Chapter 59 – Episode 59 – My Girlfriend Is Soo-Jung?! (4)
“Jin-hyun, what are you going to choose?”
Soo-jung asks innocently.
Still, not being flustered by the price and being oblivious are clearly different.
It would be a bit much to suddenly go into overdrive and pick the most expensive course here. I asked Soo-jung in return.
“I know, right? Is there a course you’d recommend?”
Honestly, I don’t really know even when looking at the menu.
The only things I’ve ever eaten at a Chinese restaurant are the basic dishes like jajangmyeon, jjampong, sweet and sour pork, kung pao chicken, and dumplings.
But the courses here seem very different from those at a regular Chinese restaurant. There were quite a few dishes I’d never heard of before.
“Ah, this one, this one. I’ve tried different things every time I come here, but I think this course is the best.”
“Really?”
“Yeah! These three~ hmm. I don’t know because I haven’t tried them.”
“Okay? Then I’ll go with the course Soo-jung recommends.”
“Okay, okay.”
Actually, the course Soo-jung recommended was already a 155,000 won course. A bit more expensive than the middle range.
My father-in-law nods at my choice.
“That’s definitely more suited to young people’s tastes.”
“I know, right? What are you going to eat, Soo-jung?”
“I’m going to try this one.”
Soo-jung chose a new course she had never tried before. My father-in-law and mother-in-law both ordered the second most expensive course.
After ordering, the basic setting of tea and pickled radish for cleansing the palate came out.
Soo-jung and I ate a few pieces of the pickled radish, and my father-in-law sipped his tea.
Oh, this is pretty good?
Then, my mother-in-law suddenly opened her mouth.
“Honey, what do you think about the two of them dating?”
That’s a very direct question.
‘Finally, it’s here.’
As I waited with a pounding heart for the answer, my father-in-law opened his mouth.
“What do I think? If they’re dating, they’re dating.”
“Really?”
My mother-in-law looks at my father-in-law with a surprised expression. Soo-jung chimed in.
“That’s right, Mom. Dad was the one who pushed me to get a boyfriend in the first place, so it’s obvious.”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
I was secretly thinking, ‘There’s no way I’ll give my daughter to someone like you!’ I thought something like that might happen, but my father-in-law was surprisingly calm.
My father-in-law quietly closed his eyes and listened to Soo-jung and my mother-in-law’s conversation, then opened his eyes and looked at me.
A simple but weighty word came out.
“Do you like Soo-jung?”
“Yes, I do.”
I answer without a moment’s hesitation.
It didn’t even take a second for this answer to come out of my mouth.
The beginning itself was the worst relationship, starting with a rape caused by my desire, but somehow, I made her my heroine.
Just as I raised her favorability and made her love me, I also intended to love her to the end.
“How long have you two been dating?”
“It’s been six days as of today.”
If you count the day when I reached 100 favorability and Soo-jung became my perfect woman, it’s been four days, but if you count the day I confessed normally, it’s been six days. The way she invited me to her house to cook for me back then was so cute.
“Six days…”
“Oh, it’s shorter than I thought.”
My father-in-law nods, and my mother-in-law is amazed.
“Actually, I don’t really have any intention of interfering with my daughter’s dating.”
My father-in-law took a sip of his tea.
“Rather, I’m the type who wants my daughter to date actively. From Soo-jung’s perspective, experiencing dating is also a life experience, and it’s about enjoying a heart-fluttering youth. I think dating is freedom.”
He looked directly into my eyes as he spoke. I didn’t look away.
“However, if there’s one thing I’m concerned about, it’s whether you’re seeing Soo-jung as a joke or not. Even if a painful relationship is also a life experience, there’s nothing but hurt left in the betrayal of emotions.”
The teacup he put down clanged heavily on the table.
“If you two are truly dating because you like each other, I have no intention of stopping you at all. Even if you break up later because you don’t get along, that can’t be helped. But, at this moment. If you don’t truly like Soo-jung, I can’t allow the relationship. What about you?”
Soo-jung and my mother-in-law, all three of them, are focused on me.
I think I know what my father-in-law is thinking.
My father-in-law wanted Soo-jung to experience dating, and he didn’t really care who I was as her dating partner.
However, he was worried that I might be seeing her as a joke and hurt her.
It’s a story that everyone can relate to, but dating and marriage are completely separate.
My father-in-law wanted Soo-jung to experience dating, and it seemed like he didn’t care much who it was as long as they truly loved each other.
That’s what I thought, just by the fact that he hadn’t asked me what university I went to, what my job was, etc.
I actually thought he would come at me with a background check right away…
‘But this isn’t enough.’
I wanted Soo-jung’s father to see me not just as a passing dating partner for Soo-jung, but as a reliable son-in-law.
I answered sincerely.
“Your concern is valid, but I am not seeing Soo-jung as a joke. Although it hasn’t been long since I started dating Soo-jung, I don’t think you can express the ups and downs of emotions by the number of days you’ve been dating.”
I grabbed Soo-jung’s hand.
“Before I met Soo-jung, I didn’t have much peace of mind. But as I spent time with her every day, I felt happy.”
I make eye contact with Soo-jung.
“Every day was exciting. I had never eaten a proper meal since I moved out and started living on my own, but when Soo-jung invited me to her house and cooked for me, I was incredibly touched. I sincerely love Soo-jung. This is my true feeling.”
There was no lie in my words.
Actually, before I met Soo-jung every day, it was before I got the heroine app, so I was always worried about what to do in the future and just played games without any peace of mind.
