episode_0043

After studying for a long time at Lee Yu-ri’s house, we finished the meeting before dinner time.

“Heh, isn’t this how I’m going to get the highest test score ever? Han Seong-jin, what should I do because I feel sorry for you? I’m not very pitiful, though. So what would happen if you studied all day on Sunday?”

For almost 6 hours, we studied English and Mathematics intensively, and I, Jeong Eun-ji, and Choi Su-yeon studied harder than ever before.

And at the end of each unit, we each took a mock test using a workbook.

In order to infer the results of the actual paper test in advance, Jeong Eun-ji and I solved the problems using the same workbook and then compared the test scores…

The result was Eunji Jeong’s 8th win.

Thanks to this, Jeong Eun-ji was extremely elated, and she continued to plant flags like, “Now, even if you want to cancel the bet, I will never let you back out, so make up your mind.”

“You don’t know the real thing.”

“Phew. Dogs that lose always start off like that.”

Jeong Eun-ji, who hates me extremely, criticized me mercilessly and acted as if she had already won.

“We are fighting all day today. Stop it now. People watching are tired.”

In the end, Yu-ri Lee, who couldn’t see it, stopped us, and Eun-ji Jeong packed her bag with a victorious smile and a blatant snort.

“Yes, Yuri told me to stop, so I should stop. Yuri, today was good. It would have been better if just one person wasn’t there.”

“Jeong.Eun.ji.”

“Okay, I got it. Anyway, thank you for studying today. It helped me a lot. Let’s fight for the test starting Monday. Fighting!”

“Okay, fighting. Eunji, I hope you do well on the test too.”

Lee Yu-ri, who was a close friend of Choi Soo-yeon, only exchanged formal and simple goodbyes, and then I was next.

“Then Yuri, we’ll go.”

“Okay, be careful. See you on Monday.”

I walked up to her and whispered quietly in her ear.

“I’m not going to fail, so I’ll be looking forward to what you give me as a gift.”

“Father, hurry up…!”

Yu-ri Lee was embarrassed and pushed me away, and soon we said goodbye to her mother and left the house.

Of the three, Choi Soo-yeon, whose house was in the completely opposite direction, had to break up with us as soon as we came out of the entrance to Yu-ri Lee’s apartment.

“Senior, bye~♥ Do you want to go on a date tomorrow?”

“I would like to, but I need to study for about a day. I don’t think what I learned today will last long in my head. And I have no money.”

“Chi, I can shoot… but I got it. Instead, after the exam is over and I get paid, then shall we go on a date together? Promise?”

“Okay, okay. Promise.”

I crossed paths with Soo-yeon Choi, and she waved and left without kissing me, perhaps because Jeong Eun-ji was watching.

Now all that’s left is me and Jeong Eun-ji.

Just the two of us, Eunji Jeong ran out at a fast pace as if she didn’t want to be with me for even a second.

Since the direction of the house was the same, I followed Eunji Jeong as she walked away.

When Jeong Eun-ji sensed that I was following her, she looked at me like I was trash with a venomous expression and said something.

“Don’t follow me.”

“I’m going home too.”

“Tch.”

“Hey, Eunji Jeong. Let me ask you something.”

She responded to my words without even a second of hesitation.

“Don’t ask.”

“I’m serious.”

“Then don’t ask any more questions.”

“It’s about your friend from middle school you mentioned.”

Eunji Jeong stopped walking at those words, her expression changed almost to that of a demon, and she turned to me.

“Just put it in her mouth one more time.”

“I’m sorry for reminding you of bad memories, but I think I should know something.”

“Is there something you need to know? What more do you need to know than the fact that you got my friend pregnant and then told her to get an abortion, you bastard?”

“That’s exactly why.”

Eunji Jeong crossed her arms and glared at me with an expression that looked like she was going to eat me.

“You did that when the lady brought you strawberries earlier. When I was in middle school, I swore at teachers, grabbed them by the collar, and beat up seniors because I didn’t like them.”

“So.”

“I remember that. But I don’t remember anything about that friend you mentioned.”

“Such a dog-”

“No, don’t get excited, just listen. If she was pregnant, she would have come to me and told me, right? Then, regardless of abortion or anything else, the first time I heard about it, it should have remained strongly in my memory, at least because of the shock, but I really don’t remember anything like that.”

“Do I have to know the structure of a guy like you’s head?! What are you asking me to do about that!”

“What I’m saying is, maybe you’re misunderstanding something.”

“…… What?”

