Chapter 44 – If You Can’t See the Cat, Just Find a New Cat.

Embarrassed, Kim So-yoon pushed her father and mother back into the living room, and I also took off her shoes.

“Senior, what on earth did you say about me?”

“What… That’s all I said about being a jerk…”

Kim So-yoon, her parents Kim Jun-ho and Yoo Eun-ji, and even me,

A variety of food was served at the table where four people sat around, and various conversations took place.

Kim So-yoon told her parents about her first impression and personality,

Eunji Yoo expressed deep curiosity about the first story about a man her daughter told her,

Even at a table where people who had never met each other sat around, I didn’t feel any awkwardness at all.

“I was surprised because it was very different from what Soyun said.”

“I was also very surprised when I met my father and mother for the first time.

“Hey, uncle, call me ajumma.”

“Haha! Soyun, does your dad like listening? Don’t you too?”

When I smirked, Kim So-yoon was embarrassed, and Kim Jun-ho and Yoo Eun-ji smiled kindly and accepted my smirk.

It felt like I was in this house as Kim So-yoon’s boyfriend.

“Rather than that, Taeyang?”

“Yes, please say so.”

Kim Jun-ho and Yu Eun-ji seemed to view me as a man, not Kim So-yoon’s junior,

Thanks to those two, I was able to follow the conversation and atmosphere.

“Why were you surprised to see me and my husband?”

This is the smile that immediately captivated Kim Jun-ho and Kim So-yoon.

Even though she passed on her beauty and body to Kim So-yoon, Yu Eun-ji, who only spoke kind words about her, had a certain resemblance to her daughter.

Once he took the initiative, he didn’t easily let go, and his subtle smile had an energy that was hard to resist.

“You’re handsome and pretty.”

Eunji Yoo took control of the conversation with a subtle smile and guessed the answer she wanted.

As she is a beautiful woman, Eunji Yoo is probably used to the gaze of men, and it is highly likely that she also noticed the stares I sent her from the entrance.

“Puuuuu! Soyun was right about something, right?”

“Hey, be careful what you say…!”

There was no bad reaction to the honest answer.

Eunji Yoo laughed softly, covering her mouth with the back of her hand, and Soyoon Kim raised her voice as her ears turned red.

“So Yuna, do you hate that your mom and her dad are pretty and handsome?”

“Huh…? No, that and these are a little different…”

“What is that and this? I don’t know, Dad, but can Soyun explain?”

A light compliment attracted Eunji Yoo to my side, and since I had her, Junho Kim, her husband, also came to my side.

“Ah! What’s wrong with you both…! It’s embarrassing!”

Because Yoo Eun-ji and Kim Jun-ho teased Kim So-yoon with their playful tone,

Kim So-yoon revealed her shameful feelings, and I picked up her paper bag that had been left on the floor.

“Hmm? Sun, what is that?”

“I didn’t want to come empty-handed, so I brought a gift.”

Thanks to Kim So-yoon raising her voice, Kim Jun-ho and Yoo Eun-ji forgot about the paper bag for a moment.

“Did you save this… The sun?”

“No, I didn’t ask for it, but the logistics manager at the supermarket where I work part-time gave me a few bottles as a hobby.”

“… You have a good manager.”

“Do you like it?”

“Of course, I like it so much that I want to eat it right now.”

The paper bag that I had been holding in my hand since I entered the house turned into a surprise gift,

Kim Jun-ho’s eyes lit up at the gift I had prepared.

Soaking alcohol is one of the hobbies of middle-aged men, and unless you hate alcohol, you never get bad reviews.

“I’m so glad you don’t hate alcohol.”

“Taeyang, have you ever had a drink with Soyoon?”

“Yes, we drank together a few times.”

“Then I understand. Soyun’s drinking capacity is similar to mine.”

“Your father drinks a lot too… Ugh! Why are you on your side?”

“Hey, just tell me that much…”

Kim Jun-ho, who was in a good mood, gave me excessive information, and I countered the excessive information, which offended Kim So-yoon.

