Today is the day I decided to visit my father with Uju.
So I woke up early, packed my things, quickly prepared some breakfast, and left the house.
The destination was Uju’s house across the street. Since yesterday’s broadcast ended so late, he must still be in dreamland.
Beep beep. Clunk.
Trying to make as little noise as possible, I quietly walked across the hallway like a night guest. As expected, the house was as quiet as a mouse, so Uju must be lying in bed.
Now that I think about it, I’ve visited Uju’s house many times in the morning, but today will be the first time I see him asleep. He was always sitting on the sofa, looking like he was waiting for me.
Tap.
I placed the breakfast I brought on the table and carefully opened the bedroom door.
“…”
Without even the common sound of snoring, Uju is sleeping so quietly. He looks like he wouldn’t wake up even if someone carried him away.
Just in case, I took out my phone to check the time. Thankfully, there was still plenty of time left. Considering waking up, eating, and washing up, I should have enough time to arrive and have lunch.
“Phew…”
Then shall I enjoy this delightful moment for a bit?
I grabbed a small chair beside me and sat next to sleeping Uju. His adorable sleeping face melted away the fatigue from work.
How can he look like such an angel even while sleeping? I’d love to kiss those plump lips right away, but if I did, I’d surely wake him up, so I desperately held back.
By the way, it’s not surprising, but Uju really has good skin. I heard he doesn’t even bother using lotion; I can hardly believe that.
“…Ugh.”
When I absentmindedly picked up the mirror on the desk to check my face, I felt miserable and put the mirror back down.
As expected, age has no mercy. I thought I did my makeup light enough, but Uju’s skin seems even fairer and better than mine.
I guess I should start taking care of my skin next week. I thought I was managing my figure well, but it turns out I had a flaw in this area.
Even though I may be older, women generally don’t want to appear older on the outside.
As I was mentally planning and reinforcing my will,
“Hmm….”
“……!”
Maybe I dropped the mirror a bit too loudly; Uju stirred slightly with a mumble. Startled, I instinctively held my breath.
“Seo-ha noona…”
“Ah…!”
My heart began to race at Uju’s faint voice.
Could it be that he’s looking for me even in his dreams? It’s the first time I’ve seen him call out to me like that, sounding a bit whiny.
What should I do? He’s so cute! I can’t help but want to hug him right now! At this point, is Uju doing this intentionally? It wouldn’t make sense otherwise, considering how adorable this is.
Swoosh.
Barely holding back the urge to pounce on him, Uju turned over, moving to the other side of the large bed.
And just like that, a space big enough for one person appeared right in front of me.
Gulp.
The moment I saw that, it became harder to resist the rising desire.
Well, just for a moment shouldn’t be a problem, right? I’m not planning on doing anything bad; I’ll just lie down next to him for a bit. I’m tired from waking up early today, and there are all sorts of reasons.
Plus, I’ve slept under the same blanket when I visited Uju’s home, so it’s not that surprising.
“Hehe…”
Unintentionally letting out a slightly lewd laugh, I carefully lay down beside Uju. Then I turned my body to snuggle against him, extending my arms for a back hug.
Well, I meant to do that.
“Ugh…”
“……!?”
If only Uju hadn’t suddenly scrunched his face and turned toward me.
Thud.
Moreover, Uju didn’t stop there; he mirrored my earlier action and wrapped his arms around me.
The issue here is that unlike before, where one of us had our back turned, now I was face-to-face with Uju, who was hugging me.
What a lucky outcome.
Unlike my own arms, being held in Uju’s strong and thick embrace brings me a strange sense of comfort and exhilaration. If I looked in the mirror right now, my face would probably be as red as a tomato.
What should I do? Should I wake Uju up? But I don’t want to escape this happy situation.
Maybe I should just stay like this a little longer. Uju must be tired too, so I need to let him sleep more.
As I tried to rationalize this and buried my face in Uju’s chest, closing my eyes, exhaustion from yesterday’s events came back to me, making it hard to resist sleep.
*
As I slowly regained consciousness, I felt something stirring in my embrace, jolting me awake.
Something soft kept brushing against my abdomen, leaving me with a strange feeling.
“…Huh?”
When I opened my eyes, I saw none other than Older Sister Seo-ha peacefully asleep in my arms.
What? When did she come in? Did I not hear anything while I was sleeping?
Suddenly awake and alert, it felt like a splash of cold water hit my sleepy brain. Realizing what had been tickling my abdomen, I felt a peculiar sense of self-loathing.
Calm down. It’s morning, I know it’s tough, but please, calm down.
“Uju…?”
“Ah, noona. I’m sorry, did I wake you?”
As I was desperately calming myself, she rubbed her eyes and propped herself up a bit. It seemed I stirred her awake for a moment.
