Chapter 74 :Two Weeks Off (5)

"Is it really okay for you if I have sex with your friend?"

"Well, it won't be completely harmless. But I understand how desperate Mei is as an artist. And I've thought of a way to keep my heart from getting hurt."

"Is there really a way to do that?"

I tilted my head, wondering how it could be possible for her not to get hurt if her man has sex with a friend. Then, Joanna dropped another bombshell.

"We'll have a threesome!"

Cough! Cough!

Wh-what did you just say, Joanna?

"Th-three what?"

"A threesome. That way, at least you won't feel lonely when the two of us have sex."

I had been steadily considering the possibility of a threesome, but I never imagined that the participants would be Joanna and Mei Lin.

I thought it would be Ahyeon and Bok-soon, or maybe Joo-ah and my mother-in-law.

But could a threesome really happen so suddenly?

Since there was a mission involved, I found her words intriguing.

'Should I agree? Or should I refuse?'

Listening to Joanna, I naturally pictured Mei Lin.

At the time, I was so focused on the filming that I didn't pay much attention to Mei Lin's appearance.

Thanks to that, the only image that came to mind was her sharp, piercing voice and her stern, sharp eyes.

"Mei Lin doesn't know about this, right? I don't think it makes sense that sleeping with me would help her overcome her slump, and she probably wouldn't agree anyway."

"I'll take care of that! So, it's okay, right? You're truly my muse!!"

The fact that I didn't refuse immediately must have sounded like consent to her.

She threw herself into my arms.

Thud!

"Wow."

If you do this… I appreciate it, but… ahem!

"If you give me permission, I can convince her. She won't refuse if it means she can overcome her slump."

"Will that really work?"

"It will, trust me. Thank you so much for agreeing. I was prepared to get slapped for saying this."

You were prepared to get slapped?

That's even more surprising.

"But I have a condition."

"What is it? Tell me! I'll do anything."

"If she says she doesn't want to after you explain, you have to give up cleanly."

"G-give up cleanly? Shouldn't I at least have a chance to persuade her a few times?"

"No. After you explain, ask her if she wants to do it. If she says no, give up cleanly. I have my pride too. I can't force someone who doesn't want to do it."

"But that stubborn girl won't agree right away…"

I smiled and shrugged at the worried Joanna.

"Then there's nothing we can do."

Even if it's not now, I believe that a threesome will happen someday.

If I think about it anxiously, I can get impatient, but if I think about it calmly, I can stay calm.

I've been thinking that I should do whatever I can to achieve the goal of 110,000 coins, but there's no need to rush the mission by having sex with a woman who is not mine.

'Besides, I've never felt any romantic attraction to Mei Lin.'

There are plenty of women in the world, but I don't want to sleep with just anyone.

"Then let's do this."

After thinking for a while, Joanna's eyes sparkled as she came up with a brilliant idea.

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We moved to a restaurant with a private room to avoid attracting attention. Originally, today was supposed to be a date for just Joanna and me, but because of Joanna's brilliant idea, our date for two became a date for three.

Knock, knock, knock.

Click.

—Mei Mei!

There was a knock at the door, and someone entered the room.

I checked the woman who entered and involuntarily tilted my head.

'Who is this? I've never seen her before.'

The person who was supposed to come was Mei Lin, whom both Joanna and I knew.

But the woman who entered was not Mei Lin.

"What? You called me to meet someone else?"

"Mei Mei! You're here! Why are you so late?"

"Huh?"

Surprisingly, the unfamiliar woman's voice was familiar.

Moreover, Joanna was calling this woman 'Mei.'

'Is this really Mei Lin?'

No matter how much makeup can change a woman's appearance, this transformation was too drastic!

Recalling the image of Mei Lin, she was a cold woman with her hair tied up tightly, heavy eyeliner, and red lipstick, looking like she wouldn't shed a single tear even if stabbed.

But the woman in front of me now was completely different from the Mei Lin I knew.

If she walked down the street, I would have asked for her number.

'Her vibe is completely different!'

Joanna invited Mei Lin to sit next to her.

Slap, slap!

"Don't complain and come sit here."

"It looks like you're on a date. Should I really sit here?"

"Yes, yes."

Mei Lin's sharp demeanor was gone.

The woman who I thought had a cat-like personality now had a cute, puppy-like face.

'This is almost like a transformation!'

I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Um… are you really Mei Lin? You look so different from the last time I saw you."

