Everything is the same at school. Lesson, break, and so on, so a good idea came to Pak Nuri.
Pak Nuri stood up from her seat and walked over to Kim So-hee.
- Kim So-hee!
- Hm?!
Kim So-hee replied, not cheerfully at all.
- Do you want to hang out after school?
Pak Nuri said cheerfully with a smile.
Kim So-hee thought for a moment.
"Should I go or not? That is the question."
Also, Ho Su-min, who overheard Pak Nuri's question, couldn't resist and decided to speak up. He turned towards them.
- Of course. I'm going, so you should agree!
He said, looking at Kim So-hee with sparkling eyes and an equally sparkling smile.
- Huh? Well, okay.
Kim So-hee replied.
"Nothing will happen if I go for a walk. Besides, I can't refuse when he looks like that. It's as if my answer is a matter of life and death for him."
She thought, continuing to look at Ho Su-min.
"Yay! She's going! We haven't hung out together for a while."
Pak Nuri thought happily.
- Then, after school, we'll go right away.
She also said.
- Of course!
Ho Su-min said cheerfully.
- Yeah.
Kim So-hee replied simply and coldly.
During their conversation, none of them noticed that Cheon Tae-ho was sitting between them.
- Ahem! I'm sorry, but DID YOU FORGET ABOUT ME?! NO?!
Cheon Tae-ho said sarcastically, crossing his arms and staring at each of them.
- Oh! Sorry.
Pak Nuri apologized, feeling guilty since it was her idea.
- And what's the point of asking you?! You'd refuse to come with us anyway. Right, Ho Su-min?
Kim So-hee asked sharply.
- That's right. Isn't it?
Ho Su-min agreed with her words.
- What if I decided to come with you? Did you think of that?
Cheon Tae-ho continued to look at them intently.
- Ah. Well, in that case, would Her Highness agree to hang out with commoners like us? Hahaha!!
Kim So-hee said, looking directly into Cheon Tae-ho's eyes.
- Hahaha!!
Pak Nuri started laughing too.
- Yeah, right. We're just commoners. His Highness wouldn't want to hang out with us. Hahaha!!
Ho Su-min continued to laugh at Cheon Tae-ho.
"Yeah, how dare they laugh at me?"
Cheon Tae-ho thought angrily. He turned his whole body towards Kim So-hee, placing his left hand on the back of the chair.
- I see you're having fun.
He said.
- Yeah. A lot.
Kim So-hee replied with a smile still on her face.
- I'm glad.
Cheon Tae-ho said. At that moment, everyone started laughing even more because it was clear that he was just joking.
"I'm serious..."
He thought to himself. Eventually, he laughed too.
"What if he said it seriously?"
Ho Su-min thought tensely.
"No, no! It's Cheon Tae-ho. He would never say something like that seriously. I know him."
Ho Su-min continued to think.
After school.
Cheon Tae-ho and Ho Su-min stood by the school gates, waiting for Kim So-hee and Pak Nuri. The first thing they heard were Kim So-hee's outraged shouts.
- You tell me, WHAT DID I DO THAT HE KEPT ME AFTER SCHOOL?!! Huh?!
- Quiet down!
Kim So-hee shoved Pak Nuri.
They walked over to Cheon Tae-ho and Ho Su-min.
- Looks like it took you ages to come.
Cheon Tae-ho said with his usual sarcasm.
- Oh, are you already missing us?
Kim So-hee asked with a sly smile and the same sarcasm.
- Don't dream!
Cheon Tae-ho replied gruffly.
Pak Nuri started laughing together with Ho Su-min.
- Let's go already.
Ho Su-min said through his laughter.
And they all left.