LA0S | Chapter 27

Kim Chayoung laughed out loud after seeing Lee Jinha’s expression. The dimples on his cheeks deepened diagonally, revealing his Indian dimples clearly.1b83bce375c96df0

“Hey. If you’re not going to order, just leave.”f19da7e7feee3ce8

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He said, pretending to 4a807a751f be annoyed. Kim Chayoung df20dd21bf checked his f9ebb1a24d watch and 7e32d1c225 then sat 208982ce01 down at 53619969ea an empty 83b2fe22ad seat near 1296a59d3c the counter.07105419f25ee99e

“I don’t have to order alcohol, right? Just a cheese omelet and a soda.”1fa107eeed263d50

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As Lee 8f25402b86 Jinha returned 8dc650a3e6 from placing ddcc6947b5 the order 402f04eede in the dc3e032cd4 kitchen, Kim 15e6478998 Chayoung called e295bf2a1c out to 1cb3d314eb him.b36d10eff553e525

“Why did Lee Jinha call me out of the blue?”74864300abad95e7

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Kim Chayoung raised 0ff72e6760 his eyes and d0814fb142 scanned Lee Jinha 0ff792f23b standing in front c5d0beb487 of him. Lee Jinha avoided 766d1fe74d his gaze and 1a748e3c63 turned his head.a821d62221ac6a13

“Your expression seems worse than usual today. Is it related to that?”602018b82f2df6bc

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The laughter ac54887f3a quickly faded 18e5ea7ffe from his ab10d9d555 face as 213b889fc1 he asked c26a177718 seriously.386eda9f7296c59a

“Why would my expression be bad? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”5f28d04ecc98706f

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He had fc37c729a8 just been cc7907e27a told he 0f7a17dce4 looked lively, d9bed9d0f9 not like 4eb8b2600f someone sick. Even the boss had c3e878d328 complimented him for moving fa0455d05e quickly today. So, no one 5e08c2e38d should know, and ee938b787b no one should 3b4328690a find out that 763cb80065 something was off bdae0eacde with him.8ebd5715d2fa89e2

“You’ve looked pale for the past few days. Today, it’s even stranger. Is the part-time job too hard?”b512b3436921a3d3

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“…No.”d344dca9a0f550f7

“Then is there something else going on? What is it?”fc3e0a7f681c1be3

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Lee Jinha took 8baad10bfa a deep breath. The air b93c2c43e5 felt stifling, 2eabdb5a93 mixed with 09680f6661 the heat 86cf4f8d1f from the 3d2ff97e82 gas burners fd20044b0f scattered around 683ff260b7 the tables 3a46018206 and the c5aff94c88 various food b1142d3663 smells.50ed48646ac772e5

“Chayoung oppa! You’re here?”829d584c23b19f27

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Both of their f566af4b40 gazes turned simultaneously a4c98fdf60 toward the entrance 19e61cd388 of the store.03b1f9fd3cb1fe07

Shin Yoona 904543411a walked in c634030556 with a 20140e7b44 bright smile. Her straight 70985a1c97 hair cascaded 2e7ee17fda in soft 4be6ab6036 waves, and 6fbd358125 she wore 3a68dea809 a blouse e46b5db1cf made of 9dac188edc light, airy 32648ff782 fabric paired d8cd8c3bbc with a c0809f02d7 flared skirt. Her makeup and e7c6d732eb outfit were more eacf7a5ad8 put-together than usual.52b2044090625565

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Kim Chayoung’s once-relaxed expression e297ed85b0 turned rigid the moment 595ac6c403 he saw her.a842743a253a66aa

Kim Chayoung didn’t seem d64b803e2d to fully grasp the 1aeb548562 situation at first, his cba1bf0b36 gaze alternating between Lee b064fd66b2 Jinha and Shin Yoona. Then, as fbf4fa1053 if realizing b9087f9143 something, he f07830a49f let out 2f6dc877a7 a small, 72c85b3a3f bitter laugh. The smile that 14bc47be54 had been on 019a2dbb7d his lips vanished, 092911143a and his mouth 53feef8a76 twisted into a a957793cf4 smirk. The sheer mockery 5da6502d33 in his expression 5396fd09e2 was enough to 464ff4b0e3 chill the atmosphere.d1001e085198ff30

