Chapter 65: ?

So, another chill day went by, and come next day…

I rocked up at the café about 10 minutes early, like always.

When I got to the table, for some weird reason, all the team members were already there.

Seo Ah-rin and Jang Min-hyuk parked on the inside, Shin Ah-young sitting next to Seo Ah-rin, all messing around on their phones.

I moseyed over and said my hellos.

「Hey, looks like I’m the last one here this time.」

「Hey there! Oppa!」

「You made it, bro.」

「Hello.」

Been a month since we started this group project, everyone’s gotten pretty tight, so we’re all casual with each other.

I dumped my bag on the last free chair and did a bit of a neck stretch while I eyeballed each member.

Seo Ah-rin and Jang Min-hyuk were their usual sunny selves.

And there’s Shin Ah-young, exuding her untouchable vibe.

I kinda checked her out and then threw a line her way.

「Should we grab some coffee first?」

「Yeah, let’s go.」

As Shin Ah-young and I stood up, the orders started flying.

「I’ll take an iced Americano!」

「Make mine a latte, please.」

Thinking over what to order as we headed to the counter, Shin Ah-young struck up a convo.

「Hey, leader. About the solution you sent yesterday, how the hell did you solve that?」

「Just mashed my brain with some internet and solution manuals.」

「Damn, that’s impressive. I always get stuck halfway. Barely got through the solution you gave.」

「If you got through that, you did really good. It was the toughest one yet.」

I feigned surprise.

She caught my face and chuckled a bit.

「Almost didn’t recognize your writing, it’s kinda weird.」

「What’s wrong with my handwriting?」

「Well… it’s kinda unique, reminds me of someone I know.」

「Must be a hell of a calligrapher then.」

「Not really.」

Shin Ah-young cut it short.

I swallowed the slight bruise to my ego.

「…Sounds like you’re saying I can’t write.」

「Not that you can’t, just your symbols are funky, easy to mix up.」

「In what way?」

「Just… the way you curl the tails or something indescribable.」

「It’s cursive, it’s supposed to be a bit fancy. Professors can usually make it out.」

「Really?」

We gabbed until the coffee came out.

Heading back to the table, Shin Ah-young hit me with more questions.

「Did you learn to write that on your own?」

「Yeah, wanted to get the symbols just right, and look cool doing it.」

「So, to write like you, one would need at least three years in engineering?」

「Sounds about right. You get new symbols in your third year.」

Pondering my words, she murmured just loud enough for me to hear.

「Three years in engineering, huh…」

After some coffee and starting the meet proper, we all spread our study stuff on the table. I checked them one by one.

Honestly, even if it was blank, it wouldn’t matter, but everyone seemed to have put in an effort.

Seo Ah-rin and Jang Min-hyuk especially seemed to have hit similar snags, probably studied together.

「Did you two work on this together?」

「Whoa! How’d you know? You’re not psychic..」

「You can tell when the mistakes match.」

They sheepishly scratched their heads.

「Not scolding, actually nice to see you’re trying.」

After checking Shin Ah-young’s work, I placed my solution in the center of the table.

Everyone leaned in, amazed at the complex-looking solution.

「Wow.. you solved all this?」

「Really cool. Lucky to have you on the team.」

Shin Ah-young seemed amazed too, having seen the original.

I started explaining as everyone watched.

Took a good while, but we eventually wrapped up.

Everyone looked a bit nauseated by the difficulty, slumping back in their seats.

I tried to rally them.

「This is the hardest one, just memorize the solution and you’ll snag an A. The prof usually just tweaks the numbers.」

「Memorizing seems impossible though?」

「Better to memorize the others and skip this one.」

「Still tough to look at…」

A chuckle escaped me at their hopeless reactions.

I clapped once to lighten the mood.

「Copy the solutions first, then we’ll take a break. We’ll take questions after.」

Pens resumed scribbling as I zoned out and scoped out the café.

「Hey, oppa. Got a question. How do you write this?」

Soon enough, Seo Ah-rin asked, pointing at a particular symbol with a pen.

Turning to see, she followed my demo with her notebook.

