Paranoid Love Affair 100
Paranoid Love Affair chapter 100

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It didn’t take long for Yun-woo and Ji-eun to finish the sandwich.
Because they barely talked and focused on eating.
Yoon-woo’s mind was filled with the pressure of the economics and math test and the tension that he would finally meet Hye-eun.
However, in the meantime, Ji-eun, who was not speaking like usual, seemed strange, so I threw out a word of concern.
“Sister, how are you today?”
“no. I’m fine… … why?”
“My older sister looks a bit depressed… … .”
“it’s okay. I just have something to think about.”
Then Ji-eun didn’t say anything for a long time, and when Yun-woo got up to put the tray away, he said those words.
“Yoon-woo.”
“Huh?”
“No matter what… … You know I’m on your side, right?”
“uh? uh… … thanks.”
“… … I wish you had more confidence. Even if you encounter a difficult problem, if you think more deeply without running away… … There must be other answers.”
“Yes. Thanks to my sister who explained it in an easy and detailed way, I think I can solve a fairly difficult problem well. And that professor, the content of the class is difficult, but the test isn’t that difficult?”
“… … that’s right.”
Ji-eun sighed deeply as she looked at Yun-woo’s back as she headed to the lecture hall of the liberal arts center to take the last remaining exam.
Of course, Ji-eun wasn’t talking about the exam.
“Then see you later. sister.”
After the exam, the people Yun-woo will meet are not their parents.
Ji-eun knew who Yun-woo was meeting and why they met.
Maybe he knows better than Yun-woo.
‘Please, Yoon-woo.’
‘Don’t take only what you see, only what you hear.’
‘It’s meaningless if you don’t notice it yourself.’
‘It can’t end like this. never… … .’
It was when Hyerim first joined the club.
At the beginning of the first semester, immediately after the club fair, many new students sign up.
In order for so many people to get to know each other quickly, the power of alcohol is necessary, so unless there are special circumstances, new members are usually forced to participate in MT.
Still, the existing club members are working hard to prepare a program for the new members so that the empty can become a good memory and that playing in this club will continue to be fun in the future.
Like ‘Speak with your body’ or ‘Juru Marble’, where all the spaces are filled with information about drinking… … Ji-eun, a sophomore, also worked hard to create props and problem papers for such a game.
‘Hey, Yoo Ji-eun. Everything else is good, isn’t this a bit too difficult?’
‘why? what?’
‘Red Pig… … Who the hell knows this movie?’
‘You don’t know? Still, I thought it would be funny to express a red pig with a body, so I just added it… … .’
‘Well… … That’s by the way… … .’
‘Isn’t it okay for a movie you don’t know because the title is intuitive? Can’t we just use red and pigs?’
‘but.’
Alcohol is a double-edged sword.
Instead of lowering vigilance, softening the mood of the place, and making it easier for people to get to know each other, you run the risk of creating an accident.
Someone’s hidden nature can leak out and create conflict.
Regardless of wealth, education, or social status, human nature is similar.
It’s just a difference in how well they suppress, hide, and wrap it.
The pride of being accepted into one of the top three universities in Korea is one of the strongest deterrents.
That is a great motivator for the ancient students to be polite in front of others, to be more educated, and to be more critical and analytical.
If not, how many of the young undergraduates who have been studying for the SAT are different from others?
However, there was an existence that loosened such restraints on the day I came to MT with the new members of the club.
He was such a charming person that he made someone whose judgment was clouded to think that a touch of that person’s hand was more valuable than saving his face.
Careful and awkward gestures that don’t go well with her gorgeous looks, a quiet, sullen tone that makes you feel somewhat depressed… … .
It was Hyerim.
Among those who participated in MT, there was not a single person who did not pay attention to Hyerim.
Many people talked to Hyerim from time to time.
It was good up to there. It’s not wrong to talk.
The problem arose when the prepared program was over and more than half of the people were drunk and dropped out.
It was triggered when someone suggested that we play a mafia game with those who did not fall.
One male member of the second year tried to grab Hyerim’s wrist from time to time.
‘You know, Hyerim, listen to me! I’m not the mafia!’
Under the pretext of saying that… … .
It wasn’t once or twice. very
It was a timid, but very tenacious and persistent approach.
Hyerim could not hide the unpleasant look on her face, but she did not actively get angry.
Maybe it’s because he’s a senior, or maybe he thought he couldn’t ruin his seat by getting angry… … .
Seeing that this was happening over and over again, Ji-eun saw a gap and got up from her seat and kicked him in the back.
‘Hey! Park Jung-woo! are you a pervert Why do you keep twitching your first-year wrist?’
‘uh? no… … What I was trying to do… … .’
‘Shut up. If you do it one more time, I’ll put a poster on the back door of Jeongdae? I know that because I’m going to go buy a battery and a marker on the way home after the MT.’
‘Ah Okay. I won’t… … .’
It was something I could do because I was a writer.
