11 Virtues A Hero's Civilian Friend Must Uphold (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 11
The college entrance exam has safely ended. Or rather, whether “safely” is the right word will be decided by the answer key released soon.
Seeing Na Eun’s hand, clutching a colored pencil, trembling slightly, Jae Kyung placed his hand gently over hers.
“Don’t worry. You worked so hard. It’ll be fine.”
Having watched her efforts from beside her all this time, Jae Kyung’s encouragement meant even more to Na Eun.
Na Eun steadied her heart and turned on her phone.
After checking the answer key and estimated grade cutoffs, she took a deep breath—but her heart pounded so violently that she finally collapsed face-down onto the table.
Seeing her fidgety distress, Jae Kyung patted her head sympathetically and asked,
“Want me to check it for you?”
Too nervous to do it herself, she nodded quietly. Jae Kyung took her answer sheet and began comparing it carefully against the official answers.
Lying face-down with her head buried in her arms, Na Eun waited silently—until she soon felt Jae Kyung calmly finishing his scoring and tapping her gently on the crown of her head.
Hesitating, she cautiously lifted her head and asked in a trembling voice,
“Did I… fail…?”
“Congratulations. You did better than your last practice exam.”
“Really?!”
Hearing that, Na Eun quickly snatched the answer sheet from Jae Kyung’s hand and double-checked the scoring results against the projected grade cutoffs on her phone.
Her eyes widened in shock.
She’d even scored a grade 1 in Korean for the first time ever, and her other subjects were either on par with or higher than her previous grades.
“At this rate, you’ve definitely cleared the minimum grade requirements.”
Jae Kyung smiled at her with evident pride.
“That’s great. Congratulations.”
“I guess I was just really lucky.”
“It’s not luck—it’s your ability. You worked incredibly hard for this.”
Hearing those words from the person closest to her, who truly recognized her efforts, Na Eun felt unexpected tears welling up.
Jae Kyung quietly dabbed at the corners of her eyes with a tissue.
Used to his touch, Na Eun closed her eyes and waited patiently as he wiped away her tears, then quickly picked up her phone to call her parents with her results.
Her parents, who’d always worried she obsessed too much over studying and stressed herself out, were overjoyed to hear she’d achieved the outcome she’d hoped for.
Over the phone, she listened with a soft smile as her dad insisted on buying her a car as a post-exam gift while her mom scolded him for being wasteful.
“They seem happy, right?”
After Na Eun hung up, Jae Kyung asked with a smile.
Na Eun nodded shyly, then suddenly remembered something and asked carefully,
“How did you do?”
“Well…”
With a look that said, “What’s there to hesitate about?” he showed her his own answer sheet.
Jae Kyung’s scores were consistent with his past performances—roughly on par with or even slightly better than Na Eun’s.
Most of his grades matched hers closely, but he had clearly outperformed her in the science subjects.
With a mix of envy and playful irritation, she pouted.
“How come I can never beat you, not even once?”
Having never bested Jae Kyung in any practice exam, Na Eun revealed her model-student competitiveness and lingering disappointment, making him laugh.
“You always beat me. I like you more than you like me.”
“….”
What’s that supposed to mean? You won’t even kiss me.
Remembering how he’d deftly sidestepped her previous honest text message like a slippery con artist, Na Eun narrowed her eyes slightly.
But then she decided to stop obsessing over physical affection.
What mattered was being together with the person she liked right now—and though she was curious, she wasn’t some ghost possessed by an unfulfilled desire to kiss.
They’d get there eventually, once they were officially dating. With that simple thought, she let go of her fixation and spoke with a slightly apologetic expression.
“Jae Kyung, I’m supposed to have dinner with my parents tonight, so I should probably head home now.”
“That’s fine. I expected that.”
Of course you’d want to spend the day after the exam with your parents. Understanding gently, Jae Kyung asked,
“Should we meet on Saturday instead?”
“Oh… I’m really sorry! I already promised to meet my friends that day.”
“Your close friends?”
Jae Kyung’s eyes dimmed just for a moment—but Na Eun, completely oblivious, nodded.
