Eighteen’s Bed Novel Completed - Chapter 171

After taking off his jacket halfway, he didn’t put it back on, so Go Yohan’s uniquely broad and angular shoulders were clearly visible in my sight. But those shoulders were trembling slightly. Was it because of the cold, or because he was amused? Go Yohan, who had his arms crossed, covered his mouth with his left fist.

Ah, I get it. That bastard is laughing.

“Why are you scoffing?”

“I’m not scoffing. I’m impressed. Jun seems to drink better than I thought.”

At his words, I proudly lifted my chin and said,

“Yeah, I’m pretty strong.”

“Really?”

“I’m different from you, who becomes an alcoholic trash after a few drinks. I am.”

“I’m not much of a drinker. I’m a loser who only drinks cola at drinking parties.”

He’s full of it. A truly pathetic bastard can’t even admit they’re pathetic. He’s just spouting such meaningless self-deprecation because he doesn’t know anything. I sharply retorted to the arrogant Go Yohan, who didn’t know himself well.

“No, you’re not.”

Arrogant bastards like him need to be beaten. Otherwise, they’ll think everything they say is true.

“Where is there a loser who oozes arrogance and coolness like you?”

“Oh, really?”

“I mean, you’re so annoyingly cool, so stop talking nonsense.”

“Okay, I’m sorry… Ahem, I was wrong, so don’t say such harsh things.”

“Are you laughing?”

Someone who says they’re sorry is even bowing their shoulders and laughing?

“You’re laughing?”

“No, I didn’t laugh. I’m very sorry.”

“Then why do things to be sorry for?”

Thinking about it, it’s a bit like that. Go Yohan always cleans up after causing trouble. If that’s the case, why doesn’t he just not cause trouble in the first place? He always does whatever he wants, and if it doesn’t work out, he breaks everything and causes endless trouble. Yeah, that’s a bit annoying, isn’t it? This really needs to be addressed.

I clenched my right fist. The situation became like this because there was no one who could speak firmly to Go Yohan. Now it’s my turn to speak strongly. No, now it’s only me.

Finally, having made up my mind, I clenched my molars. I would speak as seriously and weightily as possible.

“Don’t do it.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Understood?”

“Understood, Hyung.”

“Don’t call me Hyung.”

“Yes, my younger sibling was born before me.”

Go Yohan was sarcastic. He was trying to tease me. I tried to say something sharp, but I couldn’t think of what to say and just jabbed my finger in the air. Go Yohan wouldn’t miss that opportunity. He scanned my hand with his gaze, then gave a sly smile and said,

“But you’re quite fickle, aren’t you? You asked me to call you Hyung earlier.”

“Don’t make up things that don’t exist.”

“Yes-s.”

Go Yohan glanced to the side and nodded half-heartedly.

Yeah, he listens so well like this.

Go Yohan’s demeanor, twisting his lips and blinking his eyes slowly before opening them, was a bit strange, but his mouth wasn’t smiling, and his shoulders were trembling as if he was cold, so I decided to stop my harsh words.

“Put your clothes back on, you’re cold.”

“I’m not cold at all. Wouldn’t you like to wear my outer coat? It’s too heavy.”

“Don’t lie.”

This habitual offender.

“You don’t know how much you stand out, do you? Your shoulders are annoyingly broad… they’re stuck in my vision and won’t go away. Do you think someone like you can deceive anyone with your body? And you’re annoyingly tall too…”

“I’m sorry. I was being a nuisance by being annoyingly tall and broad-shouldered. Ah, Yohan is quite nasty, isn’t he?”

“Why does it sound so sarcastic?”

I shoved my hands deep into my coat pockets. After a few steps, I started to self-reflect, ‘What am I doing without going home when it’s right around the corner?’ but at the same time, I also wondered, ‘Why do I feel like I’m the one being teased?’ I slowly tapped the soles of my feet on the hard asphalt ground.

“I feel a bit off.”

“Ah, damn it—. Has this bastard Go Yohan lost his mind? He’s so rude and has no respect. Crazy bastard.”

Go Yohan made a tearful face and, as if scolding himself, repeatedly slapped his cheek with his unusually large hand.

“That’s enough, that’s enough.”

“I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for your forgiveness.”

“I only told you to stop because hitting your cheek looked a little cute. What are you talking about?”

I didn’t forgive him.

