Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 431

Hyung, am I cute? Hyung, am I cute? Extra Story – Episode 6 (431/500)

Extra Story 6: Caught

Today, Uncle brought Siha home.

I was lying on the sofa watching TV, and Siha was watching the drama with Uncle.

I doubt he understands it, but that’s how kids are.

They either really understand it or just enjoy it without understanding.

“Oho.”

What we’re watching now is a weekend drama.

It was a meeting between a wealthy family’s Madam and the female lead.

For reference, the Madam is the male lead’s mother.

[My son has great things to do. He needs someone who can support him well from the outside and inside. You know what I mean, right?]

[M-Mother.]

[Who’s your mother! Haa. Anyway, people should know their place. They should stick with their own kind. But I’ll give you this as a token of my appreciation for making my son happy until now.]

The Madam hands over a white envelope.

It was a way of saying, ‘Take this and get lost.’

Of course, Siha looked like he was wondering what that was all about.

“Uncle. What’s that envelope?”

“It’s saying, ‘Take this money and break up with our son!'”

“Why?”

“Because they want their son to date a prettier and richer girl.”

“But the son likes the girl. Can’t break up. Siha likes Hyung. So, can’t break up.”

“Right. Right. You guys should never break up. It would be a disaster.”

The female lead refuses to accept the money, like in a typical cliché.

The Madam grabs a cup and throws water on her face.

[Do you think I’m a nice person just because I’m speaking nicely?]

[Mother!]

Just then, the male lead appears, grabs the female lead’s hand, and tells her to leave.

The mother tells him not to stand there.

[Why are you doing this?]

[I’d rather have dirt in my eyes than allow this relationship!]

[Mother! Haa~]

[Absolutely not.]

And then, the mother’s inner thoughts are revealed.

-How can I let her continue dating my daughter?

The drama ended with a shocking revelation.

Siha’s head was full of question marks. What was all that about?

Uncle was like.

“Kyaa! Seriously. Crazy. It’s a *makjang* drama [Korean melodramatic television drama or film]. A *makjang* drama. How can such a thing even happen?”

“Can’t allow!”

“Do you even know what you’re saying?”

“Siha knows everything!”

He didn’t exactly grasp what kind of relationship it was, but Siha knows everything anyway. Yeah, he knows everything.

Uncle grinned and asked.

“What will you do if Hyung gets a girlfriend?”

“Can’t allow!”

“Are you going to be a bad mother?”

“You have to get Siha’s permission. You have to guess the password!”

“What kind of *makjang* drama story is that?”

Uncle looked at Siha in disbelief.

‘Guess the password to date Sihyuk!’ I wondered if there was such a drama in the world.

“If you get it wrong, you’re ‘eliminated’!”

“Ooh. ‘Eliminated,’ huh? Sounds kind of scary.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know why, but it just feels scary.”

“It’s okay. Uncle. Siha will protect you.”

“Oh! Really? Then, Uncle will hang on, so Siha, save me. Okay?”

“???”

Uncle hung from the steel bar attached to the door.

“Siha, I’m so scared! I’m going to die!”

“Uncle! It’s dangerous! Come down!”

“How can I come down from this high place!”

“Uncle! When did you get up there?”

“Hurry and save me! I’m going to die! Stop it~”

“Uncle. Hurry. Come down.”

“No. I’ll die if I come down!”

“Then hold on for 10 seconds. Siha will go.”

“I don’t think I can hold on for 10 seconds.”

“You’re not holding on with strength. You’re holding on with technique.”

“Something’s weird, isn’t it?”

“Ah?”

Siha had a good idea and brought a chair from the kitchen and placed it under Uncle.

“Uncle, put your feet on this.”

“Oooo!”

“Uncle. Are you safe now?”

“Huh?”

Uncle got off the chair and lifted Siha up with all his might.

And made him grab the steel bar.

Siha thought Uncle was playing with him the other way around and held on tight.

“I’m letting go.”

“Okay! Keeung!”

Lee Siha was working hard to hold on.

“Uncle. Save me!”

“Do you… still trust people?”

“Eeing!”

Uncle teased Siha like that and lowered him down.

“Uncle. You have to save Siha!”

“I saved you.”

“Too late!”

“Eeing~”

“That’s Siha’s!”

Even after Uncle put Siha down, he kept teasing him.