“Yeah. We’re going to the amusement park.”
“…The amusement park.”
Jae Kyung didn’t hide his disappointment.
“I was actually going to suggest we go together.”
“Really?”
Seeing a hint of hurt in his expression, Na Eun hesitated briefly before asking cautiously,
“Then… want to come with us?”
“With your friends?”
Won’t that be awkward? At his question, Na Eun shook her head quickly.
“Actually, Seung Joo and Seon Jin are curious about you too. They’ve heard a lot but barely ever seen you… As long as you’re okay with it…”
“I’m fine with it. Sorry for suddenly tagging along, though.”
“No way! And this is a secret—”
Glancing around as if someone might overhear, Na Eun leaned across the café table and whispered into Jae Kyung’s ear,
“To be honest, you come before Seung Joo and Seon Jin for me.”
A smile spread across Jae Kyung’s face at her words. He tapped her cheek lightly with his finger and said,
“For me, you come first too.”
[This is the timeline separator]“Ta-da!”
“Holy crap.”
“Huh.”
“….”
By Saturday afternoon, time had flown—Na Eun stood gleefully pointing at her sparkling new car with both hands, drawing varied reactions from the three people nearby.
Seung Joo was the first to rush toward the vehicle, peering through the window at the untouched, plastic-wrapped seats and shiny interior before gasping,
“This is insane. Is this really your car?”
“Yeah! My dad gave it to me as a gift.”
“Rich kid privilege, as expected…”
At Seon Jin’s muttered comment, Na Eun could only smile bashfully—there was no denying it this time.
Her impulsive father, upon hearing her exam results were excellent, immediately bought her a car that very day.
He’d gone straight to the showroom and picked the model that would be ready the fastest—prompting her mother, Soo Hyun, to scold him for buying a car as carelessly as ordering instant soup, with zero thoughtfulness.
Regardless, Na Eun felt the payoff of having gotten her license as soon as she was old enough, beaming brightly in front of her friends and Jae Kyung.
“Let’s ride in this to the amusement park today!”
Confidently volunteering to drive them, Na Eun prompted Seung Joo and Seon Jin to hop quickly into the backseat.
It’d be silly to refuse such a comfortable ride.
Jae Kyung also smiled and settled into the passenger seat, saying, “Then I’m counting on you.”
“But you have a license?”
“Didn’t she study like crazy for that before?”
She’s the only one who pulled an all-nighter just to get a perfect 100 on the written test.
Ignoring Seung Joo’s teasing jab with ease, Na Eun climbed into the driver’s seat.
As he buckled his seatbelt, Jae Kyung asked,
“Have you been driving much lately? Must’ve been tough practicing.”
Considering how overwhelmed she must’ve been with exam prep—his question, meant to express admiration, unexpectedly unleashed a storm.
Na Eun, still fastening her seatbelt, replied cheerfully,
“Yeah! Well, technically today’s my first time driving since I got my license!”
“….”
“What?”
Jae Kyung’s eyes widened. Seung Joo, who’d been on her phone in the back, lifted her head.
Seon Jin’s expression turned bizarre.
“First time?”
At that exact moment, the car lurched violently forward.
Screeech! It swerved sharply as Na Eun slammed the brakes right after accelerating.
The three passengers nearly flew forward before barely regaining their seats—and all stared at the driver.
Na Eun, gripping the wheel, tilted her head in confusion.
“Oh! I forgot to release the parking brake!”
“….”
“….”
A heavy silence hung in the car for several seconds.
Completely oblivious to the anxious stares from her passengers, Na Eun cheerfully released the brake and pressed the accelerator again.
Screeech! Another abrupt stop shook the car, forcing the poor passengers into yet another involuntary headbanging.
Na Eun beamed brightly and said,
“Oh right, I need to unfold the side mirrors!”
“….”
“…Damn it.”
Seung Joo, who’d been lounging comfortably in the back, frantically started searching for her seatbelt.
Seon Jin clutched her bag like an airbag and ducked lower in her seat.
Spotting the terrified expressions of her two heroes in the rearview mirror, Na Eun laughed.
