Vol. 2 Chapter 35，Part 2  

“…Can’t I go too?”

Absolutely, I had no intention of being suspicious of Lim Dae-han.

“No.”

The first to respond to those words was Lim Dae-han. Lim Dae-han answered without hesitation.

Park Yeo-sun asked Lim Dae-han instead of me.

“Why? Just take him with you. You’re close these days.”

“No.”

Lim Dae-han was adamant. Not a single facial expression changed. My expression crumpled up on that expressionless face.

“…”

I was disappointed.

“…”

Lim Dae-han stared at my face for a moment. Then he got up from his seat and took out the wallet he had left on the desk. He gave it to Lee Deok and Park Yeo-sun.

“Buy some drinks. There is only water to drink here.”

“…Suddenly?”

“Yeah, I can’t take it because I’m so thirsty.”

Lee Deok hesitated for a moment, and Park Yeo-sun rose to smoke a cigarette. Lim Dae-han, who had been watching the two of them leave, looked at me again.

I stretched out my body on the bed head and relaxed. I lowered my head out of disappointment. I only looked down at my toes. Lim Dae-han leaned back, one leg on the bed. He lowered his body and looked me in the eyes. Even with his face in front of me, I remained motionless.

“It wouldn’t be fun, so why do you say you’re following me?”

“Why can’t I go?”

My voice was full of disappointment. To be honest, I tried to show off a few things, so Lim Dae-han looked through my dry lips. He was brimming with nervousness.

Lim Dae-han put his hand on my cheek. When I lifted my head, I grabbed hold of it tightly and fixed it.

“Are you going to go play with other people?”

“What…”

“Then why do you hate the thought of me going with you?”

“It’s not that I hate it. Next time together…”

“You’re going to go and do something weird.”

Lim Dae-han’s eyes narrowed. Lim Dae-han’s hand touched my cheek and lips over and over again. “Don’t touch me.”

I spoke quite coldly, but he didn’t even pretend to listen.

“They are obviously,”

“Yeah.”

“They are going to ask you to drink.”

“I can drink too.”

I looked into Lim Dae-han’s eyes quietly as I spoke. His face was wrinkled and crumpled.

Actually, I only drank alcohol once last year, on a school trip. Everyone else packed alcohol for a school trip to Jeju Island, but I didn’t. bag But Jung Ji-pil’s was so heavy that he asked for a bottle of Pringles with soju to put in my bag, which I calmly did.

When we arrived on Jeju Island, everyone’s alcohol was confiscated, but only my bag was allowed through, and 7 people shared a bottle of soju and two large-capacity beer bottles that the teacher had purchased that day. So I was fairly certain that I had been drinking to some extent.

I nodded as if emphasizing.

“I can drink too.”

Lim Dae-han didn’t even laugh.

Lim Dae-han looked down at me with an uncomfortable expression. I blinked my eyes and looked at Lim Dae-han in front of me, who scratched my cheek with his index finger. It tickled me a little, and because I was shy, I bit my lower lip.

Lim Dae-han said bluntly.

“I’m not going.”

It was almost as if I couldn’t go. He didn’t seem to want to take me with him at all costs. Aside from his heart, I was also relieved that he went on a trip with his friends. Even if he didn’t go, I was considering going by myself. It was because I wanted to get to know Lim Dae-han’s friends as much as he did with Jung Ji-pil.

“Why are you so sad?”

Lim Dae-han, who was gently touching my cheek moved to touch my lips.? I fumbled a little and wrapped my hand around his shoulder. I pressed down on my fingers as if kneading them, but he didn’t budge. Then he looked at my fingers, placed his hand behind my back, and lifted me.

He tightened his hands and lifted me up. I raised my body and meekly followed his gestures. We exchanged light breaths through the gaps between our naturally intertwined lips. Our bodies clung together like an octopus as our concentration increased. Lim Dae-han stroked my back while sucking my tongue as well. He even massaged my body, which was devoid of muscles. I also wrapped my arms around Lim Dae-han’s neck.

Lim Dae-han must have become softer. As our lips parted slightly, I whispered to him.

“I want to go on a trip with your friends too.”

“Can’t we just go as the two of us?”

Lim Dae-han raised one eyebrow as I shook my head. I could tell he didn’t like it through his wrinkled forehead, but he hugged me tightly and stayed still.

Lim Dae-han’s low and quiet voice echoed in my ears. I got goosebumps on my back.

“Why do you want to go so much?”

“I want to get along with your friends.”

“I don’t want them to be close to you.”

His grumpy voice made me laugh. I gave more strength into my arm, which was clutching Lim Dae-han’s neck. Lim Dae-han rubbed my back as if I was a baby. There was a suppressed sound every time Lim Dae-han moved his palm. It was evident that he had no interest in parenting.

“Dae-han-ah, let’s go together~.”

