When I Returned, a High School Romantic Comedy Began - Chapter 45



45. Midterm (8)

A black mid-size car crossing a quiet road on a dark night.

The night seen through the slightly darkly tinted window was even gloomier than usual.

“You were studying at school until this time?”

Nayeon’s mother talking to Jooun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, while driving.

The request she spoke of was nothing special.

[The baby’s father is currently out on a business trip, so it’s a bit difficult for me to support Nayeon home alone… Can you help me a little?]

At first, I felt a little troublesome, but it seemed difficult to carry her home alone with her delicate arms.

‘It’s a bit difficult for me to move it by myself, but it’s probably even harder for my mother.’

Moreover, she said it wasn’t too far from home, and Jaune wasn’t cruel enough to refuse her earnest request to drive her home by car.

“Yes, I was going home because it was time for dinner.”

Jaune nodded quietly and answered while looking outside in the dark, and she smiled brightly and said what was so good about it.

“It’s amazing that you can study without going to an academy.”

A student who is polite to adults and has a sense of justice is enough to get a passing grade, but he is also faithful to his studies.

He was a model student who made me smile the more I listened to him.

‘… I think you’re making a big mistake.’

Of course, there was a slight misunderstanding in the assessment that I was faithful to my studies.

“Did you say you saw Nayeon for the first time today?”

“Ah… I’ve seen his face in passing, but I’m not familiar with him.”

In fact, Jaune didn’t recognize her from the beginning.

‘It’s a little familiar, but I thought it was because we were at the same school.’

However, as I supported her and looked at her face up close, a vague memory came back to me.

[Oh, that pig!]

One of the group that was with Changmin when he was hit by a car.

I didn’t really notice the kids who wore as much makeup as she did because they all looked similar, but it wasn’t until I looked at them up close and heard their groaning voices that I realized it.

‘Why are you putting that kind of stuff on your face…’

As I looked at Nayeon lying on the car seat in the rear-view mirror for a moment, her mother answered me.

“is it so?”

Her expression slightly sunken, perhaps because saying she wasn’t close was a different answer than she expected.

He soon sighed and let out a lament.

“Ha, I don’t know how the kid is doing.”

It was obvious why she looked so worried.

‘My daughter ended up like that because she was forced to drink, and there’s no way she could be okay.’

When I saw him with Changmin, he definitely didn’t seem like an outcast.

What did I do to earn so much hate that I ended up in this situation less than a month after seeing it?

‘Isn’t it any wonder that girls start bullying even kids who were doing well in a single day?’

It wasn’t frequent, but it wasn’t unheard of either.

A child who seemed to have no problems is ostracized from the group and left alone.

Eventually, if those kids don’t have serious problems, they make other friends and join new groups.

‘He’ll be fine because he just needs to get away from that bunch of idiots.’

It will be a wake-up call for her as well, so she will never hang out with that group again.

There will be no need to worry your mother in the future.

“Come on, let’s get off.”

“yes.”

The place we arrived was a house that is rare these days.

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Looking at the two-story house, I could see that it was quite wealthy.

After opening the backseat door and lifting Nayeon out, my mother opened the front door and a small front yard, about half the size of our house, came into view.

‘… How well do you live in a house like this in the metropolitan area?’

The gate closes with a loud sound.

Jaune tried his best to hide his surprise and followed his mother into the house.

When he entered the entrance, Nayeon’s mother asked him carefully.

“Nayeon’s room is on the second floor… can you still lift it by yourself?”

“It’s okay because the baby is light and it’s not that hard.”

There are only a few pieces of cement that are moved all day long every weekend.

Lifting a skinny girl wasn’t that difficult.

Nayeon’s mother was briefly surprised by the comment that came out right away without any pretense or worry, and then spoke with a happy expression.

“It’s reliable, but follow me carefully just in case.”

Carrying Nayeon on her back, she carefully followed her mother into her room.

‘Now that I think about it, this is my first time in a girl’s room.’

A room of xx chromosomes that you have never seen before.

I didn’t really have any big fantasies about it, but I was a little curious.

“It’s dark so I can’t see…”

To help my mother put me down on the bed, she turned on the light.

