That guy is This guy Chapter 83

Jun 1, 20247 min read

83.

“T-teasing me with something like this....”

“Wait, wait.”

I quickly interrupted Chae Yoo-jeong’s words and waved my hand in frustration.

“When did I make fun of you? I was asking sincerely, and you keep lying about it. Who would believe you if you made that face and said no?”

Chae Yoo-jeong, who had pursed his lips and glared at me despite my explanation, turned his head. His profile looked incredibly angry.

“it’s annoying.......”

“You’re speaking informally again.”

“It’s annoying.”

Transparent tears hung on Chae Yoo-jeong’s long eyelashes as if they would fall at any moment.

“I-I didn’t think I could hide it perfectly either.”

“……”

“Hyung is quick-witted and, unlike me, has been in a lot of relationships. But if I were to talk about it someday, I would try to confess seriously in a good atmosphere...”

What the hell. I couldn’t help but laugh.

So he was planning to confess to me later in a romantic place, but I ruined it. Is this it? Who, not a student but a grown adult, plans to confess like that?

It was cute, but I had to point out that it wasn’t my orientation, so I put down my spoon and answered calmly.

“I have no intention of dating a man.”

“I know.”

Chae Yoo-jeong drooped his shoulders and mumbled, as if he was really sad.

“Hyung, you like women.”

“Hm……”

That’s true, but why does it sound so uncomfortable? Is it because of what I experienced in Zenoris?

“I thought you would reject me. I wasn’t expecting anything. So, I’m going to confess in an even better mood…”

“If you had confessed in a good mood, the result would have been the same. Do I seem that sentimental?”

“That’s.......”

Chae Yoo-jeong, who had been hesitantly making eye contact with me, opened his mouth in a voice without confidence.

“I have a pretty face and a lot of money, so you might be swayed a little bit.”

“......”

What’s the point of not having expectations? There’s a lot of anticipation in that head. I crossed my arms and slowly looked at Chae Yoo-jeong sitting across from me.

The area around the slightly moistened eye was still red, and the facial features revealed on clean skin without any blemishes were very neat and pretty. The bright hair covering his forehead also shimmered softly in the light of the fluorescent light.

‘Well... it’s true that he’s close to my ideal type.’

I scratched my forehead, thinking to myself that I would never tell that to Chae Yu-jeong. Still, I don’t like men. I answered seriously.

“I’m sorry, Chae Yoo-jeong.”

With just one apology, his round eyes turned to me.

“I don’t want to be in that kind of relationship with you.”

Chae Yoo-jeong touched his lips at the blunt refusal. But he couldn’t get any more words out.

“If you feel uncomfortable, please do not contact me in the future. Of course I understand.”

“...No.”

Chae Yoo-jeong smiled bitterly and shook his head when I said that I thought it would be difficult for him to keep seeing my face while he was rejected.

“I didn’t do anything nice to you just to date you… Even if I exclude feelings, I want to be in touch with you, Hyung. Because I’ve liked you for a long time...”

“Are you going to keep in touch?”

“Yes. If it’s okay with you…”

Even in this situation, I could only sigh at Chae Yoo-jeong’s attitude, worried that his feelings might have been hurt. So I deliberately chose more painful words and spit them out.

“I’m busy right now, so I’ll probably meet a girl later when I have some free time during vacation. Does that still not matter?”

“That’s.......”

“A younger brother, having a Hyung, doesn’t normally bring porridge and medicine when they’re sick. If I say this entire situation is burdensome for me, what are you going to do then?”

Chae Yoo-jeong’s pale fingertips trembled as he sat quietly listening to my words. His eyes, which had barely calmed down, began to water again.

“Don’t hastily decide that it’s okay but think about it some more. Is it really a viable choice to remain friends with the person who rejected you?”

With that, I stood up. I was in no condition to sit back and eat porridge, so it would be better for me to call it a day.

“I need to rest now. Thank you for today. Please be careful.”

“……Yes.”

Chae Yoo-jeong, who could barely hold back tears with his eyes downturned, stood up shakily.

It felt bad to see him lose all his energy, but I held back because patting him on the back for no reason would only arouse unnecessary emotions.

“I’ll go. Hyung, rest well. Be sure to take your medicine.”

“Okay.”

Chae Yoo-jeong, who couldn’t take his eyes off me and hesitated until the very end, left my room without any more addition after my firm answer.

The room where Chae Yoo-jeong left had become very bleak. Although he had only been in the house for a short time, where I had always lived alone, the quiet house felt awkward all over again.

I cleaned up the table and took the fever reducer away.