Kim So-yoon looked at Kim Jun-ho and my face alternately with cold eyes,

Just as Kim Jun-ho was overcome by Yu Eun-ji’s gentle smile, he was overcome by Kim So-yoon’s cold eyes.

“Keuhum! Do you drink some alcohol?”

“Yes, I drank better than senior Kim So-yoon.”

“…”

Kim Jun-ho, who felt uncomfortable in his seat, used Somgeumju as an escape.

He asked me how much I wanted to drink and glanced at the liquor, and I tactfully joined Kim Jun-ho’s drinking table.

“Honey, would you like some food?”

“It’s okay, whoever wants to drink it should serve it.”

“Hmm… What if I want to drink too?”

“Then, I should serve it even more. It’s been a while since I’ve had a drink with you.”

As I hung out at Kim Jun-ho’s drinking table, Yu Eun-ji also hung out at the drinking table.

Of the four people who finished dinner, only Kim So-yoon did not join her drinking table, and after helping her clear the table, she went straight to her room.

“This is a gift from my mother.”

“It’s a bowl?”

“Yes, I was thinking of buying basic cosmetics and a diffuser, but since I don’t know my mother’s tastes, I bought a bowl that looked pretty to me instead.”

We sat around the drinking table prepared by Kim Jun-ho and presented gifts to Yoo Eun-ji, and the neatly designed bowl won her favor.

“Taeyang, it’s not a good idea to own your own home in your early 20s.”

“Ah… Yes, thank you.”

Eunji Yoo fills my glass with sake.

The gentle smile did not leave our lips, and the three of us became more and more intoxicated in the harmonious atmosphere.

“Mom, what did senior Kim So-yoon say that was different from what you thought?”

“Hmm… I said he was like a punk, but he was different in that he was polite and kind, and there were some similarities to what Soyoon said.”

While Kim Jun-ho went to the bathroom, I had a more in-depth conversation with Yoo Eun-ji.

What did Kim So-yoon say about me, and what did Yoo Eun-ji think of me?

“I heard you say embarrassing things without thinking?”

It was helpful that I answered Eunji Yoo’s questions honestly, and Eunji Yoo also answered my questions honestly.

“Looking at it today, it wasn’t wrong.”

“Is that true? I honestly say everything that’s on my mind.”

“Did you do that to Soyoon too?”

“Yes, I wanted to call her sister, so she got scolded for calling me sister.”

“Pfft! That’s because she doesn’t know the joy of being called older sister by a younger person.”

Just as men want to be called oppa by pretty and cute women, women also want to be called oppa by handsome men.

‘I’m not going to aim for it…’

I don’t have an objectively handsome face,

Eunji Yu had a crush on me, and she was also a little drunk.

Because of her relationship with Kim So-yoon, even though she decided not to target Yoo Eun-ji, her Golden Taeyang trait suddenly popped out.

“Eunji, do you like it when younger people call you noona?”

The time I spent calling her mother all the time went to waste,

I ended up flirting with Kim So-yoon’s mother, Eun-ji Yoo, by calling her Eun-ji’s older sister.

“Huh! What did you say…”

“I meant it as a joke? Does senior Kim So-yoon’s way of speaking resemble her mother?”

Fortunately, Eunji Yoo, who laughed at her flirting, told us about Soyoon Kim’s unique speaking style.

“What are you saying?”

“Yes, that was something senior Kim So-yoon often said.”

“Is that so? I said it often… But I didn’t know Soyun said it often too.”

Due to the unique way Kim So-yoon used her speech, my flirting was forgotten, and the conversation moved on to her topic about Kim So-yoon.

How is Kim So-yoon doing in her department, how is she managing her grades, and thank you for helping her prepare for the exam?

The flirting I threw was buried, and in the conversation that moved on to the topic of Kim So-yoon, Kim Jun-ho was forgotten.

“Isn’t that a gift from Soyun?”

“Yes, except for seniors, they are sure to get upset if you give them gifts.”

