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LifeOnce Again CH 295

Author:Wise Dragon Category:Unreal Update time:2022-12-22 05:30:39

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Maru walked forward as he talked about a TV show he watched during the weekend.

Joohyun stopped walking and spoke,

“Hey, do you have something to ask of me”

“Was it obvious”

There was a faint smile on Marus face.

“Its strange because youre suddenly acting like were on close terms.

You gave me silent nods as a greeting during the read-through.

Anyone would realize somethings up.”

“Not everyone thinks that way.

There are plenty of people who just avoid others because they dont want to change how they act towards certain people.”

Maru started walking again.

They left the main street and entered a narrow street with a lot of commercial buildings on it.

The street was filled with students.

As she had tied her hair and was wearing a baseball cap, no one recognized who she was.

Actually, people didnt normally recognize celebrities.

Just slightly changing the image created by the angle of the camera, the lighting, and the makeup would make them into completely different people, so just wearing normal clothes and putting on a hat was enough to fool most people.

Joohyun boldly walked next to Maru.

“So, what was up with that just now”

From what Joohyun saw of Maru, he was a kid who was rational and had a clear view of the world.

Such a kid had changed his attitude and approached her warmly.

Even considering that he had a favor to ask of her, why would he act like that

“Because I dont know you that well, senior.”

“You dont know me that well”

“Yes.

Judging from the conversation we had on the school stairs that day, you are a person with a clear philosophy.

At the same time, youre kind enough to give out advice to young people who you havent met before.

However, the you portrayed by the media is very different.

Even now, the first related search term when looking up your name isblunt speech.

Also, people liked Ahn Joohyun for her cool image.

From what I gathered on the internet alone, youre someone that speaks whats on your mind even at public events.

To put it in a good way, you stop at nothing, and to put it in a bad way, youre complacent.

But when I saw you at the get-together, you were kind enough to tell a friend of mine your phone number and even joke with her.

The disparity was so great so I felt a need to probe you out.”

Maru turned left.

The street changed from being filled with bars to a street filled with shops that sold grilled meat.

The setting sun and the smell of grilled meat.

This was a very common food alley.

Joohyun nodded her head when she heard Marus words.

“And so”

“We havent met each other that many times, but the difference in impression is different every time I met you.

Thats why I tried changing this time.

I was trying you out to see which approach you prefer.”

“Which approach I prefer”

Joohyun stopped walking.

The wordprefer was definitely something that could be used between people.

Preference was an important indicator when expanding human relationships into business.

I prefer working with him, I like the way she works - these were the basics of human business.

What was strange though, was that the words came from a high schooler.

“I dont know anything about you after all.

The thirsty shall dig the well.

We might come across each other more in the future, so I should get to know you, dont you think”

“Well.

Who likes a kid who approaches it like that”

“You think so too I tried my best but it looks like I failed.”

Maru spoke as though nothing much had happened.

“And so, youre going back to the way you were before”

“If thats what youre comfortable with.”

“Hey, youre quite good at humoring people.

I thought you were a more stuck-up person.”

“Me No way.

Im ready to bow my head down at any moment.

My knees are cheap as well.”

“Thats different from my first impression of you.”

“Did I look that stuck-up”

“Even your appearance tells me that youre stuck-up.

But if you have such a mindset so early on, youll have a tiring life, you know Isnt it better to live a simple life when youre young I mean, things like probing people out and humoring them according to their preferences can be left for later.”

“That varies from person to person.

There are plenty of people who cant do that even after they grow up.”

“Are you saying that to me”

Hearing those words, Maru turned his head around before scratching his eyebrows.

He started walking slowly.

Joohyun also stayed quiet and just followed him.

As this place had the cheaper restaurants, more students could be seen as they went further.

Just as she was following Maru, Joohyun felt a sense of déjà vu.

She thought that they had passed this place before.

When she thought more about it, it wasnt just her imagination.

They had actually walked past this place before.

Joohyun looked at Maru.

Did he forget where he was going

At that moment, though, she saw that Maru was looking straight into her eyes.

Due to the sudden gaze, Joohyun tilted her head.

“I asked you if something happened when we met, didnt I”

“Yeah.”

“And I acted kindly, to which you said that it didnt suit me.”

“I did.”

“Why do you think I did that”

Maru pointed sideways.

He was pointing at a cosmetics shop, and that shop had brought out a table and was selling their products on the streets.

What Maru was pointing at was the mirror on that table.

Joohyun walked past the students that were trying out some lipsticks on the back of their hands as she looked into the mirror.

“Uhm dont pus… ah, its nothing.”

“S-sorry.”

The girls spoke with annoyance since Joohyun bumped into them, but apologized when they looked at her face.

Joohyun raised her head to look at the employee in charge of the table.

When the two met eyes, the employee flinched back.

Joohyun had a look in the mirror again.

A woman with a scary gaze was looking back at her from the inside.

The shade from her baseball cap and her narrowed eyes from the rage she felt couldnt make her look angrier.

She wasnt conscious of it.

As an actress, she didnt even know what kind of a face she was putting on.

She felt embarrassment at first, and felt shame when she realized the reason she was making such an expression.

Joohyun smiled in vain as she turned around.

She thought that she was over it, but it seemed that her deep emotions didnt think the same.

Until the very moment she arrived at this place in her car, she was thinking about the president that looked at her with indecent eyes.

