Chapter 31 – I Slept With Hyeji
As soon as I opened the door, I unconsciously let out a short exclamation at the black shadow blocking my path.
“Ah… Pa.”
“It looks like you came in late.”
Dad was already fully dressed and ready to go to work.
“Why are you leaving so early?”
Dad usually leaves home around 7:30. It’s still 6:30, so it’s an hour earlier than usual. I was wondering if you were busy today.
“The erotic stories I read early in the morning are so rich.”
An unexpected answer came back.
“Dad. You can just say it’s because you’re busy with work.”
“What’s wrong, guys? “It’s not embarrassing to read pornographic stories.”
But that’s not something to be proud of.
… No, wait a minute, I think we had this conversation some time ago. While I was perplexed by a strange sense of déjà vu, my father cleared his throat once and tapped my shoulder.
“I put some pocket money in it, so check it.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“Suddenly. “It’s because I’m grateful.”
Ah, that’s what it meant. I laughed and took my phone out of my pocket. There was 50,000 won in the account.
If 50,000 won is paid for helping you use Novelpia’s monthly subscription, it’s a pretty good business.
“Son, didn’t you say that you also write something?”
“I did.”
“If it’s something like a dirty story, try writing it at Novelpia. Don’t you know? There, he will become a very famous writer and become a huge hit.”
“There are so many people who are good at writing, so don’t say you don’t know.”
“Huh?”
Ah. Only then did I become embarrassed and quickly shut my mouth. Of course, I didn’t even tell my dad that I was making money through pornographic stories. I was curious about how my father, who was enjoying Novelpia so much, would react to my novel, but at least the time for coming out was not now.
“No, well, it’s just that there are so many good people in the world…”
So I just awkwardly massaged the back of my head like that.
“Maybe you’re that proud person?”
Those words unexpectedly penetrated my heart, and I forgot what I wanted to say and ended up looking at my father with a dumb expression.
“Have a nice day.”
Dad chuckled, tapped me on the shoulder, and went out to the front door. I stood still for a while and watched my dad leaving the front door.
I felt like I had been hit.
But maybe it was something completely unexpected.
I felt good.
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As she was taking a shower and drying her hair in the bathroom, she was awakened by a loud noise and her mother slowly walked out of her bedroom.
“What time did you come in yesterday?”
“Around 3 o’clock.”
“Didn’t you just come here?”
“I said hello to my dad when I came out of the room earlier.”
Actually, strictly speaking, 3 o’clock was said quite early, but it would have been more believable that way. Her mother nodded and headed toward the kitchen.
“What do you want to eat?”
“I’m going to go out in the morning and come back.”
“Where else?”
In response to the creeping pressure that I could feel even when I was half asleep, I took out the card I had prepared in advance.
“I want to go to the mountains.”
“What kind of mountain is it all of a sudden?”
“I have a lot to think about. “I also exercise a bit on the side.”
“Fine dust is the worst.”
“Ah. Really?”
This is unexpected.
The excuse that came out in the midst of embarrassment was very weak and petty.
“They say there are a lot of trees in the mountains, so they block all the fine dust.”
This is my personal opinion without any scientific basis. Anyway, how are you? All I had to do was get out.
“Do you want to go together?”
In the end, the mother waved her hand and went back into the living room.
“What am I.”
“Please sleep a little longer. “I will eat after working out.”
“Okay. “I need to sleep more, too.”
It’s a success. It was effective for her to wear training clothes to add detail. After making sure my mom closed the door and went into the master bedroom, I went to her room, took her cell phone, and left the house immediately.
The time was slightly before 7 o’clock.
I was wondering if Hyeji was sleeping, so I sent her a text message instead of calling her.
[Hyeji. Now?]
I never thought the day would come when I would text a girl, ‘Are you sleeping?’ Many people mistakenly believe that a ‘sloppy ex-boyfriend’ is not something that should be ridiculed. In order to be an ex-boyfriend, you must first have been a ‘boyfriend’, so this means that he is at least one step ahead of countless single people.
I don’t know what that means, but it means that I’m thrilled that I can suddenly send a text message asking ‘Are you sleeping?’.
The reply came quickly as expected.
[Not yet.]
[Why aren’t you sleeping yet?]
[You said you would make it look pretty and wait.]
I expected that they would be waiting.
But what is the connection between saying ‘I will make it pretty and wait’ and staying up all night?
The answer Hyeji gave to that was.
[Men say their wives are the prettiest when they sleep.]
Puheup.
This novel idea made me burst into laughter.
[So, when my brother comes, I will sleep right in front of him.]
Then, when she received that text, she was so happy that it felt like her heart was going to explode.
It felt like I could hear a voice in a text message, and the soft scent of Hyeji was wafting around me.
The smile did not leave my face the entire time I rode the village bus to the entrance of Konkuk University.
By the way, ‘when her wife sleeps’. It was cheeky yet so cute to talk as if they were already married.
‘Anyway, it’s a wedding…’
It was a very unfamiliar and distant word.
I’ve never really thought about it. Since I am now in my early 20s, it is too early to worry, and these days, not everyone is getting married.
So, when I heard the word ‘marriage’, the picture that came to mind was that of couples in other dramas, or of a bride and groom being happy while listening to congratulatory songs.
There is a difference in location, but at least it means that I have never drawn them standing next to each other.
But just now, when Hyeji sent that text message.
Surprisingly, I imagined myself standing side by side with Hyeji.
“…”
What kind of shady idea is this? That’s exactly what I was saying, that people who are single from birth can simulate their children and grandchildren in their heads just by touching them.
[I’m getting off the bus right now.]
[How long does it take by bus?]
[About 3 minutes on foot?]
Hyeji quickly responded, wondering if she was really just looking at her phone. I walked quickly so that Hyeji, who was tired, wouldn’t have to wait any longer.
Now that I think about it, what issue was it? I don’t remember yesterday because I was slightly drunk and entered the dorm groping Hyeji’s butt. She entered the motel thinking she would ask at the counter.
“Oppa!”
To my surprise, Hyeji came down the stairs in a tight-fitting dress and waved her hand at me.
I opened my arms to Hyeji, who came towards me with a bright smile, like a child running to her mother after kindergarten.
“Kyaaa!”
Hyeji’s tiny body, about a head shorter than me, is cradled in my arms.
I said while stroking Hyeji’s head.
“I should have been sleeping for a while. Are you tired?”
“I think my brother will definitely come pick me up early in the morning. “I waited.”
“What did you do for two hours?”
“Just wash. “I waited while watching TV.”
“Did you watch some drama or something?”
At those words, Hyeji looked up at me from within her arms with her signature sly expression.
“There’s a lot of porn here. Lol…”
… Yes, this is how Shin Hyeji should be.
At that time, the counter window suddenly opened. Hyeji screamed at the sudden loud sound, and when she let out a short scream, she reflexively hugged Hyeji tightly and comforted her.
The man in the white running shirt, with half of his head bald, didn’t like how she was hugging and cuddling in front of the counter and started yelling at her.
“Don’t do things that make your eyes bleed from the morning breeze, go to your room and do it!!”
I guess I really didn’t want to see it.
“President. “What time is check-out here?”
“It’s one poem, why!”
“I see.”
I bowed my head and pressed the elevator button.
“Then I’ll come out then.”
The running shirt man’s face got red, and he started screaming loudly. We burst into laughter as we ran away to the elevator that had just arrived.
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And.
We actually went into the room and slept holding hands until our eyes were sore.
Although I may not be able to sleep for a few hours, I was so happy just to be able to sleep under the same blanket as Hyeji.
Just as it means.
I slept with Hyeji.
