Chapter 80.1

"Uh, hey baeksu. It's nothing important, just Jihyeok says he wants to say hello to you. Is that fine with you?"

"Who is Jihyeok?"

In the hotel suite—

He had already had sex with Jung So-rim, who had been wearing the full-body mesh suit, three times.

In the aftermath, the bodies of the two were glistening with sweat and bodily fluids.

Jeong So-rim was now washing herself up to wipe off all the fluids.

In the meantime, Lee Hyun-woo called his 'Good Morning' hyung-nim, who had been asking to speak to him over the phone in the big shot chat room.

"He is Streamer Jihyeok. Didn't you say you knew of him?"

"Ah, so it's a male streamer. I know him. He is famous."

Streamer Jihyeok.

He was a male streamer whom Lee Hyun-woo knew very well.

Korea TV was a major reason for him recognising the name.

But it was also because he was being referred to, in slang, as 'the pimp' by the older guys in the chat.

"But why does he want to greet me?"

"Since you became our new member, he probably wants to present himself to you, and I guess he wants you to shoot some coins in his room for a while. The way you ask for girls from him is to just ask, but he is also a pretty interesting dude anyway. Since he wants to meet up whenever you're free to talk, I don't think it would be too bad to do so."

"Oh, did he actually plan to see me? But I don't have the time today. I am currently with someone right now."

"Oh, that's fine. He said just choose a time when you're free. Anyway, what do you think of meeting up?"

"Since Hyung recommended I do so, there is no reason for me to refuse to meet him."

"Okay. Then I'll pass on your contact information. Later, the two of you can talk on your own to find a time. And do you have enough coins? You don't need a lot, just 50,000 will do."

He mentioned coin sponsorships for a male streamer.

While Lee Hyunwoo was not a fan of that, it's not like he had a reason not to.

After all, he had the infinite coins cheat anyway.

"That's fine. I'll see you later and get back to you then."

"Okay, let's talk again later. I'll hang up."

"Were you on a call?"

The moment he finished with the phone call, Jung So-rim came out of the bathroom at just the right time.

She looked pretty good.

The gowns at this hotel were shorter at the bottom, and because of her large breasts, the hem was pulled upward higher than usual, making it look like she was missing apparel on her bottom half.

Oh, of course, he was missing apparel for his bottom half too, since he was not wearing anything either.

"Yes. With a hyung I know. By the way, your phone kept ringing while you were showering. Judging from the saved name, it looks to be your boyfriend."

"Ah... I'm going to take a call for a moment."

Jung So-rim entered the small side room with her smartphone.

Lee Hyun-woo was about to grab her but then decided to leave her alone.

After all, he had plenty of time to continue playing later.

"Oppa, did you call? I thought you were going to call me tomorrow."

Jeong So-rim, who had entered her room, immediately called back her boyfriend.

On that day, when she went to the pool villa with Lee Hyun-woo, she had started a big fight, but now she was in a mostly better mood.

They were in the 10th year of their relationship.

Even though they had a big fight, they didn't build up ill feelings towards each other.

No matter how much they fought, at the end of the day, the belief was that the other would always have your back in the relationship.

That was why she felt even more sorry and guilty.

But she couldn't help it.

At the rate they were going, she didn't think they could get married for the rest of their life, and it would seem like they would only ever be dating forever...

"Why were you not answering the phone? What were you doing?"

"I was showering. Why?"

"I called you after class. When are you coming tomorrow? I want to make a restaurant reservation."

"Uh...? Tomorrow? That, well… About lunch?"

Of course, she hadn't reserved a ticket for tomorrow.

Jung So-rim was slightly taken aback by his question.

"Haven't you booked your train ticket yet?"

"Ah, I was distracted and forgot. I'm going to go to the station tomorrow and make a reservation."

"You didn't reserve a ticket...?"

As if something strange was up, her boyfriend used a suspicious tone.

It was a tone of voice that only a girlfriend of 10 years would have been able to sense.

Jeong So-rim was a bit flustered, but she continued speaking casually.

"I guess not. I didn't know when I should leave. It was just yesterday that I reconciled with you Oppa. I was really out of my mind these past few days. And since it's a weekday anyway, there will be tickets available anytime."

"I see... Then would you be be able to come around lunchtime? I'll make a reservation for that time."

"Mhm. Okay. See you tomorrow."

'Bluffed.'

It was a rough explanation, but it had worked out fine.

Her boyfriend's voice had changed to a normal tone.

So-rim Jeong tried to end the call but she heard her boyfriend's voice just before she could do so.

"Alright. Love you."

"...!"

Jung So-rim's breath hitched.

Since they had been together for 10 years now, the matter of love had long been put aside.

This was because of the sense of security they had in their relationship, and that the friendship or sense of loyalty was greater than the feelings of love which were like wildfire.

That was why it had been a long time since she had heard the words "I love you".

Such a long time, in fact, that she could count the time in years.

"Ahaha, what is it? Could it be that you are moved now? Uhm, sorry. Have I been too careless? I think we've both become so comfortable in our long relationship. Sorry. I will try to express myself better in the future."

"Oh, Oppa..."

She was impressed, thrilled and feeling sorrowful.

Jeong So-rim was overcome by the complex triad of emotions.

She felt like she was going to burst into tears at any moment.

"Are you about to cry? Haa... I guess I was really in the wrong. It's enough to make you cry from just hearing the words "I love you" apparently. Sorim. We've fought a lot, and we've suffered a lot. But every time the two of us worked it out together, didn't we solve our issues? So, even if there are difficult problems and sad times in the future, let's work together and overcome them, alright? I really love you."

"Opp... I-I..."

"At times like this, it's not that I'm sorry. I want to express that I'm thankful and that I love you. Did I say I love you enough?"

The words of apology were replaced by words of love and gratitude.

If he had said that he was sorry just now, Jung So-rim might have ended up revealing the whole truth to him.

So, her confession of guilt had been blocked by her boyfriend's words of love.

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