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Chapter 61: Chapter 20: A Girl My Age, Too. (1) 

On an elegant dining table, prosciutto and crackers were neatly arranged. Sua, having brought out a bottle of wine, popped the cork with a satisfying sound and poured the red liquid into glasses. 

"..." 

Yerin forced a faint smile as she watched. After pouring a suitable amount, Sua offered a toast and spoke first. 

"Thank you for celebrating with me, daughter." 

"...No, Mom." 

Lifting her own glass, Sua brought it to her lips with grace. She was like a living painting. Even at forty, her skin was so fair, clear, and flawless that she looked barely older than Yerin. Her features radiated the mature allure of an older woman, yet her skin was taut and without a single wrinkle. 

A drop of crimson wine fell between her ample cleavage. Yerin had inherited that chest, larger than most men's heads, but she still felt she had a long way to go. The curve of Sua's waist, narrowing dramatically before flaring again at the hips, was enough to entrance anyone passing by. 

That was why Yerin felt so insecure. 

It wasn't that she had childish thoughts of taking something away. She knew that wasn't acceptable, and she didn't want to be that dramatic. Yerin's insecurity stemmed from the fear of her own feelings for Sehyun being discovered. 

Having such a beautiful and impressive mother who liked Sehyun was a shackle for Yerin. Compared to her mom, she felt she had nothing to offer. Against an ordinary forty-year-old woman, Yerin might have been overwhelming, but her opponent was Sua. 

Being young was no longer an advantage it was an immature flaw. Yerin, not yet sure how to present herself, might have the appeal of a fresh maiden, but she believed she couldn't surpass her mother in any other way. 

So Yerin forced a smile. 

"Mom, you're really amazing." 

"Do you really think so?" 

"Of course! Teacher is so handsome, and he goes to a good school. For Mom to catch a man like that it's amazing. Honestly, you could get any good man you want, so it's not strange at all that you're with Teacher." 

"My daughter, aren't you seeing me in too good a light?" 

Sua smiled and sipped her wine again. 

"I'm serious. Congratulations." 

She compromised by not voicing her other true feelings. 

Setting down her glass, Sua spoke in a gentle voice. 

"...Are you upset?" 

At those words, Yerin's heart dropped. 

"Huh...?" 

As if seeing right through her, Sua looked into Yerin's eyes and continued. 

"I realized too late how you feel about Teacher, Yerin." 

"M-Mom... What are you talking about...?" 

"You don't have to hide it." 

Sua stood and embraced Yerin, whispering softly. 

"By the time I realized how you felt, I already liked Teacher too much." 

"M-Mom...?" 

Yerin's voice began to tremble. The shock of having her hidden, ugly jealousy exposed was too much. Sua stroked her daughter's head and comforted her. 

"It's okay, really... It's okay. I'm sorry. I got ahead of you, even though it was your first love." 

"Ah... ugh..." 

In the end, she couldn't hide anything not her feelings, her crush, or her ugly jealousy. Maybe that's why she couldn't hide her tears either. Yerin finally broke down and cried in her mother's arms like a child. 

"Mom...! I'm sorry...!" 

"It's okay, really... Let it all out. Cry as much as you need until you feel better." 

She couldn't resent her mother. She knew too well what her mother had given up for her, how hard she had worked to raise her alone, and how she had tried to make sure Yerin never felt lonely even while running a business. 

Yerin respected and loved her mother. 

So, in this one-sided love, there was no villain. 

After crying for a long time, Yerin rubbed her swollen eyes and mumbled. Sua, unable to understand what she said, made a suggestion instead. 

"My daughter, you must really like Teacher." 

If Sua hadn't ended up with Sehyun, or even if she had, if not for that surreal experience in the park, she might not have understood. But now she knew. 

That mysterious thread the man in the park spoke of Yerin had it, too. 

So Sua wiped her daughter's tears and asked again. 

"If there was a way for both of us to be happy with Teacher, what would you do?" 

