Living (4) : Chapter 120
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After breakfast, we started talking while drinking hot cocoa.
“I don’t know where to start. In the first place, I only heard from Han Kyul about what happened at the drinking party.”
“Ah- obviously we were drinking among ourselves, but we bumped into seniors from the 2nd year. They all said they came to drink together because it was a classmate’s birthday.”
“Ah- yes. I heard that through Kyeol. Hangyul said he drank with seniors in the second year, right?”
“Yes… ! But there was also a senior who was a little uncomfortable.”
There was nothing different from what Han Kyul said.
“Hangyul said that too. Has she been drunk since then?”
“Maybe… I think so, but she doesn’t remember anything after that… “
I took a sip of cocoa and went on.
“It may sound unpleasant, but… Among the seniors I drank with, there must have been a senior who wanted to do bad things to Chaeyeon. I heard that Han Kyul tried to take Chae Yeon, who was drunk, to his room, but she seems to have helped Han Kyul to find out how.”
“Yes… ?!”
She must have been surprised that she was in danger, right?
If you fall for Han-gyeol’s good intentions, she gets a bit of a headache.
Then she might have to get the chopping board out again.
“It would be nice to hear more from Han Kyul. They said Han Kyul took advantage of the opportunity and took Chae Yeon into a taxi. Originally, I was planning to send them home before the seniors came out, but Chaeyeon didn’t call the address. In a hurry, he asked the taxi driver to come to the main gate of the university while driving nearby. Thirty minutes later, Han-gyeol picked up Chae-yeon at the main gate of the university, and after that, he called me and I moved Chae-yeon to my house. That’s all I know.”
There was no disagreement with my explanation.
“That… Sorry for bothering her.”
“It was the seniors who made the mistake, but Chaeyeon doesn’t have to apologize. Are you okay? If you feel uncomfortable, you can take it easy.”
“Yes? No-! As a result, nothing happened, and I myself was wary of that senior… I drank too much yesterday… “
“It would be good to be a little alert. I was really drunk yesterday.”
“Sorry… “
“It happens again. Then, since you say it’s okay, can I ask you a few questions?”
“Yes? Yes-!”
I secretly pushed my face toward Chaeyeon.
“To tell you in advance, I have a strong desire for possessiveness and monopoly… I consider myself a weakness, but it’s hard to fix. So I have to answer well…? Did you fall for Han Kyul over this? Or did you have a crush on him before that? If you have a crush on Han Kyul, what kind of feeling is it? Are you okay. Be honest. Now- How are you?”
Depending on the answer, I had to agree with my actions.
Right now, I was the most nervous about asking questions like this.
Mr. Chaeyeon slowly opened her mouth and denied it by waving her hand.
“Oh, no!”
“The first time I saw Chaeyeon during lunch break, the class opening party, the way she borrowed Han Kyul’s print and handed over a can of coffee… I’ve been keeping an eye on her since before. She has a strange feeling of getting involved with Han Kyul often… As a girlfriend, I have no choice but to look at her with suspicion.”
“Hee! It’s not like that, so please relax your expression…! Of course, I thought she was very good-looking when I first saw her, but-! There were no feelings beyond that!”
This is not a safe answer.
“Aha… then can I interpret it as saying that we had a little crush on Gyeol…?”
“aaa! No! The girls in my department would have thought of this at least once!”
My face went cold.
It would be better for the future to prun the buds of anxiety in advance.
But… According to what this person said, there are too many insecure buds.
“That means… right now, Han Kyul is quite popular in the department…?”
“That, that-! Because he was definitely handsome! But I didn’t like it or anything like that-! I thought I wanted to be friends with you!”
“Why…? Isn’t the feeling of wanting to get close to someone of the opposite s*x itself a love affair…?”
“That, that-! It was because my subjectivity seemed clear and I thought he was a good kid! How to say, there is always one person who attracts the people around him, right?! That was just Lee Hangyul!”
Again, this was a risky answer.
As expected, I think I need to take out the lunch knife and cutting board I used earlier.
As a woman with a handsome boyfriend, this is something you have to endure…?
