Chapter 2 – NTH App Meeting (2)
However, contrary to Hye-ji’s thoughts, Hyeon-woo had no interest in the story about the woman in front of him, such as Hye-ji or Hye-Jingjing.
It didn’t matter what the name was, since it was a rag that was going to be thrown away after one night of use.
She just smiled faintly, asking questions such as ‘Really?’ Or ‘Really?’, Wondering when she would ask for a second round. But no matter how long I waited, the second story did not come out.
I thought I had expressed ‘I am not a strange person’ with my whole body, but maybe I haven’t let my guard down yet.
Well, since the world is so ugly, I would be reluctant to take just any man to my room. The more Hyunwoo smiled, met his eyes, and nodded his head.
But as time passed, Hyunwoo also felt something was strange. Rather than saying that the woman in front of me was on guard, it would be more appropriate to say that she was being overly friendly.
It was still like that.
“Brother, I actually broke up with her boyfriend a while ago, and it was really, really hard. So I met some people through the app, and they were all strange. “I’m glad that my brother isn’t like that.”
“… Oh, yeah? Why did you break up with your boyfriend?”
“He was a complete asshole. Did I tell you? I left home as soon as I graduated because of my dad. “It wasn’t like the kind of chaos where people would scream and hit everyone when they were drinking.”
Hyunwoo just nodded quietly with a sad look in his eyes. He had no idea why he was talking like this to someone he met for the first time today.
“… At first, I thought he was a good and kind person, but he is starting to resemble his father more and more. So we broke up.”
“Then we parted ways. It’s not something to console, it’s something to celebrate, right? They say that if you go to a shit car, a Benz will come.”
“What, then… Is your brother my Benz?”
Hyeji burst into laughter awkwardly and subtly looked at Hyunwoo. It was hard to guess what she was thinking because she just smiled calmly, but she thought that this guy might also like her.
Because my ex-boyfriend repeatedly said, ‘Men don’t spend money and time on women they don’t like.’
A man of that level would not simply be hungry for a woman, so it seemed he was not alone in his delusion. Hye-ji’s confidence in her appearance has increased since she dyed her hair not long ago.
“So you’re not in contact with your dad now? “What about other family members?”
“Hmm… Her mom died when she was young and her grandmother raised me. Her grandmother passed away last year, and that bastard was drinking and making a fuss at her funeral. I thought he was a real dog nut. At that time he completely hung up. “When I see my father’s face again, I stop being human.”
“Ah… Sorry. “I said something pointless.”
“No. I brought this up because my brother listened to the story so well. After talking about it, I feel refreshed and good. Thank you.”
Hyunwoo, who nodded his head with a sorry look on her face, was quite interested in her, unlike before.
A young woman who breaks ties with her family and lives alone.
If you get kidnapped right away, there will be no one to report you missing.
That said, she didn’t mean to kidnap her, but what on earth does this woman believe about herself and tell such a story? Why am I so dependent on the person I met for the first time today?
It was clearly a light favor at first. Just enough for one bite. I thought that wasn’t enough, so I treated him more warmly, and now he’s telling me about Miju’s situation.
Hyunwoo wondered how far this woman would go on.
I’ve met dozens of women through apps so far, but this was something unique that I had never experienced before.
I was cut off from my family and my boyfriend who I recently broke up with. A state of complete isolation with absolutely no one to rely on.
Hyunwoo continues to pretend to listen to the woman’s story, and he calmly organizes his thoughts.
It was clear that this woman’s loneliness had reached the point where she was telling a dark family story to someone she met for the first time today.
Even if the woman’s words were full of self-pity, the anxiously shaking eyes from earlier prove it.
A woman with no family or friends, all she has is a young, fresh body and loneliness that is more abundant than others.
She is ‘handsome’ and the warm hand she extends is…
How much she must have rocked this woman. And how shaken is this woman even now?
With her blushing cheeks due to half-drunk drinking, it was obvious that she was secretly revealing her own feelings from earlier.
Hyunwoo couldn’t hold back his laughter. Isn’t this a pretty interesting situation? A bitch who should be so grateful just by picking her off once is clumsily trying to show romantic feelings.
How pathetic that sight is. And how delicious it is.
Hyunwoo made up his mind. Today, I’m going to try my best to act like the kind man this woman expects. She was very excited to see how far she would go with the favor she had given her as a joke.
I get a strange sense of elation when I imagine myself being swayed by words that are nothing but my own.
Her heart flutters at the thought that for the first time in a long time, she has found a woman who intrigues her. Therefore, she had to be handled carefully and calmly.
She doesn’t let this woman have any sense of the malice she harbors.
While offering comfort and empathy on the outside, the malevolence in her heart is delicately assembled. She also has a lot of warmth in her voice.
