Bamboo Forest Manager

Living

Yu Arin went out to practice.

And we ended up left alone in someone else’s house.

Yu Arin told us to make ourselves comfortable but it was somewhat awkward nonetheless.

“I should change into something more comfortable.”

Thinking it best to start by changing into more comfortable clothes, Choi Yi Seo rummaged through the luggage she had brought from my room.

Having been to my room several times before, she knew exactly what clothes I wore at home.

Thanks to that knowledge, she grabbed the usual tracksuit and headed for the bathroom when,

“Woo Jina, can you change by yourself? Should I help?”

Seo Yerin suddenly sat up with interest after lying down earlier.

“I think I can manage since it’s just half a cast.”

I mentioned this because changing wasn’t really difficult but it seemed Seo Yerin didn’t quite like that response and started scolding me instead,

“Woo Jina haven’t you watched romantic comedies? There’s this classic scene where while helping someone change they go ‘Oh my?! That’s big… gulp.’”

“…”

Having seen everything already what on earth was she talking about?

Without realizing it my gaze shifted towards Choi Yi Seo as if asking for help but Choi Yi Seo just buried her face into her phone pretending not to hear,

“I’ll just change by myself since Arin warned us too.”

“Then I’ll choose your underwear!”

I wasn’t going to change my underwear though.

“Can’t I at least decide what underwear my man wears?”

“…Sigh, do whatever you want.”

With that, we began rummaging through the luggage Yiseo had brought.

The clothes inside were all familiar, but they were folded in an unfamiliar way.

“Hmm, now that I think about it, I’ve never rummaged through Woojin’s closet.”

“I’m more curious about what Yiseo was thinking when she brought this stuff over.”

“Oh?”

Seoyerin seemed intrigued by my comment and her eyes sparkled with curiosity.

She didn’t bring all the clothes or underwear; they were quite neatly packed…

“I didn’t think much of it.”

Choi Yiseo covered her mouth with her phone as she answered, clearly lying.

Seoyerin seemed to notice too and mischievously smiled as she flicked up a pair of my underwear.

“Yiseo, don’t tell me you did something like—sniffing the panties after burying your nose in them and going ‘This is Woojin’s—!'”

“Are you crazy?!”

Choi Yiseo stood up abruptly with a flushed face.

Of course she wouldn’t have done that, but seeing Choi Yiseo flustered like this was quite amusing so I decided to join in on the teasing.

“Ah, Yiseoya. So you’re acting normal now. Don’t tell me you wore my panties?”

“Gasp! Right! That’s it! She’s calm because it’s sage time!”

Do girls have something like sage time too?

It seems likely they might.

Maybe we should check right now-!

From noble mtl dot come

“I didn’t do it! No! I’m not such a pervert!”

Seeing her stand up suddenly and shout made her seem oddly cute again.

Since Choi Yiseo usually doesn’t show this side of herself, a strange excitement bubbled up from within me.

“Eh? These panties feel kind of damp?”

“What?! Did you wash them or something?!”

Immediately Seoyerin responded with laughter. It seems she also found Choi Yiseo’s reactions amusing.

“Yiseo is so wicked.”

“Sly, aren’t you? I knew it since the last time we did it. That day at s*x Day-!”

“Yaaak!”

Choi Yi-seo, her face flushed red, lunged at me.

Usually specialized in throwing punches, this time she rushed at me as if to pounce due to her panic.

And just like that, I fell backward with Choi Yi-seo landing on top of me.

“Ugh! Ack!?”

Choi Yi-seo’s fingers jabbed into my mouth and eyes.

Panicked by how much she was flailing above me. She struggled to cover my mouth with her hands.

“Hey, calm down will you-?! Hey, don’t put your fingers in my mouth!”

“Siiigh! Siiiigh!”

“I get it! I got it!”

Apparently feeling truly wronged, tears moistened the corners of Choi Yi-seo’s eyes as I hugged her tightly to calm her down.

“It was just a tease. Of course I know you wouldn’t do such a thing.”

“It really wasn’t me.”

She seemed unaccustomed to being teased like this.

To make sure she calmed down completely, I gave a logical reason.

“After all, when you want to do it, there’s no need for you to mess with my panties.”

“…Is that supposed to be comforting?”

“No but seriously though. If you wanted too—I’m always ready to take off my panties.”

“What about me?”

Seo Ye-rin looked down at us from beside us and raised her thumb as if saying ‘of course’.

“I’m always ready whenever you guys want.”

“Heheh. It makes me so happy when Woo-jin says stuff like that. It means he’s excited by the thought of doing it anytime with me.”

“…It feels weird for me saying this.”

Choi Yi-seo awkwardly got up from on top of me and took a step back with an embarrassed expression.

“You two really do match well…”

I think Yoo Ah-rin said something similar before too.

* * *

“Huff.”

Yoo Ah-rin wiped sweat off with a towel while catching her breath after starting practice for the Taekwondo performance.

“Kids, it’s all about the tips of your toes. Even a simple movement looks much better when the toes are just right, you know?”

Thanks to the master’s experience from having led the kids in performances like this several times before, his detailed guidance was incredibly helpful.

“Does this feel right?”

“Oh, good posture? Can you maintain it?”

Moreover, peers from my old Taekwondo classes and high school students were actively participating.

‘These days they say every kid wants to be a YouTuber.’

It seems that isn’t far from the truth.

