Seon Woo Jin.
The man in charge of being the chic boy among the Three Great Boys and playing the role of the male lead’s friend ‘-_-‘.
The person waiting for me inside the curtain was the one who had become so quiet that his presence had disappeared.
The moment I confirmed Seon Woo Jin’s face, I froze on the spot.
‘Why is he really here?’
As mentioned earlier, Seon Woo Jin and Sung Ji Chan are hard to find at school usually.
The kids’ guess was that they were hiding somewhere other than the classroom… I never thought it would be this place.
Meanwhile, Seon Woo Jin, who had woken up from the commotion, frowned and opened his eyes.
“Ah, it’s so noisy. …Huh? Hey, who are you… Mmph!”
I quickly covered Seon Woo Jin’s mouth with my hand, went inside, and closed the curtain.
Click!
“Teacher, did you really not see?”
“…Huh? Well, I don’t think I saw anything.”
“Really? That’s strange, I thought I saw someone come in here…”
Nice one, teacher.
Fortunately, the school nurse had granted my request.
I listened to the conversation outside the curtain, then looked at Seon Woo Jin while putting my index finger to my lips.
It was a gesture asking him to please be quiet.
Seon Woo Jin nodded obediently to my signal… or rather, he didn’t, instead scanning me up and down with an even more bizarre look.
Judging by his fiercely raised eyebrows, it seemed like he was thinking, ‘How should I deal with this?’
…It seems I’ve really messed up.
But now it’s too late to go outside.
It’s truly a dilemma.
In the midst of this, I heard these words from outside:
“Teacher, just in case, can I take a look inside before I go?”
No, get lost!
I screamed internally.
The kid who had come all the way here to look for Chun Ja was annoyingly persistent.
We had clearly made a promise, but the school nurse, seemingly quite flustered by the situation, inadvertently responded with a “Yes.”
Teacher, how could you say yes to that!
That’s when it happened.
“Hey, move your hand.”
In the moment I loosened my grip, Seon Woo Jin removed my hand covering his mouth and sat up.
‘Gasp, no!’
Belatedly coming to my senses, I pulled him back again.
Seon Woo Jin shook off my hand.
Then, with an expression full of irritation, he threw the blanket over me and opened the curtain.
Seon Woo Jin spoke towards the outside.
“It’s too noisy to sleep.”
Immediately, there was a sound of someone gasping.
It seemed the kid looking for Chun Ja was surprised by Seon Woo Jin’s presence.
“Hey, don’t you know ‘be quiet in the infirmary’? Stop it and get lost.”
As expected of the school bully’s friend, Seon Woo Jin’s choice of words was unrestrained even in front of the teacher.
Nevertheless, the other person was quite persistent.
Perhaps due to the power of the Hawaii airline ticket, they still tried to look inside, albeit hesitantly.
Then Seon Woo Jin spoke again.
“What are you doing? The patient just said it’s noisy. Aren’t you going to leave?”
“Ah, s-s-s-sorry!”
The kid who had come looking for Chun Ja hurriedly apologized and ran away.
…But were you really a patient? You don’t look sick at all.
Anyway, thanks to Seon Woo Jin’s great performance, the infirmary became quiet again.
Seon Woo Jin, still not fully awake, muttered something low, seemingly dissatisfied with the situation. It probably was a curse.
‘Is it all over?’
I cautiously lifted the blanket that had been thrown over me and peeked outside.
In the infirmary were the teacher and Seon Woo Jin. And a shadow briefly appeared on the curtain of the bed across from us. There didn’t seem to be anyone else.
‘Phew, I survived.’
I sat on the bed with a sigh of relief.
My legs were shaking from running at full speed earlier.
I patted my legs with my fists and stretched out.
‘Ah, I think I’ll live.’
At that moment, I felt a piercing gaze from the side.
What is it? I looked around to find the source of the gaze.
And my eyes met directly with Seon Woo Jin’s.
“Hey, who are you?”
Oops.
[This is the timeline separator]“…So that’s how I ended up here.”
I obediently spilled the whole story.
At first, I was clearly only talking to Seon Woo Jin, but at some point, the teacher also started listening to my story.
“I’m sorry about earlier. I was in such a hurry that… I didn’t mean to wake you up. I’m really sorry.”
Despite my repeated apologies, Seon Woo Jin’s expression didn’t change. It was still that irritated face.
…He might just be not fully awake yet.
On the other hand, the school nurse looked very intrigued.
“So you ended up like this because of Ha Min?”
Judging by the tone, the teacher seems to know Ban Ha Min well.
“Well… I guess so.”
“Really? Then why don’t you just be friends with Ha Min?”
“What? No way.”
My true feelings slipped out unintentionally.
“Huh? You don’t want to? Why?”
Because that guy is the male lead’s friend.
…There’s no way I could say that. I searched for a plausible excuse.
“His fan club is scary.”
Come to think of it, it’s not just an excuse. I was really afraid of Ban Ha Min’s fan club.
The fan clubs in this world weren’t just namesakes, but rather quite active groups.
What the fan clubs did was similar to those in old romance comics.
Shouting ‘Our Three Great Boys belong to all of us!’, they prevented unqualified people from approaching the Three Great Boys.
In other words, it was a mutual check system where they didn’t have the confidence to approach the Three Great Boys themselves, but couldn’t just stand by and watch others approach them, so they monitored each other to prevent others from getting too close to the Three Great Boys.