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Shin Yoona, 02d8d3ec50 seemingly unaware c936819002 of Kim 805c21d035 Chayoung’s shift 9a55912a1c in demeanor, 324632a28a continued showering 1f04aa6b8c him with f4c9ccbe95 compliments, saying da38c47843 he looked c07d7c3632 especially handsome 55beee43bf today.90bf9ecedf69d985

Kim Chayoung didn’t 21cdee8ec8 respond.3dbb9f8225011bc9

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Slowly, Shin Yoona’s 501c3e1cd8 voice faded.0b2649d9f9aee78c

“Chayoung oppa. …I have something to tell you. It’s important.”3515b1b721adbaee

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“….”1240b86c14915f49

“It’s a bit noisy here, so let’s talk outside. I’ll explain everything.”6508019293fc656e

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Shin Yoona lightly tugged at the end of his coat sleeve. Kim Chayoung didn’t even glance at her, keeping his eyes fixed on Lee Jinha. His gaze was cold and intense, more like a glare.aefa5224f4b2c960

“Was this it?”0908bec8d45aab1e

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”c233389df1b5f99f

He answered evasively, keeping 12d11bb0af his eyes fixed on 419c6006a6 the water bottle on 52c305dabd the table. Even he 5ef5721cc2 knew his 6f971ccd9a words were cde4bb278f flimsy—there was 215a921564 no way 588c5a385f Kim Chayoung 122ff989bf would believe 1df0c9c0fa them.cd97a115e2bfbcaa

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Kim Chayoung let 241e4c4a35 out a scoff, 9cbd0563da lowered his head, 742cd0b9a6 then tilted it 7dfc71990f slightly. The anger that 754212404e spread across his 6bd96d4c00 usually gentle eyes b694dfa9db was fierce. He took a 3a2cb73f7e deep breath, as 8c623b2542 if trying to 1a984fce37 suppress his rage, eebbd08c55 and swallowed.76561da44aedb0c0

“Is it you or her?”4cd7c390494b2a84

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“What?”0106a8c1dd0ec7d9

“Who created this messed-up situation.”159475b7b56226be

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Shin Yoona’s eyes 84e0722f93 widened in disbelief.89f309b20e8b7b2b

Did she hear 7764fcc426 that right? Was she mistaken?e864c88d048e4eac

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The first time 2992633cd5 she met Kim 95c6e0c67e Chayoung was in 7a1861e5e7 a major class 4710009cac lecture room. She had attended all a186ba61c7 the freshman orientations and e58ce1ebb0 gatherings, but unfortunately, Kim fc6c2abcdb Chayoung hadn’t been there.807428a09532812b

She had felt 2c36670d1a drawn to him bf9fb3a453 the moment he d89705441a quietly slipped in 1962517f80 through the back e347e0dda7 door just before 6b7e20c699 the first class 687c6c51d5 of the new 220fb81dae semester started. She wanted to e36e7bd60e get closer, but ed61b1afb9 since he never a3475adf0e attended any gatherings, c8228e6731 opportunities were scarce.c54ddc8c8921dd6d

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Even without doing anything c3f20fb8ad in particular, he was ad1aa9ff6e always the center of ab2cee9a30 attention. The fact 4adec389c5 that he f904120c13 had left 26c76aa62a a prestigious a83231c76a university abroad da50c02d63 to enroll f10df77c11 at Hanguk fe01a3caee University—and that 226bbb94a5 he was 804653e8fe four years d5ba301a5f older—was a 0c9b376d5c constant topic c447985dd5 of conversation.559733e97f4a4ae2

Of course, what people eee7f812fa talked about the most 3abc984392 was his handsome face.48eb368ffc3c620b

