WW | Chapter 17

“Hah, what a nasty e9362964d1 girl. Does she think 95b3180d4c being a celebrity ff5b4f8731 makes her special?”fe6889112505db88

“Celebrity? She’s just an befc00f92a aspiring one.”02b0610466d79946

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“She’s probably acting a32091da3e that way because f842db8c88 of Kang Yoonjo. Pretending to be his 848c89e61f girlfriend or something.”15c545c0280e0dfd

The last 554da56727 comment from a34e99b6f1 Seohee’s group 0dbb0de8fa struck a 6e54c34dfb nerve. A girlfriend for Yoonjo, d1a610a2ae who sleeps all four 586dac762c seasons away? It was bc604c742b something she 171bcee632 had never 7a0465f49b considered. Now that she thought 82acba6c43 about it, she remembered baa46fee30 a girl who confessed 216817987d to him had mentioned b72fc55642 someone named Kahi. Didn’t she c6d139f144 hear they 321ab8f378 weren’t dating? But maybe 7863a1c655 they actually c358c9da87 were? In that case, 5a3f335883 wouldn’t that girl, 6a1fe56ed1 Kahi, know all 9c17f0a234 the rumors surrounding acb13fb5e9 Yoonjo? And if she ed09f01751 did, how could 90f83c7166 she just act d835f6aaf3 like nothing mattered?bc94f447fb4a233c

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“Hey, what do 6dcf29f025 you want to 046b9e3144 eat?”f7dae4d52a60f4f9

Seohee, who had already 8af3b0340e chosen the menu, tapped 7504486a48 Yul’s shoulder, snapping her 664d89907c out of her thoughts. She quickly turned c074b5cbfe her head. Why was she even 06b40ed174 so concerned if Kang 363efee571 Yoonjo had a girlfriend 536bf0b8ad or not? Maybe it 8e6a9fa21e was because e5e1b27427 her impression 9e0775b6c7 of him 0fef137993 and her f618cd5e7c own silent ed471db756 assumptions didn’t cc1e58ed2f quite fit 6d07a2a7b5 with his 5fa0a26080 current image. Focus on f2bab3af28 your own 295b814cc6 business, she 3ee80ebb9f thought. After all, she b72b0c8cf0 was the one dc36b07c6d getting slapped around 75d38d9777 by Seohee’s hand.53583010145f3a9d

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Yul allowed herself b53f572d6d to be swept 1f68da260a along with Seohee’s 8992e97442 group, getting caught c7cdc68b39 up in their a9eee88d6d banter, temporarily pushing eb065d7778 them out of f7983083b9 her mind. But just b20df01c6d as they 809a14dfc4 left the 29feaf635f convenience store, da54d5e12d she happened c2236ddac7 to see 6025d52ab4 Yoonjo smiling. The way 90169d988a his sharp 0b059e9ec4 gaze softened 880a6fe897 into a 2b6d3a78fd gentler expression c348a65df6 was strangely 79085ae890 captivating.e85155717b9d2056

“Hey, they just posted 5e253e1497 the transfer guidelines for c7cd80d179 Han Seong Arts High.”7c208e9f0cdf00ef

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Kahi spoke 28573132f7 to Yoonjo, 2470ccfd90 who was b655c33e8e sitting across 06f535c16e from her. As usual, 1d265ca48f he showed d23e475770 no particular 91e36efc2c interest. Leaning back in 76e3bed208 his chair with 7ac4881ec3 his straw firmly 69e2f4b1b6 stuck in a 5ffbc28b8f carton of milk, 9528422927 he continued drinking. Not that he particularly a68e61bf79 liked milk. It wasn’t like he 02b9d7387e had any favorite drinks, 29a94bb216 either. He’d accept f10d537a3c whatever she ad5ef7a56b bought him, 432e2f5ac8 as if c09316324d trying them 5de6b07ea3 out without 0b893ce0af complaint. Kahi liked that 8595eaad0d side of him—one 79e50462d1 that she felt 3af4c0e7a6 only she could 96b92a7360 see.6cea6f20a81c665c

