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◈ My Girlfriend Returned as a Dragon ◈

Chapter 9: Oppa, I Have One Wish.

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“Which bitch was it?”

Sia’s icy words rang through the restaurant.

For a moment, the entire place fell silent at the sound of her cold voice.

“Sia, let’s go outside and talk for a minute.”

To clear his head, buy some time, and hopefully calm her down, Minjun took Sia’s hand and led her outside.

Thankfully, she followed without protest.

“So, which bitch was it, oppa?”

“The blonde woman sitting diagonally across from us.”

“Ah. That bitch.”

An ordinary person might have struggled to remember someone they had only glanced at, but she had already memorized the faces of everyone in the restaurant.

“So what did you do?”

“Of course I told her no. She kept pushing, so I made it clear there was no chance.”

“...”

Minjun’s answer was perfect, but her stiff expression showed no sign of easing.

She understood, logically, that other women might be attracted to Minjun. But actually seeing it happen had been a much bigger shock than she expected.

Still.

“Sia, are you mad?”

“...”

“Look at me, Sia. Look into my eyes.”

Minjun gently held her face in both hands and made her meet his gaze.

The face that had seemed as unstable as a ticking bomb only moments ago gradually began to turn red.

Even though she tried not to show it, Minjun could tell that Sia had been anxious deep down.

They had been apart for a year, and the Sia who had returned was no longer an ordinary human like Minjun.

‘For now, this is the only way to put Sia’s fears to rest.’

It might not be the best option, but it was at least the second best.

Without warning, Minjun pressed his lips to hers.

Hard enough to take her breath away.

“...!”

Her eyes widened in surprise as their lips met.

But she did not push him away.

Instead, as though she had been waiting for this moment, she softly placed a hand on Minjun’s waist.

“Why would I ever look at another woman?”

When I have you.

After the deep kiss, Minjun lightly kissed Sia’s cheek.

Soon, life began to return to her eyes.

“I believe you. Of course I do.”

This time, she kissed Minjun’s cheek.

Once things had settled down, the two returned to the restaurant.

“Are you feeling a little better now?”

“A little.”

Her expression, once cold as ice, had softened considerably. She was clearly calmer than before.

Still, even if Minjun had managed to improve her mood, it did not mean her anger toward that woman had disappeared.

“Oppa, could you go to the bathroom for a moment?”

At Sia’s sudden question, Minjun was about to say, “I don’t need to,” when their eyes met.

I don’t want you to see me make an ugly scene.

She did not need to say it aloud. Minjun could read her intentions clearly from her eyes.

“Then... I’ll go.”

As if he understood, Minjun obediently rose from his seat.

The moment Minjun left, Sia glared at the woman who had tried to get his number.

As though she felt not even a trace of guilt, the woman was chatting happily with her friend while eating.

Looking at her disgusting face, Sia felt her anger rising again.

My Minjun oppa, whom I waited 2,500 years for.

How dare she.

That little thing doesn’t even know her place, yet she thinks she can make a move on him?

And what a ridiculous line she used to get his number. She said it was okay? She clearly saw that he had a girlfriend and still tried to get his number? Even when her friend tried to stop her? What, it’s okay to stay friends with him as another woman? Look. How many women here do you think wouldn’t fall for my oppa after seeing his face? But none of them say it out loud. They know he has a girlfriend. They just think he’s handsome and leave it at that. They don’t have disgusting thoughts about getting his number when they know he has a girlfriend. Right?

A bitch who can’t even manage that...

Needs a lesson.

“You. Come outside for a minute.”

With a cold expression, Sia stood before Hwang Yeonju.

But.

“Why should I?”

Even after seeing Sia’s face, the woman snapped back with shameless defiance.

At that attitude, Sia folded her arms and glared at Hwang Yeonju.

Releasing the dragon’s killing intent that she had been holding back, she spoke again, slowly and clearly, one syllable at a time.

Her words filled with Dragon Fear.

“Come out.”

* * *

After briefly stepping outside at Sia’s request that was not quite a request, I sat staring at the tteokbokki that had just arrived, waiting for her to return.

‘When is Sia coming back?’

I couldn’t be sure, but she was probably giving that woman a piece of her mind over what had happened earlier.

‘I would’ve done the same in her position.’

I just hoped she would stop at a reasonable point, calm down, and return soon.

Not because I was worried about that woman. I just felt like the pleasant atmosphere was being ruined for no reason.

As I waited for Sia to return, the restaurant door opened, and the woman who had come to get my number earlier staggered back inside.

Her hair was a mess, her face was pale as if she had seen a ghost, and her makeup was badly smeared.

