About waking up to find I have a boyfriend
W. Geuppeum
Kim Seok-jin was a person with many ambiguous corners. Seok-jin? Oh, he doesn't really talk about himself. Come to think of it, I don't really know him that well either... Those were the words of Mr. Park, a business administration student at Korea University who is said to be Kim Seok-jin's closest friend. So, in the end, it's the same as saying that almost no one knows much about Kim Seok-jin, a famous person at Korea University.
Yet, no one paid much attention to that fact. Why bother knowing? It sounded perfectly reasonable, but Chae Yeo-ju felt uneasy. And this was one of the reasons she harshly criticized Kim Seok-jin, calling him a "crazy bastard."
Chaeyeoju Kim Seokjin seemed like someone whose many elements were completely broken. A feeling that some part of him was completely out of whack? Of course, since Chaeyeoju wasn't Kim Seokjin, he had no way of knowing what that broken part was. He just felt like Kim Seokjin was just a little bit outside the realm of normalcy. In short, it was like this.
There is something cheap about Kim Seok-jin.
“With that face, I could feed you for the rest of your life, even if it’s lacking in just one thing.”
… Of course, Kim Seok-jin was a talented person who could compensate for that awkwardness and toughness with his face. Even if he worked day and night at the Kookmin Logistics Center, he never got his hands dirty… . Just look at the evaluation that one of Chae Yeo-ju’s classmates gave of Kim Seok-jin. After hearing the harsh comment that even that cold-heartedness was part of his charm, Chae Yeo-ju gave up on pursuing him any further. I just thought, maybe his face is the answer…
In fact, even in Chae Yeo-ju's eyes, Kim Seok-jin was perfect as a romantic partner, and he was by no means lacking. He didn't speak carelessly, knew how to treat others politely, had manners, and even had the affection to care for others. So, he could only be called perfect. He was incomparable to other men who would bring up their ex-girlfriends on blind dates and brag about how great they were.
Here, Chae Yeo-ju had only one question: Why is such a talented person dating me?
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“I guess you’re that good,”
One thing to be clear about here is that the reason Chae Yeo-ju thinks about why Kim Seok-jin is meeting her isn't because of low self-esteem. Chae Yeo-ju never thought of herself as a flawed person. It's just that because she's with Kim Seok-jin, she's able to look at the situation a little more objectively...
“If you’re going to talk nonsense, just go home.”
“No, why doesn’t it make sense?”
The reason Chae Yeo-ju, Kang Seo-young, and Chae Yeo-ju's high school friend Lee Yu-min gathered together to eat chicken, drink beer, and discuss Chae Yeo-ju and Kim Seok-jin's relationship was simple. Kang Seo-young made the meeting happen by abandoning her friend when Kim Seok-jin suggested, "Let's eat together." And Chae Yeo-ju couldn't resist his urging, "It's thanks to him, so tell the story quickly," so she bought chicken and beer and headed to Kang Seo-young's studio apartment. She didn't forget to call Lee Yu-min, who would have been upset if she left.
“Just by looking at you, it seems like Seokjin-senpai likes you.”
“That’s right. At least I like it.”
“Is the Seokjin I’m talking about and the Seokjin you guys are talking about different people?”
“What? There’s another person named Seokjin at our school.”
“Oh anyway, that senior doesn’t like me. He probably doesn’t care.”
“Patience, why aren’t you interested in me while we’re dating?”
Lee Yu-min snorted, "Huh?" Kang Seo-young, who had been clapping along from time to time, put down the piece of chicken she was eating and waved her finger at Chae Yeo-ju. "You're not interested, right? You're not interested in me, are you?" The oil on Kang Seo-young's fingertips glistened.
“No, at first I thought, ‘That cheeky girl is secretly making progress again because you’re dating Seokjin-sunbae,’”
“Why do you use such a disgusting adjective…?”
“Go ahead. Anyway, just listening to you, it sounds like you’re dating someone who’s been blackmailed!”
“What I’m saying is, why are you taking someone you can’t have as your boyfriend and then dying?”
