Love for Love's Sake - Chapter 41
Chapter 41
“See. People who only move when they like someone are really hard to date.”
“Senior…is good to me.”
Cha Yeowoon barely finished speaking. But nevertheless, since Tae Myeongha treated him well, was there a chance?
“That’s also a problem.”
Ahn Sia lightly shattered the shallow expectations.
“The way I see it, big brother treats you too much like a child. Big brother Myeongha seems to do that to everyone, but you, in particular. Special treatment.”
“I know…”
“More like a younger sibling than a junior? Or maybe a nephew.”
“There’s only a one-year age difference between senior and me.”
“Who doesn’t know? That’s just how it looks from the outside. Anyway, it’s quite a distance from a rosy atmosphere.”
It couldn’t be denied, even if it was unpleasant. Cha Yeowoon gulped down his Americano. Drinking it made his throat burn.
Brothers, family. At best, to put a title on their relationship would be ‘amicable senior and junior.’
Furthermore, Tae Myeongha had said with his own mouth that they should be friends. Hearing those words, Cha Yeowoon had stayed up all night with wide-open eyes.
“In my view, Cha Yeowoon, you don’t stand a chance.”
Ahn Sia said decisively, taking the Americano from Cha Yeowoon.
Her words made sense. Even if it was unpleasant to hear, there wasn’t a single wrong word.
“Calmly give up. It’s not good to cling to someone who doesn’t like you. Even if it continues, the temperature difference and difficulties will remain. I know because I’ve seen many cases, and it rarely ends well.”
“Even if senior doesn’t like me the same way, it doesn’t matter. Maybe, even if it doesn’t go well, I can’t give up.”
Ahn Sia exclaimed briefly.
“You seem to really like big brother Myeongha.”
“…”
“If I were you, I would probably like him too.”
“Don’t like him.”
“If I were you. But unlike you, I don’t have a hobby of voluntarily torturing myself by throwing myself into that hard level. I’ll go out with someone who likes me.”
That seemed to be the case. Ahn Sia shook the cup with only ice left. The sound of ice colliding spread like a bell.
“Can you help me?”
Ahn Sia was the only person Cha Yeowoon knew who could be helpful in matters of love.
He was desperate for help right now.
“Help you?”
“Help me try.”
“…”
“Sister Sia, please help me try.”
Cha Yeowoon clenched his fists and glared ahead. Ahn Sia smiled triumphantly.
* * *
[ Sub-Mission: Find Cha Yeowoon a friend. ]
[ Sub-Mission cleared. ]
I was surprised by the unexpected notification. Although I had become accustomed to the message window suddenly appearing, the content was surprising.
“A friend?”
All of a sudden?
Did Cha Yeowoon make a friend without me knowing? Who? I quickly recalled the candidates. Cheon Sangwon, definitely not. Ahn Gyeonghun, Ahn Sia…The candidates could be counted on one hand.
[ Reward triggered. ]
[ You can see what Cha Yeowoon wanted most in the past. ]
[ Would you like to check now? ]
Messages continued to appear. Similar yet different from last time. It wasn’t the present but the past. So what he wanted most wasn’t the same as it was now?
But it was obvious when I recalled what he wanted now. Suddenly, my face felt hot.
“Mister Myeongha, take this!”
A loud call came from the kitchen. I gathered my thoughts and stepped outside.
“Yes, coming.”
I wasn’t sure what I would see, but now wasn’t the time to be distracted. I was in the middle of work.
“Turn around at the 2nd apartment complex?”
“Ehm. Since apartment unit 204 has been added, make sure to check it thoroughly.”
“Okay.”
I checked the apartment number on the post-it note the boss had given me and put the icebox on my shoulder. The interior of the store, visible immediately after leaving the small kitchen, was clean and simple. As I exited the store, apartment complexes stretched out before me.
Recently, I started another part-time job during the weekends.
I continued to help Ahn Sia with her work related to the shopping mall whenever she called, even occasionally modeling for men’s clothing that was being launched. However, I wasn’t satisfied with the money I was saving. Perhaps it was because I used to work like crazy.
My schedule was ambiguous because I was a minor and was still attending school. A part-time job I had found after going through these adverse conditions was delivery.
The job involved delivering reserved lunchboxes at a set time near a shop. I was introduced to it by an aunty my grandmother knew who had quit due to health issues.
As it operated on a reservation system, the order quantity remained consistent daily. And since I only had to navigate around apartment complexes, it was convenient as it was essentially a walking job. Carrying the icebox filled with lunchboxes made me recall being a glutinous rice cake merchant in the past.
Going up and down the elevator, the icebox was practically emptied. Today was a bit faster. Proudly checking my phone, a new message had arrived.
[Ahn Sia] : Big brother♡
What was with the heart? Ahn Sia and I were in touch relatively often as we coordinated our part-time jobs. Basically, we were close friends because she treated me well. However, I didn’t understand the sudden heart.
Did she need something? I remembered her subtly asking me to post a selfie together on her social media to promote the shopping mall.
[Tae Myeongha] : I’m telling you, I’m not showing my face
[Ahn Sia] : T_T♡ Still ㅈㄴexpensive♡
[Ahn Sia] : But that’s big brother’s charm♡
[Tae Myeongha] : Stop with the heart
It was too much. Seriously.
[Tae Myeongha] : Why are you like this
I sent the message without properly typing. The reason was that as soon as I left the apartment, I saw a familiar bike.
It was a bike I would recognize anywhere. The surface was still flamboyant and haughty. As flashy as its owner.
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