Chapter 73: Jogging

Chapter 73: Jogging

There is a level of tension that we experience when skipping classes at the academy and subsequently receiving a call from mom.

Choi Yiseo -

And I am experiencing the same sort of tension as those days when I see Choi Yiseo’s name on the incoming call display right now.

Should I answer it?

There was a moment of hesitation, but eventually, my finger touched the screen to answer the call as the phone kept vibrating.

“Hello?”

As I cautiously and carefully answered the phone, from the other end...

What’s up, why did it take you so long to answer?

I heard Choi Yiseo’s voice, which wasn’t much different from usual. The moment I heard it, I felt the tension in my body release and I turned calm.

The video itself was taken down quickly at our request, and I immediately deleted the post from the Bamboo Forest too.

In fact, only someone like Yu Arin, who needs to stay in the Bamboo Forest, might have seen that video.

Registered under the student ID of Choi Yiseo, Anonymous287 had previously been blocked, as I mistook her account for Ahn Hyeon-ho’s.

Since Choi Yiseo doesn’t use SNS, it was naturally impossible for her to know about the original post.

‘Thinking about it, I don’t have to be afraid.’

Even though I’m in a somewhat delicate relationship with Choi Yiseo, she’s not my girlfriend, after all.

‘But why do I feel so guilty?’

Despite questioning why I feel uncomfortable about spending a night with Seo Yerin, I responded with a joke for now.

“I came to senior Han-kang’s house with senior Ju-hee. Because of a group project.”

Hmm, that’s a pretty unique combination.

Indeed, what a unique combination.

“I think senior Han-kang might end up abandoned in the Han River today. The culprit would be senior Ju-hee.”

...What’s happening?

I back away subtly.

The screams from senior Han-kang were so clear, one might think it’s from a scene of torture.

Seeing senior Ju-hee fighting with all her might, I vow never to mess with her again.

I can’t believe I had the nerve to brief her on her position.

“Anyway, I’m a bit busy because of that. Why did you call?”

Ah, you said you were going to shoot a movie. I was wondering when it would start.

“Hmm, there’s been a change, so I think I need to ask Senior. I’ll check and get back to you after I’m done here.”

Okay... Are you going to work out today?

Having recently fallen in love with home training, I answered with a confident laugh.

“Let’s do it, I think my body has gotten better recently. Feels like more muscles?”

Alright, see you then.

Click.

Choi Yiseo showed a lukewarm response. I felt relieved, as if a weight had been lifted off my chest. Was it like overcoming a huge mountain?

“Argh! Help meee! People of the neighborhood!”

‘I should join the fray too.’

Those are men and women.

Enemies of both genders.

I was seriously considering asking Senior Ju-hee if we should proceed with a castration plan.

Wooong!

Yu Arin -

Another call came in.

Eventually, I sighed and answered the call.

“Ah, what?”

Wanna die? Why are you ignoring my calls and messages.

“There was something up. What’s up.”

Yu Arin, faced with my confident tone, seemed to get even more annoyed and grumbled.

What do you mean, ‘what’s up?’ Are you seriously asking me that?!

“Ah... because of the video earlier?”

Wow, impressive. You don’t seem bothered at all. Are you happy that it’s spread that you’re good at sex?

“That was practice for the short film.”

What?

This is exactly the excuse I came up with. I told Seo Yerin and the SNS uploader to explain in such a manner.

If we send in a real practice video later, they’ll apologize and upload the video themselves.

“It was for a project practice, you know? Seo Yerin and senior Han Kang are the leads in the film they’re shooting this time. We were practicing for that.”

Have you forgotten that I helped you with the script? There’s no such scene in it, you know?

“Ha, acting like you’re part of our team now? Sorry, but that’s something we discussed and added on our own.”

Where does this outsider get off interfering in the matters of our group?

If we say that’s how it is, then that’s how it is.

Weren’t you supposed to write the script in English?

“We can practice acting in Korean.”

Ha, make that excuse usable to Yiseo, you bastard.

Huh?