‘What on earth happened?’

She clearly didn’t look normal.

With trembling legs, the woman finally sat down, awkwardly gathered her things, and left the restaurant.

Her companions called after her, but it seemed as though she couldn’t hear anything they said. She only wanted to get out of the restaurant somehow.

Left with no choice, her companions hurriedly paid the bill and chased after her.

“...What on earth happened?”

I didn’t know exactly what had occurred, but Sia had probably taught her a harsh lesson.

I decided it was best to leave what happened there to my imagination.

I might get hurt if I found out.

Soon after, Sia returned.

“Sorry, oppa. Was I gone too long?”

“No, it’s fine. Are you calmer now?”

“Yeah. I’m really okay now.”

Sia’s expression looked brighter than before, so I decided not to think about that woman anymore.

“The tteokbokki just came out. Let’s eat before it gets mushy.”

“Okay. You should eat too, oppa. It’ll all get cold.”

While we were chatting and eating the tteokbokki,

“By the way, Sia, what’s in that bag?”

“Huh? You didn’t open it?”

“No. It’s yours.”

Apparently pleased with my answer, Sia gave me her usual bright smile and held out the shopping bag.

“It’s a gift for you, oppa. Here.”

When I opened the bag, a pair of high-end wireless earbuds appeared inside.

The earbuds I had been using were damaged, and I had been planning to replace them.

But my old pair had also been a gift from Sia, so I hadn’t been able to bring myself to replace them.

“So you didn’t go to the bathroom. You went to buy these.”

“Yeah. I was originally going to surprise you, but...”

Sia trailed off.

If not for that woman earlier, we might have exchanged gifts as planned and spent an even more intimate time together.

I could feel Sia’s disappointment, so I simply held her tightly.

“What does that matter? Thank you so much.”

When I expressed my gratitude, Sia smiled with her eyes.

“Is there anything you want as a gift, Sia?”

“No, no. Just spending time with you like this is already a gift to me.”

Sia waved her hands.

“Still, think of just one thing.”

“Hmm.”

At first, she seemed to think it over. Then Sia’s eyes began to shine brightly.

“It’s not a gift, but I do have one small wish.”

“What is it?”

“I want to try roleplaying just once.”

Roleplaying.

It was a rather unexpected answer.

I didn’t know whether Sia had always liked things like this, but it didn’t seem difficult, so I decided to grant her wish.

“What kind of setting?”

“An older sister and younger brother who were close and used to play together in the neighborhood when they were little.”

That was unexpected too.

“So I call you noona?”

“Just for one day. No, even half a day would be enough. I want to try it just once. Is that... not okay?”

Like a little girl who had found a doll she wanted at a store, Sia looked up at me with wide, sparkling eyes.

How could I refuse when she looked so earnest?

“Sure. It wouldn’t hurt to try it once.”

“Really? Can we do it right now?”

She wanted to try it that badly?

“If you wanted something like this, you should’ve told me earlier. It’s not difficult.”

“Thank you, oppa!”

The instant I gave my permission, Sia’s eyes changed.

The innocent gaze of a freshman college student became the gaze of a mature woman who suited being called noona.

“Minjun.”

“That startled me.”

It was my first time hearing Sia speak to me so casually, and goosebumps rose all over my body.

Still, I should play along.

“Yes, noona.”

It felt very strange to call Sia noona when she had always called me oppa without fail, even before we started dating.

At that single title, the corners of Sia’s eyes rose high.

As though being called that had been her wish all along.

“Want to go have ramen with noona?”

At that moment, Sia really seemed like a noona.

A noona like a wolf, looking to devour a younger man.

* * *

In the early morning, while Sia slept soundly, I woke up in the middle of the night and came up to the rooftop for some fresh air.

“Whew.”

She said she only wanted to be called noona for half a day, so for exactly that long, I played the younger guy and called her Noona Sia.

Maybe because she was completely immersed in the roleplay, Sia treated me like a much younger man.

‘Was Sia always this grown-up?’

I had thought I knew a lot about Sia, but this experience showed me that I didn’t.

Did I dislike it, though...

‘Quite the opposite.’

I thought events like this could be nice sometimes.

I still couldn’t forget Sia’s alluring eyes, so different from her innocent everyday image.

As I stood in the cool breeze, lost in thought, I began to feel sleepy again.

I slowly decided to return home, where Sia was waiting.

But then.

“Ugh.”

Suddenly, I felt a tingling pain in my chest unlike anything I had ever experienced.

Footnotes:

In Korean popular culture, inviting someone to eat ramen together can be a flirtatious suggestion with intimate implications.

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