Chapter 94: Chapter 94
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Regardless of Yoo Chun Youngâs urging gaze, Yi Ruda smiled cheerfully yet with a relaxed face.
âHmm⊠You still donât get that⊠the reason why Donnie didnât tell you guys the truth of the car accident. Do you really donât get it?â
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âYeah, I can tell it from your face that you really do not understand. You know, it makes me wonder. You guys have been friends for over three years⊠but why didnât she tell you the truth? Why canât you guys figure it outâŠ?â
Leaning against the wall, Yi Ruda paused his words then put on a twisted smile.
âAnd why did she tell that only to me, whom she has known less than a month?â
âWhat do you want to say?â
âWeâve been sharing many secrets. She told me the reason. Why, do you also want to know? Are you curious?â
After making that remark, Yi Ruda kept his gorgeous smile, which looked seemingly beautiful enough; however, You Chun Young felt the urge to punch him in the face.
If the place they were at wasnât a bathroom, Yoo Chun Young would have done that. Fighting inside the bathroom would result in him rolling on the dirty floor, which Yoo Chun Young would hate to death; besides, he had a photoshoot today. If his face gets hurt, he could hardly imagine how harshly he would get scolded.
Yoo Chun Young didnât react at all but just clenched his fist tightly. Yi Ruda showed a grin again. He wasnât asked for a response, but Yi Ruda continued his words.
âShe lacked confidence.â
ââŠ?â
âShe said that she wasnât confident about herself; she couldnât ensure if she was a precious friend to you guys. She was afraid to make you guys worry about her and spend time for her. This made me wonder about somethingâŠâ
With no words, Yoo Chun Young lifted his eyes to stare at Yi Ruda. Yi Ruda smiled at him then kept on his words.
âYou guys were always together since youâve been in the same class for three years in middle school, right? Oh, Donnie didnât tell me about this. I found a few things by myself out of personal interest. It was quite well known that Ban Yeo Ryung and Ham Donnie were best friends since they were born, and you guys were all in the same class.â
âSo?â
âDo you know how Donnie looks when sheâs apart from you guys? You guys would never know since you all have never stayed away from her. Am I right?â
Yoo Chun Young wrinkled his brows. He wasnât sure what Yi Ruda wanted to talk about. Yi Ruda, however, continued.
âSo far, from what Iâve seen, Donnie doesnât seem to be comfortable in taking the center stage. She seems to be very unfamiliar with it, you know what Iâm saying? I find nothing lacking about her, but she still acts like that. She also doesnât seem to look proud of what she has achieved even itâs a satisfactory result in otherâs aspects. AlsoâŠâ
ââŠ?â
âYou guys donât seem to be aware of it, but Donnie shows a lack of self-esteem only in front of you guys. Get it? The dump truck accident⊠she told me everything about what happened. That is, she only feels uncomfortable telling the truth to you guys. Isnât it strange? You guys were friends for over three years, but sheâs feeling such a pressure to share the truth to her best friendsâŠâ
âSo, whatâs your point?â
Yi Ruda giggled.
âWhy do you think Donnie lacks confidence, feels uncomfortable about othersâ attention, and pushes herself too much? Who would be in charge of that?â
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âIâve thought about it and the answer is obvious. She would have definitely felt less confident when she has so many overwhelming people around her. Everyoneâs eye is bent on them and not on her, so she will, of course, not get used to peopleâs attention on her. The reason she is pushing herself too hard is that she wants to be together with you guys.â
Yoo Chun Young bit his lips. Yi Ruda drove a wedge in with a smile.
âItâs all because of you guys.â
Yoo Chun Youngâs fixed gaze at Yi Ruda slowly dropped to the floor. Yi Ruda, however, didnât let Yoo Chun Young drop his head.
Yi Ruda took a step toward Yoo Chun Young. When their eyes met, Yi Ruda grinned while bending his eyes. Yoo Chun Young bit his lips harder.
âSo I really wondered⊠how did you all become friends when she was still feeling uncomfortable about you guys regardless of the three years of friendship? Based on her character, she wouldnât have approached you guys first, would she?â
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âDid she ever reach out her hands first to you guys?â
Yoo Chun Young, biting his lips firmly, frowned his eyes before staring at Yi Ruda.
