episode_0055

On Monday, a huge rumor spread like wildfire within Jinsu Bridge.

There are rumors that I, Han Seong-jin, who is infamous for being the worst member of Jinsoo School, and student council president Lee Yu-ri, who has been the top student in the school for all three years and is the best student, are dating.

Similar rumors circulated last time, but at that time, they spread the rumors by expanding and reproducing them among themselves without even verifying the facts.

What’s different from then…

“Wife! Are you studying even during break time? Why don’t you come here for a moment and rest on my lap?”

“Who, who is my wife! Anyway, there are really other kids who keep saying strange things like that…”

“Okay, okay. Then girlfriend! Come rest on my lap and then go.”

“……”

Yu-ri Lee closed her eyes tightly with an expression of not being able to survive, and when I tapped her thigh again, she came to my seat from the front and sat diagonally on my thigh.

“… I’ll be gone in just one minute.”

“Huh? I want to smell my girlfriend, but 1 minute is too short. Stay for this break and then go.”

“My, my, what is that smell! Did I wash properly?!”

“There’s such a nice smell that only comes from you. I also need to recharge my energy, so I have to hold on like this so I can’t go.”

I wrapped my arms around Yuri’s waist from behind, and Yuri was startled and struggled, but eventually gave up and sat quietly while receiving a back hug from me.

“I’m really embarrassed to death. I don’t know when it’s just the two of us, but why are there so many kids at the academy… Ah, it’s embarrassing…”

“I need to make sure everyone knows that she’s mine. Are you pretty and popular? There must be a lot of people keeping an eye on you, right? I don’t want those kids to approach you.”

“… Anyway, I mean.”

However, as if Yuri Lee didn’t like my praise, she placed her hand on top of my hand that was placed on her belly button.

…… Well, it’s strange that there aren’t any rumors about them since they’ve been hanging out together as a couple right after going to school.

Moreover, since the target was Yu-ri Lee, one of the objects of envy among boys, and her boyfriend was me, who was known to be the best girl in the academy, rumors about this mismatched Beauty and the Beast quickly spread.

The first to react was Jeong Eun-ji, a classmate and friend of Yu-ri Lee, who hates me to death.

“Yuri! Are you… are you for real? Are you dating this guy?!”

Eunji Jeong’s voice even trembled as if she couldn’t believe it when she saw us standing close to each other.

“Yes, that’s how it is… Don’t worry too much. There won’t be anything like that you worry about. Hanseong-”

Yu-ri Lee was about to mention me, but she turned her head to look at me and cleared her throat for no reason.

“… Seongjin has really changed a lot. Much more than you or I know. So the things we heard about in the past… there won’t be anything like that. You really promised me. I know because I saw it the last time we studied together for a test.”

Jeong Eun-ji made a bewildered expression when she saw Lee Yu-ri defending me with her hands folded affectionately.

“No, well, this guy used to be-”

……

However, Eunji Jeong could not continue her conversation.

she thought to herself.

‘No, wait a minute… If you think about it, neither the one who got Miae pregnant nor the one who was harassing her to get rid of the child was that bastard… So I can’t force Yuri to give me a reason to hate that bastard, right? So what should I do…? Just leave them like this? Ugh, but that guy…’

Although he knew that Han Seong-jin was not the culprit of what happened to his friend, Han Seong-jin continued to commit numerous opening acts after that.

Jeong Eun-ji, who had seen this since she was in middle school, still could not easily accept the fact that Han Seong-jin had changed, but in any case, once she realized that the biggest reason for hating him was an illusion, there was no reason to go on a rampage any longer.

Jeong Eun-ji, who couldn’t do anything, finally sighed.

……

Jeong Eun-ji sighed, opened her eyes, glared at me, and declared to Yu-ri Lee.

“Okay, Yuri, since you said that, I won’t say anything more about your relationship. But you remember Yuri, right? Before taking the exam, I made a bet with this guy.”

“Uh… Isn’t that penalty a bit ridiculous? Are you really going to do it?”

“Because it’s a bet we both agreed on. Seongjin Han, you’re not planning on leaving me now that you have a girlfriend, right?”

“Of course. You really need to be prepared, right? Even though I was like this, I studied really hard. The tag will come out the day after tomorrow, aren’t you scared?”

At my provocation, Jeong Eun-ji smiled quite cruelly and said to my girlfriend.

“Did you hear what he said, Yuri? This is a bet I made before you two started dating, so I can’t back out even if you have a relationship like that now. I think he also agreed. Will you understand that?”

Yu-ri Lee turned her head and looked at me with a worried expression, probably thinking that no matter how much she saw me studying, I wouldn’t be able to beat Jeong Eun-ji in terms of grades.

And whispered quietly.

“Seongjin, you should just beg Eunji to look at you just once…”

“Wife, you don’t trust your husband? This is sad.”

“Who, who is my wife! Don’t keep saying weird things, just pray right now and I’ll help you-”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry too much.”

I held Yuri’s hand once.

Jeong Eun-ji watched the process in front of everyone and made an expression that she couldn’t bear to see.

“Jeong Eun-ji, I won’t be left out, so don’t worry and wait until Wednesday. Instead, if you lose, I won’t forgive you either. I’ll say it again, but you really had better prepare yourself right?”

“Hmph, that’s what I have to say.”

After agreeing not to leave each other, Jeong Eun-ji went back.

And another break after the next class.

