Seon Woo Jin blinked his eyes.

I also stared blankly into his eyes.

We were staring into each other’s eyes like that for a few seconds.

‘…… Huh?’

After a while, I came to my senses and jumped away from Seon Woo Jin in surprise.

“Oh my god, you scared me.”

Seon Woo Jin, who regained his senses a little later than me, spoke in disbelief.

“If anyone should be surprised, it should be me, why are you the one being surprised.”

Well, that’s true……

But I was really surprised too. I never thought he would open his eyes at that moment. I calmed my startled heart and opened my mouth.

“Why were you sleeping here?”

Then Seon Woo Jin answered with a yawn.

“Just because it’s quiet.”

Yeah, it’s a place you would like. No people, comfortable, and easy to fall asleep.

But still. Falling asleep outside. He’s not really a sleeping prince in the woods.

“Isn’t it uncomfortable?”

Sleeping while leaning against a tree doesn’t look very good. But Seon Woo Jin looked unfazed.

“I don’t know, I’m sleepy.”

…… Maybe he just doesn’t have any thoughts.

Considering Seon Woo Jin’s usual indifference, it wasn’t that surprising.

Seon Woo Jin stretched out and asked me.

“But how did you know to come here?”

“……”

I have nothing to say.

I avoided Seon Woo Jin’s eyes and said.

“I just have some supernatural powers or something.”

“You’re talking nonsense again.”

But it’s true……

Seon Woo Jin looked dumbfounded but didn’t ask any further questions. I wonder how he thinks of me now that the image of me talking nonsense all the time has solidified…… I wasn’t even curious about how he thinks of me anymore. He’ll just think I’m a weird kid.

“So why did you come looking for me?”

Only then did I remember my original purpose again.

“Oh, right. I heard Sung Ji Chan was hospitalized?”

Seon Woo Jin slightly frowned.

“Did you come because of that bastard?”

“Yeah.”

“……”

Seon Woo Jin, still looking half-asleep, put his hand on his forehead and fell into thought for a moment.

“…… Why is he hospitalized again?”

I explained what happened since Saturday step by step.

From Sung Ji Chan who suddenly appeared, to Seol Yu Hwa who accidentally picked him up, and even me who was called by Seol Yu Hwa.

After listening to my words, Seon Woo Jin’s expression turned somewhat displeased. Actually, it’s hard to distinguish it from just being sleepy. But even receiving that dissatisfied gaze, I continued speaking firmly.

“Anyway, so Yoo Hee Na said to visit him at the hospital, but she went ahead first. So I wanted to go with you.”

Seon Woo Jin stared at me intently. I can’t tell what he’s thinking. I urged for an answer.

“Are you going or not?”

Finally, Seon Woo Jin spoke with a disgruntled expression.

“I’ll go.”

“Great.”

Now that the matter was resolved, there was no more reason to be here.

I got up from my crouching position and brushed off my wrinkled skirt.

“Then see you later. I’ll come to where you are. Where will you be?”

Seon Woo Jin, who was still sitting, looked up at me for a moment.

“It’s fine, I’ll come.”

“Huh?”

“I said I’ll come.”

As he said that, Seon Woo Jin got up from his spot. Suddenly, our eye levels were reversed. Now I had to look up at Seon Woo Jin.

“Wait for me in your classroom.”

Seon Woo Jin bent down to tidy up the mat and left the grass. I belatedly followed him out, but Seon Woo Jin had already disappeared into the distance.

‘Sigh, he’s doing it again.’

That unpredictable guy.

It seems like figuring out what Seon Woo Jin is thinking is the most difficult thing. He always has the same expression and doesn’t talk properly.

‘I feel sorry for the person who will become your girlfriend later.’

After cursing Seon Woo Jin a few times in my mind, I went back to my classroom.

The afternoon classes went on normally.

I took notes properly and dozed off appropriately while listening to the lectures.

And finally, all the classes were over.

“Lee Ju Eun.”

Seon Woo Jin, leaning against the door, said.

“Let’s go.”

I glanced around.

I could hear the girls around me squealing with reddened cheeks. Judging from the words I could hear like ‘third-generation handsome guy’ and ‘chic guy’, they seemed to be talking about Seon Woo Jin.

Somehow, I felt sick of it.

‘So this is what happens when he shows up publicly.’

I didn’t want to understand, but I could see why Seon Woo Jin hates people. If it’s like this wherever he goes, he has no choice but to prefer quiet places. I sighed and approached Seon Woo Jin.

“Hey, go ahead a little.”

“What did you say?”

“Let’s go out quickly.”

I pushed Seon Woo Jin’s back and moved forward.

Seon Woo Jin slightly frowned but followed my lead without a word.

In the classroom, in the hallway, and on the playground.

While walking with Seon Woo Jin, I had to receive countless gazes.

“Oh my god, it’s the chic guy.”

“What brings him here?”

“Who’s that next to him?”

“They say she’s one of the Four Beauties.”

“What, is that her?”

I just want to die.

