Childhood Friend Who Sees the Future Utters Nonsense

156 – Side Story – We’ve Got a New Family Member (2)

We bought all the pet supplies we could think of. We decided that I would buy the other big items myself later or have them shipped online, and we returned home.

The only difference from when we left was that the cheese was not hidden in Nana Yuna’s arms, but inside a translucent bag that allowed us to see outside.

“Meow.”

Flick.

As soon as the front door opened, I opened the bag’s entrance, and Cheese jumped up happily as if she had arrived at her own home. No, now it was her home.

“But is it okay to raise a cat here?”

Yuna asked a belated question while hanging up her winter clothes on a hanger. It seems that the biggest concern when raising a pet is noise.

“It’ll be fine because the soundproofing is good. It seems like other houses raise them quite a bit too.”

“That’s fortunate. Well, it’s a decent place for a studio apartment.”

“Yeah, I didn’t find a good place for this.”

Although it may be a stretch to say that it is a nice place, it is true that it is quite a luxurious place for a freshman who is about to enter his second year of college to live.

If I didn’t have the money I saved up while working as an editor in high school, I would have just found a place like a dorm or a regular studio apartment. But I purposely found a bigger place in case Yuna comes over to visit.

Somehow, it ended up becoming a treasure trove for cheese.

“Anyway, you must be hungry. Let’s eat. Is there anything you want to eat?”

I left the cheese with Yuna for a moment and opened the refrigerator door, asking. Fortunately, most of the usable ingredients were still there. Since I live alone, I don’t consume that many ingredients.

“Isn’t it more convenient to order?”

“You always order delivery food, so I wanted to make it myself.”

“Huh, what’s going on? Why are you saying such wonderful things?”

I didn’t mean it that way, but it seems like I scored some points unintentionally. When Yuna flares her nose like a cat, it’s proof that she’s particularly excited.

Actually, I had been worried for a while. Sometimes, when I found out through text or phone that she was eating, I would ask her what she was eating, and every time I did, Yuna would mention food from a certain brand or store. Or, like, a lunch box she bought somewhere.

I’m not saying that delivery food is bad, but I thought that there were many times when I wanted to eat a meal cooked at home. Since then, I try to make it myself whenever possible when Yuna comes over.

“Then I want soybean paste stew!”

“Doenjang jjigae? Okay. I have some bulgogi that my mom brought, so I can make that too.”

“Auntie’s Bulgogi!? What the heck, if it was that good, you should have told me a long time ago!”

It seems like Yuna’s number one priority is still our mom’s homemade food. Well, it’s probably natural since she always stops by our house to get some food during her vacation.

Every time, he would throw me a gift saying it was for food, and I can’t even imagine how much my mother felt burdened by that. She said, “Is it okay for me to receive something like this when I’m still saving up money?”

I thought that since my mom didn’t know much about Yuna’s specific income, I just told her to take it. Even if he was my boyfriend, I thought it would be rude to say something like that myself.

“While we’re on the subject, should we eat and then go see my aunt and uncle for dinner?”

“I’m sure you two would like it, but… weren’t you busy?”

While I was busy cooking, I suddenly heard Yuna’s suggestion from the room and expressed my doubts.

Isn’t he still in his promotional period? I thought it’s only been 3 weeks since he released this album. Of course, his promotional period isn’t that long, so it’ll probably end in 2-3 weeks, but it means he’s still very busy.

“Yeah, I only have personal schedules tomorrow. I just have to do the radio show in the evening and that’s it.”

“Are you okay? You’ll be held at least until lunchtime tomorrow before you can go back.”

“That’s enough. Besides, I also want to see you two for a while.”

It’s a sound that would have shocked Yuna’s mother if she had heard it.

That’s understandable, he’s the kind of guy who always delays going home, saying that even during vacation, there’s nothing but nagging when he gets home. In fact, he spent ten days with me during the last vacation out of two weeks, and at the end, he stopped by my house while he was at his house.

Thanks to that, these days even my mother has given up, and when we go home together, she doesn’t say anything other than, “Don’t be a bother to Siyoon.”

So, I try to visit my mother-in-law more often when I have free time. It feels like I’m experiencing life after marriage in advance.

“Well, let’s eat and think about it slowly. Since I can see Mom whenever I want, Cheese and I can play together today.”

“That’s right, there was cheese. It’s the first day, so it would be a bit awkward to leave it home alone.”

As I spoke while moving the finished soybean paste stew onto the table, Yuna realized that the fate of the cheese was ambiguous and apologized to herself for not paying attention to the cheese.

Cheese doesn’t seem to care at all, and is playing with the puppy toy I bought earlier. If I leave the food here, he’ll eat it on his own.

“Okay, there’s nothing to eat, but eat a lot.”

“This is a feast. I will enjoy it!”

As he placed bulgogi, kimchi, and other side dishes on the table and gestured for them, Yuna picked up her chopsticks and began eating vigorously.

Oh, there’s no bulldozer.