「How’s that? Get it?」

「Looks like you’re just scribbling. Maybe I’ll snap a pic with my phone. Might print it out later; it’ll look better.」

「Ah, I should do that too!」

Inspired by Seo Ah-rin’s idea, Jang Min-hyuk also grabbed his phone.

As the clicks of their cameras filled the air, the scribbling subsided. I reached out to collect the notebooks.

「Hold up, can you write that again for me?」

Shin Ah-young asked with a serious look, pushing her notebook towards me.

No reason to refuse, I quickly sketched it again for her.

「One more time, slowly.」

She leaned in closer, fixating on my hand movements.

After the third sketch, I was finally free.

「Sorry, I’ve never seen someone write cursive like that, it was just so intriguing.」

Realizing she might have overstepped, she apologized.

I shrugged it off and announced a break.

「So, you’ve all copied the solutions, right? Let’s take a ten-minute break.」

We chatted and used the restroom during the break, and afterwards, I answered any remaining questions from the team members.

It seemed like everyone got a pretty good grasp on things, so we decided to wrap up the meeting.

「Next week, each of you will explain one problem. I’ll take the toughest, number four. Everyone needs to participate in the presentation, so pick the problem you feel confident with.」

「I’ll take number three.」

Shin Ah-young was quick to volunteer.

I was relieved she chose it; the tough ones are best left to the brains.

「I’ll take number two.」

「Then I’ll do number one!」

Jang Min-hyuk and Seo Ah-rin called their problems in quick succession.

With the order settled quickly, I called it a day.

「That’s it for today. Good job, everyone.」

「Good job!」

All four of us left the café together, each heading our separate ways.

I got home and killed some time until night fell.

When darkness completely enveloped the day, I went to find Shin Ah-young.

She was already asleep in bed, looking worn out.

Carefully, I sat in the chair by the desk, turning the mood light to its lowest setting.

The desk was cluttered with textbooks, notebooks, and writing tools—she must have been studying right up until bedtime.

To pass the time, I flipped through her notebook.

Page by page, I perused the complex equations and doodles until I found a page with a small memo in the corner.

The identity of Mr. Ghost..? What might he have been in a past life?

1. Male.
2. Korean.
3. Engineering student (at least a junior, seems good at studying, uses cursive writing).
4. About 178 cm tall..?
5. Weighs around 70 kg.
6. Gives thumbs-ups and pats on the head.
7. His dick is 20cm..♡
8. Sexual compatibility is top-notch♡

I wonder what his voice sounds like. I want to know what he likes. Will it always be like this? For life…?

Piecing together who I might be from these details brought a rush of thoughts.

As I reclined the backrest and sank into reflection, a rustling came from behind.

「Uh…what time is it?」

Shin Ah-young’s voice cracked as she searched for her phone.

I pulled the chair closer to the bedside.

The noise made her turn quickly to identify it, but seeing it was me, she relaxed and welcomed me with a weak voice.

「Ah, you’re here? Sorry to keep you waiting.」

I stroked her head in reassurance.

She closed her eyes, smiling, enjoying my touch like a gentle cat.

I moved a sweaty strand of hair from her forehead.

Then, Shin Ah-young grabbed my arm and pulled me towards the bed.

「Lie down next to me. I want to hold you tight.」

She scooted over as much as possible to give me space on the bed.

As I lay down, her long, white arms enveloped me.

「Sniff, sniff.」

She pressed her face into my neck, inhaling deeply.

Even if it just smelled like skin.

I reached out to draw her thin waist towards me.

At that, Shin Ah-young moaned pleasingly and started speaking.

「Mmm… thought I’d sleep early since I want to have sex for a long time tonight..♡」

She lifted her thigh and rubbed it against my cock.

Her voice grew huskier as if she was sharing a secret.

「Remember what was on my ass yesterday? Actually… I’ve been wearing it all day today. Even during group project.」

She took my hand and placed it on her ass.

The same plastic I felt yesterday was there between her ass cheeks.

Pressing and stimulating it, she tightened her grip on me.

「And… I’ve been drinking only water since last night to keep it clean.」

「I’m weak and my hole’s been stretched just right, it’s gonna feel amazing…♡ Wanna try putting it in?」