Chapter 15: 〈Episode 15〉 Single Room
Ji-young coaxed me into doing part-time work, saying that she would not be able to receive financial support for a long time.
So I was working at my sister's cafe, earning a high hourly wage, and I had quite a bit of money in my bank account for a young twenty-year-old.
However, the two families did not stop providing financial support, saying that it was special and that students should focus on their studies instead of working part-time.
"Aren't you buying too much?"
Jiyoung tries not to spend her parents' money as much as possible, but when she arrives at the department store, she finds herself using her card to pay for more things than she expected.
If it had been a credit card, there would have been chaos.
No. Even if you write it like this, it's still a mess.
"Why? I need them all."
"That's true, but..."
Jiyoung, who is meticulous, bought everything she needed for the future.
If we really want to be specific, they are things that we definitely need to use, but we don't know when that will be.
Even if it's annoying, if you need it then, it won't be too late even if you come and buy it later.
"Just buy it. What?"
For her, who could easily make a lot of money as a model or in another field if she needed money, this might not be a painful expense.
Oh. If I'm going to live with Jiyoung for the rest of my life, I have to somehow earn a lot of money.
"Are you a couple?"
"No. We're newlyweds."
"four.....?!"
Let's go to the electronics store to look at a TV. A woman who seemed to be an employee approached me and asked.
Jiyoung, who wanted to joke around and ask if we were a couple, hugged my arm and rested her head on my shoulder. I was surprised to see that the couple, who were just beginning to shed their youthful air, were newlyweds.
Even if I can't do it, I'm still in my early 20s.
"Wow... Dude, you got married so quickly."
What could be so wrong with such a pretty woman to marry an ordinary-looking man so quickly? No matter how much money she has, she wouldn't have gotten married without thinking... The employee looked at me intently with a questioning expression.
"I'm joking."
"yes?"
"I'm joking. We're not newlyweds, we're planning to be."
"Yes, planned?"
This time, I was the one who was surprised to hear the words that came out of Jiyoung's mouth.
Does that mean you're thinking about marrying me?
Thump thump.
My heart was pounding like crazy, my face turned bright red like the day we first started dating, and it felt like a dream and not reality.
"Oh, I see."
Please. I desperately prayed that Jiyoung would not continue talking about this topic.
I wonder if my earnest wish has been granted.
"Can I have a TV in the living room and bedroom?"
"Yes, follow me."
A man and a woman came to watch TV as if they were newlyweds? The employee looked suspicious, wondering if they really weren't newlyweds.
But we still had to do business, so we did as Jiyoung requested and introduced her to some suitable TVs. We bought two of them and had them delivered.
"I'm sure nothing is missing?"
After wandering around the department store until her legs were numb and buying all the home appliances and clothes, Jiyoung, who couldn't think of anything else to buy, blurted out a question to me, who was massaging her legs next to her.
"I don't really."
"okay?"
"What's up?"
"Think about it."
"hmm..."
What is this? That reaction, as if something is missing.
I was deeply troubled.
I decided to leave my luggage at my studio and go back out to buy some side dishes at the mart.
"I don't know."
I really don't know.
Since you're asking me, I think it's something I need.
"Then follow me."
"huh."
I followed her obediently.
And where we reached.
"Ah, ahhhh.....!"
The home appliance floor. It was also a computer store.
I looked at Jiyoung with an expression of disbelief, but she just smiled so beautifully.
"Shouldn't we do it together at home?"
She wasn't even interested in computer games originally, but she started playing them after seeing me play them.
All games start out fun and last a long time, but when beginners first start playing, they naturally don't know what's going on and don't feel any fun at all.
If you can't endure that short yet long time.
However, Jiyoung tried to make me have fun by saying that I liked games, and eventually we ended up playing games together often.
And she tells me that she has two computers in our studio and that we should play games together.
Where in the world can you find a woman like this?
People say that men's ideal type is a pretty woman, but honestly, that's not true.
If you're a girl who likes games, then... well, if you have an above-average appearance that's not ugly, then you'll be considered a fantasy woman.
Of course, from the perspective of a man who plays games.
"Hoon, you choose."
"Is that really okay?"
