Yes, It’s Me. The Obsessive Side Top

#029

The mood had already turned into a mess, and while I was talking separately with Secretary Kim, Kim Shin must have properly wrapped things up as everyone had left. I walked to my car, which was left alone in the now empty parking lot. I got in the car, started the engine, and stayed still for a while.

I thought I was fine, but when I got in the car, my left arm hurt. It seemed the pain from getting hit by the swinging shotgun was only being felt now. It must be because the tension had dissipated.

It didn’t feel too difficult to drive, but I hesitated to start right away. As I was sitting still in the car like that, someone knocked on the window.

When I rolled down the window, Kim Shin bowed his body and made eye contact with me, looking worried.

“You haven’t left yet?”

“I can’t bring myself to leave because I’m worried about you, Ha Jin.”

He still cares a lot despite just being Ha Jin’s friend. Not only does he smile innocently in front of me despite his sharp eyes, but I also recalled Kim Shin’s desperate face as he ran to stop Jung Woo, making me smile weakly.

“Should I drive for you?”

“…”

I felt like I should refuse, but the words didn’t come out of my mouth. Kim Shin opened the car door, reading my mood. He naturally made me get out and sat in the driver’s seat himself. With his natural actions, I got out of the car without realizing it and headed to the passenger seat.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Kim Shin reached over and fastened my seatbelt for me.

“You have good manners, Kim Shin.”

“I’m doing this because it’s you, Ha Jin.”

“You disgusting guy.”

“Want me to show you something even more disgusting?”

Kim Shin smiled with his eyes beautifully curved, then stretched his right arm and placed his hand towards the back of my seat. Then he turned his head back and reversed the car.

“How was it? Did you fall for me? Am I cool?”

He smoothly pulled out in one go and wagged his tail like a puppy waiting for praise. Seeing that, I held out my palm to Kim Shin.

“Hand.”

Kim Shin understood my intention and grinned, placing his right hand on top of mine with a plop. He liked it even though he knew he was being treated like a dog. How deep was their friendship that Kim Shin was so blindly devoted to Ha Jin?

As Kim Shin’s hand was placed, the rebound made my arm move and I frowned at the sharp pain.

“Your arm must hurt.”

“I think I got injured while blocking earlier.”

“Should we go to the hospital?”

At Kim Shin’s worried suggestion, I thought my body was my asset and nodded.

“Let’s do that. Drop me off at the hospital.”

When I agreed to do as Kim Shin said, his expression brightened incomparably. He even hummed as he drove the car. We stopped by the hospital on the way, got a simple examination, and even got medicine to prepare for any possible infection. When I opened the medicine packet in the car and took it right away, Kim Shin looked at me worriedly.

“Can you take it on an empty stomach?”

“I roughly ate earlier.”

“Still, you should have eaten a meal before taking it.”

“I’m planning to take it once more before going to bed later.”

Kim Shin started the car. Looking at the clock, it matched the time I expected the gathering to end. The incident caused the gathering to end in a rush without even properly starting, and since it ended early, I talked with Secretary Kim and stopped by the hospital, so the timing roughly matched.

“Ha Jin, no matter how much you say there were no bullets, it was still reckless. It’s not the first time I’ve seen you in precarious situations. Think about the people watching too. You know I think about you a lot, right?”

His voice was filled with worry.

“Mmm…”

My answer was slowly drawn out. Kim Shin glanced at me while driving.

“Are you sleepy, Ha Jin?”

“Yeah… is it the medicine?”

“Get some shut-eye. I’ll wake you up when we arrive at your place.”

“Do you know where I live?”

“Of course I do.”

“I moved out and live on my own though?”

“Don’t worry. I know everything.”

Really? 

I don’t know. Ha Jin probably told him. I buried my head in the seat and closed my eyes, feeling drowsy. Kim Shin lowered the volume of the music playing in the car. Thanks to Kim Shin’s smooth driving, I quickly fell asleep.

* * *

“…Jin …up.”

Something called out to me as if echoing from a distant place.

“Ha Jin. Wake up.”

A gentle voice was carefully waking me up. When I opened my eyes, Kim Shin was smiling and fiddling with my hair. His lips were visible right in front of my eyes. They were still red and swollen from biting them out of worry for me.

“You’re awake?”

A warm gaze was directed at me, which really didn’t suit that cold face.

“Looks like I fell asleep.”

As I regained my senses, my mouth felt sweet, showing how deeply I had slept. With my mind still hazy, I leaned my head back and closed my eyes for a moment. Even with my eyes closed, I could feel Kim Shin looking at me and smiling.

“I was going to wait until you woke up, but the guest isn’t leaving and keeps staying?”

“Guest?”

Does it mean a guest came to my house? When Kim Shin turned off the engine, the interior light in the car automatically turned on. Kim Shin stayed close to me like that for a while longer, stroking my hair. I could feel him letting out a small laugh seeing me having a hard time waking up. His breath tickled me, making me open my eyes. Kim Shin got out of the car first, and seeing me still sluggish from sleep, he opened the passenger door for me instead.

“You still turn weak and limp when drowsy with sleep.”

Kim Shin helped me get out, unable to come to my senses, and pointed outside with his finger.