Regardless of Yoo Chun Youngâs threatening gaze, Yi Ruda smiled as if he felt satisfied. He might have read the answer in Yoo Chun Youngâs face.
No, she did not. She never reached out her hands first.
Did Ham Donnie ever reach out her hands first to him? No, not at all. It was Ban Yeo Ryung and the four boys, who always tried to step closer to Donnie.
When Yoo Chun Young lifted his gaze, Yi Rudaâs face came into his sight. The smile on his face looked different from the previous one; it was a bittersweet grin that a grown-up man would put to soothe a child.
As Yi Rudaâs face suddenly got closer, Yoo Chun Young almost freaked out; however, he didnât step back.
Yi Ruda spoke from a near distance so close that they could feel each otherâs breath.
âOkay, this was what Donnie told me before. She said that sheâs the problem and I agree with her, too. In this situation, Donnie is bad for not believing you guys. Didnât you all try your best? Reaching out your hand is difficult than holding someoneâs hand, and you all tried that out, like, endlessly, right? So, you guys did nothing bad. Itâs Donnie, who refused those hands.â
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âIn my opinion, continuing this relationship is not good for both Donnie and you all. It will just make you guys fed up in the end. Think about it, it has been three years. You all tried your best for three years to open her heart, but it didnât work. What difference will it make to keep on doing this for another few years then?â
Giving a pause to listen, Yoo Chun Young slowly closed his eyes. He then pouted his lips in anger to ask.
âSo?â
âWhy donât you just give up now?â
Yoo Chun Youngâs eyes were still closed. What Yi Ruda said was nothing but the truth, so it made him painful. Yi Rudaâs fiercely keen insight resembled that of Woo Jooin. His soothing whisper-like voice continued to ring around his ears.
âI think Donnie will simply give up if you guys turn away from her since she never reached out her hands first. Donât you think so? That will make you all stay comfortable. Donnie will gain confidence from after getting surrounded by run-of-the-mill friends and you guys⊠donât have to beat a dead horse anymore, right?â
ââŠâ
âArenât you tired? Donât you feel fed up? Wouldnât it be better to just give up this relationship?â
Yoo Chun Young opened his eyes. Yi Ruda was still smiling with his gaze fixed at him. His last words came into his years at a slow pace.
âWasting three years is enough. Youâve done your best. I opened her heart within a month which you didnât manage to do for over the last three years. It just speaks about everything youâre doing wrong, doesnât it?â
A long pause enveloped both of them when his speech ended. Yoo Chun Young glanced over the side. A few sophomores looked confused about the ongoing conversation, and Yi Ruda still smiled with ease.
At that moment, Yoo Chun Young found the sign of conviction in Yi Rudaâs eyes. It displayed Yi Rudaâs belief that things would turn as he desired.
Yoo Chung Young breathed out quietly and slowly. He saw Yi Rudaâs eyes sparkling stronger.
Yoo Chun Young opened his mouth, âThanks for a piece of advice.â
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âBut it pisses me off.â
âWhat?â
âWho do you think you are to say sh*ts about us? Get the fu*k off.â
Looking at Yoo Chun Youngâs flaming eyes and cold-hearted voice, Yi Ruda inhaled deeply in surprise. Just a moment ago, Yoo Chun Young looked frigid but a little loose which wasnât that threatening.
This enabled Yi Ruda to push Yoo Chun Young overconfidently into the corner. He thought that just saying a few words would be enough to make Yoo Chun Young give up his friendship with Ham Donnie. However, what⊠âDid he just curse at me?â
Yi Ruda would never know, but it had been a year since Yoo Chun Young last cursed someone.
In front of Yi Ruda, who was blinking his eyes in bewilderment, Yoo Chun Young was scowling behind Yi Ruda with a grimace.
Yi Ruda turned his head to look back in surprise, but he saw nothing. Yoo Chun Young, from across, then flung a question.
âOh, I canât help it anymore. Right teeth or left teeth, which one is weaker? Pick one.â
âWhat?â
âIâm not gonna ask twice.â
âWhat are you going to do, if I choose oneâŠ?â At the very next moment, Yi Ruda grasped what action he should take when he saw the sharp glare in Yoo Chun Youngâs blue eyes.
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