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               "Jihee, can you help me carry this books to the office?"

Jihee was the only one left in the classroom because it was currently lunch and she was just about to leave. She gazed at the teacher who had asked her to help with the books. Since she really liked that teacher (because she allowed Jihee once to pass one of her outputs late), she gave her a smile and nods. She grabbed the heavy books and followed the teacher to the office.

"Are you sure you can carry all of those?" The teacher asked.

"It's fine don't worry." Jihee replied.

"There you are, Sunghoon! How about you help Ms. Ahn?" The teacher says once she sees him enter their classroom.

"Of course!" He was quick to answer, immediately grabbing half— if not most of the books she was holding earlier.

As much as Jihee didn't want to be underestimated, she knew he was just doing it out of good deeds. She and Sunghoon walked side by side as they make their way to the office.

Arriving at the office, they both placed the books in the table and bowed down to the teacher before leaving. Since neither she nor Sunghoon initiated a conversation, she was about to walk away from
him but surprisingly he followed her and finally spoke after being silent.

"Are you heading to the cafeteria?" He asked but she shook her head. "Hm? You're not going to eat?"

She shook her head again. "No, I'm just going to get my pouch. How about you? Hiding again from your ex?"

"Your tone makes it sound as if I'm some lovesick puppy." He chuckled. "I think I'm pass that phase. I'm now in the phase where I can look at her but that doesn't mean I can stay in one room with her."

She pressed her lips together. If only she hadn't involved herself, he wouldn't have been as miserable as he was.

"If you don't mind me asking, why did you two break up?" Jihee asked.

Sunghoon looked down at his feet. "We've been dating for a year and I grew jealous of Jungwon. She talked to him so much while she couldn't speak one sentence to me in public. I just wanted to be treated the same way she treats Jungwon, but I soon realized it was greedy of me. I should've just understood her."

Jihee frowned. He just wanted to feel loved, he just wanted to freely show his affection to the person he loved. There was nothing wrong with his wishes. She knew Byeol was just afraid of being badmouthed behind her back, she didn't want to be judged for dating Park Sunghoon. But little did she know she was losing him because of her fears.

The day Byeol was supposed to save Sunghoon, after that she finally agreed to tell everyone of them. At least that's what the stranger saw in the movie.

"Don't get me wrong! I don't blame Jungwon for anything, I just wanted to clear that since you're his friend." He clarifies which was completely unnecessary because it didn't even cross her mind that Jungwon was to be blamed for anything.

To Jungwon, he never really knew Byeol was taken and Jihee was sure if he had known, he would've kept his distance much like what he's doing right now despite knowing about their breakup.

"I know Jungwon isn't that kind of person." Jihee smiled. "He's way too good to go in between a relationship."

He smiled. "I've always wanted to befriend him but I never really got the chance. Judging from what everyone's saying, I'm sure he's a good guy."

"He is! I'm sure the two of you will get along." Jihee said.

After all you're both the same. In the palms of Byeol.

Arriving at the classroom, Sunghoon said he still needed to find his friend and he couldn't accompany Jihee to the cafeteria anymore which was no problem. She couldn't stop thinking about the fact Byeol has such a great guy willing to do anything for her and there she was wasting it.

"Love really is something."

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Jungwon was walking peacefully in the hallway, minding his own business.

Not until he found himself involving in someone's business.

He overheard someone gossiping about Jihee, which wasn't new news but the words they were saying wasn't exactly the most pleasing thing to say to a person. He wasn't going to stand by there and listen to them badmouth his friend so he stepped up.

"Jihee and Sunghoon has been spending quite a lot of time together."

"Hasn't it only been a week since Sunghoon and Byeol broke up? I'm sure Jihee took the chance when it was right in front of her."

"But isn't she going out with Yang Jungwon?"

"Who knows what a vixen like her is capable of?"

Turning his head, he faced the girl and boy talking to each other. "Hey, do you have nothing to do rather than talk about Jihee?" Where did this confidence of his come from? This was new.

They were lucky it was him who caught them and not Jihee herself, otherwise something unusual would have happened to them. Especially now that she keeps mentioning turning someone's hair the worst color possible.

"Why are you defending her? Don't tell me you two are actually going out?" The woman said, laughing in a mocking manner.

Jungwon didn't have to worry about him charging at him, he was trained at a young age. "Is that even necessary? She's my friend. Are you that jealous of her that you're speaking ill of her?"

He smiled in an innocent but annoying way. The girl's face turned red in anger after what he said. "And you, I think I remember Jihee telling me you were hitting on her until she rejected you harshly."

Now two tomatoes were staring at Jungwon as if they wanted to kill him. The man was about to charge at him but Jungwon managed to step away from him and luckily before the fight could get any more heated, a teacher came just in time to catch the man throwing another failed punch at Jungwon.

"He provoked me!" The man reasoned when the teacher scolded him but Jungwon immediately explained what they were saying about Jihee.

So in the end the girl and boy gossiping earlier was brought to the office. It was only when the fight was over when he realized a crowd has formed, watching them. Jungwon was flustered by all the attention he was getting, immediately slipping out of the crowd and walking a little bit faster to the cafeteria.

He was unaware by the fact Jihee was watching it as she stifled a smile.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE :

the romance may um take a while like three more chapters i guess??? hehe just kidding

sorry for the late update i was going crazy because of heeseung

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