That presidents face reminded her of the man in her past, and that man in the past made an indecent grin as he stroked her legs.

The days of shame became vivid to her again, and Joohyun had arrived here in her car full of annoyance.

She thought that she was perfectly over it.

She believed that she hadnt run away, but that she completely disdained them.

No, she thought that she had won.

She wouldnt have to be involved with that disgusting man again, and she also had the confidence to make such a person never think about such a thing again in his life if she came across one.

The past was just the past.

She thought that it was alright since she was no longer as weak as she was before.

However, the woman inside the mirror had cruel eyes.

The truly strong laugh and smile.

That was because they knew that whatever harm that came their way was unable to harm them.

However, the weak barked.

They barked while praying that the danger wouldnt come their way.

The woman inside the mirror was on her guard in order to hide her weakness.

It was the worst kind of gaze.

Joohyun pushed down on her cap.

“Should we walk another round”

“....”

“Looks like we should.”

So this was the reason he kept taking detours.

Joohyun sighed.

If she met her little brother in her current state, she would have given him an unpleasant experience again.

Showing him her weak side once was enough.

Maru bought a sports drink from a nearby vending machine.

“I was making such a disgusting face.

No wonder people didnt recognize me.”

Joohyun smiled in self-loathing as she drank the sports drink.

Maru, who had been staying quiet while standing next to the vending machine, spoke,

“Bangjoo, hes a good kid.

He depicts his sister as some kind of a freakish monster, but people would never even talk about someone else if they truly hated them.

Hes a good little brother that likes his big sister.

I thought that he was a good junior without any problems but I came across something strange about him today.

Hes too cheerful regardless of the moment.

Its quite strange.

Its like he thinks that he cant be dejected.

Putting it that way, the fact that he cant reduce his voice is probably also related to this.”

Maru drank his drink in one gulp and crushed the aluminum can with his hands.

“But when I had a look at your face today, I think I know why.

Actually, the reason I called you here was because of two things.

One was that I wanted you to teach us some tips and tricks for acting as a senior to a junior, and the other was that - I know it might be rude of me to do this but - I wanted to talk to you regarding Bangjoo.”

Joohyun leaned against the wall and looked down at the canned drink.

She could see the drink making waves inside the can.

When she stared at the drink long enough, she saw the man with the disgusting smile inside that hole.

She immediately threw the can on the floor and stomped on it with her shoes.

She heaved out a deep breath, which made her feel better.

“If he looks that way, then its probably because of me.”

“Hm, I had my thoughts, but it looks like you know something after all.”

“Of course I do.

Haa, perhaps it was negligence on my part.

At that time, I was busy taking care of myself.

Also, Bangjoo, that kid is quite reassuring.

He has done everything since he was young, and he didnt cry when he was in front of me.

He was able to cook and do the laundry ever since he entered elementary school, and he never came to me for homework.

After entering middle school, he had become the perfect single man.

Perhaps I might have become relieved in one corner of my heart since he was like that.

Ah, hes okay.

Hell do fine on his own.”

The day that nameless president stroked her body, and she shook off his hands with the resolve to die, her brother had seen her in the state where half of her soul had escaped her body.

That boy silently cried in front of her locked door.

He kept standing there throughout the night.

During that time, she bashed her head into a wall and spent time severed from the rest of the world in order to forget about that horrific experience, as well as to find a new path forward.

She stood back up again while resolving to herself that she would never be hurt again in the future.

Right now, she realized that it was just her way of escaping reality, but it didnt matter.

What was important here was her brother.

Was he really okay during that horrible time

When it became morning, her little brother started the morning for her with a brighter expression and a more energetic voice.

Seeing him act that way, she was relieved and just went about her day as usual while not thinking much about it.

However, he was just an elementary school kid back then.

Would he really have spent the night up without any side effects at all

Was Bangjoo really okay that day

Really

“So thats why youre caring so much about us How kind of you.”

“Uhm, honestly speaking, Bangjoo needs to do well in acting.

A friend of mine wants the grand prize this time.

So well have to fix Bangjoo.

Each person we lack is a step further from reaching that goal.”

“So youre worried about your grades rather than about someone elses family”

“Id appreciate it if you say that Im worried about both.”

“Hey, youre quite a cold kid.”

“The only people that can be at ease because theyre pursuing profit is a coward.

Rather than that, can we get going Weve been walking around several times already.

If youre okay, we should really get going.”

“Phew.

Hows my face Does it still look scary”

“No, its pretty.”

“Why dont you come up with a better lie”

“Usually, Im good at lying, but its not working for some reason today.”

Joohyun heaved out a deep breath before straightening her back.

It seemed that it was about time she had to face the really important problem that she had been subconsciously avoiding this whole time.

Now that she thought about it, she rarely had a proper talk with her brother.

Perhaps it was her that had been avoiding it this entire time.

She must have been running away because the events of that day might pop up if they kept conversing.

“Lets have a talk after todays stuff is over.”

“Sure.”

Maru smiled as he spoke.

Joohyun smiled as well.

Just what was this kid Well, there was no way someone ordinary would have said the same thing as Haejoo.

“Hey, do you know who Jung Haejoo is”

“Whos that”

“Its fine if you dont know.”

Joohyun pushed Marus back and told him to lead the way.

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