Chapter 671 – Side Story Episode 5. The Story After That (5)

The faculty building where Victoria Academy’s professors’ labs are located.
Among them, Dr. Hyorin Kang’s lab was special.

“No matter how much you think about it, isn’t this lab given for surveillance purposes?”

Hyorin Kang looked around the spacious laboratory and spoke to her friend sitting across from her.
Scarlett sighed, tucking her blonde hair behind her ear.

“Well. Isn’t it just a favor? “I don’t think the student council president has that kind of personality.”

“Favor? That Moon Su-rin? It’s because you don’t know much. You’ve never had a private meeting with the student council president. “Unlike the image, there is a snake inside.”

Hyorin Kang is a visiting professor at the Academy and the head of the Korean branch of the Iris Guild.
Originally, her identity was a secret, but as Victoria Academy and Iris Guild became closer to each other, her identity was naturally revealed.

Munsoo-rin, who had been discouraged by the fact that the Iris Guild’s underlings had been brought into her academy, quickly regained her strength and even provided her spacious laboratory to her Kang Hyo-rin.
Except for Professor Lim Sol, there has never been a professor who used such a large laboratory by himself. It was Moon Su-rin’s pure kindness toward the Iris Guild.
… However, Kang Hyo-rin is feeling uneasy because she is feeling stabbed somewhere.

“She was like an angel when she was with Team Leader 1, but when the two of us were alone, her mood suddenly changed. Ugh…”

It’s a shame that Victoria Academy’s important information wasn’t stolen, but if it was… She didn’t want to even imagine it.
As Kang Hyo-rin fought with Moon Su-rin, she imagined herself floating in the sky and her body trembled.

“Stop talking nonsense and just do your work.”

Student council president Su-rin Moon is famous for being kind. She probably just did it because she got stabbed.
Scarlett shook her head and focused on her papers. Her job was Kang Hyo-rin’s paperwork.

The paperwork was so messed up, if it weren’t for Scarlett, she would have been devastated by Team 1 leader.
It’s amazing how he got the position of head of the Korean branch even though he’s so bad at his job.

“Scarlett. Please don’t look at me with pitiful eyes. I’m good at tasks other than documents. “Team Leader 1 also acknowledged it.”

“Do you not know Irene’s personality? “Not once or twice have I just praised you with empty words.”

“Wow. Now you say Irene. Awesome.”

“Hyorin Kang. “I’m not a member of the guild, so wouldn’t it be strange for me to call you Team 1 Leader?”

Working with Kang Hyo-rin always felt like this.
The pace of work was slow due to small talk and jokes.
She ignored her and focused on her work, but Kang Hyo-rin could not stand it for even 5 minutes and started talking to her again.

“Scarlett.”

“Why.”

“How about coming back to the Iris Guild? “I will pay you a lot of money.”

“… “What are you talking about out of the blue?”

Scarlett put down her papers and looked at Kang Hyo-rin.
She crossed her arms with a frustrated expression.

“No. The standards of those who come to the Korean branch these days are so low. “If you did just as much, my work would be cut in half.”

“What do you need me to help you with anyway?”

“I can’t entrust you with something really important! Team Leader 1, don’t you know what I’m thinking? “No matter how much you do it, if an outsider catches you doing it, I’ll be the same.”

“But that doesn’t work. I had a tearful farewell with the guild leader. “I said hello to all my guild members, but when I came back, the picture was strange.”

That wasn’t the only reason.
Iris Guild was a nice place, but she preferred a peaceful life like this.

“As expected, the unlucky girl who left the guild for love…”

“…”

“Hmm, the coffee is bitter.”

As Scarlett frowned, Kang Hyo-rin uncrossed her arms and brought the coffee next to her to her mouth.
I didn’t forget to blame the coffee for no reason.

‘… I’m wondering whether I should hit him or not.’

Scarlett shook her head as she watched Kang Hyorin notice her.
She would rather deal with Liliana, but Kang Hyo-rin watches her like that and teases her until she gets angry.
Even if she hadn’t paid so much money, she would have already been spanked dozens of times.

“So, how is things going with Lee Ho-yeon?”

“Ha. “Why is that person suddenly there?”

“Why? He is the man the world is focusing on right now. “I also need to gather some information.”

