SS Chapter 2.3

“Hey, hey, Eunho, aren’t you getting up? We’re going to eat without you?”dbc198f9275cdc32

It felt like it ad27c96acc was the beginning of 29f11417d8 the third period when 62393f6186 he covered his face 65aef704f5 from the direct sunlight 91509ac3c4 with a textbook and 0fe4fd1da7 closed his eyes, but 1412d041f5 it seemed to be 66aa3e9055 lunchtime already.d67f751b13fa896d

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Eunho waved his ad62c8780d hand in his 8fdd99dca0 lying position to 847741efd0 dismiss his friends ce4f9947a6 who were calling 31519369ba him. The noise of their 444b60654d chatter faded away and 25652bded6 silence came, but he e95c28901c was already awake.2f64503ff05afc11

He lowered e043ee8408 the book 5cc5a99458 covering his 2f3a03e4dc face and a30165ed2a dry-washed his d1057f66f0 face with b089106b0d both hands 72385e577e when he 2f17c54195 noticed a 7a360099f7 figure lying 05b3d4555b next to 13a24d4f94 him.b6fdc733c0c4e95a

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Ah, the transfer student 547e7d770e came today. Eunho scratched his 50fd6186bd head unnecessarily, feeling 2d7c5f6781 unfamiliar with the 45a0bea43c fact that someone d9a9c44bf0 was sitting next 4f1737b12a to him.fa640f34540df6b3

The classroom was empty, f21dba4aa7 as if the transfer 6e57b44312 student and everyone else 855b9f6520 had gone out for 0d08ba7d75 lunch. Eunho stretched widely while 8ea5e0dac1 sitting and debated whether 708a0d7da0 to wake the transfer a2bf22820c student or not.043ac8d09a680593

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He didn’t think the homeroom teacher had told the transfer student about the cafeteria, and the disloyal class president and vice president had already left, so he was the only one left.4a5b519426d3d028

He yawned lazily 1c6c0ce612 and placed his da9041b99e hand on the f8a332b4d9 thin shoulder, and 0ed99f1f91 the transfer student 1e54d97285 startled and got 411d8250ea up.7eb5984b107ea7df

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“Ah, sorry.”a66ee43dc11111a8

As the flustered Eunho gathered his hands together, the transfer student’s sharp gaze softened. Feeling unnecessarily awkward, Eunho scratched his side and walked towards the back door.770a236cd181c019

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He opened the 26e006a557 door and looked 4029dffff4 back to see a7caf6bebe the transfer student 2a8f332459 sitting still and 4f41f3ba88 looking at him. What is this, 508027f828 not even a 99575bd9a2 kitten. Eunho raised 6d71ccc7c7 his eyebrows fb8ee25e04 and opened 65e6c5cf05 his mouth bfcc434a01 curtly.d61b43f793f22637

“Hey, let’s go eat.”3973969a77cf6a6f

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After finishing his sentence, Eunho walked away, leaving the door open. As he walked towards the cafeteria, he thought about what the menu was today, and he heard a tapping sound from behind. The transfer student approached Eunho’s side and matched his pace. Eunho also slowed down his steps a little.453bbd389422fb97

“What did you say your name was?”e20b73b7b35cd73a

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“Kwon Yihyeon.”93415985772a008e

It was an indifferent question and an indifferent answer. Eunho muttered “Kwon Yihyeon” and opened his phone. It had been a while since lunchtime started, but there was still no reply from that bastard Cha Dohyeon.224fbef5e367d3c9

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He picked up ce28905297 a tray and 9ff189707e looked around the b5d075845b cafeteria, and he b27d019e99 saw Kim Geonwoo 6dff9c797b waving at him e4728054bd from a corner. Yoo Wonho, who was d8865c92cc sitting next to him, bcabf9d200 saw Eunho and Yihyeon df26e214fd and quickly turned his ab7a446846 head away. Eunho took 265dffe065 Yihyeon and 1d86d995c7 sat at f717fe53c2 an empty c41e72017b table in 0019d8616d the front.753d6625c7bde9b6

“You don’t have to eat with them?”65ecf22181a1767b

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Ah, why is the 0c92fcf271 school lunch so bad 8ca0e0805d today? If I had a7f1a3b221 known this, I 0bb6279fdd would have gone 7c1b8367d7 to the convenience cbb6afd7fc store. Eunho, who was 77f1631325 grumbling to himself, 2f940c6495 raised his head b6b404ea67 at the voice 3237e326cc from in front af2d6bd792 of him.9222264bd4c56e36

