The beautiful girl’s fair white hand gently grabbed Jung Jinhoo’s arm. Smiling sweetly at the gaze directed at her, the girl looked at Jung Jinhoo with an adorable expression.
A handsome boy and a beautiful girl. Jaeyoon could assert with certainty that this was the word that must have crossed the minds of everyone gathered there as they stood together.
Jaeyoon’s eyes lowered. His heart churned unpleasantly.
“I’ve been looking for you~”
“You…!”
“Dar~ling~”
As the girl spoke brightly, emphasizing each syllable, the women who had gathered around Jung Jinhoo slowly backed away.
The girl smiled happily as she looked at Jung Jinhoo. With cheeks tinged pink like cherry blossoms, she was incredibly lovely. The girl’s gaze was solely directed at one person, Jung Jinhoo, regardless of whether men were blushing and staring blankly at her.
“Darling, show me around the festival~”
Jung Jinhoo’s eyes wandered around before finally landing on Jaeyoon. Seeing Jung Jinhoo’s wide-eyed expression, the girl’s gaze followed his to Jaeyoon. Jaeyoon flinched at the light green eyes staring at him.
‘Aha!’
The girl’s lips curved upward. What is it? Jaeyoon slightly frowned. His eyes trembled anxiously.
The girl smiled sweetly and pulled on Jung Jinhoo’s arm.
“Let’s go, darling.”
“Okay…”
The girl smiled with her eyes at the people looking at her and left that place.
As Jung Jinhoo and the girl got closer, Jaeyoon’s pupils shook rapidly. What should I do? As Jaeyoon looked around in confusion, his gaze met the girl’s. The girl smiled, crinkling her eyes. What is this? Before he could finish processing his confusion, the girl’s hand grabbed Jaeyoon’s sleeve.
‘Huh…?’
Jaeyoon was dragged along as the girl led him.
Huh…?
Still with a question mark floating in his mind.
***
“Hmm! This should be far enough.”
The girl released her hold on Jaeyoon and Jung Jinhoo and stretched. While massaging her stiff shoulders, the girl noticed Jaeyoon blinking blankly with a surprised expression. The girl’s eyebrows drooped slightly. With an apologetic expression, she smiled and said:
“I’m sorry. You must have been surprised when I suddenly dragged you away?”
“What? Oh, no… a little?”
“Ahaha! I’m sorry~ I had no choice in that situation.”
Jaeyoon’s eyes widened at the sight of the girl laughing with her large eyes crinkled in half.
‘She resembles… someone?’
Soft hair reminiscent of lemon cream, snow-white skin like Snow White, and beautiful light green eyes that captivated people. Someone vaguely overlapped with the girl’s image. When Jaeyoon narrowed his eyes and looked at her intently, the girl covered her mouth with her hand and laughed softly.
“Are you curious about who I am?”
“What? Oh, that’s…”
As Jaeyoon slightly bit his lip, just as the girl was about to open her red lips, Jung Jinhoo interrupted her and shouted:
“Why, why are you here?!”
“Ow, you scared me!”
“What about school?”
“What era do you think we’re in? Of course I submitted a field trip application. So, I’ll be here for all three days until the Cherry Blossom Festival ends~!”
Jung Jinhoo’s expression crumpled. Since it was the first time Jaeyoon had seen Jung Jinhoo shouting so loudly, he even felt refreshed.
“If you disliked it that much, you should have answered your phone properly.”
“Th-that’s…!”
Jung Jinhoo’s gaze lingered on Jaeyoon for a moment. As Jaeyoon tilted his head in confusion, Jung Jinhoo bowed his head and muttered softly.
“Because you kept asking questions…”
“When you keep hiding things, isn’t it natural for mom and dad to be even more curious? You should be grateful that I persuaded mom and dad not to come along and came alone.”
Hmm…?
Jaeyoon’s eyes widened.
“Oppa…?”
Seeing Jaeyoon looking at them with a surprised expression, Jung Jinhoo let out a small sigh, and the girl smiled brightly.
“This is Jung Yuna. My younger sister.”
“I’ve been indebted to my brother all the time~”
Ah…! Aah…!!
‘I wondered who she resembled…! She was right next to me!!’
