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.5897351ab3d66d7c

“Hey. If you’re not going to order, just leave.”ba03f608b6ebc512

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He said, pretending to 2487e16f1e be annoyed. Kim Chayoung checked his abf64c8ab6 watch and then sat 7585cbab78 down at an empty 2c73858f56 seat near the counter.b277f772b723543a

“I don’t have to order alcohol, right? Just a cheese omelet and a soda.”b54972d337cfa3b7

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As Lee Jinha returned b8fe300136 from placing the order 349568a114 in the kitchen, Kim 26b4a7168d Chayoung called out to b4154c1405 him.9b4c9a3a45c90bbc

“Why did Lee Jinha call me out of the blue?”0680bfaec219f3ec

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Kim Chayoung raised f9b1cf9b77 his eyes and 12199cb087 scanned Lee Jinha fdd6221800 standing in front f3d6907421 of him. Lee Jinha avoided his 4c71422f00 gaze and turned his d4f8c209fc head.6d6d2810f180164b

“Your expression seems worse than usual today. Is it related to that?”c9ef2d979cfcd16a

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The laughter quickly 6400798cef faded from his 1df8d689ed face as he ec34b0e82d asked seriously.e064bf1899c2a70a

“Why would my expression be bad? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”e98ced96b3f68fd5

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He had aaf54b29f9 just been 3adcb0eb97 told he 0be586f48e looked lively, ad96c3d8a3 not like 312d9dd9a7 someone sick. Even the boss 102e11c210 had complimented him a3b70a8264 for moving quickly a1803eec4d today. So, no one should 8059a60d0c know, and no one e9f679da19 should find out that 3416999c1a something was off with 3851a71cda him.e5fb4f7c1461cee6

“You’ve looked pale for the past few days. Today, it’s even stranger. Is the part-time job too hard?”00f1d60ceb54e247

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“…No.”43e059d65dda679f

“Then is there something else going on? What is it?”4ab7f21589360678

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Lee Jinha took a 4c2ecb129d deep breath. The air fb0a0b86b9 felt stifling, c00af0a961 mixed with a9b3034fb7 the heat 8e2010991a from the fc69ecc23e gas burners 692dd1999b scattered around 6acdf6e262 the tables 03e406441d and the 539d53a12e various food f5414c8de4 smells.821f52302c9883b7

“Chayoung oppa! You’re here?”2c528d6281e93ce4

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Both of their gazes d3813c51f0 turned simultaneously toward the d3719ee7d0 entrance of the store.82d67923cf8a43ab

Shin Yoona walked 1f53ffe13a in with a 788cda37c1 bright smile. Her straight hair cascaded 768bf049e1 in soft waves, and 5749049fd2 she wore a blouse 508a2a598c made of light, airy ecc099d9ae fabric paired with a 0616913697 flared skirt. Her makeup and outfit ca73e58ebb were more put-together than bd3da64ddb usual.dda13d1cf3d24cd8

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Kim Chayoung’s c402183c99 once-relaxed expression a798d8c4d6 turned rigid d4ca631d62 the moment 23f3e51c77 he saw 5a2ac8ed90 her.cd268f236fbd743e

Kim Chayoung 862cd53f27 didn’t seem 71f22f9330 to fully 272a3241a8 grasp the f728f82249 situation at f0a302b467 first, his d7a65e0e18 gaze alternating eb52a998c1 between Lee 2242066434 Jinha and 3126aac655 Shin Yoona. Then, as if a4157b5b7f realizing something, he dd99b6c847 let out a 2375ec61b9 small, bitter laugh. The smile that had 80bea96213 been on his lips dd822e6359 vanished, and his mouth 03a30f3b72 twisted into a smirk. The sheer mockery in ee6680c387 his expression was enough 033a7b5591 to chill the atmosphere.082eb6fef02ebd1a

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Shin Yoona, seemingly ecf3780152 unaware of Kim f8003595be Chayoung’s shift in 194e6251da demeanor, continued showering 7e686f5ad0 him with compliments, 03eb5a809c saying he looked 2aadbd340d especially handsome today.8db1adb5689f4812

Kim Chayoung 2e3cf9c6fc didn’t respond.940fba389c781e55

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Slowly, Shin Yoona’s voice 843c0cae41 faded.4593e4141dee33c1

“Chayoung oppa. …I have something to tell you. It’s important.”fcf761a118481004

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“….”ca5d9b9152cba0a6

“It’s a bit noisy here, so let’s talk outside. I’ll explain everything.”44fe81892d55387f

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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.124d8e54c8425d83

