Chapter 1: New Student Welcome Party
I stood in front of the restaurant, my heels clicking away, neither too high nor too low.
He took a deep breath, opened the door and went inside.
I quietly walked in and was greeted by a bustling restaurant and a banner reading "♡♡Congratulations on your university admission."
At that moment, someone who seemed to be the department representative came up to me.
"What's your name?"
"This is Lee Ji-eun."
"Oh, you're Jieun. Sit wherever you like."
I nodded and sat in the most inconspicuous of the empty seats.
As soon as I sat down, a glass of alcohol was placed in front of me, and I was so surprised that I looked ahead blankly.
Then a cute girl greeted me with a bright smile.
"Hello! I'm Kim Hye-jin!"
She was very bright and had a big smile.
I was drawn into the cheerful atmosphere and without even thinking about it, I introduced myself.
"This is Lee Ji-eun."
"You're Ji-eun! Your profile picture is a white poodle, right?"
"yes."
"It's okay to talk to you casually, we're the same age after all!"
"Yes, nice to meet you."
Clink
"Jimin hyung! You're here!"
While I was chatting with Hyejin, someone named Jimin came in.
All eyes in the restaurant turned to him, and everyone greeted him.
Hyejin whispers quietly.
"Hey, there's a group of four handsome guys at my university, and one of them is that Park Jimin senior!
Apparently he's a year older than us."
"Huh?"
"Seriously cool, right?"
"Nothing special?"
"What? Are your eyes okay?"
"Yeah, it's totally normal."
As we were having this exchange, Hyejin's eyes and mouth suddenly widened.
It was as if I had seen something I shouldn't have seen.
"Huh, what?"
"They're coming!"
"What?"
"behind!"
I turned around and saw Park Jimin walking towards me.
The moment I saw his face, I couldn't help but frown.
When Jimin saw this, his smile disappeared for a moment, but then he came over, smiling as if nothing had happened.
He then sat next to Hyejin and took off his jacket, revealing a small, barely noticeable tattoo on his arm.
He greeted us and Hyejin responded with elation.
I gave a slight nod and continued sipping my drink.
Our table immediately attracted the attention of the girls.
Everyone was glancing at me.
I glanced up at him once, then looked down at my phone.
And then, when I suddenly looked up...
Jimin's eyes met.
He rested his chin on his hand and stared at me with the eyes of a predator stalking its prey.
I was so surprised that my hand stopped moving, and the drink I was drinking spilled from my mouth.
"Hey, what are you spilling!" Hyejin laughed.
This brought me back to my senses and I quickly wiped my mouth.
"Oh no, I was wearing lipstick..." I screamed in my head.
"Just a moment, I'm going to the bathroom!"
"Yeah!"
The moment I opened the door and stepped outside,
I bumped heads with someone.
"I... I'm sorry!"
When I looked up...
"Sure."
I never thought that one word would be so scary.
I immediately remembered my smudged lipstick and ran to the bathroom.
"What...?"
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Chapter 2: Ice Cream
I touched up my lipstick in the bathroom and lightly adjusted my makeup.
But going back to the restaurant was awkward.
Hyejin is probably still talking to Jimin senior,
It's also strange that the freshmen leave so quickly.
I squatted down next to the entrance of the restaurant and killed time.
At that moment, the restaurant door opened.
Jimin came out and called out, holding the door open with his hand.
"I'm going to the convenience store. Do you want some ice cream?"
"Yes!!"
I could hear everyone's cheerful voices from inside.
Jimin seemed a little surprised when he saw me, but his expression quickly returned to normal.
"Why are you here?"
I knew it, but I still flinched when he called out to me.
After a quiet pause, I answered.
"...Just because."
"You're bored, right? Let's go buy some ice cream together."
I nodded obediently at his invitation and followed him from behind.
It was quite a distance to the convenience store.
During that time, a thick wall of silence separated the two of them.
Eventually, he spoke.
"What's your name?"
"Lee Ji-eun."
"Jieun? I'm Park Jimin."
"A new student?"
"Yeah."
"You can speak casually."
"Yeah."
He just asked questions and I just answered them.
Eventually, we arrived at a convenience store.
"What kind of ice cream do you want to eat?"
"Anything is fine."
"Well, wait a moment. I'll go get it."
"yes."
Jimin went into the convenience store and I sat on a bench outside.
As I was daydreaming, I remembered his attitude from earlier.
At first, he seemed cold and scary, but he was surprisingly kind.
"Maybe I misunderstood..."
As I was muttering this...
Suddenly, something cold hit my cheek.
I looked up in surprise,
Jimin smiled and handed me the ice cream.
"I bought this just in case."
A Popsicle in his hand.
When I received it, I immediately opened the packaging and
"Thank you," I said, taking a bite.
Jimin smiled as he walked away.
I was concentrating on the ice cream.
Jimin and I walked back to the restaurant.
It looks like it's safe to go inside now.
When Jimin and I walked in together, everyone's eyes met.
I hurried back to my seat, avoiding his gaze.
"Oh, what is this?" Hyejin
"What" Ji-eun
"You said you were going to the bathroom, but you came back 30 minutes later with Park Jimin. What's going on?" Hyejin
"Wait, was our table really this big?" Jieun
"Lol, right after you left, Taehyung senior came, but there was no seat for him.
When I said, "There it is, sir," he brought a chair from somewhere, pushed it against the table, and sat down!
So the other kids joined in and our table got bigger lol" Hyejin
"Taehyung? Who's that?" Ji-eun
"He's one of the four good-looking guys. He has a cool face and a cool personality, he's a real cool-looking guy!" Hyejin
"Hmm..." Jieun
Hyejin was excited when she heard about Taehyung,
At that moment, Jimin senior, who had finished handing out the ice cream, returned to our table.
"Hyejin, don't you want some ice cream?" Jimin
"Oh, I'd be happy if you could give it to me!" Hyejin
You were so crazy about Taehyung-senpai just a moment ago...
I shook my head in amazement.
Without a care in the world, I started sipping my drink again.
"That's boring."
As I continued drinking with that thought in mind, my body gradually began to heat up.
My face and body started to feel warm, so I took off the cardigan I was wearing as a jacket and placed it next to me.
"Jieun, your face is red. Have you had too much to drink?" Hyejin
"It's okay~" Jieun
The end of the sentences is drawn out so much that even I can tell it's different.
I can't stay still either.
And then, finally──
My head dropped to the table.