“Chaeyeon-san…?”
“Yes…?”
“I have no personal feelings.”
“Isn’t that something that would come out before killing someone…?”
“Hmm? Was it?”
I got up cautiously.
“Now, wait-! Stop! Please stop-! Eye! Please relax your eyes-!”
“How are my eyes~? My Gyeol always says I’m pretty when I look into my eyes~? Are you denying Han Kyul’s love for me now? Is that the same as denying me soon?”
“Oh, no! But even the kids in our department know how much Lee Hangyul likes his girlfriend-!”
Um? This was a bit of a curious story.
“Could you elaborate? Is Han Kyul proud of himself in the department…?!”
“Well, I don’t brag so blatantly, but-! How can I say it, it seemed that way to our eyes!”
“Tell me in detail.”
I sat down again.
“That’s it…! It’s a long story about her when she was with girls, but… She’s like this when I first saw her, isn’t she usually blunt?”
“Since I’m listening, would you like to continue talking?”
I was curious about how Han Kyul was doing when I wasn’t there.
“At first, all the kids thought Lee Hangyul was a blunt guy! So was her first impression! However, some girls say that when she calls or texts outside the classroom, she smiles brightly because she is very anxious…! I thought she must be a girlfriend!”
My cheeks got a little hot after hearing Chaeyeon’s words.
Even when I’m not there… Gyeol was thinking of me and smiling…
Her ears are turning red with shame.
“What do the other girls say…?”
“That…she had a child who said she wanted to be loved like that too, and then-“
“What? Gyeol’s love is all mine? Do you know his address?”
“You are bloody…!”
“Kuhmm…! Go on.”
For now, I decided to keep listening to the story.
“There were also kids who saw that and said that Lee Hangyul would be a good girlfriend!”
“hehehe… That’s embarrassing! Of course, Hangyul usually looks blunt, but she is infinitely warm when she smiles! Is the difference between her expressionless expression and her smile the biggest charm of Hangyul? Plus she’s good at cooking, and when you ask for help, she helps right away! Even if I think about it, Gyeol is a very undeserved person to me~ I want to see him again as we talk.”
“Ah! Come to think of it, when will Lee Hangyul come? I want to say thank you and go?”
“Yes? Why is Gyeol coming here?”
I asked, tilting my head.
However, Chaeyeon also tilted her head and answered.
“Didn’t we live together?”
Chaeyeon and I didn’t speak for a few seconds.
But one thing is clear.
“I have to remove it…”
“Hee! Why! Why-! Help me···!”
I got up again.
“How did you know? There’s no way Han-gyeol would have said that they were living together… No. The reason doesn’t matter. Sorry. Also, there are no personal feelings. Please sacrifice yourself for the sake of my life and Han Kyul’s life.”
I sneaked up to Chaeyeon’s side.
“Now, wait a minute-! Why don’t we live together?! It could be-!”
“Hmm… Do you really think so? Maybe 20-year-olds living together might seem strange to some people. That’s why I kept it a secret…”
“There are too many flimsy things to call it a secret!”
“Tell me.”
After dealing with this person, we need to improve what needs to be improved.
“There are two toothbrushes in the bathroom-! There are men’s shoes in the shoe rack-! Looking at it earlier, the amount of dishes in the kitchen is a bit too much for someone to live alone…! I knew we were living together naturally!”
“Hey, you are quick-witted. I heard you. Then don’t-“
Wait a minute. I caught the tail of a passing thought.
I noticed that we were living together only briefly, and when we talked, it seemed that Gyeol had no rational feelings.
But Gyeol seems to be quite popular in the department, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with knowing the information of girls who are aiming for Gyeol in my absence.
Then, building an information network is a reasonable choice.
And there was a girl in front of me who seemed to be willing to do a favor for some reason.
What is it? Did you have a stomachache?
“Did you say Chaeyeon?”
“Yes!”
“Do you want to be friends with us?”
“Suddenly?!”
“Let’s be friends. Did you say Chaeyeon? Please take good care of me.”
“Suddenly short words?!”