Chapter 159 – Jinsuje
After having an orgy with four girlfriends in front of Gong Young-bae.
We untied the restraints of Gong Young-bae, who was lying unconscious on the chair, left him in the warehouse, and left without locking the door.
We were very considerate in allowing him to go home once he came to his senses.
And the next day, Sunday, our class gathered once again to practice for the group talent show, just like yesterday.
Sooyeon no longer had to wear a mask, so unlike yesterday, she snuggled close to me and acted cute.
“Sun~ Bae~ Have you eaten lunch? If so, would you like me to give you some chocolate?”
“Hmm, I’m craving it? If you have a lot, can you give me one?”
“Hey, come on.”
Suyeon took out one of her flat pieces of chocolate, opened her bag, and put it gently in her mouth before sticking her head out.
“What are you doing? Oh my gosh (What are you doing? Eat quickly).”
Seeing her cute charm, I smiled and pressed my lips together.
Besides us, there were a few other kids in the classroom who had come earlier, but we didn’t mind.
“Wow…♥”
Their lips overlapped, and their tongues mingled with a piece of chocolate between them.
As the chocolate melted with body heat, it went into each other’s mouths, and we continued kissing like that for a while.
The girls’ faces turned bright red and covered their mouths with their hands as they watched Sooyeon and I are kissing, and the boys’ faces showed a mixture of all kinds of emotions, including envy, jealousy, and envy.
Finally, one person couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked.
“Hey, Han Seong-jin, you’re so fucking rich… No, that’s not it. Is it okay to be like this? You’re dating Lee Yu-ri. Does she know?”
“Yuri? Oh, you know.”
“Is that so? So you won’t get caught… Or you know?”
“Uh, I’m dating Yuri, and I’m dating Suyeon. We both know that.”
“… They both agreed to that?”
“Wait a minute, then what is that picture that was circulating on the Internet the other day? The girl in it also said you were her boyfriend?”
“Uh… She’s my girlfriend too.”
“…”
“…”
“Han Seong-jin, you are the ‘enemy’ of all of us from now on.”
“Because of you, at least two of us can’t date women!”
“You guys aren’t crazy. Without me, you and Suyeon and Yumin wouldn’t be dating right now.”
“Wow you trash~”
When the boys made jokes that seemed to have a bit of sincerity in them, Sooyeon crossed her arms around me and glared at everyone.
“No matter how much my seniors do, I only see senior Seongjin?!”
“Damn… When I heard there was a fight, I thought they had broken up, and I thought I would have a chance…”
And such minor disturbances were soon suppressed by the class leader.
“Quiet! Is everyone here? Let me connect my laptop first and figure out the number of people! Please sit in the same spot you practiced yesterday!”
At the class president’s words, everyone, including Yuri, Suyeon, and Eunji, returned to their chairs and sat down.
The class leader continued to compare numbers with his cell phone.
“21 people… There are kids who can’t come today because of academy… Let’s see, 5 people… 27 people in total… Huh? There’s only one vacancy?”
The class leader knew that one person was missing, so he checked who was there one by one and checked the names of the kids who couldn’t come today. After standing like that for a while, he found out who the vacancy was and asked.
“Gong Young-bae, are you here today? Why did you go to the bathroom?”
At those words, me, Yuri, Suyeon, and Eunji looked at each other’s faces at the same time.
And I didn’t say anything.
Other kids gave the answer.
“So, I guess I didn’t see it?”
“You didn’t come? I came early today and I never saw you.”
“Aren’t you here? I’ll call you.”
The class leader called Gong Young-bae’s cell phone.
And as she put her ear to her cell phone, she looked embarrassed.
“Huh? I heard the phone is turned off?”
“What is it, diving?”
“No, I’m going to see you tomorrow anyway, so is there any point in turning off my phone?”
“Yuri, aren’t you close with Gong Young-bae? Is something wrong with him?”
When the class leader asked, Yuri looked not at me but at the class leader who asked and shook her head.
“No, I don’t know either.”
“Oh, what? I can’t contact you. What should I do?”
I spoke to the anxious class president, calming him down.
“First, we don’t have time, so wouldn’t it be better to practice first if we don’t have time? It’s not a dance that can’t be performed without one person.”
“Ugh… Let’s do that for now. He’s not the only one who isn’t here right now, and a few more people couldn’t come because of schedules. Let’s practice on our own first. Play the song.”