Because no one has seen Ji-eun get really angry, because Ji-eun goes through everything like a joke, and even though she talks like this right now, she is sure that she will get along well with a second-year boy named Park Jeong-woo, so things can go on peacefully It was.
However, this was not the reason Ji-eun became close with Hye-rim.
The two became close because after the MT was over, when they returned to Anam Station on the subway and dispersed, Hyerim approached Ji-eun and talked to him.
‘thank you. Elder. just now… … Help me… … .’
‘Ah, but we have a lot of days to see… … Don’t be polite, just talk nonsense. And just call me Sister.’
‘… … Yes. No, yes… … .’
‘Jungwoo, that bastard is usually quiet… … There must have been a hidden desire inside. What’s that ugly in front of freshmen… … .’
‘it’s okay. I’m not very… … .’
‘It’s a lot of trouble. It’s hard to be pretty, right? … … But it’s pretty, it’s really pretty. So much so that I want to hold my wrist for once… … .’
‘uh… … thanks.’
‘Can I hold you? hand? Am I okay?’
‘Uh, huh? uh… … Huh.’
On the other hand, it was an action to relieve Hyerim’s heart.
I thought that the hard-working MT would not be a bad memory for Hyerim.
So, he was intentionally warmer.
But Hyerim’s hands were really pretty.
Long, slender fingers, soft skin… … How can he have such pretty hands?
Come to think of it, I must have been holding my hand longer than I thought.
‘Uh, sister?’
‘Oh sorry. But your hands are really pretty. Wow… … Look, even the palms on the palms are pretty. by the way… … uh?’
‘… … .’
It was already too late to pretend I didn’t see it. Because Hyerim had already noticed that Jieun had seen it.
The reason Ji-eun spit out the sound of ‘Huh?’ without realizing it was because there was a thin incontinence on Hye-rim’s wrist that you wouldn’t know unless you looked closely.
There were never any scratches anywhere.
Wounds artificially created with thin cutlery… … .
‘There it is… … .’
‘You, too, have a lot of trouble.’
To the bewildered Hye-rim, Ji-eun just said that.
‘Okay, that’s how people live. than that… … Why don’t we go to the beach or go to the beach? Have you ever eaten anchovy noodles by the front door?’
‘uh? No, not yet… … .’
‘If you don’t like the smell of anchovies… … Isn’t that right?’
‘Huh. it’s okay.’
‘Then let’s go. i will live The anchovy broth there is really thick.’
People don’t know Hyerim well.
You don’t know how tender your insides are or what kind of wounds they hold.
However, I am not a person who expresses such things, so I am easily misunderstood.
Hyerim and Jieun continued to care.
Ji-eun and Hye-rim, who quietly listened to her side, quickly believed and followed her.
Even after leaving the club, Ji Eun-man continued to be Hye-rim’s friend.
Because Ji-eun was the only person she could trust and live with, Hye-rim and Ji-eun talked a lot during that time.
said a lot
The mother who died of breast cancer recurrence, the father who remarried to a young woman as soon as her mother died, and the sense of betrayal that Hye-rim felt toward him… … .
Jung-woo, who was sulky at the drinking party, began to secretly spread gossip about Hye-rim from behind as Hye-rim continued to avoid him.
The manager, who was jealous of Hyerim, was also excited to help Jungwoo.
For that, Hyerim did not respond at all.
‘Hyerim, are you really going to leave like this? If we had a drink with other people, we would be able to clear up the misunderstanding soon… … .’
‘it’s okay. It’s normal for people to always misunderstand others in their own way. Why do you even care about people like that?’
‘still… … These are the people I’ve been friends with… … .’
‘it’s okay. All I need is my sister.’
Hyerim was a very complicated person.
Sometimes he is infinitely confident, other times he is infinitely withdrawn, other times he is ridiculously active, and other times he is timid enough to be frustrated.
Ji-eun was vaguely feeling that there was a deep-rooted hatred of humanity underlying Hye-rim’s behavior.
The attitude that he doesn’t care what anyone thinks of him, and the arrogant attitude that Hyerim shows hidden in the dark, must have stemmed from such disgust.
So it is always misunderstood by others.
However, there was only one person, Hyerim, who wanted to clear up the misunderstanding.
There were people who wanted to open up their hearts and show them straight.
But it didn’t go well.
Everything got tangled up. It was a Gordian knot that could not be untied no matter how hard he tried.
Hyerim must have thought that she had no choice but to cut it off.
To break a knot without untying it.
That’s never going to solve the problem.
it’s a foul It eliminates the problem itself.
If you cut the knot with a knife, the knot will still be tangled, and only the cold cross section of the knot cut with the knife will roll empty on the ground.
Ji-eun knew that, but couldn’t do anything.
All Ji-eun did, just in case, was to go to Yun-woo’s bedroom to change the door lock password.
Lightly cleaning the dust accumulated in the room, Ji-eun found a small blood stain in the middle of the floor.
After thinking about it for a while… … Ji-eun remembered Hye-rim’s wrist after a long time.
Thin, white wrists… … The incontinence engraved there… … .
