CHAPTER 277: WHY DON’T YOU HANG OUT WITH ME AT THE OFFICE TOMORROW?

At the end of the game, I was still in my underwear, but at least I wasn’t the only one. Seo-Jun had lost his shirt, as did Ki-hoon and Jin-Yeok.

The only one who hadn’t lost any piece of clothing was Min-Cheol.

He was that good at poker.

"Let’s wrap the games here," Jin-Yeok said, tossing the cards to the floor and I did the same.

"I agree," I said.

It was about time I covered up. Seriously, I could feel their eyes on me almost every second, and their stares made me feel super sensitive.

"That’s too bad," Seo-Jun exclaimed, tossing his card with a smirk on his lips. "I was very determined to remove that last piece of clothing you had on, but oh well."

I gritted just teeth and snarled at him.

That pervert...

"You’ll only end up making Jo-Pil cry at that point," Jin-Yeok said and I nodded, steam gushing out of my nostrils.

That’s right.

Don’t make me cry simply for your own amusement.

Wait, didn’t I just admit to the fact that I cried easily by doing that?

They all laughed and I blushed.

Well, that was fun. I thought, playing with my hair.

But it was just a one-night something, and after tonight, they’ll probably go back to being super busy.

"When will my masters be less busy?" I asked subconsciously and this touched them.

"Oi, you miss us a lot, don’t you?" Seo-Jun asked, a rather snarky remark and I pushed his face away.

"Don’t gloat," I said but he laughed, holding my hand and smirked at me with his eyes.

"How could I not gloat?" He asked and I flinched.

"Hyung, do you feel sad staying home alone?" Min-Cheol asked and I nodded.

Though I was glad I had my me time and could read whatever book I wanted for however long I wanted, it wasn’t enough anymore.

I actually missed their company and when they don’t return at night to have dinner with me, I feel as if I’ve been abandoned.

Is that normal? Maybe for my current situation, yes. But I don’t like it.

"Jo-Pil," Ki-hoon called gently, his hand reaching towards my face and caressing my cheek.

His hand was warm. So warm that I ended up sinking into it and snuggling like a little cat.

This action put them all on high alert, and their heads steamed.

What? Too much?

"Then, tomorrow, would... would you like to--?"

Ki-hoon’s words were suddenly cut short when Seo-Jun snatched me from him, wrapped his arms around me, and grinned.

"Why don’t you hang out with me at the office tomorrow, Jo-Pil?" He asked, stealing the lines right out of Ki-hoon’s mouth.

Without being told, Seo-Jun knows of one tiny fact. Thanks to his late arrival, and late attempt to win brownie points with me, ahem, he lost an edge where he could stand next in line when something happens.

Hm, how do I explain it?

It’s like, if Ki-hoon had succeeded in asking me to go with him to the office, the next person would’ve naturally been Jin-Yeok or Min-Cheol and he’d come in last.

But he didn’t have that patience. So, instead of waiting for his last turn, he decided to come in first, even if it meant acting like a jerk towards Ki-hoon.

I knew what Ki-hoon had to say after hearing Seo-Jun and though it didn’t seem fair, it was somewhat like that.

I just... Have to go with Seo-Jun.

Sorry, Ki-hoon dear.

"Well, a-alright," I answered and the grin on Seo-Jun’s lips grew.

I do hope I don’t regret going with Seo-Jun to his company. Why would I say that? Well, though it’s not made public that Seo-Jun is a huge sadist, we can’t say the same for his Casanova personality.

He’d pick up just about anyone that caught his eye and I was sure his employees were included.

It added up to his, you know, personality and way of living.

I crawled towards Ki-hoon, who looked a little downhearted that his opportunity was stolen from him, and brushed his cheeks lightly.

"Sorry," I said.

"You shouldn’t be apologizing." He said. "If I weren’t so hesitant, I wouldn’t have had the chance taken from me."

Yeah, he did slur his words a bit. Maybe he was just that concerned and not confident enough that I’d respond positively.

