Chapter 82 – Episode 82. Senior Chaeyoung

When I arrived at the café, I looked around and sat down.

“Are you here?”

“…”

Chaeyoung welcomed me with a smile.

In the end, I postponed my date with Sihyeon and came to see Chaeyoung.

“What’s your business? I’m busy.”

“Hmm. I guess you’re more prickly today? Did you try to go on a date with Sihyeon today?”

“… How did you know that? It’s been strange since last time, but isn’t there someone there?”

“Oh, I just said this. I guess it was true? You’re finally dating Sihyeon?”

“…”

I was caught.

Looking at Chaeyoung, who was smiling brightly, I felt annoyed for some reason.

“Anyway, how long are we going to worry about that?”

“You can’t believe I’m worrying… I’m saving so much.”

“Besides I used it sparingly, I saw you at the hotel last time.”

“Oh my, I just ran into that by chance, so I shouldn’t hit it.”

“… Is this really a coincidence?”

“I went because I had someone to meet there?”

“… Ah, yes.”

I was suspicious, but I couldn’t say anything since they denied it like that.

“Hey, Sunwoo, you were cuter before…”

When she was talking to Chaeyoung, she felt like she was being drawn in.

“Just tell me your business quickly.”

“But if I tell you, you’re going to go right back? Why don’t we talk a little more?”

“…”

Anyway, I postponed my date with Sihyeon until later and came here.

Since she had nothing to do during that time, she decided to talk to Chaeyoung.

“. How have you been?”

“Are you asking how I’m doing? I’ve been a little busy these days, right?”

“Is your sister busy with something?”

“Oh my, if anyone hears it, they’ll think I’m having fun and eating a lot.”

“… Aren’t you playing and eating?”

“Hehe, isn’t that right?”

Chaeyoung smiled and drank the coffee she had ordered in advance.

Chaeyoung’s appearance was cute from head to toe.

In fact, everything she was wearing was famous luxury goods.

If you add up all the prices, wouldn’t it come out to be worth a lot of money for one car?

Of course, it won’t be worth the price of the car my sister drove.

All of this was not due to Chaeyoung’s abilities. It seemed like her family was doing well.

The reason it is a guess is that we have no idea what family Chaeyoung comes from.

She tried to find out a long time ago, but she could only create rumors and not know for sure.

“By the way, how is Sihyeon?”

“… I’m doing well.”

“Really? You’re still walking around feeling chilly these days?”

“… It’s not that bad.”

“Oh, is that so? Well, the last time I saw you, the coldness seemed like it was going to radiate fire from your eyes.”

“…”

“Still, it looks better than when I was laughing aimlessly in the past, right?”

“… Yes.”

Chaeyoung became involved with her older sister when the incident happened to Sihyeon.

To be exact, we had known each other before that, but at that time we had only said hello.

I wanted to be as quiet as possible, so I chose the calligraphy club where there would be no people as a club activity.

In fact, there were almost no members in the calligraphy club.

The only person there was senior Chaeyoung, who came in for similar reasons as me.

Until then, we met face to face and only exchanged a quick nod when we saw each other during club activities.

Meanwhile, an incident happened with Si-hyeon, and Chae-young’s sister brought it to me.

Now, as Chaeyoung said earlier, Sihyeon is shedding her coldness, but it was a little different before.

I don’t know exactly why Si-hyeon was jealous of Si-eun, who was always bright and got along well with everyone around her, but she always smiled.

As a result, she was able to become friendly with the people around her…

Most men fell in love with Sihyeon.

A problem arose there, and surprisingly, the problem arose from the women’s side, not the men’s side.

The incident started when among the men who confessed to Si-hyeon, there was one of poor quality, commonly referred to as Iljin, whom the female student liked.

The female student became jealous of Si-hyeon after seeing a man she liked and did not even look at even though she treated him well, fell in love with her and confessed to her.

So they started spreading bad rumors about Sihyeon.

I think I saw him going into a motel with a guy at night.

I think I saw her playing promiscuously with a man at a club.

In fact, I heard that I get good grades because I have that kind of relationship with my teacher.

I heard that she has already had several abortions.

They say there was a knife mark on the boat as evidence.

These were really incoherent and unfounded rumors.

If I had spread such a rumor on my own, it would have been dismissed as just a rumor…

Things began to escalate because there were other female students who were jealous of her vision for similar reasons.

It is said that three people can create a tiger that does not exist.

The rumors were packaged as if they were true and began to bother Sihyeon.

Of course, Si-hyeon actively denied it, but it was impossible to fight against rumors that had no substance.

Rumors always took different forms and tormented Sihyeon.

In the end, it got to the point where bad male students deliberately talked to Si-hyeon so that he could hear them, saying they were curious about how much money Si-hyeon would pay.

The teachers initially believed in the vision, but as the rumors continued, they began to have doubts.

At that time, I… Shamefully didn’t know about those rumors at all.

At school, I stayed as quiet as possible and kept my distance from other people.

At home, Sihyeon didn’t want to worry her family, so she didn’t show it as much as possible.

When I belatedly heard the rumors about Si-hyeon, Si-hyeon had already been greatly damaged.

The day I found out about the rumor. I went straight to Sihyeon.

At first, Sihyeon denied the existence of the rumor and got angry at me.

However, when Sihyeon realized that I knew all the facts, she cried profusely in my arms.

“Huh… Uh… No… No… No…”

“… Yeah, no.”

“I. I. Didn’t do that. Ugh. What about abortion. I have no experience with men. Ugh. There’s no mark on my stomach either.”

“Okay.”