Yoonji had told me that if she could sweet-talk the high school students at the Taekwondo studio, it would be easy to gather people.

And indeed, as soon as they heard they could appear on YouTube, they agreed to help without any hesitation.

‘After all, there’s a reason she’s not just sitting in that CEO chair for nothing.’

I am aware of how bizarre it is to receive help from my boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend under current circumstances.

But I’m not just getting advice from Kim Woojin’s ex-girlfriend; she leads a company that manages individual broadcasters.

‘I should buy her a meal later.’

Of course, I won’t be inviting Kim Woojin.

This is clearly a different matter altogether.

“Alright kids, it’s getting late. Let’s start wrapping up.”

People bustled about following the Taekwondo master’s instructions.

Since tomorrow was an off day and we didn’t need to carry mock weapons or anything else specifically,

‘Well, he asked me to call him.’

It was Kim Woojin who had said he’d come pick me up before we finished here.

Turning away so no one else could see me checking my phone sneakily:

– Yoo Arin: I’m done now.

I waited for a while but got no response.

Not only did he not reply; he hadn’t even read my message yet.

The number 1 next to my message wasn’t disappearing.

‘What now.’

There really wasn’t any need for him to come pick me up anyway. Since Kim Woojin is sick after all; staying home might actually be better for him.

Since there were no showers at the dojo I changed out of my dobok and wiped down with towels and wet wipes,

‘Yeah right,’ I thought bitterly as I pondered why Kim Woojin hadn’t checked his messages yet—naturally leading myself into negative conclusions.

At home, there were Seo Yerin and Choi Iseo as well.

They might be wildly playing around, or perhaps succumbing to temptation, engaged in biting and sucking where they couldn’t be seen.

“That’s right, this is it.”

Yu Arin gritted her teeth as she threw on a T-shirt.

Usually, when Kim Woojin had s*x, he would put everything else aside and focus entirely. It felt good knowing he was devoting himself completely to her at those times, but it was quite bitter realizing that attention was now directed towards someone else.

“I clearly told you not to do it at home.”

Thud.

Yu Arin stepped out of the changing room and strode outside.

“Arin, are you leaving?”

“See you tomorrow! You worked hard today.”

“Aren’t we having a dinner gathering for today’s monumental first practice?”

“Do it without me.”

She casually shrugged off the kids trying to hold her back. Among those helping out were female members too; they’d probably pair up among themselves and have fun on their own terms.

“Director, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Yeah… yeah…”

With eyes that had already rolled too far back, Yu Arin seemed oblivious as she exited the building.

Her fists clenched tightly.

Should she take a taxi?

Initially pondering over this decision but considering the distance decided running might be better. There would also be time spent waiting for a taxi anyway.

“Sigh.”

Just moments ago she had been vigorously practicing; now forgetting her fatigue Yu Arin was about to dash off when suddenly,

“Ah!”

Near the taekwondo gymnasium,

The moment Kim Woojin in his tracksuit caught Yu Arin’s eye he stopped walking,

His stance almost like he was trying to hide somewhere.

“Oh Woojina. How could you ruin such a surprise!”

“Sigh… ruined.”

And then from an alley next to the taekwondo gym emerged Seo Yerin and Choi Iseo.

The two began to scold Kim Woojin, who had moved too late.

“Woojina, didn’t you just urge us earlier to move quickly?”

“That’s right. You deliberately didn’t read the message. You must have been really angry, boasting that you could cheer us up.”

“…I’m a patient.”

Kim Woojin tried to make an excuse as he lifted his right leg.

“That’s why I told you to come early and hide!”

“Even if your leg is hurt, you’re still a man. You said you’d look out for us.”

As Kim Woojin was being thoroughly scolded by the two, Yoo Arin watched blankly and then a smirk broke through her lips.

‘Was I anxious?’

She couldn’t deny that she had been anxious.

The moment she thought they had forgotten about her and were having fun among themselves, something flared up in her head.

But now,

seeing the three of them caring about her and coming out to meet her was unexpectedly touching.

Their current relationship might be somewhat abnormal,

but honestly, at this moment,

‘It’s quite alright.’

Yes, she felt surprisingly not bad about it.

“Hey, why did you even come? It’s late; should have been sleeping.”

But she had no intention of showing how she felt outwardly.

Yoo Arin spoke nonchalantly while Kim Woojin squinted his eyes and clicked his tongue.

“Acting all cool now? Just moments ago you were rushing out as if ready to kill me.”

“…the kids could have stayed asleep.”

Seo Yerin immediately responded to what sounded like an excuse:

“Yes! That’s exactly the problem Arin!”

“Hmm?”

“How are we going to sleep?”

“Oh.”

It was someone else’s house after all; it would be awkward just climbing into their bed without permission.

It wasn’t really a big deal though,

“The master bedroom—.”

“How about we all sleep in the bed together?”

Kim Woojin immediately raised his hand to suggest.

Soon after, perhaps knowing he would be hit, he pointed to his own leg and appealed that he was a patient.

“We absolutely cannot all sleep together.”

Choi Yiseo, who had almost punched Kim Woojin, lowered her fist and provided a somewhat logical reason.

“Then we won’t actually sleep.”

“Sigh.”

Hearing this, Kim Woojin fiddled with the corner of his mouth and nodded.

“It’s logical.”

‘Well, how is that logical?’

Why do I even like this guy?

Yoo Arin found herself questioning again.