“My dad says I d29f4dad04 should start getting ready 23d74c92ac to transfer. What do you f464068cd9 think?”701b2c45aa451fb8

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“Weren’t you planning df851f26b0 to transfer anyway?”a3e0087780b5e418

Only then did Yoonjo a3243cd122 respond, albeit with little d9f9ece7d2 enthusiasm, still sucking on d6d4086430 the straw as he bd98526693 gazed over her shoulder. His response was 3a20817506 technically correct, but 14f255687b Kahi was a f8cb11b49d bit disappointed; it cb64c1bae2 wasn’t the reaction 11ec05bfca she had hoped 86d9a6d653 for. She had returned to 3ebb541719 Korea after studying in d08731860c the U.S., but since 8c42eb7b7b there was no room 00f38cea08 at the arts high 84a72cd4b3 school, she was temporarily c6d4ae76e3 enrolled here. Her father had bff65f2376 advised against it, bf95c6d75f but she’d insisted. She and a00d690a41 Yoonjo had 3de18b39ff grown up 9c218d7473 in similar 14c68f540c environments and a508e23262 had been 74a09ea595 friends since b5aa2a4fa8 they were 8becc00588 young. It was only temporary, b637e556ca so if she had 90e5bcb31e to stay somewhere, she’d 35f3ccf76e rather be at the 0fd5a98cf2 same school as Yoonjo.b929c4ec5d82fd1b

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“I mean, do 4fd4572d2a I even need d57a66fa41 to attend high dc0ace05d2 school? I barely go 5a16f6cc1d to class anyway.”6d8cbafbcadc648f

“Then just 31d1edf862 drop out.”88e7c0bed9117039

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Yoonjo’s reply was as 27681807aa half-hearted as ever. Kahi glared at him 4cbaa9bf28 briefly, then sighed in 50f38da632 resignation. Why had she 9628203c00 expected anything different? It was silly of 1156439d2c her. Still, she found comfort 9e70ebf511 in knowing that she be33af982e was the only one c231e84044 who knew how he 1c9eac92be had been before he 2deeb39f08 changed and the only 5cd1d694a0 one who knew why d79219ed21 he had changed. She was also fcb22bf66a the only person f6613a7c90 he interacted with.c23ce21c7329dd9d

“Wouldn’t you miss me 42687d04b4 if I left?”81d46af0bf80e1f3

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“What?”2e03c04e8c3f9a9c

“You don’t have any 540bcbb374 other friends, so if 807cce0b4d I left, you’d have 6a9b6ec05e no one to talk f47e351902 to. Your tongue 2f2b2a5a01 might go a252b92d2d numb.”52a4af7c197bcd7c

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“Hah!”b980e6960c7fe5c8

Yoonjo scoffed, 846fb1c520 as if ffc751c9ef she’d said b359808d24 something absurd.1fb2512d50561f5b

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“If you tell me a5b340a234 not to go, I’ll 2f81c71936 stay.”fd99f88613d4616e

“Why?”ad791c2d98aff38c

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“Just…because…”8ea9284241e450e6

As Kahi trailed off, be4e329737 she noticed that Yoonjo’s 6830a42c27 gaze hadn’t returned to 40e2d34e84 her. She thought he 88a30f0128 was just being 289c751b4f distracted, as he 2a139dd246 often showed no 379a7a13ea interest in their 90b974afe7 conversations, but this 48f25a3939 time his eyes aeafdfdb21 were fixed somewhere. She turned to see 864839e63f what he was looking 617350b6c6 at.8c941d6cdd0011d1