“It was very difficult, right? It was fate that we met like this today, so if you have anything you want to say, you can tell me more.”
“… You know you’re a really amazing person, right?”
“Me? Why?”
“No… Isn’t it usually like this when we meet on an app?”
Hyeji tilted her head and asked with a nervous expression. When we meet on an app, she usually wants to ask if it’s just a one-night stand, but she can’t find the right words, so she leaves the ending blank.
“That means the people you met are like that. There are strange people here, and there are good people, too.”
“Right… Right?”
“What would you think if I looked at Hyeji with her sunglasses on? Since she’s a girl I met through an app, I think she’d be a strange girl.”
Hyunwoo muttered softly with a serious expression on her face, which made her feel uncomfortable as well.
“Oh… I see. I’m sorry. The people I met the other day were all weird, so I thought they were all like that. Well, I thought I was the only one who was normal while using the app.”
Hyeji nods her head slightly as if she is convinced by Hyunwoo’s words. And I hope that this man might be that ‘good person’.
Hyunwoo glanced at Hyeji and then opened her mouth.
“So, do I look like a strange person or not?”
Even so, my liking for him was growing in my heart. She was startled when Hyunwoo leaned in front of the table and asked her playfully, as if he had revealed her feelings.
“Your brother… Isn’t a completely strange person, right? I’ve always thought you were a perfect person. I never imagined that you would listen to my story so well.”
“Really? I’m glad. Then I made it as a souvenir of meeting someone who wasn’t strange!”
Hyeji clinked her raised glass and suddenly felt worried.
What does this guy think of me? Maybe they think I’m a strange woman who tells a lot of depressing stories.
“I… But brother.”
“Huh?”
“… What kind of person do you think I am?”
“You? A strange person.”
Hyunwoo smiles lightly and answers without the slightest hesitation.
“No, you can be honest. I just met you for the first time today, and I told you about leaving home, breaking up with my boyfriend… And…”
“Hyeji. It’s okay. Everyone has moments when they need comfort.”
He cut off Hyeji’s fidgeting mid-sentence.
This older brother suddenly makes eye contact with her as she stares at him blankly, and continues what she was saying.
“It’s just that today was that kind of day, and you met me on that kind of day. I don’t think you’re a strange person at all.”
Hyeji felt like she was about to burst into tears as Hyunwoo calmly offered her comfort. How long has it been since I felt this warmth? And how she searched.
Hyunwoo’s eyes and voice as he spoke those words were as warm as the content of her words.
Hyeji smiled exaggeratedly, rubbing her reddening eyes. She didn’t want to ruin the current mood with unnecessary tears.
“Oppa, you know that you speak really nicely, right? You sound like a complete athlete. I almost had a heart attack.”
“I didn’t say that on purpose, I meant it. So if you want to cry, you don’t have to force yourself to hold it in.”
At those words, tears eventually flowed from Hyeji’s eyes. Does this older brother know how much comfort the words just gave him?
These days, it felt like the world was turning its back on him. Even with my poor family background and trashy ex-boyfriend, I was suffocated by the situation that showed no signs of getting better.
People my age are attending college, so I wonder if I can continue working part-time like this. I wish I had gone to college too. If only I had been born into a harmonious family. Me too…
It was a difficult reality for a 21-year-old to endure alone. A life that is limited to surviving rather than moving forward.
I couldn’t bear it because I was afraid that if my youth were to pass away like this, nothing would be burned and only ashes would remain.
“Huh… Hmm… Oh… Oppa. Just give me a moment… If you just leave me alone, I’ll be fine soon.”
Hyunwoo quietly moved to the seat next to her. Then, he pats her back with a gentle hand that doesn’t feel the slightest bit of selfishness.
Although he couldn’t see her with her head buried on the table, there was a twisted smile on Hyunwoo’s lips.
Isn’t she a fascinating woman? I knew from a while ago that she was quite drunk, but I couldn’t believe she was so upset over something she said so casually.
She seemed like she wanted to hear this for some reason.
Common sympathy and comfort.
Like, ‘It’s not your responsibility, it’s okay to not try hard, you can cry if you want to.’
Of course, Hyunwoo didn’t put any sincerity into his words just now. What does he know about the miserable worries of life at the bottom?
I just thought that the woman would like me if I said this, so I just threw out the words I had picked up.
However, my mouth is watering at the reaction that is more intense than I expected. As she struggled with her loneliness, she felt like she was a kind of companion to this woman.
She encourages you to hold on with all your might, but what kind of expression will this woman make when you tell her that it is actually a rotten rope?
Even if I try to roll her clinging body with all my might, will she still try to hold on to me like she does now?
This woman is truly mentally ill.
That’s why she’s weak.
And the weak were destined to become prey to the strong in a world where the fittest is the law of the fittest.