“… So so?”

“What? You can’t do that. How many women are around him! It’s a shame that the people who received help from Lee Ho-yeon are working hard to stop it. “If it weren’t for that, there would have already been an uproar over women’s bias.”

“Don’t be weird, I’m done with work, so if you don’t have anything to do, I’ll just let you get off work, right?”

Scarlett overcame Kang Hyo-rin’s interruption and finished her paperwork.
Why is this friend so interested in dating history?
Is this some kind of old maid hysteria?

“I know your personality well. “We need to change that personality of having good abilities but not executing.”

“Hyorin Kang. “Why are there so many useless words today?”

“Lets think. If you had wanted to, you could have become a branch manager like me, right? “I was a guild member because I just did what I was told.”

“I’m comfortable with that. “I don’t want to be responsible.”

Scarlett’s personality was like that from the beginning.
Because it’s easier for her to live a normal life without having to scratch or make a mess.
So I like my life now.

“You stupid. You can’t do that in the dating business. I’ll give you a bonus, so use it to go on a date with Lee Ho-yeon. No. “I’ll give you a lecture today.”

“… You’ve been working all your life and have never been in a relationship.”

Scarlett and Kang Hyo-rin were best friends who knew everything about each other.
She knows of course that she has no experience.

“I saw it in a drama.”

“…”

The lessons I learned while living with Liliana came to mind.
If you want to be happy, you shouldn’t talk to fools.

It’s your own fault for talking to an idiot.
Scarlett ignored Kang Hyo-rin and prepared to go to her house.

*

“I don’t know if he’s nice or stupid.”

When she got home, Scarlett threw herself on her sofa and looked at the screen of her smart watch.

– Kang Hyo-rin: I deposited the bonus, so come hang out with Lee Ho-yeon!!!! Go for it!!!!

I wondered why she was like this because she sent me home early, but she really deposited the money as a bonus.
She looked at the amount and found that it was exactly twice her monthly salary. She was just chatting and she gave me a bonus.

‘If this continues, I’ll have to be better at small talk starting tomorrow.’

Hogu was here.
Starting tomorrow, I’d like to ask for some dating advice.
I think they’ll give you an extra bonus if you say things don’t work out with that person.

“What are you doing here?”

“…?”

When she turned her head at the sudden sound of a voice, she saw Lee Ho-yeon looking down at her.

‘This person looks handsome even from below.’

She was once again surprised.
Was there too much focus on performance bonuses? Or did this person come in too quietly?
Hoyeon Lee looked at Scarlett in embarrassment, blinked her eyes, and then opened her mouth.

“Scarlett. “Didn’t you go to work?”

“Hoyeon, didn’t you really go to the academy? “Did you follow my advice and skip the academy?”

“… “It’s similar.”

Since I was kicked out of class, I came back with the intention of seeing Liliana and resting at home for a while.
Anyway, this afternoon’s class was practical.
I said it was sparring. If you get involved for no reason, only Lee Ho-yeon’s opponent will suffer.

“Is Liliana missing? “I came here because I was worried and heard what was going on with the bungeoppang.”

“Rebecca said that as soon as she received the bungeoppang machine, she went out into the streets. After that, I’m not sure.”

“… It’s really annoying. Well, he’s not a kid, he’ll take care of it.”

Suddenly, I remembered the first time I met Liliana.
She was saved from being threatened by bullies when she ran out of the house saying they wouldn’t sign her contract because she was a bastard from hell.
… It was more pure and cute back then.

Liliana, who has regained her memory, is not weak enough to go anywhere and get hit.
She needs to rest for a while and then go look for it.

“It’s been a while since we were alone. Move aside. “Let me sit down too.”

Scarlett was wearing hot pants made of comfortable material like her pajamas, which exposed her thighs.
Hoyeon Lee naturally put her hand between his thighs.

“You naturally engage in sexual harassment.”

“… “I think I should get used to it little by little.”

“I can only sigh because I don’t feel embarrassed anymore.”

Even as Scarlett said that, she moved her body to make room for Hoyeon Lee to sit.
Normally she would have gotten up and sat down next to him, but for some reason she didn’t feel like it today.

