Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 427

Hyung, aren’t I cute? Hyung, aren’t I cute? Extra Story – Episode 2 (427/500)

Extra Story 2: The End of Unrequited Love (2)

I got a call from Seo Su-hyeon.

She seems to be fully recovered now. I feel relieved to hear her voice sounding much better.

It’s completely different from when she was sick.

I always prefer her energetic voice over her weak one.

“I’m glad you’re all better.”

“Yes! Thank you for worrying about me.”

“Did you finish all the porridge I bought you?”

“I already demolished that. It’s been ages since you bought it.”

“I thought you might be saving it.”

“If I saved it that long, I’d have to throw it away.”

“So you ate it all because you didn’t want to waste it?”

“Tsk. It sounds right, but it feels weird when you say it like that.”

I chuckled at Su-hyeon’s words.

I just felt like laughing for no reason.

I loved her playful remarks.

“I should feed you more often so it won’t be a waste next time.”

“Really? Please buy me Korean beef!”

“I think our relationship ends here.”

“Actually, I like pork better!”

“I prefer imported stuff.”

“This oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], seriously!”

“Pfft. I’ll buy you whatever you want to eat. When are you free?”

“Huh?”

I hear Seo Su-hyeon’s flustered voice over the speaker.

As if she didn’t expect me to make such a suggestion.

I clearly took care of her when she was sick and said something when we parted, but did she think I was just saying it?

“Why? Are you busy?”

“No! I’m totally free! Overflowing with time! I’m available every day, 24/7.”

“You have work, so saying you’re free every day is a bit much.”

“I even skipped night classes in high school sometimes. And I skipped lectures sometimes in college.”

“That’s something to be proud of.”

“Of course, I dealt with all the aftermath. Oppa, I can handle it all.”

“That’s too heavy…….”

Do I need that much determination just to have a meal?

“Then how about lunch on Friday?”

“Can’t we start from breakfast? Have lunch and dinner too.”

“Puhaha. You’re trying to get three meals out of me?”

“I’d be happy even if I only ate three meals of steamed potatoes.”

“That would be too hard on both of us, so let’s meet for lunch. We can think about dinner then.”

“Please be as positive as possible.”

“Ahaha.”

I laughed at Seo Su-hyeon’s words.

After saying I understood and hanging up, I grabbed a marker and headed to the refrigerator.

Looking at the calendar attached, I circled Friday.

After hesitating for a moment, I wrote ‘Date’ underneath.

Well, I guess it’s a date? But since everyone can see it, should I have written ‘Lunch Appointment’?

But Uncle seems to have already noticed to some extent. After all, he knows I took Su-hyeon to the hospital and even bought her porridge.

Looking at it, he seems to be subtly pushing us together.

***

Friday morning.

Si-ha is eating breakfast and packing his bag diligently.

He also opened the closet and chose his favorite outfit.

Now he can dress himself well even without Hyung [older brother or close male friend]. And he doesn’t wear the clothes Hyung picks out for him, but chooses them himself.

But Hyung is still his standard for choosing clothes.

He has been watching closely how Hyung matches his fashion.

Also, Alisa has been sending him clothes and matching tops and bottoms since before, so Si-ha’s fashion sense isn’t bad.

If there’s a child who dresses the best in Gangin Kindergarten, it would be Jae-hwi, but Si-ha also has an aesthetic sense, so he wasn’t bad. No, he was rather on the good side.

Si-hyeok is aware that Si-ha is imitating him, so he pays attention to his clothes even on normal days.

Of course, he didn’t buy clothes often because he thought he had to save money after his parents passed away, but after he became somewhat stable, he dressed well.

He didn’t teach Si-ha to dress like this, but he showed him things like matching colors or giving points with a bag even when wearing plain clothes.

Of course, Si-ha couldn’t give up his penguin bag.

“This. This.”

A blue merry-check shirt on a white background, light cropped jeans.

He puts on the shirt and fastens the buttons with his little fingers.

He puts on the pants and tucks the shirt inside.

He lifts his arms left and right, up, and pulls the shirt out a bit.

He pulls the shirt out a little more in the front and sides to make it straight.

He completely pulls out the shirt in the back.

He is watching Hyung carefully and imitating him.

There is also a mirror in Si-ha’s room so he can check.

The shirt is slightly oversized, so the tail hangs down nicely in the back.

Hyung used to do it for him, but Si-ha was Hyung’s younger brother, so he practiced to do it himself.

“Si-ha Hyung gata! [like]”

Of course, Hyung is always the standard.

Now that he’s dressed, it’s time to do his hair. He takes out the hair dryer.

