72 – I laughed it off
Somehow, the wallet that should have been in the bag was in Gu Min-seop’s hand.
Hansol immediately bent down and picked up the item that looked like vitamins.
In my mind, I was punching my friend on the head for pulling such a damn prank.
“… Sorry.”
It wasn’t something to ask for someone’s forgiveness, but Hansol reflexively apologized out of embarrassment and embarrassment.
In response to Hansol’s apology, Hwang Hyuna smiled awkwardly and slapped her hand.
“… hahahaha, what am I sorry about? Well, of course, if you’re 20, you can carry something like that with you. These days, middle and high school students also commonly carry it with them… “
Even though she said this, she actually felt a little disappointed in her heart.
She was excited to be working on a group project with a handsome man for the first time in a while, but she had a girlfriend.
But such small disappointments were insignificant and could not be compared to Ara’s broken heart.
“… Ah, uh…… “
Ara’s mind went blank when she saw the item that fell from Hansol’s wallet.
Her head was lowered to the floor and did not move, but her unfocused and wandering eyes were not fixed on any place.
What is that?
No, of course I know what that is. Contraceptive device for men.
… But why is such an item in Hansol’s wallet? What on earth does that mean?
Generally, you can draw an obvious conclusion about it.
A 20-year-old strong man. My girlfriend, whom I have been dating for about a month and whom I see every day. A contraceptive device from her purse.
Of course, it can only be seen as using it to do something with someone.
But Ara…
‘No…’ It can’t be… Sol isn’t like that… I would never do something like that… ‘
He simply trembled, denying the reality before his eyes.
I knew it.
What does it mean for Hansol to have a girlfriend? What will she do with a woman other than herself?
That’s something I’ve always kept in mind since the first time I distanced myself from Hansol.
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Still, she thought it would be okay if Hansol came back to her.
Even if he dated another woman, kissed her, or even mixed with her body, she thought she would be able to endure it as long as he returned to Ara in the end.
… But the reality was different.
When an item came out of her wallet that seemed to symbolize that he had already gone all the way with her girlfriend, all of Ara’s resolve disappeared.
All that remains in my head is a disgusting imagination of my precious childhood friend, the man I love, mixing bodies with another woman.
“Uh, uh… !”
Ara felt nauseous.
I couldn’t stop thinking about the disgusting and dirty thoughts.
Hansol lets another woman freely touch her naked body, which he has never seen.
Hansol enjoys the body of a woman other than his own and makes a face he has never seen before.
In Ara’s head, an image of Soyi laughing at herself appeared in Hansol’s arms on the bed.
“Hey, Yoo Ara? Now it’s up to you to do the math… Hey?”
“Ah… yes… that is… “
Only after Hwang Hyun-ah called several times did Ara take out her card from her wallet with her trembling hands.
It’s hard to stay sane anymore, but now I have to talk about my assignment with Hansol.
Ara wanted to run away right away.
Tuk-
“Ah… “
“… “Please just count it as mine.”
When Ara missed her card, Hansol held out his card instead.
Although not as much as Ara, Hansol also felt uncomfortable.
I know what Ara is thinking right now and why she is so panicked.
“Just now… I’m talking about the one I dropped. That’s not mine. “A friend just put it there as a joke.”
“Yes… ? Ah, what… Okay, okay.”
Hansol explained this to Hwang Hyun-ah as he took the vibrating bell from the clerk and moved to his seat.
Hwang Hyun-ah suddenly made a puzzled face as if she was wondering why she had to explain something like that, but it didn’t matter to Hansol.
These are not words she told her to hear, but words she told her Ara next to her to hear.
Hansol was worried about Ara again, so although she felt uncomfortable saying such a thing, she rationalized it by saying that she was just clearing up a misunderstanding.
“…… !!”
At Hansol’s explanation, Ara unconsciously raised her head and looked back at Hansol.
Even though Hansol noticed her gaze, Hansol did not look back at her, but she immediately understood that what she said just now was what he wanted her to hear.
