episode_0022

I could see that I was in a really difficult situation at the moment.

In a chaotic atmosphere, all the main characters and the audience were gathered together, and I was like a new character who burst in to open up a new incident.

I had my doubts about whether it was a coincidence or an intentional incident, but I decided to give it a try.

I’m just focused on sorting out this shitty situation.

It’s okay. You can do it.

I’ve done this a lot in front of arrogant nobles in this world.

The most important thing here is that it’s not how I feel.

It’s about how I appear to others.

I deliberately opened my eyes wide and made a stupid expression.

“KakaoTalk? What KakaoTalk? Did you send me a KakaoTalk message?”

I don’t know where to start.

If you show that you know that you received a KakaoTalk message, you will be criticized for ignoring Seyun right away.

Even if it makes you look like an idiot, it’s better to appeal that it was absolutely not intentional and that you didn’t even realize it.

However, Se-yeon, who accepted this, was not easy.

“Yeah, you sent me a message saying you were upset because I pushed you away yesterday?”

You’re making me laugh.

This is a highly advanced fake.

When I arrived home with Yeonseo yesterday, I only saw the part that popped up as a notification, but it wasn’t that content.

I don’t remember exactly, but that’s not really what I just said.

If you reflexively react here by saying something like, “Huh? I thought you said that?”, you will immediately be questioned as to whether you already knew that.

Moreover, my mistake will be compounded by the fact that you said that I pushed you away.

But it’s far.

Do you know how many people I’ve dealt with at the age of 25?

“Sorry, I had to go right away because an acquaintance of mine needed help urgently yesterday.”

I don’t intentionally take out my phone and check it.

There’s no need to check and show in front of Yoon Kang that I received a KakaoTalk message from Se Yeon.

I need to show everyone that I am currently very indifferent to this situation and that I have no interest in Seyun at all.

“Was it so urgent that you left me behind?”

“It was more than that. Otherwise, why would I have left people behind?”

“What happened?”

We must deal firmly with the unequal display of self-existence.

Leaving you? What are you to me?

If I were twenty years old, I would have read too much meaning into these words and hoped for something, but that was impossible.

Even so, he is a warrior who defeated the Demon King and returned.

Se-yeon, you have no idea how many noble ladies are coming after me just to get my position.

However, Seyun’s attitude was not good.

I was definitely refusing, but Seyun kept asking me questions.

If this happens, it will be like confirming to Yoon Kang and other people that Se-yeon is interested in me.

Even though I’m a loner, I’m not an idiot.

As I said earlier, when I was a college student and didn’t know what was cool, I would have been happy if you asked me a little about myself, but not anymore.

I can confidently say that women have never once approached me out of pure curiosity about me.

Did you see? I’m in a sage state 24 hours a day.

By the way, how should I deal with that question of what happened?

Should I be serious or playful?

I really want to get annoyed and tell you to just leave me alone and figure it out among yourselves, but I have to hold back.

Let me emphasize again that what’s important here is not how I feel, but how I appear to others.

If I yell and get angry at the approaching typhoon and ask why it won’t leave me alone, it will only make me look funny.

Yeah, this situation was like a natural disaster to me.

You should let it go without causing any damage as much as possible, and not fight it.

“That’s my friend’s business. I can’t tell you.”

I smiled slightly, telling Se-yeon not to cross the line, while telling her that it was someone else’s business, not mine.

Any normal person would have been embarrassed and backed away from here.

But Seyun was different.

“Sorry, I guess I was just having a hard time yesterday.”

At that moment, the air inside the store suddenly froze.

Now I think I know what Seyun was aiming for.

He was warning Yoon Kang by sending me out for a sacrifice bunt.

In the end, I’m being used.

The good mood I had when I went to work immediately plummeted into the abyss after hearing Yeonseo’s reply.

Oh, this is it.

This is why I hate people.

Even if you change the group or change the person you are talking to, this moment always comes at some point.

There are people who spread rumors about me or tie me up and use words to hurt others.

Even though I was just diligently doing my own thing.

“Exercise and build up your stamina. Cheer up.”