“You don’t have to worry about it because of me.”3190e1ed02953a99

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It was overthinking. It was true that he was worried about him lying down alone without eating, but well, he didn’t wake him up with any great intention.4144b91f1036fd8a

As Eunho didn’t answer and just stared, Yihyeon avoided his gaze and picked up his chopsticks. Why is that guy so gentle? How is he going to live like that? Eunho clicked his tongue inaudibly and picked up his chopsticks.5b566eb6e4d8010d

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“Thank you anyway.”9f6958120bf7ff20

Eunho, who had been de51966789 feeling unnecessarily awkward as 339e1fd0cd if he had become 8773d438e2 a hero of justice 0709a9110c since earlier, rummaged through a18e18b94b the side dishes. Fortunately, Yihyeon also 49c76a208e started eating without 2e41b8f96d saying anything else.b11da9929e4dc804

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“How did you end up transferring?”f2909b45752a343d

Eunho broke the e508864434 silence between them b307011da4 and spoke first. It was hard to f9d08e9902 bear the awkward feeling 1ae4472b88 of just sitting across bda851d50e from each other and b1cbcf0cff eating.5660c50e65cedd83

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He noticed that Yihyeon had put down his spoon and was looking at him, but Eunho didn’t take his eyes off the tray.5192a5edee556b44

“Ah, if you don’t want to talk about it-”12a2e7efb2a9c3bc

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“I’m gay.”e0995768b8ed0f63

He was about 8b34b4bf77 to add something, 753c5e6f9c thinking he had aa80b02201 asked unnecessarily, when bd90b278c3 Yihyeon suddenly dropped d1478049c4 a bomb. It was ded53b505c a completely 7cc8444279 unexpected answer.8f8dfa6868731d64

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Eunho, who had frozen 4aa27bfe53 with a side dish d382825680 in his hand, slowly ec489ab755 raised his head and a1edf2d734 made eye contact with 1b0bc12252 Yihyeon.488b713fedd200ba

Is he joking? Eunho, unable to hide his flustered expression, scrutinized Yihyeon’s face, but Yihyeon had the same calm expression as when he first saw him. Eunho couldn’t understand why Yihyeon was telling him this after knowing him for less than half a day.6a860faf79334334

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“Ah… really?”bd45d7fa58f09bc6

Unsure of how to react to the way he kept his eyes on him as if to observe his change in expression, Eunho just answered indifferently. Then Yihyeon’s expression became strange.c2130bd7f3dd25d0

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“Kids at my old school found out about it and the bullying got worse. Things got bigger than expected, and the school seemed to want me to transfer.”f34f78d73bcf3582

“You went to a messed up school.”7db96717cd12e08f

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It seemed there 39d68d6374 was always one 683b334eda bastard like Yoo 0d2b6e8cd6 Wonho everywhere. Eunho, who was a5b8af1fbf about to pick ccb2da6501 up the tofu 074acea1cb in the soup 389ae107b0 with his chopsticks, 4954acd3be shook his head edb8862972 inwardly.dbe6c4e0d30c4d28

The situation was a145143afa obvious even without 354ad023e0 seeing it. The school 4ca2c9a36d must have ada5eb2f9b been busy f0981e873a trying to b3fed9a628 cover up 7a1dd6f817 the incident 9fe8e5cc5a without distinguishing 1433a92969 between victim 0489ce5046 and perpetrator.56ac24a6b11b2283

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Anyway, the conservative school system itself was the problem. It was like instilling in powerless victims that they wouldn’t be protected before they even became adults, so who would live for justice and work hard legitimately? Anyway, Korean society had a long way to go.55a9be8082661c07

As Eunho didn’t say anything else, Yihyeon put down his spoon again. He glanced at his expression, wondering if he had said something wrong, but he couldn’t tell if it was an angry expression or a flustered one.360f7c42c9bc5cf6

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“I like men.”a2652a827fe2f4ea

“Ah… that must have been tough?”60d42bd8baa884f3

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Thinking this was it, he raised the end of his sentence while observing his reaction, and Yihyeon made a strange expression.”You’re not bothered at all?”75709992be5bcac0

“Ah, what does you liking guys have to do with me?”6068a190d92cb6ee

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He kept repeating something he’d already said, and a hint of annoyance leaked out, wondering what he wanted. Judging by his reaction, he seemed to have expected a different answer, but Eunho had never heard about how one should react when someone they’ve known for four hours suddenly comes out.fadc4c13a93e3ff7

