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When it comes to DVD rooms, they're better known as a place where couples can rent a room for cheap sex instead of a motel, rather than for their original purpose.
"Let me see."
"It's 16,000 won."
While Yu-ri Lee chose a movie and we pooled our money to pay the fee, the DVD room clerk kept looking at Yu-ri and me with an envious expression on her face.
Yu-ri Lee has a face that would make anyone turn their head at least once, and her body is truly stunning. The clerk couldn't have known this, but Yu-ri is a brilliant student who has ranked first in the school for three years and is also the diligent student council president. She is truly a perfect girl. Bringing a woman like her to a DVD room would seem to the clerk as a declaration that I was about to have two hours of intense, steamy sex with that perfect woman. Her envy was understandable.
'Don't be so jealous. I haven't sealed the deal yet either.'
However, we were there to use the DVD room for its intended purpose, not for that distorted one. Honestly, as soon as we entered, I felt a huge urge to take off Yu-ri's clothes and massage and suck on her huge breasts like crazy. But I couldn't throw away the chance to make Yu-ri my woman just for a momentary impulse.
We bought a decent-sized popcorn and two bottles of cola and went into the designated room. As we entered the room, where countless couples had stopped by and moaned before us, the air felt subtly warm. I wondered if I was the only one who felt that way, but Yu-ri Lee, avoiding my gaze, took a step further away from me.
"You really promised. Don't do anything weird."
"I said I wouldn't. If I did something like that, I'd be a real dog."
When she put in the DVD and pressed play, the movie Yu-ri selected started.
"What kind of movie is this? I've never seen it."
"This? I don't know, I haven't seen it either. But I heard it was very popular with girls. I was curious to see what it was about."
But we didn't know the power of Lee Yu-ri's temperament as a fool. Or maybe, in this case, I should call it a fortunate decision?
— Ugh... Ugh... How could you do this to me? How? What you loved wasn't me, but our family's fortune?!
A sobbing woman and a silent man. And...
— Why are you blaming yourself like a fool? If you do that, what will happen to me, who has only ever looked at you? Wake up! Don't fall apart! Don't make a fool of me, who has only looked at you my entire life!
The male protagonist comforts a heartbroken woman. Subtle feelings sprout in her heart. Their relationship deepens, and love grows.
It was a typical melodrama without a particularly unusual plot. How did she manage to choose a movie that so perfectly suited my current situation? A golden-hearted person chooses a golden movie, and an idiot chooses an idiotic movie.
Yu-ri Lee must have felt the same way, as she kept looking back at me, not knowing what to do. When a fairly high-level bed scene between the female protagonist and another man appeared, Yu-ri Lee cooled off the rising heat by placing both hands on her cheeks. However, there was no way to prevent the actors' moans from echoing in a dark space where only a man and a woman were alone.
Yu-ri Lee's hands rested helplessly on the floor. She was gulping down her saliva and staring at the screen.
'Should I set the mood just a little bit?'
I pretended to reach for popcorn and gently placed my pinky finger on hers.
"!!!"
Yu-ri Lee was startled, and her shoulders trembled. Her gaze met mine for a moment, but whether it was because of the heated atmosphere of the movie or her empathy for the wounded female protagonist, she didn't push me away. Even though she clearly felt the touch of my pinky, she remained still without moving her hand. I didn't engage in any further skinship.
So, we watched the movie with only our pinky fingers touching.
"Goodbye."
The DVD room clerk greeted us with an even more jealous expression than before.
Baby, nothing happened, so stop being so jealous.
Perhaps due to her own connection to the movie's plot, Yu-ri Lee was unable to speak easily and just followed me. In the end, I was the one who broke the silence.
"How was the movie?"
"Huh?! Oh, a movie? Yes, it was good. It was fun. I guess the spectacular part was…"
"A spectacular part? Was there one?"
"Oh, no! I must have confused it with another movie! Ah, ahaha…"
I guess I was watching the movie too focused on our current relationship.
I lightly tapped Yu-ri Lee, who was speaking nonsense.
"I really liked that movie."
"Huh? Really? That's surprising."
"Yeah. I feel like I'm looking at you and me."
Hiccup.
Yu-ri Lee started hiccuping again.
"W-what are you talking about…"
"You're smart, shouldn't I tell you? Anyway, strangely enough, I thought of us while watching the movie. You are the female protagonist, and I…"
"Wait a minute!!!"
Yu-ri stretched out her hand and covered my mouth, squeezing her eyes shut and screaming. Her face looked like it was about to explode, and her hands also felt warm, perhaps because of her mood.
"B-b-b-bb-bb-bb-bb-buffet! Aren't you hungry?! I'm starving right now! I haven't eaten anything all day! Why don't we go to the meat buffet? I'll treat you to dinner! Me, I'll buy it!"
"Oh, you're buying? I'm grateful."
Seeing her extremely embarrassed reaction, I felt an urge to hug her.
Lee Yu-ri's heart began to pound as if it would explode at Han Seong-jin's words.
I feel like I'm looking at you and me.
The female protagonist who cried out after seeing the true nature of the man she originally loved and was abandoned. The male protagonist who had only ever looked at the female protagonist. The woman slowly opens her heart to the man's comfort, their relationship deepens, and love blossoms. And on the dirty bed…
'Wait, could it be that Han Seong-jin is me?!'