Seeing Jaeyoon’s mouth open wide, Jung Jinhoo wore an apologetic expression. Surprised? Yes, well… As Jaeyoon nodded, Jung Yuna approached him. Startled by the sudden proximity of her face, Jaeyoon stepped back, and light green eyes stared at him. Then, with her lips curving upward, she smiled brightly.
“Your hanbok looks cool. It suits you well!”
“Th-thank you.”
“I’m 16 years old. So speak comfortably to me.”
“Ah…”
After rolling his eyes around, Jaeyoon eventually smiled slightly and responded with a “Yeah.” ‘So cute~’ Jung Yuna held her cheeks and looked at Jaeyoon with eyes like someone looking at a small animal. Huh?? As Jaeyoon blinked in confusion, Jung Jinhoo stood in front of him like a shield, pushing Jung Yuna away.
Seeing her brother looking at her with a sulky expression, one corner of Jung Yuna’s mouth lifted.
“I’m thirsty.”
“What…?”
“I said I’m thirsty. Buy me some juice.”
“N-no!”
‘You think I’ll leave you alone with Jaeyoon?’ Jung Yuna took out her phone from her pocket, understanding Jung Jinhoo’s unspoken thoughts.
“Remember when we played house together when we were little?”
Jung Jinhoo’s body flinched. What is it? As Jaeyoon looked at them with a puzzled expression, Jung Yuna smiled brightly.
“I still have those photos saved in my gallery.”
“Y-you…!”
“I wonder if I should show them~”
The light green eyes turned towards Jaeyoon. Ugh, Jung Jinhoo bit his lip. Alright, I’ll go buy it! I’ll go! The sibling fight ended with Jung Yuna’s victory.
Don’t you dare show those to Jaeyoon! Jung Yuna smiled sweetly and waved her hand as if telling Jung Jinhoo to go quickly as he kept anxiously glancing back. Eventually, left alone with Jung Yuna after Jung Jinhoo departed, Jaeyoon blinked blankly.
‘What is this? This situation…?’
“Well, until my brother comes back…”
Jung Yuna smiled and held up her phone.
“Would you like to see old photos of my brother?”
“Huh?”
‘Didn’t Jinhoo sunbae just say not to show them…?’
It’s not polite to look at old photos without the person’s permission. As Jaeyoon was about to shake his head in refusal, Jung Yuna, as if reading his thoughts, turned on her phone, quickly moved her hands, and showed him the picture displayed on the screen.
There was a photo of a child on the phone screen. A photo of a snow-white girl who looked good in a light pink dress. As Jaeyoon stared at the photo blankly, Jung Yuna smiled brightly and said:
“It’s my brother.”
“…What…?”
When Jaeyoon looked at her, Jung Yuna said again in a clear voice:
“It’s my brother.”
“Huh…? Huh…?”
Jaeyoon quickly looked at the photo again. Silver hair and golden eyes. Indeed, as far as Jaeyoon knew, there was only one person in this world with such characteristics.
“B-but the dress…?”
“I said I wanted an older sister when I was little, so he dressed up for me. Isn’t he kind?”
Jaeyoon unconsciously nodded at Jung Yuna’s sweet smile.
“I have other photos too, would you like to see?”
Jaeyoon’s pupils shook. No, without the sunbae’s permission, looking at childhood photos is… is… n-not polite…
“I even have one where he has twin pigtails~”
“I want to see.”
Jaeyoon decided to be a person without conscience just for today.
***
Jung Jinhoo’s hand trembled. Consequently, the drink in his hand swished around in the paper cup. A sigh escaped Jaeyoon’s mouth as he watched the drink seemingly trying to escape.
Golden eyes looked at the two people sitting on the bench, looking at the phone together. Jung Jinhoo’s cheeks instantly reddened.
“D-did you see…?”
Seeing Jung Jinhoo asking in a small voice, Jaeyoon guiltily rolled his eyes away, avoiding his gaze.
“Ugh…!”
Jung Jinhoo’s face turned bright red. His resentful gaze turned toward Jung Yuna, but the girl smiled with a shameless expression.
“Y-you…!”
“He. Loved. It!”
Jung Jinhoo’s body flinched.
“He really loved seeing your childhood photos, brother. He was so delighted like a child, it was so cute~”
“Hmm…?”
‘Did I really like it that much?’
Jaeyoon looked at Jung Yuna in confusion. She winked at his gaze. Jaeyoon, who had been blinking rapidly, looked puzzled as he observed Jung Jinhoo gradually calming down.
