Bamboo Forest Manager - Chapter 355



Late Night Snack

Company rooftop.

The wind blowing in the already chilly weather was somewhat cold, but the warm coffee he brought helped warm his body.

The ringing call waiting tone from the phone held to his ear.

Soon, after a moment.

– Yeah, speak.

A faint smile escaped at the calm voice of his eldest brother, as usual.

“Brother, what are you doing?”

– Don’t ask me what I’m doing if you’re not really curious.

“It was just a polite question.”

Honestly, I wasn’t curious at all.

I just thought I needed to break the ice somehow to start talking.

– I’m busy. Let’s get straight to the point.

“Oh, of course.”

He said that, but there was a moment of hesitation.

I never thought the day would come when I would say something like this.

“I’m trying to do my best in my own way.”

– …….

“Well, I’m still a college student, so I don’t know how much I can do. But I’m trying to do everything I can.”

– Are you getting attached to the team?

“No, it’s not that. It’s just that it bothers me to see people getting hurt just because I’m standing still.”

That’s the weight of being part of the owner’s family.

Just existing puts pressure on those around you.

– I see.

My brother was calm.

He didn’t bother to ask what I meant by saying I would do my best.

“But don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying I want to keep working at the company.”

– …….

“How’s father’s health? You said you were going to check on him.”

– Not good. I can’t give you the details, but there’s a reason why father is using you so urgently.

“Sigh.”

I disliked my father so much.

But still, isn’t he family?

I didn’t want to hear that he was sick.

I thought about calling to check on him but decided against it.

Father would hate that even more.

He wouldn’t want me to be considerate or worried and have a hard time because of him.

– But Woojin, father wanted to keep giving you opportunities.

“Yeah, I know.”

– Depending on your future actions, Father might plan some rather drastic personnel changes.

“Yeah, I know that too.”

– He also warned that if you do well, there will be no place for me in the Wooju Group.

“……”

I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

The actions I took to ensure that people around me wouldn’t suffer because of me.

In the end, it could also mean tightening the noose around my eldest brother’s neck.

But.

“Then let’s end it there.”

I decided to go out boldly and shamelessly.

“If the eldest brother loses just because the youngest moved a few times, then it’s right for him to quit.”

Because I believe in my brother.

He is not someone who would be pushed around by someone like me.

“Protect your own position. I’ll do my best. You should show Father what you can do too.”

– Huh.

For the first time in a while, I heard my brother laugh.

He couldn’t contain the laughter that was leaking out, and he needed a moment to compose himself.

– Yeah.

In the end, as if nothing had changed.

– Do your best.

He ended the call, cheering me on.

Click.

“It’s done.”

I stretch and take in the sunset scenery.

It’s done now.

Instead of just standing still and being cautious, I just need to do my best in my own way.

The aftermath will be handled from above.

“It’s time to go home.”

It was the best time of the day.

* * *

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“……When do they get off work?”

The commute from school to the company didn’t take that long.

Just a phone call, and the security team that my big brother had assigned would bring a car and pick me up.

Thanks to that, it was convenient, but I wondered if it was okay to use it so freely.

“Is that Woojin?”

“Oh, senior.”

As I arrived in front of the dormitory, I ran into senior Joohee near the entrance.

She had a towel around her neck and was drenched in sweat, probably from working out again today.

“Don’t come any closer.”

Seeing her keep her distance because of the sweat smell, I smiled and replied.

“Hey, I’ve never licked sweat-.”

“…….”

“…….”

I stopped what I was about to say.

Instinctively, I realized I shouldn’t say any more.

Senior Joohee’s half-closed eyes seemed to challenge me to say more.

“Ahem, senior. The head of the security team was asking how you’re doing.”

“Really? Did the team leader come?”

As I naturally changed the subject, senior Joohee followed suit.

Thank goodness, I almost got knocked out here.

Even after getting off work, one should wash up before going to bed, right?

“Is the team leader doing well too? I learned a lot during the vacation thanks to him.”

“I think he’s doing well. He was very curious if you’d join the security team after you graduate.”

“If they accept me, I might join.”

Senior said with a smile.

If senior wanted, I was confident I could force my way in.

In the first place, the security team had such a good impression of senior during the last vacation that hiring her didn’t seem difficult.

As we entered the dormitory together, I remembered one more thing.

“Is Jina still here?”

“`

“……You said you’d have a late-night snack with me?”

“Ahem.”

“Recently, I’ve been putting him on a diet. He’s been cooped up in his room, lacking exercise.”

Senior Joohee glanced at me.

“You should do it too.”

“Have I gained that much weight? Even Yuarin said so.”

“Just enough to notice if you look closely? It’s not too bad.”

Ah, I really need to control myself.

“But when is Jina going back?”

“I don’t know. She seemed a bit lonely, so we talked and ate together, and she seems to like it here.”

Senior Joohee must have been really nice to her.

Well, Senior is generous to her people.

“I don’t want to force her out. I want her to leave when she can do it on her own.”

“……But it’s a dormitory?”

“Right, that’s the problem. This can’t go on for long.”

So far, we’ve managed to get by without getting caught, but eventually, it will get tough.

She’ll have to overcome it on her own.

