I Became My Ex-Girlfriend’s Summon

22 – 22.

The parents of Hanyeo-won.

So, my little uncle and aunt.

They suggested having a meal together. It was the first time since I met her.

“What’s going on?”

At that moment, when I was suddenly wondering what was going on.

Hanyeo-won’s voice came cautiously through the speaker.

[ Is the time… okay…? ]

I’ve received a lot of help from my little uncle’s mother before.

And I’ve received various support through Hanyeo-won’s aunt.

If I don’t have time, it’s only right for me to attend somehow as a person.

“Of course, I’ll go. When should I go? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Okay. Yeah. Got it. I’ll contact you later.”

After setting the schedule so simply and hanging up the phone, I looked at the dark screen and thought again.

Why did they suddenly invite me? What made them do that?

“…I don’t know.”

As expected, there was no clue.

*

Dressed neatly for the first time in a while, I left the house and headed towards her place, slightly earlier than the agreed-upon time.

Since I couldn’t go empty-handed to meet a benefactor, I had bought a small fruit gift nearby.

“Apartment 1302… This is it.”

After checking the apartment number on the messenger several times, I lightly adjusted my clothes and pressed the doorbell.

Soon, I heard the sound of footsteps running from across the door, and the door opened with a creak, revealing Hanyeo-won welcoming me.

“Welcome!”

“You’re not late, are you?”

“I came right on time! Come in quickly.”

“Excuse me.”

As I entered the house, a tidy middle-aged couple greeted me.

“You must be tired from coming all the way here.”

“Welcome.”

It was Hanyeo-won’s uncle and aunt, whom I had met before.

“So this is what they mean by aging gracefully.”

I had felt it before, but I wondered if Hanyeo-won’s upright upbringing had been greatly influenced by these two.

“Hello.”

“It’s been a while.”

“Wow. As Ryeowon said, he is really handsome. It’s our first time meeting, right?”

“Yes. Thank you so much for taking care of me. I bought some fruits on my way here, although it’s not much.”

“Oh my! It’s fine even if you came empty-handed.”

“I couldn’t just come empty-handed. I would appreciate it if you accept them.”

“Sure. Let’s eat together later.”

Ryeowon’s family welcomed me with a friendly response.

It wasn’t as awkward as I thought. The atmosphere was quite cheerful.

The beginning wasn’t bad.

“You haven’t eaten, have you?”

“No, I haven’t eaten yet. And you can speak comfortably, Aunt.”

“Is that so?”

“Hey, now that we’re all here, let’s have a meal, shall we?”

“Yes, I’ll prepare it right away.”

“Yuchan! I’ll give you clothes and sit here.”

“Thank you.”

We immediately moved to the dining table and had dinner.

“Oh, you put in a lot of effort to prepare this.”

Although the table was quite big, it was secretly overwhelming to see it filled with such a sumptuous feast.

“I will enjoy it!”

Before coming, I intentionally took some digestive medicine, so I earnestly pushed the food into my mouth, one by one.

“How, does it suit your taste?”

“Yes. I think your cooking skills are better than our mother’s.”

“To that extent?”

“Yes. Yoochan really loves his aunt’s food!”

“I guess I’ll have to take better care of him from now on. Hoho.”

Luckily, it seemed like my aunt was pleased with me.

I seemed to have left a not-so-bad first impression.

“It’s not a bad thing to appear good.”

So we had various conversations while eating.

Since everyone knew about my situation, there was nothing uncomfortable or distant about the topics, and the three of us led the conversation appropriately, creating a comfortable atmosphere.

“I really just called you to have a meal.”

So I enjoyed the warmth of a family that I hadn’t felt in a long time without any suspicion…

After a while, in the cheerful atmosphere after the meal.

We moved to the spacious living room and had a moment of sharing snacks with warm tea.

“Hmm. By the way.”

My little uncle, who was laughing a moment ago, suddenly had a serious expression and hesitantly started speaking.

“There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you all along. Can I ask?”

