Love for Love’s Sake - Chapter 55

Chapter 55

“I’m already walking around the streets showing my face.”

“That’s not the point.”

The vibration from my phone interrupted our conversation.

[Ahn Sia] : Big brother Myeongha♡♡♡

[Ahn Sia] : If you’re reading this please reply♡♡♡♡

Ahn Sia’s urging piled up in a short time. The still-overwhelming heart made its presence felt on the screen.

It was just a picture, and she had helped me a lot. In any case, among very close relationships, it was common to upload selfies on social media.

“Senior!”

Cha Yeowoon shouted, snapping me out of my thoughts.

“Don’t accept it just because Ahn Sia is begging you.”

“Huh?”

“Give me the phone. I’ll reject it.”

As if Cha Yeowoon couldn’t stand my slow reaction that exposed my thoughts, he snatched my phone from me.

He gritted his teeth and trembled as he looked at my phone.

The hearts floating on the screen had undoubtedly caused some trouble. Ahn Sia’s messages, which had infuriated Cha Yeowoon, blinked on the screen when I looked over.

[Ahn Sia] : Big brother wasn’t responding

[Ahn Sia] : I uploaded it…ㅜ

[Ahn Sia] : I’m sorry

[Ahn Sia] : But the picture came out really wellㅋㅋ

[Ahn Sia] : (Picture)

The attached picture was taken not long ago at the reservoir. I was photographed taking a break with my coat hanging below my shoulders due to the heat.

“Delete it.”

Cha Yeowoon growled beside me. Thinking he was talking to me, I realized he was already on a call with Ahn Sia. Swift.

“When did senior say it was okay? You posted it without even waiting for a response.”

Although it wasn’t clear, Ahn Sia seemed to be responding to Cha Yeowoon.

“What’s the big deal? It violates portrait rights. Delete it.”

Cha Yeowoon spat out one word at a time. He was handsome, had a good voice, and pronounced words well. If he hadn’t pursued track and field, he might have made a good announcer.

“Why is that relevant now? What sister? Ahn Sia!”

Cha Yeowoon’s temper slowly erupted. He was handsome even when angry.

Despite him calling Ahn Sia’s name, she seemed to have hung up already. She was too formidable an opponent to handle.

Worried that if he tried to call her again and would just be ignored, I decided to change the topic out of concern for his blood pressure.

“You call Sia sister?”

“No.”

The denial was swift. Strong denials often meant affirmation.

I wasn’t particularly concerned about a single picture. It was embarrassing to see my face on the shopping mall, but it was just one of the many pictures added to the vast internet overflowing with pictures posted by various people.

“It came out well. Right?”

When I pulled up the picture Ahn Sia had sent, Cha Yeowoon gritted his teeth.

“It came out so well that I want to delete Ahn Sia’s account.”

“Do you not use social media?”

“I’m not interested in that.”

“I think you would be popular if you did it.”

After all, wasn’t Cha Yeowoon known as someone who had once become a popular post in a large community under the title ‘best track and field high school student.jpg’ just from a press photo?

It was a face I would like to see more of. Even watching from the side, I frequently admired it. I raised my knees and leaned my head back with new appreciation.

“What does it matter if it’s 1,000 or 10,000? Unless the person I like likes me.”

Cha Yeowoon said while looking at me. The person he liked. The emphasized words hit me like an arrow.

My balance shifted toward him.

I leaned down and kissed him lightly.

The floor of the living room, touched by my hand, felt unusually cool, probably because my body temperature had risen.

There was a subtle scent of freshly washed skin.

Cha Yeowoon showed signs of holding back with his whole body. Without any movement, his Adam’s apple stood out. The blood vessels in his neck stood out as his chest swelled beneath the straight collarbone.

Perhaps because the sunlight coming into the living room had suddenly subsided, his bright pupils had become darker and could be clearly seen. He didn’t move to the point it was unnatural.

“Did I do something bad?”

“…”

“Why is your expression like that?”

“…If I don’t come to my senses, it seems like I’ll attack at senior again.”

“Well, attack at me.”

At the lightly said words, Cha Yeowoon frowned.

“Can I kiss you?”

As Cha Yeowoon spoke, his bright red tongue protruded, intermittently moistening his lips. His gaze pierced my skin. It was clear he wanted more than just a kiss on the lips.

“Do you know how to do it?”

“You can teach me.”

What could I know to teach him?

My previous relationships flashed through my mind.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, Myeongha.”

“Am I not an important to you? Are we really meant to be lovers?”

“It’s really exhausting.”

“It feels like a one-sided love.”

They were muddy memories. At least, there wasn’t a kiss to end. Since our feelings didn’t coincide properly, there might have been a time when I, impatiently, had tried to take the initiative for skinship.

Rubbing our wet tongue hadn’t given much inspiration. I just remembered wiping my lips, feeling even more uncomfortable than before.

What about Cha Yeowoon?

Seeing him filled with anticipation and excitement made me anxious.

No. Was it better to be disappointed?

Just like letting the air out of a tightly inflated balloon, trying it once might dispel the fantasy. Typically, the most thrilling moment was right before it happened. If moderation didn’t work, do everything and let it wither away before graduation…

“Senior.”

As if my thoughts had been long, Cha Yeowoon urged.

“Is it not okay?”