So there was a sigh of relief.
It wasn’t just that Hansol was relieved that he didn’t have such a deep relationship with Soyi yet.
I felt a longing sense of relief knowing that Hansol had provided such an explanation for me and feeling his warmth.
Nevertheless, she was deeply embedded in Ara’s heart.
Even if it’s not now, eventually, if Hansol starts dating Soyi, it’s only a matter of time before that kind of relationship develops.
She was determined, but in the end she wouldn’t be able to bear it.
———
“Oh really? Are you strict with Confucianism these days?”
“Yes. “All my seniors are saying a lot these days that there aren’t enough appointments and that it’s difficult to get into public schools.”
Hansol answered Hwang Hyuna’s question.
“Then you probably go to private schools a lot? Even if it’s difficult to get hired, private jobs won’t do well. Still, Korea University is a national institution.”
“They say that’s not true. Nowadays, it is difficult to become a full-time teacher even in the private sector. Among our seniors, there are many who have only been working on a fixed-term basis for several years.”
This time, Ara answered.
As is typical in most group assignment meetings, the three people started talking about things that had nothing to do with the assignment.
Hansol was a little like that, but Ara, who has a steady leader style, was particularly uncomfortable with this meaningless chatter.
If she were a normal person, she would have led the group, decided on something specific for each member of her group, and allowed such small talk only after she had finished her work.
However, the Hwang Hyun-ah in front of us is from a different department and is a second year student. It wasn’t easy for her.
No, she could actually control her if she wanted to, but her bigger problem was Hansol.
No matter how much of a task it was for her, it was difficult for her to speak naturally to him.
Hansol’s sad eyes when he looked at her made her stop talking.
“Ah, I hope you like Yuara. “There will be no worries about the future.”
Hwang Hyeon-ah already knew which family Ara was the daughter of.
No problem. As Ara is quite famous not only at Korean universities but also nationwide, there are probably fewer students currently enrolled at Korean universities who do not know Ara.
“No. In our family, my father said that there would be no further financial support after graduating from college. “If I can’t get a job, I’ll be unemployed.”
“Hey~ The chairman of Daehan Group is said to be strict, so I guess he doesn’t even take care of his children. “The future of our country is bright!”
“…… “
Hansol did not participate in the conversation between the two people and remained silent.
The conversation between the three was like this from before.
When Hwang Hyun-ah talked to Hansol, Ara closed her mouth, and when Hwang Hyun-ah talked to Ara, Hansol closed her mouth.
So even Hwang Hyeon-ah, who did not know the circumstances, could not help but notice the strange mood between the two people.
‘Uh… These two people… Was it a broken CC?’
I misunderstood it a little differently.
Still, from Hwang Hyun-ah’s perspective, that was the most reasonable inference.
The fact that classmates in the same department consciously avoided talking to each other and kept looking at each other seemed to indicate that they were lovers who broke up.
Looking at the appearance of the two people, it seemed like a scene from a drama came to mind, further encouraging that delusion.
Feeling that she was somehow in trouble, Hwang Hyun-ah decided to do her job quickly.
“Hmm, hmm… Now, shall we talk about the assignment? I feel like I’ve gotten into a different topic… “
She started talking about something else first…
Hansol and Ara had the same thoughts.
Hwang Hyun-ah also felt uncomfortable reading the looks in the eyes of those two people, but she continued the story with an iron plate placed on her face.
“Uh… This is the topic of the assignment the professor gave to our group. Is it a comparison between modern fairy tales and pre-modern fairy tales? But this is a bit difficult… “Do you know anything about modern fairy tales?”
“When it comes to fairy tales before modern times, there are a lot of Cinderella and The Little Match Girl… “
“What is a modern fairy tale…?” Dog poop? “Is dog poop a modern fairy tale?”
Hansol and Ara didn’t really come to mind when it came to modern fairy tales.
Ara knew that the animation ‘Dog Poop’ she watched when she was young was based on a fairy tale, so she could barely get her words out.