“Just tell me,”
What's going on? Chae Yeo-ju's mouth fell shut at Kang Seo-young's words. Hey, look at this? You really think there's something here? Lee Yoo-min grabbed Kang Seo-young's arm, who was sporting a smug expression that she'd done something, and said, shaking her head. Tell me now!! Chae Yeo-ju sighed deeply at Kang Seo-young and Lee Yoo-min, who were staring at her with fire in their eyes. ... Can I say this? I was really worried about my image if I told them that I forgot everything, even the one-night stand he asked me out on. But if I pretended not to know and kept my mouth shut, my friends were giving off the impression that they would drag me to the Truth Room at any moment while shouting. Ah, damn it.
“Okay, just tell me….”
Chae Yeo-ju gave a sighed reply. Kang Seo-young and Lee Yu-min picked up the chicken pieces they had put down with a "yes!" and their eyes sparkled. They seemed quite curious. Chae Yeo-ju, watching this, reluctantly began to talk. About how on earth she ended up dating Kim Seok-jin. To summarize:
Chae Yeo-ju got drunk and slept with Kim Seok-jin.
I found out that he even asked me to date him.
I completely forgot about that fact because the injection was eating the film. Damn it.
So, I was swayed by the question of whether I was going to eat him and throw him away, so I had no choice but to start dating him… , that kind of content.
And the moment I finished telling the story, I had to give my back to the spicy palms flying towards me.
“Ah!! This fucking hurts so bad!!”
“Hey, you little bitch!! I knew you’d get drunk and cause trouble!! This is crazy!!”
While Lee Yu-min was beating Chae Yeo-ju's back like crazy, Kang Seo-young covered her mouth with a shocked face and kept muttering. Trash...
“You really… You really should be thankful to Seokjin-sunbae…, it’s really great that he took someone like you in as a girlfriend…”
“…No, why are you going that far again….”
“This is it. Patience, how can you say something like that after knocking down someone who was just being quiet?”
“My friend is the worst bastard in the world...”
“…….”
Yeo-ju, who had lost her way and lost her money by talking pointlessly, became discouraged and timidly retorted. “That’s why I wasn’t going to say anything…” As soon as she heard that, Kang Seo-young and Lee Yu-min glared at her again, and Chae Yeo-ju hurriedly added. “No! That’s what I mean!”
“Why do you have to meet a idiot like me? That’s what I’m saying.”
“That’s true.”
“Did you have any feelings for him from the beginning?”
“Senior Kim Seokjin? To me?”
“But that’s also kind of funny. If you like someone, why wouldn’t you just confess? Why would you resort to such dirty methods?”
“Oh, really….”
“Anyway, I don’t know the reason, and it’s crazy to say we should break up, I’m going crazy….”
“Why? If you want to break up, just break up. Even if you do, you’ll end up just being the scum of the earth. Anyway, you’re still the worst bastard in the world.”
“Hey, but what if Seokjin really likes her and asks her out? Then the moment he says he wants to break up, it’ll be a disaster.”
“Wow, that’s right.”
“…….”
"Oh, I don't know anymore." Yeo-ju gulped down her half-empty beer in one gulp and slammed her face against the table. Yu-min, calming down, sat back down quietly and picked up a piece of chicken. "No problem," she said nonchalantly.
“Just meet up for now. Honestly, isn’t this a no-brainer?”
“Yeah. Considering you did something stupid and ended up like this, the result isn’t bad.”
“Oh, but it really makes me feel uncomfortable and annoyed….”
“Anyway, once word gets out at school, there’s no answer. Just meet up~.”
At Kang Seo-young's words, Chae Yeo-joo's face turned pale. Oh, crazy, rumors. They'll all get out, right? At her words, Lee Yu-min shrugged as if to ask what she was asking. Isn't the fastest news in the world news about someone else's love life? At her words, Chae Yeo-joo clutched her head and despaired. I'm ruined. My school life. I was going to live quietly... At her words, Kang Seo-young burst out laughing, saying she was foolish. Lee Yu-min, who had been mumbling "Rumors, rumors...", exclaimed "Ah!!" as if remembering something.
