Roommate IV
Instead of saying "that".
She was shamelessly wagging her tail at him,
and Sehyun revealed a deep-seated hostility towards her.
“That’s unfortunate.”
But she brushed off the hostility naturally.
“If you’re thinking of taking the burden of that, you should have brought the car.”
“...Yes, that’s right.”
“Then, would you mind giving me a ride home as well? Since our destinations are the same.”
She smoothly moved on to the next topic.
Sehyun clicked her tongue at her attitude.
'Too familiar, it's uncomfortable. What to do.'
She had an agenda. Sehyun sharpened her vigilance.
She was the one who hurt Siha.
She didn't want to let her guard down.
“That’s troublesome.”
“Why is that?”
“Because my girlfriend is quite jealous, I don’t want to have another woman in the passenger seat.”
Sehyun had never dated a woman.
No similar close female existed.
If simulating with the rising target,
'Wait, why is Siha coming to mind here. Crazy.'
Sehyun thrashed like a robot that had input the self-destruct button.
'Even if the database on women is lacking, she crossed the line. She’s strictly speaking a man.'
The problem was that the male instinct and female instinct reacted separately.
Sehyun let out a bitter smile at the cognitive dissonance.
“Sehyun-ssi, did you have a girlfriend? That’s surprising.”
She exclaimed as if it was an unexpected story.
“From what I heard from her, Sehyun-ssi has no interest in the opposite sex at all.”
Siha had leaked her secret about herself.
Sehyun, whose weakness was exposed, felt a surge of anger.
'Seol Siha, why is this kid bringing up such stories. I’ll deal with you when I get home.'
Sehyun swallowed her complaints with a straight face.
“Sehyun-ssi is the closest friend of that person. I’ve heard stories about her through her often. Hehe.”
Being the closest friend. It didn’t sound bad.
The bubbling anger subsided a bit.
It was somewhat pleasant that she had been acknowledged by Siha.
It was content that was hard to hear directly from her own mouth.
“So, about that. I have something I want to consult Sehyun-ssi about.”
“About Siha?”
“Yes.”
Her answer was meaningful.
Her voice sounded like she was seeking help somewhere.
Sehyun’s throat dried up with tension.
“Would it be okay to talk about the details while we’re at it? I want you to give me a ride, Sehyun-ssi.”
Sehyun had no more reason to refuse.
/ / /
She wanted Siha to be happy.
That was Sehyun’s wish as a close friend.
If Siha still had lingering feelings for her,
Sehyun wanted to reverse the broken engagement.
Hoping that Siha could be happy with that.
'Thinking about it, I don’t even know how the engagement was broken.'
Sehyun didn’t know the detailed circumstances.
She only heard that the engagement was over with Siha.
Perhaps there was a chance to reverse the relationship.
'Siha did like this woman. If I can help Siha with my efforts...'
Sehyun glanced at her sitting in the passenger seat.
She was waiting for her to start.
“Sehyun-ssi, how much do you know?”
“I only heard that you broke up.”
“Hmm. I see.”
Her tone seemed to be looking down on her.
She was still unsure whether she could trust her.
Siha clearly liked this woman.
Even just hearing the voice when she first announced the engagement, emotions were conveyed.
That this fool is really happy.
But she didn’t know much about her.
Did this woman really like Siha?
The information between the two was asymmetrical.
The disadvantaged side in information power was Sehyun.
'The key is to find out if this woman really liked Siha.'
Sehyun was willing to cooperate for reconciliation.
As long as Siha could be happy.
But she couldn’t act rashly.
Because she was digging into sensitive parts.
“From now on, what I’m going to talk about is this. Don’t tell her until things work out well.”
She asked for confidentiality before getting to the main point.
Sehyun nodded slightly as a sign of agreement.
'Ha...'
At that moment, the phone rang. It was from Siha.
The call was in a very awkward situation.
Sehyun eventually didn’t answer the call.
“Recently, I’ve had several fights with her about gender issues. Unfortunately, our emotional gaps have deepened.”
She poured out the discord in a nonchalant voice.
It was a dry tone without any emotion.
“The breakup was probably a whim. That’s why such words came out of her mouth.”
