Chapter 177 – Her X Her X Her (26)
Ye-hwa, having grown up in a wealthy family, hadn’t often experienced the feeling of not having something.
If she wanted something, she could easily get her hands on it.
Even studying, which others found difficult, yielded good grades with just a little effort, and her parents provided all the things she desired.
As time passed, after her grandfather passed away, her father arranged for her to receive a portion of his inheritance.
It was thanks to this that she became the owner of two buildings at a young age.
Her bank account steadily grew, and naturally, she had no trouble enjoying her hobbies.
She was having a bit of a hard time with her dream of composing music… but even this was progressing very quickly compared to others.
In fact, she had spent over ten million won just on Saturday to purchase new music equipment, but it wasn’t a big burden.
It could be said that she had no obstacles in setting up her composing environment.
But, today…
“Ah, Oppa! That’s not it! Not that one!”
“Then what, this one? Hehehe. Should I sprinkle it? Huh?”
“No, no! Seriously. No way. Ack!”
Jin-hyun and Yoon Da-jung.
Ye-hwa’s brow naturally furrowed as she overheard their conversation.
‘Seriously.’
What on earth were they doing?
They were at a buffet-style restaurant for lunch, and the two of them were having a petty lovers’ quarrel over something as trivial as the toppings for their shaved ice.
“……”
And there were so many people around.
Didn’t they realize that others were giving them disapproving looks?
“……Tch.”
Spinning her spoon.
Ye-hwa, sitting alone at the table and gazing at the ice cream corner, kept stirring her coffee aimlessly.
For Ye-hwa, who managed her diet every morning and evening, lunchtime was usually a time of overflowing happiness.
But today, for the first time in a long time, it seemed like a not-so-happy lunchtime.
“Oppa, give it to me quickly.”
“Uh-huh, it’s delicious when you sprinkle lots of almonds.”
Looking at Jin-hyun, he was smiling and heading towards the table, holding two shaved ice desserts high.
Yoon Da-jung was clinging to his side, trying to snatch the shaved ice.
Of course, due to the height difference, no matter how much Yoon Da-jung reached out, she couldn’t reach Jin-hyun.
‘Hmm…’
The two of them had quite a height difference.
The ideal height difference between a man and a woman is said to be about 15cm… but it was probably closer to 25cm, wasn’t it?
Ye-hwa tried to gauge the height difference between herself and Jin-hyun.
She had gauged it before, and it seemed that she was about 15cm shorter than him.
“Eek. It’s because you only put almonds! You should put some jelly on it.”
“Tsk. You have to eat it like this to get smarter.”
“Hehe, I’m already smart.”
They were stuck together as they brought their desserts.
‘Ha.’
Seeing them laughing and talking to each other, they looked so close.
If they were that close, she would be able to smell Jin-hyun a lot.
The spot that she had occupied until Saturday was now completely taken over by Da-jung. Something felt strange.
‘Maybe I shouldn’t have told her to relax.’
Ye-hwa pouted and sighed again.
The atmosphere wasn’t like this at first.
In front of Exit 2 of the subway station, the meeting place.
The atmosphere immediately after encountering Yoon Da-jung and Jin-hyun was reminiscent of winter.
“Um… are you perhaps… the, Me, Melonyang unnie?”
Ye-hwa also nodded slightly awkwardly at Da-jung’s cautious question.
She had suspected it from the clothes she was wearing, but the high school girl named Yoon Da-jung who visited the cafe every day was really the artist who drew ‘The Dragon and I’.
What a coincidence.
She was Jin-hyun’s other girlfriend.
“Ah…”
Upon nodding, Yoon Da-jung looked very apprehensive, glancing back and forth between Jin-hyun and herself. She even secretly texted to ask if she was uncomfortable.
Of course, she would be.
It was she who had told her, who seemed to have a crush on Jin-hyun, that Jin-hyun had another girlfriend.
She had even shown her the picture of her sister, Yoon Yu-jung, kissing Jin-hyun, and called him a bad person.
From Yoon Da-jung’s perspective, the situation would be quite confusing.
She still thought that she hated Jin-hyun.
Ye-hwa quickly replied that it was okay and told her to relax.
Honestly, her worries were elsewhere.
‘Maybe…’
Ye-hwa glanced at Jin-hyun.
Recently, Jin-hyun seemed to be interested in her.
What if.
Given his tendency to openly two-time, what if he tried to hit on her even with Yoon Da-jung present?
What if Yoon Da-jung got hurt because of that?
That was her concern.
But as time passed, Ye-hwa realized that her thoughts were naive.
‘Seriously.’
She had completely misread the situation.
She should have realized it when she first saw them. When Jin-hyun was holding hands with Da-jung so affectionately.
“Hey. You’re getting it all over your face again.”
“Ugh, ah, Oppa… hehe.”
Jin-hyun only looked at Yoon Da-jung.
His eyes were full of honey as he looked at Yoon Da-jung’s face.
“Do you want to eat this? Should I get it for you?”
“Yes. Where was it?”
“It was over there, next to the fried food corner.”
“Okay!”
The two of them were the epitome of a couple. She felt like she had just become an extra.
It was as if going to the amusement park together, holding hands, shopping, and seeing a musical were all lies.
‘And Yoon Da-jung too…’
Ye-hwa’s eyes narrowed.
No, she was so cautious at first.
Shouldn’t she be a little more restrained when there are other people around? Just because she was told to relax, she’s really relaxing.
She thought she was a very nice girl, but it seems that’s not all there is to her.
As she was pouting, Jin-hyun, who belatedly placed two shaved ice desserts on the table, asked.
“Should I make a shaved ice for you too, Ye-hwa?”
Ye-hwa made eye contact with Jin-hyun, then slightly turned her head and replied. Now? She was completely forgotten.
“It’s okay. I’ll get it myself.”
It was a sulky tone that came out without her realizing it.
Just as Ye-hwa herself was surprised, Yoon Da-jung, who had been relaxing, made an apprehensive expression again.
As she quickly left the table, Yoon Da-jung tugged at Jin-hyun’s sleeve.
“O, Oppa. It seems like unnie really does hate you…”
“Hey, no, she doesn’t.”
“She was glaring at you earlier…!”
She was glaring for a different reason though.
Ye-hwa sighed.
After getting her shaved ice, she deliberately put a lot of almond toppings on it and took it to the table.
