A Heroine Who Can Never Be Abandoned

23 – Haerin Kang (23)

Haerin Kang (23)

“Seyoung.”

“……..”

“Park Se-young.”

“… Seyoung-ah…”

“Oh, uh, huh? did you call me?”

Park Se-young raised her head.

Jiyoung Hwang and Yuna Kim nodded.

Not us, look over there.

“……..”

Baek Yu-ram narrowed his eyes.

“sister? Yes, sister Yu-ram. Did you call me?”

Park Se-young laughed awkwardly, but no one in Baek Yu-ram’s room laughed along with her.

The atmosphere quickly became awkward.

“……..”

Four people, Hwang Ji-young, Kim Yun-ah, and Baek Yu-ram, gathered to discuss the establishment of a web novel club.

However, Park Se-young was lost all the time.

Baek Yoo-ram sighed when he saw Park Se-young.

“Can I guess what you’re thinking right now?”

“……..”

“Do you care about Lee Dong-min that much?”

Baek Yoo-ram, who was writing a schedule and club application plan with a laptop on a foldable desk, folded the laptop and asked Park Se-young.

“… Now that your girlfriend is back, you must have a lot to say. Is that something that bothers you that much?”

“… but…”

“But what, Park Se-young. Say it right.”

Baek Yu-ram frowned and said.

Hwang Ji-young and Kim Yoon-ah only noticed between the two of them at the senior’s advice that was two degrees high.

“… you can’t be worried. You saw my sister too. Kang Hae-rin appeared and Dong-min oppa kept having a bad expression. Did you guys see it too?”

Park Se-young turned the topic to his classmates as if he was determined.

“Uh… well…”

The two of them closed their mouths with awkward expressions.

It was obvious that Baek Yu-ram would become more annoyed if he sympathized with Gwa-dae, so he chose to remain silent.

Because there is no need to fire more firewood.

Baek Yoo-ram was definitely in a bad mood the whole time.

He said that it was not so, but since he heard that Lee Dong-min could not come, he continued to do so.

In their thoughts, if Park Se-young was dazed, Baek Yu-ram seemed to be holding back his anger inside.

Apparently the latter is paying more attention.

‘In the first meeting, Fix dealt with 『Kang Hae-rin’s murder diary』. What’s next?’

I kept asking questions like that, and Hwang Ji-young and Kim Yoon-a only came up with ideas there as if interrogating them.

‘How about 『My Cat』?’

‘Isn’t that what Lee Dong-min recommended?’

‘…that’s different…’

‘okay?’

The reason why the club preparation process, which should have been fun and exciting, was so uncomfortable was definitely Lee Dong-min.

The two pretended not to be, but in fact, Baek Yu-ram noticed that he cared about Lee Dong-min.

“Guys, I can’t. Let’s stop here for today. The rest… Talk to me via chat. Are you fine?”

In the end, Baek Yoo-ram broke the meeting.

The justification was that Park Se-young was unable to concentrate on the meeting and ideas were not coming out properly, but she seemed to be the least concentrating.

Hwang Ji-young and Kim Yoon-ah thought it was an opportunity, so they packed their bags and left their rooms in a hurry, and when Park Se-young tried to follow them out, Baek Yu-ram called her.

“Park Se-young, you want to talk to me.”

“… yes.”

“Why do you care so much about Lee Dong-min?”

Contrary to the fierce tone, Baek Yu-ram’s expression was not so fierce, and he even served warm tea.

“Talk to me comfortably.”

“… Nerves. I told you. I hope things go well with you and Dongmin oppa.”

“… He has a girlfriend, and I said I don’t want to go out with a boy who has a girlfriend. Will you keep making excuses for me? I have a great girlfriend like Kang Hae-rin, but she says she’s dating me? Why are you better?”

It was only between the two of them.

Park Se-young, in a good way, has a lot of interest in others, and in a bad way, he has a broad personality.

As soon as she knew that Baek Yu-ram was interested in Lee Dong-min, and that she was being subjected to date violence by her ex-boyfriend, Song Yeon-woo, she decided to connect the two seniors.

That was the trigger for the three drinking parties.

Of course, Baek Yoo-ram immediately gave up on the spot when he saw that Lee Dong-min was interested in another woman.

At first, she wasn’t sure.

Even if Lee Dong-min liked her, it was obvious that he would be harmed by the persistent Song Yeon-woo.

That bad-quality man would persistently follow and harass Lee Dong-min, just as he did with Baek Yoo-ram.

Because Lee Dong-min was more like a handsome boy who arouses protective instincts in women rather than a masculine man who seemed to protect women.

Because of that, I didn’t have a lot of greed.

Besides, his intentions seemed impure.

