“What?······ Are we friends?”

Has the meaning of ‘friends’ changed in the meantime?

I almost stood up abruptly. It was one of the most embarrassing things Yoon Jiwoo had ever said to me while living with her.

“Then, are we not? Of course, we’re friends.”

Yoon Jiwoo, saying that, was serious. It wasn’t a joke either. Yeonwoo tried to maintain a calm expression.

“We were always together in college, weren’t we? Major classes, general education classes, and even dorm life. I did everything with you, Yeonwoo. So, we’re like best friends.”

Ah. Something I followed around one-sidedly has been packaged as always being together after the passage of time.

“Other people were really jealous of me, but you, Yeonwoo, were so nice that you didn’t even get jealous.”

Yoon Jiwoo, who insisted that people distanced themselves from her because she was extraordinary and unique, wouldn’t admit to it even if she died.

“That’s why I highly appreciate you. Even our parents know your name among their college friends.”

“Oh. Well, thanks for the high praise.”

I hope Junhwi brings Cha Hanbin soon. Please, quickly. Yeonwoo started glancing at the clock more frequently than Yoon Jiwoo.

“Actually, Yeonwoo, I was envious of you.”

“······Huh?”

Why is she suddenly like this? Yeonwoo doubted her own ears.

“You always liked professors, other seniors and juniors. You were popular.”

Out of the blue, Yoon Jiwoo confessed her feelings with an even more serious tone and lowered her head.

“Honestly, I’m more beautiful than you objectively, and my conditions are better, but people recognize and like you more than me. At first, I hated you, but later, I······ was a bit envious.”

So, she bought the same shoes as me, asked where and what I studied for hours at the library. Yoon Jiwoo chuckled bitterly as she revealed it.

“And I’m sorry.”

Why is she suddenly apologizing, even sincerely? Today, Yoon Jiwoo seemed quite distant from the Yoon Jiwoo that Yeonwoo knew.

······What is there to apologize for?

“Attorney Kwon Junhwi, I tried to seduce him.”

That’s right. While dating Cha Hanbin, Yoon Jiwoo was curious about Junhwi, and she even came to the Ro&Yul office and awkwardly stumbled in front of him.

“In fact, he’s not my type at all. He’s too rough and tough. His appearance is, um, too big, and his eyes are sharp.”

Out of the blue, Yoon Jiwoo pointed out Junhwi’s flaws, and Yeonwoo’s eyebrows subtly wrinkled.

“But I just wanted to snatch him away. Because you were with him. ······I thought, ‘What if that person recognizes you more than me?’ I was curious about how you’d look if I seduced that man.”

“······.”

Yeonwoo didn’t know how to react, so she just sighed lightly.

“But after some time passed, I realized it was quite disrespectful. I found out too late. Trying to do something to a friend that you shouldn’t do, I regretted it a lot. Really.”

Yoon Jiwoo, who had been whispering to herself with her fingers, swept away her swollen belly.
“I tried to apologize. But······ there were some bad things with you and Hanbin oppa, and we rushed into marriage, and you went abroad for studying. I missed the timing to apologize. So······ Anyway, this is all just an excuse.”

Yoon Jiwoo, who paused for a moment, took a deep breath and pushed out her words rhythmically.

“I’m sorry. I was wrong, Yeonwoo.”

Her thin voice contained a lot of sincerity.

Really, why would she suddenly say something so warm? Yeonwoo, who would prefer Yoon Jiwoo to babble on as usual with strange and annoying remarks, found Yoon Jiwoo’s apology more unfamiliar.

Yeonwoo casually turned her slightly heated face to the side and hid it.

“Of course, if I had been more determined at that time and shaken it until the end, Attorney Kwon Junhwi would have come too.”

“Oh. Really?”

“Yeah. Isn’t that impressive? I thought he would come if I made a little more effort.”

The softened feelings of Yeonwoo became dry and crumbly again. The situation where I almost received something like a touching moment seems to be over.

“But that’s something I shouldn’t have done to Hanbin oppa either······ I held back, well, whatever.”

Hmm. Although the direction of her thoughts is still somewhat different, anyway, Yoon Jiwoo’s apology sounded sincere.

“And thank you for keeping the promise not to reveal the CCTV related to Hanbin oppa.”

Ah, that incident happened. Cha Hanbin, who was in charge of the joint representative case with Junhwi, came into the situation room without permission, stole evidence, and scolded Yeonwoo on that day.

“I had already completely forgotten about that. It’s not a topic I want to recall. ······There’s no need to be thankful.”

That was sincere.

Whatever hurt Cha Hanbin may have caused in the past, there was not even 1g of hurt left in Yeonwoo now.

Just being happily together with Junhwi after marriage was enough for her every day.

Yoon Jiwoo nodded slightly and smirked. Maybe it’s because of the mood. Yoon Jiwoo’s eyes were quite moist.

“Hey. ······Is the cola delicious? Let me smell it once.”