A Relentless Senior (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 5
“I want to get closer to you, sunbaenim. Honestly, earlier when you didn’t come, I wanted to call you, but I was worried you’d find me annoying, so I held back. And during class, you seemed tired from drinking late, so I wasn’t sure if I should wake you and just stayed quiet. You might think I’m being selfish, but it’s absolutely not because I want good grades for myself. It’s just… I haven’t known you for long, so I don’t know how close I’m allowed to get. We’re not even friends, and you’re my sunbae, so this kind of relationship is completely new to me.”
As the words spilled out without filter, even she didn’t know what she was saying anymore.
She just desperately wanted to clear up the misunderstanding.
“Ah, and I’ve never once thought you were harsh. You’ve always been good to me…….”
Sa Rang squeezed her eyes shut and bit her lip.
She had no idea how to wrap this up.
She regretted ever opening her mouth in the first place.
Did she really need to be this honest? Only regret remained.
Do Han, who had been silently listening, slightly furrowed his brow.
Those words had come out of petty spite, yet pure-hearted Lee Sa Rang seemed to take them completely to heart—her face looked like she was about to cry any second.
Do Han once again found himself ridiculous for thinking she was cute.
In an instant, he forgot why he’d been sharp with her earlier; his entire attention was stolen by the girl in front of him.
Her flushed cheeks, the red lips doing their best to protest—everything held his gaze captive.
Do Han inwardly cursed himself as a lunatic and narrowed the space between his brows.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been particularly nice to you.”
Sa Rang suddenly lifted her head and looked at him.
“You gave me a blanket during OT, and you just bought me coffee.”
“That counts as being nice?”
“Ah, maybe not to you, sunbaenim.”
It might have felt special only because she liked Do Han.
From his perspective, that level of kindness was just casual generosity toward a junior whose name he barely knew.
“It does feel kind of special.”
“Huh?”
After thinking for a moment, he said,
“It’s the first time I’ve ever bought coffee for a female junior.”
Sa Rang’s eyes blinked rapidly.
It was probably just an offhand remark, yet her heart was pounding unreasonably hard.
“You’re also the only female junior whose phone number I have.”
Do Han let out a soft chuckle at Sa Rang’s shocked face.
She completely lost her soul to his dazzling smile.
He stood up from his seat.
“Let’s go. My special freshman.”
When Do Han smiled even brighter, Sa Rang’s legs turned to jelly and she couldn’t move.
When did he ever corner her by calling her selfish?
He came right up to her handsome face, stealing her breath and her soul,
and then smiling in a way that made her heart race—it was clearly foul play.
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A week later, Sa Rang was clutching her phone and sighing for the past ten minutes.
She had to give Do Han a morning call, but her hands were shaking.
How on earth did she ever decide to wake him up by phone every Monday morning?
No matter how she thought about it, she must have been momentarily insane back then.
Sa Rang fidgeted with her phone and glanced toward the bathroom. It would be best to call while Ji Woo was in there.
She squeezed her eyes shut and pressed the call button.
After a long ring, the call finally connected.
“Hello?”
—……
“Um, it’s morning.”
—……
“You need to get up now. Hello?”
Even though they weren’t face-to-face, cold sweat broke out on Sa Rang.
He was silent at first, probably still half-asleep, then a sleepy voice came through.
—Yeah. Thanks.
The call abruptly ended with that short reply.
For some reason, Sa Rang felt anxious.
Hearing Do Han’s voice, it didn’t sound like he’d get up right away.
Since she’d already promised morning calls, she decided she should make sure he actually woke up and called again.
As expected, the ring went on for a while before connecting.
“Are you up?”
—Yeah.
“I don’t think so. Aren’t you still lying down? Your eyes are closed right now, aren’t they.”
—You’re a ghost.
A lazy voice mixed with laughter spread through her ear, and her face burned.
His usual calm, low voice was already attractive, but hearing it drowsy from sleep felt like he was whispering right to her.
She could even feel his breathing vividly; Sa Rang shivered without realizing it.
