Marriage with the Beast Senior - Chapter 28

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Chapter 28

 

Suji shrugged her shoulders as if it was nothing.

 

“Whatever. I only told you because I thought you might say you’re too embarrassed to come since you dropped out anyway.”

 

“Should I not go then?”

 

“No. Since you’re already prepared, just come. I’m meeting up with Hyeju, Seongmin, and the others first. You come separately, okay?”

 

She had no intention of going together anyway, but Suji always had to speak in that annoying way.

 

“Got it. You said Heaven in Apgujeong, right?”

 

“Idiot. Listen properly when someone tells you something once.”

 

Yoomin said she understood and then closed the door.

 

Then she hurried to her room to look for the Cha** bag.

 

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like Hong Suji had taken it back and was pretending otherwise to make her look foolish.

 

She tucked the Cha** bag under her arm and headed to the entrance.

 

* * *

 

Having come out to the busy district after a long time, Yoomin searched for flower shops despite the hectic atmosphere.

 

She even looked up flower meanings and ordered a bouquet to give to Professor Yang Kyungrok.

 

Worried that just a bouquet might not be enough, she went to a cosmetics store and bought hand cream as well.

 

It felt strange that she, who had always been stuck at home, was voluntarily moving around like this because she wanted to see someone.

 

It was like she was finally feeling alive for once.

 

Usually, Yoomin’s family kept her head down so she couldn’t even see sunlight.

 

But now that she was gradually seeing sunlight on her own, she felt an even greater desire to lift her head up.

 

For instance, she wanted to try doing things she couldn’t do before, and contact people she had wanted to see.

 

And then Seol Jaejun flashed through her mind.

 

“No. Not senior.”

 

She shook her head vigorously and quickly headed to Heaven.

 

* * *

 

When she arrived at Heaven, she saw it wasn’t open yet and checked the time.

 

“It’s five o’clock and they’re still not open?”

 

Yoomin muttered quietly and awkwardly leaned against the wall next to the entrance.

 

Thinking about how she had come out early because she was excited after so long made her feel embarrassed for no reason, even though no one was saying anything.

 

It was as if her inner voice was scolding her for being happy when she shouldn’t be.

 

In the end, even though she was seeing sunlight for a moment, having been oppressed and gaslighted for so long made even that light feel uncomfortable.

 

What she felt fortunate about was that she still knew how to rebel against her family when they went too far, and that she was making plans to escape.

 

Just that alone made it seem like she hadn’t lost her sense of self yet, which was somewhat better.

 

“Right.”

 

She opened her phone and searched for luxury consignment shops nearby.

 

Since she had time anyway, it would be good to find out what the current market price was for this bag she received from Hong Suji.

 

However, there weren’t any nearby and she would have to take the subway three stops to get to one, so she gave up and went into a nearby cafe.

 

One hour later.

 

The phone rang.

 

It was Hong Suji.

 

“Oh. Hello?”

 

When Yoomin answered the phone, Suji raised her voice.

 

-Hey, Hong Yoomin! Where are you?

 

Yoomin looked around the cafe for no reason as she answered.

 

“I’m at a cafe, why?”

 

-Why aren’t you here! Everyone’s gathered now!

 

Yoomin was startled and briefly took the phone away from her ear to check the time.

 

It was already 6:20.

 

Even when resting at home, it never felt like she was really resting.

 

She was always in a state of tension, not knowing when the door might open or what sudden demands might be made.

 

But now she was in a cafe and wouldn’t run into Yoomin’s family, so her tension had unconsciously relaxed.

 

That’s why she had lost track of time like this.

 

“Ah… um. I’m nearby. I’ll come quickly.”

 

Yoomin hurriedly got up from her seat and took her finished coffee cup to the counter.

 

Before leaving, she adjusted her outfit in the glass window.

 

Today she wore a white shirt with a beige skirt, but she worried she might be overdressed.

 

After all, she was an uninvited guest.

 

She only heard about it because her cousin Hong Suji was the host – if it weren’t for Hong Suji, no one would have called her.

 

And that was right. She was a dropout after all.

 

“Sigh.”

 

She took a deep breath and headed to the Hayden Building.

 

When she went in, she would just quietly greet Suji that she had arrived and then see the professor.

 

After giving him the flowers, she would briefly catch up and then leave quickly.

 

Having planned what to do at the university classmates’ gathering – or more precisely, Suji’s classmates’ gathering – she entered the store.

 

The store seemed to have opened recently, with sophisticated interior design that appropriately mixed white, gray, and black.

 

There were many seats by the windows but they were all occupied, and tables were clustered together in the central hall.

 

It seemed they had rented out the entire place today.

 

Perhaps that’s why.