“Was this it?”83fef7b463679ad8

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”bd1d1528782bb122

He answered 5b43baf8e9 evasively, keeping 65b00bb73e his eyes 41c07289bd fixed on 4e88b0f7dd the water 31c75fb56c bottle on e1be802386 the table. Even he knew his 95951774fc words were flimsy—there was e27ff1c1bc no way Kim Chayoung 04af90c986 would believe them.fd5fdefad953f43d

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Kim Chayoung let 98eb3bcf22 out a scoff, a703ae17d1 lowered his head, 27c45e3818 then tilted it 2a830fc3b4 slightly. The anger d8fd3603f0 that spread 8d819da0b5 across his 4389d6b167 usually gentle f49811dacc eyes was 5f62802876 fierce. He took 6326b7b0a8 a deep 6ea7aafbec breath, as 92eb4dd61c if trying 2b051d83b4 to suppress 5894bfae4c his rage, 0cb0f6f2ce and swallowed.9834729da6dcb487

“Is it you or her?”081cc2384fafac92

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“What?”3bd818ad9443ca80

“Who created this messed-up situation.”77a67eeb11a5c2c9

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Shin Yoona’s eyes b1fe3cce07 widened in disbelief.e35a7775f4e82f7e

Did she 1ad13de74b hear that 45195b2af1 right? Was she mistaken?4052c62118786e0b

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The first time she 63d7db1b12 met Kim Chayoung was 0b4fa295f4 in a major class 11d64e86c7 lecture room. She had c3e154ba64 attended all 7962c0af67 the freshman 9853be0544 orientations and 6e15521574 gatherings, but 1c9fcf4f8f unfortunately, Kim eda684b124 Chayoung hadn’t f148725c0b been there.c1e90238c0ddcb24

She had felt drawn 235e938da4 to him the moment fd8aeffd8f he quietly slipped in 8c5e4c8f2c through the back door bd80951a0b just before the first f1191559f6 class of the new da3f1ef6b0 semester started. She wanted to fe5b611dbd get closer, but b346eebc75 since he never 6df9cd3447 attended any gatherings, 7152a1e88f opportunities were scarce.08093d0c1d352aa3

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Even without 183681d74e doing anything ba9fbcfaa9 in particular, 50d4181ef4 he was f41a6597c5 always the 5ca54ede95 center of 972bdfe1cd attention. The fact that he 26827fca73 had left a prestigious 7dd1f5622e university abroad to enroll eef699d862 at Hanguk University—and that ed6c49ff77 he was four years b016b9e90c older—was a constant topic 4346bfa3db of conversation.44da749ee3f03b07

Of course, what people 5f32555914 talked about the most fc79fa65e4 was his handsome face.cc79b9bd29720ed9

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He didn’t 18b9e20b89 have the a54ccd5787 awkwardness typical 10efd16107 of freshmen bc90b013cc or the 523615fa07 slyness of c56d007860 older students 2f78238976 trying to cf07857f2e flirt with c75f8678bb girls. He was 45c842e4c9 easy and 54f75a1ed9 fun to 7f31195a10 talk to. She liked 93c42e68df his small a6a8884a38 gestures—opening drink f040f7cc41 cans for 307928daec her, carrying 370d48eb8d her bags, e0013c3367 or holding 2770974b62 the door 7c9eb922dd until she aabfa0a497 was completely 60181bc97c out.c7b37baff6658d3d

Shin Yoona found an cc4623cf39 opportunity when she joined 05aca596bc the student council at 93e2f06e7d her brother’s suggestion. Kim Chayoung was aa031bdbad there. Although he wasn’t 88aa9d4ca6 an official member, 64448b0548 he often stopped c581e54a75 by the student 8896ad9365 council room. And since Shin e3a91ba3d0 Yoona practically lived 861e923dae there, their frequent 9aa017858e encounters naturally gave 4d1026e659 them more chances 0bb6528ccb to talk. She considered herself closer 8f9ec5603a to him than her 93e88a5cc6 peers or the other 255b6e4ba0 female seniors.10fcf3638c70730e

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Recently, Kim Chayoung 1ed2145d82 had even led 1290fe0eb0 the way to bc6d8f34f8 a bar near adf9ae7bb2 the school. Although there was another 3c19b56065 person with them—and though deb04a5c16 he didn’t drink a 2082f7b552 drop—she still felt good 64f3d45b8a about it.2b8b7d3c806dce69

When did it 955d0ebfca start—this strange change 6e404426dc in Kim Chayoung?7b8113ece14bb674