Imagining Do Han lying in bed talking to her made her heart pound so hard it felt like it might burst.
This was dangerous—she shook her head vigorously.
If she didn’t pull herself together, she felt like she might confess everything right then and there.
Do Han’s morning voice was that lethally dangerous.
“Get up quickly. You’ll be late.”
—Got it.
“……Are you up?”
—No.
“Seriously! I said get up!”
When Sa Rang unintentionally let irritation slip into her voice, he chuckled softly.
—Morning calls are nice. See you in the lecture hall.
The call ended, and right then Ji Woo came out of the bathroom.
“What was that? What’s all the noise?”
Was someone fighting next door this early in the morning?
Ji Woo muttered suspiciously, but Sa Rang shook her head like she didn’t know.
Inside, she let out a deep sigh.
She wanted to wake him gently like a nightingale, but she felt like she’d turned into a woodpecker.
It felt like he only got up because she was being loud.
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Sa Rang left the house a little earlier than usual.
She arrived at the lecture hall and took her usual seat at the back.
Even though she’d given him a morning call, she still doubted Do Han had actually gotten up.
Wondering when he’d show up, she was checking the time on her phone when someone sat in the empty seat beside her.
Judging by the strong perfume, it definitely wasn’t him.
When Sa Rang turned her head, a woman smiled brightly at her.
“Hi? I have a favor to ask.”
“Yes? Me?”
At first glance, the woman was clearly an upperclassman.
Conversely, the woman immediately recognized Sa Rang as a freshman and launched straight into it.
Sa Rang was flustered but had no choice but to listen since it was a sunbae from the same class.
“Did you do the assignment yet?”
Was she trying to copy the report?
Thinking that, Sa Rang shook her head.
“No, not yet.”
“Good.”
Seeing the woman look relieved and happy, Sa Rang realized she’d guessed wrong.
She couldn’t figure out what the woman wanted.
“Actually, I told the professor I wanted to be in the same group as Do Han oppa. But he said oppa was already paired with someone else.”
Even after hearing that, Sa Rang still didn’t know where this was going.
She just listened quietly.
“So, could you switch groups with me?”
“What?”
“I begged the professor so much that he told me to ask Do Han oppa first. He said if oppa agrees, he’ll allow the switch.”
The words “Why are you telling me this?” rose to Sa Rang’s throat.
Before she could say it, the woman continued.
“But knowing oppa’s personality, I don’t think he’ll agree. Could you tell him first that you want to switch groups? I’ll compensate you, of course.”
Was this really the attitude of someone asking a favor?
It sounded exactly like “Take money and stay away from Do Han.”
Sa Rang was so dumbfounded she could only open and close her mouth.
She felt insulted.
That’s when Do Han appeared.
“This is my seat.”
At his heavy, low voice, the woman flinched and stood up.
Do Han sat down, took out his textbook from his bag, and opened it.
When he didn’t even glance at her, the woman moved away with an embarrassed face.
“Wait.”
Hearing an even colder tone than before, the woman stopped.
“I said answer me first.”
“Yes?”
Sa Rang held her breath just as much as the woman did.
His nickname “harsh” was perfectly explained by his current stony expression.
He was a completely different person from the Do Han she’d seen until now.
His eyes were icy and frightening.
“I have no intention of being in the same group as you. So don’t come looking for my group member again and threaten her.”
“N-no, it’s a misunderstanding. It wasn’t a threat, it was a request.”
The woman looked on the verge of tears.
But Do Han didn’t waver at all.
“If you’re going to make a request, at least be polite. Don’t start with casual speech.”
Sa Rang almost felt sorry for the woman.
He could have just said he couldn’t switch—what was the need to be so harsh?
Glancing at the woman, she saw a deeply hurt expression.
Unable to say anything more, the woman returned to her seat with teary eyes.
When Sa Rang looked at Do Han with unfamiliar eyes, he turned toward her.
“If anyone else comes, just ignore them. I’m not switching groups.”