I don’t know when it was created, so I’m not sure if it’s a modern fairy tale.
The three people started looking up modern fairy tales on their smartphones.
Things most people have never even heard of. It seemed like more content research would be necessary to proceed with the assignment.
“Ha… When I was young, I think I only saw a few old fairy tale books and mostly animations for children… Ah! Do you know Baby Bear Fizzly? We saw that back in our day! “Do you two remember?”
“… “I remember.”
Hansol answered.
She wasn’t particularly a fan of the animation, but she knew it well because Ara was a big fan of Fizzly.
Ara said yes in a slightly tearful voice.
“… “I still have that character doll at home.”
“Wow~ Really? I guess you really liked Peasley? Even the daughter of a chaebol family?”
“… “I still love it so much.”
While saying those meaningful words, Ara glanced towards Hansol and then turned her head again.
I wonder if Hansol will remember about that doll.
That doll is the doll that Hansol told Ara to leave behind when she was young and donated all of her toys to Fizzly when she entered elementary school.
Now, it is not a memory of the Peasley character, but a doll that brings back memories of Hansol.
“…… “
And Hansol remembered.
Because she had regressed, her childhood memories were relatively more vivid for her than for other people.
At Ara’s words, memories of her from back in the day appeared in Hansol’s head.
… A memory of a very happy time.
“… Even if we’re like this, there’s nothing better to do, right? “I have a part-time job in the evenings.”
“Oh, is that so? “Then let’s talk about the rest in a group chat room.”
There was plenty of time until part-time work time, but Hansol got up from his seat as if running away.
As she reminisced about the good times between Ara and her, she felt like her heart would weaken if she recalled those memories next to Ara.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you for your hard work.
Hansol and Ara only said goodbye to Hwang Hyunah and then parted ways.
There wasn’t even a greeting between the two until the end.
“…… “
Ara followed Hansol’s back with her eyes as she walked away.
It seemed like it would be a difficult night to sleep today.
———-
“… “I and Ara will be doing the same group project.”
“Uh… ?”
On the night road when she was dropping Soi off, Hansol, who was making small talk with her and making her laugh, prepared herself a little and explained what happened today.
It was a kind of report. It’s like she’s a boyfriend who’s confessing to her ex that he’s been meeting her girlfriend.
As much as Araine is the woman that So-yi is most concerned about, Hansol cannot hide this from her.
“Well, I see… “
“Yes… “
Soyi had heard from Hansol that she would attend her pre-season lectures.
At that time, Hansol even said that if she didn’t like Soyi, she would cancel the course, but Soyi stopped him.
Soi was already anxious about Hansol dating a woman who had nothing like her, so she didn’t want problems with Hansol’s studies because of her.
“If you don’t like it, Soi, I’ll cancel the course right now.”
Hansol hoped that Soyi would tell him to cancel her class.
Because I felt it today. Just seeing Ara face to face and talking to her about old times made my heart shake greatly.
However, Hansol could not decide for himself.
Because I couldn’t admit it in front of Soi. She realizes that she is swayed by Ara.
“If you just say you don’t like it… “
“No? Are you okay? What’s wrong with that? I’m just doing assignments…. I trust you, Sol. In the first place, he was just a friend. Sol, do you find it funny too? “Did I tell you never to meet that person?”
“It’s not that, but…” “
I actually didn’t like Soyi. She didn’t want Hansol to become even more involved with Ara.
But only words came out of my mouth that were completely opposite to my heart.
Because she didn’t want to admit it either.
Even though she has already become Ara’s girlfriend, she still feels inferior to Ara.
More than anything, she hated showing to Hansol that she was suspicious of his relationship with Ara.
It was too difficult for Soyi to bear such a burden on her boyfriend, who was too much for her.
“… Actually, that’s right. “It’s just a task.”
“Yes, that’s what I said.”
The two laughed and passed it off.
Like a child who puts off and forgets things he doesn’t want to do or things he doesn’t want to see.