“Hey, but what will happen to Kim Taehyung if all the rumors get out?”
“Oh, that’s right.”
“Oh, it’s been so long since I last saw him, and he’s still here?”
“What are you talking about? There is no tree that won’t fall after a hundred blows. I was even thinking of confessing 100 times.”
“But hasn’t it been done about 30 times now?”
“I think I’ve done it about 40 times? There are 60 left, but what if I get a new owner? I’ll be lucky if I don’t cry.”
“Ah….”
Kim Taehyung. The boy two years younger than Kang Seoyoung, who she introduced to them as a younger brother, fell in love with Chae Yeoju the moment he saw her and started following her around. Of course, Chae Yeoju, who had no intention of dating, was not pleased at all… Chae Yeoju’s face crumpled as she recalled Kim Taehyung’s confession, which she had heard dozens of times before. Oh, I don’t know, I don’t have time to think about him right now…
“Poor Taehyung.”
“He’s really a poisonous person. How can he not give up even after being kicked 40 times?”
“But of all people, my competitor is Seokjin.”
“I think it would be better to give up.”
“Then flow….”
“I said these are my friends too…” Chae Yeo-ju muttered, sighing for what seemed like the umpteenth time today. Lee Yu-min, who was picking up the last piece of chicken, spoke.
“Hey, but if that senior does something bad, break up with him right away?”
“Oh, so you’re saying that you only dated me for my body?”
“Or maybe there’s some other sinister plot… but now that you mention it, it seems possible?”
“So, you said you wanted to date me just to get rid of a stalker or something.”
“That went too far. Is this a drama?”
“Is that so? Anyway, Chae Yeo-ju really needs to be careful.”
“Seriously. Since you’ve already met, I was saying you should try dating, not that I was telling you to date someone you don’t like. If you’re really that kind of guy, then just kick him and come back!”
“Okay~ I’ll drink with you guys~”
“…You give me a bottle and medicine? Still,”
There's only you!! Kang Seo-young and Lee Yu-min screamed at Chae Yeo-ju who threw herself at them and hugged them. Hey!! We ran out of chicken!! Whether they did or not, Chae Yeo-ju's arms showed no signs of letting up.
Yes, until then, I thought that this relationship might not be such a bad choice, just like what Chae Yeo-ju and Lee Yu-min said.
“Hey, Chaeyoung!! I heard you’re dating Seokjin senior!!!”
That's what I thought until the next day, when I encountered the rumors that had spread throughout the school. Oh, shit.
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Are you crazy? With Seokjin senior? This is really awesome! A mutter escaped Chae Yeo-ju's mouth at the shout of her classmate. ... Are you crazy? What kind of rumors are spreading in just one day? Isn't that too fast? Whether Chae Yeo-ju thought that or not, everyone's eyes in the classroom were already focused on her. Hurry up and tell me the truth by answering that question...! Chae Yeo-ju, who was burdened by the sparkling eyes, licked her lips a few times before reluctantly opening her mouth.
“…That’s how it turned out….”
At those words, screams and laughter erupted here and there at the same time. Hey! Isn't this overreacting after winning the male god of Korea University!! When someone shouted, Chae Yeo-ju really wanted to disappear from that spot. If it weren't for the required general knowledge, I would have immediately bolted from my seat and run out, regardless of whether the professor opened the door or not.
“Student Chae Yeo-ju? Is student Chae Yeo-ju absent?”
“Cha Yeo-ju is here, Professor!”
Chae Yeo-ju was just a helpless college student. Grades… are important, you know… I have to graduate…
The fact that it was a liberal arts class with Lee Yu-min was a small consolation. Chae Yeo-ju quickly took the seat next to Lee Yu-min and took out the notebook she had brought with her, intending to take notes, scribbled a note in the corner, and handed it to Lee Yu-min.
Hey, who said that?
Are you dating?
yep
Earlier, in the hallway, senior Jinyoung was making a scene. He said you and senior Seokjin were dating.
Oh, f*ck… How did you know?
