So, he was saying she was cute because she looked like Pommi, storing food in her cheeks. Plump, chubby cheeks.

She was flustered and ended up at a loss. Seol Hee narrowed her eyes and said.

“Okay, just say I’m cute.”
Puffy, her lips really did look like Pommi’s.

((()))((()))((()))

“So, what do you like about Seol Hee?”
Their friends stared at Seol Hee and Eun Woo with twinkling eyes. It was an expected question. Without realizing, Seol Hee nodded. Eun Woo answered as practiced the day before.

“Because she’s cute.”
“Oh, because she’s cute.”
Listening to Seol Hee’s hastily made sweet love story, their friends shuddered. From inside, Chan Jeong, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, leaned his head forward again.

“Where was your first date?”
Unlike their friends’ curious questions, his tone was interrogative. It felt like a congressional hearing. Seol Hee lifted her chin and spoke.

“Wonderland.”
“We went to the zoo together.”
Seol Hee and Eun Woo answered in succession.

“What about the second date?”
“We did an escape room. But why are you digging so much?”
“Seol Hee is not very good at escape rooms.”
At Eun Woo’s words, laughter erupted on Seol Hee’s face.

“Eun Woo is just too good at it.”
As if to confirm Seol Hee’s cuteness, Eun Woo raised his large hand and stroked her head.

“You did well for a first timer.”
Even though there were many people around, it felt like they were in their own world. Seeing this, Chan Jeong’s face turned red.

“What are you two mumbling about, really?”
At first, it was a lie to get rid of Chan Jeong, who was too clingy. But seeing him getting angry felt good.

In fact, she didn’t care what happened to Chan Jeong anymore. At first, she had been hurt when she found out Chan Jeong had been cheating with the team leader, but that was all in the past.

Now, seeing Chan Jeong didn’t invoke any feelings except slight annoyance.

But still, it felt like revenge.

Seeing Chan Jeong, who had cheated with the team leader, getting angry felt good, like drinking soda.

With a red face, Chan Jeong continued speaking.

“So, Ok Eun Woo. What’s Seol Hee’s favorite food?”
One of the friends finally frowned at Chan Jeong’s persistent questioning.

“Hey, Lee Chan Jeong. Why are you so insistent? You’re history.”
“No, just. Just wanted to see if Seol Hee’s new boyfriend is a good guy.”
The cheater spouting nonsense? About to give him a piece of her mind, she saw Eun Woo next to her and closed her mouth. As if knowing how Seol Hee felt, In Kyung stood up for her.

“Lee Chan Jeong, you’ve missed your chance. What’s with the hearing?”
Their friends laughed at Chan Jeong. Angered by their taunting, Chan Jeong abruptly stood up.

“That’s impossible.”
“What is?”
“I know these two aren’t dating. They first said they weren’t involved, then suddenly they are dating a few days later? Are they going to suddenly get married in a few days too? It’s obvious they’re just trying to show off to me.”
“Why is he like that.”
“No, guys. Isn’t the situation suspicious? If they’re really dating, why don’t they kiss here.”
They could do that, right? Chan Jeong confidently switched his gaze between Seol Hee and Eun Woo.

Has he gone crazy?

Has he lost his mind?

Even the friends drinking next to him stared at Chan Jeong with dumbfounded expressions. What is he saying?

Then, Eun Woo chuckled.

“What’s your name again?”
Was it Lee Chan Jeong? Eun Woo raised his head while murmuring lowly.

“How old are you, Mr. Lee Chan Jeong?”

Caught off guard by the sudden change in topic, Chanjeong looked at Eun Woo with a dazed expression. Instead, it was Eun Woo who continued speaking.

“28 years old? 27 years old? Either way, it doesn’t seem to be a young age.”
“……”
“Aren’t you too old for such pranks?”
It was a comment telling him not to act immaturely.

Eun Woo did not stop there. He said, tapping the table with his fingertips.

“What’s more, why should we prove anything to Mr. Chanjeong? Who do you think you are?”
Chanjeong was, in fact, nobody. He was no longer a friend, nor a boyfriend. Just a classmate.

It was Chanjeong’s utter defeat.

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“Seolhee, take care!”
“Today, you were totally the star.”
“It was fun!”
Today’s gathering was successful. Nobody, except Chanjeong, doubted the relationship between Eun Woo and Seolhee.

No, even Chanjeong himself was convinced and devastated.

“Will it be okay……”
Seolhee let out a sigh in succession. She had come out impulsively with teacher Ok to convince Chanjeong and didn’t want to show the effects of rejecting Chanjeong in front of her friends. But now, thinking about it, it was fearless.

She had acted everything perfectly with Eun Woo, so it seemed that no man she would bring in the future would match up to him.

It wasn’t a mistake, right? Somehow, it felt like a failure.

But no matter how much she racked her brain, it was a regret that was too late. Eun Woo stood by such a Seolhee.

“Shall we go?”
“Yes.”
Seolhee looked up at Eun Woo after waving to her friends who were waving from afar. Everyone had said their goodbyes, and only she and teacher Ok were left.

The wind was blowing. There was warmth in the wind of Seoul, which was approaching spring. Her hair flew, and she raised her hand to sweep it up.

Shall we go now?

“Shall we head back?”
They came separately, but Eun Woo said he would take her home. As Seolhee turned towards where Eun Woo’s car was, Eun Woo bowed his head.

“Miss Seolhee.”
Eun Woo called her.

“Just a moment.”
“Yes?”
“Just stay still for a moment. No matter what I do, stay still.”
Why? What is he going to do?

He bent down. The man stared at her silently. An intensely penetrating gaze. Seolhee froze under his gaze.

And then his lips slowly approached. Towards Seolhee’s lips.

If it continued like this, their lips would touch.

However, due to Eun Woo’s command to ‘stay still no matter what he does’, or perhaps due to his gaze looking at her, Seolhee couldn’t move a muscle.

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