Chapter 1087 – A Date for Three People Who Are Not in a Sponsorship Relationship (2)
10 minutes before the appointment time. Arriving at the café, Eunseol Lee quietly looked around the café and made eye contact with Seolah Choi, who was already seated.
‘. Since when have you been here?’
They didn’t just sit there, and judging by the coffee already on the table, they must have arrived at least 5 minutes early and taken a seat.
They came here not 10 minutes, but 15 minutes ago, and took a seat.
Even though I thought it was a pointless situation, I also felt like I was outsmarted and felt a little shaken.
Still, I pretended like nothing had happened, ordered coffee, and sat down across from Choi Seol-ah.
“It’s been a long time.”
“I guess so.”
When I greeted him in a calm voice with as little emotion as possible, the answer came back in a calm voice that showed no emotion whatsoever.
If he had come to pick me up by car like he always did, the two of us wouldn’t have had to face each other like this.
Today, for some reason, I chose a café as the meeting place instead of picking him up in person, so this uncomfortable situation arose.
After briefly exchanging greetings, the two people closed their mouths for a moment and checked each other’s attire.
Now that the weather is getting hotter, the two people’s clothes are also thinner than when they first met.
Choi Seol-ah was wearing a thin summer dress that went down to just below her knees, and Lee Eun-seol was wearing a short skirt that reached just above her knees and a thin shirt.
Neither of them put too much effort into it, but it was an outfit that gave a cool and refreshing vibe when you just looked at it.
However, unlike Choi Seol-ah, who calmly finished her observation, Lee Eun-seol could not help but feel that she was feeling slightly uncomfortable.
It was because of the simple design of the choker without any decoration that was tied over the exposed white neck.
Considering that Choi Seol-ah’s overall coordination has a bright and refreshing tone, the black choker is just a decoration that neither matches nor is intrusive.
However, the important thing was that the choker was a gift from Choi Min-seok.
Although she received a dog collar as a gift from Choi Min-seok, she couldn’t help but feel deprived because chokers and dog collars had different basic uses.
Choi Seol-ah lets out a small huff when she sees Lee Eun-seol’s gaze directed towards her own choker.
She wanted to show off a little more by stroking her choker, but she didn’t know if she would get scolded by Choi Minseok again, so she ended up going to this point.
Lee Eun-seol wasn’t oblivious either, so she could fully understand what the laughter she was laughing at meant, but she did her best to calm down her irritation without showing any signs of resentment.
‘. Let’s wait and see.’
She will definitely receive a proper gift from Choi Min-seok after she quits the romantic relationship.
As he was trying to sign an exclusive contract with a better place, he was late in signing the contract, and because of that, he was also a little late in quitting the sponsorship relationship.
She did not think that she was far behind Choi Seol-ah, so she was able to calm her jealousy.
While we were feeling so different from each other and just looking at our phones without talking, the café door opened with a clanging sound and Choi Min-seok came inside.
At the sound of the door opening, the two people’s heads turned like puppies waiting for their owner, and even their expressionless expressions became animated.
“I said I would come on time. Am I the last one?”
“No, we just arrived.”
“That’s right. It’s not like I came late. What?”
Even while answering Choi Min-seok’s words as he sits down and speaks a little shamelessly, the two people’s expressions show a slight joy and sorrow.
It was because Choi Min-seok sat next to Lee Eun-seol among the two people sitting across from each other at a table.
As for Choi Min-seok, she just sat nearby without thinking, but as two women who had a burning competitive spirit inside, she couldn’t help but react sensitively to such an insignificant incident.
“Well, I’m glad. Anyway, it’s nice to see each other again after a long time. Everything was fine with you both, right?”
“Yes. I’ve been well.”
“Me too. Minseok, everything was okay, right?”
“Well, it’s always the same.”
It’s easy to have a conversation because even if you just say one or two light words, you’ll get a positive response.
It was a truly shocking scene for men who put in all their efforts to win a woman’s favor.
“Okay then, I’ll just place an order and come back.”
Did you plan to say hello first? When Choi Min-seok gets up from his seat as if to lighten the mood, the two people’s gazes that had been directed at Choi Min-seok turn to each other again.
Of course, unlike Choi Seol-ah, who treated Choi Min-seok kindly from the beginning, only Lee Eun-seol, who acted arrogantly with all kinds of pride, felt embarrassed.
