Chapter 108: Living Together (10)

Chapter 108: Living Together (10)

After finishing the birthday meal, Eun-ha hurriedly got ready for their date.

She insisted that she wanted to show off once she was completely dressed and told me not to enter the room under any circumstances.

“Eun-ha, are you ready?”

As soon as I spoke, Eun-ha burst out of the room.

She beamed at me, twirling once to show off her outfit.

“How do I look, Han-gyeol?”

“You look stunning.”

“And you look handsome too. Come on, let’s head out!”

“Why are you so excited? Calm down a bit.”

“I’m just happy to go on a date with you after so long!”

“Alright, let’s do everything you want today.”

The moment we stepped out the front door, Eun-ha immediately grabbed my hand tightly.

Looking at her face, I saw her smiling brightly.

“Why are you holding my hand so tightly today?”

“Because I don’t want to let go~ Where should we go first? Food? Coffee? Or maybe a kiss in a nice place?! No, we should kiss right now~”

Eun-ha let go of my hand, wrapped her arms around my neck, and pressed her lips to mine.

I thought it would end with a brief peck, but she quickly slipped her tongue into my mouth.

Standing on tiptoes, we shared a long, deep kiss before she gently placed her feet back on the ground.

“You’re being very forward with the skinship.”

“It’s all because of you, Han-gyeol. You made me this way~ So you have to take responsibility, got it?”

“Okay, I’ll take responsibility for the rest of my life, but can we leave the building now?”

“Oh, it looks like my lipstick’s a bit smudged. Let me reapply it. Just a moment.”

Eun-ha took a lip balm from her handbag and applied it to her lips.

“Han-gyeol, you should put on some lip balm too. Can you bend down a bit?”

“Ah, thanks.”

When I bent down, Eun-ha pressed her lips to mine again. The sound of a quick kiss echoed as she smiled shyly.

“Weren’t you going to use the lip balm?”

“Isn’t a kiss better than lip balm?”

“You’re right.”

“See? Next time, I’ll put it on you like this too.”

“Then the lip balm won’t last long.”

“We can always buy more~ Let’s go.”

Eun-ha led me out of the building. The weather was sunny, promising a fun day ahead.

Since it was Eun-ha’s birthday, I wanted to have a different kind of date.

We had breakfast late, so we headed to a book cafe where we originally planned to have lunch.

Honestly, it was my first time at such a quiet and serene book cafe. As soon as we entered the antique bookstore, the soft lighting filled the cafe.

There were many people on dates like us, and we ordered Americanos before finding a seat.

“Shall we pick out a book too?”

“Sure, let’s take a look.”

Standing side by side with Eun-ha in front of the bookshelf, I pondered over which book to read.

Suddenly, Eun-ha smiled as if she remembered something.

“Why are you smiling all of a sudden?”

“Just remembering the day we first met at the library.”

“You remember that day? Honestly, it’s a bit hazy for me.”

“Yes, it’s strange. I remember everything that happened with you.”

“Then, do you remember which book I wanted to read?”

“The Little Prince.”

“Wow, no hesitation at all.”

Eun-ha tilted her head slightly and asked,

“Do you remember everything about me, too?”

“I remember all the basic things.”

“Then I’ll quiz you. Han-gyeol, you gave me a stuffed toy once, do you remember which one it was?”

“The blue turtle.”

“Wow, you got it right immediately.”

“Yeah, I didn’t think I’d remember so quickly either.”

“Huh, that makes me happy. Alright, let’s pick out a book. What should we choose... Oh, that one looks interesting.”

Eun-ha reached up to a high shelf but couldn’t quite reach.

When I stretched my arm behind her to get it, she flinched in surprise and turned around.

After glancing around, she hugged me gently.

“You helped me get a book like this back then too.”

“You really remember everything.”

“Yes. I love you, Han-gyeol.”

“Me too~ So, should we go read this? Is this the one?”

I pulled the book out and checked the title. “Psychological Tests for Couples?”

“Yes, yes. I want to understand everything about you, Han-gyeol~”

“Sounds fun. Let’s do it.”

“Great~”

As soon as we opened the book, it was about types of love.

It classified love into six types through various questions, but it seemed too complicated to test with just the book.

Eun-ha quickly turned on her phone, searched, and sent me a link via message.

“Han-gyeol, let’s do this one.”

“It won’t take long, right?”

“Yes, it says around five minutes.”

“Alright. You go ahead too, Eun-ha.”

“Okay, okay.”

Since it was a Yes or No psychological test, it didn’t take long.

After about three minutes, both Eun-ha and I finished and checked our results.

Mine came out as the “Mania” type. The interpretation was somewhat... a bit alarming.

‘Type that has a strong possessiveness and obsession with their loved one.’

What the...? It’s so accurate it’s creepy.

“Han-gyeol, what did you get?”

“Can you tell me yours first?”

