“What’s up? Why is she here at this hour?”
I quickly turned my head to look at Seol Yuhwa. She seemed absorbed in her soliloquy, paying no attention to Sung Jichan.
An emergency bell rang in my head.
“Is it okay for them to meet now?”
Momentarily confused, I abruptly stood up. I tried to cover Seol Yuhwa with my body and spoke to Sung Jichan.
“What’s going on with you?”
In response, Sung Jichan shrugged his shoulders.
“Is it a big deal that I’m here?”
Boasting.
Unable to bear his insensitivity, I made a face of pity, prompting Sung Jichan to shout as if he were outraged.
“Oh, why!”
Well, hoping for him to sincerely attend classes was probably too much… Thinking that way, I could understand why. I shrugged.
Sung Jichan raised his arm, revealing various knives attached here and there.
“Did you get into a fight?”
“Uh.”
Sung Jichan chuckled.
“A medal of honor.”
Making such a fuss about a medal. I squinted at Sung Jichan.
“Who did you fight with?”
“With those guys from Haeseongsang High School.”
Well, that figures. They probably clashed again over some trivial matter. I shook my head nervously.
Upon that, Sung Jichan spoke with an indignant tone.
“Hey, this is partly your fault, you know?”
“Why?”
“You went to Haeseongsang High School with Sunwoo Jin last time.”
I hesitated.
Checking my face, Sung Jichan, feeling triumphant, continued.
“After that, those bastards rushed at us as if they were on some medication. What the hell did you do when you went there?”
I had no words to defend myself. Sung Jichan clucked his tongue as if to say, ‘tsk tsk.’
“Chunja, I’ve been through a lot because of you. A lot.”
This guy keeps calling me Chunja again… No. This is not right.
Well, maybe it is my fault. Suddenly, I felt sorry.
But since it’s Sung Jichan, I decided not to feel sorry. Considering the stress that Samdaeboi gives me, Sung Jichan can endure a bit more. I casually said,
“Trials always follow the protagonist.”
“Am I the protagonist?”
“Yeah.”
Suddenly, without realizing it, I revealed the truth of this world to the male lead. Although the listener didn’t seem to care much.
“Yubin! First aid kit!”
Between Sung Jichan’s chatter, Yun Hyo came back with the first aid kit.
Yun Hyo sat in front of Seol Yuhwa, smiling cheerfully. Seeing his radiant face, I was once again reminded that he is Banhamin’s cousin. Seol Yuhwa stared at him with an expressionless face.
…He doesn’t seem to care about managing his expressions.
Then, as Sung Jichan and Yun Hyo chatted, Sung Jichan’s eyes slightly widened as if he had noticed something.
“Huh?”
Oh, right.
Come to think of it, I intentionally blocked Seol Yuhwa. It seemed that Sung Jichan noticed Seol Yuhwa because of Yun Hyo.
I quickly turned my head toward Sung Jichan.
Sung Jichan was already staring intently at Seol Yuhwa.
‘What is he thinking?’
I carefully examined Sung Jichan’s expression, but unfortunately, I couldn’t read his emotions. It was a historic moment, the first encounter between the female lead and the male lead. I anxiously awaited Sung Jichan’s next reaction.
“…But is it okay for them to meet now?”
In the original work, Sung Jichan and Seol Yuhwa first encounter each other in a corridor, and it happens when Seol Yuhwa is being harassed. Sung Jichan feels intrigued by Seol Yuhwa, who doesn’t yield to the harassment and instead fights back, and later, their relationship develops into love.
But now… well… I rolled my eyes and subtly glanced at Seol Yuhwa.
…It’s after they’ve already had a confrontation.
Honestly, I can’t be sure if Sung Jichan will become interested in the current Seol Yuhwa.
It’s not like the first meeting will determine whether they fall in love later, like some butterfly effect. Suddenly, I felt a bit uneasy.
“Well… since they’re protagonists, it should be fine, right? I mean, he’s the male lead; surely he can recognize the female lead.”
I believe in you, Sung Jichan. In my heart, I cheered for this insane male lead of the novel.
While having such thoughts, Sung Jichan finally opened his mouth.
“Ah, well.”
Then he scratched his head.
“I guess you’ve been doing well.”
…I have no idea what he’s looking at on Seol Yuhwa that led him to that conclusion.
I knew it, but he really is an insensitive guy.
Anyway, that was all of Sung Jichan’s reaction.
“I worried for nothing.”
It was half a relief and half a disappointment.
But there was still something I needed to confirm. I subtly glanced and gestured for Sung Jichan to come closer. Confirming that Sung Jichan leaned towards me, I whispered into his ear.
“Do you think she looks different now?”
“Huh?”
At my words, Sung Jichan blinked.
“Different? How?”
From head to toe, everything.
But of course, I couldn’t openly say such things, so I decided to give him a subtle hint.
“Just a bit… the atmosphere seems different. She used to be a bit more innocent back then.”
“Hmm…”
Sung Jichan tilted his head slightly.
“Is that so?”
Judging by his expression, he seemed somewhat uncertain. It was a reaction below my expectations.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
