Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 122

Hyung, Am I Cute? 122

Observation.

Whether it’s a hidden picture game or hide-and-seek, observation is an essential skill.

I might not pay attention to someone who isn’t relevant, but if I’ve encountered them even once, I tend to remember them to some extent.

‘Suspicious.’

Yes. Suspicious.

The man sitting at the table over there.

Looking closely, there were differences from the guy I bumped into.

Not only sunglasses but also his attire had changed.

Before, he was wearing an oversized short-sleeved t-shirt and shorts.

Now, he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and slacks.

‘It seems like he got here earlier than us…’

You can tell by looking at the transparent plastic cup with only ice left.

He must have been here for at least 10 to 30 minutes.

Also, he was holding a book, but the pages weren’t turning even after a certain amount of time.

For a fast reader, it would be 7 seconds per page.

Even for a slow reader, it wouldn’t exceed 1 minute.

Of course, if it’s a specialized book, that’s a different story.

‘But that’s a novel, isn’t it?’

Maybe that part was impressive.

But somehow, I couldn’t shake the impression that he was paying attention to our conversation.

Am I being overly sensitive? Am I having delusions?

Bumping into him once by chance.

Height and build of about 175cm [approximately 5’9″].

Plus, he arrived before us, and even changed his clothes.

There were too many strange things to consider it a coincidence.

I looked at Siha.

“Yeah. The sunlight makes your eyes feel hot, right? That’s why you wear sunglasses. Siha is so smart.”

“Ah ah.”

Siha put the cheesecake in his mouth.

I stroked Siha’s head.

Let’s act as natural as possible.

Maybe it’s really a coincidence, or maybe it’s a delusion.

Maybe he originally intended to change his clothes, or maybe it’s someone else.

It was ambiguous to be sure of anything.

But if…

“Alisa. Let’s go when you finish that.”

“Where to?”

“Going back to the stadium is a bit much, how about a drive for a while?”

“Doesn’t the game end in a little while?”

“I don’t know. It seems like there’s something I need to do right now. Do you remember that time? The design pattern plagiarism case.”

“Ah! I remember.”

“I think I’ll need your help with that again.”

“Ah….”

Did she understand what I said?

Alisa nodded and smiled.

“You should have told me sooner.”

“I think I need to use that case to overcome this situation.”

“I think I can help enough with that? Okay. Let’s take the kids for a drive for a bit. I’ll eat this quickly.”

Alisa started eating hastily.

“You don’t have to eat so fast.”

“Can I do that? If the boss tells me to, I have to.”

“Haha….”

Mumbling.

“That’s right. I came here for the meeting today, but I was too pushy, right?”

“…Not really.”

I don’t know what kind of acting she’s doing.

It seems like Alisa’s meeting partner has changed to me.

Alisa wiped her mouth with a napkin and showed a clean plate.

The children’s eyes widened, saying it was amazing.

“Wow! Alisa Noona [older sister/female friend] is awesome! Mukbang [eating broadcast]!”

“You ate so deliciously!”

“Ah ah! Lisa!”

Alisa put down the napkin.

“Let’s go now. This is my first time having a drive meeting.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

We got up from our seats and got into the car.

The three children got in the back, and Alisa sat in the passenger seat.

I sighed only after getting into the car.

“Hoo.”

“Why?”

“There was a suspicious person behind us earlier. Just in case.”

“So you felt it too?”

“No. Sihyuk, something was strange, so I thought so.”

“Hmm. It might be my imagination.”

“It’s good if it’s your imagination. Let’s get going.”

“Okay. Let’s drive around for about 30 minutes and come back. The game will be over by then.”

“Okay! Let’s go!”

I pulled the car out of the parking lot and drove.

And I glanced around.

‘He’s not there…. Is it just my imagination?’

I thought he would follow me if I did this.

Am I too tired and sensitive?

Feeling that eerie sensation, we drove hard for 30 minutes.

I’m glad the kids liked it.

***

“I’m hungry!”

“Hana too!”

“Siha too!”

The cheesecake was the enemy.

The small amount went into their stomachs, making them even hungrier.

I calmed the kids down.

“Let’s just meet Bell and then eat. Okay? Think about what you want to eat until then! We’ll go right away!”

The children started discussing what to eat.

“I want pork cutlet! I want to eat pork cutlet. Let’s go eat pork cutlet.”

“Hana wants spaghetti!”

“Ah ah! Hyung [older brother/male friend]!”