“I’m not saying I couldn’t have done that. I remember grabbing a teacher by the collar and being a fan of a senior fan, but I can’t remember anything that had a much greater impact than that, so I’m saying this because it’s strange. I don’t even know who he is. Or at least set up a place so we can meet and talk-”

“You want to meet him? If his PTSD gets worse and he becomes a wreck like he did then, will you take responsibility? You don’t even look like a human, stop talking bullshit!

I don’t know what Yuri could have done with a guy like you to end up like that, but I will never see my friend do something like that again. If you think that just because I’m doing this with you right now means that I feel some kind of intimacy or something, you’re mistaken! Don’t talk nonsense!”

Jeong Eun-ji swore harshly and then turned around and walked away.

This was something I personally really wanted to know.

In the original work, it wasn’t revealed at all what Han Seong-jin’s past was like, but I suddenly heard such a bombshell from Jeong Eun-ji…

Now, Yu-ri Lee has been caught off guard and says she likes it even after hearing about it, but you never know when a person’s mind can change.

‘I need to find out somehow…’

There’s nothing normal about grabbing a teacher by the collar or being a fan of a senior, but even though I remember those things, I couldn’t remember the fact that I got someone pregnant and had an abortion, which made it even more uncomfortable.

I returned home with a feeling of regret and confusion.

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Jeong Eun-ji, who was heading home in a huff, was still bothered by what Han Seong-jin said.

– I’m wondering if you’re misunderstanding something.

‘dog sound.’

Even though she immediately denied it as bullshit, one fact kept nagging at her mind.

Han Seong-jin has definitely become more attractive than before.

Even if you compare it to when you were in middle school, or even just last year, you wonder if it’s the same person.

When I was in middle school, when I heard about my friend’s abortion and heard the words ‘because of Han Seong-jin’ from her mouth, my eyes rolled back and I ran towards her and was violently grabbed by the head.

I saw with my own eyes that when someone pointed out that he was sleeping during class, he ran out of his seat, grabbed the teacher by the collar, swore at him, and then walked out of the classroom.

A few days after the rumor went around that a 3rd grader who was one of the middle school bullies had been beaten by Han Seong-jin, when he came to the academy and saw his face in person, he stuck his tongue out.

Even after coming to Jinsugyo, his behavior did not change at all, but it is hard to believe that Han Seongjin has not had any accidents except for kicking his group of subordinates on the entrance ceremony in his third year and one time he was hit.

Since I know what Han Seong-jin usually does, it’s a cute level to even call it a deviation for Han Seong-jin.

In order to confirm the facts, Jeong Eun-ji went to another academy for the first time in a long time and called a friend she had not seen for a long time to ask how she was doing.

“Miae Hi!”

– Oh, Jeong Eun-jeong!

A friend from middle school called Mi-ae happily answered the phone.

There was a time when it was difficult to even talk to him due to extreme depression, but he had now recovered and was leading his daily life well.

“Oh, don’t call me Jeong-eun. It’s strange.”

– Phew. Well, our Eun-ji didn’t gain weight or anything like that Jeong-eun, right? But what happened?

“No, just. I’m curious how you’re doing since we haven’t seen each other often since our high schools split. We have exams next week. Do you want to practice track and field together after it’s over? When is your exam?”

– Oh, we too next week! Well then, see you next weekend when we both finish our exams!

“Okay, okay. Oh, by the way, Miae, I have one thing to ask you…”

– huh? What?

Jeong Eun-ji, who was about to say something she was curious about, was momentarily speechless.

This is my friend’s most serious trauma. Is it right to bring it up and ask about it? Even over the phone?

Jeong Eun-ji thought about checking, but decided to hold back her words as she didn’t want to disturb her friend who was about to have an exam next week.

“Umm…what was it? I was going to ask you something, but I forgot.”

– What is it, making people curious?

“I’ll ask later if I remember! Anyway, it’s nice to hear your voice after a long time.”

– Well, I hope the exam ends quickly and it’s the weekend. It’s been a while since I wanted to practice track and field with you.

“I’ll call you again after the exam. See you then, Miae. Good luck on your exam.”

– Yes, you do well on the test too!

After finishing the short phone call, Eunji Jeong sighed, feeling uncomfortable for no reason.

Then, something suddenly occurred to me and I frowned again.

“But why do I have to find out what he’s curious about instead? Anyway, after the exam, I’m going to make an asshole in front of everyone.”

Jeong Eun-ji once again strengthened her resolve to completely ruin Han Seong-jin in the upcoming exam and make him drop out of school out of embarrassment.