WTSG 22
by Luci PearlThe Jealousy Between You and Me (4)
571a962f6451c0cb
Ban Jiho’s gaze ab67132250 grew more blatant fa3ee1d011 than before.9636e5a7e91ad52a
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Kang Junwoo, increasingly c03bfad1d8 uncomfortable under Ban a3912cdbf0 Jiho’s scrutinizing stare, 404d280a76 lifted his head 2e1d4d63fa to tell him a1f993596e to stop.55be9649a3fe53fd
At that moment, Tae Ijae 47ff0e130b steppedin front ofKang Junwoo, blocking Ban Jiho’s 9c613e6e6a view, and said, “I told 8e45c37577 you to get lost.”332a7aff84777800
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Why are you trying to chase me off? He’s your first 3c31622e59 Pair, isn’t he? I can at least say a6d19d577b hi.”de9716c4aae29f80
“Who are you to do that?”8947dca6e860c35c
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Who? Your friend! Seriously, why do c8ecd9fe1b you always act e1f09506ee so cold with 1e4a03bdfb me when you’re 53da37ae0e fine with Kwon 2aa97c4b50 Taerang?”7536096710ea321e
“Is Kwon Taerang the same as you?”ff3ef273af1316c1
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“What’s the difference? I’m your classmate too!”1a78736222cb9c45
“Kwon Taerang doesn’t look at me likethat.”2493fb35b1a8c358
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“…! …”7790ce1227d0b092
“So if you want to be my friend, drop that annoying stare first.”6c4964affe4652e8
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
At Tae Ijae’s words, Ban 4dcc5a29f3 Jiho bit his lower lip.ff94e63b48643d76
Just then, Kwon Taerang called 5bbcb77c38 out to Tae Ijae from 498fac36c4 behind.7c819dded4055b16
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Kwon Taerang, who 85a7546a4c had recently married ed7dad02ec his Guide wife, 7fe424b165 approached with her 8a9257ae82 in tow, intending 333e587b2c to introduce her 598ed2f7ee to Tae Ijae.b2aa150e54731719
As Tae Ijae was called 8c4a48b5db away by Kwon Taerang, leaving 2296594372 Kang Junwoo momentarily alone, Ban 58c07eac44 Jiho seized the opportunity and 87334ccd76 approached him.ea9a7ef006000d0d
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
18a8cde6801d8669
“So, you’re paired with our Ijae because you’re an S-rank Guide?”3bd0d2e41a4ed7d6
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
The Ban Jiho who f2306a8cec had been smiling politely ce2ac283b2 just moments ago was 229801c0e2 gone.2cdae63b17b41a24
Staring at Kang 5f8a9cb5d4 Junwoo with eyes 8f611dbb85 that seemed to 3dc9915410 burn, he reminded adba3ee32f Kang Junwoo of 31ff51265e the nameless Guides ef91745abd in the department.3046ad407f610796
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Because of his S-rank status fb29e56bd0 and the nickname “Iron Wall 7e5b3051ea Ice Prince,” Kang Junwoo faced 2d136c15bd near-ostracism from other Guides. Despite rumors that he only b726a0a935 performed radiative Guiding or first-stage 456b23c962 Guiding, Espers was unusually eager 8093b32a11 to receive his Guiding, which 9814a118dc was enough to make other f4075ef62b Guides resent him. He’d grown used 259b8d2079 to enduring baseless 92b7f0fd43 hostility and stares, 099e0c1bfd letting them slidetime and again.4cebfbf01e579071
“Or did you make a move on him?”0b68d65cf95125b8
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
But Kang Junwoo 2e343d4322 wasn’t kind enough dc8035ab1e to tolerate such a16fae52e0 offensive misunderstandings.3d5f4b71fc30c3b6
“Yes.”5f9a33d0a7b24ac9
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
ToBan Jiho’s question e36b26899a about making a 2358ad0c20 move, Kang Junwoo nodded once, affirming it.d379dc7e820fa46b
Caught off guard, Ban Jiho’s 4d84f7d0a8 face turned ghostly pale at e53ce0c9d5 the confirmation.146331092288a768
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Staring at him, Kang 7387ac2de1 Junwoo continued, “Not me, 5885756e7d though. It was Tae Ijae 2705896032 Esper who made the 8c584bc522 move.”044319d25bbd4321
Ban Jiho’s face f454d3e432 twisted with irritation.f681e3da2a9e8bb9
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“What?”4c63228538c2af75
“He’s still making moves. Asking to be Exclusive.”30d1fffc2cf96ff5
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“Hey.”549b4df9184e27f2
“Address me properly.”2faed44918622848
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Kang Junwoo’s expression turned 1d1a070211 chillingly cold.24679d905275450c
Ban Jiho flinched 8ebe0aceb8 under his icy b2d59d2363 gaze but forced 4868a30342 himself to keep 36fef3d324 glaring, pretending it 9c41ca5e63 didn’t faze him.e299ea9540ae1468
