Love for Love's Sake - Chapter 66
Chapter 66
“We’re outside.”
I wish I could stop the heat creeping up my neck by my own choice. More so when Cha Yeowoon’s innocent expression made it seem as if nothing was happening.
“It’s not like we’re kissing.”
“I would prefer that.”
“Then, should we do that?”
“Cha Yeowoon.”
Despite my warning, Cha Yeowon didn’t avert his eyes. How did the person who used to kiss while holding their breath end up like this?
He, with a sly movement, slid his tongue up near my fingertips and lightly kissed each finger that held the melting ice cream cone.
Slick–Slick–
Along with the ticklish sound, it seemed like I was melting, not the ice cream. Heat gathered at each joint of my fingers.
“Why are your manners getting worse and worse these days…”
“Seems like I’m developing bad manners because of senior.”
“Trying to turn this on me? When did I?”
“Senior has a side that makes me impatient.”
“What?”
“I thought I was strange, but it’s senior’s fault.”
Now it was my fault for standing still. It was absurd, but Cha Yeowoon simply blinked his eyes meekly.
“Yeowoon, you’re so full of energy lately.”
“People say if you like someone, you naturally want to touch them.”
“Who says that? Who taught you only bad things?”
What the hell happened to the innocent child? Despite my lament, Cha Yeowoon seemed pleased all the way back to the lodging.
Before entering the lodging, I finally threw away the uneaten melted ice cream cone. My palm was sticky from the melted ice cream. Similarly, that was how I felt right now. Sticky, sweet, and hot, and it felt like I should wash it off quickly, but my hands involuntarily clenched.
I thought Ahn Gyeonghun would be at the lodging, but our room was empty. It felt slightly awkward to be alone with Cha Yeowoon again.
“The beds are very close.”
“Huh? Oh.”
“Where’s senior’s bed?”
“The one you’re sitting on right now.”
When I said that, Cha Yeowoon meaningfully smoothed the sheets. The neatly prepared bedding was tidy, but I suddenly felt embarrassed.
The back of his hand, which was sliding across the pure white sheets, was smooth and not like an athlete. Blue veins were visible, and the fingers protruding from the joints on his big hands were long.
I heard people with big hands tend to be tall. Cha Yeowoon was rather tall now. Come to think of it, he might have grown taller since we first met. Was he still growing?
“Senior, aren’t you going to sit?”
“…Huh?”
“I was wondering if you were going to keep standing.”
Cha Yeowoon patted the seat next to him as if it was obvious.
“Isn’t it better to sit facing each other?”
“I don’t want to.”
Before, Cha Yeowoon had immediately shook his head when Ahn Gyeonghun had tried to quietly sit on the bed. A straightforward guy.
I sat down when I was told, but it felt awkward with the sensation of the mattress deflating under my butt and the faint sound of springs. Despite having wiped my hands, they still felt subtly sticky.
As we sat apart to keep some distance, Cha Yeowoon subtly leaned his shoulder toward me. Unlike outside, where I could sense the cars, pedestrians, and even birds and insects, it felt strange sitting in the enclosed room where only Cha Yeowoon could be sensed.
“Senior…”
Cha Yeowoon called me softly. The hair on the back of my ears stood on ends. If this continued, I would definitely become entangled. I had to do something before this atmosphere prolonged.
“D-Do you want to see this, Cha Yeowoon?”
I hastily thrust my phone screen in front of Cha Yeowoon’s face, which had come so close that I could feel his breath.
“…What’s this?”
“It’s about you.”
What I brought up was a post from a fairly large community.
[ Title: Cha Yeowoon (18-year-old track and field athlete, my boyfriend) who dominated the hot topic yesterday is really handsome.
Comment: I saw it here and followed him on social media, but I became speechless when I saw the photo posted today; People say you lose your memory when you see something too handsome…I was speechless and lost my memory, so wasn’t that why I ate five meals for breakfast this morning? Wasn’t I brainwashed? ]
[ Top Comment 1: Aren’t you using Cha Yeowoon as an excuse to eat a lot?
Top Comment 2: Nice..ㄹㅇexcuse to eat :D… ]
Despite the embarrassing compliments, Cha Yeowon scrolled through the post indifferently. There was no sign of him feeling embarrassed.
“Isn’t this photo to die for no matter how many times you see it?”
When I pointed to the photo at the top, Cha Yeowoon’s expression finally changed.
All of the photos that were uploaded to his account were ones I had taken and sent. Of course, I had carefully selected and sent them for him to upload.
“Yes. Did senior Gyeonghun take it?”
“I took it.”
Naturally, I had taken about a hundred consecutive shots and picked this one.
Fortunately, one was usable. It was worthwhile to have received tutoring in the morning and evening from Ahn Gyeonghun so that I could take good photos of Cha Yeowoon and have them uploaded.
“Why don’t you recognize it? This. It’s a photo of when you were smiling at me.”
The smiling photo taken and enlarged at the end was so handsome that it felt wasteful to show it to others.
Nevertheless, it was worth showing the spirit of humans and sharing it for mutual benefit.
[ Sub-Mission: Find 100,000 (9,218) fans for Cha Yeowoon. ]
The Sub-Mission was already close to 10,000 after just a few days. It was much faster than I expected.
Although I felt uncomfortable that there was no exact deadline, I had an expectation that I could accomplish it.
Following the link under the post, a link to Cha Yeowoon’s social media appeared. It was fun to see his account growing steadily, like admiring well-tended plants with my own hands.
“But seriously, you have a lot of fans.”
“What do you mean a lot?”
“Aren’t there even those who have been following you since middle school?”
“Back then, I did a few interviews, so maybe that’s why. I guess they just saw me by chance. Track and field doesn’t have as big of a fanbase as ball sports.”
“No. Look at this. It’s really something.”
Cha Yeowoon’s newly created account often received comments expressing past support, delight at seeing him again, and well wishes for the future.
Although I had heard that he had many fans, seeing this made it finally sink in that there were people who genuinely supported him.