As if she was going to die of hunger, she complained about why the food at the engineering cafeteria looked so unappetizing, but Jiwoo occasionally glanced back.

Sarang regretted not actively trying to stop Do Han when he had said that she couldn’t meet Yoon Jae Han.

Why did she dislike Sarang meeting Yoon Jae Han when she herself was close to a female junior?

Did she have the qualifications for that?

Jiwoo was annoyed with Do Han.

Do Han found a Korean restaurant near the school with Hye Ri.

He had no choice but to follow Kyeong Cheol’s earnest advice to feed Do Han properly, not just the school cafeteria’s food.

Kyeong Cheol had called Do Han even on the weekends, berating him with harsh words.

Finally, he had told his son to clean up his one-room apartment and come home.

Hye Ri wanted to finish the first semester, and even if she had surgery, it would be a few months later, so it was her intention to make sure Do Han could go to school with her.

It was unthinkable for Kyeong Cheol to let his sick daughter go to school alone.

“This place is too expensive. It’s a bit burdensome for a college student.”

Hye Ri looked around nervously because she thought Do Han might notice.

She felt sorry for Do Han, who was going through a hard time because of her.

But she was also happy that they could have lunch together.

Even though he didn’t say a word and just ate, it still made her happy.

“After we finish eating, can I go to your room, oppa?”

Do Han, who had been avoiding eye contact with Hye Ri, finally raised his head.

“I have plans to meet a friend at 4 o’clock, so I don’t want to go home and come back.”

“Go home. I’ll give you a ride.”

“But you have afternoon classes, oppa.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“I feel sorry for you. I have to go back and forth to take you. Since you have classes, I’ll just rest in your room.”

“No.”

Do Han’s firm voice left Hye Ri somewhat hurt.
I have translated the Korean paragraph into English while keeping the exact same number of lines as the original. Here is the translation:

“Do you really think it won’t work?” he asked again, trying to plead one more time.

“His girlfriend doesn’t like it.”

Hye Ri doubted whether the words that had just come out of Do Han’s mouth were true.

Admitting that he had a girlfriend and considering that girl’s feelings left her flustered.

“By any chance, did you meet that freshman, oppa?”

Do Han nodded, and Hye Ri exhaled as if in amazement.

Sarang had said that she and Do Han were not dating, but every time she saw them together, she felt strange.

But now they had become a couple somehow.

Hye Ri’s complexion darkened for a moment as she recalled the innocent-looking Sarang.

She was so bewildered that words hardly came out.

That’s how unsuitable Sarang and Do Han seemed.

“She seems to like him a lot. She even said her younger brother can’t go to your room because she doesn’t like it.”

Seeing him not denying it, Hye Ri’s judgment was distorted.

It wasn’t like Do Han had never had a girlfriend before, but this was the first time she had such feelings.

She was irritated by seeing Do Han taking care of Sarang more than her.

“Just tell her I’m your sister. She’ll understand then.”

Hye Ri knew that Do Han had only said that they were just acquaintances from school.

She had no intention of revealing her complicated family history and hadn’t introduced Do Han as her brother to her friends.

She had only asked that because she wanted to confirm that they were at most acquaintances.

After all, even if Do Han had a girlfriend, there was no reason for him to reveal that he was her brother.

“I told her.”

“What?”

“I already told her.”

Hye Ri was speechless.

She couldn’t find words like how or why; they just circled in her mind and wouldn’t come out.

“When you’re done, get up.”

Do Han left first, leaving her, who had lost focus, behind.

But Hye Ri couldn’t move.

When she received a cancer diagnosis at the hospital, the first emotion that came to her wasn’t anger or sadness, like why me or what if I die, but rather a sweet joy.

She could receive Do Han’s sympathy, and after that, she could gain his attention by feeling guilty.

In addition to the guilt, she could also capture Do Han’s empathy.

Since the day she first met Do Han at Kyeong Cheol’s house, even before they met, she liked him.

Her mother, who had to support herself after separating from her husband, was always busy, and as a result, she was always lonely.

But she was happy to meet a man who said he would become her father.

She was even more excited when she heard that the man had a son.

Although Kyeong Cheol seemed indifferent to Do Han, it wasn’t that important in the eyes of an eight-year-old.

But one day, their perfect world collapsed.

She was abandoned by the brother she believed in an instant.

Hye Ri couldn’t escape from the shock, and she was anxious about being abandoned again.

But she also noticed that Do Han’s attitude had changed since that day.

His expression remained indifferent, but his eyes were filled with guilt.