Marriage with the Beast Senior - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Cold eyes stared at her.

The precisely drawn features above his sharp jawline were perfect, as if refusing any compromise.

At his unreal appearance, like a figure from a painting looking at her, Yoomin’s mind went completely blank.

…Is this a dream?

Why… Why on earth…

“Where did you sell off my assignment, Hong Yoomin.”

Why is Senior Jaejun here.

“I didn’t say it would take this long.”

Jaejun took a step closer.

Byeongtae seemed to be making a fuss beside them, but she couldn’t hear it.

As if only the two of them were left in this world, every cell in Yoomin’s body focused on Jaejun.

And rightfully so, since he was the only person who had given her breathing room during her university days.

When Yoomin couldn’t say anything, Jaejun took another step closer.

Whether he had stayed in the past and come here, or she had gone to the past.

The citrus scent that had stirred her heart enough to confuse her penetrated deep into her nostrils.

Her heart was churning.

“Hmm?”

At the low voice that seemed affectionately pressing, Yoomin slowly raised her lost gaze to look at him.

His gaze was still fixed on her.

“Date me. I’ll treat you well.”

Just like back then.

“Hah, damn it. These bastards, really. What are you guys doing?! Huh?!”

Just then, Byeongtae’s chubby hand squeezed between the two of them.

He grabbed Yoomin’s arm and tried to pull her toward himself.

Jaejun firmly grabbed Byeongtae’s wrist.

“Ahhh! Ah, it hurts, you bastard!”

Though he grabbed it easily, sounds that could have been either exaggeration or screams burst from Byeongtae’s mouth.

Jaejun paid no attention and called Byeongtae eerily.

“Sir.”

“Ugh!”

“Her specialty is eating and running.”

Sarcastic mockery flowed from Jaejun’s mouth.

“Ah, but she might run before eating. Since it’s too small.”

Then his emotionless eyes settled precisely on the front of Byeongtae’s pants.

Byeongtae’s face turned red as a persimmon.

“I know well. That she’s crazy about big ones.”

Jaejun whispered to Byeongtae with a small smile.

Yoomin gaped with her mouth open, looking at Jaejun resentfully.

Byeongtae, who was beside them, pointed at Yoomin accusingly.

“Hey! What are you with this guy! This, this is a contract violation! Huh? You said you were a virgin!”

What, vir, virgin?

Yoomin was extremely flustered.

What kind of contract did the Paternal Grandparents’ House make with that perverted bastard?

No, more than that, why is Jaejun telling such lies!

Yoomin looked at Jaejun, who was making the situation even worse.

He received Yoomin’s gaze with emotionless eyes, then looked at Byeongtae again.

As if his only prey was Byeongtae.

As if he would bite and tear him apart to the end.

He took another step toward Byeongtae.

Under the intimidating presence of someone a span taller, Byeongtae slowly backed away, then flinched and let out a moan.

Taking a quick look, the table edge was aimed precisely at his anus.

“Ugh.”

The moment Yoomin frowned, her eyes met with Byeongtae’s.

Byeongtae, perhaps feeling humiliated, got angry at Yoomin.

“Ah damn, you’re, you’re dead at our next meeting!”

Byeongtae ran away without acting his age.

When he disappeared, a terribly cold silence enveloped Yoomin and Jaejun.

Her breath was completely blocked.

It was already outrageous that she had to go on a blind date with a trashy man in his 40s due to her Paternal Grandparents’ House’s coercion.

But to be caught in that state by a university senior.

And by her first love, Seol Jaejun, whom she was seeing for the first time in 5 years.

Yoomin glanced up to look at him.

His sharp eyes were pressing down on Yoomin.

She flinched her shoulders and coughed unnecessarily.

“Ah. Ah. Well…”

“I still haven’t heard an answer.”

Yoomin bit her lips in difficulty and asked back.

“…Pardon?”

“Where did you sell off my assignment, Ms. Hong Yoomin.”

“Ah…”

It was a suddenly decided study abroad.

Her cousin Suji had already decided to study abroad in Germany, so she was taking a leave of absence and preparing in advance.

