Apr 77 min read

That guy is This guy Chapter 77

Updated: Apr 14

77.

“Here’s the medicine.”

When Chae Yoo-jeong returned a while later, his face was much calmer than before. Contrary to my worries, he didn’t cry and the area around his eyes was fine.

On top of Chae Yoo-jeong’s large hand was a small, crumpled ointment. I looked at the medicine he gave me.

“This is what you apply when you have a wound.”

“...This medicine won’t work?”

“I have bruises.”

Chae Yoo-jeong, who heard me, asked with a look of confusion.

“I-I didn’t know. I’ll go to the pharmacy and buy it now. Can I just say it’s medicine for bruises?”

“It’s alright. I don’t need medicine.”

“Next time, I’ll prepare in advance....”

What do you mean by next time? I have no reason to come to this house again.

I sighed and returned the medicine and pointed out what I had been curious about earlier.

“The house is clean, but it doesn’t look like there are a lot of things, and one of the medicines is all dried out. I heard you’ve been living alone for a long time?”

“Yes……”

“How on earth did you live like this?”

Chae Yoo-jeong seemed a little embarrassed by the state of his almost-used medicine, so he hurriedly hid it in his hand and smiled shyly.

“I’ve never been hurt that much… After I turned 20, I moved into a dormitory and only came back once or twice a year. I didn’t have time to decorate. A lady comes and does the cleaning.”

Since he was 20 years old, he has moved into a dormitory and has been away from home often... Did he eventually start living in this house before he was 20 years old?

“Didn’t you take a break for a year after last year’s Hold Cup?”

“The director and coaches knew that I lived alone, so I alternated between my house and the dormitory during my break.”

At least the LVS team seems to have paid some attention. He’s lucky that one of the coaches is his cousin.

‘He said his parents doesn’t have a gentle personality. Moreover, it is a remarried family.’

Even if you remarry and have an indifferent personality, is it right to send your child, who is not even an adult, to live alone? Or are there other circumstances?

As my expression gradually hardened, I cautiously opened my mouth, wondering if I had misunderstood Chae Yoo-jeong.

“Hyung, are you really okay? There’s a pharmacy nearby, so you can get it quickly.”

“It’s funnier to put medicine on my ass. Can you please stop paying attention to my ass now?”

I scolded him because he was in the wrong for suddenly pulling my arm, but I didn’t want him to keep looking at me like this.

When I added a joke on purpose, Chae Yoo-jeong’s pale cheeks turned peach-like and he shook his head.

“What? N-no. I’m not interested in your butt!”

Oh my, I see?

Even a single teasing makes him incredibly embarrassed. I tapped Chae Yoo-jeong on the shoulder and went into the bedroom.

“Let’s just clean up what needed to be cleaned.”

***

The packing was completed as quickly as expected.

All we had to do was separate clothes and small items and put them in boxes, so even if we took our time, an hour was enough.

“Hyung, are you really going to leave right away without eating?”

As soon as Chae Yoo-jeong, who had been glancing at me the whole time I was organizing, put the cover on the box, he immediately asked.

“There is a good place just a short drive away. how about that?”

Chae Yoo-jeong looked nervous as he invited me again, perhaps because he had made the mistake of begging me to have lunch with him.

It’s a good place... Surely it’s not similar to the place where I ate beef last time?

Chae Yoo-jeong had made many serious mistakes when he offered me beef, so I obediently accepted it, but this time it was different. I don’t want to help you organize your luggage just to get something expensive in return.

After thinking for a moment, I crossed my arms and said.

“Instead of going out and eating, I’ll eat it if the food is set at home. It’s a hassle to go out and get in a car.”

“Really? It’s great to eat at home! What should we eat?”

“We can have it delivered, or we can just eat whatever you have already. It doesn’t matter. Is there anything in the refrigerator?”

“Haha... I’ll have it delivered.”

Well then. I asked Chae Yoo-jeong as naturally as possible as he took out his cell phone.

“Can I take a look around the house before the food comes?”

“Yes! Take it easy.”

I heard someone was looking at someone else’s house and it was my first time seeing someone like me like that. After leaving the bedroom, I slowly looked at each room, starting with the living room.

Since all the doors were open, there was no inconvenience in walking around and looking around. Rather, I felt like everything was left open for people to see.