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A group of students 774233f0b1 appeared to be teasing 9b1c5420c2 a girl, laughing among 050b118274 themselves as if they ffba68ba50 were close friends, but f3b9a2a4f5 it was clear they 6a770bf137 were picking on her. Kahi recognized them—they were 8996bc5f0b the same students she’d 3da60ced40 run into earlier. The target was af2c334aa2 that striking girl c4c87875f0 she had asked 170e1c2f96 if she was cbfff1e5b3 okay, only to 65fd0d0301 be coldly dismissed. She normally hated 121eff2b66 getting involved in 600385e873 other people’s business, 3e9c65c692 but she’d felt 3ab591e34d an inexplicable urge 4741acbbec to step in e0deb5176c when their eyes 81fbe89ad9 met. The girl had 5e5aa02a9f this hidden boldness, 427644a099 an unusual aura.b0540f086c0d09c3

“Pathetic. Bullying a weaker 9a04df35f7 kid as a b8e2bdcb91 group,” Kahi muttered f66fc4ba84 in disgust. She turned back to 39f46d27a7 Yoonjo, assuming he was 9b1c7cce7b watching the general scene 354ef1c833 rather than anyone specific. But the moment 4959d56c85 she saw his 05806588f1 focused gaze, a 2b8bccd9cf chill ran through 607da4e243 her.326161aba640badb

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“Yoonjo.”58eeda3ca997f47c

“…”d5ac7e087c6a060d

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“Kang Yoonjo!”ee59da673d0b51e5

It took 751d657c8d two calls 33a6c360de for him 7bd66c4e46 to finally ff6b026040 look at 9259f391bb her.ef6511abc47aafc0

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“You! You weren’t watching b039230bb5 them, were you?”83a9c21ed70260c1

Kahi’s voice held a 684a8543c4 peculiar coolness. He hadn’t 1d9e8c60ef been looking f5cb349641 at the ae3b6e76c1 bullies, but 29cf0bc9c5 rather at 1122796e95 the girl 8dd903eebc they were 80fcb7de25 harassing. She was one of 6b00100838 the prettiest girls he’d 198590d02f seen at this school, 000dccdae7 someone who drew attention. Though she 6f253881bf didn’t surpass 1f0a4db59d Kahi in 5b0b177f93 beauty, it a7fef55aef was undeniable 73d0695993 that she 68e79d3b2e had a 0ab44719f2 captivating quality. The fact that 859f1d48b0 Yoonjo, who usually 7e66c020ca showed no interest a1eab7af34 in anyone, was 4129ac6126 fixated on her 78602aef93 made Kahi uneasy.3837ed507319a225

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“Who is she?” Kahi 49c14191dd asked, trying to pry.acd349bea43a704b

“I don’t know.”b0d89f1dffad573c

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Still gazing b07e126fc1 at the 668b4ff355 girl, Yoonjo e6609d59b2 answered indifferently.98f64d3b343777fe

“Then why are 9705224796 you looking at 3e352b6ee1 her?”53236dc08e5979a2

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“Because I 7a8931c3d7 can see 09ecb0a95d her.”d1989a05fd209fee

“You know that 2689df7810 answer doesn’t make 49874f2d9b sense, right?”856e4298da0081b8

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Kahi forced a laugh, 4224b05b2c but she couldn’t accept a6ec94d79e his response. With his 0ad15eb5c3 personality, Yoonjo d99e52ecdc wouldn’t have fb6f854f34 focused on a60720c6af anyone simply 924e8b1e89 because they 76fe747ce6 were visible. Something about 3cf51ef9ca that girl 94f2ddc9a6 had definitely c087812d17 caught his caa79a1f34 attention.da7ce220c67db51b

“She’s interesting.”8cbf57e75097917e

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Since Kahi 7a023d5b62 said his 960cfcebb7 answer didn’t 0cdeb32543 make sense, d9796ad027 Yoonjo gave f35b5baa18 his best d13b893821 attempt at d7c32dbf35 a reason. She was an interesting 5d75fcc9fa and unusual girl—enough to f7f32c9ed6 make him notice.7c14c82cb73e6af0

