Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 476

Extracurricular 51: Vacation (5)

After dinner at the hotel, we returned to our rooms.

The only difference from usual was that the kids were all gathered in one room.

Uncle said he would teach them a fun game, so they all gathered like this.

Ah, except for Seung-jun’s mom and the professor, of course.

I told them to enjoy some quality time together.

There were a total of seven people here.

Me, Uncle, Seo Soo-hyun, Bae Sang-hyun, Seung-jun, Hana, and Si-ha.

Bae Sang-hyun seemed exhausted after playing with the kids all day, looking tired even after dinner.

He must be too tired to play with us, even after taking a nap.

“Get some rest.”

“Haha, would that be alright?”

“Yes.”

Even on trips, people have different preferences.

Some people meticulously plan their schedules and try to see everything, while others leisurely stroll around and enjoy themselves.

Bae Sang-hyun would probably be the latter.

The type to leisurely appreciate the paintings in a museum.

So, being with these high-energy kids must have been draining for him.

I’m used to it, so I find it fun.

“Then I’ll just watch.”

He wasn’t going to play the game, but he seemed like he would rest and watch.

He plopped down on the bed.

The kids and I sat in a circle on the floor.

Uncle cleared his throat and took out a deck of cards from his pocket.

He looked around at the kids’ faces and said.

“The game we’re going to play today is Thief!”

I thought we were going to play some grand game.

Thief?

Seung-jun said.

“Ehh. Instead of Thief, let’s just play tag.”

Seung-jun still had energy to spare even after running around like that.

Ah, did he recover from his nap?

Hana, who was next to him, pushed Seung-jun’s face.

“Oppa [older brother or male friend]. Thief is fun.”

“Ugh. What is this hand?”

“I pushed you because you were against it.”

Seung-jun pushed Hana’s hand away.

Then he knocked her down and pressed his body on top of her.

“It’s a hamburger. Si-ha. Get on.”

“Okay.”

A hamburger game suddenly started.

Si-ha got up and naturally layered her body on top.

Poohk.

“Hyung [older brother or male friend]. Hurry, on top.”

“No. Hyung is too heavy.”

Instead of me, who was troubled, Uncle stepped up.

“Then I’ll do it. Hahaha. Here I go!”

Poohk.

The kids screamed at the heavy weight.

“Kyaaak!”

“Uwaaaak!”

“I’m going to get crushed!”

Uncle looked at the kids with a dumbfounded expression.

“I’m using my arm strength, so it’s not that bad, okay? You guys are acting.”

Si-ha, who was pinned under Uncle, struggled and said.

“Uncle is 1 ton.”

“Hey. If I was 1 ton, all three of you wouldn’t be able to breathe.”

Our Si-ha even knows the word 1 ton? So smart.

“Uncle. But how much is 1 ton?”

“You. You used it without even knowing?”

“I heard it somewhere. It’s super heavy. More than 100 kilos [kilograms].”

“That’s true.”

I’m glad she knows what 100kg is.

As expected, there’s a benefit to learning math.

She seemed to be able to distinguish what was bigger and heavier.

Her concept of numbers is solid.

These are the thoughts I have now that I’m sending Si-ha to elementary school, and it’s amazing how kids are.

I also learned and understood these concepts little by little when I was young.

“Uncle. Move now.”

“Alright. Alright.”

That’s how the hamburger ended, and we started the card game again.

“Everyone knows how to play Thief, right? You put down the same number, and the person with the Joker loses. Once you play it, it’s actually fun.”

He said that as he dealt the cards one by one.

Since there are 6 people, 8 cards are dealt to each person, and the remaining Joker is dealt to one person.

Thief is a game that takes longer than you think.

Si-ha, who was to my right, whispered softly.

“Hyung. What do you have?”

“Si-ha. You can’t tell me that.”

“Tell me secretly, just for me.”

Uncle raised his hand and stopped Si-ha.

“Uh-uh. No cheating from the start.”

“Uncle. I’m always on Hyung’s team, so it’s okay.”

“No. This is an individual game.”

“Tch.”

Then Seo Soo-hyun, who was to my left, whispered.

“Oppa [older brother or male friend]. Do you need anything? I’ll give you everything.”

“Why are you doing that too?”

“I just wanted to do it too after seeing Si-ha do it.”

Seo Soo-hyun smiled softly.

So, you were jealous of Si-ha, so you did it too?

Uncle looked at us.

“Uh-uh. Turn off the romance broadcast over there too.”

It’s been eventful from the start.

I wonder if we can even start this game.