The brightly lit room was a suitable room to satisfy my moderate curiosity.

‘I just got a dressing table in my room.’

Maybe she doesn’t particularly like decorating her room?

Or are all women’s rooms like this?

I’m not sure, but it was just a clean room.

Jaune was not very impressed and gently put Nayeon down on the bed.

“Uhm…”

Nayeon groans under the sudden blinding light.

The closed eyelids opened and Jaune appeared in blurry eyes.

“… uh?”

“ah.”

As the drunkenness has subsided, your eyes gradually become clearer.

No matter how drunk I was, was it difficult for the effects of a paper cup to last long?

Since I’m not in the science department, I’m not sure of the exact reason.

“aaah!”

It was clear that Nayeon had returned to her senses.

*

“Is coffee okay?”

“Ah yes.”

After calming down the startled Nayeon, I went down to the living room and sat on the sofa. My mother smiled kindly and handed Jaune some coffee beans.

‘It smells good.’

After I was absorbed in the scent of coffee for a moment, my mother said to me.

“I’m sorry, I guess I was surprised to suddenly see a boy at my house.”

“hahahaha… that’s possible.”

Despite Jaune’s answer, she still looks apologetic with an expression of disapproval.

If my daughter had just been surprised, I wouldn’t have noticed, but she threw everything she could, including the doll on the bed, so I had no shame raising my head as the person who asked for help.

‘Even if I prepare a meal for him, he ruins everything…’

First, I invited him to my house and talked to him as much as possible, trying to secretly develop friendly feelings.

It seems that making a good first impression was a bit wrong.

‘Ha… Of course it’s natural to be surprised, but it’s still a pity.’

Still, it’s not over yet.

After sending Jaune out, she immediately started talking to her daughter.

Nayeon was a little embarrassed at first and showed rude behavior towards him, but she seemed to remember everything that happened with him.

[Mom… I’m so embarrassed, can’t you talk to me nicely?]

I was so embarrassed that I threw a tantrum and said I never wanted to leave the room.

[Stop talking nonsense, come out right away and say thank you to Jaune.]

In addition to the purpose of connecting the two, he did not allow it as a human being to not show his face to the person who helped him.

Nayeon knew that too, so she only made a dying sound.

I no longer treated my mother like a fool.

‘It’s time for him to come down…’

The coffee is getting colder and I’m running out of things to talk about.

Even if I could somehow catch him and drag out the time, there was a limit to keeping a minor at home this late at night.

As I was anxiously waiting for my daughter, Jaune’s cell phone on the table rang.

“hello?”

-Are you still not in?

The opponent is none other than Hani.

When he didn’t come back long after dinner, I called him out of concern.

“I came to my friend’s house because I had some work to do. I’ll go home now, so sleep first.”

-What are you… I’m going to wait for you to come in, so come quickly.

“hahahaha… I understand.”

The phone gets hung up after one loud shout.

Jaune smiled awkwardly and spoke to Nayeon’s mother.

“I guess I should go in quickly.”

As soon as she heard those words, Nayeon’s mother gritted her teeth behind a smiling face.

However, since the phone call came from home, it was too much to keep holding on to him.

‘I have no choice, I have no choice but to create another opportunity next time.’

She got up, vowing to take Jaune home and have a deep conversation with her shy daughter today until midnight.

“Let’s go quickly, your mother will be very worried.”

In desperation, she takes the car keys out of her pocket.

The moment I walked towards the front door with Jaune.

“Hey, over there!”

An urgent shout was heard from the stairs on the second floor.

The two of them turn their gaze towards the voice they heard.

The one there was Nayeon, who had completely removed the makeup from her face earlier, revealing a cute and innocent appearance just like her mother.

She slowly walked down the stairs and walked to Jaune.

“Are you going…?”

“Ah yes.”

I guess the intoxication hasn’t gone away yet.

Or perhaps he was too embarrassed to show his real face.

She turned her head to the other side to avoid showing the slightly reddened corners of her eyes and handed the cell phone to Jaune before speaking.

“Could you please give me your number before I go…?”

Now that the excessive makeup that doesn’t suit her is gone, her charm is clearly revealed.

In particular, the embarrassed expression on such an innocent face was perfect for making men cry.