Unrequited Love Obsession Diary - Chapter 53

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Episode 53

“Tell Lee Do-han that you got tickets and ask him to go see a movie with you.”

“Me… directly?!”

Yeon-jae asked back in bewilderment, but Hyeonoh nodded nonchalantly.

“Doesn’t that sound too much like asking for a date?”

“I even wrote the perfect scenario for you and gave you the tickets, so what can’t you do?”

“No… I can buy tickets too… The hard part is opening my mouth to ask him to watch a movie together with those tickets.”

“Once you do it once, the second time is nothing. You know? The brave one wins love. We can’t always watch movies as a group of three.”

Haaa. Yeon-jae let out a deep sigh.

‘That’s true too.’

But she didn’t have that kind of courage yet.

“Lee Do-han is popular. If you don’t hurry, someone will snatch him up quickly.”

Hyeonoh said something scary like a warning to Yeon-jae, whose face had turned deathly pale. The tension came rushing back.

“And you. Haven’t you not even sent him a private message since then? While you’re at it, try starting private conversations again. Please try to keep it going well this time.”

At that moment, something from a few days ago flashed through Yeon-jae’s mind.

The day she was doing group work with Hyeonoh at the library.

The private message that had suddenly come from Dohan first.

She belatedly remembered that she still hadn’t told Hyeonoh about it.

“No matter how close you get, if you miss the timing to create a romantic atmosphere, it’s all useless.”

But for some reason, she didn’t want to tell Hyeonoh about that message.

“A relationship that’s confirmed as just friends is worse than being complete strangers.”

“…You talk like a dating expert. You must have dated a lot.”

“Well, I’ve had plenty of admirers since the moment I was born.”

“Ah, yes.”

“It’s true though.”

“I never said it was fake.”

“Anyway, do well.”

Hyeonoh gave her encouragement unlike his usual self, then quickly returned to his dead-eyed expression.

Yeon-jae’s gaze, which had been on Hyeonoh, also moved to her phone screen. By the way…

‘Actually, I thought it might be a bit awkward when I met Senior Hyeonoh today…’

It seemed to have been just Yeon-jae’s unnecessary worry.

Hyeonoh was no different from usual, and only Yeon-jae, who felt strange about such a Hyeonoh, seemed like the weird one.

‘Still, that’s a relief.’

If it had been awkward, that would have been a problem in its own way. With so many days ahead of seeing Hyeonoh, it would be troublesome to become awkward already.

Of course, it wasn’t just because she didn’t want the trouble. Now Yeon-jae could say with confidence.

To Yeon-jae, Hyeonoh was…

A good person.

Good enough that she wouldn’t want to lose him just because things got a little awkward.

* * *

Inside the bustling classroom after class ended.

“Oh. Senior.”

Yeon-jae stopped Hyeonoh who was getting up quickly.

“The umbrella…”

“Ah.”

“I did bring it today, but since it’s sunny and might be cumbersome, should I just take it and give it back to you next time?”

“You can just keep that one.”

“It seemed pretty sturdy though…”

Hyeonoh stroked his chin.

‘And you said that’s your only umbrella, Senior…’ She swallowed these words.

“Yeah, just take it.”

Yeon-jae handed Hyeonoh the long umbrella that was the same color as the school logo.

The umbrella slid from Yeon-jae’s hand to Hyeonoh’s hand.

The long umbrella gripped in his hand didn’t look as big as when Yeon-jae was holding it.

“Then I’m going to my next class.”

Hyeonoh turned his back without any lingering attachment.

Yeon-jae watched Hyeonoh’s retreating figure disappearing among the people and suddenly thought.

‘Senior Hyeonoh really doesn’t care at all.’

Hyeonoh’s action of coming to pick her up through that terrible downpour seemed to have no meaning at all.

But why was it.

Every time Yeon-jae looked at Hyeonoh, she kept seeing his figure from that time, moving away through the rainy path.

* * *

Yeon-jae had been biting her nails and repeatedly writing and deleting messages for 30 minutes on the terrace of the school cafe.

