PAID

The break flew by in an instant. As I headed to school with a sulky expression, a familiar back of the head came into view.

“Hey. Where’s your girlfriend? Why are you alone?”

I quickened my steps and tapped Lee Do-Yoon’s shoulder with my finger.

It was rare to meet him right at the school gate, and even stranger not to see his girlfriend, Baek Yoo-Seol.

Was the sun going to rise in the west tomorrow? Why did this new semester already feel ominous?

“Huh? Oh. Ha-Eun. Seol’s off doing volunteer work today. She said she’d probably be back in the afternoon.”

“…She’s doing volunteer work?”

“Haha. Why is everyone around me so surprised by that?”

No, seriously, think about it. Knowing Baek Yoo-Seol’s personality, she’s not exactly the type to help anyone other than Lee Do-Yoon.

Did she mature a bit after growing older?

“I could do volunteer work, too.”

“You? Volunteer work?”

Lee Do-Yoon looked at me like I’d grown an extra head.

He didn’t question Baek Yoo-Seol, but when it was me?

Staring at him incredulously, he awkwardly averted his gaze with a sheepish laugh.

“I’ve done donation volunteer work a lot, okay?”

“Oh, fair enough.”@@novelbin@@