Private tutoring
18: Tutoring the cheapskates
여우연
"Hey, are you listening?"
김여주
"..Huh? Are you listening? Wooyeon has become prettier?"
여우연
"Oh, this one too. I've been going to a dermatologist lately, and it seems to be working."
I was just being polite, you little brat. I told myself over and over again not to go, but I ended up coming here, and I hated myself for it. I was practically bullied in high school, so why am I putting myself through all this discomfort here? I really don't understand.
김민수
"My girlfriend is pretty."
Another uncomfortable thing. Joohyun was right. Yeo Yeon-i had hosted the reunion to show off, after all. This time, it seemed her boast was about dating Kim Min-soo. I felt bitter at Kim Min-soo, who was living so well.
여우연
"I brought the bag Minsu bought me too? It's really expensive. As expected from my boyfriend."
김민수
"Why is this so expensive? If you need anything else, just tell me and I'll buy it for you."
이지훈
"Hey Minsu, you're a real man~"
김다현
"Hey Minsu, you're cool!"
여우연
"Guys, no matter how cool Minsu is, you can't look down on him, right?"
It was just like high school. Yeo Yeon-yeon still loved luxury, Kim Min-soo was still full of pretense, and the kids still loved him.
김여주
"...I'm going to the bathroom."
* * *
친척
"Woojin has grown up a lot~ How are you doing these days?"
박우진
"Yes? I'm studying. I'm a senior in high school now."
I can't say. I can't say I was out drinking wildly with my friends a few days ago. I joined this awkward gathering just to get a few pieces of meat. Even I thought it was a crappy choice.
박우진 부모님
"Hey, you're studying? You didn't even bring your report card?"
박우진
"Ahaha.. I'll go out for a bit."
김여주
"...I'm going to the bathroom."
박우진
"Huh..? Isn't that woman Park Ji-hoon's private tutor?"
Why is that person there?
* * *
김여주
"I'm starting to come to my senses now. Yeah, Kim Yeo-ju. What were you expecting? It's just something that happened in the past."
There was a strange noise outside. I instinctively knew my story had been told.
김민수
"Yeo Woo-yeon, did you see Kim Yeo-ju's expression? She was so jealous, she was dying."
여우연
"I see~ I'm going to sue you. You always act like you're clean, but in the end, you still can't forget me? You're so filthy."
김민수
"You shouldn't have kicked me back then..."
김여주
"...under"
You're still gossiping and harassing me like this just because I'm cold. You're a really pathetic little shit.
김여주
"Well, I was the one who was more pathetic.. I still can't forget that kid, so I came to a place like this."
But it's okay now. Seeing Kim Min-soo's face, which I couldn't forget even after all these years, I was surprised to find that the excitement that had lingered deep within my heart had vanished, perhaps because all my affection had faded.
김여주
"I'm so annoyed, I can't stand it. I need to show you that I'm living well, too."
여우연
"Lady, come quickly~"
김다현
"Why are you so late?"
김여주
"Oh, I'm going to go get some fresh air..."
여우연
"I see, but heroine. Don't you have a boyfriend these days?"
김여주
"uh?"
여우연
"I thought you had a boyfriend. You've been really close with boys since high school."
As soon as I returned, Yeo Yeon seemed to be reminding the other kids of the rumors from her high school days. It was a clear attack.
박지효
"...right."
김다현
"iced coffee.."
That wasn't it. Kim Min-soo had spread it. I wanted to refute it, but seeing the children's cold reactions, my mouth wouldn't open as I'd hoped.
김여주
"That's true..!"
여우연
"Guys, when you think about it, doesn't it really seem like high school was nothing? It's much better to meet good people in college. Yeoju was like that in high school, but now... haha."
I felt like Yeo Yeon was deliberately cutting me off. Was she going to openly criticize me now?
I don't think I've wasted my life just because I don't have a boyfriend, but maybe because I felt the gaze of my children, I felt so pathetic. This shouldn't be happening... I should be telling them I'm doing well...
김민수
"Let's all go now. It's getting late."
여우연
"That's right. The world is so dangerous these days."
It wasn't just my imagination that Kim Min-soo and Yeo Yeon-yeon seemed to be laughing. Nothing was going my way.
* * *
여우연
"Lady, from now on, live well~"
김민수
"That's right. Now that we're talking about this now, you were dating me when you hit on other guys, right?"
김여주
"What..? That was when you..!!"
여우연
"That's why you don't have a boyfriend. I need to tone down my personality. Your expression turned sour earlier when I mentioned Minsu."
김민수
"You're an adult now, so wake up!"
I'm so unlucky. What's frustrating is that I can't do anything in front of these two unlucky people. Because I have nothing to show for it. I'm so angry that I'm on the verge of tears. If I cry here, I'll really lose...
박지훈
"Sister!"