Per @fary’s request.

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It started with the fist bump.

GS (Guy Smiley the bro): I’m a regular at this restaurant, and my sister likes it too and every one likes it, so I brought some.
YJ: Awww. I’m maintaining my figure right now so I can’t eat. What do I do? Ugh… Right! This tastes really similar to the dried pollack soup that you brought last time (addressing WH). Go try it.
WH: (tasting) Indeed it does. Is it made by the same place? It tastes exactly the same.
GS: I’ve been going to this restaurant since I was in high school. It’s in the corner of a small market that only regular customers frequent.

Best Male Friend (BMF) eyed GS. GS was dangerously close to revealing that he went to his father’s restaurant. BMF changed topic.

BMF: YooJoon, thanks for the food.

Everybody: Thanks for the meal. Enjoy the food! (Bon appetit!)

BMF started to choke. YJ realized a bit too slow that this was the cue to start their riling WH.

YJ: Are you okay? (patting his back) Ah, eat slowly now! You’ll get indigestion. Are you ok?

WH just looked up from his soup. He didn’t sense anything at this point.

BMF: Which side dishes should I eat?
YJ: Side dishes? I’ll give them to you. (she’s fussing now) The quail egg that you like. Ahhhhhh… (feeding him the quail egg)
BMF: Ahhhhhhh…

WH observed them. Now, he was beginning to sense something was off when he and BMF exchanged looks.

If I were WH, I would have considered that look as a challenge. It was like BMF was telling WH, “See? She’s feeding me. Eat your heart out!” He side-eyed YJ then looked down.

YJ: Is it good?
BMF: Yes, it’s so delicious. (then BMF eyed WH up and down. Again, this was rude.)
YJ: Is it?

She also looked at WH but WH kept his eyes down at his food. He was STUDIOUSLY avoiding looking at her. She pouted.

Silence. WH bit a piece of omelette in and eyed BMF. lol. You and I know he was prepping to put BMF down. This whole eye-staring contest was between him and BMF.

WH: (eyes on his bowl) Seong Hoon-sshi, you seem to eat here often with them.

BMF: Well, not only do I eat here often, I live half my life here.
YJ: (nodding) That’s right.

She perked up, thinking that WH was finally going to show jealousy.

WH: Why leave your own home and make yourself a nuisance at someone else’s home, I really don’t understand.

He criticized him. He thought that BMF was imposing on YJ’s kindness.

But notice something here: not once did he lift his face up to talk to BMF directly when he criticized him. He was hunched over his food and focused on eating.

To me, his action and body language indicated a defensive posture. He wasn’t willing to accept BMF as his rival for the affections of YJ. He was chewing non-stop to show that his appetite wasn’t at all affected or diminished by what he was seeing and hearing in front of him. He repressed his jealousy and justified his disapproval of BMF as concern for YJ. He didn’t want BMF taking advantage of YJ’s hospitality. He was in denial that he was being simply “territorial” of YJ’s affections.

YJ: (rising to her BMF’s defense) Nuisance? Seong Hoon is…a bit special.

YJ shot a finger gun. BMF felt vindicated that YJ defended him. He now counter-attacked WH.

BMF: How is it to be in a fake relationship with YooJung? (lol. Is that the best attack he can do? Tsk tsk.)

WH pushed chair back and leaned back. This was his version of “puffing up his chest” and when a guy does this, it’s a sign that he’s about to brag. WH was getting ready to show BMF that he was much closer now with YJ.

WH: Well I think it’s becoming a little blurry between whether it’s fake or not. (Clueless bro chuckled.) YooJeong, we’ve gotten a lot closer, right?
YJ: (with mouth full) Huh?

WH signaled her to agree with him and to confirm that they’ve become closer.

But she conveniently choked. lol. Both guys offered her a cup of water but since BMF was closer to her, he nudged WH’s cup away. WH glared at him.

GS: What’s with the atmosphere here today? I’m going to get indigestion.