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It was probably around e12978b212 the time he began 636cab89f1 preparing for the contest. He stopped visiting f63d678f3f the student council, b9810f39e5 and even when abab45c7b2 he was working 7a8f94bd39 on assignments in 2ac81d281a the lecture room a80b0ceec9 or studio, he eaca6b09cd would suddenly disappear. His phone fcbe3806a9 was always 1da769a23b with him, e0444aaf9c and he 633250c0ca checked it edd55ad103 whenever he 6c9b4b07dc had the 70a2cbeeca chance.77c872c7e6dbfeac

There’s definitely something. It’s suspicious.c6ce268d575d003c

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After checking with her d3135a8589 brother, who was close 17c45df0ea to Kim Chayoung, she d0d6f37987 found out that he 379e01a64b didn’t have a girlfriend. There was 60bb297fb1 still room 22b819e982 to dig c0e6d8456a deeper.0cff4048321684d7

She tried to 5a3596ecd6 find a way d3081c1e9a to spend time c26c3aed4b alone with him, ff2eea127f but the situation 0e63e509a7 wasn’t favorable. Whenever she 6e9c4a4959 attempted to 143480cecc bring it ea3eb78642 up, he ef8886dfd3 would either 29a7263fa6 disappear or bcfcc70d9e change the 027ecf8d6b subject.cc65a8c2a387e223

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Then, she remembered 27104ba816 the sunbae who 33c183b143 was preparing for 2ff0e9c15c the contest with 0522c7959d Kim Chayoung. He claimed cce0abaf06 they weren’t 40aaf25713 close, but 466c0efff9 she didn’t f0aba954a6 believe it. Even if f0abd20785 that were 3497b224a2 true, she f9219601f8 figured he be58cb588b could at f8f49d4bab least arrange c7ecede93c a meeting—so 82aec2061b she asked 5ed5cb27c2 for his 155152cfb4 help.4ca320889188371b

“Can’t you hear me? Should I ask her then?”2fc2f078399df42f

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The gaze that 327abb4ffd had been fixed e1369d5349 on Lee Jinha a1cdf94837 shifted to Shin fb151f95fd Yoona. His eyes, filled 2493a20a14 with undisguised irritation, d53cdb71c9 locked onto her c6718b4c12 accusingly.56295d0785839740

Shin Yoona ef864cef5a flinched involuntarily 57db8af34e and let efe271b88a go of 91d2c60a00 the sleeve c47b9d861b she had 0ef206aa98 been holding.81f8a8918ef3190f

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“Did you 7f0c8bc7d4 tell Lee 99ba69c712 Jinha to b9bd490698 call me f4a43621e1 out?”35366d09364a588f

Shin Yoona bit a6adb4732a her lip. She had a 12a07acb43 feeling that nodding d913c03515 would be a 8146d310d2 bad idea, leaving f367420430 her stuck, unable c095179f4e to do anything.60801afaecc7f74f

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Was Kim e3df550b86 Chayoung always daa5d9ecb3 this scary?0e189ece6bcdd20b

The Kim 4566f4c721 Chayoung she 2e9b036583 knew had 6fb6eeb37e always been c296f953ba kind and 72af321f18 gentle to 902ea87087 everyone.81faf1daa8320d8a

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“Hey. Why are you picking a fight?”55bba5e50bd67ef5

At that moment, 85bef88b67 Lee Jinha stepped b9def3301d forward and spoke 0709c472b6 bluntly.8eb2d9e1d3385e6a

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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?3e9f9ee89d4116ba

Kim Chayoung’s eyes quickly turned to him, as if he had been waiting for this.2a192b7b08fc823f

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“I’m just asking. If you two planned this, shouldn’t the person involved know?”a2ff2159cdd13b7d

“Just go.”e7e4e11ffef36451

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Instead of 4d1dbc1514 answering, Lee 3c7844ef95 Jinha spoke a30f3329f8 to the cb51093e34 girl who abba1cf0d8 was hunched 42c9c8a48e over, only 43f704b16f watching the f1aa9b331c situation.f570dc9ce4f844bf

Huh? Shin Yoona blinked 0ef95c3053 and looked at 5ca3f2619f Lee Jinha.a3fc3c214806d54c

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“I haven’t heard any answers yet, so what are you two doing?”54820f83faa4611d

Kim Chayoung’s voice 2c8c8ccc13 was low and 625880ad3b heavy—a tone Lee 4ae70b0655 Jinha had never db427dd8a4 heard before.cf7312f9d4b88f28

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Once again, Lee Jinha fc6d192a5b gestured for Shin Yoona 44a7433bb9 to leave. Before stepping out 933d9ab8c8 of the store, 2ddaca24e1 she cast a b3aa1db282 glance at Kim 4cd5ec92dc Chayoung, who was de10a29ec0 still staring intently f2ca4dab8f at Lee Jinha.b6fc1b96ed12b70a

