Eighteen’s Bed Novel Completed - Chapter 137

But why did he give it so boldly? Suppressing an uneasy feeling, I grabbed his phone. And as I tried to take it, it only tugged but didn’t come into my hand. Go Yohan’s fingertips, gripping the phone tightly with me, were white.

“…”

“…”

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Go Yohan. At my gaze, Go Yohan gave an embarrassed laugh and loosened his grip.

“No, I wasn’t fully awake yet.”

“Yesterday you said you were drunk.”

“I’m usually not in my right mind about anything.”

“…”

He was right, so I couldn’t argue…

I scratched my head and unlocked the phone. After unlocking it, I realized my mistake. It was as good as openly revealing how I had secretly seen Go Yohan’s secret. Did Go Yohan look at me with this feeling when he unlocked my password earlier?

“…”

“…”

We looked at each other, then fell silent. Honestly, I should have noticed by now, but I thought it was Go Yohan’s intention that he hadn’t erased my fingerprint until now. And besides, I tried to justify it to myself that there was no need to deceive him now. Then I tapped the messenger app and was astonished.

“…A thousand people?”

I blinked, thinking I had misread “one hundred,” and looked again. The number hadn’t changed. Even the accumulated chat count was ‘999+’. Was this the truth? Or was I dreaming? He said he had no friends. Then what was this enormous number? Now, unable to trust my own eyes, I lifted my head and looked at Go Yohan, who spoke strictly, seriously, and firmly.

“They’re Plus Friends.”

“…What are those?”

“Like restaurants or franchises.”

“…Are restaurants and franchises named Moon Ki-young, Kim Hak-min?”

“Those bastards aren’t my friends.”

I didn’t believe him. After all, I’d been through with him. My eyes narrowed even more thinly from resentment.

“Then show me proof. Proof that they’re not your friends.”

“That’s easy.”

He reached out his hand easily and took his phone back. I watched my phone being snatched away, dumbfounded. Damn it, I wish I had long arms. Grumbling, I watched Go Yohan’s back as he got up from the sofa.

Go Yohan didn’t hesitate, striding into the kitchen connected to the living room and tossing his phone into the sink. Then, he turned on the faucet and let the water run. With a refreshing sound, a stream of water fell onto Go Yohan’s phone. My slightly open mouth gradually opened wider. Because of the horrifying situation.

“Hey, what are you doing…?”

“Just a moment.”

Go Yohan rubbed his nose with his finger, then went into his room and brought out his laptop and even an external hard drive. And several USBs too. And then, with a completely nonchalant expression, he poured them all into the sink. It was I who was left speechless.

“Hey, why are you putting that in there…!”

“I can’t back up my contacts now. It’s completely over with those bastards I don’t even know.”

Go Yohan threw out a remarkably clear sentence, then smiled, his eyes crinkling.

“You trust me, right? Are you sure? I didn’t lie, did I?”

“…”

In his mind, these were connections he could discard in a second, I thought. My body went limp, drained of energy. What kind of bastard was he?

“Oh, right.”

But suddenly, Go Yohan’s face turned pale with fear. His already cold-looking face became even paler. Like pale eyes settling on a desolate, empty plain. I saw that clear change and suddenly felt uneasy.

“Why, is something wrong?”

Go Yohan stood there blankly, unable to even touch it, staring at the sink and said:

“…I haven’t submitted my assignment.”

“You mean the report you were working on before?”

“Yeah.”

Go Yohan’s expression grew paler and paler. Accordingly, my mind also turned pale.

“You didn’t back it up?”

“Only on the USB…” I did.

“Wh-when’s the deadline?”

“Tonight.”

“…”

“My father’s going to kill me.”

Finally, I understood. The reason Go Yohan’s face had turned so pale.

“…”

There were only two people Go Yohan bowed his head to: his father and me. I didn’t understand why he did it for me, but unfortunately, Go Yohan was still living in an unhappy home. At times like these, I couldn’t help but think about Go Yohan’s life. Go Yohan, who lied but didn’t lie. The heartless Go Yohan, who plunged a thousand people into the water without a moment’s hesitation, and the pale Go Yohan.

That was the Go Yohan his father created. Go Yohan still hadn’t escaped the trap.

“Yohan-ah.”

At my call, Go Yohan, who had been staring blankly at the sink, sweating, lifted his head. Despair was visible in his transparent eyes. I needed to know.

After all, Go Yohan was only twenty.

We were still too young to solve everything and too clumsy to accept it.

However, I owed Go Yohan. I knew he had been trembling with anxiety all along, especially since he had suddenly taken a leave of absence for a semester due to illness.

I also knew the reason. The sound of heavy leather shoes still hadn’t left my head. In every scene, in every situation, Go Yohan’s father exerted too great a presence. Perhaps in Go Yohan’s life, the greatest god was his father, not me. The despair settling in his light eyes made my debt even heavier.

“Let’s write it again on my laptop. Until tonight there is plenty of time.”

I forced the corners of my mouth up into a bright smile. At least I didn’t need to make Go Yohan anxious too. Perhaps, time wouldn’t be that plentiful. Still, if we worked quickly, we could just barely make the deadline. It was still morning, after all. I tried to shake off the heavy feeling in my heart and got up.

But the moment I stood up, my pants slipped down. Damn it, I knew this would happen. Go Yohan, damn it. He should consider his own size. Ah, shit. Flustered, I crumpled the waistband of my slipped pants. My face burned. I didn’t even need to look in a mirror to know how pathetic I looked.

“…”

Go Yohan looked at me expressionlessly, then slowly covered his mouth with his palm.

“Ahem.”

His struggling breaths were muffled inside his palm.

“…”

That bastard, he’s laughing now. I bit my lip and lowered my head. Damn it, I grabbed my head and frantically picked up my pants and underwear from the floor.

“If you’re going to do it, come into my room, or don’t.”

My voice trembled from embarrassment. Damn it. I cursed under my breath and ran into my room, slamming the door shut. Only a few seconds passed, and Go Yohan’s laughter erupted from the other side of the door. I cursed again, leaned my back against the door with a flushed face, and thought.

Yeah, if Go Yohan was laughing, that was enough.