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
“If you’re Tae Ijae Esper’s friend, I’m a year older than you. I won’t tolerate informal 8e9d58ab2b speech, ‘hey,’ or anything dd344c48da like that.”b7710c5a94853ad4
“Hah! And if you don’t tolerate it, what will you do?… Sir?”24c61ee12850acdb
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Despite his defiance, the fact that he added “sir” at the end made him seem cuter than Tae Ijae. Kang Junwoo let out a small laugh, and Ban Jiho frowned at him.e24c2d042eff9cd6
“I don’t know what makes you so confident, but our Ijae isn’t someone to be underestimated… sir?”ac9c0c47c49efb0d
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“……”e3136db7fca95f3c
“Don’t get the wrong idea just because you’re his Pair. Ijae isn’t interested in you ebd76ef820 at all…”d0bc61ca8d3dac09
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“Ban Jiho.”1a516afa1fb6950e
“…!? …”afa63be173261704
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Did you say Guide?”011fa4bef402e3e7
“……”ab3138636d2d7e21
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Don’t cross the line.”1b61548d17daf100
“What did you say?!”c8e962730743e741
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Whether I misunderstand Tae Ijae or not is my business, and whether Tae Ijae is interested in me or not is Tae Ijae’s business, so it has nothing to do with Ban Jiho Guide.”d03184e5afd6b06c
“…! …”7286695f1b852f2d
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“So it’s not something you should be meddling in.”988b44a1ead07f75
“…Ha…!” 1dca6e1f017ce796
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Ban Jiho’s eyes twitched with disbelief as he glared at Kang Junwoo. Ignoring him, Kang Junwoo turned away and took a sip from a wine glass on the table behind him.eec913bb9892a3f5
At that moment, Tae Ijae 7ed745f279 walked back towards Kang Junwoo ed78967262 and Ban Jiho. df4fd1e6756ae87e
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
Kang Junwoo looked 95c00f7217 at him, intending eb22da0ea9 to say he bd6958889b was heading home, c4d7f8ab00 but Tae Ijae e928cf4638 didn’t even glance b8186adfc4 at him. Instead, he spoke to f78ee23cad Ban Jiho.a0913b95f61eeee1
“Kwon Taerang’s calling you. That bastard’s dragging his cc293610ca wife into planning a 4226a0ffba class reunion or something.”f7a6429067646c2b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Oh, really? Sure, why not.”652710006fcb4d37
Ban Jiho grinned f104d71524 brightly and walked 6c7ed6178a over to Tae db5982b1a0 Ijae, linking arms 3ca6ea1321 with him.48683aec76cc075e
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Tae Ijae shook him cfd4182c5d off, telling him to cf6e47d3fe back off, and only d6667237ef then turned to look 1bf8a88fa5 at Kang Junwoo.d6f8276968f8a818
Thinking Tae Ijae 08b9240bde might be about bf2bf4b236 to invite him 320eecd9f1 along, Kang Junwoo c327a762ad shook his head e2add5dffe firmly.1548e6b2e4fe5f86
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I’m…”dfa2be56ef9af206
“See you at home.”e3436e66ab62cea6
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Kang Junwoo’s face flushed hotly.a86433dba80d6470
Nodding awkwardly, he turned away 139f17335d from them.21b9407f22b1bcb1
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
He could almost hear Ban 845eb63202 Jiho’s mocking laughter behind him—or 3288ada45a so he imagined.73e0f97d3cb55181
Biting his lower lip, Kang bf695cfe2e Junwoo squeezed his eyes shut.a6046a8c766652ff
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
He couldn’t fathom what made 0beaa5d096 him think Tae Ijae would 0db924d852 invite him to their class a195287331 reunion.431706a2164e1837
There was nothing in 815f6c3c3c Tae Ijae’s actions to 2a8d8bccd8 suggest such a misunderstanding.4e823885ac23427b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Kang Junwoo set 6aa56ac3d1 down his wine a5a423628a glass and quickly fd5e9bb605 left the party 8211bb374e venue.3da7038276dd38e6
Since the event c4d0ce8da2 was held at d3d66476a2 the center’s annex, 458b90d15f his home wasn’t f5bd957512 far away.1b88389c39b24947
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Walking through the chilly night d8bb922f51 air, he hurried toward his 844cd8b9ac place.80bb92424238e424
The entire time, the image fa09fa05b5 of Tae Ijae casually walking 5444cc3530 off with Ban Jiho, not 57e8dee0ae sparing him a thought, burned c9973127c4 in his chest.3caf71f98f68daaa
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