Of course, he already washed his hair, but that wasn’t important to Si-ha.

Imitating Hyung was the most important thing.

“Si-ha, are you ready?”

“No! Not yet!”

He made a whooshing sound with his mouth, pretending to plug in the cord, and styled his hair.

He was trying hard to create volume by scrunching his hair with his hands, but it only became a mess.

“Woong. Gotta use wax!”

Si-ha ran to the bathroom.

Of course, he only said wax, but he actually wet his bangs with water to make a sesame leaf hairstyle [a hairstyle where the bangs are styled to stick together in a clump].

“Stuck tight! Gotta fix it with spray!”

The actual spray was placed up high, so he couldn’t reach it.

Si-ha ran to his room and sprayed natural deodorant into the air.

Cheek! Cheek!

He put his head where the mist was falling and quickly passed through the spot.

“All done!”

The clothes were perfect, but the hair was a mess.

Without knowing that, Si-ha ran to Hyung.

“Hyung. Si-ha all decorated!”

“Wow! Amazing!”

“Really?!”

“Yeah. But can Hyung fix it a little?”

“Why?”

“Because Hyung can make it look even cooler. Si-ha worked hard to decorate it at first, so let’s watch and learn how Hyung does it later. Okay?”

“Okay!”

Hyung praised him.

Si-ha was happy about that.

Uncle saw Si-ha and burst out laughing.

“Puhaha! What’s with the hair? The clothes are good, but the hair is a mess.”

“No. Hyung said I did well.”

Uncle didn’t argue and let out a silent laugh.

He opened his mouth wide and pointed at Si-ha.

He knelt down and took that pose, eventually collapsing to the floor, clutching his stomach and writhing.

“Samchun! [Uncle]”

Si-ha called Uncle, but he was still showing a silent laugh.

Now he’s even making fun of him by eliminating the sound of laughter.

It was such an annoying action that Si-ha laid his body on top of Uncle’s stomach.

“Si-ha meosiseo! [cool]”

“Ugh~ Ugh~”

“Eing Eing!”

Eventually, Uncle got up as if he felt refreshed only after hearing Si-ha’s whimpers.

Si-hyeok smiled bitterly and took Si-ha to the bathroom.

He also brought the hair dryer.

It was easy to get it back to its original state because he had given Si-ha’s hair volume in the morning.

“Do you want to put on wax?”

“Yeah!”

“It won’t last long.”

“Gwaenchana. [It’s okay] I can spray it!”

“Pfft. Okay. You know it well.”

Without a choice, Si-hyeok pretended to take out the wax.

“Close your eyes, Si-ha.”

“Okay!”

He took out the essence, rubbed his hands together, and applied it to his hair.

He worked hard on the sideburns too.

“Hyung. What about the spray?”

“I’m going to spray it. Close your eyes.”

“Okay!”

Si-hyeok brought a spray bottle and sprayed it into the sky.

Si-ha must have felt the water touching him.

Well, it’s not spray, but it’s enough if he knows the feeling.

Anyway, he’s going to take a nap and run around at kindergarten, so it’s a bit much to put wax and spray on his hair.

He’s still young too.

“Hyung. Are you all done?”

“Yeah. All done. How is it?”

“Meosiseo! [cool]”

In fact, there was no change in style from when he dried his hair in the morning.

It was different from when Si-ha messed up his hair.

“Okay. Let’s go out now.”

“Yeah!”

Si-ha came out of the bathroom and put on his bag.

He put on his shoes well and stood up.

“But you’re dressed up very nicely today?”

“Yeah! Hyung and Si-ha date!”

“Huh?”

“Si-ha ran bba sseo. [fast] Si-ha all ilgeo sseo. [read]”

“Ah, that’s…….”

Si-hyeok made a troubled expression.

That date isn’t with Si-ha?

No wonder he dressed up so well and styled his hair today.

He wasn’t thinking of going to kindergarten, but of going on a date.

“Uh. That’s. We’re not going now.”

“Why?”

“You have to go to kindergarten.”

“!!!”

“Shall we go on a date at night?”

“Yeah! Si-ha will play with Hyung all night.”

“Yeah. Okay, okay.”

“No take-backs!”

“Yeah. Yeah.”

Si-hyeok couldn’t bring himself to say that today’s date wasn’t with Si-ha.

He didn’t want to disappoint those innocent eyes.

Anyway, it was fortunate that Si-ha was going to kindergarten today.

It would have been really difficult if he had made a date on a holiday.

Still, it was really cute that Si-ha misunderstood.

“Si-ha won’t sleep today! I’m going to play with Hyung all night.”