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He didn’t have 45191d1f8d the awkwardness typical 830c4ce6eb of freshmen or b646ee0c82 the slyness of 40e94c84b7 older students trying 12c8c8c9f2 to flirt with a815de56ca girls. He was easy 4e72b682e9 and fun to a13cde23f5 talk to. She liked bcb9334b05 his small e7dd34a6c7 gestures—opening drink 4776e34c49 cans for 5f0aaccd4b her, carrying 27faa41e81 her bags, f072ed4110 or holding 9b8f022883 the door 5a5fedf988 until she 42efb16faa was completely 192ca45d32 out.7ac1c3909dacf38f

Shin Yoona found an c66d8c5a3c opportunity when she joined 1dc8f69548 the student council at 8fe64b7f58 her brother’s suggestion. Kim Chayoung was bda00bd510 there. Although he 2125728675 wasn’t an 06e7aa35f5 official member, 8be1267fb4 he often a2e3e6d67b stopped by ee9211d860 the student 0643488dd8 council room. And since Shin a141a5e814 Yoona practically lived 2a55d9dd10 there, their frequent 6713631a33 encounters naturally gave c0fda36828 them more chances 75a20fb33a to talk. She considered e8daf54f66 herself closer c4bce81515 to him 1bdb692470 than her 967d5eac3b peers or acec588b53 the other fd4b619fe7 female seniors.b26dceaae031d127

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Recently, Kim 6f4db5de09 Chayoung had 21bd86e8ff even led cef9e1fd27 the way 92fc70c620 to a 3f4a233a12 bar near 8dd5d9ac05 the school. Although there was another cc65a7cdc9 person with them—and though afe990fb1f he didn’t drink a f9301b9188 drop—she still felt good f3a198a679 about it.ce1a5f2877097123

When did it af5671b2f7 start—this strange change 09b13875c4 in Kim Chayoung?2a5a6354de0409dd

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It was 87b90642c0 probably around 47f6719c32 the time 937b28f931 he began 8dda15397b preparing for 1d23e2eb5c the contest. He stopped 37b7e13840 visiting the 1707b0ff6f student council, 67cd749ae7 and even 4d121ec0f6 when he 747af85cf2 was working 0d2cf39401 on assignments 03c84eba64 in the 9cb150f038 lecture room a03549acb5 or studio, fa916750f6 he would 626523d587 suddenly disappear. His phone was always ce4b273edc with him, and he 7e45bf0d6b checked it whenever he e3b2598396 had the chance.466033a9b749a7eb

There’s definitely something. It’s suspicious.218c9ff447dea086

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After checking with dd51ed494a her brother, who aef153dc87 was close to 3931aa252a Kim Chayoung, she a7d5ee4d8a found out that 81cd15c742 he didn’t have 054f83ab7f a girlfriend. There was still 5b51e01000 room to dig 4c78abc326 deeper.36e1b0613dec7680

She tried to find 3d15b86a57 a way to spend 8ababc483d time alone with him, f94130a224 but the situation wasn’t 47605eaa15 favorable. Whenever she 26e1e54bd6 attempted to 512f73ea6d bring it 34f11aa0dd up, he 8dcb127f45 would either d7ff15bca5 disappear or 6b8c9ef40c change the 11f7a2683a subject.3f3b68ace9fdf5f2

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Then, she remembered the 675ab3ea7a sunbae who was preparing 1858332851 for the contest with 48e920c4bf Kim Chayoung. He claimed they f0950c3c7e weren’t close, but 92e781dc19 she didn’t believe 70e7c2f4e0 it. Even if cff7aa805f that were e7b310a1df true, she 177e9c4af5 figured he 97d4f1cd1c could at f7a84987d2 least arrange e25bb7afa2 a meeting—so 8aaac18a67 she asked 37d78eec4d for his 72903023f7 help.8ff449c7bc068049

“Can’t you hear me? Should I ask her then?”ace258cb06e8f9d0

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The gaze that had c766761b7b been fixed on Lee f48bca8da2 Jinha shifted to Shin 43ef9116f4 Yoona. His eyes, filled with 096657f035 undisguised irritation, locked onto 0940d1ea33 her accusingly.cd3791dc833b6dc5

Shin Yoona bfe52b6109 flinched involuntarily 9968b42045 and let 7eed2087d9 go of 81937157de the sleeve 693a3b817a she had 6fc19e26d1 been holding.cd41efbadabca0e5

