Unrequited Love Obsession Diary - Chapter 35

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Episode 35

 

They had first exchanged names in the classroom through Hyeonoh’s introduction. Whenever she asked why he was helping her, Hyeonoh would cleverly dodge with “It’s fun, isn’t it?”

 

“Hmm. Well. Yeon-jae is pretty when she takes off her glasses.”

 

But Choi Si-eun seemed to have finished understanding with her own reasoning. There was no chance for Yeon-jae to deny it.

 

No, and wait a minute. When I take off my glasses?

 

“Anyway, there’s nothing between Senior Hyeonoh and me. If there was, why would I have introduced you to him?”

 

“Hmm. That was a bit strange to me too.”

 

“If the senior liked me, he wouldn’t have agreed to the blind date either.”

 

“…Really? By the way, you like Lee Do-han oppa?”

 

Ugh. Yeon-jae’s plan to quickly change the subject immediately returned to square one. With the truth she had sold out to prove there was nothing between her and Hyeonoh.

 

“But what’s so good about that oppa?”

 

“…Just everything.”

 

A whole seven years. It was truly an old, stale one-sided love that she hadn’t thought about such things for a long time.

 

Choi Si-eun was silent for a moment at this answer.

 

‘Was that too cheesy?’

 

As Choi Si-eun’s silence lengthened, Yeon-jae worried that what she had just said might have felt excessive.

 

But Choi Si-eun’s actual reaction was calm.

 

“Wow… That’s so heart-fluttering.”

 

Choi Si-eun hit Yeon-jae’s arm with her reddened cheeks.

 

Like watching the lead actors in a Wednesday-Thursday drama right before skinship.

 

“Since when have you liked him? Wait, you’re not double-majoring in business because of your crush, are you?”

 

“…How did you know?”

 

“What, what. Shin Yeon-jae’s scheme is crazy?! Oh my. What should I do. I’m totally excited.”

 

There’s nothing to be excited about. Yeon-jae and Dohan had just barely started talking. At best, they were just a junior from another department he got to know through double-majoring.

 

But since watching Choi Si-eun’s delighted expression wasn’t bad, Yeon-jae didn’t bother to refute it.

 

Choi Si-eun had a happy expression for a moment, then opened her mouth with somewhat unexpected content.

 

“I can’t just stay still like this. I’ll help you too.”

 

* * *

 

Choi Si-eun’s logic was this: Not only a man’s advice, but a woman’s advice was also necessary.

 

“Besides, men like Hyeonoh oppa who attract women just by breathing often don’t understand the fact that they might seem unattractive to the opposite sex!”

 

“That’s also true…”

 

Listening to it, it was strangely convincing. Yeon-jae often had similar thoughts.

 

‘Are this senior’s words… really valid for ordinary people too?’

 

She had witnessed Hyeonoh getting phone numbers more than once or twice while being with him.

 

Each time, Hyeonoh was usually wearing a tracksuit or had a cap pulled down covering half his face.

 

When attending classes or eating with Hyeonoh, even if she looked carefully, it was difficult to read any intention from Hyeonoh to look good to someone.

 

Nevertheless, he was always popular and got countless phone numbers.

 

“Moreover, I, Choi Si-eun, have experience giving my all in a one-sided love for Hyeonoh oppa, so I’ll be even more helpful.”

 

“But where are we going right now?”

 

After chatting with Choi Si-eun for a while, when she came to her senses, they had arrived at a completely unrelated building.

 

“That’s… right?”

 

Somehow they had reached near the Student Center where the club rooms were gathered. Should we go to a cafe? While simply narrowing down their opinions, a familiar tall silhouette was approaching from far away.

 

The other person also recognized the two and waved from a distance.

 

Unfortunately, it was Hyeonoh.

 

He seemed happy and walked straight toward Yeon-jae with his long legs, then belatedly recognized Choi Si-eun right next to her and reacted with a short “Ah.”

 

Hyeonoh looked back and forth between the two several times. Then he asked in a voice that seemed incredulous.

 

“When did you two become so close?”

 

Hyeonoh didn’t seem to expect an answer to that question.

 

“Where are you going? I was heading to the club room.”

 

“Hmm. Yeon-jae, should we go to the club room too?”

 

“I’m an outsider, is it okay for me to go?”

 

“Yeah. Our club doesn’t have that kind of thing. It seems like they’d let in even outsiders from outside the school, not just club outsiders?”

