Knowing Brother-Chapter 64

Choi Seol-woo, who had been harassed by coworkers all morning about <a younger sibling I know>, eventually ran out during lunch. Sitting in a shabby restaurant where no one recognized her brought peace to her mind.

The group of high school friends seemed to be divided into Ha Young-seo and Won Dae-young. Won Dae-young had not shown much attachment to this group since Choi Seol-woo graduated from college, and he had formed a network with friends who worked out, so it may have been natural for them to drift apart.

And in the meantime, Choi Seol-woo seemed to have settled down on Won Dae-young's side. Judging from the message he received from Ha Young-seo.

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [You're not a bad person as a romantic interest, but as a friend. It's okay, I understand, Seol-woo.. Don't break up because of me..ㅜ] 10:07 AM

If I were to explain the war of estrangement between the two, there would be too much to hide, so I decided to keep my mouth shut. If we split up here, I think there's nothing I can do about it. The relationship that splits up here is just that far. Whether it's Ha Young-seo, friends, or Won Dae-young.

[You're unlucky as a friend. I cursed at you, saying you're crazy, and then got cursed at saying what's the big deal?] 11:52 AM

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [You told me to organize my thoughts and really finish you off?] 11:52 AM

[The end?] 11:54 AM

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [You just threw away my letters before and left my KakaoTalk without reading them.]

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [Because I just felt that way.] 11:54 AM

What?

Choi Seol-woo read Ha Young-seo's message again.

When he mentioned the letter, his breath caught in his throat for a moment.

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [Jeongtuk-ttul is the end of it]

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [There are many handsome actors in my new agency]

Global Dance Goddess Ha Young-seo: [No matter how good you are, I am good too, and I can date a good kid, s**t] 11:55 AM

Damn it... Choi Seol-woo quietly hit her forehead on the table. She hit her forehead a few more times and muttered, damn it.

Won Dae-young knows Choi Seol-woo’s sin. He even blamed it on himself and covered it up.

He must be worried about the repercussions. He must be thinking, ‘But why?’

Damn it! He must think that one of them was crazy about it. Even an idiot would think that!

“Ha......!”

It came. He didn’t know the moment of apology would come like this, but it came.

In that case, there was only one way for Choi Seol-woo to choose. Of course, he had to maintain the line that he was crazy about Ha Yeong-seo!

“......But why is this kid so quiet?”

Won Dae-young wasn’t forcing her to contact him via KakaoTalk. He probably didn’t decide to accept the breakup. Why didn’t he say anything? It made people feel uneasy.

Choi Seol-woo, who couldn’t help but know that it was some kind of secret meeting that Won Dae-young had intentionally used, let out a deep sigh. He received a message from the PD because filming for Episode 2 on Saturday was just around the corner.

<Episode 2 Filming Summary>

- Filming Location: Couple Psychological Experience Center (Address: Mapo-gu, Seoul....)

- These days, the threshold for psychological counseling has been lowered, so this place where you can get to know each other for fun is said to be a trendy date spot :) Come and experience it comfortably and have a blast with the players!

- If Episode 1 was all about fun, now each episode will have serious conversation points! In this episode, I thought it would be appropriate to place a scene where they talk about their past wanderings and school violence together, so after visiting the center, they went to a cafe... .

Choi Seol-woo’s wide-open eyes were close to the screen of his phone.

“What... are you kidding me? Couple Psychological Test Center?”

* * *

This time, the PD came to a nearby subway station to pick them up. He was even more anxious because Won Dae-young didn’t send a single confirmation message the whole way there. Since there was no contact at all, he thought he would arrive late, but when he got out of the van and entered the center, Won Dae-young was the first to greet Choi Seol-woo with open arms.

“Is my dedicated sniper here?”

“Get out of the way.”

He shook her arm off and passed her by, and she hugged him from behind. Of course, it was all showmanship for the public. After hearing the news of ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) the filming, a few onlookers gathered in front of the center holding pickets to cheer Won Dae-young on. Won Dae-young even had the presence of mind to wave at them from outside the door.

“Hyung. Let’s talk briefly before we start.”

The two of them asked for the PD’s understanding and entered the ‘Mind Mailbox’ room inside the center. Won Dae-young, who had just finished training, sat on a chair with a natural expression and took off the tape on his knee. Choi Seol-woo, who couldn’t hold it in any longer, spoke first.

“I heard about that.”

“Oh, I heard. About the letter.”

“That...”

“You, can you be both a man and a woman?”

The sudden counter-question left him speechless. In any case, he was a genius at breaking the line and coming in like this. Won Dae-young supported the back of his head with both hands and stretched his body. He naturally spread his legs and slowly lowered his eyes.

“When I think about the fate of that letter... If it’s possible for a woman to be too, then there’s this ridiculous story that you were best friends with the guy who had your crush on.”

“.......”

“If it wasn’t for that, but for a man... how would I have endured it?”

It was hard to look at his eyes that were blinking neither fast nor slow. Her heart was about to burst from the precise and sharp analysis, but she had a predetermined course of action. Choi Seol-woo answered while maintaining her composure.

“Young-seo had my heart for you the whole time, so what could I do? You wouldn’t understand feelings like unrequited love even if you died.”