For several days, no one met with me. Minji and Yerin had both taken a break from lessons. Jiye... honestly, I didn't see her much. After meeting me, it was as if she found enough satisfaction in life just by occasionally relieving her desires. 

Thanks to that, I'd been drinking with Yoo Juyeon for four days straight. 

"Urp... Hey, Kim Sehyun! Are you nursing your drink?!" 

"I'm drinking, I am... you crazy bitch... ugh!" 

"Shit... you bastard! You're dating, aren't you?! That's why you don't hang out with me anymore!" 

Ugh... my head's pounding. I might as well admit it. 

"Yeah, I'm dating!" 

"Huh?!" 

This crazy girl. As soon as I admit it, she goes nuts. At times like this, you have to go hard, or she'll keep pouring soju into my glass. 

"I'm dating! I have three girlfriends! Damn it!" 

"What kind of crazy talk is that?!" 

After a raucous night of drinking, it was past two in the morning. 

"Uweeeek!!" 

After my bombshell, Juyeon, perhaps because she realized she was the only one not dating, downed two more bottles of soju and was now reviewing tonight's snacks on the street. If she'd studied like this, she'd have gotten a scholarship and graduated by now. 

"Hey, hey. Wake up. Are you okay?" 

Correction: maybe it's because she didn't eat enough snacks she's just vomiting water. She might die at this rate. She's the only classmate who says hi to me at school if she dies, who'll eat lunch with me? 

"Wake up, idiot!" 

"Ugh... Heyyyy!! Kim Sehyun!!!" 

Ah, damn. 

"You... bastard! It's not Sua's fault!! I... I... how much I... huh?!" 

"What are you saying? I can't understand a word. Just walk. No, not that way! That's the street, you crazy bitch!" 

"Let go!!" 

"If I let go, you'll die!!" 

With that, Juyeon collapsed on the ground. 

"Hey, get up. You have to go home." 

"I'm not going! Not going!!" 

"Oh, God damn it..." 

In the end, the only place I could carry her was my own apartment, not far away. 

"Huff... huff... damn... I'm never drinking with you again..." 

After tossing Juyeon onto the bed, I was drenched in sweat. She's tiny but heavy as hell. 

While I was getting water from the fridge, Juyeon spoke from the bed. 

"Hey, Kim Sehyun." 

"Sobered up, crazy girl?" 

"Is it true?" 

"What?" 

"That you have... three girlfriends..." 

Ah. 

I did say that in the heat of the moment. 

"Well, it's not a lie." 

"You bastard." 

Suddenly, Juyeon threw something at me. I caught it  

"...What the hell is this?" 

This crazy girl threw her bra at me. When I looked up to say something, the hoodie she'd been wearing was gone, and there she was, flushed from alcohol, half-naked on the bed, yelling at me. 

"Then damn it! Take me too! I've been begging you to sleep with me since before you went to the army!!" 

"What the hell are you saying?!" 

"Ugh!" 

Juyeon threw off her pants and panties. Maybe it was the alcohol, but even though we'd always hung out, my body reacted honestly. Seeing the bulge in my pants, Juyeon snorted. 

"I don't care if I'm the fourth. I've been saving myself for you... I've waited so long!!" 

"Hey, think carefully. If we sleep together, we can't go back " 

I couldn't finish. Juyeon, like a wolf finding prey, pounced and knocked me over on the bed. 

 Thud! 

"Ah!" 

"Screw you, idiot! I can't hold back anymore!!" 

Damn, up close, why are her boobs so big...? 

Juyeon squeezed her breasts, as big as her own head, and said, 

"I don't care if you just use me as a cum dump, or toss me aside when you're bored...!" 

Her eyes started to tear up. 

"Just look at my feelings, even once... you bastard...!" 

"Hey, you..." 

Damn. 

Honestly, I can't hold back anymore either. 

"Are you sure you won't regret this?"