【Senior, do you have time this weeken</p】

“Ah, too cliché.”

Then again.

【Senior, do you like movie</p】

“This is too vague.”

Once more.

【Senior, would you like to go on a date with m</p】

“Ack! This is the worst. It’s too direct…”

Yeon-jae repeated deleting the half-written sentence and writing again.

‘Ah, why did Senior Hyeonoh give me such a mission…’

She tried blaming Hyeonoh for no reason, but no matter how many times she revised it, no satisfying sentence came out.

Finally, she put her phone down on the table and held her forehead.

The phone screen still showed the conversation with Dohan.

Then the screen lit up.

Yeon-jae

Are you at school now?

It was Dohan.

Dismay crossed Yeon-jae’s face as she had inadvertently read Dohan’s message in 0 seconds.

She just hoped Senior Dohan wouldn’t find out about that fact…

Looks like Yeonjae had something to say to me too haha

Ahhh… I’m screwed.

Haha

Yes, I’m at the School Cafe right now!

* * *

Dohan appeared right away.

“You came really fast!”

“Yeah. I was just passing by nearby.”

Yeon-jae hurriedly gathered her bag. Both of them were heading to the Liberal Arts Building anyway.

“What were you doing by yourself?”

“Ah… just drinking coffee and spending my free period…”

“So Yeon-jae often spends her free periods at the School Cafe too.”

Dohan smiled brightly.

“Oh right.”

“Yes?!”

“Ah, I got a meal voucher for two people.”

“Oh. Congratulations!”

Yeon-jae responded cheerfully. Getting something for free was always good news.

For Yeon-jae, who had never even had a fling with a man, let alone dated one, the possibility of this being a date proposal wasn’t even within her realm of consideration.

Dohan’s response didn’t come immediately. He scratched his cheek as if hesitating about something for a moment.

Hmm…

Dohan paused for a while before opening his mouth.

“…Want to go together?”

“…Yes, that sounds goo… Yes?!”

Yeon-jae was startled.

At that moment, Dohan was tilting his head sideways while slowly rubbing the back of his neck.

It was an awkward expression that didn’t suit the usually relaxed Dohan.

“I mean it literally. Want to… eat together? I can’t really think of anyone else to go with besides you, Yeon-jae.”

“With… with me?”

“Yeah, with you, Yeon-jae.”

Yeon-jae stared blankly at Dohan with a face that had lost all sense of reality.

Her mouth hung open foolishly and wouldn’t close. Even though she knew she should say something quickly to shorten this silent moment.

Yeon-jae opened and closed her mouth several times. After all that repetition, the words she finally chose were…

“…Why, why me?”

It was a disappointing question.

When she should have accepted immediately without hesitation, she asked a question because she wanted to know more about Dohan’s feelings. Whether he was simply treating a junior to a meal or if there was another reason.

Meanwhile, Dohan, faced with a reaction he had never expected, made an awkward expression.

“Actually, this is why I contacted you over the weekend. You seemed busy too. I thought it would be better to tell you in person.”

How should he explain this? Dohan, who had been pondering, opened his mouth again.

“If going together just the two of us feels a bit…”

“Oh, no… it’s not that I don’t like it!”

But before Dohan could finish what he was saying, Yeon-jae interrupted him.

“Really, really, it’s not that at all…”

Yeon-jae even waved her hands while denying it.

“Really?”

“…Yes.”

An awkward silence enveloped the two of them.

The greenery of the campus was lush, with all the cherry blossoms having fallen.

It was finally the beginning of summer.

Yeon-jae couldn’t tell whether it was so hot right now because of abnormal climate or because of Dohan standing right in front of her, asking her on what wasn’t quite a date but something similar to it – a meal appointment.

* * *

At the same time, Dohan was thinking.

As expected, Yeon-jae was a transparent person whose thoughts could be seen right through.

That’s why Dohan liked Yeon-jae.

It seemed like she wouldn’t deceive him.

Dohan hated lies. He also hated the immutable truth that love eventually changes. He hated the fact that nothing in the world lasts forever.

From childhood until now, such facts had often made Dohan feel bitter.

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