Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 41

Chapter 41

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Why You? (1)

A quiet night where starlight poured through the gaps in the window.

“Sigh.”

Jin Soyeon let out a deep sigh and lay on her bed, quietly gazing out the window.

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It was already late, but she couldn’t sleep.

For some reason, Yoo Seolhyun’s words were stuck in her mind like sharp thorns and wouldn’t go away.

Part of a conversation she had with Yoo Seolhyun alone at the academy was quietly echoing in her mind.

– Imagine that beautiful face hanging out with other male friends. It must have been tough for your boyfriend.

Yoo Seolhyun’s nonsense about Jin Soyeon and Lee Jinhyuk’s relationship, without knowing anything.

After all, why would Lee Jinhyuk find it difficult if Jin Soyeon got along well with her friends?

Jin Soyeon and Lee Jinhyuk were in a fake relationship.

Of course, Jin Soyeon might have been annoyed by the jealousy of other boys because of her fake relationship role, but she wouldn’t have been troubled by hanging out with other guys.

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For Lee Jinhyuk to feel troubled by such a reason would mean he liked Jin Soyeon as a woman, right?

Hmm…

Lee Jinhyuk liking Jin Soyeon as a woman?

Ha, ha.

Really, what a joke.

They had been childhood friends for over ten years.

They had been together since they were snotty kids.

Honestly, they were almost like family.

At one time, Jin Soyeon wondered if having siblings would feel like this.

They had seen everything of each other, both good and bad.

Thinking of each other as romantic interests?

No way. Absolutely not.

“…Yoo Seolhyun, talking nonsense without knowing anything.”

Jin Soyeon pursed her lips and grumbled.

She knew well that there was no way Lee Jinhyuk liked her as a woman, so she could dismiss Yoo Seolhyun’s words as mere rubbish.

No matter how much she thought about it, Lee Jinhyuk wouldn’t see her as a romantic interest.

If Lee Jinhyuk liked Jin Soyeon, would he have so willingly agreed to break up, even if it was a fake relationship?

Even if it was fake, if he liked her…

– I thought you wanted to break up because you were tired of her hanging out with other guys.

Yoo Seolhyun’s words flashed through her mind.

– It must be tough for a boyfriend if his girlfriend has many male friends.

“…”

A girlfriend with many male friends…

If they were really dating, it might be tough.

No matter how much of a friend they are, seeing your romantic partner with other people of the opposite sex wouldn’t be pleasant.

But what if?

What if, by any chance, Lee Jinhyuk secretly liked Jin Soyeon?

Wouldn’t that mean Jin Soyeon had been making Lee Jinhyuk suffer?

Because of her request to pretend to be her fake boyfriend.

All this time, Lee Jinhyuk…

“…What am I thinking?”

Jin Soyeon suddenly sat up in bed, shaking her head vigorously with a weary smile.

That would be the worst.

Not only did she ask someone she liked to pretend to be her fake boyfriend, but she also kept showing him hanging out with other people of the opposite sex.

That was truly inhumane.

Especially to her best childhood friend, Lee Jinhyuk.

Even more so.

“This is just giving me a headache.”

What if Jin Soyeon were in the opposite position?

She would have accepted the request for a fake relationship.

It wouldn’t be pleasant, but even a fake relationship was still a relationship.

But if her romantic interest kept hanging out with other people of the opposite sex?

Even if it was a fake relationship.

Even if she was fulfilling such an unreasonable request?

“Ah… I might not have been able to stand it.”

Jin Soyeon never really liked anyone before, but if she did and they did such a thing, she would have complained soon enough.

But Lee Jinhyuk had quietly endured for years…

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‘No, no.’

What am I thinking again?

There’s no way Lee Jinhyuk likes me.

Absolutely not.

He shouldn’t, and he couldn’t.

But the word ‘if’ stuck in her mind like sticky bubble gum.

The more she tried not to think about it, the more it clung to her.

Like an inescapable quagmire.

‘There’s no way, but if by any chance the reason Lee Jinhyuk declared a breakup was because of that…’

Lee Jinhyuk suddenly declared a breakup.

Lately, he seemed to be avoiding Jin Soyeon, claiming to be busy.

He started hanging out more with Yoo Seolhyun.

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“…”

These thoughts flashed in her mind like a fleeting star, leaving Jin Soyeon’s mind in turmoil.

‘No way, but if…’

Suddenly, a loud thud echoed in her ears.

