Taming the Gangsters
w. ramen
"This woman has become prettier. Are the boys going to line up? LOL"
"What are you talking about? I'm in a girls' high school."
"That's right. Poor thing."
"Hey, you and Junhyeok, talk for a bit. Are you two dating?"
"Oh, that's not it. He's a real friend, a friend."
"It's like going from being a friend to becoming someone else."
After months of struggling to meet up with a friend from my hometown, the topic of conversation was nothing more than a man. The female protagonist laughed in relief, as if the situation was absurd.
"Don't you have a boyfriend?"
"Yes. Yes, he's a real friend. Min Yoongi, he's... Oh my, a real friend."
"Wow, you really have something going for you. You say ten things in one question."
"······. what."
"Min Yoongi...? Is he handsome?"
Dahee's question brought back memories of Yoongi, whom she'd met a few days ago. "Hmm, his eyes were unmatched, yet neither too small nor too large, yet charming. His nose seemed to be nicely and delicately shaped, and..."
"I think you look really pretty when you smile..."
Yeo-ju, who had unconsciously imagined Yoon-gi's smiling face and blurted it out, was startled and her face flushed brightly. Seeing Yeo-ju in such a state, Da-hee smiled and asked.
"Do you like him?"
No, why do you like Min Yoongi? That's impossible. For a woman who had only liked Kim Taehyung for months, the thought of Yoongi entering her heart wasn't something she could easily accept. She shook her head sharply and answered.
"No, I like someone."
"Really? It's not him?"
"Oh lol this time you got it wrong, Son Da-hee!"
"Wow, my intuition is sometimes wrong?"
"It's true that I have a good impression, right? Haha"
"Right now? Oh, I have to go study..."
On a golden weekend, Yeo-ju, who had been lazing around at home all day, was nagged by her mother to go study at a library or a study cafe. As if kicked out, she left the house. The first thing she saw was Kim Tae-hyung, laughing and wandering in an alleyway. Who was he talking to that made her so happy? Yeo-ju slowly approached Tae-hyung.
"Oh, is he really an idiot?"
Taehyung was the one who was being taken advantage of and treated like a fool by the so-called 'Do you know the way?' who kept talking nonsense from beginning to end, saying things like 'You have a good impression' and 'Your ancestors are angry.' I wondered if there were still idiots who were being taken advantage of these days, and there he was, right next to me. The female protagonist snorted and approached Taehyung, cutting off the 'Do you know the way' lady who was diligently explaining.
"Go before I call the police."
"Huh? What did you just say?"
"You're a con artist. Get out of here before I call the police."
"S, a scammer? No, that's not it. I really like this person's impression."
"I dialed 112. Should I call you back, you crazy lady?"
"Crazy lady? The student really has no manners!"
Taehyung tilted his head, seemingly unable to comprehend the situation, and remained silent until the woman, who had been asking him if he knew the way, exited the alley. After the woman left, the female protagonist began to nag and yell at Taehyung.
"Are you really that stupid?"
"Does anyone get scammed these days? Anyone can tell they're a scammer."
"I approached you because you looked like you had a lot of money!"
"Oh... He was a conman."
"That lady is really good at talking. I'm not an easy person, but I almost fell for it lol"
"······. It's written on your face, you're a sucker."
"That's harsh. He just looks kind."
"But do we meet often?"
"I don't think so. It's strange."
"Where were you going?"
"I see you're going this way, to study?"
"Uh. You?"
"Me too! I'm going to the library. The reading room is so stuffy."
"I was planning to go to the library too. We can go together."
"It seems like you're back. You've brightened up so much."
"Hey, of course. It's already been almost a month."
"I'm really good at forgetting things like that."
"Really...? You really liked him."
"No matter how much I loved you, it doesn't matter if I leave."
"It's all the same, just in the past. That's why we forget it so quickly."
"······. Then do you think you can date again?"
"Of course lol Did you think I couldn't date someone like this?"
"·······."
"But why are you so interested in my love life? LOL"
"Are things going well with your crush?"
Yeoju's mind went blank. Even when Taehyung said these words, she no longer trembled. She thought she had become numb to the love she felt for him. So, Yeoju blurted out her words impulsively, without even considering her immediate feelings.
"I don't have a crush."
"Huh? Why! You started to hate me...?"
"I lied to make you jealous. I don't have a crush."
"······?"
"I'm interested in your love life, and we meet up often."
"Just everything. I do it because I like you."
All the bait has come out today,,
Now someone will be hurt and become the protagonist of sorrow...😢