Why bring up Choi Yiseo all of a sudden?

“Choi Yiseo wouldn’t know. Since the original and reposted articles have already been deleted.”

......

“We just spoke on the phone earlier? She wasn’t embarrassed or distant, but just in case, I’m warning you, don’t say a word to Choi Yiseo.”

There was a moment of silence.

Then, Yu Arin clicked her tongue and answered.

You fool.

“Why, moron.”

Because Choi Yiseo and I watched it together.

“......”

“............”

“Shit.”

“Are you here?”

The scenery of the walking path at sunset was always the same, but today it felt strangely poignant.

Perhaps it was because of the female student with deep blue hair, warming up in her workout clothes, waiting for me within the landscape.

“Yes, I’m here.”

“It seems right. That it’s right for me to go this way.”

“......”

“No matter what others do. After all, you are conscious of me.”

At those words.

My mouth opened slightly without realizing it.

It wasn’t wrong.

When I had sex with Seo Yerin.

The first thing I worried about was Choi Yiseo.

When the video spread, when the call came, when we agreed to meet.

I was always concerned about Choi Yiseo.

Before I knew it.

The moment I realized that the person named Choi Yiseo had taken up a significant place inside me.

A night breeze blew to me.

Riding on it, Choi Yiseo gently leaned on my shoulder.

“This is my pace.”

Slowly, but surely.

I could feel that the person named Choi Yiseo was coming closer to me.

“I-I smell like sweat...”

Whether that was unpleasant.

Or reminded me of an ex-girlfriend.

Or my emotions were more confused than I thought.

I’m not sure, but I tried to push her away forcibly.

“I don’t mind your sweat smell.”

Choi Yiseo, on the contrary, wrapped her arms around me and clung closer, and I involuntarily tensed up.

‘Why does even her sweat smell strangely sweet?’

It was fragrant, and strangely stimulated a man’s sexual fantasies.

The soft chest wrapped around my arm, along with the pheromones it seductively gave out.

Even if I wanted to pull away, there was nowhere to run since I was sitting on the bench.

“I think I’ve sorted things out.”

Choi Yiseo, who spoke with a sense of relief, then rose from her seat. As the touch, warmth, and scent of her arm disappeared, a strange sense of regret overcame me.

“Let’s go eat, to your house.”

She mentioned it with a refreshing smile, out of the blue.

“...My house?”

“Yeah, I told Minji that I would sleep over at your place tonight.”

At those words, I stared blankly at Choi Yiseo before responding.

“We don’t have condoms?”

“This idiot...!”

Ppuk!

Choi Yiseo’s fist flew at me right away. Some habits never die.

As I huddled on the bench, Choi Yiseo pounded on my back, shouting.

“Just now! Just before! You said you wouldn’t do that! You said okay that we’d go slow! Just! Because I want to be with you! That’s why!”

“No, no! Anyone would have misunderstood the way you said it just now!”

This is really unfair!

Somehow, I struggle, grab Choi Yiseo’s wrists, and stand.

Choi Yiseo, puffing and blushing, glares at me.

“Honestly though, right? You spoke in a way that would cause me to misunderstand, right?”

“Huff! Huff!”

Catching her breath, Choi Yiseo pouts and answers.

“Yeah, honestly, I was a bit annoyed, so I deliberately spoke in a way to make you misunderstand. Because I wanted to hit you.”

“......”

She’s so clever.

As I slowly let go of her hands, Choi Yiseo rotated her wrists, glaring at me.

“I told you, I hope you can overlook a bit of jealousy.”

“I have no intention of even tolerating your punches.”

When I said that, Choi Yiseo crossed her arms and replied.

“Let’s stop by the convenience store and get some alcohol. You’re really dead today. Prepare yourself.”

“......”

“You did it with Yerin, didn’t you? You’re going to regret it big time now.”

“What?”

Curious about what exactly I would regret, I asked Choi Yiseo, but she just turned around and walked away.

Anyway.

Today, it seems like Choi Yiseo is going to sleep over at my place.