My mind and body were exhausted from the words ‘Four Beauties’ that I heard whenever I forgot about it.

So this is the difficult life that the third-generation handsome guys have been living…… Suddenly, my sympathy for them skyrocketed.

“Hang in there.”

“What?”

“It’s nothing.”

People’s gazes are really sharp. I can’t even say anything to Seon Woo Jin because someone might hear. I walked forward, feeling a creepy sensation.

After a few minutes that felt like several days, Seon Woo Jin and I finally reached the school gate.

“Ah, wait a minute.”

I stopped Seon Woo Jin, who was trying to catch a taxi as usual.

“Let’s buy a gift.”

Seon Woo Jin frowned.

“Why would we buy a gift for someone like Sung Ji Chan? Let’s just go.”

“No way. I think Yoo Hee Na will ask about a gift again.”

Judging from the fact that she asked about a gift twice, once when he was hospitalized before and once during the discharge party, it seemed sincere.

“I’m not planning to buy anything expensive anyway.”

I showed my thin wallet in person.

‘I’ll just buy a box of something like a drink.’

Seon Woo Jin protested again at my words, but when I ignored him, he sighed and followed behind me.

‘Come to think of it, he listens to me quite well.’

On the outside, he looks like the one who would listen the least, but when you think about it, Seon Woo Jin is the only one who ends up following my will. Ban Ha Min just does whatever he wants openly. Sung Ji Chan too.

‘Hmm, I should treat him better from now on.’

I’ll probably live as I please again later, but for now, I made that resolution. Let’s think about the future later.

The place we headed to was a supermarket near the school.

‘What juice should I buy? Is orange juice okay?’

I’ve seen people buying a lot of those boxed ones.

I’ve never been to a hospital visit before. I fell into thought for a moment before entering the supermarket.

Seon Woo Jin, who was watching me think from the side, opened his mouth as if his patience had run out.

“I’ll just buy anything.”

“Ah, wait a minute.”

“Why.”

“I prefer tomato juice.”

Seon Woo Jin looked at me up and down with dumbfounded eyes. I brazenly said.

“I’ll be drinking it too anyway, so it’s better to have something tasty to me.”

“You do realize it’s a gift, right?”

Instead of answering, I pushed Seon Woo Jin into the supermarket.

“Buy something delicious.”

Seon Woo Jin shook his head and went inside.

I was left alone in front of the supermarket.

‘What flavor will he choose?’

Actually, it didn’t really matter what it was, I was just thinking that out of boredom.

While waiting for Seon Woo Jin to come out like that.

I suddenly spotted a familiar face on the street.

‘Huh…… isn’t that?’

It was Kim Deok Pal.

Kim Deok Pal was wearing a Haeseong High School uniform and looking around as if searching for something.

‘What is that guy doing here?’

Haeseong High School often gets involved with our school, but it’s not that close in terms of distance. In other words, it’s not a distance you would come by coincidence.

‘Is he looking for something?’

I calmly observed the scene.

At that moment, Kim Deok Pal turned his head and our eyes met. Seeing my face, Kim Deok Pal smiled brightly and approached this way.

“…… Huh?”

Why is he coming here?

‘Don’t tell me he’s coming to me?’

I looked around and took a step back. It should be fine since Seon Woo Jin is here……

“Caught you!”

No, it’s not fine!

Damn it, before I could take any action, Kim Deok Pal grabbed my arm first.

“What are you doing, you crazy bastard!”

“What am I doing? This is all because of what you did!”

“What are you talking about!”

Kim Deok Pal pulled me and I resisted, trying not to go. Of course, it wasn’t easy to withstand a man’s strength.

There’s no other way.

I took a deep breath.

“Ahhhhhh! Help me! This crazy guy is trying to take me away!”

And I screamed like crazy, going berserk. Normally, I would never be able to do this out of embarrassment, but when I felt my life being threatened, I could make a commotion as much as I wanted.

‘Someone please save me!’

But unfortunately, no one came to my rescue. They were all just murmuring from a distance, looking this way, with no sign of getting involved in the situation.

The people in this neighborhood are really heartless!

Last time, no one helped Yoo Hee Na when she was being kidnapped either!

‘What the hell is Seon Woo Jin doing?’

Is the supermarket soundproofing so good that it doesn’t reach inside?

‘That can’t be!’

Given Seon Woo Jin’s indifferent personality, he probably doesn’t care even if something happens outside.

He probably doesn’t even know that I screamed!

‘Come quickly!’

But this time, God was not on my side.

“Is this the girl?”

Kim Deok Pal’s reinforcements arrived.

Kim Deok Pal nodded his head excitedly at the appearance of the reinforcements.

“It’s her, it’s her. I’m sure.”

“Let’s take her.”

The Haeseong High School guy pulled me hard.

‘No, God has never been on my side.’

I was in despair.

Moreover, the reinforcements were not just one person. They covered my mouth and dragged me recklessly.

I could no longer resist. No, resistance was meaningless.

‘I can’t believe I’m going through this again……’

And with that, I lost consciousness.