Just then, the sound of the front door password being pressed was heard.

“It’s Hyung!”

Lee Siha, who had been angry just a moment ago, scurried to the middle door.

The door opened, and Sihyuk came in.

“I’m home.”

“Hyung. Welcome!”

“Yeah. Siha. Did you come home well with Uncle first?”

“Yeah. Hyung. Food?”

“I have to eat now. Wait a minute. Hyung bought all the ingredients.”

“!!!”

Sihyuk shook the bag.

Siha followed Sihyuk to the kitchen.

“Huh?”

“Hyung.”

“Why?”

“But does Hyung have a girlfriend?”

“!!!”

“When I was talking about what happened to Hyung today, my friends said Hyung has a girlfriend!”

“Huh? Uhm.”

Sihyuk didn’t know what to say and rolled his eyes.

What should I say about this?

I can’t lie, but I was embarrassed to reveal it. What is it? Is there an emotion that is embarrassing to reveal to family? It’s not an embarrassing thing, but what should I call this embarrassing feeling? Is it awkward?

“Hyung has a girlfriend.”

Sihyuk didn’t want to lie to Siha, so he answered honestly.

“It’s someone Siha knows too.”

“Really?!”

Siha widened his eyes as if surprised.

“Yeah.”

“Hyung. Who is it? Who?”

“I’ll tell you later.”

“Why?”

“Just later. I should cook today.”

“But Hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“You have to get Siha’s permission to date. I saw it all in the drama. Siha knows everything.”

Sihyuk’s eyes turned to Uncle.

Uncle turned his head, pretending not to know.

“Excuse me? Mr. Hwasang?”

“Who is Mr. Hwasang?”

“This Mr. Hwasang? Excuse me?”

“Ahem.”

“I know you’re not working. This Mr. Hwasang.”

Uncle ran away, pretending not to know.

Siha asked innocently.

“Is Uncle’s Korean name Lee Hwasang? Siha and him have the same last name?!”

Lee Sihyuk, Lee Siha, Lee Hwasang.

“But ㅇㅎㅅ is the same initials. The order is different.”

Siha was thinking such innocent thoughts.

***

After putting Siha to sleep, I sneak out of the house.

Today is a night date.

Tomorrow is a holiday, so we decided to see each other at night.

I drove to meet Frog in front of her house. I can see her standing in front.

I slightly lowered the window.

“Suhyun-ah. Get in.”

“Ah! Oppa!”

“Why are you out here? I told you to come out when I call.”

“I was just out here.”

“It’s dangerous.”

“What’s dangerous in front of my house?”

“Still, it’s dangerous. Come out when I call from now on.”

“Yes!”

Driving at night is also special.

Actually, it might just be ordinary scenery, but it seems special depending on the person you’re with.

“You’re not going to eat anything, are you?”

“I’ll gain weight if I eat now.”

“Do you want to have some coffee?”

“Yes! I’d love to.”

So, we ordered coffee at a cafe and came back to the car.

“But you know.”

“Yeah?”

“I don’t think a secret relationship will work.”

“Why? I’m keeping the secret really well.”

“I don’t think I’m keeping it well. I think it’s too obvious. There are rumors at the daycare that I have a girlfriend.”

“Ah~ Oppa! You were totally showing it off. Showing it off.”

“I’m not usually the type to show off like this. It’s strange. Siha must have told his friends about the changes in me.”

“Aha. Then they’ll notice. Siha only looks at Oppa. It’s obvious. It’s obvious.”

“Are you keeping it well?”

When I asked that, Seo Suhyun rolled her eyes and said.

“Actually, the *unnie* [term of endearment for older sister or female friend] who works with me at the cafe found out.”

“Didn’t you say you were keeping the secret really well earlier?”

“Ahaha. Ah. That’s because we’ve known each other for so long.”

“Well, that can happen. Hahaha.”

“Hahaha.”

We exchanged awkward smiles.

Isn’t this not a secret relationship at this point? How many people know?

“My mom knows too?”

“Yes. She knew right away. Hahaha. Ah! My mom even asked me, ‘Are you dating someone?'”

“Don’t they usually ask if you’re seeing anyone? Aren’t you the one who’s been showing it off a lot?”

“N-No, I haven’t. My mom is just perceptive because she’s my mom. I haven’t shown it off at all.”

