episode_0004

I say again that there is such a thing as morality in this world.

It means that you shouldn’t do the damn thing of stealing another man’s woman.

But now, a guy who breaks that moral code appears before my eyes.

It was even caught on the spot.

The thick thread of reason in my head snapped in an instant.

‘You lost today.’

If you touch someone else’s property, you deserve to pay the price.

I ran out of the bathroom as soon as I saw the scene.

And then he grabbed the wrist of the bastard who was trying to reach Ha Yu-jin’s shoulder.

The boiling anger bursts out of his mouth.

“What did you say? What, starting with friends? Didn’t you hear that you have a boyfriend? Are you kidding me, you punk.”

“Uh, that, that… .”

The guy looked embarrassed and couldn’t continue speaking.

Of course, even if you had ten, or even a hundred mouths, you would have nothing to say.

To begin with, even if a baby animal blinded by sexual desire opens its mouth, it will not speak human language.

“Stand out there again. I’ll really kill you then, you.”

It was sincere, not a joke.

I roughly slapped the wrist of the guy who was holding me for the last time.

Then the guy glared at me while touching my wrist.

Did you feel bad about the appearance?

I was so dumbfounded that I let out a short, empty laugh and took a step toward the guy.

If you haven’t come to your senses yet, you have to be beaten until you come to your senses.

That was when.

Suddenly, Ha Yu-jin grabbed my hand from behind.

It was a small, delicate hand, yet strangely cool.

“That, that’s enough, Seoha… .”

A faint tremble was heard in Ha Yu-jin’s voice.

Rather than being scared, what should I say, it was a strangely sweet and innocent feeling.

To be honest, I’m still not over it.

I don’t like the guy’s attitude either.

But since Ha Yu-jin told me to stop, it was right to stop here.

There’s only a little difference between a punk you don’t like and a dependable guy who protects you.

I glared at the guy, then turned around to look at Ha Yu-jin.

“Are you okay? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing… happened… .”

Ha Yu-jin answered with her head bowed.

It was such a shame that I couldn’t see her face because her flowing hair was covering it.

But the ears sticking out from between the hair were so red it looked like they would burst at any moment, so I decided to be satisfied with this for now.

“Thank goodness.”

“Yeah… . Uh, sorry, I need to go to the bathroom for a bit… .”

“Okay, I’ll be waiting.”

Ha Yu-jin hurried her steps and headed to the bathroom.

It was the moment when our hands that had been attached to each other fell apart.

* * * * *

Ha Yu-jin entered the bathroom and stared blankly at the mirror.

The face reflected in the mirror was red as if it would burst at any moment.

‘What on earth is it…?’

Everything was strange.

I don’t know what happened, but Seo Ha Lee has changed so much.

A kid who always wore baggy sweatpants is suddenly dressing up.

It’s not enough that he suddenly cuts his hair, which was always messy, so he dresses it up and comes out.

This morning he even complimented me on how well my clothes suited me.

Even just now… .

He was incredibly angry at me.

‘Oh really… .’

Ha Yu-jin, recalling what had just happened, lightly bit her lower lip with her upper teeth.

My heart was pounding loudly.

‘No, that’s not it… .’

I wasn’t too young to not know what this feeling was.

I just didn’t want to believe it.

It’s ridiculous that I’ve been watching it for so many years and I’m only getting excited now.

Crack-!

Ha Yu-jin hit my cheeks with both hands.

‘Come to your senses.’

It’s just that Lee Seo-ha suddenly changed and my brain couldn’t keep up.

Fortunately, thanks to the slap on the cheek, my heart, which had been beating loudly, soon calmed down.

No, I might have hit him a little too hard… .

My cheeks were cold.

* * * * *

I waited on a small bench next to the bathroom, and soon after, Ha Yu-jin came out.

But Ha Yu-jin’s cheeks were strangely red.

‘Did you get slapped?’

In the novel, Ha Yu-jin often slaps me on the cheek to bring me to my senses.

I think it was a bit too much for that… .

Well, it must have been hard to come to your senses to that extent.

By the way.

‘This time it was a bit dangerous.’

To be honest, this time it wasn’t something I planned or moved.

Because I just couldn’t pass up a guy who broke morals.

It was fortunate that it had a positive effect, but it seemed that we needed to be a little more careful in the future as it could have the opposite effect.

At that time, Ha Yu-jin stood in front of me.

“Hey, Seoha Lee.”

“Why?”

“Let’s go eat. I’ll buy it.”

“Why? I can buy it?”

“Imma, this isn’t a chance that comes every time. Eat it when they say they’ll buy it for you. And… .”

“And?”

“… Thank you.”