"Yeah. I've thought about where to put it in the corner of the living room, so choose comfortably."
"Jiyoung! I love you!"
"Ah. Why is it like this?"
Really. As time went by, I began to think that the time I started dating Jiyoung wasn't a dark memory, but rather a turning point in my life.
"Ah... I'm jealous."
Not only is she pretty, but she also plays games with him, and when she herself suggested that they play together, the men around her couldn't hide their envy.
It seems like you're finally jealous of me.
Phew. Aren't you jealous? Aren't you jealous?
I was feeling so good right now that even if Madungseok came up to me and raised his fist in jealousy, I would be willing to take it lightly.
Anyway, I bought two computers for around 1 million won and had them delivered.
We left our luggage in the studio.
All the things I had just ordered from the department store were supposed to be delivered in the late afternoon, when dinner was approaching, so at 2:30, I didn't really need to wait for anything at my studio.
"Let's stop by the mart last."
I still had places to go, but if I stopped by the supermarket first to buy groceries, I would have to keep buying them until I got home, and the groceries might run out, so I decided to stop by last and headed to the gym that I had searched for online in advance.
"Not bad."
The shoe rack was neat, and when I looked into the gym right next door through the glass door, it looked just as clean.
"Hello..."
The muscular gym trainer greeted us with a smile on his face as we entered, but instead, his body froze.
He seemed like a manly man, even for someone addicted to exercise. He couldn't take his eyes off Jiyoung's face.
"Can I look around for a moment?"
"..."
"hey?"
"Yes, yes! What, what did you say?"
"Can I take a look around?"
"Of course. Feel free to look around. Ha, haha."
The trainer was fixing his gaze on Jiyoung with a red face, as if he couldn't see her beside him.
"Wow!"
Jiyoung passed by the trainer, and I was about to follow her. The trainer, who only then noticed me, was startled.
Unlike its size, it was cute and playful, so the gap moe was considerable.
I would appreciate it if you didn't look at me with jealous eyes.
"Hmm. The cleaning is somewhat done."
There was a lot of dust because I didn't clean all the corners, but there was no problem.
As long as the areas that your eyes and hands touch are clean, you can consider it as cleaning.
"Are there a lot of people?"
"People? Well... there are quite a few people who exercise in the evening, but I wouldn't say there are many."
"is it so?"
Jiyoung began to worry.
Because it's a weekday afternoon right now and there's no one else in the gym besides the trainer, I don't know, but the vast majority of people who go to the gym are men, and that's not a desirable factor for Jiyoung, who has such a nice body and face.
"Our gym is the biggest in the area and has the latest equipment. And if you sign up, we'll do it for free."
"Is it free?"
Snap.
Jiyoung's ears opened.
It was a bit bewildering that she, who had just carelessly swiped a few hundred dollars at the department store, was getting excited over a few tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of won.
"Just me? And my husband?"
My heart raced again when he called me his husband, making me feel like a newlywed.
"Me, my husband.....?!"
The trainer was extremely surprised at the word husband, as if he had judged that he could easily steal Jiyoung from me based on my face and body.
"Yes, my husband."
She stayed still.
Perhaps she is trying to block men who approach her by spreading rumors that she is married.
"I'll give it to your husband too... for free."
Gyms had to make sure that their members were as pretty as possible.
As I said before, the main customers of gyms are men, so pretty women play a role in getting those men to come to their gyms.
So the trainer says he'll register me for free too.
"Ah. Okay. Then I'll register. Hoon. Register and come."
"okay."
I followed the trainer and registered.
For reference, Jiyoung's information was completely excluded.
Just the bare minimum information. Just things that anyone can tell, like your name or gender.
I left the gym after writing down my number, telling her to just call me, her husband.
"Hoona. Do you want to stop by university sometime?"
"University?"
"Yeah. I don't really have anywhere to go. Let's learn the geography of the university."
I came to the university once for an entrance interview before I even graduated from high school.
At that time, Jiyoung was definitely accepted, but there was a high chance that I would fail, so I was so nervous that I don't remember the inside of the school very well.
"I wonder?"
Unlike high school, there are no assigned classes and you have to keep moving to take classes. I headed to the school to see the lecture rooms and left after looking around for about an hour.