Then, as if bothered by his own actions moments ago, he added an explanation.
“I spoke casually because she didn’t deserve politeness. And I speak casually to you because you’re my junior.”
It felt like Sa Rang’s gaze was saying, “Then why do you speak casually to me and that sunbae?”
The cold aura that had been surrounding his face moments ago had already softened.
Seeing the stark difference in Do Han’s expressions, Sa Rang couldn’t help but smile.
“Who said anything?”
At her reply, Do Han gave an awkward cough and flipped through his book for no reason.
Sa Rang only ended up liking him more.
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Coming out of the building, unlike the overcast sky last week, the sun was blazing brightly.
In just one week, spring had arrived in full force.
“When should we do the assignment?”
Sa Rang wanted to go on a date with Do Han as soon as possible.
Even if it wasn’t a real date, it felt wasteful to let these perfect days pass by.
“How about this week? Sunday.”
Do Han wanted to avoid weekdays as much as possible in case he had to drive Hye Ri home.
On weekends she didn’t come to campus, so he could go out without worrying.
“Sounds good. But where will we go and what will we do?”
“Dates are all pretty much the same.”
“I’ve never been on one.”
Do Han suddenly stopped walking and looked at Sa Rang.
It was a little unexpected.
He’d assumed she’d start dating the moment she entered university and had only stayed away from romance because of entrance exams.
He never imagined she had zero dating experience.
She had a nice personality and a cute face.
More than anything, being around her gave off such bright energy that it purified his mood, so he thought she’d be quite popular with guys.
Yet she’d never been on a date.
It was an unexpected answer.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
When Do Han stared at her blankly, Sa Rang’s face turned red.
She regretted saying something unnecessary.
Not having dated even once at twenty wasn’t exactly something to brag about.
“No, it’s nothing.”
Do Han started walking again and brought up the assignment.
“Search for good date spots in March. Pick the ones you want to go to.”
“Okay.”
Sa Rang nodded.
For some reason it felt embarrassing to meet his eyes, so she walked looking only at her feet when Do Han suddenly stopped.
“See you on Sunday then.”
“Don’t you have engineering classes?”
Last week she had shared an umbrella with him all the way to the engineering building, so the sudden goodbye surprised her and she looked up.
“Class is canceled.”
The short explanation settled her heart.
It was only Monday, which meant she had to wait until Sunday to see him again.
As Sa Rang was about to greet him with a gloomy face, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder from behind and she jumped.
When she turned around, it was Yoon Jae.
“Hi?”
“Oh? Hi.”
Seeing a friend she usually only met on Tuesdays on a Monday made Sa Rang greet him more warmly than usual.
“Just finished class?”
“Yeah.”
“Where’s your next one?”
“Engineering building. You?”
“Physical education building. Let’s walk together.”
“Okay.”
Just moments ago she’d been downcast, but thanks to Yoon Jae her expression brightened as she said goodbye to Do Han.
“I’ll head off first.”
Do Han nodded, Yoon Jae gave him a slight bow, and then walked off with Sa Rang.
“Why do you have so many books?”
“I need to return them to the library.”
“Give them here. I’ll carry them.”
“No, it’s okay.”
“I’ll carry them just until we get there.”
Yoon Jae snatched the books from her hands.
With lighter hands, Sa Rang smiled comfortably and said,
“Thanks.”
“It’s nothing.”
The two smiled at each other and chatted about tomorrow’s classes and other things.
Do Han watched their affectionate figures from afar.
Under the clear blue sky without a single cloud, the freshmen walking side by side looked so fresh and sweet.
Both were bright and pretty, and they suited each other well.
“You’ll probably get to go on a date soon.”
Watching Sa Rang’s wide smile, Do Han thought that to himself.
Just as he was about to turn away, for some reason his feet wouldn’t move.
His eyes were glued to her.
Sa Rang’s clear, transparent smile felt like a refreshing breeze blowing toward him.
Until she disappeared from sight, Do Han unknowingly remained rooted to the spot.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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