Chapter 91: Soju (3)

 

After ordering the egg soup, I ended up drinking half a bottle more of soju.

 

I was feeling the buzz too, and Eun-ha’s cheeks had been flushed red for a while.

 

“I can’t drink anymore. Are you okay, Han-gyeol? Not drunk?”

 

Eun-ha didn’t pick up her drink after acknowledging her own drunkenness.

 

She just gazed at me with half-closed eyes.

 

“I’m drunk too. Let’s slowly head home. Grab your bag.”

 

I tried to get up from my seat, but Eun-ha rested her chin on the table and stared at me intensely.

 

“Let’s stay a bit longer~ I want to see Han-gyeol’s face.”

 

“Okay. Drink some water to sober up.”

 

“No~ I’d rather spend that time looking at Han-gyeol’s face one more time... So handsome... Hehe.”

 

I continued to memorize Eun-ha’s giggling figure.

 

Eun-ha, much more affectionate than usual, called me sweetly.

 

“Han-gyeol~”

 

“Yeah. What?”

 

Eun-ha said, looking straight into my eyes.

 

“I love you~ I like Han-gyeol the most in the world. Really like. So much~ Just thinking about Han-gyeol makes my heart race. Exciting. Comforting. I like... ”

 

“I also like Eun-ha the most in the world. Really like~”

 

“Hehe... If you like me that much, come here. Come- quickly, by my side. Han-gyeol~”

 

“We should really be heading home now~”

 

Eun-ha’s cheeks puffed up, seemingly dissatisfied with my response.

 

Pressing her cheeks, the air escaped, making a sound.

 

“You’re killing me with cuteness.”

 

“Cute, then come here~? Hurry and come be cute with me~ No, I’ll just go! Cute me will go~”

 

Eun-ha pushed herself up from the table and wobbled over to sit next to me.

 

She nuzzled her face against my arm, acting spoiled.

 

“Han-gyeol~ My Han-gyeol that I like so much~”

 

“You’re really drunk. When did you get this drunk?”

 

“Don’t know~ I just like Han-gyeol- hic! Quickly pat my head~”

 

Pretending to give in, I patted her head, and Eun-ha pressed her body closer to mine.

 

“Han-gyeol~”

 

“Yeah. Eun-ha~”

 

“Hehe... Ah, I love being called by my name by Han-gyeol. Call me more.”

 

“Eun-ha~”

 

“Yes~ I’m Shin Eun-ha~ Han-gyeol’s girlfriend Eun-ha~”

 

Eun-ha said, raising her arm high into the sky.

 

Drunk Eun-ha was much cuter than I had imagined.

 

“Being drunk makes you more affectionate~ But you have to act like that only with me. Got it?”

 

“Yeah, yeah! Of course~ Happy? Huh? Are you happy~”

 

Eun-ha grabbed my collar and shook it.

 

“Extremely happy~”

 

“Good~ Then, I’ll give Han-gyeol a gift!”

 

“A gift?”

 

“I love you~”

 

Eun-ha briefly pressed her lips against my cheek.

 

After the peck, she playfully fiddled with my cheek, giggling.

 

“Han-gyeol~ Do you know how much I like you?”

 

“Tell me. How much do you like me, Eun-ha?”

 

“As much as ‘Eun-ha’ herself~”

 

Not as much as the sky, nor as much as the earth, but as much as Eun-ha.

 

Her witty play on words made me laugh out loud before I knew it.

 

“All Han-gyeol needs to do is look at me with a ‘Han-gyeol-like’ heart. Got it?”

 

“You worry about everything~ I’ll only have eyes for Eun-ha till I die.”

 

“Really~? You’ll only look at me until you die?”

 

Eun-ha leaned in, locking eyes with me.

 

I calmly told her, amidst her slightly seductive gaze.

 

“In my eyes, there’s only truly Eun-ha.”

 

Eun-ha caressed my cheek with a joyful smile.

 

“I’ll always remember these words~”

 

“Do you think you’ll have a blackout by tomorrow, considering how much you’ve drunk?”

 

“Hehe... Yeah. I guess I drank too much. Will I blackout tomorrow?”

 

“Yeah. There’s a high chance that might happen.”

 

“That shouldn’t happen... I want to remember our first time drinking together...! I want to remember everything we do for the first time... and never forget it till I die.”

 

Eun-ha’s eyes slowly began to close, as if she had reached her limit.

 

“You’ll remember up to a point. Let’s go home now.”

 

“I’m too sleepy to walk, Han-gyeol. Can you carry me?”

 

“Sure. I’ll carry you. Eun-ha is so light~”

 

“I love you~ But I’ll try to walk a bit since it might be hard on you!”

 

“Thanks for being considerate~ Let’s walk up to the convenience store then. Go grab your bag first.”

 

“Okay~”

 

Eun-ha and I left the place together.

 

Holding my hand tightly, Eun-ha surprisingly did not stagger.

 

After about 10 minutes of walking, we stopped by a convenience store.

 

“Han-gyeol~ Why are we at the convenience store?”

 

“To buy you a hangover drink for tomorrow~”

 

“I’ll buy it~! Choose the most expensive one.”

 

“At this rate, you might as well buy the convenience store.”

 

“The convenience store? Do you want it?! Should I save up and buy it for you later? Huh?! Huh?! Do you want it?”