Seung-joon shook his head.

“Hyung is not something you eat.”

“Ah ah. Go tata with Hyung!”

“Huh?”

“Hyung. Hyung.”

“What, okay. Then let’s decide by rock-paper-scissors. Okay? If you win three times, we’ll go there.”

If you look from afar, you’d think they’re having a serious discussion, right?

I chuckled and looked at Steve Baek.

“Bell will be inside if you go in here.”

“R, really?”

“Are you nervous?”

“Ahem. No. I’m a little nervous.”

Steve Baek looked a little funny, as if he was seeing an idol.

Bell came out when I knocked on the door.

“Sihyuk hyung. Long time no see!”

“Oh, uh, yeah. Can I come in?”

“Come on in.”

We decided to drop the honorifics, but it was still awkward.

Steve Baek’s eyes widened as he looked at me.

He didn’t expect me to be close with Bell.

Actually, it hasn’t been long since this happened. So we’re not that close.

It’s just that Bell sees me in a good light.

Bell said.

“Siha. Hello! You saw me once before, right?”

“Ah? Siha busy.”

“Huh? What are you busy doing?”

“Ah ah. Hyung bawi bo [rock paper scissors].”

I corrected Siha’s words.

“He means rock-paper-scissors. The kids are competing to decide what to eat for dinner. Whoever wins gets to go where they want to eat.”

“Wow. Really? Hyung. Can I have dinner with you too?”

“I can’t?”

“I’ll pay!”

“Then you can.”

“Aren’t you being too materialistic?”

I have to save money to buy a house. Of course!

I can get a meal from someone who makes over 100 million a year, right?

“Ahem. Congratulations on making it to the semi-finals. It was a great play.”

“Thanks.”

“Ah! I have a fan of yours here. Steve Baek is a successful American businessman. He came all the way here to see you?”

“Wow, really?! Hello.”

Steve Baek smiled awkwardly and reached out his hand.

“Hello. I’m a fan. Can I get an autograph and a picture?”

“Of course.”

While they were talking, the other players were hovering around the kids.

They were watching the rock-paper-scissors game with a happy expression, finding it cute.

“Rock-paper-scissors!”

The result of the game was Seung-joon’s victory.

He won three times first.

“Yes! I’m going to eat pork cutlet!”

“Hing. Hana wants to eat spaghetti….”

“Hyung….”

Siha was calling out for Hyung with a sad voice.

Hyung is alive. I didn’t leave.

His voice sounded like he was longing for his departed lover….

“Ahem. Siha. Hyung likes pork cutlet.”

“Ah?”

“I like it a lot. Let’s go eat pork cutlet.”

“Ah ah!”

Siha was happy.

Bell said.

“I know a pork cutlet place that also serves spaghetti! Let’s go there!”

“Oh! Really? Hana. That’s great. You can eat spaghetti too.”

“Yay!”

As we were about to go, the other players asked to come with us.

Bell stopped them and prevented them from going.

I scolded him for selfishly watching the cute kids alone, but Bell didn’t budge.

Actually, I felt the same way.

I don’t know about Bell, but it’s not easy to eat with other people.

“Steve. What do you want to do?”

“If Alisa is okay with it, I’d like to go with you too.”

“Alisa, how about it?”

“I’m fine with it too.”

So we went to the pork cutlet place.

I’m so glad the kids enjoyed it.

After the meal, everyone went back to their places.

I also said goodbye to Seung-joon and Hana.

“Siha. Goodbye!”

“Siha. Goodbye! Sihyuk oppa [older brother/male friend – said by a female], goodbye too!”

“Ah ah! Bye bye~!”

I could finally take a breath after parting with Seung-joon’s mom, whose face was somehow shining.

I felt like it was really over now.

“Siha. Let’s wash up and go to bed quickly when we get home.”

“Ah ah.”

Squeak.

We arrived home.

There was someone waiting for us when we got out of the car.

Baek Dong-hwan.

He was wearing a suit, but somehow the clothes looked pitiful.

Like they were too tight?

“Hyungnim [term of respect for an older male]! You’ve arrived!”

“Oh. Yeah.”

I looked around for no reason.

Because his voice was too loud.

“I was waiting because I saw Hyungnim’s car.”

“Yeah. Yeah. But isn’t your suit too small?”

“This is a custom-made suit. I got one that looks neat.”

“It’s custom-made, but why does it look so uncomfortable?”

“My muscles have gotten a bit bigger lately, so it turned out like this.”

