The next day, the school was abuzz with students trying to figure out who Yeonjun was following. "Her Instagram name is Gong Joo-yeon. Was there a girl named Gong Joo-yeon at our school?" they asked, questioning whether she wasn't Soyoung, the prettiest girl in school. Juyeon, a freshman who had just entered school and was a self-proclaimed outsider, naturally didn't know.
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When Jooyeon arrived at school, all of her classmates approached her and asked if she knew Yeonjun. Jooyeon, who had been trying to live quietly, didn't like the attention from her friends.
“I don’t know who that senior is and I don’t care, so please don’t ask me.”
Yeonjun, who was watching Jooyeon through the window from outside, was disappointed by Jooyeon's words and stumbled back to his class.
“You don’t remember.”
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That afternoon, all the students at the school gathered in the audiovisual room. Thinking that perhaps the energy itself was different because it was a preview of a Secret Santa or something, Juyeon chose a Secret Santa. Praying that it would be a first-year student, Juyeon unfolded the paper, but contrary to Juyeon's wishes, an unwelcome name was written on it.
Jooyeon, who confidently said that she was not interested in Yeonjun, must treat Yeonjun well now. It was a bolt from the blue.
At that time, Yeonjun was secretly praying to himself to please let him choose the lead role. Then, he opened the paper and looked at the writing and smiled. Because the name he had been hoping for was written there.
That Secret Santa was the worst for some and the best for others. Jooyeon thought about giving up on being a Secret Santa, but seeing the other kids working hard, he decided to take care of Yeonjun.
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The next day, Juyeon went to Yeonjun's class with two movie tickets. The reason for the two tickets was Juyeon's small consideration to watch the movie with a friend since it would be a bit awkward to watch it alone. Yeonjun was momentarily taken aback by Juyeon's sudden appearance, but he asked Juyeon to sit next to him. Juyeon handed Yeonjun the movie tickets, and Yeonjun snickered.
“Are you my secret friend?”
Jooyeon was flustered and denied it, but it seemed too late.
“What kind of Secret Santa would openly give you a movie ticket and quietly put it in your locker? This is your first time being a Secret Santa.”
At Yeonjun's words, Juyeon's face turned red as if she was shocked.
“Then I’ll have to go see a movie with you with those tickets!”
“Huh? Why are you watching it with me instead of with a friend?”
“I’m telling you because you’ve already been caught.”
“I’m your secret friend.”
Upon hearing that, Jooyeon froze. He thought, "How can they be Secret Santas among all those people?" Yeonjun, reading Jooyeon's expression, chuckled and said.
“I guess this is our destiny.”