Chapter 149 – The Worst Year of My Life – 149
Episode 149.
“Coffee?”
Generally, among men and women in their 20s, the suggestion to drink coffee is a synonym for ‘I’m interested in you’.
Of course, Kim Hyeon-seo knew this.
– In a nonchalant manner so as not to feel like giving room.
She opened her mouth in a businesslike manner.
“Ah, don’t get me wrong. I heard from the professor that your junior is interested in being an undergraduate research student. Is that right?”
In the meantime, while she was talking, she had sprinkled rice cakes related to undergraduate research students to Park Won-ha.
“Yes. I am interested.”
“Seeing that you often come to our lab, are you thinking of becoming a research student under Professor Park Won-ha?”
“I’m still thinking about it, but for now, it is.”
“I think the professor liked you junior. He told me about the atmosphere in the lab and asked me to build a friendship?”
Kim Hyeon-seo smiled slightly after answering.
– From now on, mix in playfulness so that you can feel friendly.
It wasn’t overly playful, and it was just enough to melt away the awkwardness of a conversation between strangers.
“The professor noticed to keep it a secret, but I’m telling the students because it’s better to be proud of each other than the professor.”
‘He uses Park Won-ha as an excuse.’
It wasn’t just a lie. Looking at the status message, I actually received a similar message from Park Won-ha through conversation inducement.
She will help as a senior, or she will see her often in the future, but it is simple to approach her for reasons such as getting close, but the reason why Kim Hyun-seo put Park Won-ha in the middle was simple.
-It was a bit annoying to talk to the professor, but it’s better than going downhill with a one-sided approach.
-To push and pull, the starting position must be the same.
I stared blankly at Kim Hyeon-seo. Just looking at her face, she seemed to be a senior herself who thought of her juniors without any selfishness.
It wasn’t for such nice reasons that she approached me aggressively enough to risk her annoyance for the sake of her conversation.
‘You’ve already investigated me.’
Inwardly, she licked her tongue. She only ran into her two or three times, but Kim Hyun-seo already knew the brief personal details about me.
She must have asked what kind of person I am based on her connections in the department.
[Status Message – Hyunseo Kim]
– Curious / determined.
-That face, the head of the department, and the rich man? There’s nothing wrong with being friendly.
– He said he drove a Porsche. That’s great. I wanted to try it once.
Her face and grades were famous from the beginning of the semester.
Seeing that I only started approaching it at this point, it seems that my flex has stimulated Kim Hyun-seo’s vanity.
[Titling. The desire to show off explains the positive effects of flex.]
‘The rumor about buying a Porsche has already spread.’
Well, I didn’t bother to hide it, and if the distance to the classroom was far, I would drive a car and move around on campus, so rumors were worth spreading.
I laughed inwardly.
Is it good that you drive a Porsche? Wanted to try it once?
‘I’ve never said that I’ll give you a ride.’
Kim Hyeon-seo was confident that I would definitely put her in the passenger seat.
To be precise, she seemed confident that she could develop a relationship to that extent.
I felt a slight rage.
Self-confidence to the point of feeling shameless.
I muttered to myself.
‘With only 78 points of appearance?’
What is the source of Kim Hyun-seo’s confidence?
If looks were everything, I would be a bit disappointed.
She and Kim Hyeon-seo moved to the cafeteria inside the college.
We put a 2,000 won instant cafe latte in front of each of us, and we exchanged our voices.
“Your name is Song Yunho, right?”
“Yes. Is the senior Kim Hyeon-seo?”
“Yes.”
Even though he knew her name, Song Yun-ho, Kim Hyun-seo’s status message did not even move.
‘It’s not that I can’t recognize her because her face has changed.’
Even if her face was the same, she realized that Kim Hyun-seo would not have recognized my identity.
In Kim Hyeon-seo’s mind, her name Song Yun-ho did not exist.
A slightly wry smile came out.
‘Kim Hyeon-seo was the person who gave me the biggest frustration of her life and gave her an unforgettable scar for the rest of her life.’
To Kim Hyeon-seo, I must have been a low-weight existence to the extent that I had already forgotten her existence itself.
“Junior, how old are you…?”
-Mingyu said he was 25 years old. Too bad. Younger people are easier to seduce.
“I’m 25 years old.”
“Ah. They’re the same age. Next semester, I’ll be a freshman too, shall we talk?”
“I’m fine… Are you okay?”
“Oh, of course it’s fine. Did I just look like a senior assistant referee?”
Kim Hyun-seo lightly tapped my arm while bursting into an outward-looking laugh.
It was a natural attempt at skinship that did not feel uncomfortable at all.
About 20 minutes after that. We had a conversation
I was slightly amazed inwardly. The conversation didn’t stop for a moment.
‘Is this the vibe that comes out of the time?’
She is Kim Hyeon-seo, who has been profiting from her fishing grounds since high school.
Kim Hyun-seo, who turned 25, was more advanced in terms of being her eldest daughter.