“Hmm… But people kept saying that… Sigh… I even thought about taking off my clothes and showing my stomach…”

“I held back well. You shouldn’t just take off your clothes.”

“Geugeuk. I’m not really. Sunwoo, do you believe me.?”

“Of course I believe it. There are fewer people who believe such ridiculous rumors in the first place.”

“Ugh. But. No matter how much I say, no one believes me. And later even the teachers doubt me. Ugh. It was so. So hard.”

“You’ve had a hard time. … I’m sorry I found out so late.”

I left Si-hyeon, who had fallen asleep from crying, in her room and left the house.

My memories after that are a bit blurry.

“. AC.”

I shook off the blood that was on my hands and clothes.

As I came out of the abandoned building, I thought carefully about what had just happened.

Even though my reason was clouded, I did my best to clean things up.

I thought, what if the situation escalates and causes Su-ah’s sister to worry?

Fortunately, they were friends I could communicate well with, so they kept their promise to me.

The male students roughly organized it.

Next were the female students.

The problem was that there was no substance, and they were rumors with unknown sources, so it was impossible to find the person who first created the rumor.

Even though I asked many people, the only thing I could get back was that I heard it somewhere.

So I had no choice but to use a method I didn’t really like.

… It’s a little embarrassing to say it with my own mouth, but it was quite popular.

Even if I treated them a little kindly, women would often fall for me.

The response was better, perhaps because I usually put up walls and kept my distance.

A little favor and a smile. That was enough.

This was something I didn’t like very much, but I was willing to endure it for the sake of Sihyeon’s revenge.

I started interacting with many women while wearing that mask.

Of course, my body wasn’t big enough to interact with all the women.

Even if the quality was a bit bad, I mainly interacted with women who were leaders of large groups.

“Hey, Sunwoo… There’s no one at my house tomorrow…”

“Sorry, I decided to consult with the teacher tomorrow, so I’ll go see you next time instead.”

“Ah… Well, yeah… I might be busy. But, are you sure to come next time…?”

“Yes, I will.”

That day too, he wore a mask, treated the women, and sent them home.

It was difficult to maintain relationships with women I didn’t like.

From time to time, women tried to close the distance to me and cross the line. The most difficult thing was maintaining the appropriate distance and line.

“Ha…”

So today, while I was taking a breather after finishing work, I ran into senior Chaeyoung.

“Hello? Did you just say she was your girlfriend?”

“… Hello. I’m just a friend.”

“Really? He doesn’t seem to think so…”

Before I knew it, Chaeyoung had come and taken a seat next to me.

“… Why?”

“No, I heard an interesting rumor about her junior.”

“… What is it?”

“Hmm. The story about hitting on a lot of women?”

“… Don’t worry. We’re not even close friends.”

“Oh my god, I’m so sad. I thought we were pretty close…”

“How friendly are we? All we do is say hello when we meet during club activities.”

“I’m that close of a friend?”

“… Do you have any friends?”

“That’s a rude question.”

Chaeyoung pretended to be angry.

“It’s all because of Sihyeon, right?”

“…”

“Don’t you get tired wearing a mask like that and walking around with so many people?”

“… Don’t worry about it and just go your way.”

I slowly started to get annoyed.

“Well, then, shall we get to the point? Instead of wasting your time on kids like that, don’t you want to spend all that time on me?”

“…”

I didn’t want to talk anymore, so I got up.

Senior Chaeyoung continued her words.

“I’ll handle it cleanly. I usually don’t get involved in things like this… I don’t like people who talk so cowardly behind my back… Since it involves my junior, let’s make it special just this time. How about it?”

“… What do you believe in, senior?”

I glanced at senior Chaeyoung.

Senior Chaeyoung was still smiling.

“Ah, isn’t it a bit unbelievable to just blindly trust it? Hmm… I’ve never paid in advance before, but is this just the first time?”

“…”

“Can’t you just pretend not to know after the matter is taken care of?”

“… What have you tried?”

Although I was skeptical, I accepted Chaeyoung’s offer.

And within a few days, a document envelope appeared in the locker.

Inside the envelope was written the personal information of the female student who first spread the rumor and the female students who participated.

After looking at the documents, I went to look for the female students, but everyone’s whereabouts were unknown.

When I asked other people, all I could hear was that they all transferred schools in a hurry.

It seemed like something big had happened in the house, and he looked anxious the whole time.

There were testimonies such as these, but I had no idea what happened to them all.

The next day, when it was club activity time, I went to see my senior.

“… How did you do it?”

“I used a little effort, right? I have to keep my promise, right? I won’t call you that often. Just hang out with me sometimes.”

“… What happened to them?”

“Well, everyone says they will live their lives quietly atonement?”

“…”

It was an unpleasant revenge.

I didn’t even know what kind of punishment they received.

However, the instigators were already gone, and revenge would have taken a long time if I had done it alone, so I decided to end it here.

“Oh, so you shouldn’t look at me too much or be afraid?”

“…”

Senior Chaeyoung was smiling as always.

After the club activities were over, I secretly looked into senior Chaeyoung.

However, my parents are judges, prosecutors, famous politicians, conglomerates, and gangsters. There were only a lot of rumors, and the exact details were unknown.

It’s not just an ordinary family.

That’s all I knew.

From then on, she had a meeting with senior Chaeyoung.

The only time we met was to occasionally call him over on the weekends and act as a porter for shopping or just talk to him.

If this is going to be the case, doesn’t it have to be me? I thought so.

Since I had already made a promise, I had no choice but to keep it.

The relationship that began from then continues tenaciously to this day.