All three: It’s good!!! What about it?

lol. Note that all three had different reasons for saying everything was good.

For YJ: It was good because she was getting what she wanted. This was her ruse to find out more about WH’s feelings for her.
For BMF: It was good because finally he was getting attention from YJ.
For WH: It was good because…well… because it was the manly thing to say. He was pretending that everything was fine even when he was jealous.

YJ: Oh, by the way, I got cast in the drama “100 Times First Kiss.”

Everybody cheered except WH who kept chewing and looking down at his food. He was ignoring her.

Remember this: his silent treatment of her was THE best indicator of his jealousy. He was angry that she didn’t say that they’d become closer lately and he was jealous that she drank from BMF’s mug. Thus, he didn’t want to be part of their conversation anymore.

Also, remember this: giving her the cold shoulder was also his way of seeking attention. He knew he was the only sullen person in that happy group, but he wanted her to notice that he was angry. 😆 His attitude was like, “I’m going to be a dark cloud and rain ☔️ on your parade.”

BMF: I got the script for that too!
YJ: I know, I heard. JaeKyung is trying to push you for the male lead. (side-eyed WH then began to talk to BMF conspiratorially) If we do it, until the end of filming, I think we’d kiss about 500 times!

Bingo!! That caught WH’s attention! He looked stunned.

GS: (in disbelief) 500 times?! What’s that drama about if there’s that much kissing?
YJ: The female lead has short-term amnesia and when she wakes up every morning, her memory is completely erased.

His jaw must have been tensing up and swallowing must have been difficult but he ate well under duress. 😂

You see, what she said had a double meaning. WH was similar to this female character that YH was going to play. WH, too, had a short-term amnesia. He had kissed YJ but when he woke up the following morning, his memory was “erased.” pwahahaha.

YJ: (continuing with her prattle, still ignoring his deathly silence) So she keeps seeing the same man, and keeps falling in love at first.

He stared at her. lol. I don’t know if she was still poking fun at his “amnesia” or warning him that he was going to keep on seeing her and falling in love with her.

He stared at her.

YJ: (droning on) Then she goes on to have her first kiss. It’s like that.

When she looked at him to see if her words had any effect, he was already looking down again and minding his food. She pouted.

BMF: But YooJung, how come you made a social media account but you haven’t posted any photos? Everyone that should already know, knows that Cha WooHyeon is staying here. You should take some photos and post them. (she glanced at WH who was busily eating.)
GS: Good idea!
YJ: Is that so? Should I?

His reaction was “You’re kidding me, right?” Of course, he didn’t want to have his picture taken with her and the others. He had been holding back his anger and jealousy, and now she wanted to have a group photo? Like, didn’t she GET that he was sulking over here?! “Hellooo?? What about my hurt feelings?!!” 😈

YJ: WooHyun, should we take a photo and post it? (in a cutesy way)
WH: Why all of a sudden? While eating? (obviously, he was in NO mood for pictures)
GS: It’s better if the photo is natural.

Everybody but WH: Let’s do it! Move the chair over.

YJ: Everyone’s going around me? (BMF immediately wrapped his arm around her neck.) Hey don’t squeeze my neck.

WY eyed them again. I’m sure he was thinking that BMF was being rude to act like that with his girlfriend when he was around.

GS: Hurry up, Hyung. (the idiot! he thought they were taking a group-selfie)
WH: You three should just be in it. I’ll do it for you.
YJ: (begging) Let’s take it together.
GS: Let’s take it together, Hyung.
MBF: (handing him the phone) Go ahead if you want to.
WH: Okay, one, two, three. (and clicked even before YJ could pose)

YJ: I…(wait) wasn’t looking. (he handed back her phone) I should you take it again…
GS: One more time!

But he walked away, ignoring them.

She checked her phone and started to laugh.

But who wouldn’t laugh at this picture of him? He looked cute alright but…

he was also being petty.

He deliberately ruined their group picture to get back at BMF.

He needs a choir.