The more I looked inside the house, the more I noticed the lack of furniture and interior decoration. Of course there were no plants or flowers, and there were no calendars or clocks or anything like that. The whole house felt rigid and there was no warmth.

But that doesn’t mean that no one lives here at all... There were a lot of clothes in the dressing room, a cell phone charger was plugged in, and books were scattered on the table. In short, although he lived at home, he seemed to have no affection for the space itself.

“I ordered chicken and pizza because they looked okay, is it okay?”

“Good job.”

Chae Yoo-jeong spoke from behind me as I was examining the book thrown on the living room sofa. When I lightly praised him, the guy with sparkling eyes blinked.

“I’m going to make a phone call for a moment.”

When the cell phone he was holding vibrated, Chae Yoo-jeong asked for my permission and headed back to the bedroom. The tone of voice he received on the phone, whether it was work-related or not, was lower and stiffer than before.

After confirming that Chae Yoo-jeong had entered the bedroom, I also took out my cell phone.

[Yoo Chae: Hyung, this is so cute]

[Yoo Chae: (Link)]

[Yoo Chae: Hyung’s favorite dog hahahaha]

[Yoo Ji-han: ㅋㅋㅋ cute]

[Yoo Chae: >_<]

This was a message I received this morning before meeting Chae Yoo-jeong.

After a moment of conflict as I tapped the screen of my phone with my thumb, I composed myself and clicked on Yoo Chae’s profile. And then I pressed the ‘Make a call’ button.

Since I used the voice talk function in the messenger, I was able to make a call even without the other person’s number. When I brought the cell phone to my ear, a signal went off with a ringing sound effect.

While waiting for Voice Talk to connect, I focused on the vibration or notification sound of another cell phone that I might hear somewhere in the house. But nothing was heard.

Even if I waited until the signal was lost, the call was not connected. I guessed it, but it was true that I was disappointed.

“……”

I took a deep breath, looked at the messenger window where the connection was automatically disconnected, and then turned off the screen. Chae Yoo-jeong, who had just entered the bedroom, finished talking on the phone and came back to the living room.

“I’m sorry. I told the team that I would pack up and move today. I called to confirm that.”

“I don’t care. It’s your house. Why are you looking at me?”

“Still. There’s still some time left for the delivery to arrive. Would you like to play a game? Besides computers, I also have PS and Xbox. Or you can install the game...”

Chae Yoo-jeong, who spoke with a shy smile, seemed to just be enjoying the situation.

I’ve been thinking about this since I went to the PC room, and he really likes playing games with me. That was the time when I thought that way. The cell phone he was holding in his hand vibrated, and a message came out.

“……!”

When I saw the contents of the message in the preview, my eyes widened.

[Yoo Chae: Hyung?]

The hand holding the phone shook slightly. I was so surprised by the unimaginable situation that I looked at Chae Yoo-jeong, unable to hide my emotions.

How... is this possible? Chae Yoo-jeong did not have a cell phone in his hand, and the messenger did not have a reservation function. No, even if there was a reservation function, it was realistically impossible to get the timing right to this level.

‘Now that there’s conclusive proof that Yoo Chae and Chae Yoo-jeong being different people, I couldn’t quite figure out how to react. I got proof that the two are not the same person... Why do I have such complicated feelings?’

As I stood there absorbed in the tangled mess in my head, Chae Yoo-jeong noticed the unusual atmosphere and held on to the sesame seeds with a stern expression.

“Hyung, what’s wrong?”

“...Nothing.”

As I hurriedly put my cell phone in my pocket and smiled, Chae Yoo-jeong narrowed his eyes.

“It’s nothing. You were very surprised. What’s going on?”

“Nothing special.”

“You can’t tell me?”

Why is he so persistent? I avoided eye contact and made up any excuse.

“You know the guy I explained to you in the car the other day? I forgot to block him, but now he sent a new message.”

“Kim Eui-chan... is that him? Did that person contact you again?”

“Uh. I’m going to block it now, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Just then, the bell rang through the house as if the delivery food had arrived. Chae Yoo-jeong, who had been licking his lips as if he wanted to ask me more, eventually gave up and went out to get some food.

I looked at Chae Yoo-jeong’s back as he headed toward the entrance and quickly took out the cell phone he had put in his pocket. And I sent a reply to Yoo Chae.

[Yoo Ji-han: I’ll log into Zenoris tonight, so wait]

[Yoo Ji-han: I have something to tell you]

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