Lee Yeon-ho was shocked to see the infirmary completely turned upside down during the brief time he was away.
“Good heavens, my infirmary!”
What particularly shocked him was the sight of blood on a 500-page hardcover book.
“This was so precious to me!”
Wasn’t that just a decoration?
I had assumed it was just for show since it looked like an academic book.
But apparently, it was a book that Lee Yeon-ho cherished greatly.
“From now on, all of you are banned from the infirmary!”
Ultimately, Lee Yeon-ho banned me and the three top boys from the infirmary.
Even Sung Ji-chan and Seon Woo-jin, who weren’t present, were included in the ban, due to collective responsibility.
“If I knew this would happen, I would’ve just fought and got kicked out. What about my massage chair? That was expensive.”
I quietly smacked Sung Ji-chan’s back as he complained.
“Ow! That hurts!”
“That’s why I hit you.”
Honestly, I felt a bit wronged to receive the same punishment, but since I got involved in the ruckus, I decided to accept it quietly.
“By the way…”
I glanced at the person sitting next to me.
“Why are you here?”
“Huh?”
Ban Ha-min blinked innocently, as if he knew nothing.
Yes, the person who had boldly taken my seat since morning was none other than Ban Ha-min.
As I kept giving him hints, he pretended to be sad and said,
“Does Choon-ja dislike Ha-min?”
Can you at least call me by my real name?
After all the chaos, I had first taught him my name, but he still kept calling me Choon-ja.
‘Why did he even come…?’
When I saw Ban Ha-min sitting in my seat as soon as I arrived at school, I thought I was going to faint.
Has he decided to openly acknowledge our acquaintance?
My head throbbed. Clenching my fist, I warned him.
“If you call me Choon-ja one more time, I’ll really hit you.”
“Okay.”
Ban Ha-min nodded obediently.
Phew. I exhaled deeply.
Being with the three top boys, it seemed like the dormant violence in me was awakening.
Do I have the potential to be a school gang leader too…?
“By the way, Choo-uni, did you know about this?”
Choo-uni… Well, it’s better than Choon-ja… Half resigned, I asked,
“What?”
Ban Ha-min’s eyes sparkled as he said,
“Lee Yeon-ho thought you knocked out all the Haeseong High guys that day!”
So that’s why he looked at me as if he’d seen a ghost?
A girl who scared a former school gang leader… I’ve earned a strange title.
“The finishing blow was done by you, though.”
Ban Ha-min laughed heartily.
Could you please be quiet before I finish you off too?
Listening to Ban Ha-min’s cheerful voice, I felt a headache coming on.
‘By the way.’
I looked around discreetly.
Many classmates were openly staring at us.
Some looked amazed, while others whispered enviously.
‘I feel like I’m on display.’
It was so blatantly obvious that Ban Ha-min was the cause of this attention.
‘Goodbye, my peaceful life…’
I already sensed the trouble ahead.
‘What kind of crazy event will happen today?’
Several ‘web novel’-like events flashed through my mind.
No matter how I thought about it, it seemed doomed.
“By the way, Choo-una, did you hear?”
“Huh?”
I snapped out of my thoughts at Ban Ha-min’s words.
He looked around and whispered as if sharing a secret,
“Today, Jin-i isn’t coming to school.”
Jin-i? Was he talking about Seon Woo-jin?
“Why?”
It was unusual for someone who never missed school, even though he skipped classes.
‘Has he finally decided to go wild?’
And how come Ban Ha-min and Seon Woo-jin share each other’s schedules? That was more surprising.
“Curious?”
I nodded my head.
Ban Ha-min smiled widely and said, “Then let’s go see him together!”
See who? Seon Woo-jin?
‘I’m not that curious, though.’
Before I could even respond, Ban Ha-min stood up abruptly.
“Let’s go! To see Jin-i!”
A chorus of shrieks erupted from what I assumed to be his fan club.
‘…’
Seon Woo-jin or not, I just wanted to be alone.
‘It’s not unusual for a school gangster to skip school for a day.’
It wouldn’t be surprising if Seon Woo-jin had been suspended, given his track record.
‘I should just send a text.’
I doubted he would respond readily, but… I took out my phone and began to type.
That’s when it happened.
“What’s that, Choo-uni! Using a phone in the sacred school environment!”
Suddenly, Ban Ha-min snatched my phone away.
“Ahem.”
What was this all about?
I couldn’t hide my irritation.
“Give it back.”
I reached out for it, but Ban Ha-min held my phone even higher.
Really, this guy?
Despite several attempts to retrieve my phone, I failed each time. Ultimately blocked in every effort, I resignedly glared at Ban Ha-min.
He grinned. “I’ll give it back if you come with me. Hehe.”
What?
“…So you came for that?” Seon Woo-jin asked incredulously, looking back and forth between me and Ban Ha-min.
“Yup, aren’t you happy to see Jin-i?” Ban Ha-min squealed, clutching his cheeks.
Seon Woo-jin visibly frowned and sighed heavily.
‘…Are they really friends?’
Their contrasting vibes made me instinctively uneasy.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