A moment of silence fell as my thoughts concluded. Huh. Did I say something wrong? I replayed what I had just said. And then I realized. My hand instinctively rose and slapped my lips. With my slapped lips covered, I thought again. I said what I should have thought, and finished with what I should have said.

“What, I must be crazy.”

My voice was muffled by my hand covering my mouth. But fortunately, Go Yohan finally stopped his constantly trembling shoulders.

“Wow—.”

Then he leaned back his shoulders and burst into an empty laugh like a balloon.

“His drinking habit is insane.”

I shook my head from side to side, still covering my mouth. Drinking habit, my foot, I wasn’t even drunk. But he didn’t understand my denial and asked again, spreading two fingers of his left hand.

“Two bottles? You get like this after two bottles?”

I should have just ignored him, but without realizing it, I spread one finger, then after a slight pause, spread four.

“It was soju, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Want to stop by the convenience store on the way?”

I answered by furrowing my brows, unable to understand his sudden suggestion. And Go Yohan understood this perfectly. He finally put his jacket on properly and said,

“I’m curious what happens if I give you more, so I’m going to buy some more soju.”

“Kang Soohyun said you’d get drunk if you drank more than this.”

“Did you talk to that bastard Kang Soohyun like that too?”

Go Yohan’s mood always rode a rollercoaster.

Go Yohan, who had been grinning, suddenly stopped laughing and rolled his tongue. I felt like I had made a few mistakes, but as I thought about it now, they weren’t big mistakes. They were all things Kang Soohyun deserved to hear.

“It was similar, but a little different.”

“…How so?”

“How so…”

I tried to recall. The things I said to Kang Soohyun.

“I told him he wasn’t handsome, and to stop bothering Park So-yeon because it was a nuisance. Oh, Kang Soohyun likes Park So-yeon. Wasn’t she the type with high standards, interested in you from the first meeting? Kang Soohyun has no shame.”

“Really?”

“And I think I said his inner self wasn’t as good as I thought…”

It was the truth, without a single lie. But Go Yohan frowned and asked again.

“Did you really say that?”

“Now that I think about it, why did I do that?”

“…”

“What do I do? I made a mistake.”

What should I do? I said something that deserved to be called ‘a bastard who’s different inside and out.’ This never happens normally. I seriously touched my forehead and finally admitted my state.

“I guess I really am drunk.”

It’s easier to fix things the sooner you admit them. That’s why I admitted it seriously.

“Ha, crazy—!”

Go Yohan finally bent over and laughed.

I was flustered. I was also startled by Go Yohan exploding with laughter at my foolish words and actions. Honestly, what Kang Soohyun said to me wasn’t very kind either.

It also makes no sense that I’m bowing down to Kang Soohyun. If you consider all the conditions, I’m better than Kang Soohyun. Kang Soohyun might have been a little better at studying, but unlike high school, other conditions are important in university besides studying. I hastily babbled my defense to Go Yohan.

“But I had every right to do that. He said I smelled like stale food.”

“That son of a bitch said that—?”

Go Yohan’s voice rose at the end. It was like he was soothing a child. And yet, the “son of a bitch” he added didn’t suit him at all, and it was subtly laced with an aggressive nuance.

“Should I scold him?”

“Scold him? Am I a primary school student?”

“I’ll smash that bastard’s head with a soju bottle.”

“Your jokes are so childish. You don’t actually go around doing that, do you?”

A reasonable suspicion. I still have no idea why Kang Soohyun is so scared of Go Yohan. But Go Yohan still didn’t seem to have any intention of satisfying my curiosity. He’s the type of guy who acts like he’ll do anything for me, but if there’s something he wants to hide, he’ll hide it to the very end.

“Of course not. Do I want to go to jail?”

Then why on earth is Kang Soohyun so scared of you?

I again unconsciously pouted my lips and stared at Go Yohan, then finally moved my feet. It was because I saw Go Yohan’s nostrils turning reddish.

“He’s not an idiot, and he gets colder than me.”

“Huh?”

“Huh? What?”

Go Yohan, who hadn’t heard my small mumble, quickly approached and asked, but I just asked back with an innocent face, as if he had misheard. Go Yohan stared blankly at my expression, then stretched both lips upwards and lightly nudged me with his arm.

“Why don’t you tell me instead of keeping it to yourself?”

He should have stopped there, but Go Yohan added another unnecessary remark.