59 Study Group at the Library (1/2)

Min Chae exhaled loudly as she jumped out of the bus.

”What's wrong with you, Min Chae-ah?” Jang Mi stared at her with a strange look.

Min Chae grinned and pulled her to the side to whisper, ”it was the first time I had such a peaceful time in the bus.”

”What do you mean?” Jang Mi raised an eyebrow, insinuating her lack of understanding.

”No, I mean, every time me and Yeo Ri rode the bus, there's always someone who wants to hit on Yeo Ri. But today, it was so quiet!” Min Chae stifled her laughter.

She remembered the silent altercations that had happened in the bus.

The bus was not full so they were able to snag their own seats, and the Lee siblings sat next to each other, with Yeo Ri sitting next to the aisle, and Min Chae and Jang Mi sat in the row behind them. But then, at another stop, the bus became more crowded.

Some of the newly entered passengers had shown interest in Yeo Ri, and after pushing and shoving each other, a group of boys had decided to stand next to Yeo Ri, though there were still some empty seats in the bus.

And then, without warning, Hyuk told Yeo Ri to exchange seats with him.

”Hm? Okay.” Yeo Ri was puzzled by his request, but agreed to it anyways since she didn't mind.

Then, Hyuk stood up, looked at the boys with a warning glare, and sat down on Yeo Ri's seat after she scooted to his previous one that was next to the window.

Seeing the man's ferocious glare, of course, none of the boys dared to make a move.

He didn't even need to say anything to send them scattering! Min Chae felt like she should learn Hyuk's trademark glare to make her task of chasing flies away from Yeo Ri easier.

”Respect, respect.” Min Chae nodded wih admiration. ”As expected of Yeo Ri's brother.”

”What are you guys talking about?” Yeo Ri slipped in-between the two secretive girls, smiling as naively as always. ”Let's go!”

”Okay, okay,” Min Chae and Jang Mi exchanged glances before following Yeo Ri's lead.

After walking for a short while, they finally reached the library.

As soon as they entered, they were able to spot Gun who was already sitting at a table that was visible from the entrance. He purposely chose the spot so that the girls could find him quickly.

Gun had been looking through a few books and marking some questions, not noticing the group.