"What, are you really going to sing?
Yoon-sung inquired, looking at Shi-heum, who picked up the microphone with a bit of surprise.
"Can't I sing?"
"No, of course you can."
"I don't know many songs."
Shi-heum and Yoon-sung. After chatting for a bit, they decided on a song to sing together.
"Hey, do you know this song too?"
"This song is famous."
"Yes, It's famous. But it's surprising you know about it. You know the dance for this song, right?"
"Dance? I don't even know that."
When Shi-heum said, Yoon-Sung said, "That's okay," and laughed.
"Anyway, I'll start."
Yoon-sung played the song's accompaniment using a remote control. When the title of the song popped up on the karaoke screen, the kids shouted, "Do you two really sing this song together?"
Yoon-sung sang the first verse, and then Si-heum sang the second.
"My feeling's getting deeper...."
Shi-heum's song wasn't technically outstanding, but his voice was very prominent. Yoon-sung was surprised by the fact and showed a skillful choreography next to Shi-heum.
'Yoon-sung is good at singing, but he's also good at dancing.'
Shi-heum looked at Yoon-sung and was lost in thought, missing a verse. Yoon-sung sang the verse that Shi-heum missed instead of him.
"Kiss him! Kiss him!"
After the two's stage was over, the friends clapped their hands and shouted. Yoon-sung shook his hand and signaled to his friends to quit.
"No kisses. Who's up for singing the next song?"
"No one sings until you kiss Shi-heum."
"Hey, just stop!"
Yoon-sung felt a bit embarrassed. Although he and Shi-heum have a color relationship, they're not officially dating. Shi-heum would probably be pretty uncomfortable with this situation.
"Let's not overdo it. Anyway, I'll sing next time. Oh, Yoon-sung stays there. I'm going to sing with you."
Yeon-hee, who was keeping an eye on things, said to Yoon-sung.
"No way! Why am I the only one singing three times in a row?"
"You used to sing with me really well together."
"Back then...."
When Yoon-sung tried to say something more to Yeon-hee, Shi-heum suddenly grabbed Yoon-sung's wrist and pulled it closer to him. Yoon-sung's body came close to Shi-heum, and Yoon-sung lowered his eyes for a moment and looked at Shi-heum.
"Why?"
Instead of answering Yoon-sung's question, Shi-heum just wrapped his arms around Yoon-sung's waist. Then, he lifted his foot a bit and kissed Yoon-sung.
"What? You...."
"Let's go in."
Shi-heum quickly returned to his seat, holding Yoon-sung's hand, who was embarrassed. He thought to himself, "What am I doing?"
Shi-heum, who got back to his seat, kept touching his lips without realizing it. Yoon-sung looked at Shi-heum with a complex expression, thinking that Shi-heum would have just been shoved by the kids and kissed him.
"Yeon-hee ate all of your snacks, so you barely ate them, right? I'll go get yours again."
"Oh.... Yes."
While Yoon-sung was out buying snacks, Yeon-hee, who had sung alone and returned, sat next to Shi-heum. She said with a slight smile to Shi-heum.
"You must be a little jealous."
"No matter what you think of me, I don't really care."
"Hmmm."
"And isn't it you who's jealous?"
When Shi-heum asked, making it clear he was annoyed, Yeon-hee just gave him a smirk, like it was funny. She spoke so quietly that only Shi-Hum could hear.
"Yeah, I'm pretty jealous. And I still like Yoon-sung."
As he felt his heart race with excitement at Yeon-hee's words, Shi-heum opened his eyes wide. What's the reason? He was always being stimulated by Yeon-hee. Akthough it's not like he's really Yoon-sung's boyfriend.
*
Yoon-sung, who was putting together the items he'd bought after going out, called out to Shi-heum, who'd been stuck in the room for a while and hadn't come out. Shi-heum opened the door and see Yoon-sung.
"Why?"
"To be honest, I have to say this because it's not fair."
When Shi-heum tilted his head, Yoon-sung raised the blood pole on his neck a bit.
"You stole my first kiss!"
"What...."
Si-Hum didn't take Yoon-Sung's word for it. Yoon-sung hasn't even kissed yet, even though he once had a girlfriend?
"Have you never kissed Yeon-hee?"
"Oh, with her... What? How'd you know I was dating her?"
"Just a feeling."
"It was pretty obvious, right? But I only fought with her while I was dating, so I didn't do much with her."
When Shi-heum asked how he'd been seeing Yeon-hee, Yoon-Sung sat on Shi-heum's bed and got ready to talk about something.
"What should I say about this? We've been so close ever since we were kids. Then one day, she asked me to go out. Back then, when I sort of had a girlfriend, I thought there'd be someone to lean on. But I was way off. As you know, I'm out and about with the kids quite a bit, right? Yeon-hee couldn't stand it. She'd often reach out to me at dawn, but I'd usually fall asleep. Some days, she cries because of it... So, I held on for a bit, and then I said, "Let's break up.""
"That's a pretty standard reason."
"Sometimes people break up with someone for a big reason, but it's usually like this."
"She seemed to still like you."
"To be honest, I'm thinking about cutting ties with her because of that. I was wondering what could be wrong with her today when I saw her hurt you. Anyway, I'm sorry. You know, we're not really dating. It must've seemed ridiculous to you."
Yoon-sung left Shi-heum's room, saying it'd be better to contact Yeon-hee right away.
'We're not really dating.'
Shi-heum asked himself, thinking about what Yoon-Sung had just said.
'Yeah, I know. It's not like we're really dating. But why did I care so much about Yeon-hee?'
Meanwhile, Yoon-sung, who returned to the room, called Yeon-hee with a deep heart. Yeon-hee answered the phone like she was waiting.
-Yoon-sung!
"Just stop."
-Why are you calling me out of the blue and telling me to "stop"?
"You're not my girlfriend anymore. So...."
Yeon-hee laughed at Yoon-sung's words and interrupted him.
-I know I'm not your girlfriend. Who said that? Oh, what did Shi-heum say to you? Actually, he seemed pretty aware of me.
"It's not only his problem. If there's a kid close to me, you... Hey, I'm not that dumb. I just acted like I didn't know until now."
-Then you just keep acting like you don't know. Why'd you call me out of the blue?
"I've been thinking about this for a while. I saw the opportunity and got in touch with you."
-So, what do you want me to do?
"Let's just be strangers to each other from now on."
After hearing Yoon-sung's words, Yeon-hee didn't say anything for a bit, and then she just laughed like she was crazy.
-Ha ha, you're so cruel. Chae Yoon-sung. I just wanted to be close to your boyfriend.
"Stop talking about Shi-heum. Anyway block my number, since I doubt I'll ever reach you out. I'll block yours, too."
-Hey, are you crazy?
"You're the one who's out of your mind. Why do you keep making people uncomfortable by pretending to be my girlfriend? Anyway, hang up."
-I....
Yoon-sung didn't pay any attention to what Yeon-hee was saying on the phone and just hung up. Then, he went around and around the room for a while to soothe himself.