episode_0039

The next day, Soo-yeon Choi came up to the third grade cafeteria during lunch time again and naturally joined the table where Lee Yu-ri and Jeong Eun-ji were eating.

“Hey, you told me not to come to the third grade cafeteria.”

Jeong Eun-ji, who doesn’t like Choi Soo-yeon very much, shot her threateningly as soon as she saw her, but Choi Soo-yeon didn’t even snort.

And he came and sat down right next to me and responded in a natural way.

“I think I said, ‘I don’t like it,’ right? Well, if your senior is going to die, you have to die, right? If you don’t like it, please come with reasonable rules that can kick you out.”

“That…!”

“Ha… So why did you come again.”

Lee Yu-ri caught Jeong Eun-ji, who was trying to get up from her seat in frustration, and took a deep breath and asked as she made her sit down.

Yuri Lee seemed very uncomfortable since yesterday, and it was immediately evident in her attitude today.

……

Like every day these days, I went out early this morning in front of Yu-ri Lee’s house and waited for her, and it wasn’t long before she came down.

With empty hands.

“Huh? Did you oversleep?”

“What are you talking about?”

Yuri Lee’s voice was blunt.

“I left my lunch box behind.”

“What kind of mother am I? Or are you a housekeeper? Take care of your own food! How long do I have to take care of you?!”

“No, you were the one who said you would cum in the first place-”

“Okay, I don’t know! it’s annoying! I won’t cook anymore! Buy it yourself!”

……

That was exactly this morning.

Lee Yu-ri, who had been in a low mood ever since, now looked more exhausted than angry.

Choi Su-yeon, who was unaware of the situation, smiled brightly and looked at Yu-ri Lee.

“Senior Yuri, I heard. I heard you study at your senior’s house on the weekend?”

“So.”

“Please wear me too.”

“We’re not gathering to have fun.”

“I feel sad. I’m not doing this to have fun. I’m also going to study.”

“It’s hard for me to teach two people. I can’t handle three.”

“Hmm? You are mistaken, sir.”

“…?”

Su-yeon Choi smiled brightly at Yu-ri Lee and Eun-ji Jeong, who did not understand English.

“I am not a learner, but a teacher. Of course, sometimes I ask senior Yuri about things I don’t know.”

“…… Are you?”

Lee Yu-ri looked 100% suspicious as she looked Choi Soo-yeon up and down.

“You look like you don’t believe it at all.”

“Isn’t it obvious? I also know some juniors in the student council, so I know a few of the top 2nd year students. Of course you don’t have one. No, rather, aren’t you the lowest among second graders? It’s ambiguous even if you’re the top 2nd grader, but who’s going to teach the kid with the worst grades?”

“Hehehe, here I will reveal the shocking truth. Surprisingly, it’s not that I can’t study, it’s that I don’t study!”

“You and Han Seong-jin are saying the same thing because you play so well together.”

Jeong Eun-ji snorted and criticized Choi Soo-yeon.

However, Choi Soo-yeon seemed to feel better at those words and smiled even wider, and Yuri Lee pretended to pull her arm back and hit Eun-ji Jeong with her elbow.

“Ouch! Why are you hitting me?”

“Sorry. By mistake.”

Jeong Eun-ji may not have known that she was hit, but it was clearly intentional.

Lee Yu-ri lied calmly, then stared at Choi Soo-yeon and responded harshly.

“No. Even if what you say is true, there is no way to prove it. As I said before, I am not a teacher and I cannot teach three people.”

“I have absolutely no credibility. It’s been a while since I stopped studying, so I’m not good at other subjects, but at least I’m better at English than senior Yuri, right?”

Lee Yu-ri fell for the provocation that touched her pride as the top student in the entire school.

Yuri’s eyebrows twitched widely, and she growled with an even angrier expression than before.

“Can you take responsibility for that now?”

“Sure.”

[Then prove it once.]

Yuri Lee immediately asked a question in English.

Since I was originally bad at English, I couldn’t understand what she was saying.

[How can I prove it? If I just talk in English like this, will you accept me?]

[… You speak better than I thought?]

[When I was in middle school, my parents forced me to study abroad in the United States. I heard the whole school recognized me back then?]

[But why is it like that now?]

[That’s a personal secret♥]

“Ha… Okay. I don’t think it’s a lie.”

Even though we didn’t exchange a few words, Lee Yuri quickly agreed.

Rather, it was Jeong Eun-ji who was more surprised.

“What? No already? What did he say?”

“I just asked you about your English. He was good at it.”

“Nonsense. Such a troublemaker…”

“Isn’t that too much of swearing in front of the person concerned? Then, Yuri, can I wear it on Saturday too?”

“Really, why on earth is this like this… I don’t know, you guys just do whatever you want.”

Yuri Yuri grumbled in a weak voice, as if she had given up on everything, and then ate her meal without any hesitation.

And then, uncharacteristically of her, she got up and left first even though the others had not yet finished eating.

Yu-ri Lee’s irritable attitude from the morning seemed to me like she was crying, ‘Please pay attention to me too.’

I finished my meal quickly and got up first.

“I’ll wake up early today, Suyeon.”