“Um…”

“If you say no, I won’t do it.”

Cha Yeowoon gently subdued the momentum. Nevertheless, his eyes were shining brightly. I could see the blood vessels in his neck throbbing.

How many kisses could I have with him in 208 days?

My thoughts inadvertently surprised me.

I tilted my head to ensure our lips connected well. I placed my palm behind his neck and licked the gap between our lips. The tip of our tongues interlocked immediately.

My mouth felt numb and my breathing became difficult. It was a symptom I had never experienced in previous kisses.

There was a resonation in my ears like the beat inside my body. The roof of my mouth tickled.

It felt like the floor I was sitting on was turning soft. As if Cha Yeowoon was imitating me, he supported my neck and later hugged my back.

Before I knew it, my body fell backwards. Just as I thought my head would hit the floor, the hand covering the back of my neck came up to the back of my head.

Despite falling completely to the floor, it didn’t hurt. The place where I laid my head wasn’t on the hard floor but in Cha Yeowoon’s hand.

Our lips parted with an embarrassing sound.

I was short of breath and felt slightly dizzy. Cha Yeowoon placed his forehead against mine. Our noses touched side by side. A hot breath I didn’t know who it belonged to passed between our lips and it felt like the kiss was still continuing.

“I, did I do well?”

Cha Yeowoon asked, tremblingly. It was cute. Did he tremble every time we kissed? I wondered when he would stop trembling.

“Why are you laughing…It wasn’t good?”

“It was good.”

“I think it was too hectic. One more time. I’ll do my best.”

“It was good. I mean really it.”

“It wasn’t as good as me.”

Cha Yeowoon muttered as he buried his head in my neck. His face was extremely hot.

“How much is as good as you?”

“Enough to make your heart burst…”

“Hearts don’t burst that easily.”

“As much as running 200m at full speed ten times in a row back and forth.”

“…That would definitely be difficult.”

Cha Yeowoon bent his arm that was supporting his body and laid on top of me. I felt his elastic body that had been strengthened by exercise beneath his clothes. Perhaps because of his muscle mass, it was more robust than I had expected.

“Can I touch?”

A raspy voice scratched at my ears. I had learned something new recently. Cha Yeowoon’s voice would become subdued when he was excited. Normally, it was clean and pleasant to the ears, but when his emotions intensified, it became hoarse and disheveled. It was a fact I couldn’t have known reading the novel.

The arms around my back tightened. I was entirely ensnared in Cha Yeowoon’s embrace. In the narrow living room, just the two of us.

It was enough to know what he wanted. He desired me. More. Beyond this.

I could feel myself being swept away like the magnetic attraction of iron filings.

For now, I exhaled the breath from my burning lungs. Then, I embraced Cha Yeowoon’s head.

“Yeowoon, we’re still too young.”

Next, I ruffled Cha Yeowoon’s hair as much as I could.

In an instant, Cha Yeowoon, with disheveled hair, opened his mouth in bewilderment. Even in his bewildered state he was handsome.

I pushed away the weakened Cha Yeowoon and sat back. Whether it was me or him, there was a need to cool down our body temperatures.

“Nineteen is too young?”

“Why are you trying to divert it to my age? You’re 18 years old.”

“Is 18 too young?”

“Yes.”

What was I going to do with Cha Yeowoon? For that matter, we had been rolling around in the living room biting and sucking.

Cha Yeowoon still seemed to have a lot to say, but the mood was as messy as his hair.

Although I had locked lips with someone who was 11 years younger than me, I didn’t have the conscience to go any further than that. Plus, his first experience following a first kiss with someone he wouldn’t see after graduation couldn’t really be genuine.

“Spread the blanket quickly. Let’s draw a line with the pillow. So no one crosses it.”

“If senior have said no, I won’t do it.”

“Why are you assuming that you’ll be the one to cross over? I could attack you.”

Whether trying to bring the blanket or not, the blushing Cha Yeowoon looked at me with reddened cheeks.

“Why would senior attack me?”

“Yeowoon, brother is just like one of those wolves.”

Cha Yeowoon, as if he didn’t want to deal with me anymore, went to his room and brought a pillow and mattress.

Instead of pillows between us, the school bag was placed. Cha Yeowoon looked at me with eyes that seemed to question if it was necessary to go this far, but there was no other choice.

If I let my guard down, it could really lead to trouble.

Of course, by my own doing.

While lying down and just staring at the ceiling, my attention was drawn to the side. I continued to touch the inside of my mouth with my tongue, reliving the sensation from before.

Kissing was supposed to be a good thing.

In an effort to prevent my thoughts from wandering further, I tried hard to fall asleep. Eventually, a hazy drowsiness settled in after pushing away thoughts of Cha Yeowoon.

[ !Sub-Mission triggered. ]

A sound effect, like striking a bowl with a spoon, jolted me awake.

[Q. What do you need for a happy life?

A. People who know you. ]

The message continued. I was certain I had written it, but…Did I really think I needed something like this?

[ Sub-Mission: Find 100,000 fans for Cha Yeowoon. ]

Somehow, the numbers seemed to have skyrocketed since last time? It started with one friend, then 10th place, then $2250…one, ten, a hundred. Counting in units, it became absurd.

One hundred thousand people? Could this be done?

Dumbfounded, another message appeared in front of me.