“Yes. It’s okay.”

“Ahem. Well, how do you plan on taking responsibility for our Yeo-won in the future?”

“…Um. When you say responsibility…”

“Now, because we’re still young, we can rely on part-time jobs to get by. But we can’t keep doing that forever.”

Slightly taken aback by the unexpected ambush, I couldn’t respond and glanced at Hanyeo-won, who was sitting next to me.

Then she interjected, sensing the situation…

“Well, we’ll figure it out ourselves.”

The conversation took an odd turn.

“I believe we can handle it ourselves. But as parents, we should at least hear about our future plans, right? Isn’t that right, honey?”

“Yeah, Hanyeo. Your aunt feels the same way. We’re not saying you have to get married right away, but…”

“Mom, it’s not that serious yet…”

Marriage, responsibility, future plans.

As they exchanged glances and subtly assessed my reaction, it felt like they were discussing a somewhat serious matter, like marrying off their daughter.

“No way, could it be…?”

Finally realizing how the situation was unfolding, I was astonished.

It seemed that I was currently sitting in the position of Hanyeo-won’s boyfriend.

“What do you think?”

“……”

“……”

The attention of the three people focused on me.

Gulp. Swallowing my saliva, I tried to calm my nerves and glanced at Hanyeo-won.

She, unable to meet my gaze, had an anxious expression on her face.

Given the circumstances, it seemed like her parents had noticed our relationship and were taking it seriously, pushing the issue.

Maybe it was difficult for Hanyeo-won to explain it in words.

“It’s fortunate that you noticed it quickly.”

I praised myself for not doing anything foolish until now, and after organizing my thoughts for a moment, I confidently looked into my little uncle’s eyes and said,

“…Honestly speaking, I don’t have any concrete plans yet. Marriage, the future, they all feel like vague stories.”

In an instant, a subtle atmosphere filled the living room.

“But.”

I firmly held Hanyeo-won’s hand, which was sitting next to me, and boldly argued.

“I don’t want to irresponsibly make Hanyeo-won suffer.”

Whether I become a killer or a provider, I will show her something.

It was practically a declaration of war…

“Yoo-chan…”

Moved by my words of taking responsibility, she willingly gave me strength.

“That’s right! Yoo-chan, I’m not someone you can make suffer! If things don’t work out, I’ll work and take responsibility!”

“Well, these days, there are many men who are househusbands… Right?”

“…If that’s what you think…”

My little uncle, who had nothing to say when even my aunt sided with me, let out a short sigh with a helpless expression.

“Is there any other way? Let’s trust each other once.”

“You really thought this through. Honey.”

“Wow! Thank you! Little Uncle!”

“But if you make my daughter cry, you’ll be in big trouble!”

“Could it be that our son-in-law would do that?”

“That’s right! Yoochan wouldn’t make me cry!”

“Oh please. Just because one stone comes loose doesn’t mean the whole wall will collapse. Are you going to live your life feeling resentful because of your son-in-law?”

“Oh come on, it’s not like that.”

“Were you upset because your daughter was taken away?”

“Of course I was!”

Soon, the three of them brightened up again and embraced each other, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Unable to adapt to this change, I felt an indescribable feeling as I watched them.

“…Huh?”

It felt as if I had been caught up in something without even realizing it.

“I’ll see you off!”

“Well then, we’ll see you next time.”

After a successful (?) meeting, we walked side by side with our arms crossed on the night road.

It’s autumn now. The night air is gradually getting cooler.

“Um… Yoochan.”

“Yeah?”

“I’m sorry…”

“What for?”

“For calling you out today without permission… and causing you trouble…”

With a defeated expression on her face, she sincerely apologized, seemingly feeling a considerable sense of guilt for what happened today.

‘Has she grown cuter with her pout?’

The dissatisfaction that had been absent from her appearance melted away.

“It’s alright. It was bound to turn out like this anyway.”

“…Huh?”

In truth, she hadn’t done anything wrong.

