Idol’s Childhood Friend

51 – Let’s kiss, Chaewon

Summer. Night. Sky. And stars.

As I have lived in the city all my life, it is always a strange feeling to look up on a summer night and capture with my own eyes the many stars in the sky.

“If we go further, there will be a lot of mosquitoes, so let’s rest here.”

The end of the glamping site.

I took a break from my trudging walk in a quiet wooden chair that was attached to a rope and could be rocked back and forth.

You sat on one side first, and he sat close to you with a smile.

I take off the outer garment I was wearing and put it on you.

“I don’t want our celebrity Chaewon to catch a cold again.”

“… Thank you.”

“So. “What did you want to talk about today, so you walked all the way here without saying a word?”

“… “There is no such thing.”

Slightly protruding lips and sullen expression.

Anyone who saw her had a face that asked them to comfort her.

“Didn’t we promise? “I will tell you anything and I will listen.”

“… ….”

“I can listen quietly to whatever you say, even if it’s a curse.”

As you turn your head and try to make steady eye contact with her, only then does she glance at you out of the corner of your eye.

He smiled full of appeal, saying he was ready to listen……

“… “Then, Kang Yu-min, please visit the military one more time.”

It’s not just a wound, it feels like you’re frantically spraying red pepper powder on the wound.

My head went blank for a moment due to a terrible curse that I would never hear again in my life.

… Did I do something wrong to hear this?

“Phew. “Is that the expression of someone who can even take a curse?”

Still, seeing his expression relax, his sulking mind also eased to some extent.

You should be glad that I like you a lot, really.

“That’s what you say, what if I really curse you…?” .”

“Do you hate it that much?”

“I’m asking you to go back to being a trainee, do you like that?”

“Wow. “I understood it right away.”

“Wow. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. Stop. End. “Don’t talk about this anymore.”

My body trembles at the sound that sends shivers down my spine.

With a stern expression, he gestured with his hand to tell you to stop, and you slightly tilted your head and smiled playfully.

“I will listen to you, so give me a reward.”

“Award? “What award?”

“Usually, rewards are given to good adults who listen well. Huh. “I will be kind and listen to you, so give me a reward.”

“… No, you pay the delivery fee? “Do you keep charging fees for metallurgy?”

I was dumbfounded to see him nodding his head loudly and making an expression saying it was normal, but what can I do?

My cute girlfriend asks me to do it, so I have to do it as her boyfriend.

“So. “What prize would you like to receive?”

“… First, give me your hand.”

You hesitate and carefully open your hands.

Since we are the only people around here, we clasp their wriggling hands.

“This time, stick close to me.”

After hearing those words, I pulled my body closer and sat so close that I couldn’t find any space.

“Give me a kiss on the head.”

Turn your head slightly and kiss her hair.

“Tell me what you feel right now.”

“I use a good shampoo… ?”

“You are eliminated. “I’m really annoyed.”

You frown and push my shoulder.

In fact, the more we touched each other, the more I felt why you were upset.

Ah, you want to confirm your love for me. I want to feel my affection. You want to be loved right now.

“I love you.”

Those emotions came like a wave and made me laugh.

Yes. It was literally laughable.

I lack the ability to empathize to the extent that I hear other people say things like I’m cold-blooded and have no emotions……

Just by making eye contact with you and feeling each other’s body heat, I can clearly feel what you want.

“You say you love me?”

“I don’t know…. Love it or not.”

“I wasn’t going to say this, but do you know what it means to kiss your hair?”

“I don’t know. “What does it matter?”

“———I want to receive affection from the other person.”

“… ….”

“What you want now is my affection, and what I have to say is ‘I love you.’ And to talk about the feelings I didn’t mention before…….”

———You’re cute, Han Chae-won.

“I was thinking about that all day today.”

He smiles and gently strokes your hair.

I was curious about what kind of expression you were making, so I slightly lowered myself……

“… Really? “Did you think I was cute?”

The corner of his mouth smirks as he avoids my gaze and meets it again and again.

Somehow, it was exactly the face I was hoping for.

“The tension was good throughout today. It was nice to be able to see Han Chae-won properly for the first time in a long time, and it was amazing to be able to see you playing with girls your own age. “That’s why it was cute.”

