The Law of Webnovels

Chapter 219: Chapter 219

‘As far I know, isn’t she Eun Jiho’s first love? I never saw Eun Jiho acting like that or talking about someone else in front of others,’ thinking further to that point, Kwon Hye Young gave a warm glance at Eun Jiho.

It would be great if we could choose the person we liked while following our head. The moment we realized that we couldn’t was when our first love began at last.

Those that Eun Jiho lost as he grew up or through the flow of time such as impulsiveness or emotions… Kwon Hye Young didn’t hate to see those things returning to Eun Jiho because of the girl, Ham Donnie. Although those who admired his rational side would take it differently.

Kwon Hye Young then suddenly tilted her head sideways since something was weighing on her mind.

What Eun Jiho said just now,

“We’ll never be here together again.”

What would that mean too? Kwon Hye Young’s brows met in the middle, but when Ham Donnie turned her head to look at this side, she bent her steps quickly to usher the girl to the hairstyling booth.

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The moment Ham Donnie opened the thick pink curtain by pulling it to the side and stepped out of the fitting room with her dark brown eyes meeting his eyes, Eun Jiho wanted to say how beautiful she looked. He, however, barely added just a few words to Kwon Hye Young, who was sitting next to him.

“Yeah, it sure is. Pretty, Ham Donnie.”

Eun Jiho continuously disheveled his hair. He later realized that his response to her, saying, ‘pretty’ and the random things he rambled after to hide his embarrassment were all from his heart.

Perhaps, I was not as sophisticated as I thought.

Eun Jiho smiled bitterly. Well, he knew very well how reluctant he was when it came to giving up things. That was what he had been the most scolded for under his father’s strict discipline and education.

If someone asked him if he didn’t have any plan in mind at all when Ham Donnie volunteered to follow him, the answer would be, of course, yes. Eun Jiho, however, decided to give up his feelings toward her and just threw the suggestion like a joke and regarding it as the last thing he would do. He never thought Ham Donnie would accept it right away.

‘Or else, did I look too desperate?’ having that thought, Eun Jiho touched his face, but he would hardly grasp what he had looked like to her at that time. Eun Jiho shook his head with a sigh.

Never mind. This would be the last anyway.

‘Once this is all over, I’ll treat Ham Donnie only as a friend. This will be my last time to reveal my true feelings.’ Before coming to this place, he already made his decision like that.

Despite Ham Donnie and Kwon Hye Young suggesting him to go wait somewhere else, Eun Jiho sat on the sofa with his chin resting on his palm and watched the whole process. Ham Donnie was now near the end of getting dressed up; all that remained was wearing accessories.

When Ham Donnie, at last, turned around to look at him, Eun Jiho blurted out his response.

“It’s really pretty.”

He tried to put those words out as casually yet sincerely as possible, thinking that he had a knack at praising others. Ham Donnie’s reactions were, however, always the same.

“Liar.”

Replying to him curtly, Ham Donnie then suddenly closed her mouth into a tight line, which made Eun Jiho almost burst into laughter.

It looked as though Ham Donnie had reached a compromise on his proposal to pretend that today was his birthday. Although she decided to accept his request, she responded bluntly as a habit then quickly showed a shocked look on her face that indicated the mistake she had made.

‘Anyway, this has been the first time a face like that from her for a very long time.’

Since they got along with each other for over three years, not only at the school but also in the house, it wasn’t easy to see each other make a new face. In this regard, it was quite an intangible benefit for Eun Jiho.

‘I’m glad that I suggested this,’ narrowing his eyes with a smile, Eun Jiho got up from his seat when Ham Donnie stood up.

Ham Donnie’s shoulders flinched once every step Eun Jiho took as he walked toward her through the marble floor. Other female employees cast a blank stare at Ham Donnie and Eun Jiho, then when their eyes met, they blushed in silence.