After pondering for a moment, Jung Jinhoo walked over to them in large strides and offered the juice.
“Ah, thank y…”
“…I’ll show you.”
“Pardon?”
At the softly muttered voice, Jaeyoon tilted his head to the side, and Jung Jinhoo said with slightly blushing cheeks:
“Next time… I’ll show you photos too…”
“Really?”
Can I see more of cute Jinhoo sunbae’s childhood?
When Jaeyoon looked at him with sparkling eyes, Jung Jinhoo blushed even more and quickly nodded.
“B-but!”
“Yes?”
“Show me your photos too.”
“My childhood photos?”
Jung Jinhoo nodded his head slightly up and down. After thinking for a moment, Jaeyoon readily agreed. Then, a bright smile appeared on Jung Jinhoo’s face.
‘I should ask Lee Minho if there are any childhood photos of Lee Jaeyoon.’
Although his conscience hurt a little, seeing him so happy, it’s fine, right…? Having abandoned his conscience just for today, Jaeyoon smiled contentedly at Jung Jinhoo.
And Jung Yuna, who had been quietly watching the two, smiled, narrowing her light green eyes. I wondered what kind of person it was that he was hiding so secretively, but it turns out to be a cute cat.
Jung Yuna lightly tapped her phone screen. After sending the instantly completed message to a contact saved as “Mom,” Jung Yuna stood up from the bench.
“I’m hungry! Buy me food, brother!”
Jung Jinhoo let out a small sigh. What do you want to eat? Jaeyoon laughed softly at the sight of Jung Jinhoo showing his phone screen, telling her to choose something from here. Both their gazes turned to Jaeyoon. Jaeyoon? At the puzzled voice calling him, he tried to suppress his laughter and said:
“You two look good together.”
“We do…?”
When Jung Jinhoo narrowed his brow as if he didn’t understand, Jaeyoon smiled gently.
“I’ve always thought it would be nice to have siblings.”
The siblings’ eyes widened. They looked at each other and then turned their gazes back to Jaeyoon. After a moment’s hesitation, Jung Jinhoo carefully asked:
“Do you dislike Lee Minho…?”
“What…?”
‘Ah, I forgot!’
Jaeyoon was flustered by Lee Minho’s face that suddenly came to mind. Lee Jaeyoon did have a brother! It was a natural statement because he originally didn’t have siblings. He smiled awkwardly and quickly shook his head from side to side at Jung Jinhoo, who was looking at him with concern.
“N-no, that’s not it… siblings! I meant I envied having siblings! I just thought it would have been nice if I had a younger sister…”
“Then think of me as your younger sister!”
“Huh?”
“What?”
Regardless of Jung Jinhoo’s and Jaeyoon’s confusion, Jung Yuna smiled with her red lips curved upward. With her platinum blonde hair swaying, Jung Yuna approached Jaeyoon and held his hand preciously with both hands as she said:
“Please become my second brother!”
“Ah, no…”
“Of course, having a new sister-in-law would be nice too…”
“Huh? What did you just say…?”
“Nothing! It’s nothing~”
Jaeyoon tilted his head to the side at Jung Yuna’s sweet smile. After briefly rolling his eyes in thought, he chuckled at the sight of Jung Yuna looking at him expectantly.
“Alright, let’s do that then.”
“Really?”
“Jaeyoon, you don’t need to indulge all of Yuna’s whims, she’ll get spoiled.”
“That’s rich coming from a brother who has always indulged all my whims since I was little, don’t you think?”
At Jung Yuna’s words, Jung Jinhoo touched his forehead and let out a small sigh. I’ve raised her too permissively…
Jung Yuna let Jung Jinhoo’s words go in one ear and out the other.
Jung Yuna, who was diligently looking around at the festival stalls, asked Jaeyoon for his opinion. A gentle smile formed on Jung Jinhoo’s lips at the sight of the two putting their heads together and carefully choosing what to eat. They really look like siblings.
Jung Jinhoo’s eyes, which had been contentedly watching the two, suddenly narrowed. He quickly turned around and glared at the area densely lined with trees.
‘…Did I hear wrong? I thought I sensed someone’s presence…’
“Sunbae, how about this place?”
Jung Jinhoo nodded with a small smile at Jaeyoon, who was asking with an expectant expression. Anywhere you choose is fine.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