She scrupulously observes the other person’s eyes, brings up an appropriate conversation topic, and mixes appropriate wit and humor with it.
From the point of view of her pleasant conversation with the opposite sex, she was the most talkative of all the women she had ever met.
Even more so than Shin Yeon-ah, whose seduction of the opposite sex is embedded in the talent category.
It was a moment when her self-confidence, shown by her Kim Hyeon-seo, was understandable at least a little.
‘But even for that, it’s overly enjoyable.’
She thought for a moment and then realized one thing and she felt confused.
‘Speech is also speech, but the reaction to my words is different.’
To Song Yun-ho of the past, who had flab instead of her muscles and her face barely fell into the category of ordinary, Kim Hyeon-seo was a very proud and cold woman.
However, she was extremely kind and responsive to the present Song Yun-ho, a handsome man with a golden ratio muscular body and an appearance score of over 80 points.
She is only getting the attention she craved in the past, four years later.
So, she was in a particularly good mood.
[Titling. The desire realization application responds to the user’s desire.]
‘Yes. It used to be like that.’
A time when she firmly believed that there would be no one prettier than Kim Hyeon-seo in the world.
But. Now that she has come out of her eggshell and is different from the past.
In my eyes, Kim Hyun-seo was just a pretty college student.
Her appearance score is 78 points. It’s definitely pretty at the military level.
But. Compared to Eun-seo, whose charm is her innocence and sincerity, and Yeong-ae, whose charm is her obedient devotion…
‘No. I don’t even have to go to Eunseo or Youngae.’
78 points? It is a beauty that corresponds to the level of partners who were not even in the top 1%, who went to clubs and made a lot of them.
I really don’t think it matters.
To the point where I’m ashamed that I liked her enough in the past to voluntarily slander her.
Looking at these thoughts, it seems that there is no vagueness or glorified memories of my first love left in me.
Even now, I could understand Young lady’s feelings that I did not have a particularly vengeful spirit toward Park Won-ha.
Because he was so happy in the present, the wounds of the past were trivial whether or not he paid them back.
Then…
‘No matter how much, it’s better to do it than not do it.’
Unlike the young lady, I tend to have a bit of an aftertaste.
It’s a little over the top, so I’ll have to solve it in Hankyu by overlapping trivial revenge with trivial revenge.
“Then I’ll call you Hyunseo.”
“Yeah. I’ll call you Yunho too.”
I asked Kim Hyeon-seo, who seemed to have a clear smile along with the answer, and a smile that I was sure would appeal to the opposite sex.
“Then, let me tell you what I was supposed to tell you.”
“What are you going to tell me?”
Kim Hyun-seo was a little taken aback.
-Embarrassed / puzzled
– What did you say?
-You’re flirting with me for a drink next time? But I haven’t even talked about alcohol yet.
– Enlightenment / Stupidity / Cuteness
-Are you talking about the lab?
– What is it, it’s cute. Is it wheat?
Looking at the status message…
‘Why does Ji say he’s dumbfounded? I guess I’ll have to float it.’
Kim Hyun-seo came to the conclusion that my request was a push and pull, as if it were natural. It was such a high level of self-esteem that it was almost self-defeating.
“About the lab, um. Rather than me saying this or that, Yunho, if you ask me something you’re curious about, I think it’d be better for me to answer.”
“Then, tell me what you think of Professor Park Won-ha.”
“Professor? You’re a good person.”
-I never thought you would seriously ask about the lab.
-Come to think of it, I haven’t officially entered the lab yet, so there must be a lot to say…
– I have to start my master’s degree next semester.
‘It was purely an excuse to talk about the lab.’
Does not matter. After all, I can find out everything I need to know through my profile and status messages.
Instead.
“From what I heard, the professor often works overtime at school, is that true?”
“Huh? Eh. That’s why they call me to the lab even late at night. I wonder if it’s difficult sometimes.”
“How many research students are in the lab?”
I made it official by asking Kim Hyeon-seo about the information that I know can be used only when I pay attention to the other person.
With this alone, the current conversation is doing its part, but Kim Hyun-seo seemed to feel a little threatened.
– Difficulty
– Talking about the lab is now at the bottom of the fund… I can’t.
“Oh, time already?
Browsing her eyes, Kim Hyun-seo held out her smartphone.
“I think I’ll have to go soon… Yunho, can you give me your number? I’ll answer the remaining questions via KakaoTalk.”
In a very natural flow, I exchanged her number with Kim Hyun-seo.
“I have to go in. Let’s have a celebratory drink later when I officially start as an undergraduate research student.”
Just the right ending to the conversation, neither too much nor too little. Hyunseo Kim went back to her lab.
Looking at her moving away, I organized her thoughts.
First. Hyunseo Kim is not officially affiliated with the laboratory.
Second. Kim Hyeon-seo says that if a man has what she needs, she seduces him and gets it.
Therefore, the third.
KakaoTalk – I looked at Park Won-ha’s chat history using the manipulation and editing function, and I smiled sinisterly.
‘Work is fun.’
