Chapter 7 – 2. Time Together (2)
There is nothing to enjoy in a small rural town.
2. Time together (2)
Chae-kyung and I take 5 out of 7 classes together. And I just finished the class I took alone and went up by mistake, and found a strange combination on the stairs.
“Do you want to go back, bitch?”
This disgusting voice is bullshit. Personally, I call myself Western because I am a bully from Seoul. Well, actually, there must be one or two bullies with a guy from Seoul at my university, but he’s the only one that really stands out to me.
“Give me that.”
The opponent he is harassing is Lim Gyu-hang, an official chewer and an asshole. With a classic, otaku prejudice, he is actually more like an outcast of the entire department than an asshole. If you’re still young, this might look like the nasty bullying of a young man in his early 20s, but that’s not the case.
“Mo, I don’t know.”
“You don’t know what the fuck!”
When I was a freshman last year, there was an incident that caused a big problem at school. The school toilet voyeur incident that often appears in the news also happened at our school. At the time, there were several eyewitness accounts that Lim Kyu-hang came out of the women’s bathroom, and Ga-hye even caught the scene, but no evidence was found on Lim Kyu-hang’s cell phone at the time, so the culprit could not be found legally. Of course, after that day, the fact that the sound of the camera disappeared from the women’s bathroom and judging from the previous eyewitness accounts, it was self-evident that no one was talking to Lim Kyu-hang.
‘The idiots fight each other.’
There were two guys who made me feel dirty just by looking at them, so I just quickly ran away. When I entered the fruit, Chae-kyung was there first.
“What are you doing?”
“Oh, are you here?”
There was something like a flyer in her hand.
“Are you joining a club?”
“It’s not like that, a senior came and promoted it earlier. It’s swimming, but they also do scuba diving.”
“Scuba diving? That’s amazing.”
Her curiosity was piqued by seeing one of her rare hobbies, so I leaned over to see her leaflet. It must have gotten her stance a bit wrong, so it was actually behind her with her head on her shoulder.
‘It’s a bit embarrassing.’
As soon as she got her posture like this, her shears were not visible, only her large breasts looking down caught her eyes. While glancing at the big breasts that were firmly showing their presence on her desk, I suddenly noticed that her ears were dyed red. As much as we had been together for a long time, in fact, she had looked at her breasts many times, so it seems that I was caught looking at her breasts this time too.
“What is that… Shall we go on a field trip next time? I’m definitely curious about scuba diving.”
As I spoke, lifting her upper body again, she nodded her head slightly. There was some time before her next class, so she sat next to her and chatted with her.
The professor in her liberal arts class makes her popular because of her excellent classes and her generous grades, but in fact her main factor is that she is very pretty. There are a lot of people around me who would say that they are beautiful, but Chae-kyung with an amazing body and innocent face, Ga-hye with bronzed skin and health itself, my mother and younger sister are quite beautiful, and my older sister is also beautiful. Perhaps in this blessed environment, I, who is still a virgin and solo, may be a bit of an asshole. Anyway, the professor is an intelligent and beautiful woman who is not inferior to them. In addition, the status of professor and student becomes an additional bonus, and the male students in the class try to catch her eye somehow. Even now, she makes strange noises about one guy sticking out, but now it seems that this guy isn’t trying to impress her, it’s just that she’s out of her mind.
“Professor, what are you doing after class today?”
This familiarly unlucky voice is a bully. I run into them often these days, and I should say that they are fierce, but they are very unpleasant.
“That sounds like a question that has nothing to do with class.”
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
“Student, what is your name?”
Yangachi answered with a smirk, not even flinching.
“This is the interest rate.”
“Yul Lee. If you are going to disrupt class in this way, please apply for withdrawal.”
“Why me? With a beauty like the professor?”
“If you don’t stop, I will stop class and ask the school to mediate. Please attend class properly or leave the classroom.”
An angry tone for sure. Only then did Yangachi shut up and the class resumed. Today, I was relieved because I sat next to Chae-kyung, but I never thought I would flirt with the professor. I guess I’m a lot more crazy than I thought.
“He’s a really squeamish guy.”
“Ah, don’t do that.”
Chae-gyeong waved her hand, but did not deny my words. That’s right, since the first day of the new semester, I’ve suffered from sexual harassment by that trash, so I don’t want it. Actually, due to our delicate relationship, I avoided the seat next to her as much as possible because I was afraid that strange words would come out in the department, but I couldn’t. From now on, I will have to sit together and block the bullying.
