Unrequited Love Obsession Diary - Chapter 36

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Episode 36

 

However, as soon as Yeon-jae started to speak to say thank you, she only got scolded by Si-eun to keep her mouth shut until it was finished since she was being disruptive.

 

Hyeonoh opened a bag of snacks he had brought from somewhere in the club room. And he laughed heartily while watching Yeon-jae and Si-eun as if they were on a variety show.

 

“Looking at it, Yeon-jae is totally like Hyeonoh oppa’s style.”

 

“That’s a compliment, right?”

 

Hyeonoh paused with the snack halfway to his mouth and asked.

 

“Hmm. It depends on how you interpret it. Yeon-jae doesn’t put any effort into her appearance either since she’s naturally pretty, just like how oppa always wears tracksuits.”

 

“This is a carefully chosen tracksuit. Do you know how much this tracksuit costs?!”

 

“How much?”

 

“20,000 won.”

 

“…Ah. This is really annoying.”

 

Hyeonoh chuckled and reached for his snack again.

 

At that moment, Yeon-jae thought.

 

‘Looking at that, the way he treats me isn’t really that different from how he treats others.’

 

The idea that he likes me was really too far-fetched after all.

 

Whether they knew what she was thinking or not, Hyeonoh and Si-eun continued bickering just fine.

 

“Anyway, look at Min-wook oppa. Do you know he goes to get Ulthera treatments? That costs well over a million won per session, and even I don’t get Ulthera.”

 

“Ul what? What’s that?”

 

“…Never mind.”

 

The dazzling blade work began again. Swish swish swish.

 

“Done. Yeon-jae. Open your eyes.”

 

Si-eun immediately brought her phone over and showed Yeon-jae her face through the front camera.

 

“Wow….”

 

Yeon-jae exclaimed like an idiot. Not at her own face, but at Si-eun’s skillful makeup abilities.

 

It was amazing. Just changing her eyebrows had transformed her impression.

 

“Si-eun, you’re really incredible.”

 

“Whatever. Your natural features did all the work. How is it? Do you like it?”

 

“Yes!”

 

Even if she couldn’t dress well, she could at least distinguish whether something looked neat or not. It felt like her impression had become much more refined.

 

Before she knew it, Hyeonoh had also taken a big step closer. Si-eun glanced at Hyeonoh and asked.

 

“Are you curious about Yeon-jae too, senior?”

 

It was a question with implications.

 

Remembering the conversation they had in the classroom before coming to Dongbang, Yeon-jae momentarily swallowed.

 

She had sworn it wasn’t true in front of Si-eun, but it would be a lie to say that question didn’t bother her at all. Si-eun’s words had been on her mind all day today.

 

‘I couldn’t show it because I’d seem like a delusional patient.’

 

Yeon-jae knew.

 

She knew it wasn’t true. But there was a reason why she had come to have even a little bit of a “what if?” feeling about such ridiculous and absurd content.

 

Now that she could say she knew Hyeonoh just a tiny bit, the Hyeonoh that Yeon-jae knew was fundamentally sociable and someone who didn’t easily exclude others.

 

At the same time, he also wasn’t the type to be meddlesome enough to go out of his way to help someone, like he was doing for her now.

 

So the longer she spent getting to know Hyeonoh, the more questions arose.

 

Why exactly? Why did he say he would help me?

 

Why did he say he would help “only me”?

 

If she attributed all these irrational behaviors to “love,” or to put it more mildly, “romantic interest,” it roughly made sense.

 

Regardless of whether it was true or not, it became the single thread of plausibility for everything.

 

Hyeonoh, who had come close, smelled very fresh.

 

Fabric softener perhaps. He didn’t seem like the type to carefully spray perfume or anything like that, so she thought it was unexpected, but only briefly.

 

Her thoughts were blocked by Hyeonoh’s face, which had come right up close.

 

It was close enough to see the fine hairs.

 

The pale skin that formed the basis of Hyeonoh’s cool atmosphere. Light-colored eyes. Fine strands of hair that had gently fallen onto his forehead. His downcast eyelashes were particularly long.

 

And all of this was now positioned right in front of Yeon-jae’s nose.

 

Yeon-jae unconsciously held her breath.

 

“Pretty.”

 

At Hyeonoh’s words, Si-eun, who was beside them, gasped and swallowed.

 

“…Actually.”

 

“….”

 

“…I can’t really tell what changed?”

 

Hyeonoh scratched his forehead and pulled his face back.

 

It was the same reaction as always.

