Do-hwa and Min-jun’s joined hands felt incredibly warm. He wished that warmth could be reserved just for him. As this feeling grew stronger…
“Oh, are you guys leaving?”
He met Woo Ji-min’s gaze. She also seemed to have gone to the restroom, holding a handkerchief. Her eyes soon shifted to the intertwined hands of Min-jun and Do-hwa. Her pupils shook as if she had seen something unbelievable. Do-hwa quickly dropped his hand, as he was worried about any misunderstandings. In the process, his actions seemed exaggerated.
“No, I couldn’t walk properly, so Min-jun helped me.”
Do-hwa offered an awkward smile as he made excuses. At the same time, Woo Ji-min’s expression relaxed, but Min-jun’s eyebrows furrowed deeply. His gaze felt icy, piercing Do-hwa like needles. It was as if Do-hwa had committed a grave mistake. However, even for Min-jun, being seen with him in front of club members wouldn’t be ideal. He didn’t have much presence or popularity in school. People might wonder why he was dating someone like Do-hwa. It could even tarnish Min-jun’s image.
“Well, that’s a relief. Shall we stay a bit longer before leaving?”
Woo Ji-min pulled on Do-hwa’s arm. He felt Min-jun’s gaze on him. It was too obvious, causing Do-hwa to inadvertently glance back at Min-jun. His expression had hardened further. Even when he argued with Koo Jong-pil, he didn’t look like that. Fear started creeping in. Did he make a huge mistake? What’s going on exactly?
However, Do-hwa couldn’t grasp what he had done wrong at all. With his attention focused on Min-jun, he didn’t notice the approaching men from the other side. As a result, he collided with one of them. The impact caused Do-hwa and Woo Ji-min to fall over.
“What the hell, man! Watch where you’re going, you jerk!”
The man had broad shoulders and was quite tall. His bleached hair and numerous piercings gave off a strong sense of delinquency. Do-hwa was feeling shaken as he helped Woo Ji-min up first and then tried to politely apologize and move on. However, Woo Ji-min narrowed her eyebrows sharply.
“You’re the one who should watch where you’re going. If you’re big, you should move to the side.”
Then, Woo Ji-min grabbed Do-hwa’s arm and headed back to their spot. An angry voice from the men behind them could be heard, but she seemed unfazed.
In the past, Woo Ji-min couldn’t stand injustice. Among the seonbae members of the club, there was a seonbae who, when drunk, would harass female students. He was the son of a well-off family, and his father was a high-ranking official at a Korean university. That seonbae had once attempted to do something indecent to Woo Ji-min but ended up with a broken wrist. It turned out that Woo Ji-min had learned martial arts at some point. However, since she didn’t usually retaliate against ordinary students, it was thought that there might be consequences for her, but she continued her university life without any problems. She became one of the mysteries of the club.
“Do-hwa, be careful of those guys when you go home later.”
“Huh? Why?”
“When we were playing games earlier, those guys were at the table across from us, and they seemed to be eyeing you strangely. I thought it might be just my imagination, but it seemed like they purposely bumped into you just now. So, be careful.”
“Oh… yeah…”
After hearing Woo Ji-min’s advice, Do-hwa felt his blood run cold. It wasn’t just because of the current situation but also because it brought back memories of being bullied by gangsters during high school.
‘If I get involved with that jerk, only bad things happen.’
‘Yeah, so damn frustrating. Damn.’
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‘Putting a cursed ghost in a hopeless situation is even more disgusting.’
‘Come on! Do-hwa, you don’t see that jerk? Damn it.’
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Do-hwa was stiff, as if stuck in mud, as he collected himself at Woo Ji-min’s voice.
“Oh, it’s nothing. I’ll be careful.”
Recalling the awkward past did nothing good. It only consumed unnecessary emotions. Do-hwa shook his head as if to shake off those thoughts. Above all, now wasn’t the time for it. Maybe Woo Ji-min’s concerns about the guys were unfounded. What Do-hwa should worry about now was…
“Seonbae, walk slowly.”
It was Cha Min-jun who approached from behind him. Do-hwa nervously turned his head to look at his face. Despite his gentle voice, his gaze was firm, and his eyes were fixed on Woo Ji-min’s fingers, which had been holding onto Do-hwa’s arm. There was somehow a sharp edge to it.
When he returned to his seat, the girls who had been flirting with Min-jun earlier had vanished, and most of the classmates had returned. Jihoon was the same.
“Come on, let’s sit down and play one last game to finish it off.”