“Don’t worry! I scored 100 on both the written and practical exams!”
It’s fine, it’s fine.
Unfortunately, no one was there to explain to Na Eun that acing a test doesn’t equal acing real-world driving—and she remained cheerfully unaware.
She turned toward Jae Kyung, who looked unusually tense beside her, and met his eyes reassuringly.
“Jae Kyung, do you trust me?”
Jae Kyung smiled gently in response.
“Of course I do.”
Na Eun didn’t notice him quietly double-checking whether his seatbelt was secure.
[This is the timeline separator]The scariest thing on the road isn’t reckless driving—it’s beginner driving.
And a fearless beginner driver is no different from a menace on wheels.
Aside from the jerky, nausea-inducing motions between accelerator and brake, she’d nearly driven the wrong way twice during left turns, and almost collided with oncoming traffic three times during right turns due to mistimed signals.
Without Jae Kyung’s hand steadying the wheel beside her, they wouldn’t have made it anywhere near the amusement park—hospital visits would’ve been guaranteed.
After nearly causing several accidents, Na Eun finally seemed a bit nervous; her timid steering drew furious glares from Seon Jin in the backseat.
Thud!
“Oof!”
“….”
With Na Eun’s fragile yelp, the car launched halfway into the air again—she’d once more failed to slow down for a speed bump.
While Jae Kyung had already resigned himself to fate, swaying passively like a delicate butterfly in the turbulence, the patience of the two heroes in the back finally snapped.
A sudden gust of wind rushed through the cabin.
Seung Joo rolled down her window and screamed out,
“Help us, please!”
Her voice was so loud that passing cars instinctively slowed down in alarm.
At the same time, Seon Jin reached forward from the back and grabbed Na Eun by the collar.
“Be honest—are you a spy?”
“Ow ow, let go!”
“Did the enemy send you to kill us, huh?!”
“No! …Wait, can I turn left here?”
“Damn it, she really is a spy!”
“That Grandeur over there! Can’t you see me?! Please, for the love of god, stop this crazy car!”
Seon Jin shook Na Eun by the collar, but Na Eun—seemingly used to this—kept steering smoothly even while being throttled.
Meanwhile, Seung Joo stuck her head out the window, shouting desperately at every passing car in a mix of plea and accusation, begging for rescue at the top of her lungs.
Jae Kyung watched the chaos unfold in stunned silence, slowly lowering his head. His shoulders began trembling faintly.
“Look, look—a police car! Over here! Help us!”
“Oh no, Seung Joo! What if they really chase us down because of that? They’re coming this way now!”
“Yoon Na Eun, confess right now! You’re an assassin sent to kill us, aren’t you?!”
“I’m not, I swear!”
“Ha ha ha!”
Jae Kyung finally burst out laughing.
Bent over, clutching his stomach in mirth—but no one paid him any attention.
As the two heroes fought desperately for survival against a novice driver with lethal behind-the-wheel skills, their chaotic journey came to an abrupt end when a police car pulled them over with blaring sirens.
Male lead first thought she played hard to get, only to realize she
really disliked him
Short intro:
What she can’t stand the most is the streets full of effeminate men, especially that so-called top beauty whom she avoids at all costs.
Shen Yaoxing looks at Jiang Mingyue, who keeps approaching her with coy shyness.
Shen Yaoxing: Bro, don’t be like this, I’m really about to throw up!
She fears nothing in heaven or earth, except for him getting close to her.
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At first he thought she was just using the trick of feigning indifference to attract his attention. Later, he learned that she truly despised him.
This dealt a heavy blow to Jiang Mingyue, and he vowed to make her, like everyone else, fall at his feet in worship!
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Synopsis:
Before transmigrating, Shen Yaoxing only wanted to find a reliable man to spend her life with. Who knew that after transmigrating, she would become a reliable woman herself…
A forced misandrist, highly skilled, and reliable female lead
vs.
An initially aloof and arrogant, later morbid, obsessed male lead
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Wow! Finally a glimpse of the Center Directors scolding >.<