After Song Yeon-woo recently punched Lee Dong-min, he was grateful to be able to break up with him, but Baek Yu-ram was not proud of Lee Dong-min.

It’s true that I approached the subject of having a boyfriend to say goodbye, and it’s also true that I fell in love with a guy I didn’t even know well just by looking at his ‘face’.

Even if there are ‘memories’ that cannot be said.

Even if you bring it up, in the end it only seems to appeal to the ‘handsome’ Lee Dong-min.

It somehow doesn’t look pure.

“I don’t think you are being honest.”

Park Se-young said.

“Am I playing with you? that’s right. I don’t even know if I’m messing around. But do you know that unnie seems more anxious because she wants to talk to me but can’t? You’d better be impatient to be like me.”

“… what?”

Park Se-young often made such a sudden rash.

In fact, it was surprising that she had a cheerful and bright personality regardless of whether she was a senior or a classmate, but it was not a habit for a freshman who had only been a few weeks old to talk.

Still, Baek Yoo-ram could not respond.

Because I felt like I was being lied to.

“… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

She turned away from Park Se-young’s eyes.

The first time I saw Lee Dong-min was when I was a freshman.

Back then he wasn’t this handsome.

No, to be precise, the appearance was covered.

Her long, greasy hair covered half of her face.

Of course, the sideburns were not tidied up, and it was a hairstyle that only Japanese celebrities would have done in the past.

Of course, I didn’t do the shaggy cut on purpose, as if I had cut it sloppily with my own hands.

Fashion was even messier.

Sneakers that look like they were bought at the market.

The loose clothes were usually hoodies, and the printing paint was often peeling off or stretched.

At least it seemed to do a good job washing, but it was useless to wash it because it had been worn for so long.

He attended only one semester and took a leave of absence from the military.

In the meantime, he might have dated a girlfriend, but his style has changed drastically and his hair has become tidy, so now only he knows, he has become quite a celebrity.

He was quite famous for his talent and good looks.

So angry that I don’t know why.

But a few years ago that wasn’t the case.

The only person who knew that was Baek Yoo-ram.

There was one reason why she remembered Lee Dong-min, who had no presence and was extremely timid and defensive.

Just the two of us, no, because she has her own memories.

***

Was it two years ago?

Baek Yu-ram, a freshman, was from an all-girls high school, and he enjoyed hanging out with boys after coming to college.

Thinking about it now, I want to kick off the blanket, but I played the queen while doing group assignments.

All of her seniors and classmates saw her above-average appearance and tried to be nice to her.

But Lee Dong-min did not.

Of course, I didn’t like it simply because he was ‘different’ like in some dramas.

Without Lee Dong-min, she wouldn’t be where she is today, because he was the person who ‘rescued’ her.

At the party after the group assignment, which Lee Dong-min had been with, Baek Yoo-ram almost got raped by a senior returning student.

Her head was a flower garden, and she was wrapped up in the pride that men were nothing, and she followed the senior who said ‘let’s drink more’ without thinking.

Fortunately, he didn’t get drunk just before going home, but he persisted until the end.

“Let’s have one more drink, f*ck-“

He pulled Baek Yu-ram’s wrist so hard that it hurt, and tried to forcefully hug him.

I was definitely sober then.

After being discharged from the army, the returning senior, who was full of confidence in strange parts, forcibly groped her body.

It was only then that Baek Yoo-ram realized that he was like a fox guarding the lion’s head.

She was not above men.

He thought of her as prey.

I thought I could understand why the returning senior gave a strange look to his male classmates at a drinking party.

“Save me-!”

“You crazy boy. Do I eat you?”

The return student senior, who revealed his true colors, now grabbed Baek Yoo-ram’s cheek and tried to kiss him.

It was late in the morning, and I was energized because of the alcohol, and there were few people walking in the dark alley.

“Iyaah-!”

That was the moment.

“… what, what?!”

At the end of the alley, a man grabbed his bag tightly and charged ignorantly, then headbutted a senior returning student.

“100 million-!”

He picked up the boat as it was.

There were not many streetlights in the narrow dark alley when two adult men passed by, so the return student senior could not defend against the head-butt with a drunken body.

He tumbled and fell beautifully.

It was the most perfect headbutt Baek Yoo-ram had ever seen.

“… song.”

The man took Baek Yoo-ram’s hand.

“Quickly.”

Baek Yu-ram couldn’t see him because his shaggy hair was covering his eyes, but at first glance, he thought he heard his voice.

Even if it wasn’t dark, I would have recognized it right away.

For a brave knight, the man’s hand trembled enough to be felt just by holding it.

As he left the alley, passed the police box, and reached a place where there were many private rooms and shops, Baek Yoo-ram gradually realized that he was ‘safe’.

I have never been as happy as I was at that moment.

Safety was so important!