I asked Seokjin to fill a meeting spot for me, but he said he had a girlfriend.
…That damn meeting really never gets old, Chae Yeo-ju thought.
Then he started making a fuss about who his girlfriend was.
But how did you know it was me?
My senior said it himself
Senior Kim Seok-jin? He's dating me?
Yeah. So it was really, really messy.
He said that himself? Chae Yeo-ju's eyes widened at the unexpected answer. Honestly, yeah, I thought he wouldn't say anything. I've never seen Kim Seok-jin in a relationship, and he wasn't the type to go around talking about himself. So, of course, if rumors got out, I imagined they'd be caught dating by chance. What I meant was that I never dreamed that Kim Seok-jin would personally say that he was dating like he did now. Chae Yeo-ju, who suddenly felt like she'd been hit in the back of the head alone, buried her face in her hands and groaned. Ah... Life is really, so frustrating.
Whether Chae Yeo-ju was squirming in distress or not, the news of her and Kim Seok-jin's relationship was spreading throughout the school with the tagline, 'They're really dating!!'
“Isn’t that what the rumors are all about?”
“This is fucking real….”
What that meant was that everyone she met would ask her, “Are you really dating Seokjin-sunbae?!?” It was as if she had suddenly become public with her relationship. On the way to her major class, she met Kang Seo-young, who seemed worried and asked, “Are you okay?” Chae Yeo-joo just nodded weakly. It sucks, but it’s okay… This is all my fault for drinking and not taking good care of my body, so who can I blame…? As she got on the elevator, Chae Yeo-joo muttered something that made Kang Seo-young let out a “Ugh.”
“I guess the rumor spread to other departments too.”
“I don’t think I can be a celebrity. This kind of attention is really horrible….”
“Is that the problem? Taehyung was causing a scene.”
“…Why is he here again?”
“There are a lot of kids in their department who are transferring to our major. I heard rumors that you and Seokjin are dating. As soon as I heard the rumor, Jungkook took me out for a drink.”
“I’ve been getting a lot of calls lately….”
Chae Yeo-ju's face crumpled. The elevator stopped with a beep, "The door is opening." Chae Yeo-ju stepped out and looked at Kang Seo-young, who had a blank expression on her face.
“I had no intention of meeting him in the first place, but I guess we should sort things out now. Tell him to stop contacting me.”
“What kind of contact?”
“Oh, what a surprise!!!”
Kim Seok-jin quickly grabbed the tumbler that Chae Yeo-ju had dropped. The announcement, “The door is closing-,” rang out. “Be careful,” Kim Seok-jin said, and Chae Yeo-ju absentmindedly grabbed the tumbler that Kim Seok-jin gave her. “Wow, I was really surprised.” It felt like the hairs on her body stood on end. “Hey, I’m going first…” Kang Seo-young quickly whispered and left the place. Now that Chae Yeo-ju thought about it, Kang Seo-young’s dumbfounded expression must have been because of this person in front of her.
“Why are you here?”
“Because we’re in the same class?”
Let's listen together. Chae Yeo-ju's mouth fell open at Kim Seok-jin's words with a smile. "Wow~," someone exclaimed. Chae Yeo-ju sighed softly as she felt the giggling and whispering grow louder. "Shall we go?" Chae Yeo-ju slowly nodded at Kim Seok-jin's words.
“What were you talking about? I feel like I interrupted, so I'm starting to get nervous. I think you said something like, ‘Contact me.’”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Really, you don’t have to worry about it.”
"…okay?"
Chae Yeo-ju nodded as she opened the X-Chat room with Kang Seo-young, who had suddenly run away. [Make sure to tell Kim Tae-hyung to stop contacting him!!!!] After sending a message with a few requests, Chae Yeo-ju put her phone away. When she raised her head, Kim Seok-jin closed his eyes and smiled as if he had been waiting for their eyes to meet. Chae Yeo-ju awkwardly raised the corners of her mouth. She followed behind Kim Seok-jin, who said, “I’m going to be late, let’s go quickly.”
A distance of one step was created.
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