Uncle pointed his finger in a direction.

“Then we’ll go clockwise. I’ll start first.”

Uncle looked at Si-ha.

Si-ha widened her eyes and brought the card close to her nose.

Does she have the Joker?

“Si-ha. You can’t pick if you stick it to your face like that.”

“Uncle. Then pass.”

“There’s no pass in Thief.”

“Then I’ll make you drop it a little. I gave this up.”

“Doesn’t that feel like a forced sale rather than a concession?”

Uncle hesitated and grabbed Si-ha’s card.

Then Si-ha slipped the card into her arms.

“Wait a minute. Shuffle again.”

“No. What. There’s no such thing.”

“I haven’t picked it yet.”

Si-ha turned the card behind her back and shuffled it.

“It’s done now. Uncle.”

“You had the Joker, didn’t you?”

“No.”

“Then why are you shuffling? There’s no reason to shuffle.”

That’s true.

If she didn’t have the Joker, she wouldn’t have done that.

But she’s already making it obvious like this at the beginning. She’s still young, Lee Si-ha.

Si-ha said.

“I thought Uncle would pick something good.”

“That doesn’t make any sense. You definitely have the Joker.”

Uncle carefully looked at the card.

The tension of whether he would pick the Joker or not.

Even if you pick the Joker, the point of Thief was to maintain a poker face.

“This one!”

Uncle picked a number.

And he put the card in with a poker face.

In the meantime, I secretly looked at Si-ha’s card.

‘Hmm. She really doesn’t have the Joker?’

Did they fight so seriously with such serious expressions when they had nothing?

I was dumbfounded and chuckled.

“Now it’s my turn!”

“Okay. Si-ha. Pick.”

I have 4 cards in my hand.

I have to give secret help.

Moving the card that Si-ha needs.

“Huh?”

No matter which hand Si-ha went to, one card was slowly following.

“Hyung. What is this?”

“Hahaha.”

“Pick this?”

“Yes.”

Si-ha picked a card.

As expected, Lee Si-ha. She trusts her Hyung.

The same card came out, so Si-ha put down the card.

Uncle looked at the scene and said.

“That’s cheating.”

“What are you talking about? Do you have any evidence?”

“Oh. Is that how you’re going to come out?”

The game resumed.

This time it’s my turn to pick Seo Soo-hyun’s card.

“Oppa. Do you need anything?”

At that, Uncle shouted time.

“Time! This is blatant cheating.”

I readily admitted it too.

This was too much.

“I’ll pick.”

I picked a card to quell the controversy.

Unfortunately, the same card didn’t come out.

Next is Seo Soo-hyun.

She picked Seung-jun’s card.

“Ahahaha! Hahaha!”

Seung-jun laughed so much that you could tell whose hand the Joker had gone to.

No. Did we already find out who the thief is in Thief?

Hana noticed too and said this.

“Ah! Soo-hyun Unnie [older sister or female friend] has the Joker?”

Everyone knows now.

Well, isn’t that the fun of Thief?

There has to be this kind of fun when you play with kids.

“Okay. Okay. Let’s proceed quickly now.”

The kids picked cards.

After one round, the Joker fell into my hands.

After two more rounds, Si-ha picked the Joker.

The shocked look on her face at that time was so cute that I gently touched her cheek.

People who weren’t thieves were born, and in the end, only Si-ha and Uncle were left.

Doom!

In the end, the best showdown began.

“Hmm.”

Uncle widened his eyes and moved his hand back and forth, alternating between the right card and the left card.

It was the most important moment.

The highlight of Thief.

It was a moment that made even the viewers nervous.

“This one! Aagh!”

What Uncle picked was the Joker.

Now, the victory or defeat depends on what Si-ha picks.

Uncle hid the card behind his back and shuffled it hard.

As expected, you have to shuffle the cards behind your back.

Uncle put it down on the floor without looking at the card.

“I don’t know where the Joker is either. Hahaha.”

Whether it’s in your hand or on the floor, it’s a game of probability.

50 percent is a probability that you can win enough.

Honestly, I was sure of Si-ha’s victory from the moment Uncle picked the Joker.

Because.

“This!”

Si-ha was lucky.

“Yes! I got it right!”

Si-ha put the same shape of card in front of her.

The other kids laughed as they watched Si-ha’s victory.

“Si-ha Uncle is a thief.”

“Si-ha Uncle is a thief.”

I wondered if the kids liked that Uncle became a thief more than Si-ha’s victory.

I’m still grateful that he’s playing the game so happily.

