192 Affectionate Siblings (1/2)

”Woah, did you see her?”

”Yeah. She's so cute. How old do you think she is?”

”Go ask her then. And her phone number too, while you're at it.”

”You're joking. She's probably taken, isn't she?”

Just as Gun was descending down the stairs, he overheard the chatters of several male students who seemed to be heading to their next class.

”I wonder who they're talking about,” one of Gun's new classmates said.

For some reason, a bunch of his classmates decided to stick close to him, acting as if they were friends. It was annoying, but he couldn't be bothered to tell them off. Perhaps the only reason he even went along with them was out of consideration for Da Na and Ha Jun who wanted him to have a wider circle of friends.

”Maybe they're referring to that girl?” Another classmate said, stopping in his tracks.

He pointed to a lone girl near the entrance. The girl was rocking on her heels, keeping her eyes low. Her cheeks were slightly stained red, perhaps due to the amount of attention she was getting.

”Wow, she's really pretty,” they exclaimed.

A female classmate who was among the group of six or seven people harrumphed, ”She's not that pretty. Don't you think so, Gun?” She batted her eyes at Gun in a flirty manner, as if expecting him to agree with her.

Da Na, who was also walking with them, snorted. Did this girl think that Gun would be interested in her if she badmouthed other people?

Da Na and the girl exchanged glares. Clearly, there was a rivalry between the two.

Da Na turned away from the girl to look at the rumoured cute girl waiting by the stairs. Her eyes widened in surprise as she recognised the figure.

”Hey, Gun, isn't that—” Yeo Ri?

Gun also recognised the girl instantly. Ignoring the group of people he had just been walking with, he quickly descended down the stairs and jogged over to Yeo Ri's side.

”—Gun?!”

His actions caused great confusion among his classmates, save for Da Na and Ha Jun who knew of the girl's identity.

Gun did not care to explain his actions to his classmates. He tapped Yeo Ri's arm, smiling at her in greeting, ”Yeo Ri-ah, what brings you here? Didn't you have work today?”

Yeo Ri, now reunited with the person she was waiting for, broke into a dazzling smile. Her shoulders sagged in relief after finally seeing Gun's familiar face.

”It's already finished,” Yeo Ri replied. She held out her arms as though asking for a hug, which Gun readily reciprocated. Giggling, she asked him, ”Oppa, were you surprised?”

”Mm,” Gun compliantly nodded his head. ”Oppa was really surprised. Are you alright? Did anyone come to bother you?”

Yeo Ri thought for a moment before shaking her head, ”Nope!”

”You're lying, aren't you?” Gun eyed her disapprovingly. He thought back to the conversation that he had overheard earlier. He frowned as he thought of his baby sister having to deal with all those people bothering her.

Yeo Ri looked back at him innocently, still shaking her head.