Eunji, Kang
The girls left the hospital, and Sihwang was alone with Eunji. He stared at her slim arm, that
was full of needles. He felt guilty.
Sihwang started to regret everything. It was his fault, and Eunji was an innocent victim to his
sexual craving. Sihwang wasn't the most ideal gentleman, he had a good personality. Even is
friends back from high school would comment him that he would be fine without any law.
Feeling guilty, Sihwang stroked Eunji's messy hair. If it was the old Sihwang, he couldn't even
lay a hand on a girl, but after the kiss with Eunji, he became a lot more used to the situation.
Suddenly, Eunji woke up and stared at Sihwang.
"I'm, I'm sorry. Your hair was a bit tangled, so I wanted to…."
Sihwang stammered, in surprise. He didn't expect Eunji to wake up so soon.
Eunji stared at Sihwang for a while, then slowly closed her eyes.
"Phew…."
Sihwang sighed and looked closely at Eunji.
She looked so beautiful. It was amazing that all eyes, nose, and lips would fit in such a small
face. Especially the plump, naturally pink lips looked the most charming.
Sihwang wanted to kiss her again. The last kiss was not enough. He wanted to experience her
reaction this time. Tongue to tongue.
Just looking at Eunji's face made the time pass by so quickly.
"Mmm……."
Around half past nine, Eunji started to come back to consciousness. She began to move.
Sihwang started to get nervous as Eunji woke up. He was fine talking to her when she was out
cold, but talking to her directly still scared him.
"Oh…."
Eunji opened her eyes. It seemed like she was entirely back to normal. She also looked like she
remembered a lot of what had happened. Not everything, but still enough.
Sihwang made eye contact with Eunji, who turned her head immediately and blushed.
"Are you alright?"
Sihwang asked, pressing down his flutter.
"Yes, I feel fine."
Eunji replied, in an embarrassed tone. She seemed like she was embarrassed because she
kissed Sihwang from the CPR. At least to what Sihwang thinks.
"I am very sorry."
"Huh? Not at all…. I should be the one who should thank you. You called 911 and took care of
me in the ER."
Eunji didn't understand why Sihwang was apologizing.
"I think the tea I gave you was the problem. I feel bad."
Well, he was telling the truth.
"I don't think it has anything to do with the tea. The others were fine."
"Some teas could have side effects. I mean, I'm not sure. I think this is all my fault."
Sihwang said, sadly.
To conceal a lie, 80% of the lie has to be the truth. Just a little tweak would make the lie
something that everybody would believe.
"Not at all. I should be thanking you."
Sihwang stared at Eunji. They made eye contact. They stayed silent for a few moments. Eunji
looked away, to avoid the awkwardness.
"The doctor said that you could be discharged whenever. I paid the ER fees for now, so if it's
okay for you, you can take off whenever."
"You paid for the fees? How much did it cost? I'll pay them back."
Eunji said, startled at Sihwangs comment.
"Don't worry about it. It's my fault, and I should be responsible for it."
"No…. It's not your fault, Oppa. Let me pay you back. Please!"
Eunji said, apologetically. In her perspective, none of them was Sihwang's fault. She felt sorry
that Sihwang thought it was his fault. At the same time, she was kind of attracted to his
generous personality. She started to like him, a little.
"Hey, then how about you buy me dinner or lunch. That's all I need."
All of this fiasco was for this moment.
According to the Internet, when the girl pays for the meal, it is considered the man to be a total
douchebag. They were wrong. For people like Sihwang, even this kind of opportunity is so rare,
the risk of being the douchebag didn't matter. Sihwang was that desperate.
So his original plan, befriending her from the group project didn't work out well. Thinking about
it, it wasn't easy to ask out a girl when you are working on a group project, and it wasn't even
like a personal get together.
"But……."
It seemed like she is accepting the trade. It was definitely a financial loss for Sihwang overall,
but it flowed with his plan, and that's what all mattered.
"I'll take that as a yes, then. If you're ready, I'll help you with your discharge."
"Oh, yes. Please. Thank you so much."
Eunji's attitude changed a lot. Compared to her cold replies from her first impression, she
thanked him in a very warmly tone now.
Sihwang filled out the discharge forms, then took off the hospital with Eunji.
It has gone very dark, but the lights brightly shone the streets.
The April night was still a bit chilly. Eunji shivered a little since she only had her sweater on.
"Cover yourself with this."
With such sudden courage, Sihwang handed Eunji his jacket.
"Hmm? No! I am fine!"
Eunji refused, in a dither.
Sihwang thought hard if he made a mistake. He tried to copy those cool guys in those romance
movies but didn't expect her to refuse the offer.
"Uh, you looked cold. Also, you just got out of the hospital. I thought this m, might have helped."
Sihwang's ear turned red. He felt hot all over, despite the cold wind.
"I feel too bad to take this…."
"No, please take it. You need this more than me."
Finally, Eunji took the jacket and covered herself. Her apartment wasn't too far from the hospital,
so the two walked back.
Both were silent. Eunji looked like she had something to say, but Sihwang was hesitant to
mention it. He was not that exactly brave enough to decide what to do in this kind of situations.
"I wanted to thank you so much for everything today. I really want to buy you a meal, if you are
free tomorrow.?
As soon as they reached the apartment, Eunji asked Sihwang.
"Tomorrow?"
"Are you busy?"
"Definitely! I'm free! Tomorrow when?"
Sihwang blurted out, as fast as he could. He was excited to finally go on a date with a girl.
"How does 11 o'clock sound?"
"Of course. I'll meet you in front of your apartment at 11 o'clock, then."
"If its far from your place, we could meet in front of the school building. I don't want you to walk
too far to come here."
Sihwang couldn't believe how thoughtful and sweet Eunji was. She was nothing like those
whores that he read about on the Internet.
"It doesn't take too long. My place is only a few minutes away."
"Oh, alright. Then I guess I will see you tomorrow. Thank you so much for today."
"Okay. Take care. See you tomorrow."
Eunji returned Sihwang his jacket, slightly waved and went inside the building.
Sihwang watched her disappear into the elevator, and turned his back to his house, pressing
down his glee.
"Pfft…!"
Sihwang returned to his studio room, and couldn't stop laughing in joy. He looked like an idiot.
"This is the best."
He was having the time of his life. He felt Eunji's soft lips and got asked out for lunch. 26 years
of not even talking to one woman, but all of this happened in one day.
Sihwang took a shower, changed clothes, and then took out his tablet. He was in full
excitement, expecting a lot of objectives relating to females completed. Maybe he would reach
Level 2.
[ Talk to a woman first. ] [ Completed ] [ + 15 EXP ]
[ Make arrangement with a woman. ] [ Completed ] [ + 25 EXP ]
There were only two completed tasks.
He was sure that there were quests that required kissing and confessing, but those were not
marked as done.
As Sihwang was furious in disappointment, a notice blinked on top of the tablet screen.
[ Caution: Forceful action taken such as hypnosis will not count. Also, hiring a slave to do so will
not count. ]
"Fucking damn it."
Sihwang blurted out. It was very rare of him to cuss.
This was too unfair. But rules were rules. He would have to figure out a way to complete the
quests the right way.
He lied down on the bed, trying to figure out what to do to make Eunji like him even more.
It took him a long time to fall asleep.