Kim Soo-yeon grinned. Woo Ji-min also let go of Do-hwa’s arm and returned to her seat. Do-hwa did the same. Although Min-jun sat beside him, the chill persisted. This made him start to feel uneasy.
“Now, what should we do?”
Kim Soo-yeon raised her phone and opened a drinking game app. She glanced mischievously at Do-hwa before extending her phone toward him.
“Let’s have Do-hwa, who’s leading from behind, pick the last game.”
“Me?”
Do-hwa’s eyes widened as he had been keeping an eye on Min-jun. The screen displayed a dartboard with various games listed. Having consistently placed last in previous games, they all seemed difficult and daunting to him.
“Press this button to select a game.”
Kim Soo-yeon pointed to the dart icon underneath the dartboard. First, they needed to wrap up this drinking session and either apologize to the upset Min-jun or grovel to him. Do-hwa hastily pressed the button. The multicolored dart spun, and the arrow flew out, landing neatly on the dartboard.
“Truth or dare.”
“Ah, these bring back memories. We used to play this during middle school camp…”
“Yeah, those were the days.”
While everyone seemed to be reminiscing, there was also an air of awkwardness. But more than anyone else, Do-hwa felt uneasy. He was naturally bad at lying, and he had experienced receiving penalties or unnecessary misunderstandings from playing truth or dare games. Above all, the recent lie about memory loss, which got caught by Min-jun, made him feel even more dizzy.
“Alright, let’s set some rules.”
Kim Soo-yeon eagerly took charge of the drinking session.
“We must only speak the truth, and everything said here stays secret. Understand? Never leak anything to others, got it?”
She listed some obvious rules.
“The person starting will choose someone to ask a question, and the chosen person has to answer. If they can’t, they have to take a shot.”
“What about the next turn?”
“Obviously, the chosen person will then ask a question to whoever they want.”
“Can retaliatory questions be asked? Like, can the person ask a question back to the one who asked them?”
“Yeah, let’s allow that!”
“Then this could be really fun, right?”
“We won’t end up fighting today, will we?”
The classmates, now a bit tipsy, chuckled with their eyes slightly glazed. Kim Soo-yeon seemed to find it amusing too; her face lit up with excitement.
“Who was the winner in the eye-contact game earlier?”
“Cha Min-jun.”
All the classmates pointed to Min-jun. That’s right, Min-jun excelled in every game and consistently secured first place. Do-hwa was thinking about it again, as he couldn’t help but wonder what Min-jun couldn’t do.
“Then let Min-jun start first. Throw a question to whoever you want!”
“Oh.”
Why did it have to be Cha Min-jun starting? Do-hwa felt as if he was on the execution block. However, he quickly dismissed the premature worry. That guy might ask a question to someone else. As he was thinking not to jump to conclusions, his eyes met Min-jun’s.
“Do you dislike me, Do-hwa seonbae?”
“…Huh?”
Asking such a straightforward and raw question? Do-hwa was incredibly taken aback.
“No, why would I dislike you? I don’t dislike you at all.”
However, Min-jun didn’t seem particularly pleased with Do-hwa’s response. In fact, it was quite the opposite. His gaze was gradually turning colder. From Do-hwa’s perspective, he thought he had answered sincerely, so why was Min-jun reacting like this?
“Now, Do-hwa, who received the question, will ask a question to someone he wants.”
At Kim Soo-yeon’s prompting, Do-hwa’s gaze shifted towards Min-jun. He honestly couldn’t think of a question to ask anyone else right now.
“So, does Min-jun dislike me?”
An eye for an eye. Do-hwa wondered how that guy would respond.
“No, I really like you.”
His eyes, as he responded, seemed to have a strange intensity.
“Do-hwa, you’re asking such an obvious question. Min-jun really follows you around a lot.”
Kim Soo-yeon teased them both.
“So, should I ask the question this time too?”
Min-jun directed his question to Kim Soo-yeon, keeping his gaze fixed on Do-hwa. Of course, the answer was yes, and the classmates egged him on to ask a more provocative question, except for Jihoon.
“Do-hwa, do you love me?”
“What?”
Do-hwa froze as he was completely caught off guard by the unexpected question. At the same time, his body temperature skyrocketed in an instant. He couldn’t understand why his heart was beating so erratically. Min-jun gently lifted his chin.
“Give me an honest answer.”
Ahhh the question everyone wanted to ask
Lol he’ll really quit drinking at this rate
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH CLIFF HANGER😭😭😭😭😭😭😱💀
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And that is why these games should not be played
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