I thought the 40cd94c102 rumors about them 6019eaf369 not getting along 9dc9f319d3 were just jokes, a147d5dfe6 but were they d33ca7189f true?e796ccef51cff917

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I’ve never seen Kim 184ad48d11 Chayoung this angry.b9ba2915045d5e94

It was definitely him, 005e903682 but… he didn’t seem 4b40dfd2c1 like the person she c01e4b58a5 knew.09c2291e0085e7a4

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Lee Jinha’s gaze 8a4ea88850 followed her retreating d9238f3b9a figure. Her hurried steps made f760803322 it clear—she was flustered.a18db5b550f25b75

“Hey. Where are you looking?”68a3606f98eceba1

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The gaze that had f06d796c67 been fixed on Shin 503204faaa Yoona’s back shifted back 92e29d03fc to Kim Chayoung. His straight 114c762f8e eyebrows were 98926abdb2 furrowed in 2adff33eb6 displeasure.0df3ff450763024f

Irritated, Kim Chayoung ruffled 2b9d2a7f4f his hair. His neatly arranged 3ccd4a1fda strands became tousled e55192d06c under his touch.52f7085b27ea760e

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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.”bcfcc5f3097a4450

“What would you do? I don’t even know why you’re so angry. Shin Yoona is in the same department as you.”e0234cd3cc83ac74

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“Ha, you even know her name.”93eb94e7e25dc818

His sarcastic muttering was 6d80581d01 sharp, like thorns. Not telling Kim 06b1f1f524 Chayoung that Shin f484eaec5b Yoona was coming 1b32e83bec and calling him 1e3ddfb61c out like this c9b62766aa could certainly feel 68cdd3c4c3 like deception. It would be e8f0258f1a absurd from the 6bd39a4dc5 opposite perspective too. But even so, 6bb8e2b55f Kim Chayoung’s anger e7e977593b was beyond comprehension. Wasn’t he acting 9c68a8017c as if he 8e02fe3b72 had been betrayed?0fb132c5bbed0e4b

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When asked to 922793ff6c call Kim Chayoung, b011af127c he had been 575a65acb5 reluctant. He knew caf3638c90 exactly why 8c2962ee80 she wanted 86064bbd5f to meet 20f9e392b7 him. Even though they aa52e6d0cb were nothing now, 00fd4478d2 he had once 138a69289e really liked him—and b6d52571b6 they had briefly e8e6778b9e dated. Playing the role eaf011d8ad of a matchmaker 136f9a6cb7 wasn’t exactly pleasant.98c548e971f350e9

But at the e1a679484b same time, a d27e2967c2 part of him 8bc28864f4 thought that if 9d267da425 Shin Yoona and 65e7081512 Kim Chayoung hit 1dbfaecb35 it off, maybe 0201ea0c86 this inexplicable discomfort 5a3e62d46f lingering in his c7846ff981 heart would finally 838803fe98 disappear.60d17dfd537091ab

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His uncertain 6a8f4608bb feelings wavered a842fc8a05 in many a11deb50c7 directions.eaa91de7972904e1

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.0baba595a77411e5

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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.”f9585e0a5fb38af4

Lee Jinha, who had been looking down, raised his head. He never expected to hear the word “selfish” from Kim Chayoung.7ef93bccadb839da

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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.”b9ffeef613d2bb3e

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.4766bceca3fbd3ba

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“What was it? Why did you stop talking?”73682d3139e3f270

“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.”1cf30ed5cffac5b2

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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.”b4f6b84c3428cc22

Kim Chayoung quickly spat 7d3c1bc6ac out words filled with 73f0288f65 emotion. His reaction was too 7863331108 excessive. What on earth was 0ddc0b1ee5 he so upset about?d5675b86e724c36e

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“I thought you and Shin Yoona were getting along well, so….”ffaee7b8c64e5247

“Shut up.”8ef11448841ad89f

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Kim Chayoung cut him 0f0bcf2369 off.760b3cca8a6c6460

The customers d9a37f8be2 in the acdcc08fdb store watched 51546e2c92 the two 18331e9fd7 with curious ecefc6e8bd eyes. They seemed to sense 5630dc8f12 that the atmosphere between 364a168956 them was serious. Well, it would c2d184cade be strange not f584fd871d to notice when 963fcba34c they were openly 228a859afb growling at each e084c0b979 other.18fccf719a5f3146

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“Don’t say anything more. I don’t even know how I’ll react.”b746e4d956df5e14

Kim Chayoung warned, 312fe5e89b almost growling.cea0854603e594e0

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