The Law of Webnovels -
Chapter 331
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After a moment of silence, I quietly took off my hand from the wall and spoke in a low voice, "... Sorry."
"No problem."
Heaving a sigh, Yeo Dan oppa tapped my head as he usually did. Suddenly turning his head to look at the passersby, he changed the look on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked while feeling anxious.
"Hold on for a sec."
He suddenly opened the collar of his coat and hid me inside it. Having myself in his arms in an unguarded moment, I opened my eyes wide. Yeo Dan oppa's turtleneck sweater was pressed down on my cheek. I could hear his heart pounding faintly through my ears.
How long had it been? Once his coat's collar disappeared from my sight like a curtain had swung open, I raised my head in a daze.
I felt a little dizzy as if I suddenly left a heated spot in a cold place. Even my breath felt slightly hot.
Reclaiming my breath for a moment, I asked, "What happened?"
Yeo Dan oppa grimaced as if he was in an awkward situation. Stretching out his hand to adjust my disheveled hair, he opened his mouth.
"The reason why I came here..."
"Huh?"
"It's because of a stalker."
"What? A stalker?!"
What the hell was he talking about?
Still, Yeo Dan oppa observed the passersby in suspicion with a grimace before suddenly pulling my hand and headed to an alley nearby.
Once we arrived at an utterly desolate spot, he brought up his story in detail.
The incident began about two weeks ago. Yeo Dan oppa's stuff started to disappear. Since he had many mischievous friends, he thought one of them was just playing with him, so he just neglected it. However, as these disappearances started occurring more often, he got annoyed at last. Most of the response he received after voicing his irritation was like, 'What the heck are you talking about?' Yeo Dan oppa fell into confusion.
That was when he began to get some strange letters in his backpack. Listening to that extent, I asked him with my eyes wide open, "Then, the letter I saw last time was also...?"
I recalled the letter he dropped in front of the elevator while asking that question. Yeo Dan oppa nodded. His straight face looked quite gloomy somehow.
"I don't know what you've been thinking, but I was surprised since I didn't even know that it was in my bag. There is no other reason than that."
Smiling awkwardly, I hid my hands behind my back in embarrassment.
What had I been thinking? Well, nothing so special. I just wondered how the girl, whom Yeo Dan oppa was dating, would look like or what she had done in her previous life to have the privilege of dating this super-hot guy in the neighborhood.
Anyway, I heaved a sigh for some reason once the story about this letter thing was revealed. I felt deflated and relieved at the same time.
I then lost myself in thought again. Actually, the existence of a stalker wasn't something unfamiliar to Yeo Dan oppa. I was concerned about something else.
Hesitating for a while, I carefully flung a question.
"Um, but, oppa... Since you have someone stalking you, is it okay to show up at a group hangout? You know the safety of the girl, who would be your partner..."
Frowning faintly, he replied, "I also have that in mind, but... my friends read the letter and decided that this person might have a noble and pure upbringing."
"Oh, that's why...!"
"If she's such a romanticist, she wouldn't be chasing a guy who has a girlfriend."
A-ha, so that was how they decided on things. I nodded.
Unless that person was a wicked stalker, they wouldn't just repeatedly take Yeo Dan oppa's stuff or leave letters. After all, the person wasn't brave enough to reveal his or her identity. In that case, the method that would stop the stalker was to have Yeo Dan oppa date a girl.
However, a question still hung in the air. Tilting my head in wonder, I asked, "But it's quite surprising that you accepted to join this event without hesitation. I mean, oppa, you hate being with strangers, right? No, not just strangers, you would also feel exhausted with your friends."
I often saw him showing a frantic look on his face when his friends dragged him around. On the other hand, I liked people but couldn't get along with others that well since I lacked confidence. However, Yeo Dan oppa would stop functioning after a while with a group of people. His friends were so outgoing that they would often drag him to force him to get along. I would feel jealous and grieved at the same time.
That kind of character was about to have some romantic relationship. Really? I slightly frowned. Was I wrong in thinking that he would never be interested in other girls except for Yeo Ryung?
How long had it been since I gave up my infatuation on him? Although the iron wall around his heart had collapsed, I wouldn't have a chance to go out with him... Suddenly, I lifted my head while hearing something from him.
"I didn't accept it easily."
"Eh? Then...?"
"They told me they would let me know a secret plan to push a stalker away, so I came here on time since I had nothing to lose and found that I was in a situation like this."
"Oh..." I uttered in a daze.
"Those bastards," Yeo Dan oppa blurted the words with downcast eyes. I laughed awkwardly, then turned my head, thinking, 'So that's what happened. It's hardly likely he'll join something like this.'
Rechecking the look in his eyes, I offered my sympathy inwardly to his friends. There would soon be a big fight in his classroom.
At last, he talked about why he took me outside here. As if he felt lighthearted after confessing everything, Yeo Dan oppa asked me with a face that looked like a bright and clear sky.
"I heard you came here to fill in someone. If you're in an awkward situation, do you want to leave together?"
"Oh, so that's why you asked me to pretend that I don't know you?"
Now I clearly grasped why he gave me that order out of the blue when he hated lies and couldn't act well. Yeo Dan oppa nodded at my question without hesitation.
Although he was forced to join this event, he surely didn't want to go out with a girl yet. He didn't feel comfortable participating since he didn't desire any romantic relationship. Then, I showed up among the girls, so it looked like a messiah to him.
Yeo Dan oppa stared at me with his deep black eyes. Receiving his glance, I was lost in thought for a moment but soon shook my head slowly.
"Um... sorry. I still want to wait and see. I don't feel that bewildered about this whole thing or something like that. You know the kids are all funny and nice."
"Yeah, I agree," he replied without the slightest hesitation. It seemed like he wasn't asking me against my will when I refused to do so. Well, did he ever force me to do something I hated?
Something flashed through my mind.
I asked, "Now that I had come to think of it, how did you know those boys, oppa?"
"They are my friends' hoobaes. Not that close, not that far..."
"Oh, I see."
Another mystery was solved. While I nodded, Yeo Dan oppa slowly pointed outside of the alley out of the blue.
Once I bent my steps toward that direction, he walked after me while shoving his hands into his coat pockets. He continued, "The boy, who was about to show up, suddenly made me join this thing on his behalf, so the other kids were probably shocked. I think they weren't informed that I will join. Well, they were nice enough to not show how surprised they were."
"Oh, I get that."
"As you just said, they seem to be good kids. Maybe..."
I showed a swiveling smile at the word he just added cautiously. Finding the similarities between Yeo Dan oppa and Yeo Ryung always made me fun. Whenever it happened, I felt that he, who felt very unreal, although he was my next-door neighbor, was getting closer to me.
They view strangers positively under any circ.u.mstances. It was such a careful and considerate attitude as if saying something negative about others would harm them for real.
That was one of their strengths. I realized how lovely Yeo Ryung was and why I liked Yeo Dan oppa. They were the friendliest people I had ever met until that time.
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