We’re NOT A Couple! — Chapter 5

OPEN YOUR MOUTH A LITTLE WIDER.

...HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET IT IN IF YOU DO THAT?

I'M PUTTING IT IN.

THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME, TOO! WE NEVER DID THIS WHEN WE WERE DATING...

BRUSHING MY BLACKOUT-DRUNK EX-GIRLFRIEND'S TEETH!

OPEN WIDER! I HAVE TO BRUSH THEM PROPERLY!

THE REASON IM DOING THIS WITH GWON NAEUN?

BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES,

I TOOK HER ALL THE WAY HOME SINCE SHE WAS COMPLETELY WASTED...

BUT I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO RING THE DOORBELL IN CASE HER PARENTS WOKE UP.

IS MY BROTHER ASLEEP...?

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JI SUNHO MISSED CALLS (13)

COULDN'T CARE LESS IF GWON NAEUN GETS BACK HOME OR NOT~

SO I BROUGHT HER TO MY PLACE INSTEAD, BUT...

Ugh, so heavy!

IS THIS REALLY THE RIGHT MOVE?

HERE'S A NEW TOOTHBRUSH. USE IT AND SLEEP IN THE GUEST ROOM.

UGHHNG~

HAA, I'M EXHAUSTED. I SHOULD WASH UP QUICK AND...

NAEUN!

HEH~

HEY...

AND THAT'S WHY I'M BRUSHING HER TEETH FOR HER.

SHE'S LUCKY SHE'S PRETTY...

SLEEP WELL.

SHE PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER A THING TOMORROW.

...HOLY SHIT.

ISN'T IT NORMAL TO FORGET EVERYTHING WHEN YOU GET BLACKOUT DRUNK?!

JI SUNHO IS PROBABLY STILL ASLEEP, RIGHT...?

HE ALWAYS SLEEPS IN ON HIS DAYS OFF... I'LL JUST SNEAK OUT.

THE TIMING...!

IT'S NOW OR NEVER...!

OH?

UH-

YOU'RE LEAVING?

Y-YEAH... YOU'RE UP EARLY?

EAT BEFORE YOU GO. I ORDERED HANGOVER SOUP.

IT'S FINE. LETTING ME CRASH HERE WAS ENOUGH.

PLUS, I'M NOT REALLY HUNGRY.

...HEH.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT.

HAHA.

DON'T LAUGH.

I MEAN, THE TIMING IS JUST TOO FUNNY.

IS IT GOOD?

...YEAH.

YOU'RE JUST AS EASY TO READ AS EVER, GWON NAEUN.

...I'LL SEND YOU THE MONEY FOR THE FOOD LATER.

FORGET ABOUT IT. IT'S ON ME.

WHAT ARE WE TO EACH OTHER ANYWAY?

A. WE'RE EXES.

IT MUST'VE BEEN TOUGH CLEANING UP AFTER ME YESTERDAY.

SORRY FOR BEING A NUISANCE.

AND HERE I AM, EATING THE FOOD HE BOUGHT... I'M REALLY SOMETHING.

THIS HAS TO BE AWKWARD FOR YOU, SO I'LL LEAVE AS SOON AS I FINISH.

It's not awkward...

I actually prefer it!

...YESTERDAY.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHILE WE WERE DRINKING?

ARE YOU CRYING BECAUSE I TALKED BEHIND YOUR BACK?

OR ARE YOU CRYING BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH? OR BOTH?

IT'S A MISUNDERSTANDING. I NEVER TALKED BEHIND YOUR BACK.

YOU SEEMED WAY TOO DRUNK, SO I COULDN'T FINISH EXPLAINING IT TO YOU...

THE RUMOR ABOUT ME SAYING YOU WERE BENEATH MY LEVEL IS A TOTAL MISUNDERSTANDING.

AT THE TIME, MY MANAGER WAS RANKING ACTRESSES BY THEIR "TIERS."

I HATED THAT HE BROUGHT YOU UP, SO I FIRED HIM OVER IT.

I THINK THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING DURING THAT CONVERSATION.

...I see.

AND...

WHEN I SAID I HAD SOMETHING TO TELL YOU AFTER DRINKS, I JUST...

...I WANTED TO TALK WITH YOU AFTER SO LONG.

BECAUSE I WANTED US TO BE CLOSE AGAIN...

MAN, SAYING IT OUT LOUD IS EMBARRASSING.

