take the cake I was eating to my mouth, but I felt a tingling sensation in my side.

“Ah, ah! Why?”
“…Are you going to tear your mouth?”
“Me? Why is my mouth torn?”
“…Okay? Just eat some cake.”

The ‘younger sister’ suddenly has a heartache.
I wondered if the reason was jealousy.

“Are you jealous?”

I asked without hesitation.

“…That’s fucking. Eat it quickly. That way you won’t go.”

A chill emanates from the extremely low voice.
It seems that jealousy is right.

“Why? Can’t I talk to my girlfriend?”
“…”

Just now, the ‘younger sister”s shoulders trembled.
And, while trembling around her eyes, she works hard to manage her facial expressions.

Even so, I can’t do anything about my trembling eyes, body, and trembling voice.

“Nu, who said what? Ha! And, yeo, yeo, I have a girlfriend, and me…”

He said it in a voice almost crying, whether he knew it or not.

“Hey, isn’t that order a bit odd?”
“…Well, what is strange?”
“It’s not like I’m with you when I have a girlfriend, but you’re like that even though I know I have a girlfriend. And that’s because my girlfriend is your friend.”
“Dogs, dogs, bullshit!!”

Suddenly screaming
His face was about to explode with a pop.

“Ah… By any chance, what’s going on? Are you two fighting?”

And Shin Joo-hee, who was bringing coffee, approached us slowly, looking at us.
The expression on the face is half curious about what will happen and half worried.

“Huh, no. It’s okay.”
“…Seohyun, are you okay?”
“Heh, heuh… Ha, ha… Whoa…”

He made a loud noise and took a deep breath.
At first glance, it wasn’t normal, but the taste seemed to have gone a little, as if the eyes had already turned slightly.

“…I teased him a little about eating all the cake… He got a little excited. Haha…”

It was a ridiculous excuse, but Shin Joo-hee nodded her head and quickly understood.
The cake was so delicious, and I let out a sigh of relief as I relieved myself of this.

“Here, have coffee together. Now, Seohyun, you too.”
“…Thank you.”

And we quietly have tea time.
Put the cake in your mouth and chew and swallow.
Again, he repeated to quench his thirst with coffee.

“Brother, have you seen the opening this time?”
“Um… Which one?”

And from time to time, whenever Shin Joo-hee spoke to me, I was giving her an answer, but from some point on, her gaze, body direction, and questions all turned to me.
‘Little sister’ sat still like a borrowed sack of barley, keeping her mouth shut.

“Oh, uh. I haven’t seen it yet.”
“Ah… Yes? I see hee hee… Oh, would you like another cup of coffee?”
“No, it’s okay. I ate it all.”

The cake had already been emptied a long time ago.
Right now, he was just protecting Shin Joo-hee’s place by talking to her.

So I look at the quiet ‘little sister’ and open her mouth first.

“…We have to go now. Dinner is almost over.”
“Ah… Really? It’s a pity…”

Shin Joo-hee touches my body from a blind spot where the gaze of the ‘younger sister’ does not reach.
Tuk-tuk- It seemed like it was sending a signal.

“Hey, Park Seo-hyun. Get up, let’s go.”

However, I found a ‘little sister’.
It looks like it’s not in good shape, and it’s actually time to eat.

“…”

However, at my call, I kept my mouth shut like a mute eaten with honey.
And maybe he can’t hear me, he doesn’t answer with a blank face… Just be so still

“Hey, Park Seo-hyun. Can’t you hear me?”
“…Ah oh?”
“Didn’t you hear? Let’s go home now.”
“…Ah, yes.”

‘Younger sister’ takes care of her bewildered expression and quickly gets up from her seat.

“I ate really well today. Next time we’ll buy you something delicious.”
“…Really?! Then, promise.”

Shin Joo-hee, who was full of disappointment, quickly stuck out her little finger at my words.
I can feel the fierce eyes of the ‘little sister’ who is tingling and glaring at me from the side.

“What kind of promise. Tell him when the time is right, okay?”
“…Ng. Arasser…”

Shin Joo-hee, who seemed a little disappointed again, was also concerned, but the ‘younger sister’ came first.

“Don’t come out. I’ll go.”
“Yes, go carefully. Park Seo-hyun! See you tomorrow!”
“…Ah, yes. I’ll go. I ate well.”

I start to get confused whether I should laugh or cry at the low tension that gives off a hint of lack of energy.

Percussion-

The heavy front door closes.
The ‘little sister’ runs ahead so fast that her feet can’t be seen.

“Hey, hey…! Let’s go together.”

I grabbed my wrist like that and put it in place, and then he slaps my hand away.
And he was staring at me with those big eyes.

“…Why don’t you just start living with Shin Joo-hee?”
“Suddenly, what do you mean, that again?”
“Why? They’re close. If anyone sees it, they’ll think they’re married.”

I think it was normal.
Just a little bit of conversation? So the ‘little sister’ was a little alienated… It was just like this.

“…Hey. Are you really jealous? With this?”
“Tell me not to be a jerk!!”

As soon as the words are finished, the shout of ‘younger sister’ bursts out.
I hurriedly shut the ‘little sister”s mouth.

“Hey, where are you right now, screaming like that. Let’s go.”
“Oops! Oops!”

It was quite a strong resistance, but my body was gradually pushed forward by the power that was too weak to rub against me.

“Now, slowly, slowly.”

And step on the stairs step by step so as not to get hurt.
As she exited the building completely, she let go of her hand covering her mouth.

“Huh! Ha ha…”
“Anyway, with a temper.”
“…Did you add anything to my temper?”
“By the way, why are you so angry? Because of Shin Joo-hee? But, he said no.”
“… Shit. What does Juhee have to do with it?”

I turned around.
And treat me as someone who doesn’t exist and leave first.