It was always nice when I went grocery shopping with Soo-jung every day, and I was truly touched when she cooked for me.
Of course, on top of that, it was also great physically after changing her appearance and kidnapping her to rape her to my heart’s content…
‘Well, I can’t say that.’
If I said that, my father-in-law’s favorability might drop to 0.
“Jin-hyun…”
Soo-jung’s eyes are a little teary with emotion.
Even though I whisper that I love her while we’re together almost every day, she seems moved by my confession.
My father-in-law has a rather satisfied smile. My mother-in-law was also nodding with a smiling face.
“I see. I’m relieved to hear your answer. Well, I actually knew it too.”
“Yes?”
“That you’re sincere. Would you even come to meet your partner’s parents if you were just dating as a joke? You wouldn’t.”
I agreed with my father-in-law’s words as he chuckled.
That’s true.
“Soo-jung. You shouldn’t meet a man just to show off to us when you don’t love him.”
“Of course! Jin-hyun is the best in the world.”
“The, the best in the world?”
My father-in-law is flustered by Soo-jung’s confident statement.
My mother-in-law’s eyes curved into half-moons. I could hear a small laugh.
“Hehe. Honey, didn’t you say you weren’t jealous?”
“Ahem! Well, anyway. Judging by your attitudes, you both seem to be doing well.”
My father-in-law’s face relaxes, and the atmosphere becomes much warmer.
“Here is the five-colored cold dish.”
Just in time, the food started to come out.
“Thank you for the meal.”
I bowed my head again to Soo-jung’s parents. My father-in-law smiled and nodded.
“Yes. Eat a lot.”
We picked up our utensils.
“By the way, how did you two meet, our Soo-jung?”
“That’s right, I’m curious too, honey.”
Now, questions are slowly coming out in the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
Just as I was about to answer, Soo-jung took the lead.
“Ah. We met by chance on a day when I wasn’t feeling well, and he helped me with grocery shopping. And~…”
Soo-jung said, reminiscing about the past as if she was really enjoying it.
The reason she wasn’t feeling well = because I raped her, but Soo-jung naturally knew that part and left it out.
Her parents listened to her story as if they were interested.
They happened to meet each other more often, and eventually, they ended up going grocery shopping together every day. That’s how they naturally became close and started dating. That was the gist of the story.
“Oh my, how romantic. Still, for Soo-jung to be dating. Time really flies.”
“I know, right? I honestly thought it would be a relief if she did it at least once before she turned twenty-five.”
“That’s right, honey.”
Soo-jung puffs out her cheeks.
“Geez. Do Mom and Dad still think I’m a kid?”
“Of course. Honestly, it feels like you just graduated elementary school yesterday…”
“Yesterday!”
My father-in-law asks with a look of realization.
“Oh, right. How old are you?”
“I’m twenty-two this year, the same age as Soo-jung.”
“Oh. It’s good that you’re the same age. Have you served in the military?”
“Yes. I enlisted right after graduating high school and was discharged at the end of last year.”
“Hmm. It’s good to go early.”
I didn’t go to university, so I was able to enlist right away in my early twenties.
‘I am curious about campus life though.’
At the beginning of this year, not long after I was discharged, I was so desperate for a girlfriend that I even thought about going to any university while playing dating sims day and night.
‘But now I have Soo-jung, Delia, and who knows who else will join.’
I don’t even have enough time to date every day.
“Still, Soo-jung won against Ye-hwa in terms of dating.”
My father-in-law suddenly said. My mother-in-law agreed.
“That’s right.”
“Huh? Why is Ye-hwa’s story coming up here?”
Soo-jung asks in surprise.
“I had a drink with President Jang last week. He was also sighing that his daughter had no intention of dating.”
“Oh, really?”
My mother-in-law tilts her head.
“Didn’t you say you met her last time? Don’t you know?”
“We never talk about dating when we meet…”
As she said that, Soo-jung slowly started to look at me. She seemed worried about my reaction to the sudden mention of Ye-hwa.
My mother-in-law and father-in-law, who were quick-witted, couldn’t have missed Soo-jung’s behavior. My mother-in-law looked at Soo-jung with a suspicious gaze.
“Hmm? Why are you looking at Jin-hyun when we’re talking about Ye-hwa?”
“Huh? Ah, it’s nothing.”
When Soo-jung avoids eye contact, this time my father-in-law and mother-in-law’s gaze is fixed on me.
I answered as if I didn’t care.
“Ah. I’ve seen Ye-hwa visiting Soo-jung’s house. I think that’s why she’s acting like that…”
My mother-in-law nods.
“Hmm. Soo-jung, were you wary of Ye-hwa’s appearance?”
“You can’t cheat, you hear?”
My father-in-law’s expression hardens.
“…Of course.”
I lied with a straight face. I couldn’t say that I was cheating in front of my girlfriend’s parents.
When I think about it, it wasn’t my heroines who were the problem in my harem, but rather their parents.
Hmm. I need to think about a solution for this.
‘But wait a minute. If I think about it, isn’t this not cheating?’
That’s right.
I suddenly came to my senses with a flash of thought.
I’m just building a harem legitimately after getting permission from Soo-jung and Delia.
It’s definitely not cheating!
It’s a legitimate harem!!
“I have no intention of cheating at all.”
I said even more firmly, looking into my father-in-law’s eyes.
“Hmm. Okay. That’s good then.”
My father-in-law, who had looked at my answer and my eyes, relaxed his expression and smiled with satisfaction.