WHY NOW...? IS IT BECAUSE OF OUR PROJECT? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THINGS TO BE AWKWARD?

THAT'S NOT IT...

IF WE WANT TO BE CLOSE AGAIN, AT THE VERY LEAST...

SHOULDN'T YOU TELL ME WHY WE BROKE UP IN THE FIRST PLACE?

...RIGHT.

...NAEUN, YOU DEBUTED IN OUR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, RIGHT?

GWON NA, DID YOU MEMORIZE YOUR LINES?

YEAH. BUT I'M SO NERVOUS, WHAT IF I MESS UP...?

GWON NA, YOU'RE AN ACTING MACHINE WHO NEVER MAKES MISTAKES. DON'T WORRY.

EVEN SO-

ARE YOU OKAY?! HUH?!

HAVEN'T YOU BEEN PUSHING YOURSELF TOO HARD LATELY?

Let me see.

HEHEH, YOU THINK SO?

EVER SINCE YOUR DEBUT, YOU WERE ALWAYS TOO TENSE TO SLEEP PROPERLY.

YOU PUSHED YOURSELF TO ATTEND SCHOOL WHILE GOING TO ACTING CLASSES AS WELL...

AND SINCE YOU WERE A ROOKIE, YOU HAD TO WORK HARD AT NETWORKING...

WAITING ENDLESSLY ON SET FOR THE SENIOR ACTORS TO FINISH THEIR SHOOTS.

IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JI SEONHO!

HEY, I DID A KILLER JOB MAKING THIS CAKE, RIGHT?

HURRY UP AND PRAISE ME!

WHEN DID YOU EVEN FIND THE TIME TO PREPARE THIS WHEN YOU'RE SO BUSY?

HEHEH, NO MATTER HOW BUSY I AM, I HAVE TO CELEBRATE THIS!

OH, AGAIN?

ARE YOU OKAY?!

IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRAGGING SOMEONE WHO'S ALREADY SO BUSY OUT ON DATES AND WASTING HER TIME...

IT BROKE MY HEART. WHO WAS I TO MAKE YOU PUSH YOURSELF THIS HARD JUST FOR A DATE?

BECAUSE I WAS REALLY A NOBODY.

COMPARED TO YOU, I WAS SOMEONE WHO HADN'T EVEN DEBUTED.

JUST AN ORDINARY GUY...

ON TOP OF THAT, I WAS PLANNING TO ENLIST IN THE MILITARY RIGHT AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU'RE BOUND TO BREAK UP ANYWAY.

REALISTICALLY, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DEBUT RIGHT AFTER YOU'RE DISCHARGED?

SUNHO'S OLDER BROTHER.

Why are you being so pathetic?

T-THAT'S...

YOU SELFISH BASTARD.

Wow, look at the effort she put in.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY SHE WORKS SO HARD FOR AN INCOMPETENT GUY LIKE YOU.

BREAK UP WITH HER.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT GWON NAEUN'S FUTURE, THAT IS.

I'M SORRY FOR NOT TRYING TO TALK THINGS OUT MORE...

AND FOR BREAKING UP WITH YOU SO ONE-SIDEDLY.

I GUESS I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE RIGHT ANSWER BACK THEN.

SO BASICALLY...

YOU'RE SAYING YOU LET ME GO FOR MY OWN GOOD.

HAHA... SO THAT WAS THE REASON.

DO YOU HONESTLY THINK THAT MAKES ANY SENSE?

HUH...?

YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO MANAGE YOUR IMAGE IN CASE THE MEDIA GETS A HOLD OF THE NEWS THAT WE'RE DATING.

WHAT? NO!

THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCUSE TO ME.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE ONLY SAYING THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE BAD GUY.

WHAT DO YOU...?!

IN THE FIRST PLACE...

I'M ALREADY FEELING CHOKED UP.

JUST THINKING ABOUT THE TIME WE DATED MAKES ME TEAR UP.

I NEVER GOT THE FEELING YOU EVEN LIKED ME THAT MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE.

...HUH?

GWON NAEUN. HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?

EXPRESSING HOW MUCH I LIKED YOU, CONFESSING TO YOU...

I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE DOING ALL THAT.

WITH YOU, SOMEONE WHO HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO INTEREST IN ME...

JUST HOW DID WE EVEN END UP DATING?

JI SUNHO! LET'S @#$!

WHAT DID YOU JUST...?

YOU WANT TO DO WHAT WITH ME...?