Seung-jun said.

“Let’s do one more round. One more round.”

I think he wanted to play tag, but he’s having fun playing Thief.

This is a big deal. Now that he’s felt the fun of the game, he’s about to fall into the endless loop of the game.

I stood up slightly.

“I’ll go buy some juice. Soo-hyun, want to come with me?”

Seo Soo-hyun got up in a hurry as if she understood my signal.

Then Si-ha said.

“Hyung. I want to go too.”

“Si-ha is playing games with her friends here.”

“Woong [a cute way of saying okay].”

Then Seung-jun said.

“Then I want to go too!”

“Hana too!”

Eh? This isn’t it?

I asked Uncle for help.

Uncle smiled.

“Then shall we all go together?”

That playful face.

I’ll definitely hit him on the back later.

We had no choice but to go buy drinks together.

I’ll have to look for another opportunity next time.

While waiting for the elevator, I whispered to Seo Soo-hyun.

“Let’s sneak out later.”

Instead of answering, Seo Soo-hyun held my hand tightly.

I felt like I heard the answer in the strength of holding hands without saying anything.

***

I left the kids with Uncle and Bae Sang-hyun and slipped out.

Seo Soo-hyun and I walked along the hotel’s small promenade.

It wasn’t cool outside because it was summer, but it was pretty good because it was night.

Our hands were sweating when they touched, but we didn’t let go.

“It seems a little hot, should we go to the bar?”

“Okay.”

We stopped by the bar in the hotel.

The ceiling was high, and the atmospheric orange lighting illuminated the surroundings.

The interior was sophisticated, and the liquor and glasses displayed behind the bartender were beautifully arranged.

I don’t come to bars often, so I don’t know much, but I know that the interior is excellent.

“Wow. It’s pretty.”

Seo Soo-hyun showed a look of admiration next to me.

I thought I brought her here really well when I saw her looking at the surrounding scenery.

“Yeah.”

“Oppa thinks so too, right?”

“It’s pretty.”

Her eyes seemed to be shining in the light.

Those eyes were so pretty.

Seo Soo-hyun turned her face and blushed as I stared at her.

“Don’t tell me you’re saying I’m pretty? Ugh. I said it, but I’m so embarrassed.”

Seo Soo-hyun fanned her face.

I grabbed her hand and walked to the table.

“Am I wrong?”

“Ugh. It’s cheesy.”

“Your eyes were sparkling, so they were very pretty.”

“Ugh.”

“Hahaha.”

We looked at each other and laughed.

I don’t know if I can say these things without drinking alcohol.

I have to order something before my fingers curl up [an expression of extreme embarrassment].

I got a recommendation for a good cocktail and ordered a simple snack.

“The atmosphere here is so nice.”

“Yes. I think I’ll have a drink for the first time in a while? It’s been a while since Oppa had a drink too, right?”

“That’s right.”

There’s almost no chance to drink.

Uncle, who rolls around at home, doesn’t drink well because he’s thinking about his health, and I’ve been busy taking care of Si-ha and working.

When I meet Seo Soo-hyun, I drive a car, so it’s even harder to drink.

I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve been able to drink so comfortably.

The cocktail came.

Seo Soo-hyun and I raised our glasses and cheered.

Clink.

The scent of the cocktail wafted up, and I felt a slight warmth in my throat and stomach.

“Is it delicious?”

“I think they make them as well as the atmosphere here.”

“That’s right. Really.”

We sipped our drinks and talked.

“Thank you always. For going on this trip together.”

“Eh. What are you talking about? It’s not like I don’t know Oppa’s situation, and I’m with you knowing everything.”

“Even if you know everything… Even if you know everything, it still means a lot.”

“I like it. Drinking alcohol together like this.”

“I like it too.”

I took out a box from my coat pocket.

“So, about that.”

“Yes?”

“This is a gift.”

“What is this?”

“Open it.”

Seo Soo-hyun opened the small box.

There were two rings inside.

“Couple rings.”

Seo Soo-hyun’s eyes widened.

“We’ve been so busy that we haven’t done this yet. We should have done it together a long time ago.”

I pulled out a ring and put it on Seo Soo-hyun’s finger.

I also put a ring on my own finger.

Seo Soo-hyun smiled brightly, raised her hand, showed the ring, and said.

“I’m going to show this off to everyone.”

I laughed at that.

She’s already so open about us dating, how much more is she going to show off now?

“I really like it. Wow.”

Still, I was happy to see her so happy.

We had a good time at the bar for a little while.