He forced a sales smile and made a silly joke.

But before I could even put the empty bowl away, Se-yeon threw a fastball at me.

“Is that person your crush?”

“What?”

“Jonghyun oppa said yesterday that you have a crush on someone?”

“I don’t have a girlfriend.”

This is the only thing I could answer with a straight face.

“Brother, you’re going too far. You’re saying something exists when it doesn’t.”

My mouth was smiling, but my eyes weren’t smiling at all.

Jonghyun hyung, who saw that, felt a little hurt, but he didn’t bother to apologize to me.

I won’t say anything more.

If you just give them the feeling that you’re not a pushover, they’ll figure it out.

“I see. Huh~.”

I could sense a sudden loss of interest in his tone.

Are there any kids like this?

Even I, who have been through all kinds of politics, had a hard time understanding why he asked if I was seeing him and why he reacted so listlessly.

It was a completely different side of Se-yeon from when I saw her in her early 20s.

By the way, I heard that Seyun didn’t return to college and didn’t graduate.

I overheard someone in the kitchen talking about how he had no intention of going back to school.

I began to suspect that perhaps it had something to do with this appearance.

“I’ll go do the dishes.”

Finally, I got up and picked up the bowl.

Ha-yeon tried to help me, but I smiled and said it was okay.

A slightly natural smile came out.

After fighting with Seyun, I felt relieved when I saw the innocent child.

Neither Yoon Kang nor Se Yeon tried to stop me.

good.

The response was clean with selfless answers and put an end to the useless questions about me.

It’s not the best, but it’s the next best result.

however,

“Jinhyeon-ah.”

Seyun called me again before I could turn my back.

When I deliberately turned my body halfway to look at her, Seyun smiled faintly and held out her smartphone.

“I barely got your KakaoTalk ID from Jonghyun oppa yesterday? Give me your number.”

I could tell you exactly.

This was the third time in my life that someone had made me this upset, after the incident with my mom in college.

I stared blankly at the phone he handed me with a sales smile even stronger than mine.

“We’re in the same department as each other at the same university, so isn’t it strange that we don’t even have numbers?”

“… … .”

There is a proverb that says it is difficult to spit in a smiling face.

That’s right.

If I spit on that fucking bitch who tries to manipulate people as she pleases, everyone around me will point fingers at me.

If that’s the case, then the correct answer here is for me to laugh along with you.

“If you have KakaoTalk, that’s fine. Why do you need a number too?”

A clear rejection. I shook my head and turned away.

“Wow… .”

I heard Ha-yeon, who was next to me, let out a small exclamation of admiration.

Whether it was to provoke jealousy toward Yoon Kang or because he was truly interested in me, I found it strange that he openly rejected Se-yeon’s flirting.

Well, none of the male part-timers here would have refused me.

Even the guests try to get Seyun’s number.

No way.

Even if you approach me with sincere interest and caution, it is difficult for me.

It was hard enough for me, who was lacking and had many shortcomings, to worry about whether I could fully care for this person, so there was absolutely no reason for me to accept such unreasonable behavior.

The boss is good, but why is the work atmosphere becoming more and more of a mess?

They say that 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year are critical periods no matter where you go, and that is true.

I went into the kitchen carrying a pile of dishes in one arm.

As I was putting the bowl in cold water and reaching for the top shelf to grab some detergent, I inadvertently made eye contact with Se-yeon.

While everyone else was busy moving around, Seyun was staring at me.

Yoon Kang tried to talk to him, but Jong Hyun roughly grabbed his shoulder and pushed him outside to go smoke a cigarette.

Even Ha-yeon secretly looked at the two of us while clearing the table.

I picked up some detergent without thinking much, squeezed it onto the dishwashing sponge, and then intentionally turned up the water pressure to make the sound of the water louder while washing the dishes.

But my expression wasn’t entirely bright.

I saw it clearly.

The curve of the corner of the mouth that is drawn while looking at the day that rejected you.

It was a genuine expression, not a commercial one.

A bright smile appeared on Se-yeon’s face, along with a blush.