Eun Jiho thought about what Ham Donnie bewailed earlier about soap operas and stuff when stepping into this salon. Honestly, in Ham Donnie’s point of view, this situation would resemble something like that in the TV drama. Especially, when a boy, who aroused all kinds of praises from others just by looking at them, was now walking side by side with her, putting his arm around her back affectionately.

However, Ham Donnie still looked sullen without any sign of admiration or excitement. Eun Jiho then smiled, realizing how hilarious this situation was. ‘Wouldn’t a boy, who has been a friend for over three years, suddenly act like this to make her flutter even for a little bit? I wish it could…’ muttering naughtily to himself, Eun Jiho placed his hand on Ham Donnie’s back. She then flinched and turned around to look at him with her brown eyes growing wider.

“What if we skip the party and just go grab some dinner?” said Eun Jiho with a grin.

“…”

“I’m afraid you look too pretty today… and might attract some crazy dudes.”

“You…”

You?

Eun Jiho paused, then lowered his head. Even before he heard it all, Eun Jiho felt that he already knew her answer. Hearing the words that came out of her thereafter, he swallowed a smile.

Oh, indeed…

“You’re insane…”

I knew it, geez.

Eun Jiho kept lowering his head quietly so that he wouldn’t be caught laughing. It was quite tricky to suppress the twitching of his lips, even when he was using all the experience he got throughout these few years accumulating acting skills. A moment after, he looked up and found out that Ham Donnie was showing a sad face again.

She’s aware that the conversation they had just now was not one a couple would have, though…

Eun Jiho waited silently, wondering how she would react. Before he sensed what was happening, something gently poked his cheek.

“Um… stop being angry.”

Jabbing his cheek nonchalantly with her finger, Ham Donnie, again, was in a dither when she received his gaze. She then ran out, yelling, ‘Yes!’ as Kwon Hye Young called her name.

When the two left the space, the room became silent immediately. In the sudden stillness, Eun Jiho raised his hand and rubbed his cheek, where Ham Donnie poked him just now. Before he got to know what had happened, Eun Jiho let out a giggle. He then murmured as he bent over the chair.

“Was she… acting cute just now?”

If it wasn’t, then wasn’t it Ham Donnie just being herself? If Ham Donnie was showing off her cute side, then that was still horrible. Reaching to that point, Eun Jiho buried his face into his palms and took a deep breath. It was unbearable anyway. Although he knew it would be a continuously big excuse for him to think about her future, Eun Jiho couldn’t stand it without spitting his thoughts out.

Bursting out laughing, at last, Eun Jiho said to himself, almost like a scream.

“Geez, how is she gonna date someone later?”

His burst of giggle didn’t go away quickly. Heaving his shoulders with laughter, Eun Jiho found out that the rest of the employees who were still around the space stiffened while looking at him. He then immediately straightened himself. From the moment he lifted his hand, adjusted his disheveled hair, and greeted others with a nod, Eun Jiho could feel a stinging look behind him the whole time.

‘Whatever…’ mumbling in a low voice, Eun Jiho shoved both hands into his pocket.

Eun Jiho clearly knew that no one would believe a story coming from someone who barely knew him, which indicated that he was laughing out loud alone in an empty space except for a very few people who have known him very well. In other words, the small group of people wouldn’t get surprised even if Eun Jiho was dancing alone on top of the table. Thus, there was nothing for him to worry about at all.

Rearranging his disheveled hair again, Eun Jiho muttered, “… Geez, what are we gonna do with our love life…”

The words scattered to the air as soon as he had uttered them. His quick footsteps gradually slowed down as he crossed the corridor.

Amid the hallway, in the middle of nowhere, he finally paused his steps and suddenly disheveled his hair. It messed up his carefully groomed hairstyle. ‘Never mind, it can be fixed anyway,’ he thought.

He would tousle his hair as many times as he could if that helped him get rid of the terrible feelings that were shifting him into a pit of despair. Still, it wasn’t an excellent resolution for him anyway, so Eun Jiho just covered his eyes with his hand and remained silent.