53 Savor the Moment

"Uuughhhh, h-how's that, dear customer?"

"Ummmm, it's pretty bad, not going to lie"

"Well, I'm trying!"

The massage wasn't anything like I expected. Even though these girls aren't professionals, I'd assume that they at least knew where to massage.

If not where, maybe a bit of how. For example, using their knuckles and then switching to the palm before using their fingers and repeating.

It's quite simple, even for me.

However...

"What about now? Hiiii-yaaahhhh!"

"Argh! That hurt! You're being too rough now"

With her elbow, she basically People's Elbowed me. Her elbow, her chosen weapon, was kneading my back and usually, this would be fine.

In fact, I'm a fan of harder massages. The problem was that she was either lightly touching her elbow on my back, or she was trying to end my swimming career.

I'm reluctant to tell her to stop, but my body is more important than her feelings at this moment. My beautiful, beautiful body might be damaged.

"Don't worry Min-ch- customer! I'll handle, this for you!"

A-yeong, who was just watching from the side, saw her chance to have her turn. So-young knew that I wasn't really having a good time, so she reluctantly let A-yeong take over.

A-yeong, with her more skillful and flexible hands was much better on my back. She wasn't a masseuse, but I'm not a massage reviewer.

If it feels good, it's alright for me.

"Ahhhh~. That's great. Right there"

"Yes!"

"...grrrr. Hmph!"

From my pillow perspective in the massage table, I see So-young's feet turn away quickly, followed by a "humph" noise. Ahhh, I'll make it up to her later.

Another 10 minutes pass, and A-yeong finally finishes. With a bright smile on her face an pe a proud look in her eyes, I thank her while patting her head.

Hey hey hey, I'm still the same old guy I was before, okay?

Since she didn't expect me to pat her head like she was a kitten, she unintentionally purrs and closes her eyes in embarrassment.

This makes So-young even angrier. This is good. Why is it good? It's so she can appreciate my reward for her participation in this nice gesture.

A-yeong is the cool auntie who gave me my favorite toy during Christmas while So-young gave me a pair of socks in my favorite color. You don't like it, but there's thought.

As another form of reward for A-yeong and a source of So-young's anger, I start chatting with A-yeong more. After a while, So-young went to the bathroom.

*CRASSHHHH!*

'Ahhh, I maybe went too far'

She comes out with a calm, but threatening face. Even A-yeong, the So-young proof girl is a little unsettled by it.

*bbbbrriiingggggg bbbbrrrrinnngggggg*

Out of nowhere, A-yeong's phone starts ringing. Yes, it's all coming together!

"Yes?...Uhhh, no, I'm at a friends house with So-young....Come over? For what?....whats wrong brother? What's up with you?.....ughhhh, I'll come then....bye bye, love you too"

With just hearing one side of the conversation, So-young and I could tell what the conversation was about. Well, it's something about her brother.

In fact, it's about her older brother who happens to be in sophomore year in highschool, the same year as Jung.

Coincidentally, the same school as well. What a coincidence! Actually it isn't. Surprise surprise! Taa-daahhhh.

In reality, I knew that A-yeong's brother was classmates with my brother and in fact, they were fairly aware of each other.

When I remembered that the two troublemakers would come over to my house, I sort of planned to have So-young get jealous.

Yes, I had to call out a favor from Jung, but it will be worth it.

Obviously, I can't predict that So-young would be that bad at massaging, but if that didn't happen, I'd still try to drive A-yeong away after a while.

Since A-yeong got close to me, I knew how So-young felt. She was "okay" with it, but she wasn't. She really wasn't.

Her jealousy knows no bounds and after only 2 weeks of me meeting A-yeong and chatting maybe every other day, her grades dropped a bit.

They dropped, and dropped and kept on dropping...

Soon, it got to a point where I had to personally teach her with some occasional flirting to calm her down.

The only reason she hasn't just murdered A-yeong was because she doesn't have the chance to. A-yeong is a wealthy girl who's father got money through...questionable means.

This means that aside from So-young, there are a few more people in demand of her life. She is a fairly hot commodity and so, she was given bodyguards.

So-young is impulse, but not stupid. She has endured and endured up to now, and I believe it's time for a little reward for her.

When she heard the exchange on A-yeong's phone, her eyes visibly brightened up and her face had a little smug smirk. Ahh, I guess I'll let her go this time.

"Aiyaa, I'm so so so sorry Min-chul oppa! I gotta leave for now! Bye bye!"

A-yeong acts like she was in a rush just to not say goodbye to So-young. It's a very subtle thing, but So-young isn't caring about that right now...

"Me...alone, with...oppa. Alone with Min-chul oppa"

'...yeaaahhhhhh, jealous what? I guess she is just excited that we are about to have some fun, right? Right!?'

I'm really hoping that she just mixed what she was thinking and what she was saying. Unless she meant to whisper it, to which it really didn't work.

When I waved her goodbye and closed the door, I turned by head back to So-young to see her with her hands on her cheeks and blush all over her face like a tomato.

'What the hell? Did I do anything? I'm not THAT hot if I remember correctly...'

With a wryly smile, I walk over to So-young slowly and carefully, making sure that I don't seem like I'm rushing or even threatening her in the slightest.

When she snapped out of her little flushed gaze, she stares up at my chest and tilts her head like a curious kitten. Seeing this, I start my critical blow to her.

"So-young...I'm sorry. You suffered a lot, didn't you?"

Wrapping my arms around the circumference of her body, I squeeze her firmly, but lightly. Her eyes start shaking in slight confusion, but soon, she understands what I mean.

She knows that I helped her out of her low grades, she knows that I've been there for her all the time and when I wasn't there to tend to A-yeong, she shut down.

Her brain starts comprehending this situation and it sees this as not a good situation, but a great situation.

She reciprocates my hug with slightly teary eyes and a quivering mouth. Smiling over her shoulder, it's half since I was able to finally let her emotions go and half because I have such a position in her heart.

"You...let me go already. Stop hugging me"

"Awwww, is cool So-young embarrassed?"

"I-I'm not embarrassed, you tease. I'm just...I'm just annoyed by your hugging"

I finally let her go and I take my sleeve to wipe her wet eyes. With a gentle smile, I sit on the couch with her to start watching cartoons.

However, it seems that she decided to counterattack me since out of nowhere she leans her head on my shoulder.

'Ahhh, this isn't good for the heart. This girl isn't usually this physical'

I pull her closer so that I can savor this moment. And savor I did.

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