“...Did Siha say that first?”
“Yes.”
It was a hard-to-accept fact.
Sehyun asked her as if interrogating.
But she couldn’t find any plausible counter-evidence.
'To think that reading expressions would be a problem at a time like this.'
The information she knew was extremely fragmentary.
It was all she heard in passing from Siha.
“Please keep this a secret from her. You know sensitive topics well, Sehyun-ssi.”
It was an awkward question to ask Siha directly.
She had no choice but to rely on her for information.
It was a quite difficult situation.
She was an unreliable informant.
“That’s why I want to ask Sehyun-ssi. I want to reverse my relationship with her.”
“Is that true?”
“Of course. I still like her.”
It was confusing, like hearing a witch’s whisper.
What should she do for Siha?
“Sehyun-ssi, I hope you cooperate.”
“What should I do to help?”
“Regarding that, I might find it hard to tell you right now.”
Eventually, they arrived at her house.
The main purpose of meeting her was to return Siha’s luggage.
Sehyun followed her.
“Ah, this is my business card.”
She handed Sehyun her business card.
“Contact me at this number when you have time.”
As if enticing a future meeting,
She naturally provided her contact info.
Sehyun held the business card and was in turmoil.
“Sehyun-ssi needs my help. If I can reverse the broken engagement, I’d like to do that.”
“...”
“But there’s also the need for time. I need time to cool my emotions.”
“I hope we can meet alone again.”
She whispered softly to Sehyun.
She couldn’t fully trust her words.
But she wanted to choose the ending where Siha becomes happy.
That’s why she wanted to believe in the possibility.
Even if it was just a witch’s whisper.
Sehyun entered her house.
A space where Siha was once together.
But there was no trace of Siha there.
“I’ll change my clothes and come back. Rest comfortably.”
“No. Since I’m leaving soon, I want to know where Siha’s luggage is first.”
“Oh? You’re in a hurry? You came a long way, and I wanted to treat you properly.”
A voice with seductive coquetry. The distance was close.
Sehyun backed away from her.
“If you do that, it’s troublesome.”
“I’ve wanted to get close to Sehyun-ssi for a long time. Because she’s the closest friend of that person.”
“...”
“You’ll help me reconcile with her in the future, right? Even as a reward.”
She used Siha as bait.
She lured herself by saying it’s for Siha.
To shake Sehyun’s heart using friendship as an excuse.
“I want to take the luggage first.”
But Sehyun firmly recalled her purpose.
She didn’t want to stay long at this woman’s place.
“If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do.”
She took out a carry bag.
“This is the luggage of that person.”
“...Is there nothing else?”
“That’s all. The rest was taken by her.”
She left the room after saying that.
“The rest was taken by her...?”
A clear sense of discomfort was engraved on Sehyun’s face.
Sehyun had to confirm its identity.
“...Hoo.”
Sehyun checked the inside of the carry bag.
After confirming the contents, she lay down on the sofa weakly.
A bad sense of fatigue tormented Sehyun.
All hope was gone, but she found evidence.
“There is no way this woman still has lingering feelings for Siha.”
Evidence that she was telling a terrible lie.
Sehyun had been foolish for not giving up on the possibility.
Sehyun laughed at herself self-deprecatingly.
“I know Siha better than you.”
She muttered while waiting for the woman to come out.
“You waited a long time.”
Eventually, she came out from the room.
The form Sehyun saw was just a blurry mosaic.
Anyway, she couldn’t see her as a woman.
Just guessing the outfit with increased flesh tone.
This woman was using Siha as a lure to seduce herself.
“I’m going back.”
Sehyun coldly informed her.
Since she had secured the luggage, there was no need to stay here.
“Why suddenly? Didn’t we agree to cooperate? To help restore the relationship with her...”
The woman in front was a despicable witch.
She tried to deceive herself with brazen lies.
“I’m doing this to protect Siha. From someone who doesn’t even think of liking Siha.”
Sehyun looked at her with contempt.
She tore up the business card she received from her right in front of her.
Sehyun wanted Siha to be happy.
“I hope you don’t approach Siha in the future.”
Sehyun warned her with wide eyes.