Still With You
| 08_Lies |
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After greeting Ho-seok and coming home, Yeo-ju couldn't think of anything to do because she always played with Jung-guk on the weekends.
"Ah.. what should I do. Should I sneak out to Jungkook..?"
She thought about going to Jungkook's part-time job secretly and surprising him, but since the female protagonist didn't know where Jungkook went to work, she decided to call Namjoon, who was close to Jungkook.
- hello?
"Ah, Namjoon... Do you happen to know where Jungkook works part-time?
I said I went instead of my friend!"
- Part-timer? I haven't heard anything like that... And does he have friends? The kind of guy who always hangs out with you, Yeoju, and doesn't even contact his friends?
Since Namjoon knew most of the stories about Jungkook, it was quite surprising that he didn't know.
"Uh... really? Then is there anyone working part-time around Jungkook?"
- Um... well, I don't know... but with that personality of Jeon Jungkook, it's strange that he's leaving you behind and going to work part-time. Is something wrong?
"Oh... I'll give you a call, thanks."
- No, it didn't help at all...
I'll see you later, Jungkook. Good work~
"Yeah, you too, Namjoon!"
Thump-
"....."
After a short phone call with Namjoon,The heroine was lost in thought for a moment.
Did Jungkook really lie? What happened?
The female protagonist's head was filled with questions, and unable to contain her curiosity, she decided to ask Jeongguk directly.
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"..what does that mean"
Yoongi, who had been blinking for a moment at Jeongguk's words, suddenly asked what nonsense he was talking about.
"Park Jimin, don't you know?"
"What are you talking about, who is Park Jimin?"
Yoongi frowned at Jeongguk's constant nagging and drank the last of his drink.
"..That can't be true."
Jungkook was deeply skeptical that his guess was wrong. It wasn't Park Jimin?
I thought that Yeo-ju must have been a thorn in his father's side, who had told him to go out of his way, and since he had no one to tell her to do anything, he must have talked to Park Ji-min and assigned someone to Yeo-ju.
But judging by Yoon-gi's reaction, it doesn't seem like he's acting. So who is the person who made Yoon-gi fall for the female lead?
While Jungkook continued to worry and run through all sorts of thoughts in his head, the sound of his phone ringing reached his ears in a place where there was no other noise than the clinking of glasses.
"Oh... hello?"
-Jungkook, where are you?
"I'm working part-time right now."
- You said there's no one working part-time around you... What's going on?
"...ah.."
"Huh... Instead of questioning me like this, you should be taking care of your girlfriend first."
As he said that, Yoongi left the place where he was with Jeongguk to hide his mind, which was a bit confused by Jeongguk's question earlier.
"Hey, sleep..!"
-Jungkook?
"Hey, sis... wait, I'll go."
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The heroine was waiting for Jeong-guk in a room where the sunlight was pouring down dazzlingly and light was leaking through the blinds-covered windows.
The female protagonist, who was lost in thought wondering what on earth could have caused Jeongguk to tell her a lie he had never told before, went out to the front door and opened it at the sound of the doorbell ringing briefly.
"Ah, you're here, Jungkook."
For some reason, it's hard to treat Jeongguk like usual. The nagging thought that Jeongguk might be lying because he doesn't trust me keeps nagging at me.
"..Yeah, noona, that's me.."
“Come in and talk, your legs must hurt. Haha.”
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Jungkook sat at the living room table, silently gazing at the woman who was making him cocoa.
I couldn't bring myself to speak, thinking he must have been very disappointed in me. It was as if someone had taped my mouth shut.
widely-
The sound of cocoa being placed on the table was loud for this moment. Has our relationship ever been this awkward?
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"....."
The two avoided eye contact for a moment without saying anything.It seemed like they needed some time to think about it.
It's time for Jungkook to think about what to say to Yeoju, and for Yeoju to think about what Jungkook will say if she asks.
"Hey, sister.."
Jeongguk, who had finally managed to speak first, carefully trailed off as he put down his cocoa.
"I'm sorry I lied."
Jeongguk spoke in a crawling voice, unable to even look at the female protagonist in the eye.
"I met someone, but I couldn't tell you, so I lied..."
"Who did you meet..?"
Rather than being angry at Jungkook for lying to her, Yeoju was worried. She wanted to know what could have possibly caused him to lie to her, whether something had come up that he should be worried about, and most importantly, whether she was okay.
"Well... my older sister said yesterday, she said that on the way out of the cafe, she felt like someone was staring at her..."
"Oh.. yeah, who was there then?"
"Uh.. I wasn't going to tell you because I was worried you'd be anxious, but.. It seemed like someone named Min Yoongi was reporting to someone in the cafe alley where you went and that you were with me.. At first I thought you were following me, but when I asked you, you said you followed me."
The heroine, who was listening to the long, pouring words of the government, thought of the man she had met at the cafe wearing a ring with the letter V engraved on it when she heard that someone had reported her location to someone else.
"V.. I think it has something to do with that guy.."
"V..? What is that?"
“Ah, actually, when I was at that cafe, a guy I didn’t know spoke to me.”
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The female protagonist explained the situation, and Jeongguk remained silent for a moment. Perhaps... he anticipated something was about to happen to them.