“———.”

“But, why did a kid like that have such pouty lips? Since when did you want to receive confirmation of your love from me? , I’m really curious?”

He takes your hand and gently kisses the back of it.

I will look at the sky in silence for a moment, waiting for you to answer.

“… “I did it because I was jealous.”

Perhaps because you felt embarrassed for being jealous again, you lowered your head and answered in a hushed voice.

Even though I expected it, I nodded quietly at the story that didn’t really touch me.

“Jealousy…. “Did I do something to make you jealous today?”

“That’s the problem. Kang Yu-min, that’s your problem!”

“Surprise.”

“How can you be so foxy and say you don’t know?”

You raise your voice, thinking that this is the time.

He must have piled up a lot, so he turned his body to the side and looked at me in earnest.

“The kids say you’re cool.”

“I heard that such a cool girl likes you?”

“They say you’ll do well as an actor. “They say it’s especially perfect for the male lead in a romantic comedy.”

“There’s a female lead here, so what? “Whether it’s a romantic comedy, a romantic comedy, or an erotic drama, I’ll only do it with you.”

Even as I think about it, the best answers are pouring in like clear water.

A smile spread across your face at the perfectly clear answer, but you quickly bit your lower lip and continued in the pouty Han Chae-won mode.

“…… Ideal type.”

“Ideal type? “That thing you asked about earlier?”

“Who on earth were you thinking?”

“… “You didn’t think of me?”

“Don’t lie! “Is it possible for a kid who didn’t even think about anything to be so immersed in it?!”

An insignificant scene that has long since disappeared from my memory. Still, since it happened a little while ago, recovery wasn’t that difficult.

Yes. I thought of the situation presented by Yerin, but I didn’t think of a specific person in that situation.

In the first place, would I have had time to imagine when you were folding your arms and opening your eyes wide, asking me to give it a listen?

… Still, there is no benefit in saying this, so we run the algorithm again to find a model answer.

“I am that. “I was thinking about how I could mention you as naturally as possible.”

“… “You really only thought about me?”

“Of course. “When I talked about girl groups, where did I talk about first?”

“… Ever.”

“It was already game over there? As soon as I was asked who my ideal type was, all I could think was, ‘Oh, Chaewon should talk about this.’ “I was just thinking deeply about finding a good way to bring up your name.”

“… ….”

Just by looking at his face, all his anger has gone.

Fool. Just because it’s this easy doesn’t mean you like it more. Stop making me fall in love with you, Jijibae.

“Is that why you were upset at the end?”

“… Actually, there are more.”

“Which one?”

“The fact that you talk well with the members is something… ….”

“Does that mean you also became jealous?”

Ji Ji-bae nods his head silently.

She said she was a cool person and that she was sorry for being a boring, jealous girlfriend. It had been less than a week since she started threatening me.

She knows that too, so she swallows a laugh at the absurd situation, and this time, she catches the wrongdoing in a red-faced manner.

“Why do you talk so naturally with girls?”

“If you get scolded for talking well with the opposite s*x, there are a lot of people in the world who will get scolded.”

“Those people are not my boyfriend.”

“… “If it comes out like that, I have nothing to say?”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the series of sophistry that left me speechless.

Normally, I would have refuted and made fun of him, but today I decided to pay special attention to him.

Just, he’s cute.

“Yes. As a boyfriend, it was natural for me to talk to people of the opposite s*x other than you. “It was very wrong.”

“That’s right. “You are bad.”

“I am also very sorry for not being able to fully understand your jealousy.”

“They’re paying attention because you say that much? Can’t you do that next time?”

“Yes.”

I smile and pat your head again as it leans on my shoulder.

“… I’ll write a note of incorrect answers later. “Sorry for sounding weird.”

Even if he acts unreasonably, he later courageously apologizes and admits it.

This is one of the many reasons why I like Han Chae-won.

“Then, while writing the wrong answer note, I want you to also remember what I did well.”

“… Did you do well?”

“In other words, a pretty thing that deserves praise. “I’ll tell you everything one by one.”

Get off the chair and stand in front of you.

This time, he bent his knees while holding both hands, and looked up at you with a smile.

