＜Episode 36＞ Answer
Friday evening.
I had been putting off my meal and immersed in programming.
A house without Si-eun was quite boring. Si-eun didn’t come to her room every day, but thinking that she was alone made me feel lonely.
Suddenly, I turned my gaze to the door of the room.
Is Si-eun not coming today?
There has been no contact so far. Not even a single KakaoTalk message came, let alone a phone call. To the extent that I was worried that there might be some kind of problem.
Whenever that happens, I pick up my phone and put it down a few times. Eventually I gave up.
It was almost ridiculous to see me not being able to communicate even after confessing so hastily.
I try to help myself like that and turn my head back to the monitor.
I heard the sound of pressing the door lock code from outside the room.
When I got out of the room and checked, the owner was Si-eun.
Si-eun was taking off her shoes in the first outfit she had ever seen. It’s something I’ve never seen outside the house. Maybe he came wearing clothes from his hometown.
I barely put up with the corners of my lips trying to rise on my face I haven’t seen in a long time. The awkward atmosphere between the two would freeze even more if they served a welcome tea.
Did you feel popular? Soon, Si-eun raised her head and met eyes with me.
“I went.”
It was a tone that did not contain even an inch of hesitation. It was as if I had completely forgotten the fact that I confessed and returned to my usual Yoo Si-eun.
On the other hand, I was caught up in the awkwardness that I couldn’t even describe, and I averted my eyes.
“Um, come on.”
Si-eun walked in front of me who stuttered and answered.
I waited to see if I had something to say, but Si-eun’s mouth didn’t open. The silence is so heavy that it feels like it will fall. It’s still awkward, but it only makes it even more frustrating.
Even if she rolled her eyes and glanced at it, she couldn’t read any emotion from Si-eun’s face.
I searched through my head, looking for something to say, and carefully brought it out.
“Hey, did your mother’s surgery go well?”
Si-eun nodded slightly at my question.
“yes. It worked without any problems.”
“I’m glad.”
“I’m happy. really.”
Si-eun, who answered quietly, lowered her eyes and continued the story.
“I just watched you wake up and came back. The doctor said that it’s not a completely safe situation… … . I can’t keep skipping lectures. Mom wouldn’t want that either.”
“I will.”
If you guess based on what you have heard, you probably have no desire to hold on to Si-eun. Although we have never met in person, my mother seemed to want Si-eun to live her life.
While immersed in such thoughts, Si-eun suddenly bowed her head.
“Thanks for your help. thank you.”
“Oh, no. You don’t have to keep your head down.”
This is rather burdensome.
I just did what I wanted to do. didn’t you tell me that
“By the way.”
After that, Si-eun started looking around the house.
“Is your house cleaner than you think?”
“What did you expect?”
“I thought it would be so full of trash that I couldn’t even walk.”
“It’s been less than a week since you left, and it’s even more amazing if there is that much garbage.”
I scratch the back of the head and say.
“I’ve been throwing it out in moderation so that there is no garbage.”
Si-eun tilted her head.
“Did you do housework while I was away?”
“okay. I did the laundry, and I cooked the rice myself. Well, the rice itself was instant rice. I haven’t eaten any ramen.”
“It’s great.”
How come it doesn’t feel good to hear that you’re doing a lot of work like this?
“… … .”
“… … .”
After those words, a strange silence began to drift again.
When this happens, I can’t help but think about it.
The words Si-eun left before she left.
‘Can I come back to answer the confession?’
I’ll reply when I get back. It was a promise with no clear promises. But Si-eun has just returned home. Perhaps soon I will get an answer.
What kind of answer will Si-eun give back to my confession?
Whatever choice he made, it would not have been an easy decision for Si-eun. And it would be even more difficult to give that answer to me.
However, there was a strong desire to end it either way. What will happen to Si-eun and I in the future? It depended on Si-eun’s answer.
Thinking about it that way, I got a little impatient.
Eventually, unable to bear it, I opened my mouth.
“There, that… … .”
“sorry. I’ll change some clothes.”
Si-eun cut off my story with those words and moved on. Then, passing me, who was hardened without even closing her mouth, Si-eun entered the room.
It was as if he was reluctant to bring up the topic of confession.
That said, Si-eun… … Perhaps it means that you have decided to reject my confession.
You cannot remain in a normal relationship with the person who rejected you. A line that cannot be crossed will be drawn between me and Si-eun.
After all, shouldn’t I have made a confession like that?
As I was thinking about it, I heard the door open from behind.
Where he turned his body reflexively.
Si-eun in a maid outfit was standing there.
“… … Are you wearing maid clothes?”
“Of course.”
Si-eun answered, combing her hair with her fingers.
“It’s late, but it’s Friday. It’s the day of the week to wear these clothes.”
“Well.”
Well, of course it was. Wearing a maid outfit every Friday was like a rule now.
However, he has just come back after going through a lot of hardship. Are you going to work as a housekeeper right away? I feel like I have a very straightforward personality.
“Now, what are you going to say, but if you don’t want to wear it, you don’t have to wear it.”
“You said it back then. It’s not that I don’t want to wear it.”
Having said that, Si-eun straightened the headband on her head and walked a few steps out of the room.
“Did you eat dinner?”
“no. Not yet.”