 

“Hmph. Oppa. I knew you’d be like that. This is why I’m needed.”

 

“Hey. Lee Do-han is a guy, you know?”

 

And he bickered with Si-eun just fine.

 

Yeon-jae’s expression, which had been frozen because Hyeonoh had come too close, relaxed in an instant.

 

Yeon-jae belatedly let out a deflated laugh. And with a much more relieved heart, she thought.

 

Of course.

 

* * *

 

They lay down and each played with their phones for a while. It was Si-eun who broke the silence.

 

“Oh. I posted on Eata that I’m selling liberal arts books, and someone’s asking if they can do a direct transaction now.”

 

I’ll quickly go to my locker, do the direct transaction, and go straight to my next class! Bye!

 

Si-eun sprang up from her spot. As Si-eun disappeared in an instant, only Hyeonoh and Yeon-jae remained in Dongbang.

 

As soon as Si-eun left, Yeon-jae quietly put her glasses back on.

 

Si-eun had been urging her not to wear glasses since earlier, telling her to get used to being without them.

 

Taking this opportunity, Yeon-jae also decided to follow Si-eun’s strong advice and wear contact lenses from now on.

 

But since she couldn’t see clearly right now….

 

‘I should wear them during class.’

 

Hyeonoh, who glanced at her doing this, asked.

 

“What’s your next class?”

 

“…It’s the business administration class I take with you, senior. It’s the makeup class for the one that was canceled on Children’s Day.”

 

“Ah. Right.”

 

And it was silence again.

 

Strangely, cold sweat kept seeping from her palms. Considering that it wasn’t particularly hot inside Dongbang, it was odd.

 

“That Si-eun, is she really planning to set you up with Lee Do-han?”

 

However, as if Yeon-jae’s nervousness didn’t matter at all, Hyeonoh asked as usual.

 

“I think… she’s already forgotten about it.”

 

“Right? I think so too.”

 

After exchanging a brief conversation, the subtle tension that only Yeon-jae had been feeling quickly dissipated.

 

It was when they were silently playing with their phones again.

 

The Dongbang door opened carelessly with a bang.

 

“Oh, Hyeonoh? Hi!”

 

A man with a tall stature, though slightly shorter than Hyeonoh, and a genial-looking face headed straight toward where the two were sitting, then belatedly noticed Yeon-jae and asked.

 

“Who’s this?”

 

Yeon-jae, who had been sitting stiffly and awkwardly since the door opened, was about to hurriedly introduce herself.

 

“My younger sister.”

 

Hyeonoh, cutting in line, answered indifferently instead.

 

It wasn’t much different from his usual tone. The word “younger sister,” which seemed to have become a fixed external title, remained the same.

 

“Ooh. Right, Hyeonoh said he had a younger sister. Does she go to our school? What major? How old?”

 

“Mind your own business.”

 

Despite the smooth lies, Hyeonoh’s face was expressionless. It was exactly the attitude of someone who didn’t appreciate the man’s interest in Yeon-jae.

 

“Prickly my ass. But seriously, your family genes are incredible. You two don’t look alike, but wait, do you have a similar vibe?”

 

“Won’t you get lost?”

 

“Hello! I’m Kwon Min-wook from the Department of Sociology, the president of this club!”

 

“Yes, hello…”

 

“Don’t respond to him.”

 

“Tsk, Hyeonoh. Why are you being so prickly since earlier? Hmph.”

 

“Ugh.”

 

“Hyeonoh’s younger sister, would you like to join our club? We’re always recruiting here.”

 

As soon as Min-wook smoothly suggested joining the club, Hyeonoh abruptly stood up from his seat. Then he glanced at Yeon-jae and signaled for her to get up.

 

“We’re leaving.”

 

Hyeonoh immediately turned his back.

 

‘Is it okay to just leave without even listening to what people have to say?’

 

However, Yeon-jae had no choice.

 

“Ah, goodbye!”

 

Yeon-jae awkwardly said goodbye and hurriedly followed Hyeonoh out of the club room.

 

The two walked through the corridor where various club rooms were gathered, their steps somewhat hurried.

 

It seemed like a good timing to ask what she had been curious about, so Yeon-jae cautiously brought it up while closely following Hyeonoh.

 

“Senior. I’ve been curious about something for a while.”

 

“Speak.”

 

“…Why do you keep calling me your younger sister?”

 

Hyeonoh was silent for a moment.

 

But after making her wait for so long, the answer that flowed from Hyeonoh’s mouth was.

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