Whispers of Autumn Wind (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 17

“So go ahead and tell me, Gyeo Wool. For your college admission, am I supposed to pretend not to see my honor being trampled into the gutter?”

Ga Eul continued in a clear, ringing voice. Gyeo Wool couldn’t respond. His head sank even lower.

“I took a leave of absence and worked just to send you to college. While you were in school, I earned money to pay off Father’s debts and support you—so you could go to medical school. ‘Six years? That’ll fly by,’ I kept telling myself. Yet you gave up that so-called insignificant medical school admission over throwing a single punch.”

“I’m sorry, sister.”

For the first time, Gyeo Wool looked genuinely remorseful. Tears streamed down his face.

“Yes, you *should* be sorry to me. Which is why—I want you to give up medical school. I’m going to protect my honor, after all.”

“So you’re really insisting on suing our Sung Mok? Even if Gyeo Wool can’t attend medical school, is that truly okay with you?”

Hong Su Jin’s irritated voice echoed through the solemn silence of the principal’s office.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I’ll do. Should I really endure seeing my honor shredded to pieces, just to get Gyeo Wool into medical school? Mrs. Sung Mok, you told me I ought to watch my conduct, didn’t you? That implies I should simply swallow comments like that if I want Gyeo Wool in med school. But I refuse. What’s so great about that medical school anyway? Gyeo Wool himself is clearly someone you can discard so easily.”

“Ga Eul, please calm down and reconsider. I understand how you feel—but could you just think it over once more? This is about Gyeo Wool’s future.”

The principal stepped in to persuade Ga Eul but was swiftly shut down.

“Principal, I’m not agitated. Everyone’s only thinking about Gyeo Wool’s future, about him getting into med school—so naturally, I’m the only one who can protect my own honor.”

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, sister. I was wrong.”

Words seldom heard from him—”I’m sorry,” “I was wrong”—poured freely from Gyeo Wool’s mouth. He kept repeating, “I’m sorry.”

“Ga Eul, safeguarding your honor is indeed important. But matters have priorities and degrees of urgency. Right now, resolving Gyeo Wool’s issue seems the most urgent. Couldn’t you reclaim your honor by other means?”

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