About 3 minutes before break time, my cell phone rang, and when I checked the contents, I saw a message from Sooyeon Choi.

[Choi Su-yeon]: Senior! I heard a rumor! You’re dating Yuri-sunbae?!

[Me]: The rumor is really fast.

[Choi Su-yeon]: Wow… I feel betrayed. Can you go to the cafeteria with me for a moment during break?

[Me]: Okay, let’s go

[Choi Su-yeon]: I promised! Senior Yuri asked me to stay with him, but I still came!

It’s only been a few days, but I felt like I was seeing Choi Soo-yeon for the first time in a while.

As soon as the next recess came, I headed downstairs to the second grade classroom to comfort Sooyeon Choi.

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Gong Young-bae approached Yu-ri Lee as soon as Han Seong-jin left.

When he first saw Han Seong-jin showing off his affection by wrapping his arms around Lee Yu-ri’s waist, he was distraught, but he was too scared to argue with him, so he had to stay still until now.

And now that Han Seong-jin is gone, I decided to hear the whole story.

“Yuri.”

“Huh?”

Until recently, Yuri Lee would not talk to him and would often ignore him, but now she can have normal conversations like before.

So Gong Young-bae still had some hope.

“Are you really dating Han Seongjin…?”

A question I asked in hopes that Lee Yu-ri would tell me no.

If Lee Yu-ri was forced into dating because of Han Seong-jin’s threats or something like that, he planned to report this to the teachers right away.

however…

“Yes, that’s how it happened. I kept telling him not to hug me in public, but Seongjin kept disobeying me. It’s a bit embarrassing.”

thud

Gong Young-bae’s heart sank.

Yu-ri Lee, who answered, had a blush on her face and was wiggling her fingers in embarrassment, looking like a girl who had completely begun to love.

No matter where you look, it was behavior that could not have been done in a forced dating situation.

So Gong Young-bae couldn’t believe it even more.

The fact that Yu-ri Lee, of her own will, decided to date Han Seong-jin, the worst of the bullies she hates the most in the world, rather than her childhood friend of 10 years.

‘Why… aren’t we okay again now? But why… have you been playing with me for so many days?’

Because he took it for granted that Lee Yu-ri liked him, Gong Young-bae did not realize that it was he who was really playing with his heart.

“Sorry. It looked a bit like that, didn’t it? Anyway, there are a lot of other kids… I’ll tell Seongjin.”

‘Sungjin… why are you calling that bastard so friendly? You always only called me that way!’

Gong Young-bae felt like he was going crazy when he saw Yu-ri Lee calling a man other than him by that nickname.

I’m sure Yuri Lee must have liked her.

But why? When?

There was no sign of that at all on the first day of semester?

In the end, Gong Young-bae couldn’t bear it anymore and asked.

“Yuri… Why… Why are you dating Han Seong-jin? You hated that type…”

“Yes, it was like that. That’s right… Seongjin is much more considerate than I thought.”

As Lee Yu-ri said that, her affection for Han Seong-jin was clearly visible in her expression, gestures, and eyes.

“Last year… no, even at the beginning of the semester, I didn’t know I would be like this. But Seongjin has really changed a lot. You know that no accidents happen, right? Now he’s studying to live a decent life, and I saw him studying when he came to my house, and he was really working hard.”

“You, your house…? Han Seong-jin came…?”

“Yes. When Eunji and I were in our second year, Suyeon Choi also came and the four of us studied together. Anyway, Seongjin promised that he wouldn’t do anything weird like last year, and more than anything… he kept saying that he liked me. He helped me a lot… and we ended up dating.”

Gong Young-bae immediately wanted to grab Yu-ri Lee’s shoulder and ask her why she was letting such a bastard into her house, but when she saw Yu-ri Lee’s happy expression, all her will was broken.

Gong Young-bae, who was in despair, found courage once again.

‘Yes, Yuri is now… in a pod. I was deceived by Han Seong-jin. I was deceived without even being able to see the true dirty side of that bastard. Still, if I persuade you well…’

“Yu, Yuri. This weekend… do you want to go to Seokchon Lake with me? We originally said we would go there when the cherry blossoms bloom this year. Do you remember?”

“Oh, that’s right, that’s right.”

Fortunately, Yuri Lee remembered that promise.

A ray of hope shone in Gong Yeong-bae’s heart…

“But I’m sorry. I don’t think Seongjin will like it if we go out together with another guy, so I can’t go. Ask Eunji or Choi Suyeon.”

Hope became even more despair, weighing down Gong Yeong-bae.

other man.

He declared that his childhood friend, whom he had known for 10 years, was now downgraded to ‘another man’ by Han Seong-jin, whom he had only known for a month.

I felt an unprecedented sense of discomfort from Yu-ri Lee’s smile, as she had completely become someone else’s woman.

I was smiling like before, but I couldn’t feel any of the closeness I felt before.

‘no no! Seongjin Han, you tricked Yuri! Innocent Yuri… I’ll get Yuri back from you before you touch it! A guy like you is not someone you can mess with!

It’s obvious that he’s doing dirty things behind my back. I’ll find it and tell Yuri the truth about you!’

Gong Young-bae didn’t know that the one month of knowing Han Seong-jin was greater in Lee Yu-ri’s heart than the 10 years she had known him.

And I didn’t even know that Lee Yu-ri had already given up her body to Han Seong-jin last weekend.