I felt a little self-conscious after saying,? “Let’s go~,” not “Let’s go,” with my voice stretched out. I didn’t say anything else because I was pretending to be cute. I stayed still with my forehead buried on Lim Dae-han’s shoulder. A wave of embarrassment washed over me. I didn’t have to act cute just because I was dating a man. Besides, I wasn’t the nicest or most cheerful like the most younger siblings. I held my breath for a while. Lim Dae-han pushed my shoulder and forced me to lie down on the bed before I could react.

“…”

“…You even know all that.”

Lim Dae-han spoke in a lower tone than usual. It was embarrassing to act cute, but I had nothing to say when he reacted awkwardly. I just blinked and barely managed to speak.

“Sorry…”

As soon as I apologized carefully, Lim Dae-han’s face quickly heated up.? He quickly cooled down after his face turned bright red. Lim Dae-han stayed still and lay down on me. laid down on me. He was heavy, but I didn’t know what to say in the current situation, so I remained silent.

“Let’s go together.”

Lim Dae-han’s voice came from near my chest. There was a gentle vibration.

“…Okay.”

Even though I answered briefly, he repeated it one more time.

“Let’s go together.”

Lim Dae-han raised his head and looked at me. I took a deep breath and gently touched Lim Dae-han’s cheek. He lowered himself slowly as if he were about to kiss me. What if we get together in this way? We were 18 years old and in full swing. It was then.

Bang, bang, bang!

“Please open the door.”

They were aggressive and obstructive. Dae-han snuck a glance toward the middle gate, but he didn’t move. The knock on the door became more insistent. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang! Dae-han-ah, Dae-han. The voice of looking for Lim Dae-han has become louder. The noise was so loud that was enough to cause complaints from neighbors. Even so, Lim Dae-han didn’t care and got down a little more. I first blocked his lower jaw with both hands in a position that seemed to kiss me right away.

“…”

“…”

“I, I’ll open the door for you.”

In the end, it was I who stood up rather than Lim Dae-han. When I went to the front door and opened it, Lee Deok, who had brought a plastic bag from the convenience store, asked why it was only now that the door was opened. I remained silent because I had nothing to say, and when I returned to the room, Lim Dae-han did not hide his annoyance.

Lim Dae-han, who was in an awkward position when he got out of bed, scratched his high nose bridge and looked over the shelves. He took out one paper cup and handed it to me as he approached me.

“Drink your beverage with this.”

“We about us…?”

Lee Deok asked Lim Dae-han with an absurd expression. Lim Dae-han said with a sullen face, “You’re done talking, so go.” I also glanced up and down at Lim Dae-han with a confused expression. It was clear that the atmosphere was just right, but it was clear that the two of them came at the wrong time.

I reached out to Lim Dae-han.

“Give me three more cups. I’ll pour you a drink too.”

“…”

I chewed my lips as I saw Lim Dae-han pull out a few more paper cups. I took out a table, a drink, and poured one glass at a time. I passed each cup to the three people sitting around me. Lim Dae-han pretended to be nice, smiled, and drank a lot. I quickly poured another drink into the empty glass, then pursed my lips and said cautiously.

“I decided to go too.”

Lim Dae-han, who was smiling at me, hardened his expression. He said we could go, but he acted hesitantly. Was it because he didn’t want me to be around his friends? I appeared to have insisted on going for no apparent reason. But in the end, I said nothing. Instead, Lee Deok and Park Yeo-sun were kicked out under the guise of studying less than 10 minutes after sitting down.

There were only two of us left. I looked at Lim Dae-han’s eyes. He pretended not to know and scratched his cheeks a bit. Lim Dae-han remained silent for a moment before saying, “Ummm,” in a low voice. Aside from the ticklishness of his drowsy voice, I asked cautiously.

“You don’t like it because I’m going as well?”

“No, hey.”

Lim Dae-han spoke in an awkward tone as he opened his mouth. Then I rested my head on one of my hands, which I placed calmly on the table. He tried to pull out my hand with a nervous expression, but I resisted because I was full of strength. Lim Dae-han lowered himself on the table. I looked up at him with one cheek buried, and my heart was strangely relieved by his expression.

“They, ah, I don’t want you to be friends with them.”

After speaking, Lim Dae-han buried his forehead on the table. The tip of his ear looked like a red light bulb. A big smile came out. I unintentionally lowered my body and kissed the tip of his ear. Then Lim Dae-han suddenly raised his head with a surprised face and covered his ears with his big hand.

He leaned back with a puzzled expression. Something went up and down inside my body as if I were going to throw up. I just wanted to squeeze his fingers and get closer to Lim Dae-han. What made Dae-han so jealous? I couldn’t say that I have a lot of jealousy, so I couldn’t understand it at all. But it was a good thing.

“…”

“…Hey, why are you coming?”

I turned toward Lim Dae-han and he was freaked out as I? crept closer. I forced a smile and placed my hand on Lim Dae-han’s thigh.

“Oh, I just want to kiss you.”

Then I lifted my buttocks from the floor and leaned forward on my knees. Lim Dae-han chewed his lower lip. Still, given that he didn’t say he didn’t like it, it’s safe to assume he didn’t dislike it.

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