Eun-ha shook her head.

“Then let’s show each other at the same time.”

It felt like completing a quest. But since it’s her birthday, I should do everything she wants.

I placed the cake on the table and lit the candles.

“Alright then—! Blow them out!”

“Wait a second! Didn’t you want me to sing the birthday song at dinner?”

“Ugh...! Let’s skip that part!”

“Nope. Morning Eun-ha wanted it.”

“Tch... then sing it quickly!”

I stopped her from blowing out the candles immediately and sang the birthday song.

“Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday dear Eun-ha~ Happy birthday to you~!”

As soon as Eun-ha blew out the candles with a puff, the house went dark again.

As I stood up to turn on the lights, Eun-ha smeared whipped cream on my lips.

“Eun-ha, usually the birthday person gets the whipped cream on their face—mmph!”

In the dark, Eun-ha didn’t just smear whipped cream on my lips; she immediately kissed me, her lips pressing against mine.

Tasting the sweet whipped cream, she pushed me onto the living room floor, holding my head as she continued the sticky, deep kiss.

“Han-gyeol... I can’t hold back anymore. I want to kiss you more... I want to be closer to you...! I love you...!”

Eun-ha climbed on top of me, kissing me fiercely, her tongue exploring my mouth.

Looks like we’ll have to save the cake for tomorrow.

[BONUS] Chapter 108.5: Album

My phone gallery was filled with pictures of Han-gyeol and me.

From the cherry blossom festival to photos of Han-gyeol wearing an apron.

There were also many photo booth pictures taken during our dates.

For that reason, I decided to select a few and print them out to put in a separate album.

I even bought a pretty album from a shopping mall.

“Han-gyeol, let’s make an album.”

“Huh? What album?”

“We take a lot of pictures, right? It’s nice to have them saved on the phone, but I thought it would be good to choose a few and make an album. Later, we can quickly look back at how we dated!”

It was the weekend, so we had plenty of time.

We had lunch and finished all the housework, so we could comfortably spend time together.

“Sounds good. Should we do it now since we’re talking about it?”

“Yes, yes! I love it! Let’s start by selecting the pictures on the phone! Lie down here, Han-gyeol.”

“Don’t we have over a thousand pictures?”

“Probably around that many.”

Han-gyeol and I lay side by side and began sorting through the pictures for the album.

“We must include the ones from the cherry blossom festival.”

“Yes, yes! I was planning to. Ah-! This one is pretty too.”

“Don’t I look a bit funny in that one?”

“You look handsome! Shall we include this one?!”

“Sure.”

We swiped through the phone screen, gathering the photos for printing into a separate folder.

“Eun-ha, let’s include this one too.”

“What-?! I look so silly in that one!”

“You just look cute.”

“Well, if you think it’s cute, then okay!”

After a long time of looking at the phone screen, we put the phone down and opened the drawer.

“There are so many···”

“Right? We took pictures every time we went on a date, so it’s natural.”

Holding the numerous photo booth pictures, we lay back down on the bed.

“Are we going to put all of them in the album?”

“Hmm···that’s a bit much, right? Let’s just pick the good ones and put them in. Which pictures do you like, Han-gyeol?”

“This one where I’m giving you an orange-flavored candy.”

“Alright~ Then I choose this one! The one where we’re making a heart!”

“This one is good too. We’re both looking at each other instead of the camera.”

“Isn’t that interesting~? We didn’t even plan that pose. It’s fascinating~”

“What else should we include?”

“Let’s take a look.”

Han-gyeol and I went through the photo booth pictures one by one, looking for the ones we liked.

Then, we came across a picture that really stood out and picked it up immediately.

“Let’s use this one! I really want to include it!”

It was a picture where Han-gyeol looked very embarrassed, revealing a kiss mark on his neck.

“It’s a bit embarrassing···do you really like leaving kiss marks on my neck that much, Eun-ha?”

“Of course! I like it because it feels like I’m marking you as mine!”

“Well, if you like it, I don’t mind.”

“Hehe... then I’ll include it. There aren’t many pictures where you look embarrassed!”

“Alright, let’s include this one too.”

We carefully inserted the selected photo booth pictures into the album.

“Why do they look even prettier in the album?”

“Right? They turned out really well.”

We smiled proudly at the pictures of us in the album.

“We should add our wedding photos later~”

“I’m really looking forward to seeing you in a wedding dress, Eun-ha.”

At Han-gyeol’s words, I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck.

“If you want, I can show you sooner~?”

“I’ll propose properly later.”

“I might beat you to it.”

Han-gyeol chuckled and moved closer to me.

“Give me a chance too. I won’t take too long.”

“Okay! I love you, Gyeol.”

“I love you too.”

I wonder what we’ll be doing when this album is full.

It feels like the emotions of today will stay with us even when we open the album in the distant future.

I’m happy.

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