Ha Yu-jin spoke in a very small whisper.

It just sounded so clear to my ears.

In the end, buying someone a meal is a way of saying thank you.

Anyway, if I’m honest, will it help?

If that’s Ha Yu-jin’s charm, then it is a charm.

I swallowed a smile and sat up.

And he stood next to Ha Yu-jin and said.

“So what are you going to buy me?”

“What do you want to eat? Just tell me.”

“Then let’s go eat some tteokbokki.”

“Kya-, as expected, Lee Seo-ha knows a thing or two.”

I honestly didn’t really care what I ate.

However, the reason why they chose tteokbokki was because Ha Yu-jin liked the tteokbokki from this shopping mall the most.

If you don’t mind eating something, it’s better to use it as an opportunity.

Eventually we arrived at a snack bar inside the shopping mall.

As the waiter approached to take her order, Ha Yu-jin recited the menu very naturally.

“Tteokbokki for two, and assorted fried food… .”

After I finished ordering, the employee disappeared into the kitchen.

‘Will it taste good?’

To be honest, I was a little curious.

In the novel, Ha Yu-jin liked this so much.

Well, I guess the taste of tteokbokki will be similar….

“Hey, come to think of it, you’ve been reading a lot of books lately, haven’t you?”

“Well, I just read what suits my taste.”

“Oh my. You weren’t even looking at a book until recently. Do you know that you’re a completely different person these days?”

Not just like other people, but really a different person.

Of course, I couldn’t say it out loud, so I just talked about it.

“I don’t think it’s that bad.”

“That’s about right. Anyway, let’s go to the bookstore next time.”

“Bookstore? Why? You don’t like books either.”

In fact, Ha Yu-jin hates books more than Lee Seo-ha, the original owner of my body.

Because I would rather meet my friends outside than spend time alone.

The fact that she was the first to go to the bookstore was probably because I had been reading a lot of books recently.

Why do you keep picking and choosing pretty things to do?

You’ll regret it later.

“What, just? There’s nothing to do anyway.”

“Then that’s how it is.”

Not long after, the food we ordered started arriving on the table one by one.

Ha Yu-jin smiled brightly and immediately picked up her fork and started eating.

I also picked up a fork like her.

And with great anticipation, I put the tteokbokki in my mouth.

‘…It’s ordinary.’

If it were something like this, you would like it even if I made it for you.

Should I invite you to my house next time?

What’s so great about childhood friends?

This is how you should use it.

Let’s sit down and eat like that for a while.

Suddenly, I felt eyes on me and raised my head to see Ha Yu-jin staring intently at my plate.

To be exact, it was a boiled egg on my plate.

One boiled egg per serving of tteokbokki, so it is very precious.

Even after eating his share, he coveted what was mine.

“Why? I want to eat… .”

“Hmm?”

Before I could even finish my story, Ha Yu-jin took the egg from the plate and put it in her mouth.

I was willing to give it to him even if he had asked for it normally, but I found it quite annoying that he took it without permission.

So I just ate the last shrimp tempura that was left.

“Ah! I was saving it!”

“Then what about my eggs?”

“Yours is mine, mine is mine too!”

“And then later on, you’ll say I’m yours too?”

Plotting that flows naturally like water.

Ha Yu-jin stopped talking and just stared at me blankly.

It seems like the sudden attack was quite disconcerting.

If that’s the case now, I feel like I won’t be able to breathe later.

“Just kidding, just kidding. What are you looking at me like that?”

“I, I know that too?!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

After that, we continued eating and having a conversation that was not so light as it was light.

And shortly after, he walked out of the store.

Of course, Ha Yu-jin did the calculations.

I thought about paying the bill and asking him to buy me a meal later, but I didn’t say anything because it seemed too obvious of a show of affection.

Because the ambiguity of giving or receiving something is important.

Finally, we headed to the bookstore as we had promised.

The unique scent of books wafting around made me feel at ease for some reason.

“You’re not reading stuff like this, are you?”

Ha Yu-jin held in her hand a picture book suitable for children.

“Would you like to see something like that?”

“I think you would do that.”

“No, so put it down.”

I left Ha Yu-jin behind and went out to look for a book worth reading.

Since it’s a paper book, I really like that there can’t be any minor tastes like netorare.

But that didn’t mean I could feel at ease.

The cover of this novel I was reading was fine, but the content was problematic.

I just hoped that no unfortunate pieces of paper would be torn in my hands.

At that moment, something suddenly appeared before my eyes.

[The basics of academy admission]

“Lee Seo-ha, teach me how to study.”

They say that good things come to those who work hard.

It was a situation that fit those words perfectly.