“Eunseol. Your mood has definitely become brighter. I think you look much better than before.”
“. Thank you. I don’t think Seol-ah smiles that much either.”
In response to Choi Seol-ah’s question, which subtly says, ‘Isn’t that the type of person you are?’, She puts on a calm expression as much as possible and replies, ‘You’re the same, so why are you doing this?’
In Choi Seol-ah’s case, she didn’t have a bad personality like Lee Eun-seol, but that didn’t mean she was the type to smile brightly either.
“Thanks to Minseok, things worked out well. As we got along comfortably, we ended up laughing a lot. Isn’t that the same for Eunseol?”
“Well, that’s right.”
If she had heard this before, she would have said without hiding her displeasure that it was not thanks to anyone, but that she was good and worked hard to get to this point.
However, right now, it was more important not to be defeated in the subtle battle between women than to have such pride, so I was able to ignore this kind of comment.
“What are you talking about so interestingly?”
“It’s just that. We were both saying that we were happy that things were going well these days.”
Choi Min-seok, who had just returned from ordering, asked in a curious voice, and Choi Seol-ah took the initiative to calm the mood.
“Well, you both are busy these days. I also feel proud when I see you. Although I feel a little sad that we don’t get to see each other often.”
“I’m usually free after work, so it’s okay if you call me in the evening.”
“Me too.”
When Choi Min-seok says that he regrets not being able to see her often, Lee Eun-seol takes the initiative and says that she is the same as Choi Seol-ah.
At the same time, the two people’s gazes briefly crossed once again, but since it was in front of Choi Min-seok, there was no significant current and passed quietly.
* * *
On the outside, it’s amicable. However, time passed quickly as we exchanged glances and talked as if we were subtly competing.
“Still, it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, so it’s a bit awkward to go in right away. Shall we go on a date and then go in?”
“Good.”
“I like it too.”
It’s not that I don’t like sex, but as two people who know that dating outside is better in order to break away from the sponsorship relationship and build proper goodwill between men and women, there was no reason to refuse.
However,
“Then, is there somewhere you want to go?”
“”…””
When we were told to choose a date spot ourselves, we had no choice but to stop talking and look at each other.
Until now, whenever I met Choi Min-seok, he always decided where to go.
Now that I have been handed the choice, I have no idea where to go.
Although they were popular because of their good looks, the request to suddenly choose a date course was too difficult for two people who had no real dating experience.
The most common things were shopping and movies, which I usually did, but I had the sense to say that because I thought I might be answering too roughly.
Still, if possible, I would like to express my opinion before the other person, and I hope that the silence filled with such complex emotions will continue for a while.
“Well, let’s take a walk and think about it first.”
“Well, I do that.”
“Just sitting there is a bit annoying.”
Choi Min-seok spoke first as if to appease the two people who were unable to make a decision, and the two people, who were still unable to think of anything, nodded in agreement with joy.
As they settled down and got up, the two of them thought that they should prepare a proper date course next time.
After leaving the café, the two walked down the street with their arms crossed, as if marking each other’s territory.
Of course, the walk ended quickly because Choi Min-seok, who saw sweat beading on the foreheads of the two people in the hot weather, hurriedly caught a taxi.
“I’m sorry. I should have decided where to go in advance. I just made you suffer for no reason.”
“Oh, no. Isn’t it bad to just walk without thinking?”
“That’s right. Sometimes I think something like this is okay.”
At the same time, he comforted me by saying that it wasn’t a bad idea to apologize to him as if he didn’t deserve it.
‘. It’s more fun than I thought?’
Ruining a date like this is something I would never have done under normal circumstances, but it was fun to see them having a hard time looking at each other, so it was just a prank.
Even so, it was quite interesting to see even Lee Eun-seol smiling without the slightest hint of offense.
From the beginning, I thought there would be some level of competition between the two of them, but I didn’t expect that it would become a situation where they couldn’t do anything and just looked at each other.
Anyway, now that we’ve had enough of joking around, we decided to go to the movie theater with the idea of making them feel comfortable, and only then did the two’s nervous expressions ease up, as if they were a little relieved.
Next time, I thought it would be a good idea to have these two decide their own date course.
After entering the theater, both hands were tied because both sides were trying to hold hands, but it wasn’t a bad idea to feed them popcorn and bring them straws as if they were competing.
