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"Lady! Lady...! Wake up!"
"Ugh...ugh...huh..."
"Are you okay? They told me to come down now."
"Uh.. uh, yeah, oh, it's okay. I'll go down now."
Thanks to Jihyun, who came to wake her up, Yeoju returned to the world. Jihyun's worried expression was puzzling, but then realization dawned on her. Yeoju went into the bathroom to wash, sweat dripping down her face. Her face was red, perhaps from a cold.
"Ha...ah...why are you doing this all the way here..."
The upset heroine, her pale face and large eyes flushed with embarrassment. Unwilling to show it, she feigned blushing. Dressed in a hoodie and denim jeans, she quickly descended.
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"Are you here? Sit here."
"huh"
Jihyun takes good care of Yeoju. Jihyun is worried about Yeoju. When he goes to wake her up, Yeoju frowns and sweats, so he must be worried. But Jihyun, this is so inconsiderate. Who would have thought that Taesan Han would be sitting right in front of Yeoju?
Yeoju, sitting here makes me feel even more tired. But I have no choice but to endure it. There's a lot of chatter around us, and our Yeoju is busy pretending not to care under Jihyun's gaze. Is it because she's even busier because she notices every little thing Han Taesan does?
"Taesan, do you know that your speech is really slurred?"
"Oh really?"
"No, Jiye, what are you talking about since earlier? LOL"
"Oh, why? Hahaha, it's true."
'This is so funny, Taesan Han, how many more times will you show me that smile? How many more times will you show me that easy smile?'
Ah, I hate Han Tae-san, who doesn't even look at me when he's right in front of our punk Kim Yeo-ju. Suddenly, Yeo-ju finds it hard to look at him, so she crouches down and turns her head to the side.
"Where does it hurt?"
"Yes? No?"
"You're red, but you don't have a fever, do you?"
"Yes, yes, it's okay."
In fact, our heroine is not doing well, and Han Tae-san is worried about her to death. However, no matter how much Myeong Jae-hyun, who is watching over our heroine, looks at her, she is in a bad state.
"Do you want to play a game?"
"Oh, good!"
"There's a Halli Galli over there."
"Oh, I can't do it. I'll just watch!"
Ji-ye took the initiative and said she would go see a few things, and Kim Woon-hak, Han Tae-san, and Kim Jo-yeon expressed their intention to do so. Oh, our Yeo-ju is at a loss. She just rolls her eyes and presses her head hard. While drinking cold water, she makes eye contact with Myung Jae-hyun. Her mouth looks like it's saying, 'Are you okay?' She keeps telling Jae-hyun that it's okay. Our Yeo-ju doesn't want to be the one to get hurt, but she has to watch Han Tae-san's attitude.
"It's an odd number, so what do you think, Miss Yeoju?"
"Hey, how's the heroine?"
The startled female protagonist's eyes widen when she hears a familiar voice saying her name. Han Tae-san's subsequent remarks completely startle our female protagonist.
"I think he'll be going to the national team as a Halli Galli player."
I wonder what that little brat is talking about. Whenever Yeoju and Taesan played games, the only game they played was Halli. And it always ended in a draw. Thinking about that incident, Yeoju's mood plummeted, and she felt depressed. She realized that a place like this wasn't the place for someone with a broken heart like her.
"Ah, let's do it together, Miss Yeoju! It'll be fun! How about a bet on making side dishes?"
"Oh, good! Mr. Unhak!"
"And how about that person deciding on the members to prepare the side dishes?"
As expected, the people who don't play Halli Galli are the most excited and talkative. I'm thinking about clearing my head by just thinking about the game Yeoju suddenly started playing.
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Yay!
"Ah..! No! It's just me..!!"
"Thank you, Unhak!"
"Just one, Miss."
"It's so annoying!"
Our heroine is excited. Yes, Halligalli is her favorite game. Perhaps because she's a little tipsy, she forgets the pain and gets excited. She ruthlessly eliminates Unhak, leaving only two Jo Yeons, and Taesan immediately eliminates Jo Yeons. That leaves only two people left. Although she completely forgot about that fact because she's playing the game, she's a little nervous and keeps delaying the end.
Tank!!!