Chae-kyung stopped by the library and then left school to go home. She usually goes home with Jun-hyung, who rides the bus with her, but today it seems that something has happened. Someone called from behind her as she slowly walked towards her stop.
“Hey! Jung Chae-kyung!!”
Looking back at her, the transfer student who had been sexually harassing her recently was running towards her. She pretended not to hear, but he ran so fast that he came behind her and put his hand on her shoulder.
“Chung Chae-kyung, right? I heard it before.”
“Put this down.”
As she quietly but firmly expressed her disapproval of touching her body, he too shyly removed her hand. But he doesn’t seem to have any intention of falling from the side.
“How about a date with me for a second? I will buy food.”
“You have to go home.”
“No, if you don’t go home right away, you won’t die. Really, I’ll buy you something delicious.”
She shook her head and walked again. Then, surprisingly, Lee Yi-yul simply stopped there and did not pursue. Concerned about her harm, she was about to breathe a small sigh of relief when she suddenly heard a loud shout behind her.
“I’m really sorry about the last time!!!! It’s my fault!!! Forgive me just once!!!”
All attention was focused on the two at once. Chae-kyung’s face turned bright red in just two seconds, and her Lee Yi-yul leaped back to her as she stood at a loss for help in this sudden situation and grabbed both of her hands.
“I’m really, really sorry! I know it can’t be much if you hate me, but please listen to me just once, huh?”
Now, those around her began to think freely about the relationship between the two, and an atmosphere was created that made it difficult for her to step out of her feet. Embarrassed almost to the point of her tears, she nodded her head at him as she wished to get out of the situation.
“Okay! Thank you. Let’s go over there for now.”
Her mind went blank, and she didn’t even realize he was holding her hand until he led him to her tavern. Anyway, the two entered her shop, and Lee Yul sat her inside her room and himself outside hers.
“Forgive me if it makes you uncomfortable. I’m afraid I’ll leave in the middle.”
This closeness already made Chae-kyung uncomfortable, but she was completely blocked by him, so she could only stare at her table.
“I’m really sorry about the last time. I know everyone hates it and it’s almost a crime, but I can’t control myself.”
A not very convincing excuse began. Then Lee Yul started telling her about her.
“Actually, my mom and dad divorced when I was little and neither of them wanted custody of me. So virtually her grandfather raised her. But since the house wasn’t perfect, I grew up without social skills, and I was bullied from a young age… Ah, let’s eat something first. What do you want to eat?”
I opened the menu and asked about this and that, but Chaekyung didn’t say a word. But rather than ignoring him because he didn’t like him, it was because he was so embarrassed that the accident hadn’t been properly sorted out yet.
“Then I’ll do it roughly.”
Lee Yul, who rang her call bell, gave her some food and sneakily ordered a bottle of soju. After that, Lee Yul kept talking about something, but it wasn’t until after the food was finished that the contents began to properly reach Chae Kyung’s ears.
“To be honest, after moving school, I tried to do well. But I don’t know how to make friends with people I don’t know other than complimenting them in such a stupid way. I just wanted to tell you that you are so attractive.”
He said, staring at her with her very serious face.
“Still like that…”
Listening to her answer, Lee Yul poured two glasses of soju.
“Yeah, I know. That’s very wrong But even the people who will tell me that this is wrong, I have to meet that way. It’s kind of sick.”
She hands one cup to Chae-kyung, and pours one into her own mouth at once. Then he looks at Chae-kyung and smiles.
“Still, I’m really glad I have you. It’s the first time I’ve ever met someone I can talk to like this.”
However, Chaekyung had no intention of becoming that kind of person. She is a so-called nuisance, but she couldn’t carelessly say that when she was being told this.
“Here, Chaeyoung. Can I ask for just one?”
Lee Yul said while drinking another glass of soju.
“It’s okay if it’s just like today, just here, so can’t you listen to what I have to say? I want to talk normally and be friendly with people normally.”
It’s hard to say that Lee Yul’s appearance is ever handsome. His nose was slightly upturned, and the M-shape hair loss was progressing on his bangs. But now, her timid attitude and sad eyes, contrary to her usual cheeky appearance, prevented Chae-kyeong from rejecting him.
“Here, if only here…”
“Really? Thank you! Thank you so much!!”
He kissed her and hugged her. Chae-kyung, who was so startled, tried with all her might to pull him away, but the sound of sobbing in her ears at that moment gave her strength to push her away. After a moment of hugging, Lee Yul refilled his glass.
“Give me one toast. For our new relationship.”
Chaekyung hesitated, then raised her glass. Lee Yul lightly bumped his glass against the glass and drank.
