Chapter 152

Chapter 152

Geunseok’s phone went off again, causing Yurim to bite down on her fork a bit harder than she intended . Her front teeth were throbbing slightly in pain . Already, Geunseok’s stared at his phone four times throughout their date . He just told her he was talking with his coach whenever she asked about it . She wanted to ask what the coach was like, but she lacked the courage each time . The boy already looked annoyed by her . He would hate her for sure if she overstepped her boundaries . So instead, Yurim handed him a piece of a fried dumpling .

“Try this, it’s good . ”

“Sure . ”

Right then, his phone vibrated again . Geunseok put down his fork with a smile . Yurim felt like she was choking .

“That dumpling’s tasty . ”

“Yeah, I know . ”

“You’re not going to eat it?”

“I will, after this . ”

“If it cools down . . . ”

Geunseok raised his hand with an annoyed expression . That face didn’t last long though . After just a second, he had a smile on his face again .

“I’ll eat it on my own time . You should eat it too . ”

Geunseok went back to reading his phone . The boy had an incredibly energetic look on his face as he read . Yurim looked at him dumbly before putting a piece of tteokbokki in her mouth . It was sweet . Salty . Spicy . No, it didn’t taste like anything . Since when was this dish so bland? The sticky rice cake felt awful in her mouth . She rolled it in her mouth as she chewed and ended up biting her tongue . She let out a slight moan in pain, but at least with this, she might be able to get Geunseok’s attention…

“Pft . ”

Geunseok was laughing while looking at his phone . Yurim tasted blood in her mouth . She thought back to that woman named Suyeon in Geunseok’s phone, that was probably his coach . She looked down slightly . She tried hard to look good with her beige pants, so why did she feel so out of style right now? Also, since when was she so fat? Her hips felt like they were about to explode .

She looked a little further upwards . She could see her stomach . She touched the skin hidden under her shirt, she could feel the fat underneath . The woman in the picture probably didn’t have anything like this . Lastly, her chest . Why was she so small? Her chest hurt a little, so she tapped it a few times with her fist . Even then she was looking at Geunseok . Maybe he’d ask her if she was hurting anywhere?

“This sis is just…” Geunseok said .

He probably didn’t mean to say it out loud . Unfortunately, Yurim heard everything . Geunseok looked up, seemingly realizing his loud voice . Yurim quickly stretched to grab a tissue .

“ . . . I spilled something,” she said, trying her best to hide the fact she heard him .

Geunseok clicked his tongue in disapproval .

“You should be careful . So unladylike . ”

“Y-yeah . ”

Yurim smiled as she wiped down the already clean table, this was the first time their eyes met since they started eating .

“Geunseok,”

“Yeah?”

“Do you… have anything that’s been bothering you recently?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“No, just… I wanted you to know that I’m always here to help you . Just like last time . ”

She barely managed to squeeze the words out of her . That’s right, the two of them had a bond that no one could break . Geunseok was relying on her . Speaking the words out loud calmed her down significantly . Surely the boy would come to her if hard times fell on him .

“Like last time?”

Geunseok responded coldly at her words, cold enough to make her flinch . Yurim was afraid of Geunseok’s glare, so she could only stutter out a response .

“N-no, u-um . . . ”

“Explain what you meant by ‘last time’?”

“No, I spoke wrongly . ”

“Tell me . ”

Geunseok leaned forward, casting a shadow over his face . Yurim felt afraid, his pressuring gaze made her heart tremble . At the same time, she felt oddly comforted . At least he wasn’t looking at his phone anymore, he wasn’t giving that woman any more attention . His eyes were on her and her alone .

She had to suppress a twisted smile appearing on her face . Yurim looked around carefully . She’d be losing to that woman if she