episode_0019

A song that can lift the mood but is not too burdensome to sing.

The song I chose was a duet song sung by the main character and the prince of a neighboring country in the animation movie ‘Winterland’.

She happily accepted the microphone and started singing.

**

Choi Do-hyun and Ye-eun sang a duet song together.

‘Yes, Eun…’

I just suppressed my regret.

I hate the fact that the song with her beautiful voice didn’t reach me.

When I see him singing while making eye contact with her, I feel uncomfortable as if my stomach is twisting.

That seat had to be mine.

Her smile had to be directed at me.

No, it has to be towards me. It has to be that way.

‘Why.. to that bastard…’

Eyes shining like morning stars and a voice as sweet as candy were all directed at Choi Do-hyun.

It was just a song lyric, but the words containing love were so unpleasant.

It’s indescribable.

I looked blankly at her singing.

I felt my face heating up as the short skirt swayed.

The more misery enveloped me.

I was peeking, but he was smiling confidently facing Ye-eun.

I felt like I was a foreign body in a place where everyone was happy.

It felt like hands were reaching out from the shadows of the dark karaoke room and pulling me down to the bottom of the swamp.

She glanced at me.

I couldn’t help but laugh. If I frown here, how will it help me?

The girl I like is smiling brightly with another guy, but I feel helpless and can’t help but smile.

Judging from their current attitudes, they got along very well.

Sweet castella and soft milk.

Warm sun and cool moon.

Crispy chicken and tangy cola.

Even if their names are added here, it is enough to say that they are a pair that suits each other well.

Their voices blended so well together.

Like paint spread in water, they instantly swirled around each other to create beautiful colors.

I am sitting in my seat and feeling shabby, but right next to me is a dazzling and dazzling sight…

It was shabby.

I was angry too.

I felt miserable, hopeless, painful, nauseated, bitter, nervous, terrible, dissatisfied, upset, and at the same time scared, frustrated, anxious, miserable, and crushed.

‘It was mine… It should always be mine…’

Moon Jeong-woo had such confidence.

When Jeong Ye-eun rejects the confessions of other tall and handsome men, and when she still sticks around with her.

It was bearable to be harassed by jealous bullies from the Iljin group.

The thought of the pain that burned his body in return for receiving her light was enough.

However… the pain now was different.

Her light went somewhere else, and he suffered a freezing pain.

This pain was much more painful than the previous pain.

Much, much more.

‘Why.. Hey, why…?’

It was difficult for him to understand the current situation.

why?

Isn’t it said that women like cute-looking people more than scary-looking people?

‘Aren’t I better than Choi Do-hyun…?’

Of course, that was just his delusion.

Choi Do-hyun may have a scary face, but he is more handsome than anything else.

Rather than looking cute, Moon Jeong-woo has a face that looks good at studying.

‘I’m better at studying too… What’s so good about that bastard…!’

That in itself was true.

However, he did not know that grades were not proportional to popularity with the opposite sex.

At the arcade, he defeated Choi Do-hyun while playing a fighting game.

And, I focused only on that.

Attitude toward playing the game and consideration for those around you.

I didn’t know that things like that were more appealing.

Studying, fighting games. Not only does being good at something not always appeal to the opposite sex, Choi Do-hyun was superior to Moon Jeong-woo in other aspects.

‘Boo, Choi Do-hyun definitely threatened something…! Yeeun is kind, so I’m forcing her to be close to me…’

His thought circuits began to run wild.

With his narrow perspective and egocentric way of thinking, it was difficult for him to accept the fact that Choi Do-hyun was better than him.

No, it was difficult to admit.

Low self-esteem and high self-esteem.

While he doesn’t have the courage to directly appeal to Jeong Ye-eun, he secretly criticizes other men.

‘Choi Do-hyun, this bastard… what did he do to our kind Ye-eun…! ‘There’s something!’

Did this come from his rationality or his wishful thinking?

‘First of all, Ye-eun will like me…? Why are you smiling over there…?’

The two clearly got along well, but they would have gotten along even better if Choi Do-hyun had been in his place.

So let’s ignore that fact.

It is true that Choi Do-hyun is taller and stronger than him. However, even those who were already strong and tall were kicked by her many times.

So let’s ignore that fact too.

Then, why are you smiling?

The answer was simple.