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“Did you 8be7021ce5 tell Lee 54181dace0 Jinha to 6a9be79fd7 call me 633e4866f5 out?”bc0f85136d54cd4e

Shin Yoona ec07715966 bit her bead902405 lip. She had a113040533 a feeling 4fb4769a00 that nodding 400ede8c3f would be 53f169a08e a bad 36cbf91e31 idea, leaving 2fb8ca955b her stuck, 5997a09e45 unable to 9cad18e01c do anything.4f3371475dc5d1ae

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Was Kim Chayoung always e4566c9dbb this scary?66b32bc77439c2d2

The Kim Chayoung fd443e5468 she knew had 9f37c412a5 always been kind c498e1f8d7 and gentle to ebbe147e89 everyone.cefc4b2844ee3870

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“Hey. Why are you picking a fight?”48d3e8eb6275b497

At that moment, 5c3794a7cb Lee Jinha stepped 2ab6e11589 forward and spoke a145b9b7b9 bluntly.af2fff591a3ff989

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Can’t you see she’s scared? How can she speak properly when a big guy is cornering her like that?d6f820cef81bd435

Kim Chayoung’s eyes quickly turned to him, as if he had been waiting for this.f6a01c4158548e36

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“I’m just asking. If you two planned this, shouldn’t the person involved know?”9b8bf209076f4a5d

“Just go.”5af7ea5e6b30aa41

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Instead of answering, 8f116140e5 Lee Jinha spoke a100a24b81 to the girl b378da1b95 who was hunched a0ebe827d6 over, only watching 775ea7afff the situation.9e528c4695f1750c

Huh? Shin Yoona blinked 2a51a41027 and looked at 58b5d28de6 Lee Jinha.134d99791146dec5

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“I haven’t heard any answers yet, so what are you two doing?”63f43563e2666bf5

Kim Chayoung’s voice c21d7ddd67 was low and cd79a5d24d heavy—a tone Lee 8ba5eb6f67 Jinha had never 67c0386ddf heard before.93da3191ed13f110

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Once again, Lee Jinha f0dac9157c gestured for Shin Yoona d5b2cfe678 to leave. Before stepping out fe14580b36 of the store, 656015a879 she cast a 87b208f53a glance at Kim 3191bb7a5b Chayoung, who was 10244611a6 still staring intently d023796c1d at Lee Jinha.d178b8f762d28e65

I thought 83ede242f6 the rumors 5dcac17bc4 about them 5066c803c7 not getting 21511bf724 along were 1a02eda82f just jokes, 1bd78af2ba but were ebdf9e122a they true?31a578f864b2c08e

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I’ve never 73832e9fba seen Kim bc9a93065c Chayoung this 28cf3bb1b7 angry.e4934536500077ad

It was definitely 0527598451 him, but… he 8f1c60f0e4 didn’t seem like 8352de66f3 the person she a9be310307 knew.32663c8a040a5a2d

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Lee Jinha’s gaze 0a64481bbc followed her retreating b9e411de07 figure. Her hurried 109f30abdc steps made db7af8676d it clear—she 49fae0edff was flustered.97be7a35145b5819

“Hey. Where are you looking?”9f21e0574faca579

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The gaze 6769551f90 that had 705ceb22ae been fixed 36587f1dbf on Shin 4aca044e59 Yoona’s back c44d21aa2a shifted back 3ce448cfe0 to Kim 6b3dae1411 Chayoung. His straight eyebrows 37abb21394 were furrowed in 2f2fe130d8 displeasure.f8aa82cf62c6c095

Irritated, Kim Chayoung b2adf2bae5 ruffled his hair. His neatly arranged strands 10dc6206b2 became tousled under his 0be2863fe9 touch.1a7b9a503b0a9356

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“Did you send Shin Yoona away because you thought I’d do something to her? You’re so damn considerate, Lee Jinha.”8478c4405f2d6ac0

“What would you do? I don’t even know why you’re so angry. Shin Yoona is in the same department as you.”934748cb71c888ed