How can she look so pretty even just waking up? Life is unfair.
“Hmm, it’s okay… I think I dozed off after coming to wake you up.”
“If you’re tired, you can sleep a bit more. I’ll wake you after I shower.”
“No, I came to eat breakfast with you after all.”
“Oh, I see.”
She had come to make breakfast for me. I suddenly felt bad for troubling her.
“Hurry and wash up. I’ll set the table. I brought some simple salad and bread, is that okay?”
“Of course. Sorry for bothering you, noona.”
At times like this, trying to help with setting the table only ends up causing more trouble, so I was about to obediently head to the shower when I was stopped by her.
Sitting on the bed and looking up at me with serious eyes and pouting lips, she said,
“Ahem, didn’t I tell you not to say such things? What should I do in this case?”
“Thank you…?”
“That’s right. And if you’re really thankful, what do I want?”
“…Ah.”
With those words, she closed her eyes and slightly pouted her plump lips.
Only then did I realize what she wanted, but after just waking up, I was a bit hesitant to kiss her.
“Quickly!”
“Cough!”
But due to her cute little fit, I ended up leaning down and kissing her.
Then, with a cheerful giggle, she jumped up and dashed out of the bedroom.
I stared at her retreating figure, smiling wryly as I took off my clothes and headed to the shower.
Swoosh.
Covered in the pouring warm water, I quickly washed my body and brushed my teeth. I couldn’t leave noona waiting alone in the living room.
“Phew…”
Finally feeling refreshed, I let out a short sigh, changed clothes, and stood in front of the vanity. Although calling it a vanity, it was a pitiful sight with just the basic skincare set.
Tap tap.
I usually don’t bother with lotion, but since noona came today, I thought I’d at least put some on, so I applied the lotion and patted my face.
After changing clothes, I picked up the hairdryer just as I heard.
“Uju, are you all dressed?”
“Yes, noona. Why?”
I questioned the sudden voice from the living room.
Did she need help with something?
Creak.
Before I could ask for details, noona peeked back into the bedroom toward the vanity.
Just as she did, her eyes lit up like she had found something at the perfect moment, and she pointed at the empty chair with a nonchalant smile.
“I wanted to dry your hair. Sit here.”
“Dry my hair?”
She isn’t my maid, so I had no desire to have her do that.
But seeing as she looked so eager, I felt bad refusing.
“Well, then I’d like to ask you for a favor.”
“Okay, leave it to me.”
Smiling brightly, she grabbed the hairdryer and began blowing warm air on my hair while gently arranging it.
Wow, it felt like a professional touch.
“Noona, have you learned hairdressing before?”
“Not at all. When I was little, my mother used to do it for my father when he left for work in the morning, and it looked fun, so I just got used to it.”
“Oh… That sounds like a good relationship.”
It must not be easy to do that even when she’s tired in the morning, though.
Just listening to that, I could gauge how close their relationship was. At the same time, I thought I wanted to maintain such a good relationship with noona too.
“Alright, you’re all set, dear guest. Now it’s time for your meal.”
“Oh wow, this place even serves meals?”
“Of course. These days, hair salons have to offer good service to survive.”
After noona finished styling my hair, we put on a little comedy show and made our way to the living room.
On the table was a simple breakfast she had prepared.
Vroom. Vroom.
As I approached the table, ready to enjoy a nice meal together, suddenly a vibration came from somewhere.
“Ah, Uju, go ahead and eat first. I got a call from father…”
“It’s fine, let’s wait and eat together.”
It seemed the caller was the chairman himself. He was supposed to come today but hasn’t contacted us yet, so he probably wanted to confirm the details.
Not particularly hungry, I declined Noona’s suggestion to eat first and casually sat on the sofa.
“Yes, father. Yes. Oh, yes. I’m just about to eat breakfast and head out. Yes…”
While I was feeling a strange sense of distance from the overly polite exchange between a father and child, suddenly.
“…What? Are you kidding?”
“Huh?”
Noona looked shocked, blinking her eyes in confusion, causing me to unconsciously rise from my seat and move closer to her.
Then she took her gaze off her phone and stared at me for a long moment before opening her mouth.
“Uju, what should we do?”
“What’s wrong, Noona? Did he say it’s hard to meet today?”
Considering how busy he was, I thought that might be possible, and I wanted to reassure her by saying we could postpone it.
“That’s not it… Actually, father mentioned that it seems like mother and your brother are on their way too. They just arrived at the airport…”
“…What?”
A feeling hit me like someone had slapped me in the head.
Wait, are both of them coming?
“And grandmother is coming too. So, we’re canceling our reservation at the restaurant and just heading back to the family home…”
“…….”
Not stopping there, the increasing number of attendees began to overwhelm my mind as I closed my eyes.
Well, it seems today is the day I meet my fate.
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