“Oh, that’s exactly the answer I expected. Of course you’d lie. You’d insist that you did it because you liked her, and you’d say that both men and women can do it. Either way, your answer would be set. That’s why I don’t plan on believing you no matter what you say.”

“If you don’t believe me. What should I do?”

“I’m going to check it myself.”

Choi Seol-woo, who didn’t immediately understand the meaning of the words, just furrowed her eyebrows. She hadn’t expected to be in such a tight spot, so she just blurted out questions.

“How can I check it myself?”

“You’ll know when you try it. Really, you, ... Really, me.”

“......?”

“What are you doing tonight after filming ends?”

Won Dae-young shook Choi Seol-woo repeatedly. Could it be that he’s telling her to have sex right now? Let’s try it? At that moment, when she couldn’t come to her senses due to the torrent of words, his calm and husky voice enveloped her ears.

“Seol-woo. I didn’t say that to scare you, brat. I didn’t mean to have a one-night stand. I meant to talk frankly, but you seem surprised. It’s okay, that’s not what I meant.”

“.......”

“I want to talk about this and that openly. Want a drink?”

The tension eased significantly when he heard her steady voice. Won Dae-young slowly bent his upper body and looked up with affectionate eyes as he mumbled.

“At my brother’s house.”

I almost fell for it.

It was the first time Won Dae-young had given him such a strange look and voice. The hair on his body stood on end.

But his reasoning was strong. Choi Seol-woo became a vending machine that told the truth when he got drunk. He had a syringe that answered his true feelings when he asked a question. They say that the syringe shows what was usually suppressed, but Seol-woo may have developed such a syringe because he had a habit of lying about his family, home, android, and even love.

In any case, it would never happen. Unless he was a fool who wanted to pour out all his feelings to that toxic bastard.

In addition, something close to fear happened at Won Dae-young’s house. He couldn’t forget the truth game they played on the day Won Dae-young became independent, even after several years. He said that Choi Seol-woo was like his only family. Choi Seol-woo had personally experienced the thrill of the moment before confessing and the painful heartbreak.

Absolutely. Absolutely. I can’t let my heart go.

“...I have an appointment, with my lover. And whatever you think of the reason I threw away the letter, please know that it’s all past feelings and no longer feelings.”

Won Dae-young’s answer to Choi Seol-woo’s rejection was light.

“Really? Okay. Then let’s drink next time.”

“.......”

His temper suddenly dropped as he thought he had been being serious for no reason. Won Dae-young lightly got up from his chair and asked.

“What time is our appointment?”

“I said I’ll pick you up as soon as filming ends.”

Won Dae-young’s eyebrows showed discomfort and resistance. His face was flushed before he said anything, but he quickly relaxed his expression and took the lead.

“Yeah.... If we finish quickly, we can have a longer date. Come quickly so we can start.”

Choi Seol-woo looked at Won Dae-young’s back as he left the room and strengthened his resolve. There was no need to shrink back just because Won Dae-young had turned the tables on him for the letter incident. Since I hate being bothered, I guess it was because I didn’t want things to get bigger. I used to really like Ha Young-seo. That’s the end of it!

We started going around several rooms and getting to know each other.

The first was an experience where we had to create a nickname for the image of the other person that I had in mind. Of course, I wrote ‘personality ruined stallion.’ I don’t know what Won Dae-young would have written, but it didn’t seem like a very pleasant nickname.

After that, we moved to a different room and did some annoying psychological tests and keyword selection activities. The camera that followed us moved busily. When we were choosing the keywords ‘what you think of me’ and ‘what I think of you,’ Choi Seol-woo’s dissatisfaction reached its peak. It was because he couldn’t find a word that could describe Won Dae-young.

“What is this? It’s all good talk. There’s no keywords like twisted, true to instinct.”

Even though we chose keywords like ‘confident,’ ‘talented,’ and ‘enterprising,’ we didn’t like them. The PD who captured Choi Seol-woo shaking his head with a discontented face on camera was very satisfied.

Next, in the test to check the similarity of each other's tastes, the similarity hit rock bottom at almost 20%, causing a big laugh.

Lastly, it was a program where they sat in separate spaces and watched the test results from the past and then asked questions without looking at each other's faces. The two went into their own spaces. When they sat in front of the screen, the results of Won Dae-young's experiences so far came out.

The nickname for Choi Seol-woo that Won Dae-young visualized was 'Hedgehog that really burns hands.'

"Ugh!"

When Oh Man-sang frowned, the filming staff who came in with him giggled. Next, Won Dae-young looked on Choi Seol-woo’s keywords appeared one after another. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

- Interesting

- Funny

- Protective instinct

“Protective instinct...? Are you crazy...?”

Ah. A burden on the mind. The uncomfortable truth weighed heavily on the mind again.

At that moment, Won Dae-young asked a question first. The screen displayed the question Won Dae-young had just entered.

<Dae-young’s question to Seol-woo 1. Since when did you want to break up with me?>

“.......”

Choi Seol-woo smirked, conscious of the camera filming him. However, it felt like a stone was stuck inside. He just wanted to take it as a joke, so he emptied his head and typed on the keyboard.