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It took less than five minutes for Yu-ri Lee, who had started crying so desperately, to calm down. We sat side by side on the bench in front of the apartment where I had been sitting just a moment ago. Yu-ri sniffled, rubbing her eyes, which were red and swollen from crying.
"Sniff…"
"Are you done crying?"
"Sniff… Sigh… Phew, this is embarrassing. What kind of shame is this?"
Yu-ri tried to smile and pretend she didn't care, but her voice was still quiet, and her shoulders were shaking.
"If I ask what's wrong, will you tell me?"
"Haa… What's there to hide when I look like this? You left Gong Young-bae at lunch yesterday, right?"
The title that Yu-ri Lee used for Gong Young-bae had changed. She had always called him 'Young-bae' in a friendly manner, but now it had become a more formal 'Gong Young-bae.'
"That's right."
"What happened after you left…"
And Yu-ri Lee told me what happened yesterday. In the middle of it, she recalled the verbal abuse that Gong Young-bae had thrown at her. Her emotions overtook her again, and she even shed tears. I just waited for her to calm down a little before telling her the whole story.
"…That's why I did it."
"I guess it was a lie to say it hurt."
"…Yes. I'm sorry I even bought you medicine and oatmeal."
"It's okay. How much could that cost?"
In fact, it was more than 10% of all my assets, so I felt like I was being cut off.
"Should I beat that bastard up as soon as I see him on Monday?"
"Don't. You're really going to bring me down with you."
Yu-ri Lee was staring blankly in front of her with dead eyes. I expected that the conflict between the two would grow, but I had no idea that Yu-ri would be hurt to this extent. Where did that bastard Gong Young-bae get off?
When I only watched the original Love in School, I thought it was just a typical romantic comedy where the heroines were victims of being used by the tactless male lead, but now I knew the truth and was even more upset. They say there is a floor at the bottom, so maybe Gong Young-bae was the inspiration for that saying?
"Thank you for listening to my complaints. I'll go in now."
"Wait a minute."
I caught Yu-ri Lee as she tried to get up.
"Aren't you even angry?"
"Huh?"
"Well, I guess it's natural for someone to treat me like that because I've done something. But what about you? You're tied to me and treated like that, and you're not angry?"
"It's okay… I've decided to move on, so what's the point of getting even more angry? It's already hard enough."
"Isn't that the problem?"
"What do you mean?"
Yu-ri Lee twitched her dry, tear-stained eyes. Even without any makeup on and after crying, she was still so pretty.
"Why should you have a hard time? Is it a crime that you and I go in the same direction to our houses? Or did you volunteer to help me clean up after the classroom? Isn't that what the teacher told you to do? When did you ever get close to me because you liked me? I've never taunted you, so why do you have to be treated like that?"
"…"
"Why do you have to be hurt and have a hard time when a bastard who was your childhood friend criticizes you like that? Don't you think it's unfair?"
"Yes, but…"
"It's okay to get hurt a few times, but don't you at least want to give some payback to that bastard who treats you like that?"
"I'm not sure what you mean."
"Instead of being so miserable, let's show how happy we are, as if we don't care about what that bastard said. Let's also show that everything he said was wrong."
"How?"
"How do you do it? How do you do it? Our president is ranked first in the entire school, but I don't know why she has no more brains than me, who is a total idiot when it comes to this."
"Ugh…!"
Yu-ri's face turned red, and I continued to provoke her before she could say anything more.
"You're not sick, right? Then take this up first and come back out by 12:30. Let's go on a date."
"What?!"
"Dating is a joke, but when you're in a bad mood, what's the point of staying in a corner of the house and losing your mind? You should do something else and forget about it. I'll be waiting for you, so come out when you're ready."
"No, wait a minute! You're forcing me like this—"
"Come on, hurry up and go in. I won't accept a rebuttal from a mentally broken person. If you're going to refute, come back to your senses first and then refute. I'm right here."
"Huh? Really?! Oh, I get it! I get it!"
A Change of Plans
Yu-ri Lee, who was pushed back into the apartment by Han Seong-jin, smiled as she looked at the oatmeal and antipyretics in the bag. Just a moment ago, she was lying in bed, half-conscious about what happened yesterday, and staring blankly at the ceiling. Why was her mind so calm now?
Was it from crying out loud? Or was it because this was the first time she had received such sincere consolation? Or…
'Gasp!'
