Strawberry Juice and Jealousy

The next morning, Ha-eun arrived at school as usual and took her seat.

There was still some time before class started.

She was about to take out her book and begin studying when her eyes landed on a cold bottle of strawberry juice sitting on her desk. 🍓

Ha-eun frowned and looked around.

"Who put this here?"

No one answered.

She picked up the bottle and examined it.

Just then, Lee Seo-jun walked into the classroom.

Holding up the juice, Ha-eun asked,

"Did you leave this here?"

Seo-jun looked surprised and shook his head.

"No."

At that moment, a few girls in the class began whispering.

"Could it be from Min-jun?"

"No way!"

"Since when does Kang Min-jun give drinks to people?"

Annoyed, Ha-eun placed the juice back on her desk.

A few moments later, Kang Min-jun entered the classroom.

Instead of heading straight to his seat, his gaze immediately fell on Ha-eun's desk.

His eyes lingered on the strawberry juice for a few seconds.

Ha-eun noticed.

"Is this juice yours?"

Min-jun remained silent for a moment before replying,

"What if it is?"

Ha-eun's eyes widened.

The entire classroom froze.

"You gave me this?"

Min-jun shrugged.

"Why are you asking so many questions?"

The whole class exchanged shocked looks. 😳

The school's most feared student had actually given someone a strawberry juice.

It felt completely unbelievable.

During lunch break, Ha-eun was sitting near the school garden.

Seo-jun came and sat beside her.

"Everyone is talking about you and Min-jun today."

Ha-eun sighed.

"Honestly, I don't even understand what's wrong with him."

Seo-jun laughed.

"Maybe he finds you interesting."

Ha-eun immediately stared at him.

"Impossible!"

The two burst into laughter. 😊

From a distance, Min-jun watched them.

That strange feeling returned once again.

He couldn't understand why seeing Seo-jun next to Ha-eun irritated him so much.

But he knew one thing.

He didn't like it.

Not at all.

After school, Ha-eun left for home.

A light rain had started to fall. 🌧️

She searched through her bag for an umbrella.

Then she remembered.

She had forgotten to bring one.

Just as she was wondering what to do, an umbrella suddenly appeared above her head.

Ha-eun turned around in surprise.

It was Kang Min-jun.

"You?"

Min-jun looked away awkwardly.

"If you get sick, it'll affect your studies."

Ha-eun raised an eyebrow.

"That's your reason?"

"Yeah. Don't think too much about it."

Ha-eun couldn't help but laugh.

For the first time, she saw a different side of him.

Behind the cold, arrogant attitude seemed to be someone much softer than she had expected.

At that very moment, Seo-jun was standing across the street.

From a distance, he saw Min-jun and Ha-eun standing under the same umbrella.

For some reason, his chest felt heavy.

For the first time, he realized something.

Ha-eun wasn't just a friend to him anymore.

His feelings were becoming deeper.

More serious.

That night, none of the three could sleep properly.

Ha-eun kept thinking about Min-jun's strange behavior.

Min-jun kept wondering why Ha-eun was constantly on his mind.

And Seo-jun couldn't stop asking himself one question—

Was he already too late?

In this game of love, who would make the first move?

💜✨

To Be Continued... 🌸

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