Chapter 172 - Worst state (1/2)

Jinhee walked into the cafeteria. Everyone was having food on their own, and Lee Jinhee felt lonely. Her only friend, Han Taehee, was called by the teacher, and her boyfriend, Kim Jaehyun, took a day off of school on that day.

When Jinhee was about to find an empty seat to sit at, she heard someone call out her name. Raising her head, Jinhee turned towards the direction of the voice.

Kwon Youngmi was the one calling her. Youngmi joined their school today. Because she was the President's daughter— coupled with the fact that she looked cute— she did not have a hard time making couple of friends.

"Jinhee-ah! Are you alone? You can come and sit with me!" Youngmi voiced out— a friendly and harmless smile sitting on her face.

Happiness brewed up within Lee Jinhee at that moment. Not many of her classmates interacted with her, and due to her sister, she was usually bullied by few of her schoolmates.

Lee Jinhee nodded.

Kwon Youngmi's words touched Lee Jinhee's heart, and wearing a big smile on her face, Lee Jinhee walked towards Kwon Youngmi. Youngmi was seated beside couple of popular students in their school.

When they noticed that Youngmi called her, many showed disgust on their face and started whispering matters about Lee Jinhee. Nonetheless, Lee Jinhee was not affected by them; She was used to her classmates gossiping about her.

"Guys, don't be so mean. I'm pretty sure Jinhee-ah means no harm," Kwon Youngmi spoke out with a big smile on her face.

Seeing that Youngmi was defending her, happiness within Lee Jinhee intensified, and she made her way towards the table. However, as she took a step forward, Lee Jinhee slipped on something.

Losing her balance, Lee Jinhee fell down on ground with her face touching the ground. The loud sound attracted everyone's attention, and their eyes stared at Lee Jinhee.

Kwon Youngmi wore on a concerned expression, and as she was about to get up from the chair, her hand pushed two bowl of side dishes down. As Lee Jinhee was about to get up, the side dishes fell upon her.

The bowl hit her head, causing a sharp pain to go through it, and the side dishes dripped down her head. This earned laughter from everyone present in the cafeteria at that moment.

Humiliation filled Lee Jinhee at that moment, and tears formed at the corner of her eyes. Why was this happening to her? She did not have an ounce of strength to raise her head.

Kwon Youngmi bent down to Lee Jinhee's height, and worry was written all over her face. To one's eyes, the worry on Kwon Youngmi's face looked genuine.

"Are you alright, Jinhee-ah? I'm really sorry. My hand just slipped; I didn't mean to do it," Youngmi spoke out.

Everyone's whispers and snickering reached Lee Jinhee's ears. Lee Jinhee tightly clenched her hand, and tears continued to fall down her eyes.

"Look at her; Such a joke!"

"She wanted to have lunch with us? Tch!"

"A joke like her will forever be a joke!"

"She deserves to stay on the ground like that!"

Lee Jinhee did not understand why everyone was so hostile over her. She never thought of causing any harm to them. So, why were they being so mean to her?