"I wore lighter makeup today. Anyway, I didn't expect to see you again like this. If Joanna was rude, I apologize on her behalf. She's my friend, after all."

"No, it's okay. I agreed to come, too."

"She's never had a boyfriend, so she doesn't know any better. She must have thought you were serious when you said to call her."

Even though her face had changed to a puppy-like appearance, her personality hadn't changed.

Her cold attitude made my body tense up.

"Mei, don't be so cold~ Come sit down quickly."

At Joanna's urging, Mei Lin reluctantly sat down.

She crossed her legs and sighed.

"Can I smoke?"

"Yes."

Since it wasn't a non-smoking establishment, Mei Lin took a cigarette out of her bag and put it in her mouth.

"If you smoke, I want to smoke too. Jin, do you smoke?"

"No, I don't."

Surprisingly, in this new body, I hadn't thought about smoking.

I'm trying to keep it that way since I've already quit.

Joanna and Mei Lin smoked and chatted.

"Your stress must be really bad. You wore light makeup, but you still look so tense."

"Yeah, I'm really sensitive lately. I came out to have a drink with you, but what is this? Are you showing off your new boyfriend?"

"No way! I wouldn't do that to a friend who's going through a slump."

"I think you would."

I watched the two of them chatting familiarly, lost in my own thoughts.

'Did her appearance change so drastically just because of makeup?'

I was amazed that Mei Lin's image had changed 180 degrees just because of makeup.

Makeup truly is magical.

Mei Lin usually has a puppy-like face without makeup, but when she wears heavy makeup for work, she looks like a cat.

After finishing her cigarette, Mei Lin finally got to the point.

"So, why did you invite me to your date?"

"We just wanted to hang out together. You're leaving next week, and you haven't done any sightseeing yet, right?"

"…How do you know that?"

"I know you. You've been lying in bed with a headache because of your slump.

Mei Lin bit her lip, looking frustrated.

"I can't even argue with that."

Joanna laughed and suggested that they eat something delicious, go sightseeing, and then have a good drink at night, persuading Mei Lin.

In the end, Mei Lin gave in to Joanna's persuasion.

"I'm sorry for interrupting your date."

"It's okay."

"I would have excused myself if I could, but I'm not in a state to care about others right now. I'll be a bothersome friend just for today.

If Mei Lin knew Joanna's plan, she would have run away immediately.

She chose the wrong way to relieve her stress.

But because I had made a promise to Joanna, I couldn't tell Mei Lin about the future.

'Joanna is quite good at lying. Should I say she's cunning?'

Joanna had come up with a clever plan.

'If we bring up the main point right away, Mei will obviously be disgusted and refuse. So, let's invite Mei and have a good time together. And Jin, you should seduce her in the meantime.'

In other words, Joanna wanted to change the reason for having sex with me from 'overcoming her slump' to 'developing feelings after spending time together.'

The methods are different, but the result of Mei Lin overcoming her slump would be the same.

However, all of this depended on my cooperation.

'At first, I was just going to pretend….'

I didn't expect her to show up looking so beautiful.

Besides, talking to her a bit, I realized that Mei Lin's personality wasn't just cold and harsh.

She has boundaries, and her attitude towards people inside those boundaries is very different from her attitude towards outsiders.

Since Joanna is inside those boundaries and I am outside, I could clearly see the difference in her treatment of us.

Joanna must be extra careful with Mei Lin because of her attitude.

'With that face and personality, it must be so exhausting. If I were in Joanna's position, I wouldn't be able to handle it without taking care of her.'

She's so delicate that if you take your eyes off her for a moment, she might collapse.

She's always on guard against people who aren't close to her.

Knowing that, it makes sense that Joanna would make such an unreasonable request to me.

'At first, I was skeptical, but even in this crazy world, I don't think anyone would ask their boyfriend to sleep with a friend.'

Even though polygamy is legal in this world, hearing Joanna say that Mei would refuse made me sure.

Her proposal was definitely not within the bounds of common sense.

Although Joanna made the request casually, she must have thought about it a lot when I wasn't looking.

And she must have made up her mind because she couldn't stand to see Mei Lin suffer.

I silently applauded Joanna and Mei Lin's deep friendship.

"I'm full. Should we go out and look around?"

"But can this friend just walk around freely? She's an idol."

"Um… is that not okay?"

"Places with lots of people might be a bit… difficult. I feel a bit embarrassed to be so demanding as a rookie, but…"

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