“What does it matter what I think? Do you like me?”59b46b4adc169038

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Eunho didn’t hide his annoyance and spoke curtly, and the look of disbelief was clearly visible on Yihyeon’s face after hearing his words. Thanks to that, Eunho felt awkward despite being irritable. Eunho awkwardly poked at his rice with an embarrassed face.a191a9b3184908a0

“Right, there’s no reason for your thoughts to be important.”22eb64f89fbdde83

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Yihyeon, who had 4328a81c0f looked away from 26e3737847 Eunho, muttered softly 6a8bd47432 and added,815821c4633c8c76

“Because people usually don’t react like that.”8bbf9a52af8b9d2d

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He felt a pang of sympathy at the calm voice, but Eunho thought, ‘Yeah, well, he must have his own struggles,’ and kept his mouth shut. Instead, Eunho picked up a piece of tofu gangjeong from his tray and placed it on Yihyeon’s tray.8c89e567e083b864

“Eat this and grow taller.”68729fba47fe73fb

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Yihyeon chuckled, looking at the red gangjeong placed on the white rice. Then he picked up his spoon and quietly began to eat. Eunho also stopped observing Yihyeon’s expression and turned his eyes to his tray.205b8c88f098e4c7

There really didn’t seem to be anything worth eating today. The texture of the sweet and spicy chicken-flavored tofu gangjeong was chewy and unpleasant. If they were going to fry something, they should have fried chicken. If he had known this, he would have taken Kwon Yihyeon to the convenience store instead. Eunho grumbled softly and just poked at the side dishes.64e2e6612b35ba6b

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Eunho, not satisfied with b703eec312 the poor school lunch, cfbdf0724f had taken Yihyeon to c6592093a7 the convenience store and 4b602c9170 was on his way 39d04ad09f back. It was fa83398110 a chance 6826920757 to show e886621413 the new c05b040e73 student, who 4f21a56db5 had no 584c03cde9 friends, where 8e0255365c the convenience 68dfd565e8 store was, f04f0dedda and also 0bb7e7b49b to buy b6198efbde some bread 456eb435bb and milk f7955dd7e0 to fill 07130cac2d their still-empty 776d36944f stomachs.e1e9b118cd8068d7

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The sunlight f3e827779a felt warm, 6fa575cefd even hot 62af209cae and humid, 3bb33714b4 so they 16ed51625a chose to cd3899d786 walk through ba7f2df5da the annex 3880d003b0 hallway, where d4681431e2 they saw 743ccdc10f Cha Dohyeon 4f2d7f4003 talking to a2a7fa7c93 someone up e722b323dd ahead.4b70280d35d16dce

“Seriously, this guy hasn’t answered his phone all day, what’s he doing here?”61090038b4a8c438

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Eunho raised one eyebrow 6ea87c9fcd and called out to 75ffe643f3 Dohyeon.6debb32a62ef526d

“Hey, Cha Dohyeon!”7a8ce29164b9a7d7

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As Dohyeon turned f00d90234f his head, Eunho 14f2df6c61 took a big 0132075cba bite of his 5f0b923111 ice cream and 5129ecf61b raised his hand. The black plastic fb497b8b93 bag loosely hanging a0aa25a1a0 on his wrist 9b5eb40f0f rustled as it 71be4de7ea touched his arm.49e9d8568d30a7b8

Dohyeon, having 9896d225b5 confirmed it bbdb028254 was Eunho, 037f769ad5 was seen 86aa1c688f saying something 548904588b to the ccbd83cd9f person standing fc94ef2b27 in front 7c6d5aa01e of him. The tall boy 1a6c9cf313 bowed and walked 44ae165f8c in the opposite 2663798605 direction.ff53823b815dc0a1

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“What are you doing here during lunchtime?”7c7f14513fda2799

The annex was where d54d0e68b0 the tiered lecture halls 3d35199452 and multi-purpose rooms were, 9b238aad1d so there was no d8bfc63b43 reason to come here 4b36d5a915 unless there was a c010bf9641 specific purpose. As Eunho crunched on 7fefab85d7 his ice cream and 85bbc3789e asked with a puzzled efd71b8085 expression, Dohyeon pointed with ca6a682a22 his chin towards the fc02a0ae0c closed door.bd39b09e0efd0328

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“Because of preparations for tomorrow’s forum.”98f40f727735eb5f

“Ah, right.”4c6f2b6b47cf3956

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Seeing Eunho’s indifferent response, as if he wasn’t curious about the answer, Dohyeon let out a dry laugh. Dohyeon looked at the rustling plastic bag and opened his mouth.695a448ff55ff407

