When I Returned, a High School Romantic Comedy Began - Chapter 41



41. Midterm exam (4)

“Shall we stop here for today?”

“… okay.”

Perhaps because he thought it would be difficult to study further in this situation, he finished earlier than expected.

After packing my notebook in my bag and entering the house with only Hayan and formal conversation scattered in the air, Hani noona greeted me.

“You said you’d be late, but you came back earlier than expected?”

“It was the first day, so it didn’t take long.”

Actually, there was a bigger reason than the first day. There was no need to talk about something bad happening.

After giving a cursory answer, Jaune opens the refrigerator and takes a sip of the half-drinked cola.

Then Hani frowned and said.

“If you come back from going out, you should wash your hands first.”

“I’ll just drink this and take a shower.”

Ever since my older sister came home, hearing this kind of nagging has become a daily routine.

Especially after my mother was hospitalized, it got worse and I felt more restricted than when my mother was there.

‘For some reason, I feel like a spoiled older brother who gets scolded by his younger sister.’

Of course, I didn’t say it out loud because I knew that if I did, I would be immediately punished.

After drinking coke, I went into the bathroom, washed my hands, and came out, where my sister had already placed side dishes on the table.

“You didn’t eat, right? Eat and wash.”

“Did you eat your sister?”

“I haven’t eaten yet because I was busy doing work just now. Let’s eat together.”

My sister didn’t say anything, but I just looked at the time and thought she didn’t eat.

He’s someone who stays in his room all the time and plays games, so he seems insincere.

‘I’m always thorough in these areas.’

I was worried about what would happen if my house became too comfortable and I didn’t work properly, but judging from my actions so far, I was never a lazy person.

Jaune sat down and looked at Hani strangely.

“I think my sister would never have been kicked out if she had lived like this at home.”

“Any person in the world is bound to become lazy if they live with their parents.”

It’s the way of the world that a person who used to vacuum every morning when living alone becomes a carnivorous person who unknowingly droops, scratches his or her stomach and asks his mother for food when he returns home.

Although Hani was in an environment where she could play games, it was ultimately a paid job, so she clearly divided the pros and cons in that regard.

‘Why bother just cooking a little bit…’

Of course, this was incomprehensible to him, who had lived a life devoted to work without even having weekends before his regression.

When Jaune looked at her strangely, Hani also avoided her face, probably feeling slightly embarrassed.

“… But what happened? “Suddenly I finished studying.”

“The midterm exams are coming soon, so I honestly didn’t plan on doing it, but Hayan said she would help me, so I decided to do it together, so I started.”

“okay? hmm…”

My sister stopped eating and stared at my face when I heard that Hayan suggested it first.

He said he couldn’t finish his meal due to the burdensome gaze that lasted for a few seconds.

“Why are you looking so intently?”

“No, just.”

In response to Joo-un’s question, Hani turned her attention back to the side dishes and put the red delicacy on her rice bowl, giving an answer.

There was a lot of doubt on his face, but he pretended not to notice and continued eating again.

“What happened with White?”

“… why?”

“Because the kid who is always acting up is in a bad mood today.”

“Is it obvious like that?”

It’s not that anything happened with Hayan, but I was a little surprised at how he was able to guess the direction just by looking at his face.

My sister kept giving me a strange feeling because sometimes her childish face showed signs of observation that were related to her age.

‘He looks like a detective kid from some kind of cartoon.’

When I watched it as a cartoon, I just watched it without any emotion, but after going through a similar situation, I understood the characters’ expressions of exaggerated surprise at his reasoning.

Jaune hesitated for a moment and then spoke to Hani.

“It’s not White, but I had some trouble with another kid.”

“If it’s not White, then… Chaerin?”

“Why are you only thinking about those two?”

It was true that it had to do with Chae-rin, but if you think about it, you could just think of it as bad because you had a fight with your friend.

Without hesitation, Hani brought up Park Chae-rin’s name right after Hayan’s name.

She confidently asked me when she was confused.

“Then isn’t it?”

“That’s true.”

“I really…”

Hani laughs helplessly, as if it is absurd.

After eating a spoonful of rice, he asked me again.

“Did you two fight?”

“Should I say we had a fight? It just happened that something needed to happen.”

Something I should have said at some point came out.

