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Love Maze 12


The moment Kim Seokjin's grip loosened, I fled from the library and headed straight for the bathroom. Thankfully, there was no one there, I opened the door and just washed my face.

여주
"Ah ...

My right arm wouldn't lift. It was the shoulder that Kim Seokjin had grabbed.

I roughly unbuttoned my tie and shirt, then opened it to my right. A red, palm-shaped mark appeared.

여주
"⋯⋯개새끼."

Shoooooo-

The stream of water I'd turned on continued to flow. I lowered my head, soaking my hair and shirt, but I didn't care.

This is the first time Kim Seok-jin has acted so directly toward me. ⋯⋯It's also the first time I've mentioned Hansung Group so directly.

When I heard the story of the student I was being hit with, I couldn't stand it anymore because it reminded me of my mom. Yeah, I couldn't stand it... but I had to endure it.

Anyway, I don't have a guardian in this house. I'm just staying here for a little while... using my father's guilt toward my mother.

bang!

여주
"⋯⋯!"

It was a surprise. I was startled by the door being flung open so wide that the glass shattered, so I turned around. I was even more surprised when I saw the person who had just opened the door and come in, and I took a step back without realizing it.

김태형
"Come out."

Because the person who opened the door and came in was Kim Taehyung.

여주
"What the heck is this... No, what are you going to do if you come in here? This is the women's bathroom."


김태형
"I know. So hurry up and get out⋯⋯."

Was it my imagination? Kim Taehyung's gaze moved down from my face, and he frowned fiercely.


김태형
"⋯⋯Are you hurt?"

여주
"⋯⋯Ah."

It came so suddenly that I forgot. I turned away from Kim Taehyung's gaze and quickly buttoned up my shirt. Even while buttoning it, I didn't think about leaving his gaze, so I quickened my pace.


김태형
"It's Kim Seokjin."

여주
"You, get out of here. I'm not saying you know me, but this is the women's bathroom. Do you want to be on the news tomorrow morning?"


김태형
"You're already wrong. What the hell are you doing with Kim Seokjin?"

여주
"Speak clearly. How can I understand if you cut me off and say things like that?"


김태형
"It's become known that you're from Hansung Group."

여주
"⋯⋯What?"

The fingers tying his tie suddenly stopped. The eyes that had been looking at Kim Taehyung through the mirror also turned straight to look at his face.


김태형
"But the rumors are coming out in a somewhat unexpected direction, so I'll discuss it with Namjoon hyung first."

여주
"What happened? Explain and go."


김태형
"Ha⋯⋯."

Kim Taehyung's sighing expression seemed quite frustrated. But he didn't have the luxury of considering such things. The information he'd kept hidden had been revealed, and since he was the one who had it, he wasn't exactly impatient.


김태형
"Engagement."

여주
"⋯⋯What?"


김태형
"To be precise, you've been engaged to one of the three of us for a long time, and Kim Seokjin is against it. Hey! Where are you going?"

I stopped listening to Kim Taehyung and quickly opened the bathroom door and slipped out into the hallway. Someone must have seen what happened in the library earlier and spread the word. I'm sure of it.

In less than an hour, the rumor had already spread throughout the school, and students passing by in the hallways were giving off unpleasant looks.

I ran through the crowd, parting like Moses' miracle, and opened the classroom door. No, I was about to open it. If only it weren't for Park Jimin, who suddenly burst through the door and came out.

여주
"Get out of the way."

I tried to push Park Jimin's arm away from the door, but instead of stepping back, he took a step forward, blocking my movement.

'Why is he doing this again?'

I wanted to get out of here right away, but I was angry because Park Jimin was acting against my will. Instead of moving his arm, I grabbed him by the collar and dragged him down, and his face was dragged down.

We stopped just short enough to feel each other's breath, and Park Jimin's eyes met mine. For a moment, I flinched in surprise at the sight of his eyes, which were sunken much lower than I'd expected, but I didn't give in and continued speaking.

여주
"I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now. Stop talking and just say something."

And then, the distance between me and Park Jimin that I had been maintaining suddenly shortened.

박지민
"⋯⋯Just a moment."

여주
"⋯⋯!!!!!"

It was a split second. Park Jimin kissed me.

I was frozen by the unfamiliar feeling of his lips touching mine, so Park Jimin naturally put his hand through my hair and pulled the back of my head.

I was so shocked. So shocked that I completely forgot how angry I'd been just moments ago. My hands, lost in thought, wandered between Park Jimin's waist and arms, and my awkwardly open eyelids kept closing, burdened by Park Jimin's lead.

So we kissed in the middle of the hallway.