The class leader gave up on contacting Gong Young-bae, and we practiced the choreography by matching the movements together with the remaining people.
And after practicing for several hours, we all head home together.
I walked down the street and talked with Yuri, Suyeon, and Eunji before they dispersed to their respective homes.
“Gong Yeong-bae, that bastard, aren’t you still locked up in the warehouse? I definitely untied the strings properly back then.”
“You lifted and moved the chair she was sitting on. I clearly saw her body lying on the mattress, so what?”
“And that door is locked from the inside, right? If you’re inside, you can’t be locked in even if you want to be.”
“Aren’t we just going somewhere and talking about what happened to us?”
We each said something, but none of us were worried about Gong Young-bae’s safety.
I chuckled at Eunji’s words.
“What are you talking about, that cowardly bastard? If you have the courage to do that, I will see that bastard again. And…”
I turned my head back and looked at the Jinsugyo building and said.
“Even if you say it, there is no evidence. There is no CCTV inside the academy fence, and we cleaned and wiped down the warehouse yesterday before leaving.”
“If you think about it, it might have been better if you didn’t come today and hid like a coward. I don’t think I can even control my facial expression when I see that kid anymore.”
Yuri shook her head, as if she didn’t want to even think about Gong Young-bae.
And the next day, Monday.
It was assembly time and everyone was seated, but one of the desks in the classroom was still empty.
When the teacher entered the classroom and saw that one seat was clearly empty, she tilted her head and asked everyone.
“Why is there an empty seat over there? Whose seat is it?”
The kids who checked the empty seat muttered among themselves and answered in muttered voices without even knowing who was answering.
“Gong Yeong-bae.”
“Youngbae? You’ve never been late? Has anyone contacted Youngbae that he’s sick or something?”
Awkward silence.
“Nothing? The class leader should contact me.”
“Yes.”
Then the class leader called Gong Young-bae again, and less than 10 seconds later, she put down her cell phone again.
“The phone is turned off.”
“What?”
“Teacher, I didn’t tell you yesterday, but in fact, I called you yesterday when Gong Young-bae didn’t come during group practice, but the phone was turned off then too…”
“What, do you know something happened? Okay, the teacher will call Youngbae’s house, so don’t go anywhere and just stay for a moment.”
After a brief assembly, the teacher returned to the teacher’s office, and everyone talked about Gong Young-bae for a short time.
As there were many kids who did not know the true identity of Gong Young-bae, most of them were worried that something was really going on.
Of course, me, Yuri, Suyeon, and Eunji didn’t say a word about Gong Youngbae or worry about him.
After a while, the teacher who went to the teacher’s office returned and informed about Gong Young-bae’s situation.
“I called home, and they said they were at home… Have you ever bullied Youngbae in a group?”
“…? No.”
“I practiced without incident on Saturday as well.”
“No, but why do you say you don’t want to go to the academy? Are you sure you’ve never bullied him? Han Seong-jin!”
When the teacher had a problem like this, she always called me by name, the number one suspect.
“Did you ever bother Youngbae?”
“No.”
Of course, if you bullied me, you were bullied, but there is no reason to tell the truth to the teacher.
“You know that I have stopped doing such things starting this year, and those who would do such things with me have now been expelled from the academy.”
“Oh… That’s right. Something big happened to you in the first semester. Hmm, hmm. I’m sorry for doubting you, Seongjin. No, then why on earth…?”
Out of nowhere, the teacher, who seemed to be having trouble managing her children, frowned even more at her, and she left the classroom again for the first period class.
Naturally, Gong Young-bae did not come to the academy that day or the next day.
Originally, the people who were closest to Gong Young-bae were Yuri, Su-yeon, and Eun-ji, but since all three of them have turned into Gong Young-bae’s enemies, there is no one who can properly understand his current situation.
If he had gone missing, the other children would have been worried and anxious, but as soon as the teacher checked with Gong Young-bae’s parents and confirmed that he was home safely, interest in Gong Young-bae’s fate cooled just as quickly.
By Friday, the conversation among the kids about Gong Yeong-bae’s absence was almost non-existent.
Rather, thanks to the interest in the start-up festival, such as looking forward to who will come out with what individual/team talent show following the class group talent show and what each class theme will be, even Gong Young-bae’s continued absences cooled off very quickly.
As a week passed, no one talked about Gong Yeong-bae, and the date of the launch ceremony continued to get closer.