 

Eun-ha tilted her head, dripping with charm and playfulness.

 

“Promise to buy it 20 years later~”

 

“Okay. I’ll remember that~”

 

I placed two bottles of hangover drink on the counter.

 

As I was about to take out my wallet, Eun-ha swiftly handed her card to the cashier.

 

“Please, charge it on this-!”

 

“Insert it at the front, please.”

 

“Okay~”

 

“All done. Have a good day~”

 

“Thank you.”

 

I put the hangover drinks in my pocket.

 

But then, Eun-ha, putting her card back in her wallet, asked the cashier a question.

 

“Excuse me. Miss. Can I ask you one thing?”

 

“Yes? What would you like to know?”

 

“How much is the convenience store? Is installment payment an option?”

 

“Well... It might be around 200 million won...?”

 

“Thank you~”

 

“Take care~”

 

“Bye~”

 

Coming out of the convenience store, Eun-ha looked up at me with a smile.

 

“Han-gyeol~ I’ll buy you a convenience store later~”

 

“Yeah, yeah~ Make sure you do. Let’s go.”

 

“My legs hurt, I can’t walk~ Han-gyeol. Carry me.”

 

“Alright. Hop on.”

 

As I laughed and offered my back, Eun-ha climbed onto it.

 

Lifting her, Eun-ha hugged me tightly and said,

 

“Yay~ I’m being carried by Han-gyeol. I love how broad Han-gyeol’s back is. It feels so reliable.”

 

Eun-ha swung her legs back and forth while perched on my back.

 

“Hey, hey. Eun-ha. We’ll fall over if you do that.”

 

“Sorry~ I was just too happy.”

 

“There’s nothing to be sorry about.”

 

“Ah, I have something else to be sorry about?”

 

“What’s that?”

 

I quietly began walking towards Eun-ha’s home.

 

“Actually, my legs don’t hurt.”

 

“I figured. You just wanted to be carried, didn’t you?”

 

“Wow-! How did you know? Was it that obvious?”

 

Eun-ha peeked over to my right side.

 

“If you had just told me honestly, I would have carried you.”

 

“I know. But that’s hard to say.”

 

“Is that so? Well, you’re drunk now, so you might as well say whatever you want. You’ll forget it by tomorrow anyway.”

 

“I really like Han-gyeol...”

 

“Isn’t that something you say often?”

 

“Yeah. But no matter how much I say it, it doesn’t seem to fully express my feelings. I want to love you more, but it doesn’t always work out as I want.”

 

“I feel the same. I probably like Eun-ha even more than she thinks.”

 

At my words, Eun-ha hugged me even tighter.

 

We’re going to fall over at this rate. I need to hold on tight.

 

“That makes me so happy... I’m so happy right now. I like Han-gyeol so much that I can’t live without him.”

 

“I’m glad. I’ll make you even happier.”

 

“I want to marry Han-gyeol...”

 

“After we graduate from college and get jobs, that will happen~”

 

“I want to do it now. Han-gyeol is already my boyfriend, but I want him to be my husband legally too. I want to marry Han-gyeol, have lots of kids, and live a life filled with chatter. It feels like the future that’s definitely coming to us, but I’m getting impatient. Am I being too greedy?”

 

To Eun-ha’s question, I immediately responded.

 

“Not at all? How is that greedy? I’m thinking the same thing. I want to marry Eun-ha soon, have kids, sometimes go on trips, drink like this, carry you... I think living like that would be incredibly happy. I want that life too. Talking like this, we’ve arrived quickly. Can you enter your house alone?”

 

Before we knew it, we had arrived in front of Eun-ha’s house.

 

I had planned to drop her off at home and then take a taxi back to mine.

 

However, Eun-ha hugged me even tighter and said,

 

“Han-gyeol.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Can we talk a little more before I go?”

 

“That’s not possible~ Eunwoo Hyung must be at home.”

 

“Nobody’s home today. My parents aren’t coming, and my brother went to the ski resort with his friends.”

 

I froze for a moment at Eun-ha’s words.

 

Why is she telling me this now?!

 

No, wait. There wasn’t necessarily a reason to tell me.

 

But still, entering an empty house after drinking feels a bit…

 

As I hesitated, Eun-ha whispered in my ear,

 

“I don’t want to be alone at home.”

 

“Let’s go.”

 

I didn’t want to leave Eun-ha feeling lonely.

 

So, entering my girlfriend’s house late at night, I became fully alert.

 

“Come on, lie down.”

 

I intended to put Eun-ha to bed quickly and then head home.

 

Gently laying Eun-ha on the bed, I sat down on the chair at her desk.

 

“Han-gyeol.”

 

“Yeah. I’m right here.”

 

“I need to change my clothes, but I don’t have the strength...”

 

“You should sober up a bit before changing. Just lie down for now.”

 

I thought that if she fell asleep like this, I would just cover her with a blanket and return home.

 

However, Eun-ha stubbornly sat up and looked in my direction.

 

“I told you to stay lying down.”

 

“Han-gyeol...”

 

Eun-ha extended her arms toward me and said,

 

“It’s suffocating. Help me take it off...”

 

Hearing Eun-ha’s words, I bit my tongue slightly.

 

It seems like it’s going to be a night of endurance.

 

This is going to be tough.

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