"ah,"
Before she knew it, the two remaining female protagonists had been neck and neck with Taesan Han, but when she realized how much she was influenced by Taesan Han, she ended up defeating him.
"Wow! Taesan is really good!"
"I guess I really just lived like that?"
"Okay, then Taesan, please point out quickly."
"Oh, I have a feeling this might be Unhak-ssi?"
Everyone expects Unhak to get caught. Yeoju will only drink water. Myung Jaehyun, who was standing next to her, will sneak up on her.
"The tension was high during Halli Galli, but it's gone downhill again."
"Huh? Oh, oh, it's still high??"
"No, it's different"
"No, I'm full of energy."
"Well then, that's good. Would you like to try it?"
"Yes. Thank you."
Ah, as expected, Mr. Myung Jae-hyun only looks at Yeo-ju, but he asks how she is doing and even gives her turtle chips. Yeo-ju thinks of him quite favorably. When Yeo-ju asks if the candy was tasty and offers more, Jae-hyun says it's good and that he has 100 turtle chips too. Bell isn't funny, but Yeo-ju, who is slightly out of her mind from the alcohol, laughs.
"Lady, come with me."
Our heroine is surprised again. Our heroine, who wonders if this is the right thing to do when Han Tae-san suddenly points at her, gets up and is automatically drawn to Han Tae-san who looks at her.
Why on earth would someone point out someone when they usually win? There must be something growing deep inside Yeo-ju. Yeo-ju has no idea.
"What do you want to make?"
"...."
"How about some tteokbokki?"
"yes"
"I don't like you. I really don't care if it's not you. Foolish? Get lost." This is our mischievous heroine, who responds with this attitude.
"Can you slice some fish cakes for me?"
"...lol"
Yeo-ju, who can only laugh at Han Tae-san's attitude of pretending not to notice the formalities with his relaxed expression, finally bursts out in laughter. Yeo-ju, feeling a pang of regret, turns around and tries to slice the fish cake.
The female protagonist, who suddenly saw Han Tae-san looking at her like that, cringed slightly. Ah, those eyes. The eyes that she hated the most when she looked at herself during the breakup. She didn't know whether she was cutting fish cakes or a cutting board.
"Kim Yeo-ju, don't be mean."
'Don't be ridiculous. Do you think I'd like you then?'
"..Ha..Give it to me, I'll do it"
"Keep using formal language and don't use informal language."
"..Ms. Kim Yeo-ju, I'll do it, is that okay?"
"..Yes, please do."
"Are you serious? I told you to be polite? How can I possibly treat you well? You always make that expression I hate the most, and how do you treat me? Do you have any idea why I came here?"
Our miserable heroine, what was buried deep in her heart is now pouring out. I've never hated that quiet, peaceful look so much, but I'm really hating her so much.
Reaching to the ceiling to retrieve the pot, she felt a slight thud. Even that annoyed the heroine, who took out the small pot underneath.
"Don't do that, do this."
"... Go and prepare something else. Don't even look at me, you never had any interest in me before."
Oh no, that's not it. I was just trying to quietly accept the pot. But I felt like I'd go crazy if I didn't say a single harsh word to this person right in front of me.
Kim Yeo-ju
Oh, that wasn't my intention. Our heroine was simply trying to alleviate the pain she'd received. Otherwise, she'd be so resentful, her wounds growing even more painful. Kim Yeo-ju, the straggler who can't even look at Han Tae-san, keeps her head down. I hate her so much.
"If you don't want to prepare with me, just tell me and I'll stop."
Ah, really, it's so petty. Kim Yeo-ju, who is as petty as the title suggests, thinks it might have been better for Han Tae-san to just curse at her. Han Tae-san's words, sighing and seeming to say he's tired and about to stop, only serve to further hurt, digging deeper into the wound that hasn't healed yet. Before she can even think of no, a stinging sensation forms on the tip of her nose. Tap. Tap. Tap.
"Ha...please...Kim Yeo-ju"
I didn't mean to make her cry, I didn't call her for this, but even Taesan Han is going crazy. He drags Yeoju Kim by the hand and takes her to a corner. He's afraid people will see him. He can't comfort her and soothe her like he used to. It's hard to even hold her hand. He can't even wipe away the tears that fall. All he can do is cover his face and hide it from the crying Yeoju Kim. That's all he has to do now.