The man next door
“Was this… a student? A model student?”
Why is the old man coming out of there…?
“Is this a student you know personally, Chairman?”
"Oh, no. Just a little..."
Yoon-ki touched the tip of his nose and spoke in a low, low voice. At those words, Yeo-ju's head throbbed. "What? A stranger? Aren't we close? Even though it's my one-way street, aren't we at least acquainted?" Yeo-ju, filled with these thoughts, just stood there blankly.
"Student Kim Yeo-ju? Say hello. This is Chairman Min Yoon-gi, who has been a great help to Yeo-ju and our school."
"Oh, nice to meet you. I'm Chairman Min Yoongi."
“Ah… yes. Hello. I’m Kim Yeo-ju, Director Min.”
“I’ve heard a lot about the Yeoju student story.”
“I also heard the chairman talk about scholarships from time to time. Maybe that’s why the chairman is a bit…“It feels familiar.”
“Is that so…?”
The female protagonist, who was smiling brightly while looking at the really dirty pretty face of Min Yoongi, grabbed Yoongi's long, white hand. Yoongi's face didn't change at all, but sweat began to form on his palm.
"Oh, Chairman. Here's the list of participants for this year's International Olympiad for Gifted Students."
“…There’s a student named Kim Yeo-ju here too?”
"Yes, how brilliant our Yeoju students are! They are the pride of our prestigious Hwayang High School!"
"okay…"
“No problem, Principal.Chairman ^^”
It was the female protagonist who couldn't understand Yoongi and Min Yoongi in crisis.
•••
“Mr. Lee, when are you coming?”
“Little one…?”
"mister!!!!"
After school, the female protagonist, who had been waiting for the traitor Yoon-ki at the playground instead of going home, ran towards him as soon as she saw Yoon-ki coming in with messy hair and a suit and asked angrily.
“This traitor!”
“Wh, what?”
“Why are you pretending not to know me?!”
"uh…?"
“Do you have amnesia?! Why don’t you recognize me?!”
“Ah, no… Calm down for now.”
At Yoon-ki's single word, the woman who had been sulking suddenly filled her cheeks with air and looked at her with a look that said, "At least make an excuse!" Yoon-ki loosened his tie slightly and spoke to the woman in a whiny tone.
“I did that because I was afraid you’d get hurt by the kid… I was afraid that rumors would spread that I was close with the chairman.”
“Huh? What does that mean?”
"What's the point of being friends with adults? If you live next door and say you're close, of course you wouldn't believe it and would think it's an inappropriate relationship."
“Still… it’s too much to pretend not to know anything.”
"Were you upset?"
"Of course! We're not just students or the chairman!"
“Really? Then what should I do?”
“At least pretend you know me! Say hello!”
“Okay, I’ll at least pretend to know starting tomorrow.”
“…It’s definitely like this.”
•••
“Hey, let’s go to the store!”
“Okay, I’ll just sort this out.”
The next day, after class, Yeoju finished organizing her textbooks and headed to the Lulu Lala store with her friend to fill her hungry stomach. But for some reason, the previously quiet hallway felt crowded and she felt that the children's eyes were focused on one place.
“Hey, look over there. Who is that man? He’s so handsome.”
At the tip of my friend's hand, there was a row of school teachers and men with thick backs in black suits and neatly combed hair.
‘…But where have I seen that climb so many times?”
The broad-backed man slowly turned around, and then a familiar voice came towards me.
“Student Kim Yeo-ju?”
The man stood in front of me, smiled brightly, and whispered softly in my ear.
"Is this what you wanted, my neighbor?"
Yoongi is still a very talented person
The heroine didn't notice...
End.