 

As soon as Yoomin entered, everyone looked toward the entrance.

 

Soon they saw Yoomin and began murmuring.

 

Yoomin found that murmuring very uncomfortable and awkward.

 

“Isn’t that Hong Yoomin?”

 

“Didn’t she drop out?”

 

“Suji must have invited her?”

 

Naturally, from their perspective, she would inevitably seem like an unwelcome guest.

 

It’s not like she had built deep relationships with them before dropping out either.

 

“Hong Yoomin~!”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Hong Suji, who was sitting at the head table in the center, called Yoomin’s name very loudly.

 

She raised both arms above her head and waved them enthusiastically like she was seeing someone she was incredibly happy to meet.

 

Perhaps because of that.

 

Cunningly, the wariness of meeting a stranger quickly dissolved and the atmosphere became welcoming toward Yoomin.

 

“Come over here! There’s an empty seat here!”

 

Yoomin disliked being the center of attention and had planned to just briefly see the professor and leave, so she really hated this situation.

 

“Hurry up and come over!”

 

However, she had no choice but to head that way due to Hong Suji’s voice that sounded like a megaphone.

 

As she approached, everyone became quiet as if on cue.

 

And they whispered while looking at Yoomin.

 

“Wow, crazy. Hong Yoomin got even prettier?”

 

“Was it true that she’s marrying a rich guy?”

 

“Wow. Her face is like a work of art, so even without going to university, she just needs to marry well.”

 

Yoomin pretended not to hear and sat in the seat next to Suji.

 

Fortunately, the classmates sitting across from Suji didn’t whisper while looking at her but offered greetings instead.

 

“Yoomin. It’s been a while.”

 

“You haven’t changed at all. You got even prettier though. What’s your secret?”

 

They were the group that had been hanging out with Suji since freshman year of university.

 

Perhaps Suji had told them in advance, so they didn’t say openly uncomfortable things but subtly put her down.

 

Probably because they had seen Suji look down on her a lot.

 

“But how does someone who doesn’t earn money get procedures done? Does Suji pay for you?”

 

Yoomin responded with an awkward smile instead of an answer.

 

She didn’t feel the need to answer kindly since they wouldn’t be seeing each other again anyway.

 

She just wanted to quickly greet the professor and leave this place.

 

When the attention focused on her had faded, Yoomin called out to Suji.

 

“Hong Suji.”

 

However, she pretended not to hear and chatted excitedly with classmates sitting nearby.

 

Yoomin poked her.

 

“Hong Suji.”

 

Then Suji irritably shook her arm and looked at Yoomin.

 

“Ah, can’t you see I’m talking? What!”

 

“Where’s the professor?”

 

“Oh? The professor. Something came up so he can’t come.”

 

“…What? Then you should have told me!”

 

“I’m busy to death, what am I supposed to do then.”

 

Suji added one more quiet comment telling her not to be annoying, then lifted her drink.

 

It was the moment when Yoomin, thinking she’d been tricked by Suji, was about to get up from her seat.

 

After receiving a phone call from somewhere, Suji stood up with a bright expression.

 

“Now, everyone. Who is the most precious guest at this gathering?”

 

“Hong Yoomin~”

 

“Hong Yoomin?”

 

“The incredibly beautiful goddess Hong Yoomin?”

 

The male students generally said nice things about Yoomin. Most of them were guys who had confessed to Yoomin.

 

“Correct! So today our precious guest Hong Yoomin has brought very good news?”

 

Yoomin inwardly despaired, wondering what crazy thing that lunatic was plotting now.

 

And it was the moment she hurriedly got up to leave.

 

Someone entered the inside of Heaven.

 

Everyone’s attention shifted from Yoomin toward the entrance.

 

And Yoomin’s eyes, seeing the guest who had just entered, began to waver as her hands started trembling severely.

 

The person who had just entered was none other than Chairman Kim Byeongtae.

 

“Brother-in-law~! Over here!”

 

Suji raised her hand to indicate her location.

 

Byeongtae smiled politely and began walking toward the table.

 

Except for the excited Suji, everyone began murmuring again.

 

“…Is this for real?”

 

“She said Hong Yoomin would announce her marriage so everyone should congratulate her properly….”

 

“Hey. I can’t control my expression right now?”

 

“Hey damn, no matter how much money he has, isn’t kissing him impossible? Was Hong Yoomin that much of a slave to capital?”

 

“In another sense, this is an epic marrying up.”

 

Cold sweat began forming on Yoomin’s back.

 

She was so angry that the burning heat starting from her chest was so hot that her vision was spinning.

 

Suji gripped Yoomin’s shoulder tightly and smiled brightly.

 

“Everyone’s congratulating us and it’s so nice~ Right?”

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