“First of all, do you remember giving up your window seat on the train this morning?”

“… Huh. “I said I wanted to sit down.”

“Then do you remember that I cooked meat to my girlfriend’s liking for dinner and served it to her?”

“… Baked until slightly crispy. Huh. “I enjoyed it very much.”

“Also, when I drink alcohol, I give it hangover reliever and tell it to drink a lot of water regularly, and sweet potatoes. “I carefully peeled the sweet potatoes and gave them to you.”

“… ….”

“This is full of pretty things that deserve complete praise? “I think I did a great job as a boyfriend, right?”

When I listed them, I was surprised that there were more than I expected.

He seemed to be feeling sorry and thankful that he didn’t know me like this, but he looked like he didn’t know what to do……

“I should get it too, award.”

Yes, I really care about you today.

I never do anything cutesy because I can’t see myself being cute, but on days like today when my girlfriend is cute, wouldn’t it be okay for me to be cute too?

Thinking like that, I opened my eyes and looked at him.

“Pat me on the head too. So sincerely that I can feel what you are feeling right now. Understand?”

You nod your head silently at my words.

Still making eye contact, I gently put my head down on her thigh……

“… How is it? I feel grateful… ?”

Small, beautiful hands gently tangle with the freshly washed hair and gently sweep it from the top of the head outwards.

“Hmm. “I don’t think it’s just gratitude, right?”

“Do you think there is more to it than gratitude?”

“The personality of Han Chae-won that I know is that she also wants skinship in this touch. How is it? “Is this correct?”

The corners of your mouth slowly rise.

“Guess what kind of skinship it is.”

I also raise my eyebrows and stand up.

I was thinking of looking into your eyes and guessing telepathically what kind of skinship you want, but……

“A tight hug was the top 3 skinship I wanted.”

“It’s okay. “I do it because I want to.”

When I thought about it, it was a funny worry.

It’s been a few days since we met, we haven’t been able to touch each other all day, and we’re finally able to do it.

Just do whatever you want and that’s it.

“Fool. What is it.”

“Wasn’t the thing I liked the thing you liked?”

“… “That too.”

“Then I want to hug you from behind this time.”

You got up from your seat at my words and turned your back.

The sight of him obediently following every word he says is cute, and strangely enough, his heart fills with excitement as he quickly and gently hugs her waist.

As I gently lowered my forehead to her shoulder, the scent of her fragrant body wash and shampoo reached the bridge of my nose at the same time.

Your hand goes up on the back of my hand that is wrapped around my waist.

“You’re wearing a bracelet too, Min.”

“It wasn’t my intention, but it was the first couple item I put together. “In times like this, shouldn’t you look for a variety and wear it openly?”

“Yes. “I’ll be using that excuse for a while, too.”

“What should we guess next? “Accessories like rings and necklaces are too obvious, so should we go for clothes?”

“Pajamas. “No one can see us, so let’s put on our pajamas.”

“Are you okay? Let’s look at it online later and go buy it together when we get a chance.”

“Is it right? “Am I buying cute things on purpose and wearing them?”

“… “Well, I’ll give you at least one.”

“Ahh. “I have to put Kang Yu-min in animal pajamas~.”

You bring out all kinds of animals, wearing the duck pajamas that are so popular these days.

Even though I feel like I will never wear it, no matter what, except when I meet you.

“… “Today was fun.”

Summer. Night. Sky. And stars.

As I have lived in the city all my life, it is always a strange feeling to look up on a summer night and capture with my own eyes the many stars in the sky.

Even so, I won’t remember this moment in the distant future.

Although I am starting to understand the beauty of nature little by little as I get older, there is nothing that prevents this moment from becoming an unforgettable moment for the rest of my life.

“Next time, let’s go camping together like this. “I’ll cook for you then too.”

“Definitely. “Let’s go together.”

Because you are there.

Because you are by my side, I will still be able to remember the fresh smell of green grass and the thick scent of the valley water.

You will be able to remember the temperature of this summer, the refreshing night breeze, the dazzle of the sky, and the twinkling of the stars.

You are what makes my life special.

“Let’s kiss, Chaewon.”

Yes. This moment will be remembered fondly by me forever.

Obviously.