Chapter 160: Chapter 160
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Besides, it was already a winning ga even without her remark just now. Most of the kids in the school were thinking Ham Donnie did sothing wrong to Ban Yeo Ryung, so Ham Donnie couldn’t resist that long. Although she denied the rumors, there wouldn’t be any proof to reveal the truth at all. It was the mont when Choi Yuri smiled with that thought in mind.
Ham Donnie, at last, showed a change in her facial expression. Her eyes furrowed as if she was about to cry. Perking the corners of her lips upwards, Choi Yuri waited in a relaxed attitude for Ham Donnie to open her mouth and respond that she will.
However, out of the clear blue sky, what Ham Donnie said through her opened mouth was sothing completely unanticipated.
“I thought you would say sorry to .”
“What?”
“I have nothing to talk further to you. After calling here, all you’re saying is, transfer to another school... geez, what a piece of advice.”
Ham Donnie looked as if she was in a bad mood but not that mad. That was all she said. She then shrugged with a smile and turned back. Her unexpected reaction made Choi Yuri blank out.
‘What’s going on?’ having that thought in mind, Choi Yuri called her in a loud voice unconsciously.
“Hold on, where are you going?”
“Didn’t you finish your last words? I’m leaving.”
Ham Donnie looked shaless as if asking Choi Yuri, is there any more left to talk about.
‘Gosh,’ Choi Yuri felt ludicrous. Standing with her feet on the ground, she stared at Ham Donnie blankly. It was not a joke. Ham Donnie half-opened the door to leave the rooftop.
Pulling herself together, Choi Yuri asked, “You... where are you going?”
“Going back ho,” Ham Donnie replied, still, with a nonchalant face.
‘How... how can she...?’ Feeling perplexed, Choi Yuri pouted her lips then asked her back.
“I an, how can you be that shaless? Are you really gonna go to our school?”
“That’s none of your business.”
“Don’t you feel guilty? If I were you, I couldn’t even stand here. You’re already known for your true colors, and when you get along with other kids, you couldn’t stop the controversies spreading out. You don’t want that, do you? It’s stressful and exhausting. Even other kids would hate that too.”
“What if I say things aren’t true at all?”
She still sounded tranquil. ‘A-ha, there’s sothing that you trust yet,’ Choi Yuri thought as she burst out a small giggle involuntarily. ‘How na?ve you are to believe there’s soone who will still trust you when you say no!’
Choi Yuri suppressed her laughter and continued her remark.
“No matter how many tis you deny, the rumor is already spread out. Co on, why do you think the rumor circulated in the first place? It’s because everyone also thinks the sa. Just admit it.”
Ham Donnie still looked fatigued. Listening to Choi Yuri’s conclusion quietly, she crossed her arms. ‘Is she now ready to talk?’ Choi Yuri thought.
She would confess how troubled she was or bla her for spreading all those rumors; however, Ham Donnie was so nonchalant that it was Choi Yuri who felt disconcerted. ‘Once she has a conversation with , her mind will change. If she still doesn’t realize her situation and just thinks that she’s innocent, I’ll utterly break her down,’ murmured Choi Yuri.
It was then when Ham Donnie opened her mouth.
“What’s the reason for you to talk determinedly like this to ? Just because the rumor spread out and everybody gossips about it? Or the people around you consider it as a truth?”
“What?”
“The power of the rumor that you trust so much... I don’t believe that. Rumors are less potent than you think.”
Tilting her head to the side, Ham Donnie was staring at Choi Yuri slightly askew. With a yet composed face, she continued her words.
“Didn’t you already hear from Ban Yeo Ryung? The rumors about her that swept the school every year such as she loves boys, only cares about guys, lives up to her looks, steals boyfriends of the girls who are prettier than her, bitchy, arrogant... Don’t you think I didn’t get involved in any of those rumors? I’m next to Ban Yeo Ryung intentionally as a maid to beg sothing from her, or, at least, to get along with the Four Heavenly Kings. In fact, Ban Yeo Ryung and the Four Heavenly Kings don’t regard Ham Donnie as a friend...”
