Love in Close Quarter

First Date

In the Morning, I got ready and got dressed in the women's room on the 2nd floor. I chose to dress as neutral and casual as possible. I had prepared a broken white turtleneck, jeans, and a brown coat to anticipate the cold wind that I might encounter when I left the house today.

At 11:00 am I was already in front of the cafe located in an alley. I entered it and saw someone I recognized inside.

'Kang-Min'

"Are you surprised to see me here in front of you?" he asked with a laugh.

"Honestly, whoever is in front of me, I will still be surprised" I replied with a laugh.

"Order whatever you like" Kang-Min is a friendly, warm man, he is one of the men who doesn't talk much but always gives warm attention to the residents of the house.

"I'll order a cappuccino..."

"The cake here is delicious," after I tasted a piece of cake that Kang-Min chose for me.

"How is your job?" Kang-Min asked.

"My job is like usual, boring for most people, not many people want to do research like me, processing data is boring."

"I think it's interesting," Kang-Min replied. Physically speaking, Kang-Min's face tends to be round, small, with neat hair, slit eyes with folds in his eyes.

"So, how about you, your job"

"My job is to heal people"

"I brought you a snowball..."

"hahaha... Your bag is big enough to carry a snowball like that... I hope you will always remember me every time you see that snowball" I nodded as I heard his statement.

"Do you like animals?" he asked again.

"I like all furry animals, mammals..."

"I like them too... all animals, especially mammals... We should make time to go to the zoo together..."

"I think that's an interesting idea."

"I didn't expect you to like it..."

We were asked to return at the appointed time, so that no one would know about each other's dates. 'Honestly, I'm curious how the other residents' dates went.

"How was your date?" Yohan was suddenly behind me as I was about to sit down on the couch on the second floor.

"Can I tell you about it?" I asked back, making him a little annoyed. He followed me and sat down next to me.

"Whatever..." meaning it's okay if I don't tell him. For the umpteenth time, we fell silent. Seeing that it was time for dinner, I left him and went downstairs to cook.

"What are you making?" asked Seok-Hoon

"Dinner,..."

"I mean, what food..."

"Oh, I'm going to make bulgogi, kimchi soup, what do you think?"

"Let me help you... who were you supposed to make it with?"

"With you..."

"Really?" he laughed...

"Then why are you here if you don't know..."

"I was just kidding... give me the ingredients... You should have called me if you were going to make it..."

"I was planning to cook earlier so I thought, if I called you earlier I would be bothering you."

He shook his head, "You should let me know if you want to cook it early..."

"Honestly, I was making sure my stomach was full today... to prevent me from going berserk." I gave him the reason why I was cooking early.

"You'll go berserk if you don't eat on time?"

"Maybe," I replied, nodding.

"Did you not like your date?"

"Do I look unhappy?"

"I'm sure you'll eat heartily if you like your date."

"Did you eat well on your date today?"

"I think so... you haven't answered my question..."

"I'm not unhappy, but it feels strange for a first date, for two people to eat together..."

"I know what you mean... we can finish this quickly and you can try to eat it."

I didn't expect Seok-Hoon's cooking skills to be so great, the dinner was finished sooner than I expected. We ate dinner together in the dining room near our kitchen.

"Tomorrow we will have our second date, this event really maximizes our weekend time for dating," Sera realized.

'Why does she always know everything faster than me?' I thought.

"Do we already know our dates for tomorrow?" asked Yohan

"It seems not, this time the organizers will decide our dates." Sera

"Will the organizers decide where to go?" Yoong-Jae, Sera nodded.

Letter: "You will go on a second date that will be randomly assigned by the committee."

From our first date, I didn't see any significant changes in the residents of this house. It seems that the gifts prepared by the male residents did not all meet their intended purpose, and we ended up meeting dates we were not supposed to meet. However, some of them did seem happier than the past 3 days, such as Bora, Hana, Sera, I can't predict the reactions/feelings of the men. Have they already found their crushes in 4 days? Or are many of them one-sided crushes? Or am I wrong in my predictions?

Among the female residents, I admit I'm closest to Sera, we don't share a room but her behavior and thoughts seem to match mine.

"Did you like your date today?" asked Sera

"I'm not sure I like him," I replied, we were in Sera and Bora's room. For some reason, my footsteps after dinner led me to follow them, trying to connect with them, including seeing the condition of their rooms. "In terms of character, occupation, he matches my character..."

"But? Why aren't you sure?" Sera asked me.

"I don't know..."

"You look happy today..." Bora said to Sera.

Sera smiled and replied, "Yes, he's a nice guy."

Bora excitedly asked, "Tell me about your date."

"I think he's a very warm guy. He's handsome and very helpful."

"Based on his statements, can you guess his date?" Bora asked me. I shook my head, of course.

"I think I only know 3 men in this house, and the one Sera mentioned isn't one of the 3 people I'm thinking of right now," I replied.

"Hahaha... me too," Bora chimed in.

"I think starting next week we'll be able to guess accurately," Sera said, and I just nodded. "What about you, Bora?"

"I like him, his appearance doesn't reflect his character. I think his appearance is the opposite of his character..." Bora trailed off.

"So I'm the only one who feels so-so," the words suddenly came out of my mouth. Sera patted my back encouragingly, "Don't worry, it's only day 4. Tomorrow might be your lucky day..."

Sera, the owner of those positive words, was perfect for her job as a training consultant. Bora, the owner of the most energy in this house, was like a cheerleader cheering me on.

"I'm going back to my room," I said.

"Fighting!" Bora shouted, watching me leave.

Honestly, part of my brain was curious about what happened at dawn yesterday when the men were expressing their thoughts.

'What if I end up with a guy who's only money-oriented?'

"How was last night?" I asked Hana when I saw her in our room.

"It was very interesting..."

"Did you get to know them better from there?" I asked, followed by a nod from her.

"Did anyone catch your eye?" I continued my question to her.

"I think so..."

Questions: "Should I stay in the dining room that night?"