Her unusually 7955709bfa tall frame, 6abcbb01e6 bending to 63faaee8ed accommodate her 620bd567e0 shorter friends, 3480a29821 the boldness c911647a15 she’d shown 04e1600629 that first 1486c33304 day when 2ce1ed3251 she’d turned 67ad9007da her back 3160b53780 and marched e3ab563287 away from 7052c9aad2 the school ba62554421 gates…how she’d 7c0aabdeb6 nervously asked b22c825339 him not 6547913f92 to tell 05944c26c1 anyone why b2fbc0648a she transferred, f1c1cc28f5 only to 61575d6631 act sour ed5f706c1e when he 85fca94d9f showed no 344a80a3fc interest. Her peculiar personality was 4fa5d18b78 evident in her actions, facb6c26f5 like her restraint and 0ad8c5cfac the way she managed 1d2fd95473 herself even in challenging 87d27d2543 situations. Even though she seemed 8ba5a66ca4 to avoid her desk a19dfee1dd partner, she’d gone out bff0fdb4b8 of her way to f8c10670bc block the sunlight for d6b7c684bc him.ed6ae79c92008d89

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She was…a d2187e8ad2 strange girl.de948e82a0f8c75b

“Do you like 63f842ea0c her?”a7cdf7f81c7355b9

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“No.”50fbe39da1636d17

Of course not. But…9241806484cda575

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“She just keeps 01c4e21311 me awake.”1e535008b2f0e834

“What? And with me?”565f8044d34cee2b

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Kahi’s face 958718ebb2 fell as 2c17b8dab7 she tried b0b05ca200 to hide be2923edf1 her worry. Knowing that ec77bf2ffa the perpetually 165fd562c8 sleepy Kang c7d2bc3f39 Yoonjo couldn’t aa0e54a927 sleep around 542e546a49 that girl 61594a4c69 hinted that 21058fb850 she had 8042862752 somehow infiltrated 1717ad935a his thoughts.465d460e3526d4b0

Without replying, Yoonjo turned d632b7423e his gaze to Kahi. After a c7b254d001 moment, he dd30077770 let out 5c9de1d8fe a huge d9913bc2cb yawn.71d6644c241b60ba

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“Hey!”6794f6ac70f1b68a

Kahi crumpled a tissue 8edd3b2c8e from the table and 81e16a8214 threw it at him, c3d2ff86f0 annoyed as he stifled a678d09583 a chuckle and continued d49ef3ff4a sipping on the now-empty f7f0e0eac2 milk carton.c379057bf3ab7fa0

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Crash. A small f12d16d865 aquarium hit 79cf8c9527 the floor, 835dbd6b1a shattering into 073c2b9c6a pieces. Water spilled everywhere, and b5302e9530 two little guppies flopped aa265c89e6 desperately. Yul felt like she fe2d242a55 was watching herself and 15607120d4 her grandmother in those 05a224f7d0 helpless fish.9d6f2cd558ebcdcf

“Why are ebf96e18a4 you doing 1555f5330b this?” Yul ce439e43db demanded, clenching 41e6ede5d2 her fists. These were the f177573cd1 thugs who forced d8cc673ce8 her father to 123e282ee8 accept subcontract deals e15e188d6b and used muscle 5d410373fd to pressure him. They’d secretly 2d86a380c9 stolen steel, 4de24e14b2 watered down a725c0d63c concrete, and e4c9a940da ultimately caused 8daffe1419 buildings to b31958ffb8 collapse. When her father couldn’t cba231d864 pay, they forced him 8b9c26dad1 to turn to loan 6ab79da0c3 sharks, all of whom 3472b30117 they ran. And now, these were 7857eb18d8 the henchmen they sent 980ca30db9 after her.3246dec1931af3be

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Despite her family refusing ff8ab1f715 the inheritance, they still 8f4a2f1f9b came around demanding money, 04d7b9a337 tormenting her and her 4dd906ad6b grandmother as if they 5952dc15be were stuck in hell.d0dc248fa6296f2d