A heavy object had fallen into the yard, causing Jin Soyeon to reflexively get out of bed and look out the window.

But it was dark, so she couldn’t see well. Jin Soyeon bit her lower lip slightly. Could it be, again?

Jin Soyeon grabbed the training steel sword in her room and opened the window, landing in the yard.

It was a two-story drop, but Jin Soyeon was an aspiring hero.

Landing from that height was easier than eating porridge.

Once in the yard, Jin Soyeon quickly turned her head to find the source of the sound. As expected.

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In one corner of the yard, a large stone lay.

Attached to the stone was a white piece of paper. As she approached to look closely, she saw ‘Jin Soyeon, you slut’ written in large letters.

“Again, really…”

Jin Soyeon frowned and quickly went outside the gate, but there was no one on the residential street.

It seemed whoever threw the stone quickly fled after throwing it into Jin Soyeon’s yard.

“Sigh. Really.”

Sighing heavily, Jin Soyeon locked the gate.

This had happened before, and now it was happening again.

“Tiring.”

It was undoubtedly the work of someone jealous of Jin Soyeon.

Not even childish kids, yet people her age were doing this sort of thing.

Jin Soyeon had experienced this a few times before.

Getting close to popular boys provoked envy and jealousy, leading some girls to bully Jin Soyeon in various ways.

They stuffed trash in her desk, spread bad rumors, splashed water on her in the bathroom, stuck weird things on her, and more.

Jin Soyeon tried to act nonchalant, and with Lee Jinhyuk and her mother’s help, the incidents were resolved well.

But due to her sociable personality, beautiful appearance, and friendships with boys, these things occasionally happened.

While she was dating Lee Jinhyuk, things had been quieter…

Even at the prestigious Union Academy, people are all the same.

‘Reporting to the police wouldn’t be much help, would it?’

She had reported once before, but with no significant harm, only minor offenses like attempted vandalism and misdemeanors applied.

There were no CCTV cameras, making it hard to identify the culprit.

It seemed to be an academy student.

Who was it?

‘Good thing Mom is on a business trip.’

Jin Soyeon tore the paper off the stone. She quietly looked at the words for a moment. Slut. Such blatant profanity.

‘…Could it be one of the girls who likes Lee Siwoon?’

There were many girls who liked Lee Siwoon.

But she didn’t blame Lee Siwoon.

The perpetrator was the one at fault.

She shouldn’t avoid him or feel intimidated because of this.

She didn’t want to.

It would be like succumbing to the culprit.

Should an aspiring hero yield to a mere criminal’s intent?

‘But calling me a slut is too much.’

Lately, bad rumors about Jin Soyeon had been circulating in her class.

There were rumors that she dumped Lee Jinhyuk to date Lee Siwoon.

‘Sigh. Annoying.’

Jin Soyeon, with a slight rebellious streak, acted nonchalantly despite hearing such rumors but did feel some stress.

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‘Why do they always make strange rumors whenever I hang out with friends?’

With a slight frown, she tore the paper into pieces.

Her mind was already cluttered with thoughts of Lee Jinhyuk and Yoo Seolhyun, and now she felt even more stressed.

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The next day at the academy.

“…Is she still chasing after Lee Siwoon?”

“Seems like it. Did you hear that rumor?”

“What rumor?”
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“She supposedly…”

“Wow, really? Unbelievable. Just because she’s pretty.”

Whispering.

Bad rumors about Jin Soyeon continued to spread.

Many female students secretly murmured while glancing at her.

“…Sigh.”

Jin Soyeon frowned.

Lately, the strange rumors had been getting worse.

‘Could it be Yoo Seolhyun and her group spreading them?’

It was obvious.

It was definitely Yoo Seolhyun’s doing.

Come to think of it, Yoo Seolhyun had said something about being interested in Lee Jinhyuk, though she didn’t know if she was serious.

Oh, could Yoo Seolhyun have thrown the stone at her house too? Maybe had someone in her group do it?

‘If that’s the case, I can’t let Lee Jinhyuk be with her.’

What if, by some chance, Yoo Seolhyun and Lee Jinhyuk ended up dating?

Anyone else would be fine, but not Yoo Seolhyun.
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She couldn’t let Lee Jinhyuk be with someone as malicious as her.

It would definitely be tough for Lee Jinhyuk if he got involved with her.

Yes, definitely.

Absolutely.

End of Chapter.