Chapter 240 (2/2)

“...Are you interested in Soyeon, Geunseok?”

“I do, I guess.”

Hearing that, the girl frowned. Of course, she soon returned back to a smile. Geunseok found fun in probing others out like this more than anything. It was a process of confirming her affection towards him. The sense of superiority welled up inside him and made him smile.

“I couldn’t help but be interested in her. She’s all alone. I was wondering if something happened to her. I’m worried about her as her friend.”

“What, it’s like that? I almost misunderstood you.”

“Misunderstood me? On what?”

He asked despite knowing what she meant. Geunseok was aware that these actions made him out to be a witty and positive man.

“No, it’s nothing.”

The girl shook her head before lowering her voice.

“But hey, do you know?”

“Know what?”

“The rumor.”

“The rumor?”

“There’s a bad rumor about Soyeon. She acts like she’s a good kid, but the rumors make the others stay away from her.”

“What’s the rumor about?”

“You know that she had a boyfriend, right?”

“Taejoon? I do. He’s a friend of mine.”

“It feels somewhat off for me to say this, but she doesn’t suit Taejoon, right? Just look at how handsome Taejoon is.”

“He is.”

“Right? But Soyeon is a little… I mean, I really don’t like saying words like these, but you get what I’m saying, right?”

She was someone that didn’t want to say the dirty words out loud. Geunseok sympathized with her. He understood her. People want to look good in front of everybody. Geunseok wasn’t planning on embarrassing her either. He had to act kind. Who knows? Maybe she would pay back with her body one day?

“I do. Actually, I thought that as well.”

“Right? It’s a little strange. Someone on Taejoon’s level must be able to meet someone much better than Soyeon. Of course, I don’t mean that Soyeon is lacking in any way, but…”

“Mm… Oh, then what’s the rumor about?”

The girl lowered her voice even more as though she was going to talk about a secret.

“Do you remember Yurim?”

“Uh… yeah, I do.”

Yurim, that was a name he hadn’t heard in a long time. His ‘ex-’girlfriend that transferred schools. He didn’t mind it that much since he was almost fed up with her, but it felt somewhat new to hear about her again. It was a little fun since she was so proactive during kissing.

“She was friends with Soyeon, do you remember?”

“Yeah. Those two were always together in the beginning of the semester.”

“But from some time onwards, the two cut relationships and Yurim suddenly transferred schools, right? Apparently, that was all because of Soyeon.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Apparently, she bullied Yurim a lot. But Taejoon doesn’t know the circumstances and thought that it was the other way round, so he was trying to help Soyeon instead. Apparently, he’s going out with Soyeon out of sympathy.”

The girl said up to that point and made an expression as though she just made a mistake.

“...Oh right. You were dating Yurim, right? You won’t like this story then.”

“Me and Yurim? No, not at all.”

“Oh, really? So I misunderstood the two of you?”

“A lot of people mistook our relationship. I hung out with Yurim to console her because she looked to be suffering. She was pitiful. Well, I guess others may think like that.”

“Oh, so that’s how it was.”

“But I don’t think I was of any help. I wanted to help her feel better, but she didn’t find me so reassuring. If I treated her a little better, then perhaps she would still be here in the same school. I sometimes feel like it’s my fault that she transferred schools… If I had been just a little better….”

“No, not at all. How is that your fault? You’re not in the wrong at all, Geunseok. In fact, she’s the problem.”

Geunseok shook his head as he acted as though he was in sadness.

“She must have her reasons. There’s no way that Soyeon is such a bad girl. Don’t you think so?”

“Me? Of course. I just wanted to tell you that such a rumor exists.”

“Okay. If Soyeon really is a good kid, then the rumors should die down soon. Oh, we were studying, right? Where were we again?”

They returned to their main topic. Geunseok laughed on the inside. It was obvious that someone who was annoyed by Taejoon going out with Soyeon spread such a rumor on purpose. Though, it was true that the two didn’t suit each other. Taejoon really had a low eye for girls. Geunseok wondered what made him want to date such a girl.

After replying ‘yes’ to the girl’s question asking him out on a movie, Geunseok stood up. Leaving the class, Geunseok glanced at Soyeon. The two pairs of eyes met and Soyeon glared at him with hostility before just ignoring him. Geunseok gnashed his teeth. He didn’t like this girl. Soyeon was aware of what happened in the acting club. She annoyed him to the point that she felt like a sore throat. It would have been better if she just disappeared like Yurim.

Geunseok went down to the cafeteria to score more points on that girl. He planned to talk with her over a drink. Just before he arrived at the first floor cafeteria, Geunseok saw two girls walk into it.

‘Those bitches….’

Lee Jiyoon. The shock from when she dared to talk back to him still remained within him. As a result of that, Maru caught his mistake, eventually leading to his expulsion from the acting club.

The tanned bitch next to Jiyoon. That was the girl that threw her slipper at him when he tried to scout some people from the first year design department. He felt as though that the eye that the slipper hit still ached. The two bitches that he wanted to beat up so much were hanging out together.

“Let’s get one quickly. The container is open.”

“I get it already.”