Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 430

Hyung, am I cute? Hyung, am I cute? Extra Story – Episode 5 (430/500)

Extra Story 5: Secret Relationship?

Uncle went out of the room to get some water.

Si-hyuk was in the living room, chuckling while looking at his phone.

‘He’s been doing that more and more lately, and it seems to be because of Seo Su-hyeon.’

It seems like they’re dating, but he hasn’t told me.

But seeing him like that, I’m sure they’re dating.

His fingers tap on the phone. Tap. Tap. Tap.

He can’t stop smiling as he sends messages; he must be having so much fun.

I think it’s a good sight to see.

I drink water and go back into the room.

‘But isn’t it past 12 now? When is he planning to sleep?’

Uncle shrugged, thinking about when Si-hyuk would get up.

He figured he’d take care of it after getting into bed and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Si-hyuk was just chuckling and sending messages.

The next day.

Si-ha woke up.

He washes his face and shampoos his hair.

At 6 years old, Si-ha can now wash his hair by himself.

“Hyung! Water!”

“Okay, okay.”

He only knows how to shampoo, so he’s struggling to find the showerhead.

Shuaaaa-

Si-hyuk pours water on Si-ha’s head.

Si-ha rinses his hair diligently.

After that, he dries his hair with a hairdryer. He changes his clothes.

Then Si-hyuk starts washing his hair and showering.

Si-ha is observing his hyung.

The reason is simple.

Whoosh~

Because the time to dry his hair and style it gets a little longer.

“Umm.”

Si-hyuk starts to fix his hair, not liking something.

He applies wax and tries various styles, then sighs and washes his hair again.

‘Hyung is washing his hair again!’

Si-ha thought it was strange.

Because he was spending a long time styling his hair in the bathroom, unlike usual.

Si-ha could tell without even looking at the time.

He rarely washes his hair again like that.

Whoosh. Swish swish.

“Hyung. What are you doing?”

“Huh? I’m styling my hair. To make it look good. Haha.”

“Do it for Si-ha too!”

“Okay. Okay. I’ll do it for Si-ha too.”

“Okay.”

Si-ha felt that his hyung was different.

But he doesn’t know exactly what’s different.

He saw his hyung worrying for a long time about what to wear after drying his hair.

He would normally just pick something quickly, but this was the first time he had seen him worry for so long.

“Hyung. Are you copying Si-ha?”

“Huh?”

“Si-ha picks out clothes diligently!”

“Yeah. That’s right. I’m copying Si-ha.”

“Do you want to be like Si-ha?”

“Pfft. Yeah.”

“Si-ha is becoming like hyung, so hyung is becoming like Si-ha?”

“Oh! You’re saying something very difficult.”

Si-hyuk, who accepted Si-ha’s words, was sweating on his back.

He wondered if he was acting too obvious at home.

But there’s nothing he can do about it. Isn’t it natural to style his hair and worry about his clothes?

Should he have worried yesterday to avoid being obvious? Actually, he did choose yesterday. But when he saw it today, he didn’t like the clothes? So he worried again.

Since this kept happening, Si-hyuk decided to choose on the day of.

“Okay. Si-ha, let’s go.”

On the way to daycare.

A song plays in the car.

“It’s a song Su-hyeon noona [older sister/female friend] sang!”

“Yeah, it is.”

“I like this song!”

“Hyung likes this song too.”

“But hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“You listen to this song a lot these days.”

“…Ahahaha.”

Si-hyuk let out an awkward laugh.

Si-ha didn’t think it was strange to listen to it so often. He listens to and repeats one song all the time too.

He just said he listens to this song a lot.

But Si-hyuk felt like he was sweating on his back.

He seriously looked back at himself.

‘Am I being too obvious?’

He couldn’t help but think that.

Of course, Si-ha turned his head to the window and lost interest in the previous question.

He sings along to the lyrics of the song Seo Su-hyeon sang.

“You don’t know. I don’t know. Everyone around us knows. Only we don’t know~”

The lyrics sounded very meaningful.

***

Seo Su-hyeon woke up to the alarm ringing on her phone.

The fatigue from staying up late covers her eyes.