“It’s the same for me.”

Actually, aren’t we both showing it off a lot without realizing it?

“But Oppa. I think my friends have noticed too.”

“At this point, isn’t it just not a secret relationship anymore?”

“Ugh. I wanted to have a secret relationship! I wanted to have that thrilling relationship! What is this!”

“Puhuh!”

It seems a secret relationship was impossible between us.

Like fools, we were the only ones who didn’t know and were enjoying the thrill that didn’t exist.

There’s no such thing as this kind of embarrassing history.

“Oppa. Should we get jobs?”

“Why get a job?”

“Now that it’s come to this, wouldn’t it be thrilling to keep an office romance a secret?”

“You’d go that far?!”

Isn’t getting a job to enjoy a thrilling office romance a very impure motive?

Of course, it’s a joke.

“Instead of that kind of thrill, how about the thrill of getting a stamp in a crowded place?”

“?!?!?!”

I gently stuck out my lips and then put them back in.

“We ordered coffee and haven’t been drinking it.”

“Oppa. Please say it one more time.”

“Get rid of the recorder.”

“Tch.”

She puts her phone away.

“If I get rid of it, will you say it again?”

“Press the app exit too.”

“Tch.”

“I like you.”

“?!”

“This is something you can record.”

“Ah~ What is it~”

Seo Suhyun drank her coffee, feeling embarrassed.

I was a little embarrassed after saying it too.

“Ah, it’s always a red light at times like this.”

“I know.”

We blamed the innocent red light.

We need to move something to make it less awkward.

Anyway, our secret relationship ended today.

I wonder if it had ended even before that.

***

Time flows by leisurely.

I introduced Seo Suhyun to Siha as my girlfriend.

Perhaps because he had seen her often, he accepted it surprisingly easily.

If she had been a woman he had never seen before, he might have been a little resistant.

Still, perhaps because of the power of the word ‘girlfriend,’ Siha often stuck close to me.

I didn’t refuse and played with Siha so that he could feel at ease.

I’m sorry to Suhyun, but I have to spend more time with Siha than Suhyun because he clearly knows that I’m the only one he has and understands that.

Of course, Seo Suhyun seems to understand that part too.

Perhaps it’s because we’ve had many emotional conversations while dating.

Anyway, I conveyed that I also have a sense of guilt for not being able to take care of her more.

Seo Suhyun said that she would take care of me more and said something really nice to hear.

But it’s not okay to accept it as a matter of course.

I know that it can be neglect of my girlfriend.

There’s a saying to go back to the basics, but that’s because you’ve forgotten the basics.

So, you shouldn’t forget.

This is what consideration is.

Also, there was great progress in terms of work.

Director Go finally received all the awards. I couldn’t count how many he received, but he received so many that it became a hot topic.

I didn’t bother counting either.

I can’t even count the number of interviews I’ve translated, so I don’t think I’ll ever count the number of awards.

I also received offers to appear on Korean programs through email, but I rejected them all.

There’s a saying to row when the water comes in, but that’s a story about celebrities.

Of course, it also helps streamers or YouTubers. Because views are money and advertisements come in.

But I don’t need to appear on TV to get a lot of work.

The accumulated experience already tells me that, and I became very famous by being exposed to the media through Ilgaemi this time.

That means my experience has been revealed.

It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve shown my resume to everyone interested in translators.

I already have a proven track record, so I don’t think I’ll be able to bring in one job.

I think this is enough.

I don’t want to be constantly remembered by the general public and have more people recognize me.

I’m always just an ordinary person.

Because I know that the goodwill of the majority also brings the malice of the majority.

Rather, I feel that the current level of recognition is excessive.

Anyway, the movie work was completed successfully.

For reference, I also received the Youngsan Diplomat Award at the Seoul International Forum.

Well, I can say this is an honor.

So, as I worked, dated, and played with Siha, Siha became 7 years old.

And I felt it in my skin when I heard that I was invited to the elementary school entrance briefing in early October that there was not much time left until graduation.

Ah, daycare is over now.

Lee Siha, who is in the 6-7 year old class at daycare.

Of course, there were still 8 people at Gangin Daycare.

They say there will be children coming in next year, but everyone will be gone by then.

Yeah. Now the time to say goodbye is approaching.