***

The food Siyoon prepared was incredibly delicious. I knew that her cooking skills had improved significantly since she started living alone, but it seems that she is improving by leaps and bounds. Sometimes, I can even taste the taste of my aunt’s cooking.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t finish three bowls of rice like I had promised, but I ate two bowls cleanly and patted my full belly while taking up the bed. It was more satisfying than any meal I’ve had recently.

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Swish.

In the kitchen, the sound of Siyoon slowly finishing the dishes and rinsing the foam with water could be heard repeatedly.

You’ll be going to bed soon, right? Even though my plan to stop by my aunt’s house for dinner ended up falling through, it’s still a good thing. I’ll just stick to Siyoon and tease her to my heart’s content.

With such a big dream in my arms, I lay on the bed and waited for Siyoon to come. I pushed the blanket away, revealing that I was only wearing a camisole and hot pants.

Because we could tell through big data that Siyoon is the most active when she’s dressed like this.

“Miyaang.”

“Hey, Cheese, why? Did you finish eating?”

“… … .”

However, Siyoon, who was coming into the room from the kitchen, was caught by an uninvited guest. It was none other than Cheese.

Cheese spun around there, as if showing off his cleanly empty rice bowl. Seeing that, Siyoon’s eyes lit up and she gently stroked Cheese’s head.

“Oh my, you did well. You even ate all the food and water? Did you poop well too?”

“Meow… .”

As Siyoon said, Cheese, who hadn’t even been potty trained yet, cleaned up her poop in the litter box that had been placed near the front door.

To be honest, I was a bit surprised when I heard that story. How could a stray cat that was just brought in today do something like that? It was to the point where I suspected there was a person inside.

Anyway, a good thing is a good thing. If you eat well, sleep well, and stay healthy, that’s a happy thing. Thinking that way, I quietly waited for Siyoon to come.

“Meow!”

“Oh, you want to play? Okay. Okay, here, here.”

As Cheese showed off his cuteness by spinning around like a top in front of her, Siyoon pretended not to be able to win and picked up a toy next to her. It was a toy that looked like a fishing rod with a small fish-shaped doll on the end.

There was also a small bell attached to the top of the fishing rod, which made a tinkling sound whenever he shook it, which caught Cheese’s ears and eyes.

Siyoon also seemed to enjoy seeing Cheese playing so excitedly, and started shaking the fishing rod even more vigorously and playing with it in various ways.

“… See.”

I watched that scene from my bed, and instead of feeling warm, I felt a strange sense of irritation.

No, of course Cheese is cute. It’s hard to believe that he’s a stray cat because he listens well, is very affectionate, and is the type of cat that all butlers want to be like.

But I’m your girlfriend. Even though she’s lying on your bed waiting for you in this s*xy outfit, how can you be distracted by a cat?

Even though Shiyoon likes animals, this is too much of a blow to his pride. You even promised me before. Even if you raise a pet later, you won’t neglect me.

But if I mention it now, my pride is hurt. It’s not like he ignored me for an hour or two, he just played with me for a little while. I’m worried that I’ll seem like a narrow-minded woman.

But even knowing all that, I still get annoyed! You like cats that much!? Why don’t you just become a butler, you bad boy!

“…ah.”

As I was complaining and groaning inside, something caught my eye.

It was none other than the cat ears in the form of a headband placed on the work table. I found it at a fancy store I stopped by on my way here earlier, and I bought it for Siyoon as a joke, thinking, ‘Wouldn’t Cheese come closer if I put this on?’

But in the end, it ended up being an unnecessary item.

“Cheese, do you want to jump up here?”

“Meow!”

“Right, good job, our cheese.”

While the conflict arose after seeing that, Siyoon was still flirting with Cheese, not knowing what was going on.

Look at me doing this again. Just for today, just for today, Park Si Yoon!

Sizzle.

I opened the package containing the headband, feeling angry inside, and put the cat ears on my head.

Then he carefully approached Siyoon, who was swinging her fishing rod excitedly. As if he was acting like a cat, he tried his best to hide his presence.

Knock knock.

“…huh?”

And then, like a cat scratching a cat tower, I reached out with my front paw… no, my hand, and patted Siyoon’s arm, and only then did she look this way.

Siyoon drops the toy in her hand with a puzzled expression, having discovered the cat ears sprouting from her head.

I mustered up all the courage in my life to face that boyfriend, clenched one hand into a fist, struck a pose like a cat acting cute, and opened my mouth.

“Meow, meow… .”

“… … .”

The silence that came like that. At that moment, a thousand thoughts passed through my head.

Was this too much? Was it too much to ask her to wear a cat headband and imitate a cat, when she’s not some outdated cartoon character? Should she have just been a little more charming?

Thud.

“Whoa…!?”

But that worry didn’t last long. Siyoon’s gaze changed 180 degrees as she looked at me, then she hugged me and headed to the bed.

I feel a little sorry for Cheese, who was left behind pathetically, playing with toys that had fallen on the floor… But whatever, Siyoon was mine from the beginning.

The moment I laid down on the bed with that winner’s smile on my face, I was able to be sure as I watched Siyoon roughly rushing at me.

I think I might be a bit of a fan of this.