 

Somehow the two people who had decided to go to a cafe ended up heading to Hyeonoh and Choi Si-eun’s club room.

 

Outsider Yeon-jae hesitated until the end, but instead was told that their club welcomes outsiders, and even got instant sales pitch about joining the club.

 

When Yeon-jae entered the unfamiliar club room and stood awkwardly, Hyeonoh gestured with his chin and asked.

 

“What are you doing, not sitting?”

 

She hesitantly pulled over a chair and sat down. As soon as she did, Choi Si-eun approached and whispered.

 

“Can I tell him?”

 

As soon as Choi Si-eun asked, she understood what she meant. It was asking if she could share with Hyeonoh the fact that she knew about Yeon-jae’s one-sided love.

 

Well, since Choi Si-eun had found out everything, there was nothing to hide.

 

As soon as Yeon-jae’s permission was given, Choi Si-eun told Hyeonoh.

 

“Yeon-jae likes your friend.”

 

“Ah, you found out too?”

 

A somewhat displeased-looking face. Hyeonoh seemed quite unhappy that Choi Si-eun knew. His strangely sulky face was like a child who had his candy taken away.

 

‘Is Senior Hyeonoh in a bad mood today?’

 

By the way, had Choi Si-eun stopped liking Hyeonoh now? Seeing how they could bicker without awkwardness while sitting face to face like this, it seemed that way.

 

“So I decided to join too.”

 

“Join?”

 

“Yes. As a helper in Yeon-jae’s one-sided love success project! Look. Oppa, if you wanted to make her appealing, you should have changed these drab clothes first!”

 

Choi Si-eun spoke as if frustrated.

 

“As expected, handsome people lack desperation. Pretty girls still have desperate sides, but why are men really like that? They don’t know anything, they really don’t know.”

 

She didn’t forget to say something to Hyeonoh too.

 

Only Yeon-jae, sitting in a corner, was shocked.

 

Drab?!

 

Yeon-jae, who had been paying attention to her appearance in her own way since getting acquainted with Dohan, especially after Dohan asked if she had plans today when she wore a skirt in the library last time, was somewhat shocked by Choi Si-eun’s words that she was drab…

 

Fine, I admit it. I admit that I’m not particularly stylish…!

 

That’s too much.

 

Leaving the panicked Yeon-jae aside, Choi Si-eun was still talking about the same topic. About how Yeon-jae’s fashion sense was zero…

 

“Even if Yeon-jae is pretty, still. As expected, men’s solutions can’t be trusted, right?”

 

“Hey. Lee Do-han is a man, you know? I know men’s hearts best.”

 

The two were bickering well, unaware of Yeon-jae’s heart that had become rags from wounds.

 

“No, wait a minute. Stay still. I brought my pouch today, you know? I’ll show you how amazing skilled makeup can be. Just trimming your eyebrows will make you a different person, right? That’s right. And these glasses too! These glasses that half-kill Yeon-jae’s shining appearance!”

 

“Wait, Choi Si-eun! I can’t see…!”

 

As if she had a grudge against glasses, Choi Si-eun roughly snatched Yeon-jae’s glasses then said “Oops” and returned them.

 

“Right, you didn’t wear contacts today. Sorry! Make sure to use contacts from now on!”

 

“Ugh.”

 

“At least when you’re on a date with Dohan senior. Senior, you saw Yeon-jae without glasses on the day after exams, right? Incredibly pretty.”

 

“Hey. Dating isn’t a makeover game, you know?”

 

Hyeonoh responded to Choi Si-eun’s non-question with an equally questioning tone.

 

“That’s what you say because you don’t know how important makeovers are!”

 

Choi Si-eun added while rummaging through her bag.

 

“A woman who changes through styling and makeup might be called too typical, but typical things originally have their impact. And people originally become typical in front of someone they like. Yeon-jae. Come here.”

 

Since even Hyeonoh was overwhelmed by Choi Si-eun’s eloquence, there was nothing to say about Yeon-jae.

 

Yeon-jae, who had somehow been wrapped up in Choi Si-eun’s logic, quietly closed her eyes and entrusted her eyebrows to Choi Si-eun as she was told.

 

Shak shak shak.

 

For a while, only the sound of the eyebrow razor moving could be heard in the darkness.

 

“Yeon-jae, you have pretty eyebrows too. Amazing. I just need to trim them, no need to draw them.”

 

Thanks for looking at it favorably… I lack fashion sense, so at least my eyebrows should look good…

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