It seems that the reason was that she fell asleep late while talking yesterday.

If you know the cause, you can eliminate the cause, but it’s not easy.

I have to sleep earlier today than yesterday! She makes up her mind, but when she starts talking, the time quickly passes.

“Ugh.”

She quickly washed up and prepared to go to the cafe.

It was a place run by a close older sister [term of endearment for a female friend or older sister], and she used to sing live there.

Of course, she doesn’t do that now.

She usually makes desserts or brews coffee.

When it’s not busy, she keeps practicing, brings in coffee beans, and tries blending them.

“I’m here.”

“Su-hyeon, welcome. You look tired?”

“Ah, I couldn’t sleep well today.”

“Didn’t your boyfriend let you sleep?”

“Pardon?”

Sometimes this older sister sends a sly smile and raises her eyebrows. She seems a bit perverted.

“I, I don’t have a boyfriend, where, where would I have one.”

“Really? It seems like you do?”

“Ha. Ha. Ha. Just kidding. I fell asleep while watching a movie yesterday.”

“With your boyfriend?”

“Hey! Stop it.”

“Ah~ Your reaction is so funny! I have to work hard today.”

“Why do people tease me when they see me?”

“Because you react well. Go change your clothes over there.”

“Okay~”

She smiled at Seo Su-hyeon.

She saw Seo Su-hyeon checking her phone to see if she got a reply after sending a message.

Then, when she gets a message, her face brightens up.

If that’s not a message from her boyfriend, there’s a problem.

And when she’s texting, she has a smile on her face, so you can’t even talk to her.

If you ask, what’s so funny?

“Ah~ I was talking about how fun the new movie is.”

“Oh~ What’s fun about it?”

“Ah~ Well~”

She talks about the latest movies in detail.

Haa. It’s obvious that she went on a date.

She’s scraped up every movie, good or bad. This movie wasn’t good, and that movie was fun. Did she really go see this alone? Don’t make me laugh.

She probably went with her boyfriend. She probably went on a lot of dates!

I’ve seen Seo Su-hyeon until now, and this is the first time she’s seen so many movies.

She’s showing off that she’s changed like this, but she thinks she’s hiding it really well.

But who is her boyfriend? Maybe it’s the senior she talked about before? He came to this cafe once.

“Unnie [term of endearment for an older sister or female friend]. It’s quiet today?”

“It’s morning. They took a lot before you came.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah. There’s probably still some time, so they’ll probably come.”

“Those people work near here, so you know what they’ll eat.”

“They’re regulars. They’re regulars. You’re a regular too.”

“Ah, should I go to another cafe?”

“It’s all the same anyway.”

“No way.”

She glanced at Seo Su-hyeon.

“You’ve gotten prettier lately, so haven’t you been scouted?”

“No way. Who asks if anyone wants to work part-time at this cafe these days? There are so many pretty people.”

“You were wearing pretty clothes earlier, where are you going?”

“Ahaha. I’m hanging out with a friend.”

“Oh. Are you going somewhere nice?”

“Just, you know. Eating something delicious. Taking a walk?”

“Driving too?”

“Ah. Driving too. Driving is really nice these days.”

Ugh. She’s going on a drive with her boyfriend.

It’s hard to pretend not to know when it’s so obvious.

“Do you still like that oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]?”

“Hehehe. I still like him.”

“When are you going to confess?”

“Someday.”

“He doesn’t have a girlfriend?”

“No. He definitely doesn’t. That oppa is really busy.”

“He’s busy, but he’s a really nice person to meet you.”

“He’s a nice person. Huh?”

Seo Su-hyeon was startled, wondering what this meant.

She shook her head at Seo Su-hyeon.

“It’s hard to pretend not to know~”

“Ah! What is it? Did you know everything?”

“Who wouldn’t know when you’re showing it so much?”

“I was a great poker face?”

“Poker face my ass. You’re a ‘show-it-face’. Show-it.”

Seo Su-hyeon’s face turned red. She didn’t even know she was showing it all.

“I was thinking of referring to it. What was so obvious? Where?”

“Everything! Everything from the way you talk to your facial expressions!”

