Chapter 263 – The Protagonist Is Targeted (3)
“Hehehe~.”
A newly purchased bright-colored knit.
“Pretty.”
Jeong Eun-ju, admiring herself in the full-length mirror, nodded with a bright smile, turning her body this way and that.
The piano cover videos she had been uploading recently were all huge hits, and she had also confirmed her graduation from Berklee College of Music.
To celebrate, Jeong Eun-ju went shopping with her friends, Yesle and Jina, and splurged on expensive clothes.
It probably cost her close to 700,000 won.
The good thing was that the clothes fit her quite well, making the money spent feel worthwhile.
“Heey, let’s go out like this.”
She put on boots and wrapped a light navy scarf around her neck.
Today happened to be quite a cold day, with the outside temperature below zero. Eun-ju put on gloves and pulled a large suitcase with her beautiful hands.
“Haa, is it really over now…?”
Looking at the firmly closed door of the dormitory after leaving her room, she felt a sense of novelty.
Goodbye dormitory, goodbye friends…
When she first started studying abroad, it felt like a long time before this moment would come, but once she lived it, it passed in the blink of an eye.
“Ugh, I feel like I’m going to cry for no reason.”
Eun-ju shook her head and quickly stepped out of the dormitory. If she kept looking, she felt a pang of sadness.
Today was her last day in Boston, USA.
Originally, Eun-ju had planned to stay in the US for another month or two, finish her graduation ceremony at Berklee College of Music, and then return to Korea.
During her remaining time, she was going to hang out with Jina and Yesle, and borrow the school’s grand piano to film more cover videos…
So, she had initially told Harin that she would join her around February.
However, as Yesle became busy with various things, and Jina also had things to do, the friends who were supposed to spend the last few months with her disappeared.
Well, she had many friends saved in her contacts after living abroad for a long time… but there were only two who were close enough to hang out with.
So, while she was wondering what to do, she received a call from her parents.
‘Just come back.’
‘Huh?’
‘Just come back to Korea. Ugh, let me see my daughter’s face.’
It was true that she hadn’t seen her parents often while studying abroad for so long. If she started living with Harin, she would have even fewer chances to see them.
So, Jeong Eun-ju decided to spend the month of December at her parents’ house, and then start living with Harin from January, setting her return date for today.
‘The fall semester is over anyway.’
She had completed all the credits required for graduation.
Originally, most students in the US finish the spring semester around June and have their graduation ceremony, but Eun-ju took all the summer courses, which were not mandatory, to quickly complete her credits and be able to participate in the winter graduation ceremony this year, instead of next May or June.
The graduation ceremony was still more than a month away, but she decided to just go back to Korea and visit the US briefly for the ceremony.
If she didn’t feel like it, she didn’t even have to attend.
“Eun-ju-yaa…”
“Ah, Yesle-ah.”
As she walked out of the dormitory, her friend Shin Yesle, whom she had met in the US, was looking at her with slightly teary eyes.
Even though it was early in the morning, just before 6 AM, she had thankfully come out to see her off.
“Keep in touch often… okay?”
“Of course. You shouldn’t ignore my messages too much just because you’re busy.”
“What are you talking about? When have I ever ignored them?”
“Oh really? Do I have to dig up your past records for you to admit it?”
“Ahaha… I’ll make sure to check them every day from now on.”
Shin Yesle.
Yesle, another Korean friend she had made in college, was a somewhat timid and innocent person.
At first glance, it seemed like an unlikely combination, but Yesle, along with her and Jina, got along really well.
She was now returning to Korea after finishing her semester, but Yesle had one more year left to study before coming back to Korea.
‘A master’s and a doctorate… is she serious?’
There’s a common saying among all graduate students.
Graduate school is hell! It’s a place you should never choose!
But Yesle was trying to walk that difficult path herself.
So, there was no guarantee that she would definitely return to Korea next year. Yesle said she was still deciding whether to go to graduate school in Korea or in the US.
‘Hmm, I hope she’s safe. Adios.’
Well, it’s her choice.
If she goes to graduate school in the US, they would be separated for a long time.
But these days, messenger functions are so advanced. It was sad to be physically separated from a close friend, but she thought they could just keep in touch often.
“I’ll contact you when I arrive in Korea.”