“You. Did you go to the convenience store?”73d0f62671fde898

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“Yeah. Today’s school lunch was really bad. Didn’t you eat?”d930133ba0d9a415

“I didn’t have time because of the preparations. What time is it?”3c689b2748ccda91

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Only then did Dohyeon 6875f1efca take out his phone 1c65db13ea from his back pocket 8237ca667d and start checking various 0f10539ef9 things.f02ad722f41cd112

So that’s why he hadn’t answered all day. Eunho crunched on the remaining ice cream. He had heard they had invited a famous film director, so it seemed there was a lot for the student council president to take care of. His usually neat school uniform was disheveled, making him look messy.e13f9104d3495b5c

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Feeling sympathetic towards the student council president who hadn’t even eaten and was struggling, Eunho took out a cream bun and milk from the plastic bag hanging on his right hand and offered them to Dohyeon. The plastic bag, with only one jelly left, hung pointedly from his wrist.deec56a442f55922

“Hey, does being the president feed you? Just do it half-heartedly.”8754b3fd9b47942f

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Dohyeon, who had been 5e57096264 standing still and looking 59319b524d down at his phone, edcf380d6c raised his head and bd0c1302f8 stared at the things 83c8685188 offered to him. His eyes 5ccfc2d011 were filled 80ac968482 with confusion.f3ed6e4239c0f284

“Ah, you don’t drink milk.”c78b0d84e26990ba

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Dohyeon stopped Eunho’s hand as he was about to put the milk back in the bag.e6c92f2a8c2c45c6

“Drink it.”d594dcbfc14e87ea

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A similar temperature a57f9729c1 overlapped the hand 5b631ec8a8 holding the cold 81751a8ed0 milk carton. Eunho looked at fd36b0a053 Dohyeon with a dd36059790 bewildered expression.773556eee61c1e6c

“What are you talking about? You’re the guy who doesn’t even eat cereal because you hate the smell of milk.”d398b86b32204ec9

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“Drink this.”9e51b77a943e622e

“Strawberry milk?”98383b9c3067e658

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Only then did Dohyeon frown, seemingly having checked the writing on the carton. It made sense, as he was someone who usually didn’t touch anything sweet.06011438dd352774

Thinking that he must be really hungry, Eunho clicked his tongue and twisted his wrist. Dohyeon’s hand, which had been touching his, finally let go. As Eunho shook what he was holding in front of Dohyeon, Dohyeon chuckled and held out his hand.ccf575080ec0b8c0

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Eunho placed the bread and milk on Dohyeon’s hand and took another bite of his ice cream. The sweet and sour orange flavor spread in his mouth.6c103bdad2fe87c3

“Hey, I looked it up earlier, and that cat’s eye thing is like conjunctivitis. They say it gets better quickly if you put in eye drops.”c9684a244fabbd4a

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Hearing that, Dohyeon 3c404a110f scratched his eyebrow 88f5215fe5 with a troubled 219cd389f0 expression. It seemed 88fbd7ab0d he was ca29a63b0a just as 66260b8d49 busy after 3ebcb942e7 school.62ffb2d885065a36

Eunho recalled 1b1e6885df the cat 2e81d89c67 that had 83bfbd89f4 been sitting 3291cf6af5 huddled with 9f60204f5f swollen eyes. Thinking of its ef603a7a3f small size, he 611e5639af felt it would 03df081fce be best to 765c6525b2 take it to e8cd70433d the vet quickly.5f6e659622663f90

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“Do you have to stay at school tonight too? Then I’ll just take it myself.”c93005fbe13baeaa

Eunho said it casually, but Dohyeon’s expression wasn’t good.14e7514936560967

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“I was going to go to the PC bang after school anyway. I’ll just go straight to your place, pick up the cat, and go to the vet.”ca2465b3008d4449

“I think I’ll be done by 8 o’clock, so I’ll contact you. Let’s go to-…”75dbebe3e83137c3

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“Let’s go together.”de5fc4d709a49d0e

Before Dohyeon could finish speaking, an unfamiliar voice from the right interrupted. It was the new student, whom he had completely forgotten about while talking to Dohyeon. Dohyeon’s gaze, which had been fixed only on Eunho’s face, slowly shifted to the side.836b84f3dbe36945

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“I used to raise cats at home. It’ll be hard for you to take it alone.”e00380c56106d2a6

Eunho’s expression brightened at Yihyeon’s calm words. It was a relief to hear. Although he liked animals, he had never raised or touched one himself, so Eunho was actually worried about how to take it.cea5bfdd665fcede