Well, it did bother me so let’s give him something nice.

I leaned forward and then kissed his lips lightly.

Ki-hoon was so cute when he was upset. Not saying I’d like to make him upset, but where in the world would you see such a grown, handsome, cold-looking man who could be inexplicably adorable when he was pouting?

Right here.

My actions left Ki-hoon dazed but he recovered from it just before I pulled back. He wasn’t going to hesitate for one second longer and would claim my lips.

He did not settle for the light brush of our lips and went for something deeper, sticking his tongue inside my mouth and engaging in an unholy act in front of the others.

Were they jealous? I’d be glad if they weren’t.

But just like before, they did not interrupt and let whoever was at the receiving end enjoy the privilege that had been given to them.

"Does this make you feel better?" I asked as we broke the kiss, my face lightly flushed, accompanied by light panting.

"I’d be lying if I said yes, since it’s a whole day without you once again." He said and then hugged me, his head pressed to my naked chest. "But I do feel a bit better. Thank you, Jo-Pil." I could see the little blush on his ear.

He was so cute.

"Don’t worry," I brushed his hair. "I’ll come to your company next."

"Gosh, now I think I feel very pained," Jin-Yeok said. "Don’t I get a comfort kiss as well?"

That moron.

I broke out of Ki-hoon’s hand and gave both of them a kiss on their forehead, knowing fully well that a kiss on the lips would lead to something unplanned for.

"There," I said, smiling sweetly at them, and though it was not the kiss they wanted, it was a soft gesture they couldn’t ignore, and it ignited yet another spark in their hearts.

"Hey, where’d my kiss?" Seo-Jun shamelessly asked but I pushed his face away with my foot.

"The only thing you’re getting is my foot," I said and he laughed, catching my feet and said,

"Well, if I can kiss your foot, it’s not a bad deal." He said and suddenly licked my toe, sending shivers down my spine, and I yanked my leg back.

What the hell was that?

Seo-Jun was shocked at my reaction at first, but then a grin spread across his lips as if he had made a discovery and my spine tingled.

This guy... Just what was always going through his head?

It was as if he were trying to find all possible areas that could be an erogenous zone in my body.

"It’s already so late," Min-Cheol said, looking at his phone. "I think it’s time to head to bed."

Hm, Min-Cheol saying that first was actually...new. Maybe it was because he wasn’t the star of the show.

At that moment, I remembered a question I wanted to ask Seo-Jun.

A question the readers never got an answer to, even after we found out about Seo-Jun’s backstory.

"Um, Master Sun," I called and he lazily said,

"Please, call me Seo-Jun." He said, like it was a pickup like and I snarled at him.

Gosh, he was so hopeless.

Seeing my reaction, he laughed.

"I’m serious. Just call me by my name. It feels more natural between us, you know." He etched closer, his lips aiming for my neck but I pushed his face away.

"Not happening," I said and sighed. "Anyway, I have something I’d like to discuss with you, can we talk?"

Everyone suddenly fell silent, their eyes on me as I said something so serious for the first time.

Well, you couldn’t exactly say for the first time.

But it seemed like I was using the words, ’Can we talk?’ for the first time, and that piqued their curiosity. What exactly did I want to talk about with a guy like Seo-Jun?

"When you ask so directly, I don’t think I can say no." He said, like he ever planned to say no from the start. "So, where should we talk? My room? Your room? The library of the kitchen." He grinned and something told him his idea of a ’talk’ was something completely different.

"Please don’t get the wrong idea," I said, holding Jin-Yeok’s offered hand to stand on my feet. "I just have a few questions I’d like to ask you."

"Wow, just now you sounded like the police."

"And I guess you’ve been visited by one, one too many times," I said and he tittered.

"Not exactly but I watch movies to know." He said and I shook my head.

My question was about absolute importance. And... I glanced at Min-Cheol. It held the fate of their relationship so can he please be serious about this?

"Then, we’ll talk in my room," I said.