‘Choi Do-hyun threatened Ye-eun. It’s clear.’

Everyone knew that Yeeun was pretty.

There is no way Ye-eun would truly want to be friends with a scoundrel like that.

After becoming closer to Choi Do-hyeon, the bullying towards him significantly decreased.

What does this imply?

It was simple.

‘Instead of Choi Do-hyun stopping his bullying towards me, Ye-eun becomes friendly with him…!’

She was sacrificing herself for Moon Jeong-woo himself!

‘I’m sorry, Ye-eun… I noticed it too late.’

If it was my childhood friend, I should have noticed it earlier and helped her.

He looked at her singing.

When I looked again, there seemed to be deep fear and concern in his eyes.

Of course, her eyes were filled with pure joy, but he had a different interpretation.

And, he accepted his interpretation.

‘I… I’ll save you…!’

He was filled with a sense of duty that he didn’t know where it came from.

His eyes sank darkly.

The lights of the karaoke room shone brightly on the eyes filled with darkness, filled with all kinds of delusions and imaginations.

After a while. Choi Do-hyun and Jeong Ye-eun’s duet song has ended.

“Wow, 100 points!”

The voice of the karaoke machine complimented their singing.

-Wow

A soft, beautiful white hand and a rough, large hand clashed in the air, making a sound.

It was a sound of pride and joy.

“Ha, it’s hard..”

They sagged on their seats.

A really exciting song that I put all my effort into.

“Hey, do you want a drink?”

“Yes! To get it from a vending machine?”

“Uh. I’ll buy it for you on the way.”

“No, let’s go together! Jeongwoo, wait a minute.”

Jeong Ye-eun stood up.

“Now, sleep…”

He tried to say something, but was ignored.

‘It’s okay… we can talk about it on the way back.’

**

Jeong Ye-eun and I headed to the vending machine.

Since this was an unmanned karaoke bar with no staff, you had to use a vending machine to get something to drink.

“What do you want to eat? I’ll buy it for you.”

He gestured to her.

“Yes, thank you! I… that! I want some cider.”

“Okay. What does Moon Jeong-woo like?”

“Ah, that’s Jeongwoo! Peach flavored drink.”

I have no intention of spending my money on him, but now I have to show my favor to Moon Jung-woo and increase Jeong Ye-eun’s likeability.

No matter how much she begins to recognize me as the opposite sex, in the end, Moon Jeong-woo is ahead in terms of overall likability.

More than 10 years have not been accumulated in vain.

If she and he were hanging on both sides of the scale, and one side had to fall into the lava, she would save Moon Jeong-woo.

Yeah, not yet.

-clatter

Three cans of drinks fell under the vending machine.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes! Thank you, Dohyun. I’ll drink it well!”

She was charming as she said that while brushing her hair behind one ear.

So much so that she thought that even if a nine-tailed fox came, she wouldn’t be able to take the man away from her.

It was not an adult’s sticky hair flip, but a girl’s fresh hand gesture, but it further highlighted her innocence.

-Sigh

Seeing that, I stroked her head once like I did before.

“Oh, I must have been sweaty…!”

“It’s okay. It didn’t happen.”

“Ugh… Well, I’ll go first!”

She walked away from me quickly.

….And, it had been a long time since I noticed Moon Jeong-woo, who had slightly opened the door to our room and was peeking at Jeong Ye-eun.

He clearly caught the sight of me stroking her head, and quickly closed the door as Jeong Ye-eun quickly walked towards the room.

They’ll probably act like they don’t know anything.

However, eventually it will explode.

He excluded Moon Jeong-woo from earlier and continued his emotional exchange with Jeong Ye-eun, and as a result, the discomfort built up inside Moon Jeong-woo must have swelled.

Of course, their relationship won’t end with one fight.

However, if this behavior is repeated several times, she eventually becomes tired.

No matter how strong the chain of 10 years is, it is a human relationship.

If one side gets tired, it will break.

‘Jungwoo… feel free to explode. ‘Don’t hold back.’

I looked at Jeong Ye-eun’s back and smiled.

After sending Moon Jeong-woo to the abyss, the thought of wanting to lie down on the bed alone with Jeong Ye-eun and cuddle tightly and share the warmth came to me.

Even if it is the coldest winter day of the year, we will be warm.

Because we will set each other on fire with our love for each other.