This system was annoying but quite solid.
Those who approached the Three Great Boys without following the ‘rules’ were thoroughly punished by the fan clubs.
I suddenly wondered how the Three Great Boys would feel if they knew their relationships were being managed without their knowledge.
“Well, those kids are a bit scary.”
The school nurse seemed to understand somewhat.
After that, I exchanged a few more words with the teacher.
He said I could come here anytime if I needed to hide. It was really appreciated.
…But now that I know Seon Woo Jin is here, I probably won’t come again.
During all this time, Seon Woo Jin hadn’t said a word. He just leaned against the wall with a frown, occasionally looking at me.
Then suddenly, Seon Woo Jin opened his mouth.
“…Hey, can I ask you something?”
He even spoke to me!
Surprised by the unexpected question, I hiccupped.
Seon Woo Jin raised one eyebrow.
“Is that a no?”
“Uh… g-go ahead. What is it?”
What on earth is he going to say?
No matter how I thought about it, nothing positive came to mind.
‘He’s not going to say something about what happened earlier, is he?’
…Should I get on my knees?
I swallowed hard.
Seon Woo Jin looked at me strangely and said,
“You… is your name really Chun Ja?”
“…”
I guess this is what he’s been pondering about since earlier.
I felt deflated.
I slowly nodded.
“…Yeah, yeah. It’s real. That’s my name.”
“Really Chun Ja?”
“…Yes, I’m Chun Ja. Lee Chun Ja.”
At my answer, Seon Woo Jin’s expression became even more bizarre.
But I kept my mouth shut.
‘There’s no need to tell him my real name, right?’
I could roughly guess what kind of image I had in Seon Woo Jin’s mind, but since we weren’t going to be acquainted in the future anyway, I decided to leave it be.
Just then, the bell rang signaling the end of lunch break.
‘I should go.’
I stood up to return to the classroom.
By the way, what should I say to the kids? I wonder if everyone knows I’m Chun Ja now. This is driving me crazy, really…
As I was about to leave the infirmary, the school nurse took off his white coat, hung it on the chair, and said to me and Seon Woo Jin,
“You all haven’t eaten, right? Let’s go have lunch.”
What?
I couldn’t believe my ears.
…Excuse me, but wasn’t that just the bell signaling the end of lunch break?
I cautiously opened my mouth.
“Um, teacher. I…”
“Huh? You’ve already eaten? I thought you hadn’t eaten since you were running around the whole time.”
No, I was going to say I’m leaving because class is about to start.
Oblivious to my thoughts, the school nurse said nonchalantly,
“You’ll just cause another commotion if you go back anyway, so just have another meal. You can leave early if you want.”
“No, that’s not it, class is about to…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll write you a pass.”
I felt dizzy at this unexpected turn of events.
Is it because he’s the school nurse? …No, that can’t be it.
Anyway, this teacher had an extremely open-minded way of thinking.
I observed the teacher.
A young man who looked to be in his early 20s.
He looked too young to be a teacher who had passed the civil service exam.
…Oh, come to think of it, something’s strange.
“Woo Jin, you’re coming too, right?”
As if it was already decided that I was going, the school nurse asked Seon Woo Jin.
Seon Woo Jin frowned deeply and said,
“It’s not Woo Jin, it’s Jin.”
“Yeah, okay. Woo Jin. So, are you coming with us?”
“…”
For reference, Seon Woo Jin’s family name is ‘Seon Woo’ and his given name is ‘Jin’.
Even in the original work, Seon Woo Jin hated being called ‘Woo Jin’ the most.
But the school nurse called him Woo Jin without hesitation.
Seon Woo Jin even spoke informally to the teacher. They seemed quite close.
Suddenly, I had an ominous feeling.
‘Didn’t this person say he was close with Ban Ha Min too?’
Not just one, but two of the male lead’s friends?
Something is seriously wrong here.
I narrowed my eyes and observed the teacher.
Looks that didn’t lose out even when standing next to Seon Woo Jin, the official handsome guy of the male lead’s friends in this world.
A face that looked unusually young.
It’s certain. There’s no way he’s an ordinary person.
‘…Wait, the school nurse?’
Something seemed to be coming to mind.
I’m sure there was such a character in the original work…
But before I could grasp the thread of memory, the teacher spoke first.
“Yu Bin, come out. Let’s go eat together.”
The school nurse spoke towards the inner bed.
Come to think of it, wasn’t someone there earlier? It had been so quiet that I had forgotten.
A moment later.
The curtain opened carefully and a girl walked towards us.
Her bangs were long and she was wearing thick glasses, so her face wasn’t clearly visible.
But the moment I saw her, all the mysterious puzzle pieces in my head fell into place.
The suspicious name ‘Second Infirmary’.
A teacher who looked unusually young.
Seon Woo Jin, Ban Ha Min.
…And Yu Bin.
By now, the girl had come right next to me.
Although it was clearly the first time I had seen her today, I felt like I knew who she was.
I glanced down to check her name tag.
Seol Yu Bin
That’s right.
This girl was Seol Yu Bin, the younger sister of the female lead!
‘…Damn.’
Only then did I recall what this ‘infirmary’ was in the original work.
And what the identity of that suspicious school nurse was.
“Alright, let’s go.”
The school nurse, no, Lee Yeon Ho, smiled and gestured.
The moment our eyes met, I thought,
Haha, I’m doomed.
__________
“Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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