Thinking that the stains in the room could not be erased for some reason, Ji-eun eventually left the room and left it as it was.
* * *
Yoon-woo, who received the economics and math test paper, breathed a sigh of relief.
This is because the process of solving most of the problems came to mind when I looked through the exam papers.
The tendency of problems to appear was exactly as the author said.
Today everything just goes well.
From the moment I wake up in the morning, only good things continue.
Can a day like this exist?
Could there be such a happy day in Yun-woo’s life?
If only good things continue like this, won’t terrible misfortunes come to balance that?
As if to respond to Yun-woo’s thoughts, a very cruel truth to Yun-woo, a truth that might drive Yoon-woo’s day into despair, was quietly waiting outside the door.
It felt good until I submitted the answer sheet.
No matter how many times I looked at it, there seemed to be no element to be deducted.
It seemed that there was nothing wrong with the answer or the solution process.
As it didn’t seem meaningful to review it any further, Yun-woo ended up just throwing away the answer 20 minutes before the time limit was over.
However, as soon as Yun-woo opened the classroom door and stepped out, someone called Yun-woo’s name.
It was right in front of the door.
The person who stood leaning against the wall and called Yun-woo was none other than Hye-rim.
Wearing tight-fitting skinny jeans, a somewhat familiar, loose-fitting black hoodie… … .
“Hyerim? What’s going on here?”
“I’m here to say hello.”
“Huh? What greetings?”
“Would you like to talk for a second?”
“I have an appointment… … .”
“Is that 4 o’clock? It’s only 3:10 now.”
“It is, but… … .”
“Let’s go, now.”
But how does Hyerim know the appointment time?
Did the author talk about it?
Did Yun-woo talk to Ji-eun until the time?
With that thought in mind, I followed Hyerim and arrived at the back of the student union building.
Perhaps this is the least crowded place in this school?
There is a bench and there is an exit, but there is an entrance closer to Anam Station right next to the student center, so few people dare to pass by this way.
Even during the exam period, there were no people at the nearby basketball court today.
It was an unbelievably quiet landscape.
“What are you going to talk about… … ?”
“I’m a little tired of living these days.”
Hyerim brought up such a talk.
It was a very excited expression.
“Huh?”
“boring. I’m tired of meeting people and going to school.”
“uh… … Why all of a sudden… … ?”
“I think there are only nerds and idiots around me. Even though it was hard, I persevered and got along, but I can’t stand it anymore.”
The fact that Hye-rim’s words include Yun-woo and Ji-eun, Yoon-woo was somewhat displeased.
In fact, Yun-woo is an idiot and an idiot, so it doesn’t matter what he says, but the fact that Ji-eun seems to fit into the person Hye-rim refers to was annoying to Yoon-woo.
Isn’t Ji-eun Hye-rim’s best friend?
“So, I submitted a leave of absence today. I’m on my way to the department office. So maybe… … Yun-Woo You should ask Professor Kyung Won-Ron to reorganize the assignment team.”
“uh? did you take a leave of absence? now?”
“Huh.”
“The midterm exam is over… … Are you on vacation now?”
“I get only half of my tuition back, but it’s treated as a leave of absence.”
“uh… … then… … .”
“So now, to take a break for a while and go on an overseas trip. I don’t even know if I’ll find out about studying abroad.”
“Do you know who the author is?”
“then. Of course you know.”
“… … .”
“I needed money, so I got the money you owed me from Ji-eun. So, you just have to pay back the money to the older sister who made it. I’m not sure if Ji-eun unnie will get it from you… … .”
“Okay.”
“Are you okay? Can’t you see me now? In fact, were you still busy with work when you were in elementary school?”
“… … .”
Hyerim’s attitude was different from usual.
A tone that seems to laugh at Yunwoo, a cold tone… … .
Is this the true face of Hyerim?
The nature of Hye-rim, which Yoon-woo has always guessed alone… … It looked like it had been pulled out.
“Yeah, what you said back then is true. Why would I like something like you? Ji-eun’s older sister is also really weird. What’s so good about a crazy kid like you… … .”
That’s what Yunwoo thought too.
What could be the reason Ji-eun likes Yun-woo? … .
Even so, I didn’t want Hyerim to laugh at Jieun.
My stomach was boiling.
However, it didn’t last long.
This is because Hyerim’s words, which were soon poured into Yun-woo’s heart, were as harmful and poisonous as sulfuric acid, and they dug a very deep hole in the corner of Yun-woo’s heart.
The hole looked like a drain hole.
Yun-woo’s presence turned into a cloudy and turbid liquid and seemed to be being sucked into the drain.
To that dark lake bottom, to the deepest of them… … .
“Anyway, let’s stop joking around now. I don’t have time for that.”
“joke?”
“But you are great too. How can you still not notice? I came dressed like this on purpose.”
“what? what is that… … .”
“Can’t you say this? I mean. The person you decided to meet today. Hye-eun.”
Paranoid Love Affair chapter 100

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