Kapitel 49: Chapter 25.1
"Hmm..."
Lee Hyun-woo looked at Choi Soo-hyun wiping her chin with her finger.
As much as he had entered her stream just by looking at her face on the thumbnail, her appearance was actually quite pretty in real life.
She had a cute puppy look.
And creamy white skin.
Her body was a little disappointing, but if he just thought of her as a slender type of beauty, he could get over it.
Besides, she sang well too.
Her personality was also attractive since he had seen a ruthless side to her too.
So why was such a woman nervous?
She was saying she wasn't, but her nerves would have been palpable to even an idiot
"Are you embarrassed to eat with me?"
"No! Absolutely not."
"Then why? You haven't eaten much since earlier."
"..."
Choi Soo-Hyeon closed her mouth as if it was difficult to answer his question.
Lee Hyun-woo comforted the mute girl.
"Speak comfortably with me. Aren't we going to see each other for a long time? If not... Was it just me who thought so? Is it because you want to end the contract after a few months?"
"Absolutely not! I also want to get to know you for a long time!"
"Then why? Is it just that you feel unfamiliar?"
"Yes... I tend to be a bit shy. But it's not because oppa is any trouble!"
'Ohhh, I didn't realise that she was a shy person because she was so good at singing and doing cute things on the screen. Well, it's probably because she didn't have to see other people's faces on stream. Maybe…'
As much as Lee Hyeon-woo felt awkward because of his meal partner, he decided to make approaches with the atmosphere as an excuse.
"Even though time will solve shyness, it will still be inconvenient to eat this meal. So I have come up with a solution. Would you like to hear me out?"
"A solution? What is it...?"
"Are you right-handed? Or are you left-handed?"
"I use both hands. I have been playing the piano since I was little."
"Oh? Great. You mean you can eat with your left hand too?"
Hyunwoo Lee stood up after placing his chopsticks down and approached Soohyun Choi with his free hands.
"What? Eh?"
Choi Soo-hyun became extremely flustered at Lee Hyun-woo's movements.
'Was he trying to do something here? Anyway, wasn't this still a restaurant setting?'
Contrary to her wayward thoughts, Lee Hyun-woo only aimed for her hand.
"They say skinship is the best way to overcome the distance from shyness. If we hold hands like this, do you think we can become friends sooner? Besides, since we're in an uncomfortable position, it'll be easier to do this."
"Ah..."
Although what she had overthought did not happen, handholding was still very lewd and embarrassing in its own way.
She had never held hands while eating rice with her ex-boyfriend.
And so, a strange hand-in-hand meal began.
"It's what I suggested, but... Eating with one hand is a bit inconvenient. How is it for you, Suhyun? Is there anything inconvenient about using your left hand?"
"Ah Yes. I'm fine."
"Good luck then. Anyway, the food in this place is good. Seems we're not paying a high price for nothing."
"Yeah… I guess."
The conversation between the two proceeded with Lee Hyun-woo asking the questions and Choi Soo-hyun answering.
Still, Lee Hyun-woo was happy at the proceedings.
It had a different taste from when he spent time with Yeojjing or Darling.
The two of them were very proactive, and so he had to keep his spirits up and his brain switched on so as not to be swayed by their wily machinations.
However, talking with Choi Soo-hyun was a comfortable endeavour.
In fact, since she acted in a very low-key manner, he was able to talk to her with ease of mind.
"By the way, what is your typical day like?"
Choi Soo-Hyeon also asked questions here and there when the tension in her shoulders eased a bit.
And Lee Hyun-woo answered such questions without much thought.
"Well, I wake up, go to the gym, eat and watch streams."
"OMG... Then you're a real-life rich bum... Oh, sorry."
"Oh nah, there's no need to apologise. After all, I do as I like all day long. It's my job to play, haha."
"So you didn't join my stream just because you didn't want to come?"
Choi Soo-hyun asked her question very conscientiously.
However, that question ended up reminding Lee Hyun-woo of certain unpleasant memories.
Before he had come to meet Choi Soo-hyun, he recalled what happened with Lee Ye-rin.
Everything had been fine up until the cleaning blow job and sex.
The problem came after that.
Did Lee Ye-rin just plan on loafing around in Lee Hyun-woo's room?
He tried to send her back on her way home, but she said that she would never leave his house.
And if he was planning to go out, she became obsessed with joining him on his outing.
And so because he had a hard time getting rid of Lee Ye-Rin, his expression naturally hardened at the memories brought back up.
"Sorry if you felt offended! It wasn't a question with bad intentions. I was really just curious about this is all. Oppa signed a cashback contract with me, but the settlement day was set for the day after tomorrow, so I just wondered why you didn't join…"
Choi Soo-hyun, who noticed Lee Hyun-woo's morphed expression, urgently added.
It felt bad when she heard Lee Hyeon-woo had joined Yeo-jjing's stream instead of hers.
But even so, she didn't want to ruin her relationship with Lee Hyun-woo.
"Ah, it's not because of you that my expression hardened. Don't worry. I said I was busy earlier today, and it was also because of the same reason that I'd been busy yesterday too and so couldn't join your stream. And maybe, I'm not sure, but I think I'll be joining your room every two or three days from now on."
"Ah yes! Once every 2 or 3 days. So then two or three times a week, right?"
"Right."
"All right. I didn't know how frequently you planned to attend, so I wasn't too sure."
"I see. Sorry, I didn't expect you to feel that way. You should have contacted me about it beforehand."
"No, no. It's my fault for not waiting patiently. But what was the crazy thing keeping you busy? Was it such a bad issue?"
Choi Soo-hyun asked again.
Hyeon-Woo Lee pondered over her question for a moment.
'Should I tell her this or not? Meh, I'd rather not speak. Even if I do tell her about it, it will just be like scratching an itch without solving the underlying problem.'
"It's just something personal. Rather, after you finish eating, shall we go get some coffee?"
"Ah yes!"
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