“Then I’ll set it up. wait.”
“It must be hard, but why don’t you rest today?”
“no.”
Si-eun, putting her hands on her waist, answered firmly.
“You are investing in me. Aren’t you supposed to go to work and pay it back? I want to be paid only for the work I do.”
“Um, what.”
Embarrassed, he caressed the nape of his neck.
I told him to pay it back, but the desire to help was stronger anyway. Those were just words added so that Si-eun would not feel burdened.
So there’s no need to rush to pay it back quickly. It may be unacceptable due to Si-eun’s personality.
I closed my mouth and was immersed in thought, Si-eun walked slowly.
“Really… … .”
Soon after, Si-eun let out such a sound, lifted her head and began to look at me.
Then, exclaiming, he turned his face away.
Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
Si-eun passes by me, who is bewildered because I do not understand English.
“I can’t help it.”
By adding one word.
“To repay you for all your help… … I’ll have to work as your housekeeper for the rest of my life.”
well Of course, it wasn’t a small amount of money, but until I worked for the rest of my life… … .
… … forever?
As I was trying to recall the meaning of the words, I heard Si-eun’s voice behind me.
“Lee Hwi-min.”
Uncommonly, I turned around at the sound of words calling my name.
At that moment, Si-eun ran towards me.
Long waving hair.
cheeks stained bright red.
Closed lips as if embarrassed, and eyes staring straight at me.
From the scent of Si-eun to the soft touch you can feel.
It didn’t take long before I realized that Si-eun was holding me.
“… … uh.”
Surprised, I couldn’t breathe.
As I slowly lowered my eyes, I saw Si-eun with her face buried in my chest.
What’s going on with this? Si-eun immediately raised her head and looked up at me, without even giving her time to organize her confused mind.
“… … I mean find out quickly. Idiot.”
A face with puffy cheeks.
Then I came to this situation… … I understood Si-eun’s heart.
okay. It was like that.
“Hey there, I’m sorry.”
“What are you sorry for?”
As she asks, she looks up at me with sullen eyes.
“Uh-huh, what’s missing?”
“huh.”
Si-eun snorted as if telling me to listen.
Then he continued speaking in a voice that was half an octave higher than usual.
“I’m sorry too.”
“why?”
When asked the question, Si-eun hesitantly answered.
“You didn’t notice. your mind too. … … my heart too.”
“Your heart?”
At my question, Si-eun turned her head as if she didn’t want to show her face.
“At first, I mean. I accepted it because I thought it would be okay even if I lived with it. You didn’t seem interested in other people, and you didn’t seem interested in women even more.”
I remember hearing various noises, such as saying that he certainly wouldn’t do anything strange.
But, what. It was also true that he was not very interested in other people or women.
“by the way. Because you open up your heart more and more.”
As if looking back on the past, he raises the corners of his lips.
“Somehow, I felt happy.”
Then he smiled softly.
“And seeing how caring for me when I’m having a hard time, I saw you again a little bit.”
“I didn’t know.”
“Because it was hidden.”
Si-eun spoke in a trembling voice.
“So that’s it. At first I thought it was stupid. Maybe this heart… … .”
Si-eun, who stayed there for a while, immediately bit her lip.
“you… … At first I thought that maybe I like it.”
“yes. I see.”
As she smiled, Si-eun quickly rolled her eyes.
“But I’ve been denying that it wouldn’t be, so it shouldn’t be.”
is it.
It was the same with me. Perhaps we have been of the same mind for quite some time.
“But I mean. to accept it now.”
Si-eun banged her head on my chest and spit out the last word.
“… … The fact that I like you too.”
At that one word, blood started circulating all over his body.
I also felt the heat all over my body.
The sound of her heart beating so hard that it hurts, it seemed like it would be transmitted to Si-eun as well.
So happy, lovely, and happy.
How should I express this?
After contemplating for a while, I spread one arm out and wrapped it around Si-eun’s back.
And with the other hand, he gently stroked Si-eun’s hair.
“Why are you petting me?”
However, Si-eun said in a tone that it was uncomfortable to plant.
“uh? Wasn’t it that way?”
“I always think.”
“yes.”
Si-eun quietly buried her face in my chest more strongly.
“… … You are only smart when it comes to things like this.”
“I see.”
Si-eun chuckled as if my answer was funny.
Then he raised his head and looked up at me.
“then… … Do you know what this means?”
Si-eun slowly closed her eyes.
A somewhat stiff face. the above ball. And even trembling lips.
He gave me a hint that I couldn’t help but raised a problem as if to guess at me.
At that moment, no other words were needed.
I slowly lowered my head and placed my lips on Si-eun’s lips.
An exhilarating sensation passed through where I touched it. I could feel electricity running through my body. My head was dizzy and my mind was dizzy.
As she slowly opened her lips, Si-eun, who had already dyed her ears red, slowly opened her eyes.
Those eyes were silently asking for a word from me.
Even a country that lacks awareness knows what to say right now.
“there.”
“yes.”
I spoke softly to Si-eun, who smiled slightly as if she had a foreboding of what was to come.
“Date me.”
“… … .”
Si-eun, who looked up at me without saying a word, soon burst into laughter and burst into laughter.
“yes.”
He replied with a happy smile.
Nice bro
very fast, but I like it hahahaha