Chapter 74 – Episode 74
“… Not good.”
What my uncle said first was unexpected.
Not so good?
I didn’t know you would think that way?
“In some ways, it’s not good, not really!”
“Uh… “
If I do this, will I go out?
What on earth?
“Where are you going?”
I repeated my uncle’s story.
You need to start by checking what you don’t like.
“It doesn’t work in many ways.”
“So what are the various aspects? “Don’t you like everything?”
“How can that be! “I’m not saying I don’t like it.”
“Then what?”
“What I say… “My preference is for a girl with a bit more body shape.”
Unlike his hesitant attitude up to now, my uncle spoke quickly.
“I like a girl with a bit more chubby body!”
“Hmm… Hong Eun-ji is a bit slender.”
“And I don’t like younger people! If I had to ask, I’m older than you!”
If you are older than your uncle at your current age…
There are only people who are quite old.
“Well, if I’m dating now, I have to get married, but if she’s as young as she is, wouldn’t it be hard for her to even think about getting married?”
“Yes… ? Since you are still young, it would be burdensome to start a relationship with the assumption of marriage.”
“Besides, we had a meal together last time.”
“What, you already went on a date?”
“You’re pushing me so hard, but can I just ignore you?”
Uncle is too strong against bad guys, but too weak against good people.
Even if Hong Eun-ji pushed her a little, she would have had a hard time refusing the request.
When I remembered that image, I couldn’t help but smile.
Hong Eun-ji, who is actively courting her, and her uncle, who is embarrassed and embarrassed by her courtship but cannot shake it off.
“What are you laughing at?”
“No, sorry. “Why did we eat together?”
“I was going to stay for dinner, but he liked different things than me.”
“Oh, really?”
“Okay. What kind of guy’s soup is this? Let’s eat it… If that young girl is a dick, she must like that pasta or something?”
“Did you like pasta, uncle?”
“I don’t hate it.”
“Did you hate soup and rice?”
“I don’t like it that much. “A hamburger is better.”
In my head, when I think of detectives, I only ate jjajangmyeon or seolleongtang…
I need to let go of my preconceived notions.
“So, Uncle, it wasn’t because of me that you bought me a hamburger every so often?”
“What are you talking about? “We just ate what we both liked.”
They always think of me and prepare food for me.
When I was young, I thought that way and was impressed by my uncle… That emotion has faded a little.
“Didn’t Hong Eun-ji tailor it to her uncle?”
“No. When we go out to eat together, we eat really well. Very blessed.”
“Oh yeah. By any chance, did you not like the way he was eating?”
“That’s a child. You should eat well. “It’s really nice to see that you’re not nitpicking.”
That’s a good thing.
“Anyway, that’s it. There are a lot of things I don’t like!”
The uncle’s voice as he said that became quieter.
“Grande… “
“Yes.”
“Ha… But, but… Even though I don’t like it, it’s not that bad… “
My uncle blushes while saying that.
It’s so…
“That’s why it was like this.”
“What?”
“I asked Eunji Hong. Uncle, which one is better? “I heard this and that, but there was one thing I didn’t agree with.”
“What is it?”
“My uncle is cute.”
“What?”
The uncle raises his eyebrows with a red face.
“But now I understand.”
“You idiot, are you saying I’m cute?”
“Can I possibly find my uncle cute? “I understand why you said it was cute, that’s right.”
The gap is so cool, that’s it.
“What… “
“Anyway, I heard your confession carefully. Does that mean you like Hong Eun-ji that much?”
“What did you hear from what I said until now?”
“By ear. “You heard very well, right?”
“This guy… “
The trembling uncle sighed and lifted his chin up to the table.
“Ha, yes. Right. Like it. I like it so much that I like it even when I don’t like it. It costs a lot.”
“But why avoid it?”
“I need some time. “My head is complicated.”
I see.
I nodded and spoke to my uncle.
“Uncle, do you remember when you went to the bathhouse with me when you were little?”
“Once or twice.”
“When I was shaking because I was scared of going into the cold bath, what did my uncle say?”
“What did I say?”
“I said that if you just close your eyes and go into this, it’s not a big deal. Don’t avoid scary things, just do them right away.”
“Why are we talking about that now?”
“Just close your eyes and fight head-on, man.”
My uncle raises his head at the sudden voice.
At the end of that gaze, Nayu was approaching.
“Why did you come here?”
“Can’t I come?”
“That’s not true, but if you came, you could just say you came, why are you hiding so much…” “
“It’s because you’re with me, Seok-ho.”
Another voice was heard, and this time my uncle jumped up from his seat.
The sound of a chair crashing attracted the attention of people around.
“Oh, that… “
“Sorry, everyone.”
Eunji Hong slightly lowered her head towards her surroundings, and the people who saw her turned their heads back to their own business.
My uncle sat back down in his seat, embarrassed, Nayu sat next to him, and Hong Eunji sat next to me.
“No, why is Eunji here… “
“I came with Nayu.”
“Uh, when did you come?”
“Before Seok-ho and Lee Jun-seok arrived.”
“Well, then it couldn’t be… “
“Yes, I heard everything.”
At Hong Eun-ji’s answer, her uncle looked at me.
“You… “
“Sorry. “I made some plans.”
“How could you do this to me…?” ! If Eunji proposed something like this, shouldn’t she have told me in advance!”
“Uh, I was the one who suggested it.”
My uncle is speechless at my words.
“What… ?”
