Yubin and Hayang fell asleep in my arms on the bed, and morning came. As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt the warmth of the girlfriends lying next to me, but before that, I remembered the house problem that I had forgotten about last night when I was burning with passion.
Lying still on the bed, I stared at the ceiling, pondering how to solve the wrecked house. Since I had planned to move from the beginning and decided to resolve it as soon as possible, I thought I should push forward with everything without hesitation.
After making up my mind not to delay any further and getting up, Yubin and Hayang, who had been clinging to me, woke up.
“Brother, did you sleep well?”
“Yeah, I’ll go take a shower, so you can sleep more.”
Covering Yubin, who looked drowsy, with a blanket, she went back to sleep. As soon as I got off the bed, Hayang stretched and got up. I gave her a light kiss.
“Do you want to take a shower?”
“Yeah, why don’t you go first?”
“No, I’ll prepare breakfast while you’re taking a shower.”
“Thanks.”
I headed to the bathroom to wash the body tangled with them last night. While standing under the hot water from the showerhead, I heard sounds of the refrigerator opening and closing and knife work coming from outside the bathroom.
When I came out after showering, Hayang was preparing breakfast in a nightgown with an apron over it. I hugged her waist from behind, feeling her warm body.
“I need to prepare a bit more. Should we let Red keep sleeping?”
“I told her to wake up, but I’ll try waking her once.”
After kissing Hayang’s cheek, I entered the bedroom and sat next to Yubin, who was covered by the blanket and sleeping.
“Yubin.”
As I gently shook the blanket, I heard a groan, “Hmm…”
“Are you going to sleep more?”
“No…not really…”
Though she tried to answer as if she wanted to get up, her body didn’t show any intention of moving; she stayed covered by the blanket without stirring.
“It seems like you will sleep more?”
In a teasing voice, I touched her body under the blanket and tickled her, causing Yubin to suddenly jump and pull the blanket away.
“Surprised.”
Still half-asleep, she opened her big, round eyes wide and looked at me with a surprised expression after being tickled.
“You were ticklish, huh?”
Feeling unfairly tickled, she raised both hands to tickle me back, and since I didn’t want to lose, I raised my hands to block hers.
“Let’s see how you do.”
The atmosphere became playful, like when we tease each other at home. We climbed back onto the bed and tickled each other.
“Haha.”
While Yubin laughed and we were tangled together under the blanket, I sensed someone approaching the bedroom entrance. Yubin and I turned our heads simultaneously.
“Weren’t you going to wake her up? You were just playing around?”
“Oh, sorry.”
I had gone into the bedroom intending to wake her up, but I didn’t come out, and only Yubin’s laughter could be heard from inside. Hayang, who was preparing breakfast, came into the bedroom.
I forgot to tell her that I would play around for a moment.
“Red, are you going to wake up?”
“Yeah, I’m awake thanks to Brother.”
Yubin, who had fully woken up, stretched and got off the bed.
“We have to wait a bit longer for breakfast, so you can use this time to take a shower. I’ll clean up the bedroom.”
After saying this, Hayang returned to the kitchen. Following her, Yubin went to the bathroom. Left alone in the bedroom, I started cleaning up after last night’s passionate encounter.
After finishing the cleanup, I went to the living room and met Yubin, who had just finished showering. Coincidentally, Hayang had finished preparing breakfast, so I helped set the table.
When Yubin came out of the bedroom dressed, the three of us sat down to eat. After finishing the meal, I went back to the bedroom to put on my clothes and jacket.
“Where are you going?”
“Yeah, because of the house.”
It wasn’t urgent to mention right away, but since I hadn’t discussed it with the involved party yet, I ended it by saying I had somewhere to go and left the house.
Yubin tried to follow, but I told her to stay and rest with Hayang, as I wanted to handle things alone.
Outside, I immediately called SuA on my smartphone.
“What is it?”
SuA answered quickly, surprised by the early call. When asked if she could visit, she simply replied “Yes,” and I hung up, heading straight to her house.
“Why so early in the morning?”
I arrived very early after eating breakfast, having something to discuss due to the house issue.
“There’s something to talk about regarding the house.”
SuA, who was eating ramen, stopped mid-motion when she heard the word “house.”
“Let’s eat first.”
She quickly finished her ramen and cleaned up, creating a suitable atmosphere to talk.
“What house problem? What’s wrong?”
When I first mentioned moving, SuA immediately invited me to her house. Although other girlfriends also invited me, I finally decided to move in with her after much consideration.
“I can’t postpone the move anymore. I want to move into your house. Is that okay?”
“Sure. When will you come?”
Her reaction seemed like she had expected me to move in with her all along, which made me smile.
“I’m trying to prepare as soon as possible. I plan to move in within a day or two.”
“Then do that.”
“How about the rent?”
“What rent? Just come and live here.”
She didn’t seem to want to make things complicated or maybe she didn’t care about rent.
Hearing that I wouldn’t have to pay rent in her spacious penthouse-like house, I paused.
Her house had eight rooms and three bathrooms, with two additional bathrooms. Despite the large space, SuA used only a few areas.
