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On Monday morning, I woke up to Yu-ri Lee's talk alarm.
[Yu-ri Lee]: Are you awake? Come to my house by 7:30.
"It's cute."
Yu-ri Lee really seemed to have woken up early to prepare a lunch box for me. All kinds of emotions were mixed: gratitude, cuteness, and feeling a little sorry.
After quickly washing up and getting dressed, I went to the front of Yu-ri's house. I saw her wearing a black skirt, a white shirt, and a red tie. She held a small bundle in her hand. Yu-ri Lee, who spotted me, waved her hand. We met up and walked to school together very naturally.
"Is that my lunch box? What's in it?"
"I just put some stuff in. Don't expect much… I just made it!"
"Heh, yeah, I guess so."
"What? Why are you smiling?"
"Because it's cute."
"Cute…! Ah, what are you talking about, really? It's annoying that you're so relaxed! Take it! I'm going!"
Yu-ri jumped up, flustered, and roughly pushed the lunch box into my hand. As soon as I took it, she showed off her anger and walked ahead, but even in her anger and the way she walked ahead, leaving me behind, I could not sense her sincerity. The proof is that even though I immediately followed him and walked next to him, he didn't speed up and just walked together.
"Are you upset?"
"No."
"Oh my, you were so cute when you went home after drinking on Saturday, but now you're full of thorns."
Yu-ri Lee stopped at my words and looked at me with trembling eyes.
"My, my, what am I…? I don't remember anything…?"
"Oh, I thought so. It must have been hard to get that drunk after three glasses of soju. How did you do it?"
"I don't know! I don't know! I don't remember, so don't talk about it!"
In the end, Yu-ri didn't make eye contact with me once the entire way to the academy.
Meanwhile, when Yu-ri Lee remembered her Saturday night, her face started to burn again.
—Because I like you.
Even though she was drunk, she still remembered everything clearly. And of her own free will, she packed and prepared lunch for the man she said she liked. As Han Seong-jin puts it, it's like a newlywed…
'Oh, no!'
Yu-ri shook her head vigorously.
'I'm not taking care of him because I like him! It's because a guy who can't afford to pay tuition keeps insisting that he doesn't need a tuition support system. As the student council president, I have to give the least consideration to the students in my class…'
However, as she began to become conscious of her feelings again, she became afraid of looking at Han Seong-jin's face, and her heartbeat only became faster.
Because it was earlier than usual, there were still few people at the academy. Before entering the classroom, we headed to the flower bed next to the playground and sat down on the bench. I had forgotten my packed lunch in the classroom last morning, and since the penalty period for cleaning up after school was extended, I decided to eat it here.
When I opened the lid, a full meal was revealed: steaming white rice, Vienna sausages, stir-fried anchovies, vegetables, and kimchi. It was almost the same as the lunch box I had last time, but there was a slight difference…
"What is this?"
A star shape was made with black beans on top of the rice. Even though it was still early spring, Yu-ri was sweating profusely and avoiding my gaze.
"Did you even add decorations just for me? It's cute."
"No! I just had some beans left over!"
"Then you could have just put them on. Why did you put so much effort into making a star shape?"
"That… seemed a little insincere, so…"
I smiled and stroked Yu-ri's head. Normally, Yu-ri Lee would have made a fuss, but after seeing what she had done, I thought it was okay.
"Hey, why are you being so freaking cute?"
"Huh! Why are you stroking my head and getting so worked up?! And don't say things like that!"
"Did you not want to hear it?"
"…"
Seeing her silence when I asked if she didn't want to hear it, it seemed like she didn't really dislike it. It feels like we've come a long way now. However, if I go any further here, my likeability may drop again, so I decided to stop and quickly finished off Yu-ri Lee's homemade lunch box.
While I was eating, Yu-ri Lee stayed right next to me as I enjoyed the lunch box she made and looked at me quietly.
"Ah, I ate well. I almost died of hunger, but thanks to you, I survived."
"Was it delicious?"
"Yeah. I wish I could eat it all the time."
At the words, which could be interpreted in many ways, Yu-ri Lee's face turned red again, and she snatched up the empty lunch box. This girl is really easy to understand if you just look at her.
"Who does it all the time?! Only until you get paid for your part-time job. After that, even if you ask me to, I won't do it!"
"Just give me the container. I'll wash it and bring it to you like last time."
"I'll just do it. If you're done eating, let's go in."
After finishing our morning date, which was not a morning date with Yu-ri Lee, we went into the classroom together. The kids in the class started coming in one by one, and of course, Gong Young-bae soon showed up as well.
As soon as I saw Gong Young-bae, I was tempted to hit that bastard a few times, but I decided not to make a fuss because she would only end up in more trouble. Instead, I decided to provoke Gong Young-bae as soon as he sat down. This guy's seat was two rows in front of my desk, so I didn't have to raise my voice that loudly.