“...”
Choi Yuri clenched her fist.
Ban Yeo Ryung, sotis, confessed those stories to her in a nonchalant tone. ‘What did I say to her at those monts?’ Perhaps, Choi Yuri might have said it would’ve been tough.
How did she look back then? Was it a tearful face? No, it wasn’t. Ban Yeo Ryung just shrugged her shoulders and said, she’s fine.
Choi Yuri opened her lips, involuntarily. She spat out a shrill voice through her open mouth.
“So?”
“Think. If the rumor was that strong as you’ve ntioned, our friends might have turned away from us and we wouldn’t be able to make new friends, but look at now,” said Ham Donnie, slightly raising her chin. Her brown hair waved through the breeze.
“Have you ever heard from Ban Yeo Ryung that she trusts the rumor or so? Did the Four Heavenly Kings ever talk about ? No, because they don’t give a shit about those fake gossips. And many of my classmates also don’t believe them because they know who I am from having as their friends.”
“...”
“Those who later beca close to and who were hesitant to approach told afterward that before they knew well, they thought about those bad rumors first when looking at . So kids even apologized for talking about such things carelessly.”
Giving a pause, Ham Donnie drew in her breath. She then lifted her eyes to see Choi Yuri. Inside her dark-brown eyes, the rays of sunset perated and tinged them with crimson. Her gaze sohow looked determined than before, which discomforted Choi Yuri.
Ham Donnie continued, “And that’s why I don’t care about your rumor. That ain’t true. I always did and will live to prove that.”
Gosh... Choi Yuri twisted the corners of her lips upwards. She nearly laughed out loud, thinking, ‘How ridiculous she is right now.’
“Is that why you didn’t say anything so far? Why don’t you just say you are at a loss of words, huh?”
“If there was sothing I should say, I did to my friends. Your words were groundless; besides, those who had trusted those fake rumors weren’t my people from the beginning.”
“...”
“I just get to know who my real people are. All I get to know is what I have around . Your rumor, at least, can’t risk the relationships among my friends. The rumor and you are just nothing to , get it?”
‘What?’ Choi Yuri opened her eyes widely. What she just said was, for Choi Yuri, never anticipated.
Ham Donnie would be in such pain. She would have thought transferring to another school would be better than suffering from those rumors; thus, Choi Yuri could provoke her with just a few words. Ham Donnie, however, said that the rumor was nothing to her and even Choi Yuri herself.
Ham Donnie’s remark continued unperturbedly.
“I’m just gonna forget about it, so I have nothing to say to you. Just do whatever you want. It doesn’t matter. Whatever you talk about , I’ll just forget about you and this situation. Ignore too, if you want.”
“How can you forget about it when you did such things to Ban Yeo Ryung? How can you be so selfish?” Choi Yuri shrieked unconsciously.
‘It doesn’t matter, so she’ll forget about it? How much effort did I put in to create this situation? How can she just say she’ll move on? That won’t work,’ Choi Yuri thought, clenching her fist tightly.
As if she heard Choi Yuri’s mumble, Ham Donnie paused her steps and looked back again. The response that ca after smashed Choi Yuri’s head like a bombshell.
“As a response to what you’ve just asked, Ban Yeo Ryung doesn’t believe your bullshit at all. Stop acting like you’re her spokesperson and just mind your own business.”
“...”
“Do you know how hilarious you are from earlier? The reason why I’m talking like this is that you’ve done sothing wrong. The reason why I want you to transfer is for Ban Yeo Ryung and other kids... It sounds as if you’re devoting yourself disinterestedly to the good of the people; however, the way you speak doesn’t an you’re irrelevant to and irresponsible for all these.”
‘Bitch...’ thought Choi Yuri with her jaw dropped.
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