“Yesterday, I met Hong Eun-ji and talked and thought about it. She said she wanted to support Hong Eun-ji. So she suggested it to Hong Eun-ji. I will call my uncle and hear his true feelings, so after hearing his true feelings, we can talk. Then you won’t be able to run away anymore.”
“Yes, you… “
My uncle is trembling and glaring at me, as if he is seeing a traitor.
Wouldn’t Caesar, who was stabbed by Brutus, make that kind of facial expression?
“Then, you two, talk slowly.”
“I’m going out with Junseok.”
“Now, wait a minute… “
“Mr. Seok-ho. Please don’t run away.”
Her uncle froze at Hong Eun-ji’s words.
“Uncle. Stop sticking out now.”
“Then bye bye, mister.”
With those last words, the two of us left the café.
It became exciting to hear Hong Eun-ji asking ‘What do you want to do?’ Between the two remaining behind us, but now is the time for her to take her place.
***
After leaving the café, Nayu and I squatted down in front of the café in a desperate situation.
Although he left space for the two, he decided to wait because he wanted to see the end.
The convenience store nearby also had no outdoor tables.
Surprisingly, there was no place to sit around here other than this café.
“What will happen?”
Slurp.
I asked Nayu while taking a sip of the Coke Zero I just bought.
“It will work out.”
“How do you know?”
“You know it when you see it, right?”
“Is it… ?”
Nayu probably has a better feel than me.
“The man is already in a tight grip. Unless Hong Eun-ji lets go, the game is already over.”
“Hmm… Still, I wonder if my uncle might reject it… “
“If you do that, you won’t be caught.”
“Oh, I see.”
My uncle is being held captive by Hong Eun-ji.
In other words, the uncle accepted what Hong Eun-ji caught.
If you have already accepted it, the game is over.
“It’s hard to finish a game that’s over.”
“What… I’m a person who hasn’t been in a relationship for a long time. “I’m not good at expressing my feelings.”
“Are men like that?”
“Isn’t the same true for women?”
“It seems a little different.”
“Really?”
Slurp.
We took a sip of Coke Zero and cider in silence.
“Is that delicious?”
“It’s worth eating. Do you want to eat?”
“No. I don’t know what Zero tastes like… “
“It’s okay once you get used to it. And they say sugar water is bad for dieting.”
“I drink a lot of cider, but I don’t gain weight.”
It all went to my heart and I almost said ‘yes’ for a moment, but I held it in.
Because it is such low-level sexual harassment.
“… Hong Eun-ji probably doesn’t like cider.”
“This pervert.”
“No, why?”
“We were just talking about breasts.”
Instead, Nayu immediately understood what I said back.
Am I already caught up in Nayu?
No, Gahye is already caught.
‘It’s been like that from the beginning… ‘
Feeling some sense of sadness, I closed my eyes for a moment.
‘Oh, poor me.’
After mourning myself, I opened my eyes and saw Nayu.
Is it because we just talked about breasts?
My eyes are drawn to Nayu’s breasts.
‘No, I’m not pitiful.’
I reflect on myself for saying I was happy.
“Anyway, when will it come out?”
“Wouldn’t it take a while? Because it’s a head-to-head match… “
“If it’s a head-to-head match, shouldn’t it be a one-shot fight?”
“Hmm… “Now, rather than a head-to-head fight, I guess I should think of it as catching an animal in a trap.”
“Yes, that’s it.”
As I said that, Nayu and I remembered a documentary we watched together a few days ago.
There was a scene where they rescued a trapped bear and put it in a cage, but it took a lot of time.
Slurp.
So we became speechless again.
It was that time.
“Junseok~!”
A familiar voice was heard from far away.
When I turned my head, I saw Gahye.
“What are you doing~!”
Ga-hye came running and stood in front of me and Nayu and said, “Okay.”
“Huh? “Why did you come here?”
“I’m on my way back from the bookstore!”
Saying that, Gahye showed the paper bag she was holding in her hand.
Ah, it was near the bookstore.
“What are you doing, Junseok? With Nayu? Squatting on the road… “
“Wait for someone.”
“Who?”
“Mister.”
“Mister? Ah, Junseok’s uncle?”
Gahye squatted down next to me, and I became stuck between the two women.
“You said it was the police, right? What’s going on?”
“Big deal.”
“Big deal? What is it, did a violent crime occur?”
“No, that’s not it… It’s a long explanation… “
I briefly explained it to Gahye.
The new relationship I had with my uncle, the fact that there was a large age difference in that relationship, and when Nayu and I met the person in that relationship, he turned out to be a nice person, so I planned a plan for the two to face each other head on…
“Junseok, you really like gathering people in one place.”
“It’s not because I like it, it’s because it’s the answer. If you don’t talk face to face, misunderstandings will build up and things won’t work out.”
“Hmm~”
Gahye answered roughly and changed the topic.
“Buy me a drink too.”
Gahye said that and patted my pocket.
“My wallet… “
“It’s on the other side.”
“Yes~cha~”
As Gahye sits still, she extends her hand across from me.
Thanks to this, Gahye’s body was in a position to embrace me.
“Hey, hey, come back and take it out…” “
“Yes~cha~”
Ga-hye ignores my words and continues to target my wallet.
Thanks to this, I felt like I was going to lose my balance, and Nayu, who saw it, put her body right on top of me and helped me regain my balance.
“Huh?”
But somehow.
This time when I am caught between two women.
My uncle and Hong Eun-ji found me as they came out of the café.