As I was about to do so, my hand stopped. Still, it’s sincere... Shouldn’t I take the medicine that Chae Yoo-jeong bought me?

After much deliberation, I finally opened and swallowed the fever reducer that Chae Yoo-jeong had bought me. The round pill went down my hot throat.

***

-Hyung, this is really too much...

Chae Yoo-jeong, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at me while crying.

His moist eyes and red cheeks were particularly stuck in my mind.

-You just keep teasing me...

White, neat fingertips gently touched my arm. The guy came close to my upper body and rubbed his hot face against my shoulder.

A soft scent passed by my nose. Chae Yoo-jeong’s bright hair was scattered over my shoulders.

-It’s annoying.

The corners of my mouth naturally turned up as he whined full of sadness.

I liked the body heat filling up my arms, so I wrapped my arms around Chae Yoo-jeong’s waist. Then the guy, whose body flinched, followed me, and hugged my neck with an expression of shame.

The midday sunlight streamed in from the other side. I was quite satisfied with the warm air and the presence of Chae Yoo-jeong, who was hugging me and acting cutely.

Before I knew it, Chae Yoo-jeong was lying down on a beige sofa and looking up at me. I placed both hands next to Chae Yoo-jeong’s small face and he slowly tilted his upper body.

-Hyung.

Chae Yoo-jeong, who was lying quietly beneath me, was red not only on his face but also on his neck. Chae Yoo-jeong blinked his eyes a couple of times, fluttering his long eyelashes, and smiled slightly at me.

I once again agreed with Chae Yoo-jeong’s words, saying that I might be a little swayed because of his pretty face. Yes, if he’s this pretty, isn’t it enough to tempt even a man?

When Chae Yoo-jeong slightly tilted his head, his pure white nape was revealed. His sharp jawline and round earlobes came into view above it.

I licked my lips as if to taste him again and took my place between Chae Yoo-jeong’s legs. Then Chae Yoo-jeong asked in a nervous voice.

-You like women.

That’s right, I like women. But you said that you like me.

I raised one corner of my mouth as I thought a rather trashy and shameless thought.

-If it’s okay with you...

Chae Yu-jeong, who hesitated, closed his eyes tightly as I said those words.

I didn’t really have any intention of kissing him, but the sight of Chae Yoo-jeong closing his eyes while stiffening was so funny that I burst into laughter.

Well, just one kiss. Thinking like that, I lowered my upper body deeply towards Chae Yoo-jeong. The scent reminiscent of lily flowers has become stronger.

Just before Chae Yoo-jeong and my lips touch.

My eyes opened abruptly.

The midday sunlight, the beige sofa, and Chae Yoo-jeong had all disappeared. All I could see was the ceiling of my room.

Even after I opened my eyes, I couldn’t distinguish between reality and a dream for a long time. I groaned and raised my upper body.

“Hu…….”

When I turned on my cell phone, which I had left on the nightstand next to the bed, I saw the number 8:12 in the morning written on it. Fortunately, my physical condition was particularly good, and the headache was gone, but now my head hurts in a different way.

I roughly brushed my bangs and cursed under my breath.

‘Fuck.’

What kind of fucking dream did you have? Was I such a conscienceless bastard?

Just yesterday, Chae Yoo-jeong made a confession that didn’t even feel like a confession, and I immediately rejected him. After that, I had a strange dream about Chae Yoo-jeong.

“Driving me crazy.”

In the dream, the face of Chae Yoo-jeong, who I saw just before waking up, waiting for me to kiss, kept flashing in my mind. Obedient to me.

The feeling of my body being hugged was too vivid for me.

I was very embarrassed because I had never had a dream like that in my life. This is my first time being confessed to by a man...

‘Is it even possible for me to think like this with a man?’

I covered my eyes with my hands as a shocking thought suddenly occurred to me. And I thought about it seriously.

‘...No, as expected, men are a bit.’

Are you doing the same skinship you used to do with women with men? Even if I thought about it a hundred times, it was impossible.

I think I had that dream because it was Chae Yoo-jeong. Because he looks so pretty that it’s also my preference. Even though that face is in my taste, I have no intention of dating him.

I had a dream like that and immediately came to a different conclusion, so I felt guilty, as if I had done something bad to Chae Yoo-jeong... but I couldn’t do it.

Perhaps that was why I continued to feel uncomfortable in my chest. In the end, unable to find any solution, I hurriedly buried the dream in a corner of my head.

Since yesterday’s conversation ended that way, it will be some time before I can contact Chae Yoo-jeong again. He might be so heartbroken that I didn’t do it at all.

So let’s forget it. That was just a dream.

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