Han Seong-jin was very different from what she had heard. As if the vicious rumors were lies, he hadn't caused any trouble in the new semester, and no one had seen him hanging out with his old group. And most of all, he was friendly to her for no particular reason. She had been very hostile to Han Seong-jin from the beginning, but he had saved her from thugs twice, comforted her when she was heartbroken, and listened to her stories. When he heard about her sudden leave, he was worried and called her. Thinking she was sick, he even bought her fever reducers and oatmeal. When he heard about what happened with Gong Young-bae, he got angry on her behalf and ended up hanging out with her today to cheer her up.
Would he have done all this if he didn't like her? As soon as that thought crossed her mind, Yu-ri Lee's heart began to pound in her head as if it were beating there.
'Nonsense, nonsense… Is it true? Oh, I guess not… Why did he bring me here? This guy is from a rough group, and I just study. We had no contact with each other, right? These people are like they live in a completely different world. But there's no way he likes me. Come to your senses, Yu-ri Lee! You're so conceited right now! I'm still mentally upset because of what happened yesterday and haven't fully recovered!'
"Hey, what are you thinking about so intently?"
"Nothing!!!"
Yu-ri Lee, who had been trying to deny the possibility creeping into her head, came to her senses at a single word from Han Seong-jin and shouted. However, once she became aware of it, she started to worry about the way Han Seong-jin was looking at her. While watching the movie in the DVD room, the feeling of their pinky fingers touching came back to life, and it felt like it was tickling her hand.
And then her thoughts reached the bed scene in the movie…
I feel like I'm looking at you and me.
The female and male protagonists of the movie had a passionate affair. The fact that Han Seong-jin said those words meant that he and…
Chin.
"Mom!"
Yu-ri Lee, lost in her thoughts and imagining all sorts of things, failed to see a slightly raised sidewalk block and tripped. Just as she completely lost her balance and was about to fall forward, Han Seong-jin quickly stepped forward and caught her with his strong forearm. She could feel the firmness of Han Seong-jin's forearm between her collarbone and chest, even through her clothes.
"Are you okay? Watch where you're going."
"Ah… Ugh…"
Before watching the movie, she would have said thank you, but now she couldn't even get the words out. For some reason, saying thank you made her feel like she was admitting that she liked Han Seong-jin.
When we arrived at the meat buffet Yu-ri had suggested, we were both starving. Without worrying about anyone else, we set up our table and immediately picked up the meat we wanted to eat and grilled it. Yu-ri Lee, who had been acting like a soulless person the whole time, seemed to come to her senses a little bit when she saw the food.
"Auntie, please give me a bottle like last time."
"Huh? What are you doing? Ordering a drink for me?"
"Yeah. Why? We're not freshmen or sophomores anymore, are we? What's the problem with a 20-year-old adult ordering drinks?"
"No, it's just that… I've never drunk alcohol…"
"Really? Then, just try one drink today. You must still be in a bad mood because of what happened yesterday. One drink will help you feel better."
"…Tell me honestly. Since when did you start drinking?"
Yu-ri Lee's eyes narrowed, and she folded her arms, a characteristic gesture when she was giving a lecture.
"I won't tell you because I think you'll be so disillusioned with me if you find out."
"…That's understandable."
When the soju arrived, I poured half a glass for Yu-ri Lee and asked her to pour some into my glass.
"Now, I hope you have a fun date today and that our Yu-ri Lee's mood improves… For you!"
"That's so over the top."
Clink!
We clinked our glasses together. I took a sip immediately, and Yu-ri carefully put the glass to her mouth, then took it away with a frown.
"Wow! It tastes weird!"
"Tsk, tsk, I guess our student president hasn't grown up yet because she doesn't know this taste."
"Ugh, my mouth feels weird. Ugh, stew, stew… I think I'm going to buy it. I don't know why I'm drinking something like this."
…
…
An hour later.
"No, you hit the nail on the head! It's really… a real dog, isn't it?"
Yu-ri Lee, who said she didn't know why she was drinking, was so drunk from three glasses of soju that she was complaining with a slurred tongue. This was my first time seeing someone get this drunk at a meat buffet, which is not a bar but has plenty of food and hot stew.
'I didn't know alcohol was this weak for her. If possible, I shouldn't let her drink it.'
"It's a little bitter… Garbage… I don't know two things… I was deceived…"
Yu-ri Lee held her glass and started drinking again. As soon as I saw it, I snatched it from her.
"Hey, are you making a mistake on your own? And stop drinking. You're drunk."
"Oh, no? I'm not drunk at all…"
"That's the standard line for drunk people."
"Hey, Han Seong-jin."
Yu-ri Lee called me in a loud voice. Her eyes were so blurry that if she was left alone for a moment, her hair would be a mess.
"What is it?"
"Why are you so nice to me?"
"…"
"You're a rescuer, you're on my side, you're a rescuer, you buy me medicine, you buy me oatmeal… Why are you doing this?"
Since she wouldn't remember it anyway, I decided to express just a little bit of the desire I had suppressed all day.
"Because I like you."
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