Or was it because she saw Han Seong-jin's face? The moment this thought passed through her head, Yu-ri Lee blushed and shook her head vigorously.
'No! What am I thinking? That can't be possible!'
Yu-ri Lee, who returned home shaking her head, placed the bag on the table, then quickly ran into the bathroom and took off her clothes. After a quick shower, she stayed in front of the bathroom mirror for a while, applied her own lotion, raised her eyelashes, and took out her sister's cosmetics and perfume.
"What, where have you been? Yesterday, I looked like a corpse all day, but suddenly I felt energetic… Huh?!"
Her older sister, Yu-min, suddenly walked up to her younger sister doing her makeup. When she found her cosmetics and perfume, she screamed.
"Hey, you! This is mine! Who told you to use it as you please?!"
"Oh, you always steal my snacks and ice cream! Try to be quiet!"
"Look at how shameless this girl is?! What's so bold about stealing other people's stuff?!"
"It's so noisy, please touch my hair. I don't have time. I have to leave by 12:30."
"What, is it a date? Is that the girl who was in trouble yesterday? Who are you going on a date with? That kid named Gong Young-bae?"
At that moment, Yu-ri Lee turned her head with a look that seemed like it was going to kill her. Yu-min was startled by the look in his younger brother's eyes and withdrew his hand from touching his head.
"Look at your eyes. Why are you looking at me like that?"
"It's not him. And don't talk about that kid."
'Hmm? Did they fight? Is she going on a date with another guy to vent her anger after the fight? Puhup, you're cute, my little sister.'
Yu-min nodded her head in understanding and brushed her younger sister's hair as she diligently applied makeup to her face. Yu-ri Lee, who was putting on makeup, was muttering to herself without stopping.
'Never! I'm definitely not preparing like this because I'm happy! He even brought me oatmeal on a weekend morning when I was sick, so I'm just showing my sincerity, yes!'
A Date with an Angel
Just before 12:30, Yu-ri Lee came back out to the bench in front of the apartment where I was waiting. She was wearing a white blouse with a black ribbon and a long black skirt, carrying a not-so-big black bag on one shoulder. It was a simple black and white outfit, but her body was so beautiful that I felt like I was looking at a celebrity. Yu-ri Lee's explosive figure seemed to be bursting out of the black ribbon blouse, and her sexy body contrasted with the elegant attire, attracting even more attention. She had applied BB cream and foundation to her face, and looking at the sparkle under her eyes, it seemed like she had done a lot more than that. She usually didn't wear any makeup and looked like that even when she went out, but she even put on makeup. It was no exaggeration to say that she had a beautiful appearance.
'Ugh, I'm going crazy.'
I planned to exercise a lot of self-control and slowly take my time to make Yu-ri Lee, Soo-yeon Choi, and Eun-ji Jeong—who hadn't even started working yet—my women. But now, when I saw Yu-ri Lee in front of me, I thought that I would be willing to lose everything if only I could put away all my work and everything else to knead those huge breasts with both hands and kiss her. I would do even more than that. Is this why a man ruins his life?
'Be patient, be patient! Don't give in to your instincts! The East Sea and Baekdu Mountain…'
If I didn't hold back now and tried my hand at it, everything would be in vain. I exercised superhuman patience, controlled my stiff, surging desire, and barely answered. But I did so with full sincerity.
"Hey… You're really freaking pretty. Don't come to the academy like that. All the boys will be mesmerized."
"Hey, you're saying strange things! But… so, you're saying we look good together?"
"Yeah. It's too bad."
"Hehe…"
Yu-ri Lee smiled softly at my praise.
"So, where are we going?"
"Well… To do something you haven't been able to do before?"
"What is that?"
"Honestly, do you know anything besides studying?"
In the original work, there was no description of Yu-ri Lee doing anything other than studying or working for the student council. At most, she just watched dramas or webtoons occasionally. In that case, we should allow Yu-ri Lee to freely experience things that she might not have been able to do before.
"As you can see, I have a lot of experience playing."
"That doesn't sound very good."
"So today, just trust me and follow me."
Normally, when saying a line like this, the national rule is to hold the woman's hand and lead her away, but I didn't do that. Because Yu-ri Lee's wariness toward me still remains. Instead, I was right next to her, slightly but definitely closer than usual. Even though I was next to her, almost like a lover, Yu-ri glanced up at me and didn't say anything, and I walked along at her pace.
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