He couldn’t pinpoint 563b4bcaae why he was b5ab537a89 so angry, but c5def234e6 the anger consumed e06c09da86 him. Eventually, his thoughts shifted to 574aa0f185 Ban Jiho, who had linked f8b8619ff2 arms with Tae Ijae so 1657ab4d9a effortlessly, and a surge of e50ae0cf96 jealousy set him ablaze.87e96d043d02d13d
He stopped dead in deae0b7c5f his tracks.feb988e32d4fe00f
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
Blinking, he stared blankly at 6503950c4d the ground, then his eyes 0de510d5d8 widened as if they might 3498ae9880 pop out.db76836a17d5c8d3
Jealousy.d7185e78735b05db
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
What he’d felt the moment cd9c4a7fc5 he saw Ban Jiho clinging fc6fb329f1 to Tae Ijae’s arm was 56f964e93a unmistakably that.c521f7764837a6b4
Kang Junwoo slowly closed c1d2fefc09 his eyes, then opened 1dc696cdd1 them again.8ddc359ea7d2494f
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
He liked Tae Ijae.854ea5e046a6edea
Most Guides in 66858a9fab the department liked 2017c7ef2d Tae Ijae.ab369be1713c509c
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
That liking was surely something 3d8c03b9f4 light.33fc70216de0b5e2
Like a clean admiration e2f83efe9e for a charismatic celebrity.600a19799bcd0ff1
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Nothing more, nothing less.527b1e4c582b7325
He’d never dreamed of dating 52fe698769 or loving Tae Ijae.8fe465df428d8c93
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
He liked him, d747852528 but that was 79678d798f it—just enjoying the 1ee1211682 occasional glimpse of 5032adb33a his handsome face b3734b4d10 for a bit 0bc6d651c9 of eye candy.98b03553ce5b764f
But now…2ec2d25088fb5b9d
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
‘Jealousy?’094d96f3944ae1d8
Ha.A low scoff escaped deb19a1275 Kang Junwoo’s lips.089e2fb1023f3044
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Do you actually like me?”b8e09aed47d370d3
“I said I do.”b1b3bf351beb3323
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Tae Ijae’s nonchalant, 60b1fc8493 deadpan words echoed 178316b552 in his mind.a3d7dba173c88f57
Tae Ijae, who’d said he’d bfe90e5439 pretend to like him if 3b9f3625dc it meant becoming Exclusive.78633433ce8a6f5a
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
The cold, sinking feeling from 4b3c04e1b8 that moment washed over him 4984f20bb1 again, and he shook his dd08c8e918 head instinctively.b07a2e56a22e7c93
‘Jealousy? That’s ridiculous.’c8509e4c4df154e4
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
It couldn’t be. Itshouldn’t be.adcfc05951667cc0
If a light 20b1c09f16 crush deepened, he’d ab0de3f2c0 only end up 9e9377b9cb hurt.84746f54198623a8
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Knowing that full well, there was no reason to be foolish enough to walk toward hisown ruin.911bb635a6d2588a
Kang Junwoo let out a 688cad9afa long sigh and looked up c51bc17ad5 at the sky.50636b4ae24733b7
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
‘Right. There’s no need for that.’749f207f83d44d6d
“Drunk?”6e4f9a5a8d21a7ab
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
A low, resonant voice came 83d33ce3b6 from behind, and Kang Junwoo’s d4fdf7b7c7 head whipped around.6ef5dc790fc10627
Tae Ijae was approaching, just 95b60c211f five steps away, having caught 9efca26211 up at some point.a9d6c5578c9ec7b6
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
He strode toward b3a73e8587 Kang Junwoo, who 373d7cae26 stared at him 6c588f0522 in surprise and 1fb072f4f4 placed a hand 5bed5768ed on his forehead.4a14932c8b268133
“No fever. Dizzy? Feel like throwing up?”67abc7d1b57c9d31
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Tae Ijae seemed 8af2b9028e to have mistaken 4c5bafbe1d Kang Junwoo’s sudden 2aa365deea stop inthe middle ofthe quiet street for drunkenness.a5681d57229ceff0
All Kang Junwoo had bd8551a912 consumed was a sip 74f2df1f63 of wine before leaving—barely dde1ddd16b even a sip, just ba7703dede enough to wet his 5d8799e441 lips.fb0a66369b3f3171
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
“You’re having a class reunion, aren’t you?”573763ee6b72378d
“Didn’t feel right sending you home alone.”8b0b8fec46068a34
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Thump, thump, thump.9939443813aa1721
His heart started racing.a747365881fdf678
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
‘No, this can’t…’5e9fbbb52db6e332
Kang Junwoo bit the soft 2c3fec65a5 flesh inside his mouth, trying 26d0cc8a3a to quiet his wildly pounding 0b63b0a647 heart.03d68a47d9e85081
