192 Affectionate Siblings (2/2)
Gun studied her face. She didn't seem to be lying, but then again, Yeo Ri was a master at hiding her true feelings. He narrowed his eyes, ”Why do you look so pale? Are you sick?”
”I went swimming earlier for the shoot. Didn't I tell you?” Yeo Ri tilted her head. She indeed had to be in water for a period of time, but she did not dare to tell him that she had to re-shoot her part about six times. Gun might throw a fit if he knew.
”You—”
”—Yeo Ri-ah, hello!”
Gun didn't have a chance to scold her when Da Na butted in, waving her hand to greet the girl from the stairs.
”Da Na-unnie, Ha Jun-oppa, hello!” Her eyes shifted to the two familiar faces. She smiled up to them, also waving her hand in greeting.
The other people trailing behind them looked at the exchange with strange looks. What? Even these two knew who the girl was? They had only been acquainted with Gun for a few weeks, unlike Da Na and Ha Jun, and they did not know that Yeo Ri was his sister.
”Hey, you know her? Who is she?” A classmate whispered and nudged Ha Jun, asking for an explanation.
Ha Jun merely smirked in response before jumping to the ground and putting his arm around Gun's shoulder. ”Yeo Ri-ah, did you come here to pick Gun up? How sweet!”
”Ha Jun-oppa,” Yeo Ri laughed. She caught the way Gun frowned in irritation when Ha Jun placed his arm on him. However, the fact that he didn't push him away made Yeo Ri smile even more.
”Yeo Ri-ah, I saw your picture in this month's issue of K-Teen Magazine. You looked really cute!” Da Na gushed as soon as she was within Yeo Ri's earshot.
”It's nothing much,” Yeo Ri humbly lowered her eyes, blushing. A strange feeling blossomed in her chest as she thought of the fact that her face could be seen in a fashion magazine that a lot of people read. ”It's all thanks to you and Auntie, Unnie.”
”Ah, I heard you just finished shooting a commercial, didn't you? Tell me when it's going to be premiering and I'll be sure to watch it.”
”Oh, Unnie!” Yeo Ri's blush deepened. ”It's just a small commercial; you don't have to be so excited,” she helplessly said. Da Na was probably her number one supporter. Her supportiveness did not pale in comparison to the amount of support her brother had shown.
While the four was chatting so happily, the rest of Gun's classmates could only watch from afar. They felt awkward just standing there, not knowing whether they should intervene in the conversation or not.
Neither Gun nor Da Na and Ha Jun had shown any intentions of introducing them to the girl, or introducing the girl to them, so they could only stand there and watch.
Yeo Ri seemed to catch wind of the awkward atmosphere emanating from them. She turned her head curiously to the people standing several feet away from them. Glancing at her brother, she asked, in a hushed tone, ”Are they your classmates? Should I greet them?”
”No need,” Gun did not bother contemplating before answering her. ”That's right, have you eaten yet, Yeo Ri-ah?”
”Oh,” Yeo Ri blinked her eyes at her brother. She had no idea that he could be so cold. But, well, whatever. There was bound to be more opportunities for her to meet Gun's other friends in the future.
Throwing her concerns to the back of her mind, she continued to speak, ”Mm. Can we go eat outside today? I don't feel like cooking.”
”Okay.” Gun nodded indulgently. They had more money to spare now, so going out to eat every once in a while was fine.
”Oh, a date with Yeo Ri? That's nice~” Ha Jun said.
”We don't want to intrude on your date, so have fun~” Da Na added. She didn't see anything wrong about Gun spending some quality time with his sister, and since she got along well with Yeo Ri, she did not feel any jealousy towards the girl. After all, Yeo Ri was Gun's sister and not some random girl. It would be stupid of her to feel jealous. ”See you tomorrow, Gun. See you later, Yeo Ri-ah.”
”Bye-bye,” Yeo Ri waved goodbye to the two as she held Gun's hand.
After bidding their farewells, Gun and Yeo Ri walked out of campus together, hand-in-hand, like the old times.