Two weeks before Suji left, Yoomin’s Aunt and Uncle forcibly made Yoomin take a leave of absence too and sent her to Germany.

To stay by Suji’s side or something. So she was basically like a modern-day servant girl.

And because of that…

“I’m sorry.”

“If saying sorry solved everything, why would there be laws in this world.”

Yoomin chewed her lips and then raised her gaze.

When the seductive eyes, layered with 5 years of time, settled on her, her heart rate embarrassingly quickened.

Yoomin felt that the more she stayed silent, the more her heartbeat might reach him, so she opened her mouth again.

“…By any chance… did you… not get the credits?”

“What do you think.”

Yoomin squeezed her eyes shut and bowed her head.

“Hah… I’m sorry, Senior.”

Yoomin felt upset.

At that time, she didn’t want to go to Germany, so she borrowed money from Jaejun, who was her only ally, to run away to a gosiwon, and worked hard on his assignment.

In the end, she couldn’t hand it over to him though…

But how could she take responsibility now, 5 years later.

All she could do was bow her head multiple times like a sinner.

After bowing several times, Yoomin quickly turned around and tried to leave his vicinity.

However, immediately, her wrist was grabbed by him and she turned back around.

His eyes quietly held her.

Like shackles, it was hard to escape his gaze.

Just like when they first met during a liberal arts class.

“…Please let… go, Senior. I’ll be going now.”

“Your fiancé in Germany.”

“…Pardon?”

Yoomin furrowed her brow, then recalled what Suji had said in the past.

“Hey. Seol Jaejun’s friend came looking for you? So I told him you have a fiancé in Germany.”

Yoomin had dismissed it as a joke, thinking there was no way Jaejun’s friend would come to Germany.

But was it real?

Did he really come all the way to Germany to find me?

“What do you like so much about selling things? Where did you sell off your fiancé?”

Her face turned red as if it would burst from the coexistence of embarrassment and frustration.

Sigh.

Yoomin lowered her gaze and let out a powerless sigh.

“Where did you sell him that you’re meeting such an old man?”

“…It’s not something for you to worry about, senior. It was nice seeing you even briefly. Take care.”

Yoomin twisted her wrist free and began to walk away.

Her heart was pounding like crazy.

Afraid she’d be caught if she looked back, Yoomin walked frantically while only looking ahead.

* * *

Jaejun watched Yoomin’s back as she walked away unsteadily.

Should I catch her or not?

There are so many things I want to grab her and ask about.

“Young master.”

Just then.

Yongil suddenly appeared from behind.

“I heard there was a commotion in the lounge so I came to check, and as expected it was you, young master-“

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

“Make sure she gets home safely.”

“…Yes?”

Yongil, who arrived late and didn’t know the full situation, looked back and forth between Yoomin walking away and Jaejun.

“Find out where Hong Yoomin lives.”

“Hong Yoomin?!”

Yongil spoke loudly then was startled by his own voice and covered his mouth with his palm.

Of course he would react that way.

From university days, only Kwon Yongil knew about his terrible one-sided love.

“Yoomin already left.”

“Gasp!”

“You’re dead if you lose her.”

Yongil frantically ran in the direction Yoomin had gone.

Left alone, Jaejun sat back down with an indifferent expression as if nothing had happened.

However, a complex and subtle light swirled in his eyes.

* * *

After frantically leaving the hotel, Yoomin walked down the street, stopped, walked again, stopped, and repeatedly slapped her cheeks.

She still couldn’t tell whether what had just happened to her was a dream or reality.

Meeting Jaejun was even more unbelievable than the fact that she had to go on a blind date with Kim Byeongtae, no, Byeongtae, like a bolt from the blue.

She had first met Seol Jaejun in a liberal arts class during her first year of university.

She had lost sleep for several days being tormented by Suji’s evil deeds, and had fallen asleep without realizing the lecture had started, only to wake up to the professor’s voice.

The sculpture sitting next to her, listening to the lecture with his chin propped up, slowly lowered his gaze to look at her.

That brief moment felt like eternity.

Neither of them looked away.

‘Hello.’

At the greeting conveyed only through lip movement, spring had blown into Yoomin’s frozen heart.

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