“Okay, bye…”
After lightly walking and saying her last goodbyes to Yesle, Jeong Eun-ju boarded the airport bus that passed near the university.
It was headed to Boston Logan International Airport.
Before long, Eun-ju arrived at the airport, completed various boarding procedures, and entered the airport gate.
Her destination was ICN, Incheon International Airport.
Looking at the scenery outside the clear glass window, Jeong Eun-ju was lost in thought.
Jina had gone to see her parents, so she couldn’t come to see her off, but they had a drinking party together with Yesle the day before yesterday and had a lot of fun.
Actually, she was a bit relieved.
‘If she starts talking about Jinhyun again, it’ll be a disaster…’
Ugh.
Eun-ju shook her head with a horrified expression.
Jina’s love for Jinhyun was very intense.
Even though they hadn’t met many times, she often brought him up whenever she thought of him. Among those times, there were many particularly vulgar words.
The world’s strongest dick, the greatest genius of a cock, and so on…
Jina’s words were always embarrassing to hear.
With that level of praise, she might just buy a plane ticket on the spot and board the same flight to Korea, like last time.
‘That wouldn’t do…’
Although she had been abroad for a long time, Jeong Eun-ju’s thoughts were still firm.
Mental love over physical love!
Of course, that didn’t mean she didn’t acknowledge the physical love that other people shared.
However, at least for herself, Jeong Eun-ju valued mental connection more than pleasure.
In that sense, it was quite shocking when she happened to encounter Jinhyun, who had come to Boston for a visit.
[Ah, excuse me. Are you the people staying in this hotel room?]
Not only did he come to visit with two other women, but he also had sex with Jina and acted like nothing happened…!
Even though he clearly had a girlfriend with him, Jinhyun’s actions were unrestrained.
Of course, Jina might have flirted with Jinhyun first and seduced him…
Nevertheless, Eun-ju never imagined that he would have sex in the same room with his girlfriend and knock Jina unconscious.
For Jeong Eun-ju, who remembered the old, innocent Jinhyun, that memory was a shock in itself.
Even now, the image of her opening the hotel room door and seeing Jina passed out, another beautiful blonde woman, and Jinhyun’s dick dangling and shaking was deeply etched in Eun-ju’s memory.
It was the same when she saw Jinhyun with Harin at a cafe in Korea recently.
Jinhyun had a completely different vibe than before.
‘They say even mountains and rivers change in ten years…’
His height, appearance, and overall vibe had changed completely.
Of course, it wasn’t that Jinhyun’s change was necessarily bad. When she saw Jinhyun, she still thought of the old days, and she could still see a bit of his former self.
Besides, Jinhyun was practically her only friend in Korea now, except for Harin.
They were cousins, after all.
Wouldn’t they meet often if she was bored or lonely?
It might be a bit awkward since it had been so long, but she felt like they could quickly become close again if they met a few times.
And she was also curious.
What had happened to him to change so much?
Was Jinhyun really only meeting women for physical relationships, like Jina?
Eun-ju had known Jina for so long that she knew very well that she had ruined many couples.
If you only treat the opposite sex for physical relationships, something bad will definitely happen.
‘Ugh, no. Am I being nosy…?’
Anyway, Jeong Eun-ju waited at the gate for a while and then boarded the plane.
[Passengers, welcome aboard. Thank you for choosing Asia Airlines today. This flight is…]
Shortly after the announcement ended, the plane took off and flew into the sky.
After a 15-hour flight, she would arrive in Korea, stay at her parents’ house first, and then meet Jinhyun and Harin on the 8th.
She had chatted with them on the airport bus earlier.
Originally, the 8th was the day Harin was going to sign the contract alone, but since Eun-ju was returning to Korea early, she also decided to join them.
She had seen Jinhyun at the cafe before, but Jina was there, and so was Harin’s friend, Minjia.
It would be nice to meet the three of them after a long time. Like the old days.
“Haaam…”
She was sleepy.
After thinking about various things, Eun-ju felt a wave of drowsiness.
Come to think of it, she hadn’t slept because she had to leave early today.
‘Should I sleep a little…?’
Jeong Eun-ju looked out the window for a moment and then closed her eyes.
Ssh, ssh-
She had an old dream for the first time in a while.