“Yeah.”

“Si-ha ara. [know]”

“Know what?”

“Today is Bulgeum (Burning Friday) [a Korean slang term for Friday, implying excitement for the weekend].”

“Wow. Who taught you that word again?”

“Samchun [Uncle]!”

“Saaa~am~choooon!!! [Uncle]”

Uncle had already locked the door and ran away.

Why is he teaching useless words!

Si-ha said.

“You have to play more excitedly on Bulgeum!”

It seems to be the concept that you have to play more excitedly on Bulgeum than usual.

It’s different from adults.

Si-hyeok inwardly reserved a slap on the back of the uncle who injected strange words.

Instead of Bulgeum, it will be a burning back.

“See you later. Samchun!”

“Huh? What? I’m not going home today~”

Was that song for refuge?

Si-hyeok left the house with that question.

And the sound of the door opening from behind.

“Have a good day!”

To Uncle’s voice seeing him off.

“Yes. I’ll be back.”

“Samchun! I’ll be back!”

He said the same words as usual.

Very precious words.

***

I dropped Si-ha off and did some work.

When it was time to go out, I prepared for a while and then left the house.

Seeing Uncle smiling, I felt like hitting him, so I slapped him on the back.

Come to think of it, I had one slap accumulated.

When I went to the meeting place, I saw Seo Su-hyeon looking in the mirror and touching her hair for no reason.

I approached her as I watched her put the mirror away.

“Did you wait long? It’s still 10 minutes before the appointment time.”

“I didn’t wait that long. I just arrived.”

“Yeah. I know.”

“???”

“I was watching from the cafe on the second floor.”

“Really?”

“No. I’m lying.”

“This oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend], seriously! You’re always teasing me.”

“If I was watching, I would have run over quickly.”

“Why?”

“To tease you quickly?”

Seo Su-hyeon glared at me.

As if I was teasing her again.

I smiled and said let’s go eat.

“Are you hungry?”

“I’m not that hungry.”

“Then we should go cut steak. Let’s go by car. I parked nearby.”

“???”

“Why?”

“You’re not going to a place with small portions because it’s cheap, are you?”

“No. I thought you wouldn’t be able to go grill pork belly because you’re dressed up so nicely.”

Seo Su-hyeon blushed slightly and fidgeted with her fingers holding the bag.

“I was worried about what to wear for an hour or two yesterday.”

“You’re saying that so casually?”

“Was it that obvious?”

“It wasn’t just obvious, you were openly saying it, weren’t you?”

“Please pretend you don’t know that.”

“Puhaha.”

“You’ve been laughing like that whenever I say something these days.”

“I know. It’s just too funny.”

We ate together.

In fact, steak is delicious unless it’s really bad. It’s worth the price.

So I chose a place where the mashed potatoes were delicious.

Maybe the mashed potatoes are more delicious than the steak.

After eating at such a place with a point, I suggested going for a drive.

I can’t tell Seo Su-hyeon, who is wearing heels, to take a walk in a place with a good view.

Still, I left for a place where I could park the car for a while and walk a little.

My back hurts if I just sit too much.

“Wow. It’s so nice.”

“It’s a view restaurant.”

“Really, we’re only going to restaurants today?”

“Is it okay?”

“Yes. Very.”

We walked for a while, sat down, and got back in the car.

We couldn’t eat dinner. When I told her about what happened with Si-ha today, Seo Su-hyeon laughed next to me.

I can’t help but smile when I talk about Si-ha.

I couldn’t say it was a date misunderstanding, so I said I would play with him all night after dinner today.

“Ah. Si-ha is so cute. Then can I go too?”

“Huh?”

“We can eat dinner together, play with Si-ha, and then go home.”

“Is that okay?”

“What’s not okay? Ah! I should change my clothes a bit. Let’s go home!”

“But I made a plan to play with me, so come next time.”

“Tch.”

“What tch is it.”

“It’s a pity.”

“It’s not a pity.”

I left for Seo Su-hyeon’s house.

Anyway, the time seemed to have passed quickly.

It would be a lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed.

“Thinking about it, it is a pity.”

“Right?”

Seo Su-hyeon looked at me with sparkling eyes.

The car stopped as the red light came on.

“I’m going to say it before it’s more of a waste.”

“Then shall I go?”

“I like you.”

The moment I was about to say, “Will you go out with me?”

“I like you too. Let’s date!”

“Puhaha!”

“Why, why are you laughing?”

“Because I’m happy. Let’s date.”

“No take-backs!”

“Puhaha!”

I couldn’t help but burst out laughing because it was the same thing I heard from Si-ha today.