The Law of Webnovels Chapter 164

Chapter 164: Chapter 164

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"Oh, not a problem. I'm gonna say this to you ahead and call you later personally to repeat it."

Dropping his gaze at her, Woo Jooin continued with joy. His voice even sounded rhythmical. As she recognized what he was talking about at the very next mont, Choi Yuri felt shivers down her spine.

"I'm sorry... for disclosing the fact that you've been hiding well. Though you did sothing wrong, it's my bad to talk about it out loud in front of others. Those who know your true colors and feel betrayed might curse you. It's quite painful, huh?"

"..."

"What about transferring to another school? You're not famous, just a run-of-the-mill girl, so you'd get along with others who don't know about you. I'm telling you this because I truly care about you. Although you did sothing wrong, it's also my fault to make others bla you, so once you transfer, I'll get rid of all additional rumors spreading out."

'That is...' Choi Yuri thought as she swallowed a burst of a scream that would co out of her mouth, 'what I just said to Ham Donnie... Did he rember all that?' Woo Jooin's unbelievable mory made her shudder. She considered how smart he was; however, his true colors were more demonic than she had thought.

Woo Jooin tapped her back, then pointed his fingers up. As she raised her eyes in wonder to look at the ceiling, Choi Yuri soon stayed silent for a mont. On top of the lightless, dark rooftop door, a security cara was quietly pointing at their direction. Woo Jooin continued his words with a bright smile.

"How's that? Isn't it a good thing that Jiho showed up earlier?"

"..."

"Oh, don't get wrong. I managed to look at the security cara inside the principal's office before. That's how I know where they are located at the school. Anyway, don't get cute with ever again..."

When Woo Jooin pushed Choi Yuri's shoulder slightly, she stepped back unwittingly. It seed as if her consciousness had plunged deep into the void deep within her head.

Woon Jooin's hand felt like it was made only of water as it reached her shoulder. Through the dreamy and dim sight, Woo Jooin's hand slowly separated from her. He then vanished beneath the darkness of the stairway at a slow pace. The last words he left scattered around her ears.

"See you tomorrow in school then. I'll be looking forward to what you have to say."

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It was such a hot sumr day, but walking on a darkened street as the sun set on the horizon made it hard for to distinguish what season it indeed was. Eun Jiho wrapped his arm around so casually until I almost rolled down the stairs. He then released imdiately as if his hand had burned when I groaned because of the heaviness of his arms.

When we left the building, the glow of the setting sun had filled everything until the school entrance flecked with an orange hue. It made the whole space look like it was ablaze.

We walked side by side on the street wherein long stretches of students' shadows hung. A slow breeze passed between us. Until that mont, Eun Jiho didn't look at in the eye at all. When we finally reached halfway through the school entrance, he stretched out his hand towards and grabbed mine.

It was such an unreserved touch as if he knew where my hand was the whole ti. I felt like he could defend from every pain the world could offer as I looked at his slim, pale hand, which had unusually thick knuckles and protuberant bones on the back, as it modestly yet firmly grabbed mine.

I knew that I shouldn't be feeling sothing from this. I was the one who wasn't strong enough to protect myself from harm and eventually relied on him. At any critical mont, we should always protect ourselves on our own. Although I had that thought in mind... I still couldn't help myself from closing my eyes.

On the tree-lined street in front of the school, the green leaves that were barely seen at other tis overshadowed the space, which darkened its imdiate vicinity. A purple light perated through the leaves and flickered above my eyes.

On our way back ho, strangely, I couldn't see any people around us. The only thing accompanying us was the loud noise of the cicadas. I grabbed Eun Jiho's hand more tightly. As if he was the single lamplight remaining in the world, I would latch on to him like my life depended on it.

It seed like he felt the tightening grip on his hand; that was when Eun Jiho opened his mouth at last. The voice that resonated out of him sounded unfamiliar sohow.

"Are you okay?"

He only said those three words. His short question sank massively amid my heart like a thousand-pound anchor. I responded with a nod.

"Uh-huh."

"..."

Eun Jiho didn't say anything for quite a while. I rubbed my nose with the back of my hand before glancing at his face from the side.

He was casting his gaze toward the buildings from far away. Gently holding his head up high, he fixed his stare at the far distance. The leaves shed their shadows upon his face. He then asked again while pouting.

"You aren't fine, are you?"

"No," I replied imdiately this ti too.

His words sank in my heart once more, which was wedged with the three words he asked earlier. 'Are you okay? You aren't fine...' Those two questions alone were enough to knock down.

At the next mont, I choked up like it was about damn ti for it to happen. It wasn't just an impulsive or a gentle cry. Instead, what ca out was a burst of tears rising deep within my heart. It felt like a rock that blocked my path the whole ti had finally ceased into nothing; thus, my tears gushed from deep within.

When I break into a wail in the middle of the street, Eun Jiho heaved a short sigh; however, thankfully, he kept on his steps. If he stopped right there or tried to further speak to , I could not have endured the embarrassnt. Instead, he pulled my hand and sheltered beneath his arms. We then continued to walk.

I kept wiping my tears with my sleeves while his white school uniform shirt shimred before . Our clasped hands were hot compared to the usual warmth of his touch as if it carried the sumr heat.

Covering my eyes with my sleeve, I spoke, only moving my lips.

"I... I wasn't... okay..."

"Yeah."

He could have said sothing more, but that single word was the lone thing he uttered. He didn't even turn back to look at at all. It made even more relieved to the point that I stamred the words out of my mouth.

"A person... a stranger... asked why I am still alive..."

"Uh-huh."

"Her gaze was too... it made feel like everything's my fault... I know that it's not true... but..."

Without responding, Eun Jiho just grasped my hands tighter. The sumr heat was scorching our clasped hands again. 'Yoo Chun Young's hands were always cold...' I thought.

"But if I showed her how much I am struggling, then she would only get what she wanted... so I said, I'm fine..." I continued.

"Uh-huh."

"I... I'm not fine... at all. I had a very... very hard ti throughout this entire week..."

"True."

"If I really trusted myself, I might have felt better, but I wasn't... Choi Yuri... that girl..."

What that girl said felt so real. She provoked my inferiority-complex toward Ban Yeo Ryung, which wounded at so point. I always hid my weak self-esteem buried inside , but Choi Yuri dragged it out and tarnished my pride.

When I stood beside Ban Yeo Ryung, I often heard people saying, 'Oh, she is jealous of Ban Yeo Ryung because... look, there's nothing special about her.'

Those words engraved a wound onto , which I barely covered as I allowed it to linger within ; that girl, however, unraveled and berated it with nothing but re words. She didn't know anything about us, but what she said made question the truth that I held dear.

These thoughts, again, reduced to tears so much so that I beca at a loss of words. I looked straight ahead while suppressing my feelings as much as I could. My footsteps were now approaching my apartnt elevator. There I sll sothing similar to that of cold tal.

Eun Jiho pressed the button chanically before gazing at at long last. Perhaps this was the first ti we both looked at each other at the sa ti. I glanced up toward the floor sign above the elevator involuntarily. It would only take a few seconds for the number to descend from seven to one.