chapter 35
35. That’s Enough
Ajusshi’s specs were impressive.
Jihee’s mom’s specs were even more impressive.
If a child’s IQ is the average of their parents’ IQ, then Jihee was born with a 6 on a dice roll.
Aah… ajusshi……
Even if you weren’t interested in Jihee’s studies, how frustrated you must have been.
What kind of fight did you have?
If I were ajusshi, I would have fainted after seeing Jihee’s report card.
“This is ridiculous. My parents are my parents, and I am me.”
This shameless person.
“No way! Jihee! That’s not it!”
It was almost a cry.
“No. Why did the atmosphere get good and then we’re back to studying? We’re having a delicious drink.”
Jihee grabbed my cheek and pulled it taut, as if telling me not to say anything more.
“You can do it so much better, that’s why I’m saying this!”
My cheek was squished like a rice cake by Jihee’s hand, but I had to say what I had to say.
There’s no use feeling sorry if I don’t do it.
If I can’t do it, what’s there to feel sorry about?
But since Jihee was doing well, it seemed like I was the one getting greedy.
“You really did well on the test today. Did you know?”
“What are you talking about? Earlier, you were saying it was a close call for getting into a top-tier university.”
“That’s because you haven’t finished your progress yet, so of course it’s like that. You must have figured it out while solving it, right?”
If we could compress the remaining seven months or so and fill them up more densely, Jihee might even be able to challenge the top ranks!
“Really? Then I should work harder, huh.”
“……Who, me?”
Why did the conclusion always end up like that?
“You’re my teacher.”
“No, you’re the one who ultimately does the studying. You’re the one who needs to work hard.”
“Then you should make me work hard. Giving motivation is also a teacher’s job, right?”
Jihee’s eyes curved upwards.
I gulped at her sly, fox-like expression.
I knew that face.
She was definitely going to ask for something again.
“……Work hard.”
“With just my mouth?”
“No, you’re going to college. Are you going or not?”
“Are you really satisfied with this, oppa? If you set a goal, I can work even harder than I do now.”
“Even if I give you a hundred guarantees, what prize can I give you?”
It’s all just Uncle’s money anyway, whether it’s goods or merchandise.
“What do I want to receive from you, oppa?”
Jihee, who had been leaning back like a cat, slowly got up and sat next to me.
“……What is it.”
“Time.”
“What?”
“I want your time, oppa.”
“Why do you want it? And I think we spend enough time together already.”
We’re one of the few adult siblings in Korea who have been together for as long as we have.
At the very least, we spend more than three hours together every day, whether it’s studying or eating.
“It’s not enough.”
“How long do you want to stick together for, anyway?”
“Every single day, without a single day off.”
“It’s actually like that. And if I ask you to give me time, you won’t give it to me, right?”
Jihee seemed dissatisfied with my response, poking my hand with her fingernail.
“…… Cold oppa.”
“Don’t pretend you didn’t see my face turn red.”
“Hehe, you’re cute. Ah, let’s stop talking about studying and watch a movie instead?”
“Okay, I’ll be right back, I need to use the restroom.”
When I came out of the restroom, the living room was pitch black, with all the lights turned off.
Jihee was tapping her hand impatiently on the couch beside her, as if telling me to hurry up.
I managed to reach her side using the TV’s light as a guide.
“Did you pick a movie?”
“Yeah, I’ve been wanting to watch this one for a while.”
“Is it not a horror movie?”
“Oppa, can’t you handle scary movies?”
“Maybe. I’ve never really watched one before, but I don’t really want to.”
“Okay, got it.”
It seemed like Jihee was jokingly hinting that she would definitely pick a horror movie next time.
As soon as Jihee pressed the remote control, the paused screen started moving again.
The black screen lit up, revealing a silver title lettering.
But the title was only up for a moment… huh?
“…… Jihee.”
“Yes?”
“Is this not rated 19+?”
“Yeah, it is.”
Jihee looked like she was wondering what the problem was, sipping the remaining beer in her glass.
“What’s wrong with this?”
“What’s wrong? You’re an adult, and adults watch adult movies, what’s the big deal.”
“This is a bit… embarrassing to watch together.”
It was a notoriously explicit movie.
I hadn’t watched it myself, but I remembered my friends making a big fuss about it.
“But I already paid for it, didn’t I?”
Jihee looked at me with a pitiful face, pressing the pause button.
“Just watch it with me, oppa. It’s not like it’s going to be all explicit, right?”
“…… Are you not embarrassed?”
“Eh, what’s between us?”
It’s between us, so it’s embarrassing, isn’t it?
I looked at Jihee’s face once.
I looked at the TV screen once.
I thought about suggesting we watch something else, but the fact that I had already paid for it made me hesitant.
Ugh.
“Let’s just watch it, and if it gets too bad, we can turn it off then.”
“Yes!”
As soon as the permission was granted, Jihee stuck close to me and released the temporary pause.
The content of the movie itself was sticky, to put it mildly.
It was about “adult affairs.”
Each character was entangled with others, and that was the theme that pierced through.
And, of course, the act of revealing that was…….
[……You’re doing well. So bold.]
The thrilling ment and the excessive skinship made my mouth dry.
Maybe this physiological phenomenon was due to the excessively high-alcohol liquor.