-Even if she is a woman, she shouldn’t stay still. Sometimes she acts cute, sometimes she acts weak, but she also needs to be worried. Men like that.

I remembered Kang Hyo-rin giving a lecture about her love life that she learned in her drama.
She thought it was a useless lecture, so she just skipped through it, but even then, there was a sentence that caught her ear.

‘What is pretending to be cute and what is pretending to be weak?’

It was a far cry from Scarlett.
I’m worried. What Scarlett hates most is causing trouble to others.

“Scarlett. “Is Liliana going to be okay?”

“Liliana is not weak enough to go anywhere and get beaten up.”

“That’s not true, I’m just worried that he’ll hit me.”

“…It’ll probably be okay.”

She sadly can’t be sure, but Liliana isn’t that out-of-touch.
The only time Liliana acts recklessly is when she is at home.

“I hope so. Liliana has grown up now.”

“But is touching my skin and talking about Liliana part of sexual harassment?”

“… “This is just a habit.”

Hoyeon Lee had his hand between Scarlett’s thighs.
It’s soft and feels good, but it’s not like this for any particular reason.

‘Liliana, you don’t have to worry.’

Hoyeon Lee was especially worried about her Liliana.
The reason was that she had so many accidents.

In fact, she is not only Lee Ho-yeon. Everyone who lives in this house is very worried about Liliana.
I didn’t feel anything because it was such a natural thing, but today a strange feeling arose.

‘If only I cared that much… ‘What does it feel like?’

Scarlett was also the same person who took care of Liliana.
But there is no need for that anymore.
She’s not weak enough to go anywhere and get beaten up, and she’s got some sense of discipline now.

Scarlett didn’t notice, but Kang Hyo-rin’s words were shaking her emotions.
I envied Liliana for making Lee Ho-yeon pay attention to her even when she wasn’t here.

‘Pretending to be cute?’

Aren’t there times like that? When you just want to do something strange.
A day when I want to do what Liliana does every day at least once.
Today was Scarlett’s day.

“Ah.”

“Ah?”

Hoyeon Lee’s head turned while looking at the smart watch.
Scarlett opened her mouth with the same expressionless expression as usual.

“Aang. “I want to go out and play.”

“… What?”

Lee Ho-yeon’s body stopped like a doll whose strings had been cut.
Did I hear something wrong?

“… Aang.”

“… ?”

“Ah, ugh! It’s nothing.”

She felt like she didn’t hear properly, so she tried one more time, but when she saw Lee Ho-yeon’s eyes and mouth getting bigger, she came back to her senses.
Scarlett quietly closed her eyes.

What have I done now?
She could feel her embarrassment slowly coming over her and her face turning red.

‘… ‘I have to kill that crazy woman, Kang Hyo-rin.’

Talking nonsense brought useless thoughts into her head.
This kind of behavior doesn’t suit you. Scarlett opened her eyes as expressionlessly as possible.

“Scarlett.”

“I tried following Liliana. Hoyeon. “Oh, how was it?”

She tried to get over it somehow, but her red face and trembling voice couldn’t be prevented.

“Isn’t it cute? Try one more time.”

Hoyeon Lee looked at Scarlett’s red face and smiled at her.
Why is he like this today?

“… “I don’t think it will happen twice.”

“What? If it was only a one-time thing, I would have looked harder. Please do it again.”

“It’s not possible!”

Scarlett turned around and got up from her couch.
If she stays here any longer, her face might explode.
You should go to her room and meditate.

However, Scarlett flopped back onto her sofa with the force of her wrists guiding her.
When she turned her head, she saw Lee Ho-yeon smiling.

“Where are you going? Scarlett”

“Let go of her wrist or I’ll kill you.”

“Don’t die, let’s go on a date.”

“… Date? “You mean now?”

“What if you are embarrassed? “Let’s go out and have fun?”

I wonder why he is like this today, but what does the reason matter?
It’s cute too. If you want to go out, I have to take you with me.
Hoyeon Lee got up from the sofa in a good mood.

“All right…”

Scarlett looked blankly at the back of Lee Ho-yeon, who was going up the stairs, saying she was going to take a shower.

… Should we hold off on hitting Kang Hyo-rin a little longer?

She cleared her throat thinking about that.