“Sigh… I haven’t even eaten half of the meal yet…”

“I’m sorry, there’s something that bothers me a little. Just look at it once.”

Suyeon Choi narrowed her eyes, as if she had an idea of where I was going.

Then, he nonchalantly scooped up the soup with a spoon again and answered in a sharp voice.

“Just this time.”

I gently squeezed her hand to say thank you, and we briefly held our fingertips as we looked into each other’s eyes.

……

“I’m just asking because I’m not sure, but are you guys dating?”

“Hmm… It seems similar, but we’re not there yet?”

“If it’s correct, it’s correct. If not, it’s not. What does that mean? Are you saying we’re dating? No, wait a minute. hey! That bastard you called Somenam was working on Yuri, didn’t you even know that?”

“Do you know?”

“……?”

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Yuri Lee was not in the classroom.

There’s usually one place she goes when she’s upset.

Knock knock

I went to the student council room and knocked on the door.

There was no answer from inside.

“Enter.”

Still silent.

I grabbed the handle and pushed the door.

When the unlocked door opened gently, I saw Yuri lying face down on the desk in the student council room.

Her long black hair covered the desk, and she didn’t even look up as she was lying face down on the desk in the typical sleeping pose during class.

But I could tell she wasn’t sleeping.

Yuri Lee studied alone during lunch time because she wasn’t the type to waste time sleeping.

Nevertheless, I asked an obvious question.

“Are you sleeping?”

“……”

“Actually, I know you’re not sleeping.”

“Go away, you bastard…”

Yuri Lee muttered helplessly in that prone position.

I pulled back the chair next to her and sat down, but Yuri still didn’t look at me.

“Why are you so horny?”

“Go and play with Eunji and Choi Suyeon.”

“Our Yuri, are you upset? Because you’re jealous?”

As I said that and stroked her head, Yu-ri Lee finally stood up.

“Yeah, I’m pissed! He said he likes me! He said he would keep saying it no matter how many times! But… But what is that atmosphere with Choi Su-yeon? Moreover, Eunji keeps interfering without notice! Why did I invite you to study together on the weekend… I called you… ugh…”

As Lee Yu-ri spoke, her eyes filled with tears, as if she was sad.

“We stayed together for a while and talked about various things and… other than that… I also thought a lot of my own things! A reply to what you said… but it all fell apart! I don’t know what you’re thinking, Sooyeon Choi gets in the way, and Eunji keeps getting involved!”

After pouring out her emotions, Lee Yu-ri fell down on the desk again.

“It’s all so annoying… Why am I always like this…”

“Yuri.”

I gently called her name and held her outstretched hand.

I could see Yuri Lee’s body flinching as she fell down.

“… Why.”

“I assure you, I like you.”

“……”

Choi Soo-yeon knew that I would do this and that with Yu-ri Lee and accepted it, but due to her personality and timing, she was not ready to accept that yet.

Of course, it was something that would be revealed someday, so I decided to slowly lower the hurdle in Yu-ri Lee’s heart.

“As you know, I am not a person who has lived that well.”

“I know.”

“So, starting this year, I will stop doing such things and although it is late, I am trying to live like a human being. Because I don’t want to be left as a person who makes you feel embarrassed when we hang out together.”

“…… Really?”

“Well, the reason I decided to rehabilitate is not 100% because of you, but your role is by no means small. I know what made you grumpy, but just know that my love for you remains the same.”

Yuri Lee slowly raised her head.

The tip of his nose was slightly red, as if he was holding back from crying.

Yuri Lee looked at me for a while and then slowly opened her mouth.

“I heard about this from Eunji when you were in middle school. He said he made his friend have an abortion.”

Oh, shit.

I really don’t remember that at all.

How on earth can this guy erase something like that from his memory?

“Are you disillusioned?”

“Uh.”

Well, it’s even weirder if you don’t become disillusioned even after hearing the opening act.

However, the words that came out of Yu-ri Lee’s mouth the next moment were a bit unexpected.

“… I guess I’m really crazy.”

“Why.”

“I should be disgusted to hear such a thing. It’s normal to never want to see your face again.”

“……”

“But… even after hearing that, I was annoyed by Eunji and Choi Suyeon interfering. When I heard you say I liked you again, I felt relieved and my heart raced. It’s obvious that more than one person has suffered because of what you’ve done, and I also know that you’re really a bastard with no answers.

And I really, really hate those guys. But still… I feel better when I hear that I like you.

It’s only been a month since we’ve had this normal conversation… This can’t be normal. I’m a crazy bitch. What happened to your head?”

“Yuri.”

I walked up to Yuri and gave her a light hug.

Our first hug.

Previously, the progress had progressed a bit to the extent of holding hands, but Lee Yu-ri accepted me without much resistance.

“Being crazy or not normal is what I have done, not you.”

“Ugh…”

“I don’t know how sincere these words may sound after only a month, but I am no longer the person I used to be. Of course, the things I did before will not go away.”

“…Yes.”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t like me, so please don’t think that what you feel is wrong.”

“…I don’t hate it anymore.”

Yu-ri Lee, who said those words, completely buried her face in my chest, probably because she was embarrassed.

The two of us hugged each other until lunch was over, feeling the other’s body temperature.