After finishing the conversation, I headed to my room.

Come to think of it, I haven’t had dinner yet. I wondered if there was anything left in the fridge as I opened the door.

“Snore.”

“What is this?”

There was Seoyerin, sleeping on my bed.

When I left, Yuarin saw me off, but when I came back, Seoyerin was there.

It felt like watching a magic trick.

Seoyerin was sleeping soundly, breathing softly.

She must have come straight here after work.

Or maybe she just collapsed after today’s lecture.

Careful not to wake her, I gathered my clothes and underwear and went into the bathroom.

“Ah, I’m tired.”

I didn’t do anything particularly tiring, but just wandering around was exhausting.

“`

Again, I’ve been overthinking today.

Calm, almost meditative, I was letting the shower water hit my head when a ‘click’ sounded from outside.

“Woo-jin-ah.”

“Oh, shit?!”

Seo Ye-rin, opening the locked bathroom door and walking right in. How the hell did she open it, I wondered, but there was a chopstick in her hand.

“You picked the lock with *that* just now?”

“Saw it on YouTube, it actually works.”

Can a lock be this weak? Seriously?

I sighed, dumbfounded, and Seo Ye-rin immediately began stripping me.

“Let’s shower together!”

“…I don’t think we’d get much showering done if we’re in here together.”

“Heheheh.”

Chuckling, Seo Ye-rin took off her underwear and came right up to me.

“All the better, then.”

* * *

Shower? over, back in the room.

While I was drying Seo Ye-rin’s wet hair with the hair dryer, she asked, eyes glued to her phone.

“This place has cheap delivery fees, but the other place has a review event. Where should we order from?”

“Order whatever you want.”

She definitely used the same shampoo as me, so why does her hair smell better?

Is it her own scent?

“Order placed! Got chicken!”

“Okay.”

Her hair was mostly dry.

I turned off the hair dryer and Seo Ye-rin turned around, smiling.

“The chicken will take about an hour. What should we do while we wait?”

“…Play games?”

“Nope.”

Look at her slyly moving her hand towards my lower half.

I pretended not to notice, looking away.

“So, there *was* a right answer?”

“Is there?”

“I really don’t know.”

I know.

If we start this now, it’ll absolutely not end before the chicken gets here.

It’s different with Choi Yiseo or Yoo Arin.

Once we start, we’re the type to absolutely see things through to the end.

Maybe my reaction wasn’t all that enticing?

Seo Yerin puffs up her cheeks, then turns to face me.

“Want a hint?”

“A hint?”

No answer was needed.

Before I could even hear it, Seo Yerin’s lips were already on mine.

Tongues intertwine.

The raw sound of the kiss resonates, and I lost track of how long it lasted, that’s how absorbed I was.

“Hehe, do you get it now?”

Seo Yerin asks, her face flushed.

Not just embarrassed, but a look that clearly says she’s already completely turned on.

“I don’t get it.”

I act a bit withdrawn, different from usual, and Seo Yerin pushes against my chest.

*Thump!*

My back hits the bed.

Seo Yerin, straddling me, grins and wiggles her hips in a grinding motion.

“Woojin’s gonna get punished today.”

* * *

“Ugh, the chicken’s all cold.”

Sweating, I bring in the chicken. Since non-contact delivery is popular these days, the chicken was just left outside the dorm, completely cold.

When I went to pick it up, Seo Yerin wouldn’t let go, so I had to be a bit rough. I hope she’s okay.

It’s already 11 PM.

Seo Yerin hasn’t said anything about needing to go home, so I guess she doesn’t have to leave tonight.

“Should probably nuke it before taking it, right?”

I quickly heated it up in the microwave in the first-floor lounge, then carefully made my way back to the room.

“Huu, huuuh.”

Naked, Seo Yerin on the bed, her ass turned towards me, urged me on impatiently, like she was mad.

“Fas, fasterrr-!”

“I brought the chicken.”

“Forget that, hurrry up…”

Seo Yerin, her ass swaying slightly, putting on a cute act.

The traces of s*x still dripping, it’s alluring to the point of driving a man to act impulsively.

“Huu.”

I placed the chicken on the floor and took off the clothes I’d hastily put on.

As I stood there, frozen, Seo Yerin lifted her heels slightly to get in position and then pleaded.

“Give it to meee.”

* * *

Knock knock.

“Woo-jin-ssiii.”

Knock knock knock.

“Woo-jin-ssiiiiii.”

In the dead of night.

Choi Jinah, who still hadn’t gone home, was looking for her late-night snack buddy.

Choi Jinah called out to Kim Woojin through the crack in the door.

“We decided on takoyaki this time, didn’t we? And I brought fire noodles tooo.”

Two large containers of fire noodle cup ramen in both hands.

“Woo-jin-“

Thunk.

The door opens.

Elated that late-night snacks would continue even after exam period was over, Choi Jinah was about to greet him with a smile but…

“O-oh, you’re here?”

Kim Woojin, drenched in sweat, barely wearing his underwear.

And beyond him.

A glimpse of Seo Yerin, naked and sprawled wretchedly on the bed.

Choi Jina blinked a couple of times with a dazed expression, then muttered.

“…You were already having a late-night snack.”