Chapter 334

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When he kicked the wall for the second time, I stepped back instinctively and shouted, "Yeo Dan oppa! What's going on, again?!" However, he just scowled at the door nonchalantly and blurted, "Those bastards are the reason why you're used to these kinds of things."

"What?"

He tried to step inside while kicking the door open. I pulled him away with a pale face.

Thankfully, the bathroom was inside the hall, so the noise didn't reach the counter. A few customers came toward this side without knowing what was happening. Then I saw them quickly dispersing when they noticed the strained atmosphere around us.

Trying to grab and pull Yeo Dan oppa's waist, I yelled, "Oppa, you're gonna be in a lot of trouble if some bad news comes out of this! You hate troublesome things, right?!"

He replied with a subsided voice, "I hate that you're used to this. I hate that more."

I raised my head that I shoved between his side and his arm until then. I tossed a question, involuntarily, "What?"

"I hate that you're used to these kinds of things."

He slowly repeated with a frown. Standing still blankly for a moment, I released my hands from his waist desperately.

Staring at me with a mixed reaction in his eyes, he uttered, "You only worry about me."

I didn't know what to reply, so I dropped my gaze to the floor in silence instead.

Since I had spent a long time with Ban Yeo Ryung and the Four Heavenly Kings, I couldn't help but think about the aftermath of an event instinctively whenever this kind of thing happened. As I mentioned earlier, rumors could work as a lethal poison to people like Yeo Dan oppa, who had an excellent reputation. Besides, he hated troublesome things; I didn't want to involve him in such a situation.

While I wiggled my fingers, his determined response returned.

"I don't care how annoying this can get."

"Uh..."

"This is about you."

My eyes widened after hearing his words. Pouting for a moment, I soon covered my mouth with both hands as if I was suddenly in great need of oxygen before standing still.

Meanwhile, there was a fuss behind us. Sohn Se Young and Chun Dong Ho probably heard our conversation over the bathroom door. Thus, they might have roughly grasped the relationship between Yeo Dan oppa and me.

Suddenly, their angry voices intervened in the silent hallway.

"You fu*king idiot, I told you to watch what you say!"

"How could I know this would happen?"

Their stinging words, which scratched my heart sharply just until now, felt like nothing as if they were a story about someone else. Blinking my eyes vacantly, I looked up at Yeo Dan oppa out of the blue.

Glancing at his stern face, which showed that he's still angry, I suddenly smiled. I knew that it was inappropriate to grin at someone who was losing his temper for me, but I couldn't help but smile.

Yeo Dan seemed to wonder why I was suddenly grinning. Placing my hand on his hand, I quietly detached my lips.

"Oppa, to be really honest, I actually didn't feel okay until just now."

"Uh-huh."

"But now, I really, really am fine."

Yeo Dan oppa pulled one side of his brows upward as if my response sounded dubious. Watching that look, I shouted with a smile, "I mean it, really! I'm truly okay."

"I don't think so."

Speaking that way in a slightly louder voice than before, Yeo Dan oppa threw a glance at the bathroom again where Sohn Se Young and Chun Dong Ho stood. Wondering about his intention, I soon grinned.

I corrected my impression I had about him. I thought he was a tactless guy, but he could threaten others with a straight face contrary to his usual demeanor.

I could now see the faces of the two boys inside the bathroom without seeing them directly. With a giggle, I beckoned Yeo Dan oppa to come closer. He tilted his head toward me. I brought my lips near to his ears.

"Actually, when you kicked the door..."

I lowered my voice as much as possible on purpose. Sohn Se Young and Chun Dong Ho would be dying to know what we were talking about now.

Yeo Dan oppa nodded, "Uh-huh."

"I felt like I was unstoppable."

Watching him show a slight grin on his lips, I added, "I'm quite mean, right?"

"Not at all."

Replying that way, he lifted his hand and gently patted my head. That simple gesture made me feel like I was suddenly returning to my middle school days when the difference between his and my height was larger than now... In my eyes, he looked so handsome, reliable, and undefeatable.

With Yeo Dan oppa on my side, I felt like nothing in this world could frighten me. When someone snatched my wallet in the arcade, I returned home crying. He saw me and got my purse back. Whenever I was involved in a dangerous situation with Yeo Ryung, he finally appeared and saved us. Recalling those memories, I flaunted a smile.

That was why I wanted to be his real sibling and later had a crush on him. If I couldn't be his real sister, I would become his closest person instead, so he could stay beside me as long as possible.

Well, none of those happened eventually, but thank god, he was still living next door. Keeping my smile at him for a while, I soon shook my head when he asked me what I had in mind. I gestured my eyes to the table. It had been too long since I told the kids that I would just make a call shortly.

When we returned to the table, Lee Mina, who was touching the phone, raised her head. She suddenly asked, "What took you so long? I heard some loud noise from the bathroom just now."

The person who made that loud noise was here beside me. However, I couldn't say that, so I just glanced at Yeo Dan oppa. He sat across me with a nonchalant look on his face as if nothing happened.

Kim Jimin, who was sitting here the whole time, gently greeted both Yeo Dan oppa and me. Nodding, I heard Lee Mina's voice.

"Do you know what happened? You were just there."

"Uh, that's because..." Glancing at Yeo Dan oppa, I continued, "There was almost a fight..."

Lee Mina's eyes brightened as if they were lit at once. Geez. What people said was true; watching a fire or fight was indeed the most exciting thing. Mina, Ahn Ji Young, and Moon Sarah got closer to me and asked, "A fight? What fight? Why?"

"What happened?"

Haha... I opened my lips with a grin.

"It's a long story. Let me tell you later at school."

I should tell them what happened anyway since they were also involved in the situation. While I rambled those thoughts in my head, Chun Dong Ho and Sohn Se Young returned to their seats.

Looking incomparably paler than before, they just rubbed their faces with their hands and glanced at someone to study his face. In the direction where they fastened their gazes, Yeo Dan oppa was there, typing something quickly on his phone.

That was what he had been doing from the very beginning; however, the two boys couldn't move as if they had been petrified. 'Yeah, that's all you guys can react now.' Clicking my tongue with that thought in mind, I suddenly thought about something before quickly raising my head.

Yikes, now that I had come to think of it, did I ask Yeo Dan oppa to bring me back home? Recalling the conversations I had with him in front of the bathroom, I finally got the answer.

Since I was desperate to let Yeo Dan oppa understand that I was fine, I forgot to ask him to bring me back home, which I wanted to tell him outside the café! I disheveled my hair nervously.

What should I do now? I had no means left to get out of this place with no excuses to give. Should I face these kids until the end of this group hangout then?

I bit my lips while having those thoughts in my head. Lee Mina, sitting beside me, poked my thigh under the table. I lifted my eyes and directed them on her.

'Huh?' When I asked her with my eyes instead of speaking out loud, Lee Mina pointed down. Under the table, I saw a typed message on her phone screen.

"Did something happen between that oppa and those boys?"