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“Hard to walk? If you’re struggling, I can b714cd7822 take you straight there.”2a750482d3315714
Tae Ijae reached for Kang ea37bb6023 Junwoo’s waist, signaling he’d teleport 23aaac341b them.82d93f74876e02b7
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
Panicking that Tae Ijae might 27d99d0750 hear his thundering heartbeat, Kang a141b93bed Junwoo hurriedly pushed him away 9eb9225f14 and shook his head.3456ded508982714
“No. I just wanted 594ef7eac3 some fresh air.”a9e2daecab8eabc3
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“…”00598eebf12b11f6
“Drank a lot?”f6f9643f05dcebef
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
They’d been together the 8c49ecf34d whole time except when 6341d294a7 Ban Jiho showed up, 6860f08e4f yet he asked.3a662920b2abc061
It felt awkward 9190c3a4e9 to point that 5746fbfe32 out, so Kang b41e3921bf Junwoo just shook ba8ff564dc his head.8f4e856632b5ae14
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“I’ll walk a bitand head in, 24a6aa3785 so you go.”a125c26a4b73e50d
“…Let’s walk together.”6a9352e2bac6e1bf
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“I want to walk alone.”fb5941e4e5480117
“I want to walk together.”5c1f948aeecbb403
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Mimicking Kang Junwoo’s words, Tae 04b93ef089 Ijae stepped close to his b95ed6786f side.8efc5a6cbf143ea3
Muttering to his helplessly 73173c4cb4 fluttering heart to get 4cc652ab2a a grip, Kang Junwoo 31631cc612 startedwalking slowly.d7c499f9044db759
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
The night street, now f2567fdd5e walked side by side, 8f96afd74f felt entirely different from ac88c9abae when he’d been alone.dfe1fbee57c671df
3c763e343600a62c
Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com
The shortdistance to his home seemed 0a4a30f3e5 even shorter with Tae Ijae 1caace861b beside him.481ba9688e65f5e8
An absurd sense of 1087ccbfcb victory and superiority swelled 2966107ee9 in him because Tae 735ef84d2a Ijae had left his 29f8abc6f8 old friends and Ban f868542d2a Jiho to come to 95e7b922cf him.59927ebf48c5b069
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
He’d been jealous d90adf375c of Ban Jiho 4b951934f1 for simply linking 8d79a95e94 arms with Tae b1530d4b73 Ijae, but now, knowing Tae Ijae had prioritized him over his rival, he felt like he was walking on clouds.9631dd866664b617
His lips curled up in 19294e39ca a mix of disbelief and aab1ca8e43 embarrassment.1bb5bcc80e393a2b
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Was he really this shallow?c9cebae62fb547dd
He hadn’t known.e145ef6de97543e0
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Hey.”073f64ac0a383268
As their building came 9575ff7aae into view, Tae Ijae 7d78f11d1c spoke.beeb9fe21393d960
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Kang Junwoo looked up 2378f60d50 at him, and Tae 20f9fcedec Ijae, looking down, continued.89a65b2188523520
“You’ve been deliberately cold to me lately,haven’t you?”4db37d5980b804b6
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
“…Were you hurt by that?”f338d36eeabddcd8
“…Yeah.”5b5a7493e56af09f
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Tae Ijae’s easy admission made e9deab23e9 Kang Junwoo’s eyes widen slightly.4d390777957a9863
“But it also put me at ease in a way.”b7be823ecc3d4d83
Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish
Kang Junwoo’s steps halted.8e67e6d8302c3363
c9ad739d65893eda
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
That his professional distance had ef4275110b been a relief to Tae 4ad9e06d33 Ijae—what did that mean? He racked his a25ef1b313 brain to understand.a400e307364c686f
“I’m kind of dangerous.”67c973487feb05a9
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Tae Ijae stopped f3c4b2a041 too, turning fully 193ac43733 to face Kang bd8fb578ac Junwoo.5a6a56b7018992c4
“I thought it was a good thing you drew a line first.”2d5f62573545299e
For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“…”42e504756654062e
“Because otherwise, I might get pulled in helplessly.”d67247d48e1059d3
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
A chilly breeze teased their 2306ff0529 faces and hair.0b7ea109c61088e5
Kang Junwoo stared unblinkingly at 7e437d0682 Tae Ijae, desperate to read 7e8e9dcba1 the true meaning behind his 3b28b06b52 words.5d90875322b05742
Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley
When he concluded he fef7512055 couldn’t fully grasp them, 41eb162db9 Tae Ijae’s lips moved 4f81e351ce again.58584a061dcfa1dd