We Just know Each Other chapter 28

I gripped the game console tightly with both hands.

It was obvious that Kim Chanyi had been spending all his free time playing this game.

He manipulated his character skillfully, staring intently at the screen.

It seemed he had memorized all the combo patterns.

“Damn it. Hey, let’s go again!”

This was too much. I was a beginner.

Shouldn’t he go easy on me?

My character was getting mercilessly beaten.

Poor Hwarang… But after a few rounds, I started to land some kicks on Kim Chanyi.

“Hey, Kim Chanyi. Hurry up and pick your character so we can go again.”

I felt my forehead getting hotter.

My palms were sweaty. When I came to my senses, two hours had passed.

Of course, I hadn’t won a single game.

I tossed the game console to Kim Chanyi, trying to suppress my boiling frustration.

“I’m going to get a glass of water. Wait right there.”

“Hyunoh, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m perfectly fine.”

Kim Chanyi looked up at me, puzzled.

I stomped off to the kitchen.

After gulping down some cold water, I returned to the living room.

A large white lump was curled up on the sofa.

It was Kim Chanyi.

That’s when I remembered that Kim Chanyi had been heavily drunk earlier.

And now it was well past four in the morning.

It seemed he had succumbed to sleep right there on the sofa.

Seriously, if he was sleepy, he should have said something.

I stood there for a moment, frozen.

This was the first time I’d seen him asleep.

His previously flushed skin had turned pale.

His slightly parted pink lips emitted steady breaths.

His nose was high and firm, yet rounded at the tip.

His long eyelashes.

His white cheeks looked as if they would stretch like mozzarella cheese if pulled.

Before I knew it, I had approached his face and was examining him closely.

What was I doing? I lightly slapped my cheek with my palm.

But the dazed feeling wouldn’t go away.

He must be uncomfortable sleeping on the sofa.

And he hadn’t even changed his clothes… I guess I should wake him up.

Hesitating, I spoke up.

“Kim Chanyi. Wake up.”

“……”

It seemed he couldn’t hear my voice.

What should I do?

My hand hovered in the air.

Should I shake him awake?

The thought of touching him made me suddenly nervous.

Biting my dry lips, I finally grabbed his shoulder.

“Hey. Wake up. Change your clothes and sleep.”

“Mm…”

Kim Chanyi made a strange sound and slightly shifted.

“I said wake up.”

It wasn’t until I shook him two or three more times that Kim Chanyi’s eyes blinked open.

He sat up abruptly, looking bewildered.

Suddenly, we were very close.

“Oh, Hyunoh.”

My hand on his shoulder trembled.

We were so close our noses almost touched.

His big, gentle eyes were right in front of me.

This was exactly the angle for a kiss.

Calm down.

Take your hand away, turn your head, and step back… my brain said.

But my body didn’t listen. I was too flustered and froze.

Kim Chanyi, still half-asleep, just gazed at me.

My cheek muscles tensed up.

Why, why is he looking at me like that…

What is he trying to do?

Blink. His eyelids moved slowly.

His black, clear eyes were revealed again.

His unusually large pupils looked like he was wearing circle lenses.

At that moment, I thought he looked very pretty.

When that realization hit me, I was even more flustered and stiffened further.

Kim Chanyi spoke.

“Sorry. I must have dozed off for a bit.”

Freeze, unfreeze. Kim Chanyi moved first.

He spoke casually, turning his head and getting up.

I quickly removed my hand from his shoulder.

My heart was pounding strangely.

“Thanks for waking me up. You should go to bed too, Hyunoh.”

“Uh…”

Kim Chanyi smiled at me with his usual expression and walked towards the bathroom.

His steps were calm and steady without a hint of hesitation.

It wasn’t until the bathroom door closed with a click that I relaxed and sank onto the sofa.

I pounded my chest a couple of times.

I suddenly felt choked up.

What the heck. I got nervous for nothing.

Damn it. I felt unfairly treated.

After all, Kim Chanyi said he liked me.

How could I not be conscious of that?

Even if I didn’t like him back.

Or was it just me?

Kim Chanyi acted as if he had completely forgotten his confession.

How could he be so calm in a position that was just right for a kiss?

If he liked me, shouldn’t he show some sign of nervousness?

Kim Chanyi didn’t seem to care about me at all.

On the contrary, it looked like I was the one who liked him.

My head was filled with confusion.

Kim Chanyi emerged from the bathroom after his shower.

He shook his wet hair with a towel and smiled at me.

“Good night. Let’s play again sometime.”

He looked fresh and relaxed.

“…I’m never playing with you again.”

“Haha.”

Kim Chanyi laughed with his mouth wide open and then went straight to his bedroom.