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“Really? That’s good. We can go together after school.”309a017cc361d480

Eunho, whose voice had become much lighter, said with a welcoming expression, when suddenly Yihyeon took a step closer to Eunho’s side with a tense look in his eyes. Following Yihyeon’s gaze at the sudden wariness, he saw Cha Dohyeon with a subtle expression. Dohyeon smiled coldly and opened his mouth.b8bb4da4bde9a163

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“I haven’t seen you around.”6af8e88673097ee4

“Ah, he’s the new student in our class. Say hello, he’s my friend. Cha Dohyeon.”0c7c961620d7953a

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Eunho realized he had completely forgotten about Yihyeon’s presence and awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. He felt a little sorry, thinking it looked like they had been talking just between themselves with someone standing next to them, but Yihyeon looked at Dohyeon with a sharp glare. Eunho’s eyes widened slightly, feeling the same hostility he had shown to Yoo Wonho that morning.b4f4cdfe4a09d899

“Hello.”9475481bc7b05e61

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Yihyeon offered a greeting, but Dohyeon just looked down at Yihyeon without answering. He didn’t like the sight of him greeting as Yeo Eunho told him to, even while glaring at him with a wary expression. Moreover, the way he took a step closer to Eunho’s side while being hostile towards him was extremely annoying.7cba3b833b8c69ab

Dohyeon was already annoyed by Eunho’s use of the word “friend.” His head went cold, feeling as if this guy who hung out with trash like Kim Geonwoo and Seo Jaewon was putting him on the same level. Furthermore, Eunho’s attitude, which seemed to subtly protect the new student, began to irritate him.43526569e353c100

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“A third-year high school student transferring this close to the end of the first semester, you can tell the situation.”5d665678807e2605

Eunho, on the contrary, showed a bewildered expression at Dohyeon’s sharp words. Yihyeon, unconcerned, stayed by Eunho’s side and glared at Dohyeon.79c9d8670188886b

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Dohyeon looked directly into Yihyeon’s eyes and said,8acef3f7408a82dc

“Yeo Eunho, isn’t it about time you started choosing your friends carefully?”582f13988636f975

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At those words, Yihyeon’s glare sharpened. Dohyeon, who had been looking coldly at Yihyeon, turned his head to look at Eunho, who had a bewildered expression, and then turned around and walked away.Eunho, unable to hide his bewilderment at Dohyeon’s sudden change in attitude, widened his eyes in disbelief and muttered.67dae11e0fd64f3c

“Did that bastard eat something wrong? Why is he acting like this all of a sudden in front of someone’s face?”ebfb399c7b03ac1a

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His confusion was brief. Recalling Dohyeon’s cold gaze, a surge of anger began to rise. Eunho let out a hollow laugh and watched Dohyeon walk away.757d2a5a0920e833

“Crazy bastard. I gave him the bread I bought to eat, and he’s acting up, hey!”ea04e03b2493ab35

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Eunho yelled at the back of Dohyeon’s head, but Dohyeon didn’t seem to hear and left the annex. No matter how much he thought about the sudden incident that swept through like a storm, the feeling of absurdity wouldn’t go away.6d32472483904946

No, he seemed to be in a good mood just a moment ago, and now he’s acting like this all of a sudden, not even a rabid dog? Eunho fumed, looking towards the hallway where Dohyeon had disappeared.69115f5993e3c9cd

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“No, who does that bastard think he is, acting like a parent?”536aa3c1f2832e9c

“Is he a close friend?”14ad96c361c56c80

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“Ah, uh. Sorry. He’s a childhood friend, but that bastard is sometimes so rude.”e185a516aee2cfa5

Leehyeon recalled Dohyeon’s eyes that had just glared at him. It was the kind of atmosphere he felt from someone who just watched from behind when he was being bullied at his previous school.5cbfbba33441efee

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He thought he wouldn’t see eyes like that again… The eyes of a top predator, calmly sitting at the top, observing everything.1f5f2b75ea9ae719

Leehyeon slowly rubbed his 583ca23c3e goosebumped arm and looked 42ef7afbc3 at Eunho. Eunho was chewing on 3c20f835ed the ice cream stick daa0c0bf1d as if he were 64f50f0e75 chewing on Cha Dohyeon b2665365de himself, ready to devour e030924a0d him.5a55e8d3131445cc

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He seems like a good kid, but he’ll have a hard time. Leehyeon looked at Eunho, who was fuming, unable to suppress his anger, and alternately repeated the names Cha Dohyeon and Yeo Eunho.e3793bd2e4b2a206