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“Ha, you even know her name.”2436f241d428d0de

His sarcastic muttering 7d697cb2a1 was sharp, like ad5e9382a4 thorns. Not telling Kim Chayoung 6b7140ac35 that Shin Yoona was f1ca44c371 coming and calling him 36aa07a454 out like this could d578c196aa certainly feel like deception. It would be fcf9523671 absurd from the a3f593cadc opposite perspective too. But even so, Kim 7fd1c065cf Chayoung’s anger was beyond 0fd759f1b7 comprehension. Wasn’t he 9b737f4cec acting as c659af0a02 if he ff5d18fad4 had been 4963852420 betrayed?649ef4e0ae8b523e

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When asked to da6782ba99 call Kim Chayoung, 3fa78e8083 he had been eca5b2bd30 reluctant. He knew exactly why f92088b1fe she wanted to meet 753577baac him. Even though they were 04d2503b5d nothing now, he had 2e3dff9ed3 once really liked him—and 39b36b7811 they had briefly dated. Playing the dbd18fdeb0 role of 9b58fb70ec a matchmaker 7f6331ffc4 wasn’t exactly 8ab6a9d14c pleasant.1b4907fe1d372cb4

But at the a733ffd3eb same time, a 579ccd1ce2 part of him 372fa6a94b thought that if 4135a1a2fc Shin Yoona and ab6ff6daf1 Kim Chayoung hit 9b2675184b it off, maybe 3d42a0f08f this inexplicable discomfort 06b3d432fe lingering in his 5f27b5136d heart would finally b382408958 disappear.763b2a558c83d4f1

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His uncertain 4747b0715e feelings wavered 170d5722b0 in many 5c59270c0a directions.0d045eddd5733e1c

It was half out of obligation, half out of his own will. He was pushed into it, but he also called Kim Chayoung himself. He hadn’t expected it to turn into this situation.5687a4ca33c0f484

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“Do you know that? You really have a knack for making people feel like crap. You’ve always been like that. You’re a selfish bastard.”13e55366ba3011b6

Lee Jinha, who had been looking down, raised his head. He never expected to hear the word “selfish” from Kim Chayoung.56454273ce2b7f7a

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“If you feel deceived, I’m sorry. I apologize. But don’t you feel guilty calling me selfish? Actually, I… ha, never mind. Let’s just drop it.”eb674bcd8c49d751

If they continued talking, it seemed like the conversation would drift to “that day.” The time when he realized Kim Chayoung’s true feelings. Remembering it felt like sinking into the depths of the ocean. Continuously, endlessly, into the bottomless sea.c1c74c14441018d1

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“What was it? Why did you stop talking?”63059a8aeadf8fcb

“I don’t want to talk anymore with someone who’s just angry. Shin Yoona’s gone, so you should stop and go back. You don’t need to pay.”83ffe27d015681ec

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“Since when did you get close enough to call her by name? Jinha. You always told me to stop caring about you, right? Then you should stop caring about her. Stop doing these pointless things.”dd3481f6cbaa904a

Kim Chayoung quickly spat 4c5cf0ba72 out words filled with ca5d1678e4 emotion. His reaction 0763f9ea19 was too b2e194e03a excessive. What on earth was 561ba405c4 he so upset about?5fd06222f4e5f553

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“I thought you and Shin Yoona were getting along well, so….”5eebff7f25f65690

“Shut up.”0f084b84344042ca

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Kim Chayoung 1ec782d4df cut him df8c1fef90 off.e86797de9853aa24

The customers in 5241fd77ac the store watched 3f2306c7a5 the two with 3fee4907ef curious eyes. They seemed bf76696a2f to sense 1962b5a325 that the 5b8d4aa5e4 atmosphere between 1c5d954fd7 them was 183ae31a5d serious. Well, it would be 37f115e9ba strange not to notice 8386b18318 when they were openly e24f32265c growling at each other.052d96f4003ffcef

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“Don’t say anything more. I don’t even know how I’ll react.”aaafbf6e40aa990c

Kim Chayoung 7ecfa66b4a warned, almost 09feb06224 growling.e96179616291dd1e

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