With me living there, it wouldn’t bother her at all. Living in such a place without paying rent seemed like a great deal.
However, since I am her boyfriend, I didn’t want to enter without any conditions.
Though money issues can complicate close relationships, handling them properly can prevent other complications.
Living on rent since coming to Korea, I felt uncomfortable not paying rent. Also, I wanted to contribute a little to SuA’s household, whose income mainly comes from a small salary at the Earth Defense League.
“I’ll pay rent.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“If you say that, I won’t move in.”
“What?”
Without hesitation, I said I wouldn’t move in unless I paid rent, and SuA looked surprised, widening her eyes.
“I want to be clear about this.”
“…Alright. Stubborn as always.”
Seeing her unwavering gaze, SuA nodded, acknowledging that she couldn’t change my mind.
“But I won’t charge much.”
We then discussed financial matters. In the end, we agreed that I would pay monthly rent to SuA. Initially, SuA didn’t plan to accept any rent, but she agreed to pay the same amount as my current rent, which I found too high.
Since I couldn’t convince SuA to change her mind, we settled on paying about half of my current rent.
“I’ll use the empty room next to the master bedroom. It’s completely empty, so we’ll need new furniture.”
“Yeah, we need to buy a lot of things now.”
“…Why did you decide so suddenly?”
Expecting a more thoughtful decision-making process, I was surprised by her immediate action. She questioned me, and I explained in detail what happened at the house yesterday.
During the explanation, I mentioned that Seira and I were old childhood friends. Hearing all this, SuA sighed, seemingly at a loss.
“This isn’t normal.”
“At least nothing worse happened.”
“Yeah, I understand the reason. Are you going to move?”
“Yeah. I plan to contact the landlord and apologize today.”
Although the landlord would only need repair costs, leaving the house in disarray required an apology.
Afterward, I moved out of SuA’s house and contacted the landlord to terminate the lease and discuss repairs. Naturally, I apologized profusely, but the landlord was upset about the extensive damage, leading to unavoidable complaints despite agreeing to cover repair costs.
The move went smoothly, but problems began afterward.
Since I didn’t have many possessions, everything fit into boxes, bags, and suitcases. I sent the boxes via courier to SuA’s house and carried the bags and suitcases myself.
Naturally, I informed all my girlfriends about moving to SuA’s house.
“A!”
While placing boxes in the empty room and checking which furniture to place, I heard footsteps and a familiar voice coming down the hallway.
“Oh, Yura? You’re here?”
“Here? No, why did you move into Yellow’s house?!”
I avoided discussing the move with everyone at once, thinking it would never end. Instead, I informed the girls after completing everything.
Yura, who had already moved in, rushed to SuA’s house upon hearing the news. It was natural that Yura, who initially supported the harem, wouldn’t be happy about moving into SuA’s house, which opposed the harem.
With mixed feelings of understanding her decision and surprise at the sudden move, I waited for her response.
If Yura understood the reasoning, she would surely agree right away.
But she couldn’t instantly react to the delayed notification of my move. I knew this outcome and felt it was the right choice. There was no point in continuing circular conversations when immediate action was needed.
“I had to move quickly because the house was in a mess. And SuA’s house is spacious.”
Spacious meant more than just the house being big; it implied that the girls could gather easily for activities like sex, which they had done just days ago at SuA’s house.
Other girlfriends’ houses were available, but Yu-ra chose SuA’s house because it was the largest.
Regardless of where we moved, the girlfriends would visit frequently. That meant four people entering and exiting the house daily, and SuA’s house was the only one that could accommodate that.
“I’m sorry. I wanted to finalize everything quickly without much deliberation.”
Yura, who appeared angry, calmed down after hearing my explanation and stood with a sullen expression.
She knew that everyone would argue for a long time to bring me to their house, but she still felt a sense of loss.
“I visit your house often too. We drink and sleep together.”
Even though I moved into SuA’s house, I didn’t intend to stay home all the time. The change of location didn’t alter how I treated my girlfriends.
Compared to before, SuA spent more time with me, but Yu-ra’s slight smile suggested she believed things wouldn’t change significantly.
“Alright.”
Yu-ra wasn’t angry or disappointed.
She understood that living in SuA’s house was more suitable if she wasn’t living alone.
However, she wanted to confirm that living in SuA’s house wouldn’t change anything, despite the lack of prior discussion.
Looking into her light blue eyes, which smiled at me, I realized her intentions.
Subsequently, the girlfriends arrived one by one at SuA’s house. I explained the situation to Eunha, who was unaware, and tried to soothe Yubin and Hayang, who felt resentful for being notified without any prior discussion.
Though it created more tasks ahead, the smooth move process was a relief compared to the sudden decision.
A week later on Saturday.
When I woke up in the morning, instinctively thinking SuA was playing games in the living room, I stirred.
As I slightly lifted the blanket, the cold air hit my face, and I grabbed my smartphone and slipped back under the blanket.
When I turned on the screen, a message caught my eye: “[All teams at Seoul HQ must report to headquarters by 1 PM today].”
The mandated rest period was ending, and the construction at headquarters was nearing completion, indicating that something significant would soon occur.