If anything, the fault lies with me.

We were practically in a romantic relationship already.

She was just unilaterally taking care of me.

Besides, if I didn’t have feelings for her, I wouldn’t have casually mentioned taking responsibility in front of my family.

It was a story I brought up with my own resolve.

“Yoochan…”

“If you want, a kiss.”

As I lightly tapped her face, she hugged my neck tightly and playfully bumped her lips against mine.

“hehehe. I love you.”

Feeling good from her unabashed aegyo, I whispered softly as we walked slowly, clinging to each other.

“…Thank you for waiting all this time.”

“…Yeah…”

And so, we finally became an official couple.

*

After exchanging greetings with the Hanryeowon family, many things changed.

Among them, the most important thing was that her curfew had been lifted.

However, under the condition of “definitely using contraception.”

“D-Did you really say that?”

“Yeah….”

“W-Well, let’s use it then.”

“…Yeah….”

Anyway, from then on, Hanryeowon started spending more time at our house.

“Can I sleep over tonight?”

“Did you inform your family?”

“I told them I might sleep over.”

“Well then, go ahead and sleep.”

At first, it was definitely just for one night.

“Is tomorrow the first class?”

“Yeah. So I’ll just sleep here.”

“You just want to sleep with me, don’t you?”

“That’s true too. hehehe.”

Before we knew it, one day turned into two.

“Ryeowon, do you really not have to go home?”

“I don’t know. I think I’ll just stay here today too.”

“What if you get banned from staying out overnight?”

“Go and take care of it, son-in-law.”

“What? This guy…!”

“Ah…!”

During the exam period, we spent almost 5 days a week at our house.

“Hey, hey! Not today. You said you would study for the exam.”

“I’ll do it after I’m done.”

“You said the same thing yesterday and you passed out first.”

“No, I didn’t. Today, I’ll make you pass out first.”

“You talk well about a shoddy topic.”

“It’s not shoddy! I’m a complete expert!”

As a result, our house gradually filled up with her belongings.

“When did you order this?”

Various delivery items that I didn’t even know when they were ordered.

“What’s that?”

“My cosmetics. I hardly use them at home, so I just brought them all.”

“Where should I put them?”

“There, on your desk.”

Even her personal necessities.

When I came to my senses, I realized that her luggage had become even more than mine.

“Oh, when did this happen?”

When I realized it, it was already a situation that was almost like living together.

“Should I talk to her once? No, it’s not even funny to say anything now.”

That’s what I was thinking for a moment, looking at her as she quietly sat in the house.

Suddenly, Hanyeo-won came to me, urging me to live independently.

“Independence…? All of a sudden?”

“Yeah. She said she’d find me a room.”

Since I couldn’t live with my family forever, the plan was to find a vacant room when the semester ends and secure it in advance…

“Oh… really?”

“Yeah, so… Can’t I live here for a while?”

“At our house?”

“Yeah…!”

Hanyeo-won proposed living together in earnest.

“Um…”

Honestly, I don’t dislike living together.

It saves money in many ways, and it’s not uncomfortable to be with her.

However, as someone who has lived alone for quite a long time, it felt a bit awkward to live with someone else.

“…If you don’t like it, never mind… I’ll just find a place on my own…”

Hanyeo-won noticed that I didn’t readily agree and withdrew her proposal obediently.

Of course, I wasn’t just silently watching her.

“Oh, no! I was just thinking about it.”

“Then… Can I live here?”

She asked with a hint of anticipation, adding a touch of cuteness as she sought permission.

“…Only if you get permission from your family.”

Personally, I believed that living together as a couple and living together as a family were different paths, so I demanded that she seek permission from her younger brother and aunt.

And…

Goddess Hye-won ♥ [Got permission!]

She confidently attached a verification photo as if she had been waiting, and entered our home.

In the photo, Hye-won’s family were all smiling brightly, giving a thumbs up.

“…Really?”

And just like that, I started living together with her in an unexpected turn of events.