It happened more suddenly than expected.

‘But I didn’t know you’d be that angry.’

Did I come out with a too sharp attitude in the face of repeated and troubling situations?

Or maybe I just hated hearing those words so much that I stormed out of the room right away.

Whatever it was, it didn’t change the fact that I opened my mouth.

The result is that tomorrow morning will be more awkward than usual.

Hayan recalled what happened with Chae-rin again, looked at Joo-woon, who was low-pressured and sagging, and asked carefully.

“What happened?”

“It’s no big deal. just…”

Now there is no one nearby to talk to.

I’ve never had an awkward relationship with a woman, and it’s especially unfamiliar to me to have something go wrong due to a complicated situation like this.

‘Should I just tell my sister…’

Although it didn’t look like it, there was a woman in her mid-20s in front of her.

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Wouldn’t she be able to give you the right advice?

After thinking about that, Jaune slowly opened his tightly closed mouth and explained to her in detail what happened today.

Hani listened to his story with a serious expression, occasionally nodding her head and sometimes furrowing her eyebrows.

“So I feel a little bad.”

“… Well, I understand your position.”

Hani nodded after listening to Jaune’s entire story.

Since she had seen with her own eyes that their relationship was unusual from the first day she worked as a housekeeper, she understood it even better.

“But Jaune.”

“yes?”

“Is there eternal love in the world?”

“…”

Jaune closed his mouth to an incomprehensible question.

As someone who has never experienced love, I don’t know what to say when asked if there is eternal love.

‘There are many in comics and movies.’

Filming a sweet romance with someone the main character becomes entangled with by chance.

A dream-like story about closing your eyes to a love that will never die out.

However, it was very difficult to find such stories even in reality.

You may not have known it in the past, but in this day and age where people meet and break up casually, it was very difficult to promise eternal love.

Hani said.

“It’s hard. Some people can achieve it, but maybe not you.”

As Jaune said, the human mind can be easily changed.

Some people break up for trivial reasons even after dating for over 10 years.

Even hot couples who have been dating for less than a month sometimes suddenly cool off.

“Jaune, when you first meet a friend, do you think about having a fight with that friend and ending your relationship?”

“… No.”

Of course.

From the moment of meeting someone for the first time, no one thinks about what would happen if they fight with that person over some kind of issue.

If so, you might be a person who worries too much or has a bit of difficulty with interpersonal relationships.

But Jaune was not that kind of person.

“I think it’s the same when you meet the opposite s*x.”

Of course, if you meet too casually, it won’t have a very good effect on Jaune.

Just by looking at him struggling with these worries, I could tell that he was thinking seriously about Chae-rin.

“Why don’t you just keep an open mind instead of thinking that things aren’t going well with her?”

It gave me a little courage.

Don’t run with the finish line in mind from the beginning, but just walk slowly if you like the path.

The problems they will face in the meantime will hurt them both.

Maybe you will collapse from exhaustion while walking and regret the fact that you set out on this path.

“It’s better to try and regret it than to get scared and give up before you even start.”

“…”

Jaune put down his spoon and listened to the story in silence, lost in thought.

‘Actually, the fact that I’m worried about that may be proof that I’m not that attracted to Chae-rin…’

Still, if you think about it in a different direction, the act of worrying doesn’t mean she doesn’t have feelings at all.

It wasn’t that Chaerin was hopeless.

‘I feel a little sorry for White.’

I didn’t know that I would be hated by my younger brother who liked the same guy.

However, as soon as the kid who was always acting up came home, his face dropped and he started bragging, ‘I’m serious,’ and I couldn’t help it because I was too anxious to stay still.

“Thank you for the advice.”

After Hani finished speaking, Joo-un pondered with a serious look on his face and stood up.

“I really enjoyed the meal.”

“Okay, don’t think about it too seriously.”

“… all right.”

Jaune finished his meal with about half of the rice left in his bowl.

Even when he brushes his teeth or takes a shower.

I was caught up in all kinds of worries and had a blank expression on my face.

“…”

When I opened my phone, I noticed the last messenger notification she had sent me.

‘But why does he talk like this when he talks?’

Even though he was serious, I felt like his tone kept breaking the mood.

Jaune briefly considered pressing the message, but then gave up and slid to the side to clear the alarm and go to sleep.