"lol, why are you eating it if it's spicy? lol"
Taesan laughed at me. He was teasing me for saying I was the one who ate well.
"It's for stress relief, stress relief! And yeopddeok isn't just stupidly spicy, it's smartly spicy, so you can eat it!"
Even as I said that, I gulped down water.
"What's with stupid and smart? lol"
Sanghyuk chuckled a little and said.
"I don't know... when you went on the field trip, buldak was served in the cafeteria, and the homeroom teacher said that."
I scooped up a rice cake covered in plenty of cheese. While I was chewing, my and Taesan's plates had pooled with red sauce, but Sanghyuk's plate was clean.
"? You're not eating?"
"I'm not good with spicy food."
"What should we order?"
"I'm paying, you know;;"
"This older sister will treat you~"
"No, it's okay. I ate a lot at lunch."
...He's really bad at lying. He'd eaten with me and Taesan again today, too. He only took a few bites and left early because he had dance club practice.
...He should really eat properly. He's small-built and short, so it's worrying.
"...!"
I came to my senses again. Why am I worrying about Lee Sanghyuk? I shook my head hard. I was wondering what to eat, and then Taesan tried to eat a wide noodle. I stopped his hand.
"Wait. What are you doing? You're eating bungeoppang noodles?"
"What."
In the middle of their childish fight, Sanghyuk couldn't help but laugh.
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"Right..."
"I'm so excited!!"
That was the first conversation we had after finishing the tteokbokki and coming out. Not long after, we got home, and that night...
click-
"I told you to knock before coming in, didn't I?"
"Oops~ I'm so sorry for barging in like that~ Did you pack everything?"
"Almost."
"Don't make any mistakes on the way there~ lol"
"What mistake would I make?"
"Like today?"
"Hah, what do you take me for?"
I shouldn't have taken those words lightly...
