ep. 4
The two, who had grown much closer after yesterday's events, began talking on the phone and meeting up outside. For Yeo-ju, it was a double whammy: her grades improved and she saw her crush, Choi Soo-bin. Today, she sneaked snacks and drinks into her bag to share with Soo-bin and came to school.
From the morning, Yeoju's handsome face had me lost in thought for a moment. Then, my eyes met Soobin's, and Soobin smiled at Yeoju before looking back at the blackboard.
After school, Yeoju took her books and sneaked over to Soobin's seat.
“Subin, I brought some snacks to eat with you. There’s also bread.”
“Really? This is what I like...”
“Do you like chokkosongi? I’ve got it~! Let’s eat it quickly.”
Subin felt good seeing Yeoju secretly wanting to take time out of her studies to talk to him, and the two talked about various things.
“But why are you staying here and studying?”
"Uh... I'm going to teach you how to study right now."
"No, before that."
Subin suddenly became dazed, and Yeoju realized that it was a question that Subin found difficult to answer.
"Um... sorry if that's rude."
"Oh... no, it's okay. Actually, I feel a bit pressured to study."
“Oh really..? Tell me.”
Subin bit her lip and hesitated before speaking.
"Actually, my mom really puts a lot of effort into my studies. I really wasn't good at studying when I was in elementary school."
" really? "
"Yeah. But as soon as I entered middle school, I went to every academy I could think of and studied until dawn. That's why I often collapsed and got nosebleeds."
“Oh.. was that so? That must have been hard.”
"It's okay. At first, it was so hard I thought I was going crazy, but I gradually became more numb to it."
The model student who always played in the top class. Behind him, a dark shadow lurked. Yes, the heroine knew it too. Of course, effort was necessary. But she didn't want to believe that such a delicate child had endured such hardship.
The heroine was overcome with emotion and began to choke up, and continued speaking in a hushed voice.
“…Actually, I really wanted to meet you because you were handsome and good at studying. At first, I was just attracted to you because of that, but now that I hear you’ve been through all this, I’m so upset…”
Soon, the heroine was truly surprised to see Soobin's face. Tears were flowing from Soobin's eyes.
“Are you crying?”
"Oh... no."
Soobin wiped his eyes with his sleeve and quickly looked at Yeoju and smiled.
As if nothing had happened, as if I was fine. Seeing those eyes, the female protagonist burst into tears, and the two stared at each other and cried for 30 minutes.
“I’m here… This is the first time I’ve cried like this in front of you.”
"Me too lol. It feels like I've shown a deeper side of myself."
The two continued to chat about trivial matters, deeply empathizing with each other's words. They truly enjoyed talking with each other.