The intensity was escalating.
Naturally, I glanced around, and when I turned my eyes to the side, I accidentally locked eyes with my younger sibling.
Every time the TV screen flickered, Jihee’s face, flushed red, appeared a little more.
……Was she drunk?
I thought she was extremely cute.
“……Embarrassing.”
I forced a awkward smile, trying to hide my true feelings.
“Oppa is?”
We were whispering in low voices, as if we were in a theater.
“Am I?”
“Yes?”
Jihee moved her hand and naturally placed it on top of mine.
“I’m good.”
“……Do you like that kind of thing?”
“Shh……. This is a secret, but I really like that kind of thing.”
Despite the embarrassing scenes on the screen, I couldn’t help but laugh.
What to do with this honest younger sister?
Jihee’s words, filled with interest, made me want to tease her without saying a word today.
“I like it too.”
“Whoa. Amazing. Is this our destiny?”
The conversation remained in whisper mode.
“If this is destiny, then you’re destined with all men in the world. Men originally like all that kind of thing.”
“Yes? Then shall we watch it together often from now on?”
It was ridiculous, but I imagined it.
My younger sibling and I watching adult movies every weekend.
“No way. This kind of thing is meant to be watched alone.”
“Chi……. It’s better to watch the good stuff together.”
Is that okay? That’s it.
“No way.”
“Oppa.”
“Yes.”
“I have something I’m curious about.”
Jihee’s hand, which had been touching mine, now rested more boldly on my thigh.
“Do you really have to ask like that?”
“Yeah. I learned it from a movie I just watched.”
……They’re having an affair, aren’t they?
Why are they using me as a means to seduce someone?
“So, what’s up?”
“After we started living together……”
“Yeah.”
“Have you ever watched adult movies?”
It wasn’t a story without context. We had watched adult movies together and had dirty talks.
But this was something…….
It was a realm that touched a man’s dignity.
Instead of answering, I poured the remaining liquor into my glass and downed it in one shot.
“A clean finish.”
“Think for yourself.”
“W-wow, did you really watch it?”
“Think for yourself.”
“Hehe, from now on, I’ll just barge into your room without knocking. I’ll conduct a surprise inspection.”
Don’t do that.
Don’t take away my sense of security.
The fortunate thing was that my immersion in the movie was completely broken.
I was worried that I would get stimulated by watching something too erotic, but it felt refreshing.
“Don’t come in. If you do, I’ll lock the door every day.”
“I’ll tell Aunt when I call her. You never talk to me and just watch adult movies all day.”
“Yeah, when did I do that?”
It was unfair.
Honestly, I hadn’t watched that many times.
If I thought about saying that to my mom, I wanted to jump out the window right then and there.
“……I’m envious, oppa.”
“What’s wrong now?”
“Just… you’re really close to your mom, and it’s nice.”
I felt a pang of sympathy, having heard Jihee’s story about her mom a little while ago.
She didn’t get along with her dad, and her relationship with her mom was already broken.
“……When we go back to Korea, let’s all go out and have fun together with your mom and dad.”
“Heh, thanks for the offer, but I don’t think our dad would like that.”
“No way. If our mom asks, wouldn’t our dad agree too?”
Honestly, I had the feeling that our dad was annoyed with Jihee and me, but I wanted to create a situation where we could spend time together, even if it meant asking our mom to talk to him.
“But that’s something Dad doesn’t like, yet he’s forcing himself to do it. That’s disgusting.”
“Then let’s just go with Mom. You know that, right? Our mom likes you.”
The more I listened to Ji-hui’s family stories, the more I could understand why she was so obsessed with the concept of “family”.
It seemed that Ji-hui’s father and mother, despite being socially excellent individuals, were not good parents to their child.
“……Yeah.”
“By next year, you’ll be in college, and we can travel together and try delicious food.”
Although I was only her stepbrother for a month, I felt a genuine desire to fill the void in Ji-hui’s heart.
“Ah, Mom wants to go to Jeju Island, so why don’t we all go together later?”
I chattered on, imagining how great it would be if it were just the three of us.
Ji-hui just gazed at me with an unreadable expression.
The movie had already disappeared from our minds a long time ago.
“……Brother.”
“Yeah?”
“Just stop it.”
“What’s with this sudden weirdness?”
“Just stop it for today.”
This was another one of her fresh pranks, or so I thought.
“No, I was just saying it would be nice if we could all do it together…… yeah!”
Ji-hui, who had jumped on top of me, pressed her lips onto mine, blocking my mouth.
A different scent from usual.
It was the scent of the perfume she had been wearing earlier.
This wasn’t like the playful pecks she occasionally gave me.
It was a deep, wet kiss, like the ones I saw on the screen.
Ji-hui, who had grabbed my cheeks with both hands, was burning hot, and I didn’t know whether to open my eyes or close them, but I had to receive her kiss.
“Ha… ha….”
When our lips parted, a silver thread remained on my T-shirt.
“Hey, you…….”
My judgment, clouded by intoxication, couldn’t calculate what to do next.
The only thought was that this couldn’t continue.
“That’s it.”
“I warned you. Just stop it.”
Ji-hui, who had bitten my lip, was still gazing down at me from above.
“If we keep this up, I won’t want to go on a date with you tomorrow.”