“There’s no way!”

Seo Su-hyeon was denying it to the end.

“It’s true.”

“What should I fix to not be obvious?”

“That question reminds me of the old days. It’s like when I’m teaching a student and they say they don’t know anything, and I’m like, where do I start?”

“Are you saying it’s hopeless?”

“Yeah.”

“Ah, damn it! It was a secret relationship.”

“Secret my ass. You’re the only one who thinks it’s a secret, everyone else knows.”

“Really?”

“Ask your friends.”

Seo Su-hyeon went to the group chat and asked her friends.

Not too obvious. Naturally. Hmm.

-Seo Su-hyeon: Did I show it?

To that question that omits the object.

-ㅇㅇ You showed it a lot

-You’re telling me now~ I was wondering when you’d tell me~

-It was hard to pretend not to know!

-Wow reallyㅋㅋㅋ [Korean slang for laughter]

-Seo Su-hyeon: I didn’t show it?

-You showed it a lot, you bitch!

Seo Su-hyeon was sweating on her back.

‘I thought my secret relationship was perfect?’

Seo Su-hyeon now realized it was a delusion.

She was so embarrassed that she wanted to hide in a mouse hole.

***

Daycare.

Today, Si-ha told his friends about what happened with his hyung.

Like he takes a long time to choose clothes or spends a long time in the bathroom styling his hair.

“He must be becoming like Si-ha.”

I don’t know how he came to that conclusion, but anyway, Si-ha thought so.

But Yeon-ju’s thoughts were different.

“Doesn’t Si-hyuk oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend] have a girlfriend?”

“???”

“Usually, if you do that, it’s because you want to look good. I also wear pretty clothes and comb my hair every day.”

“?!”

“Jae-hui. You too, right?”

Yeon-ju smiled and said to Jae-hui.

Jae-hui was listening shyly and was startled.

He didn’t expect the question to fly in this direction.

“Uh-huh. I care a lot too.”

“Hmph~ Because of who?”

“Huh? Uh-huh. It’s because I like clothes, so.”

“Ah. Really? I care because of Jae-hui~”

“Uh-huh?”

“Hehe. These clothes are pretty, right?”

“Uh-huh. I care too.”

“Huh? About what?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

Jae-hui turns his red face away.

Yeon-ju pokes Jae-hui’s cheek.

Si-ha is watching that scene.

“Hyung has a girlfriend?!”

He was shocked by the sudden, huge fact.

Hana said.

“Hana thinks so too!”

“Huh?”

“Just listening to Si-ha, it seems totally right?”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Then Seung-jun said.

“Ah. Then his girlfriend must be good at soccer?”

“Why?”

“Si-hyuk hyung is good at soccer.”

It was a ridiculous reason, but Si-ha looked like he really thought so.

Hana said.

“Oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]! Don’t say weird things! There’s no way.”

“Why! Have you seen Si-hyuk hyung’s girlfriend?”

“No, but it’s even less likely to be soccer!”

“It could be true!”

Before they knew it, they started guessing who Si-hyuk’s girlfriend was.

Yeon-ju asked Si-ha.

“Si-ha. Is there anything else that’s changed about Si-hyuk oppa?”

“Woong [cute way of saying yes]. He listened to Su-hyeon noona’s song a lot today!”

“That’s it!”

“???”

“Si-hyuk oppa’s girlfriend is Su-hyeon noona.”

“Huh? No. Hyung listens to Su-hyeon noona’s songs well. Si-ha listens a lot too.”

“Ah. Then maybe not?”

“I’ll ask hyung later.”

“That would be good. Tell me later too.”

Everyone was really curious about who Si-hyuk’s girlfriend was.

“But hyung might not have a girlfriend?”

But Si-ha didn’t give up the possibility that he might not have one until the end.

“That could be true. But he definitely has someone he likes!”

“!!!”

“Si-ha doesn’t know that well, huh.”

“Si-ha knows everything!”

Si-ha always knows everything.

But in this case, only the three ㅅㅎ [initials of the names involved, implying Si-ha, Si-hyuk, and Su-hyeon] didn’t know, and everyone else knew.