“I left the parking lot shutter open because I didn’t know how to close it. A guest has been waiting for a while.”

“Huh?”

Staggering as I walked, I shifted my gaze outside. I looked with drowsy eyes, and seeing the person referred to as the guest, my sleepiness completely went away.

The guest was none other than Sun Woo.

‘Why is Sun Woo here? We agreed to skip today because I had a gathering and he would come around lunchtime tomorrow, which is Sunday.’

I walked quickly towards Sun Woo.

“Is today Sunday?”

My head must not have fully woken up from sleep, so I asked a strange question without thinking properly.

“Today is Saturday.”

“Right? Did we plan to study together today?”

“No. I just thought your gathering would end around this time. It wasn’t too late so I came to study.”

“Did you wait long?”

“About 30 minutes since I saw your car come in?”

Sun Woo didn’t take his eyes off my face. His gaze, as cold as it could be, was tinged with obsession.

‘No way, Kim Shin stayed still in the car for 30 minutes just because I was asleep? He must have seen Sun Woo here…’

I thought Kim Shin was being too considerate of me. He must have felt bad waking me up since I was asleep.

“What’s this. You two meet on weekends to study too?”

Kim Shin heard our conversation and walked over, laughing playfully. Sun Woo kept looking at me without giving Kim Shin a single glance, even as he approached. Kim Shin also ignored Sun Woo like that and asked me with a grin. It was as if the two of them were under a magic spell that made them unable to see each other.

‘What’s with these guys?’

“Is it for the final exams? Is that why you’re studying together?”

“Yeah. Because of the final exams.”

“Hmm, what about me? I got you the test files and everything, but you’re studying with someone else, Ha Jin?”

Since what Kim Shin said wasn’t wrong, I stayed still, and Sun Woo pulled me towards him. Still drowsy with sleep and lacking strength, I was easily dragged by him. Sun Woo’s firm chest touched my back. Despite still being in a hazy state, I couldn’t help but admire, ‘He has a nice body,’ as I slightly felt his body against my back.

“Let’s go inside.”

As if displeased with me being weak, Sun Woo lightly pushed my shoulder. With that, I took a step forward. And my steps naturally continued.

“Oh, okay. Let’s go in.”

Sun Woo naturally followed behind me as I headed towards the entrance. And behind him, Kim Shin followed, moving his body side to side as if having fun.

“Let me study with you too. You’re not going to throw me away after just getting the test files from me, right? Our Ha Jin isn’t such a heartless person, is he?”

Right, if I had a conscience, I couldn’t tell Kim Shin who got me the test files to go home in this situation. Although Sun Woo doesn’t seem to like Kim Shin very much, I couldn’t exclude Kim Shin in this situation. He helps me in many ways, so I can’t chase him away saying I don’t want to study with him…

“Do you want to do that?”

“Yes, yes. Let’s eat dinner and study together. What do you want to eat? What’s good in this neighborhood?”

Kim Shin spoke with an excited face and followed behind the two of us who were ahead. As we were about to open the front door and go inside, a loud bell rang from Kim Shin’s pocket.

“Ah, I’ll take a call and come in.”

Saying that, Kim Shin answered the phone as if it was bothersome.

Sun Woo and I entered the entrance, and the door closed behind us with a click of the lock.

At the same time, an arm wrapped around my waist and I was swiftly pulled into Sun Woo’s embrace. Sun Woo with his cold gaze approached my face closely and instantly covered my lips with his.

“Mmph.”

Sun Woo’s hot tongue ravaged the inside of my mouth. Surprised by his sudden action, I wrapped my arms around Sun Woo’s back and clasped my hands to avoid falling over.

As I wrapped my arms around him, Sun Woo tilted his head to the side and pressed even more densely against me.

“Mmm…”

While fiercely exploring me, Sun Woo’s eyes remained cold, staring into my two eyes. His gaze that seemed to never let go for a single moment moved away at the sound of knocking on the front door.

Sun Woo pulled away from me and gently wiped the corner of my mouth with his soft touch.

“Looks like you didn’t kiss.”

That was the conclusion Sun Woo arrived at after suddenly showering me with kisses.

Sun Woo passed by me who was in a daze and opened the front door. Kim Shin came inside with an excited face and sniffed around.

“Wow, it’s full of Ha Jin’s scent.”

Kim Shin passed by me who was in a daze and quickly went inside, busy looking around the house.

Sun Woo tapped me as if playing a game of freeze tag. At his touch, my frozen body soon moved. As I took off my shoes and entered, Sun Woo whispered in my ear.

“I checked.”

So what did he check? With a puzzled expression, I looked at Sun Woo who had a face that was neither happy nor unhappy.

“Checked what you did for those 30 minutes.”

Sun Woo spoke without a subject, as if playing 20 questions, and went inside. His nonchalant attitude made me wonder if he was really the same person who kissed me indulgently just now.

What is this… so he thought I stayed in the car for 30 minutes without getting out and was kissing with Kim Shin? No, more importantly, can you tell if someone has kissed just by kissing them? Does he have a detector on his tongue?

It was hard to keep up with Sun Woo’s radical actions.