Your job is a voice actor, not a personal trainer, right?

I get confused sometimes.

He’s working as a voice actor, but why are Baek Dong-hwan’s shoulders getting wider?

Actually, you didn’t pass the voice actor audition, but you’re working at a gym, right?

“Hmm. Shouldn’t you get a new one?”

“It’s not that uncomfortable if I lose weight. I had to wear it today….”

“Ah, really?”

I don’t think losing weight will solve the problem….

“Baek Dong!”

“Young Master. Did you have fun with Hyungnim today too?”

“Ah ah.”

“Hyungnim. Let’s go home quickly. The night is dangerous.”

I was so dumbfounded that I asked.

“But why are you talking like that?”

His dialect and Seoul dialect are awkwardly mixed.

“I have something to do tomorrow. Please understand! I’m still far from imitating the Seoul snobs’ 말투 [manner of speaking].”

You’re probably imitating Busan people….

“Ah…. That’s right….”

I’m sure he said he was doing a voice recording as a gangster last time, right?

Baek Dong-hwan was trying in many ways.

Of course, he looked like a gangster even if he didn’t do that.

Well, the recording doesn’t record the appearance.

“Okay. Let’s go in. Did you eat?”

“Yes. I ate.”

“Pfft. Okay. Let’s go in.”

We went into the house.

***

Ha Dong-cheol, a friend of the CEO of Aruaru, found the two while looking for the source of Alisa’s confidence.

At first, he thought they were just friends hanging out, but he didn’t think so.

Because they wouldn’t be hanging out at this time when Parang Mall is in urgent need.

Unless they’re thinking of giving up altogether.

So he approached naturally and bumped into Sihyuk.

Their eyes met, and he had a certain intuition.

‘Huh?’

He just bumped into him, but Sihyuk’s eyes moved quickly.

Like a sense of thoroughly digging into his aspects.

Feeling that, he thought that Sihyuk might be of the same kind as him.

‘Is he not an ordinary guy?’

He was curious about what kind of work he did.

Alisa met two men today, but the older one seemed to be the younger one’s connection.

‘Is it related to that guy?’

It was a kind of intuition.

He needed to listen to their story to investigate further.

He changed his clothes and bought sunglasses.

He thought he would be caught if he loitered around again since he had seen him earlier.

He went to a cafe to kill time while watching the game for a while.

He held a book and drank iced Americano.

But what a coincidence.

Alisa’s group came.

Ha Dong-cheol felt that this was a good opportunity.

He gently turned the pages of the book and listened to the two people’s stories.

It wasn’t too far, so he could hear all the stories.

-Yeah. The sunlight makes your eyes feel hot, right? That’s why you wear sunglasses. Siha is so smart.

When he heard those words, he was sweating.

But he calmly turned the pages.

Then it seemed like they were talking about something important again.

‘As expected! That guy solved something!’

He could tell that he was an industry insider because he was talking about something like plagiarism.

He drew an eye smile under his sunglasses.

He got a clue.

He thought there would be something if he dug into that man.

It was then.

‘Huh?’

Sihyuk’s eyes stayed on the book and then turned away.

Ha Dong-cheol’s heart suddenly sank.

‘Did I turn the pages when I was listening to the story?’

He reflexively turned the pages.

Alisa’s group started to get up.

Ha Dong-cheol stayed in that spot.

‘No. I wouldn’t have been caught. Hmm. Just in case…. I need to act a little more carefully. It was too close.’

When Alisa’s group left, he quietly got up from his seat.

He left his luggage and looked at the parking lot.

Red Meltz car.

After remembering that, he went to the bathroom and washed his hands.

‘If my thoughts are correct, they will come back.’

As expected, the car came back, and Ha Dong-cheol was able to check the car number.

From then on, he spent time in his car to avoid being caught by Sihyuk.

Waiting for Sihyuk to come out.

‘As expected.’

He followed Sihyuk in a car with the last number 4885.

The red car stopped by a pork cutlet place and moved home.

As the car was parked, he naturally passed by.

He parked on the side of the road, got out of the car, and hid.

He watched quietly.

‘What is that guy?’

A huge man shouted loudly in front of Sihyuk, ‘Hyungnim, you’ve arrived!’

Ha Dong-cheol opened his mouth.

‘N, n, no way?!’

He can hear the sound.

Hyungnim. Young Master. Something to do tomorrow.

Sihyuk looked very unusual in Ha Dong-cheol’s eyes.