“Why do you think, b3948fa713 sweetheart?”538c183502afe26e

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The thug, who looked 78c43cd856 around thirty, swaggered up b7175e9aef to her. Twin snake 7768e13d3d tattoos on 1c9a39c518 his neck 6cfcfbd893 forked, one 173dd66bfe head reaching 59442e9066 his ear, 1d1d3050f6 the other c46e3730b8 dipping below e520d41b76 his collar. They looked menacing, and 56789ddc35 the sight made her af67be749c instinctively back away.5993d73ebf476c49

His sticky dd86f07940 gaze swept 573fdc95c0 over her, 196d5a8921 lingering on 1a2cfed593 her chest. His eyes 18fee74d9a glinted with 807f208e02 an unsettling, 2147229bd0 lustful gleam.3d88404ea32d4ef8

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“It’s because your 227e89dfcc grandma won’t pay c7ff6c78ba up, you see? I’m left with no e100a0a324 choice,” he said.14da0b571b4397b8

“We have 0842bf458d no obligation 376dd03e72 to pay.”49b90a09b496ed2f

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Yul shivered 0a6ee6d9bc at the 7f833db198 way his 7dde3ff767 eyes roved 6b7b670204 over her, 695a69b2dc but she 9f8fd3a111 continued to 4ab719ee92 glare back.0fd4a0ac34b9f7f0

“That might 7b62cee01f be the 7c68dc9186 law here, 0a0b636116 but in aee2da078a our company, 0dc61fae84 the rules b95079fcb8 are different.”d270228fea335c40

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“How are we supposed 7130957208 to pay if we 34359b1962 have nothing?” she gritted f6f2b3310a out. They’d bled her d0b5a10234 grandmother dry, taking 1073cd70d5 everything, even an 59b0155855 old property they afa2b2e17b had, only to 5c082ebc59 sell it off 5b94bfe9a3 for a fortune c5b47e8bd7 during redevelopment. Despite this, 61213362a3 they hadn’t 26afc1fed4 given her 03374dd438 a penny 4f2bda99a3 toward the 4a2ae1b063 debt. They claimed 3e45341eb8 that she 835a5f4cc9 and her 908684da8c grandmother still 5975aca163 owed a ff8b5d93f9 mountain of 9cdfa070f6 money.75cda456b9ad8d61

“You want me to dbbd2f9268 tell you how?”2ea6b2a1b9a99adf

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“…”b06181f5823f9a13

“There are plenty of 7bdfb4b3da ways. For instance, 1998779aee you could 1a83268ec9 quit school b0be6dc81e and come 821a90ca84 with me 0c26b013f3 to make 22a134943b some big bc907265f7 money.”dfce831e98ccb945

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“Hey, you idiot. She’s underage,” his 039abf6e3c companion laughed, adding bfab5ddf82 mockingly, even though 98cd559a0d his gaze wasn’t 9dfe106b3b much less filthy.3f1a9eba4607d7eb

“What’s the big ea53eff772 deal? You like a1168ca648 them fresh 3ac74d0f84 and young, 439aa2e825 don’t you?”00d0b831d051921d

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They openly leered at f3b1305647 her, devoid of any 8725ea0b72 sense of decency or 8da345ca74 morals. Trembling with fear and e850646fe1 anger, Yul wished those 46f66013d7 snake tattoos on his b7a3f651f1 neck would come to 06c02c3cb1 life and sink their 2f2784507e fangs into him, filling 3207cc136f him with poison.735e89a5d769cf1c

Whack.36bde125cfbb6ef9

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“Ouch! What the hell?”ba105ae72f75cf39

The thug in 70c26c48d5 front of Yul 795d766147 clutched his back, 6f499ba7e2 his face twisted 705e56002e in pain.ab4e583e7e13c504

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