"Girlfriend...? I don't have one?"
Dongmin laughed, not really smiling. His mind was filled with the hostess's words, so much so that the lively atmosphere in the graduation hall became colorless.
"Han Dongmin has a girlfriend!"
What does that mean? Why did you suddenly say that?
He looked back at the place where the hostess had been, but she had already disappeared with her friends. He felt a strange tightness in his chest.
A few days later, Dongmin finally visited Yeoju. His mind was so full of complications that he couldn't stay still. He wanted to hear the answer directly.
"Yeoju"
One weekend evening, Yeo-joo was choosing something to buy at the convenience store in front of her house when she heard his voice and looked back in surprise.
"Brother? What happened here?"
"I need to talk to you."
Yeo-ju seemed flustered for a moment, but seeing Dong-min's serious expression, she quietly finished her calculations and followed him out. The two sat side by side on a nearby bench. Under the light of the street lamp, Dong-min opened his mouth.
"What did you do that day?"
"That day...?
"Is that what you mostly go around?"
"How dare you. Don't you think you're taking something too seriously that you could just smile and pass on?"
Dongmin stared at her.
The hostess's attitude seemed different from usual, as if she was hiding something.
"That's because it's not something to laugh at."
"why?"
"because…"
Dongmin sighed and stopped talking. What should he say? Should he actually say something?
At that moment, the host's phone rang. The name that appeared on the screen caught the attention of the fellow citizens. "Myung Jae Hyun."
Yeo-ju suddenly looked very panicked and tried to turn Hwon over quickly, but her fellow citizens had already seen it.
"who?"
"Just... friends."
But her gaze wavered. Dongmin wasn't going to give in that easily.
"Honestly."
"...I was dating my brother, actually."
Dongmin's mind started to race. It was an unexpected bombshell.
"what…?"
"But we broke up a while ago."
Dongmin gasped. He now understood why she had been avoiding contact and acting strangely recently. But what was even more shocking was...
"He never told me this story."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"It's just... there seems to be no need to say it."
"Dare...?" Dongmin laughed bitterly. "Am I that kind of person to you? Someone you don't need to say?"
"Kim Yeo-joo"
His voice was low but firm.
"I care more about who you date and break up with than you think."
The words made the mistress feel uneasy. Her heart pounded. What emotion was this?
And at that moment, the people became convinced.
"These feelings are definitely not like a simple family relationship."