The Law of Webnovels -
Chapter 375
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Lowering his head, he soon moved his face close to mine, which made me flinch. He was never too abrupt, but he had his lips touch my cheek as slow as possible to wait for me to refuse.
That was when I heard some rapid footsteps coming toward us. My house door flung open all of a sudden. Raising my hand instinctively, I gasped and held onto the wall. Once I heard a cheerfully ringing voice, I lifted my head.
"What are you two doing there?" asked Ban Yeo Ryung. She looked bewildered while touching my house door. Once I lifted my head, I found Yeo Dan oppa taking a deep breath while holding the railing, making my heart heavy.
Why was Yeo Ryung coming out of my house anyway?
When I went inside with Yeo Dan oppa, I could grasp the situation. There were beer and soju bottles on the living room table with some fruit platters. The TV screen was displaying the latest TV drama, and everyone was talking about it.
These days, my parents and Yeo Ryung's parents talked on various subjects for several hours whenever they met. Therefore, Yeo Dan oppa and my relationship were more easily exposable.
I looked at the calendar on the living room wall. Since it was a long weekend, the neighbors gathered at our house after a long time and shared some warmth. As if I had guessed correctly, Yeo Ryung's parents, who were sitting on the corner of our living room, waved their hands at us.
"How are you, Donnie?"
"Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Ban."
"I heard you're very busy studying in cram school these days since you became a sophomore."
'Don't push yourself too much,' adding that way, Yeo Ryung's mother looked behind me and opened her eyes wide.
"You two came together?"
"We met on our way home."
Listening to Yeo Dan oppa's terse response, my heart pounded faster. This was such a dangerous situation. We kept our relationship in the streets. However, both our parents had gathered at my house; we also had a person here who knew the truth. Geez, even though this wasn't a scene in a TV drama, things felt unbelievable.
That was when Yeo Ryung's mother spoke to her son, "Don't hang out with your friends too much during the break. Try to take care of Donnie too. Come back home together, like right now. Help her with her studies as you do it with your friends. You know Donnie is like your real sister."
Her remark made me think about what we had just done in front of the door. My face reddened while thinking, 'No, real siblings don't do something like that.'
To make matters worse, Yeo Dan oppa might have thought the same thing. Watching him blushing up to the root of his hair, I felt somewhat embarrassed. Thankfully, Yeo Dan oppa was the type of person who didn't reveal his thoughts on his face.
Unlike his cool and chic character, Yeo Dan oppa replied in a faint voice, "I will."
"Donnie, you heard that, right? Use my son as much as you want."
"Haha, thank you," I replied while breaking out in a cold sweat. At that moment, my father, thankfully, saved us from this awkward situation.
"If you guys aren't gonna have some fruit slices, go to your room. Geez, our living room is too small."
"Should I bring you guys some snacks?"
My mom asked us kindly after my dad's remark. I quickly shook my head and beckoned to Yeo Ryung, who was sitting in the living room to follow us to my room.
Once I shut the door and blocked the living room's noise, I could finally let out a sigh of relief. Standing against the door as if I was defending this space from a zombie attack, I murmured, "How could the couples in TV dramas keep a secret relationship? How does it work?"
It wasn't the first time our families had gathered in someone's house. Over the past few months, especially after the break, the two families met quite often; however, I always felt so nervous every time it happened.
Having heard my murmur, Yeo Ryung pouted beside me and said, "Then break up."
"No."
"I don't think so."
Yeo Dan oppa and I uttered at the same time. Once we exchanged eye contact, both of us burst into a burst of small laughter. Watching us behaving like that, Yeo Ryung acted like a petulant kid again.
We had been together for nearly two months, but I could understand why Yeo Ryung kept telling us to break up. Ever since we started dating, Yeo Ryung became the loneliest person among us. I was going to cram school; Yeo Dan oppa was studying in the library with his friends. During our spare time, oppa and I enjoyed dating, so Yeo Ryung couldn't help but get upset.
At first, she denied all our suggestions of hanging out somewhere; however, she began to consider our plans little by little. Amus.e.m.e.nt parks, movie theaters, the Han river, or the Lake park in Jamsil... When the three of us visited such places altogether, it didn't seem like dating, of course, but I liked it since it felt like we went back to our childhood.
'Oh, come to think of it...' Taking a seat, I brought up a story I had in mind.
"I heard in my cram school earlier that Yoon Jung In is traveling Japan during the New Years' holiday."
Yeo Ryung's eyes widened immediately.
"Japan? What about the classes?"
"Well, it's a four-day holiday, so I guess he's taking a short trip."
"Wow, how lucky," replied Yeo Ryung while lying down on my bed without strength. Taking off my thick padded coat, I also plumped down on my bed beside her.
"My family would visit our hometown during the holidays," I uttered.
"So are we."
Watching us sharing those conversations, Yeo Dan oppa looked like we were saying something too obvious. Regardless of his expression, we just looked up at the ceiling without moving an inch then turned to the other side with a m.o.a.n.
"Ah, it's too far. I hate it."
"Though it's not that far, I still don't like it."
We repeatedly uttered, 'I hate it,' like a broken robot. Yeo Dan still gave us a look of cluelessness why we were reacting that way.
'I know we have to visit our hometowns during the holidays, but it's too annoying! I wish I could just stay at home, spending as much time as possible in front of the computer...'
Having those thoughts in my head with my pillow in my arms, I suddenly remembered how the guys would travel far more than myself.
After a moment of hesitation, I carefully asked, "Um, Yeo Ryung?"
"Huh?"
"What are the Four Heavenly Kings doing during the holiday?"
"Oh..."
Yeo Ryung's face soon brightened after looking absent-minded for a second. As if she felt so excited, she suddenly got up from the bed and sat straight. Watching her reacting that way, I kind of felt sorry.
As I mentioned earlier, ever since oppa and I started dating, Yeo Ryung became the loneliest person among us. Simultaneously, she became the most heartbroken after the quarrel I had with the Four Heavenly Kings.
Especially during the break, the six of us would hang out very often, but this winter break, Yeo Ryung couldn't even suggest going on a short trip together. Last year, we went to see the winter sea; we also often visited Yoo Chun Young's vacation home. These events didn't happen during this break. However, after bringing them up for the first time in a long time, Yeo Ryung became delighted.
Feeling guilty somehow, I averted my eyes but turned my head back to her once she responded.
"Well, first, Jooin's gonna stay in Seoul."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh, you know Jooin's relatives all live in Seoul. They also unite often. This time, they decided to skip the reunion to avoid any hassle or traffic jams during the holidays. He's just staying at home."
'I see,' I nodded. Listening to her talk about Jooin's relatives, the big match between Woo Rinara and Woo Rihon at the party flashed through my head.
'Those people shouldn't live that way if they don't want to cause Jooin any more trouble,' I thought. My brows suddenly met in the middle.
I heard Yeo Ryung shout, "So if you want to call Jooin, do it whenever you want!"
"Huh? Ah... okay."
Yikes, I bitterly responded since it felt unexpected. Watching her becoming sullen, I quickly changed the topic.
"What about Eun Hyung?"
Yeo Ryung immediately returned to her cheerful self and replied, "I heard he's going somewhere."
"Going somewhere?"
"Uh-huh, but he didn't tell me where."
Having heard her response, I recalled that Eun Hyung always didn't show up during the holidays for some unknown reason. He just told us that he had to go somewhere but never revealed where.
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