Then she could laugh.

However, the ‘Prince with Dirty Hair’, who actually saved her, sat down holding on to his heart and breathing heavily as if he still couldn’t overcome the tension.

At first, he felt that ‘making a fuss’ was cute and wanted to joke around, but Baek Yoo-ram became more and more contemplative at the man’s appearance that did not calm down as time passed.

“Ha-ah, heh-uh-uh-uh… Kkeuk… Kkeok…”

He seemed to have trouble breathing.

“… Hey… Oh, are you okay?”

She was completely sober.

‘Hyperventilation Syndrome?’

I heard that some people experience shortness of breath and chest pain when they go to crowded places or get nervous.

It was clear that he had a respiratory problem, as he continued to squeeze his chest and exhale with difficulty.

He’s going too far to save her.

Baek Yu-ram looked around, not knowing what to do, then pulled back his hair and hugged him with her own body to help him breathe.

“… you?”

At that moment, Baek Yu-ram was startled.

It was because she knew that the man who saved her was a ‘nerd guy’ who had been sitting gloomily during the group assignment.

‘Was it Lee Dong-min…?’

He did everything diligently and diligently, but he was a man who didn’t talk much and had a weak presence.

Because Baek Yoo-ram enjoyed the attention of other men, she also did not pay attention to Lee Dong-min, who did not show interest in her.

I didn’t even recommend a back party.

Now I see that all the other men are in collusion.

They deliberately excluded Lee Dong-min.

Contrary to Baek Yu-ram’s expectations, his face with his hair pulled back was at the level of a handsome boy.

The owner of good-looking skin and good-looking features to the extent that one wonders why he is not taking care of himself.

In particular, the frowning expression was strangely s*xy.

‘… this is not the time.’

Somehow, he seemed to have no energy and seemed to be fidgeting, but Baek Yoo-ram seemed to be overdoing it.

I was so thankful that it brought me to tears, but I also hated that I had to go this far.

Thanks, but if anything big happens-

“Hey, hey- Lee Dong-min? Come to your senses. can you hear me? breathe slowly huh? Now, take a deep breath.”

Baek Yoo-ram wondered if he should do artificial respiration, but artificial respiration seemed absurd due to hyperventilation.

“You breathe through your nose. Understand? So, do you follow me? Understand? Drink it up, nose. Now- hoo, ha…”

Even now, Baek Yoo-ram did not think that Lee Dong-min lived because of the stupid thing he did at that time.

All she did was close her eyes and hold Lee Dong-min, who was almost passed out, in her arms.

Fortunately, he came to his senses.

“… I’m sorry.”

Perhaps he hadn’t heard Baek Yu-ram speak casually to him as if he were ‘friendly’, so he stood up and nodded.

His thick hair obscured his vision again, and his eyes continued to stare at the floor.

“… Please go in carefully.”

He disappeared into the alley, not knowing that the woman he saved was a classmate in the same department.

***

“sister.”

Park Se-young grabbed Baek Yoo-ram’s hand.

Baek Yoo-ram didn’t like skinship between women, but that wasn’t his intention now.

Park Se-young said firmly.

“Aren’t you two strange? It’s usually a romantic relationship, but it’s the atmosphere.”

“… It’s my mood.”

Baek Yoo-ram turned away.

“Sister-i, you know it’s not. My intuition is telling me. It’s definitely a case similar to my sister’s.”

Park Se-young’s words jumped my mind.

While Lee Dong-min enlisted in the army, Baek Yu-ram dated three times, including Song Yeon-woo.

However, all of them did not end well.

Men seemed to only want her body, and Baek Yu-ram, who had been traumatized, desperately refused it, so their relationship was all short-lived.

Most of them tried to ‘own’ Baek Yoo-ram.

“… Kang Hae-rin seemed to be trying to possess Dong-min. As if it were your own thing. And Dongmin oppa was like an animal being led to slaughter.”

“… you’re overthinking.”

However, the evidence is lacking.

Baek Yu-ram tried to make a realistic decision.

Lee Dong-min is also handsome, but he wouldn’t be happy to go out with a girl so pretty that he wouldn’t be on earth.

Didn’t Song Yeon-woo alone become impatient?

Whoops.

At that time, a call came on Park Se-young’s phone.

It was an unknown number.

“… hello?”

Surrounded by a strange premonition, Park Se-young carefully picked up the phone and held it to her ear.

As if shocked, she covered her mouth with her hand and looked at Baek Yoo-ram.

“… why?”

Baek Yu-ram tilted his head.

Park Se-young turned on the speaker phone instead of answering.

[… Seyoung? I’m on a tour, can I come out now?]

voice through the speaker.

Even Baek Yoo-ram himself could tell.

She was Baek Yu-ram, herself.