Even if Kim Jun-ho did not return, Yoo Eun-ji only showed interest in Kim So-yoon’s gift.

“What kind of gift is it?”

“I can’t show it to you because it’s a gift that you have to see first. Ask me later.”

“Hmm… I was more curious, okay. I’ll be patient.”

In the paper box containing Kim So-yoon’s gift, there is not a single item that Yu Eun-ji can see.

It was not an item that Kim So-yoon could tell her Yoo Eun-ji,

Slowly, it was time to end the drinking party and head to Kim So-yoon’s room.

“But my father doesn’t come out. Is something wrong?”

“You don’t have to worry, he was probably drunk and fell asleep.”

There was a reason why Eunji Yu was calm. When she opened the bathroom door with the emergency key, she saw Kim Jun-ho sleeping while sitting on the restroom.

“Taeyang, can I ask you a favor?”

“Yes, can you let me sleep instead? I brought tea, but I drank alcohol…”

“I was originally planning on telling you to go to sleep. I’ll prepare a blanket in the guest room.”

“Thank you.”

I took Kim Jun-ho to the main room and put him on the bed, and Yoo Eun-ji prepared a bed for her in her guest room.

“I’ll make you bean sprout soup tomorrow morning?”

“Yes, today… It seems a bit like not listening to everything.”

Yoo Eun-ji, who did not listen to my words until the end, went into the main room,

I picked up the paper box I had placed on the floor and went into Kim So-yoon’s room, not the guest room.

– Dalkak…

“Huh?! Hey, don’t come in…! Are you crazy that you didn’t even knock?”

At the sound of the doorknob being lowered, Kim So-yoon raised her voice, but I entered the room.

“I brought you some presents to look at, shall we go out?”

“… Did you have my gift?”

“Oh, I’ll get upset if you don’t bring it, so I have to bring it.”

“What… Who says you get upset about something like that…?”

Although I probably learned it from watching Yoo Eun-ji, I liked Kim So-yoon’s speaking style more.

Kim So-yoon, who grumbles innocently with an elegant beauty,

Her charm was stronger than that of Yu Eun-ji, who only chose kind words to match her elegant beauty.

“Open it.”

“Yeah…”

Kim So-yoon, full of anticipation, took the paper bag and took out the items contained within it.

“You even packaged it?”

“It’s a gift.”

“… Thank you.”

Before Kim So-yoon even unwrapped the brown wrapping paper that matched her hair color, she expressed her gratitude.

“Oh…?”

It was too early for Kim So-yoon to express her gratitude. When she unwrapped the wrapping paper, Kim So-yoon made a stupid sound, and the object hidden in her wrapping paper appeared.

{Cat headband and tail}

Unlike preparing the liquor as a gift for Kim Jun-ho and the bowl as a gift for Yu Eun-ji, the intention was quite impure.

“You… Why did you buy the headband and tail…?”

Her curiosity mixed with her embarrassment, Kim So-yoon didn’t know her intention when I gifted her cat headband and tail.

“You asked me to come see the cat?”

“Cat…?”

“Uh, you said you had a cat and asked me to take a look, so I decided to come.”

“The… Cat is in the hospital…”

“For some reason, I couldn’t see it.”

I decided to come to Kim So-yoon’s house to see the cat.

She wasn’t there to greet her parents, she had plans to play with the cat.

“If you came to see the cat, go to the hospital tomorrow…? Huh?”

“Do I have to go see the cat? It happened right before my eyes.”

“… Why are you wearing a headband?”

The cat I will play with is not the pet that Kim So-yoon raised, but Kim So-yoon herself.

I took out the cat’s head from the unwrapped box and placed it on Kim So-yoon’s head, and even took out the cat’s tail that was left in the box.

“Soyun, I kept my promise to come to your house. You should also keep your promise, right?”

“…”

“Turn back.”

“Ugh…! Hey, pervert bastard…!”

The cat’s tail that came into my hand is not tied around the waist, but has a silicone piece at the end.