"Hey, Yu-ri Lee. Come here for a moment."
"Oh, why again?"
I saw Gong Young-bae flinch at me naturally calling Yu-ri Lee. And Yu-ri obediently came when she asked me to. He didn't turn his head, so he couldn't see the two of us, but I was sure he was listening to the conversation.
You fucking bastard, go fuck yourself for daring to make the person who would be my woman cry.
"Next time we go to an escape room café, shall we try a thriller?"
"What?! I'll never do that! Last time I was scared to death, and you're asking me to do something worse than that?"
"Well, it was really cute to watch. You weren't screaming, crying, or making a fuss."
While saying that, I glanced at Gong Young-bae from the corner of my eye and saw him shaking. But what can you do if you're bothered?
On the other hand, Yu-ri Lee blushed so brightly that steam came out and jumped up.
"My, when did I do that?!"
"Hmm? If you don't remember when that happened, if we go to the horror-themed escape room one more time—"
"Waaah! Waaah! Okay, I get it! That's it! That's why we shouldn't go for the horror theme!"
"Now you're being honest. Then, I'll look into escape rooms later… How about DDR instead?"
"Oh! That's great! It's great exercise, and it's a lot of fun."
When I mentioned when her weekend date was the most exciting, she immediately smiled brightly and nodded like a child.
"But do you have money?"
"Hmm, actually, that's why, but for something as expensive as an escape room, it's going to be hard until I get paid… I guess I'll just have to make do with something like DDR in the meantime, right?"
"I like it. Oh, and air hockey looks fun, how about that? Coin karaoke too! It's cheap, so next time we go, I'll try that!"
"Are you already making plans for a date next weekend? Isn't our president so infatuated with me?"
"Ah, what are you saying again? Seriously, whenever you say something, you always fall into that direction! That's enough. If I've said everything I had to say, I'll go back!"
Yu-ri Lee pouted and walked away again. Even though she must have seen Gong Young-bae just two rows ahead, Yu-ri Lee had no hesitation in mentioning my weekend date or talking about our next appointment. As if Gong Young-bae were being treated as an invisible person.
They say that when a woman holds a grudge, frost falls even in May, and it was a little scary that she was so angry at Gong Young-bae that she treated him so openly. But Gong Young-bae, isn't this all your karma for only getting girls' affection and not wanting to give them an answer?
After Yu-ri becomes completely my woman, I will introduce her to you, too.
Gong Young-bae felt like his insides were burning as he listened to the conversation between Han Seong-jin and Yu-ri Lee. Date, our president, escape room café, arcade, DDR, coin karaoke… Not a single word didn't pierce Gong Young-bae's eardrums.
Gong Young-bae was so impatient and anxious that he kept shaking his legs, but he kept his cool on the outside and kept repeating to himself without ever looking back.
'Yu-ri… Are you acting like you want me to listen to you just because we had a fight last week?'
His stomach was boiling. Gong Young-bae still thought that what he had said to Yu-ri Lee last week was sincere advice, and he believed that it was Yu-ri Lee's problem that she couldn't accept it.
'No, don't be upset. I'm the one who likes Yu-ri the most anyway. We've been together like that since a long time ago, but there's no way she would leave me and give her heart to someone else, especially scum like Han Seong-jin. Anyway, Yu-ri, you're in the palm of my hand. A guy like that is just a physiological impossibility for you. If you don't take my advice and act petty like that, I will stay silent until you realize your mistake.'
He still didn't know that Yu-ri Lee's heart had already been stolen by Han Seong-jin.
An Unexpected Confession
Another part-time job is scheduled from today to Thursday. You'll be very busy for the next four days, so make sure to sleep hard during class and build up your stamina…
"Han Seong-jin!"
My plan was broken as soon as morning assembly started. My homeroom teacher called my name with an angry expression, and soon all the students' eyes turned to me.
"You're skipping the entire afternoon class on Friday? It's not even been a month since the semester started, so what are you doing!"
"I'm sorry."
Yu-ri Lee, who was sitting in the front row, looked at me with an angry expression. Because she had no idea that I had cheated.
"Ha, I can't live… Han Seong-jin, from today onwards, for two weeks, you will be in charge of cleaning up after school and doing weekly morning work."
"Huh?! Wait a minute, Teacher! Right after that academy in the afternoon—"
"It's noisy. Then you shouldn't have left school early without notice. And Yu-ri, if you get a hospital diagnosis, you have to submit it, too, right?"
"…That, Teacher."
When Yu-ri Lee heard that I was working part-time in the afternoon, she looked at me once and then at the teacher, then raised her hand. Because Yu-ri Lee was such a model student, the teacher responded in a much gentler manner than when he scolded me.
"Yeah, what is it?"
"…I… I don't have a medical certificate. Actually, I was just faking it. I'm sorry."
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