Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Love (3)

Whisper, whisper.

“Isn’t Lee Jinhyuk surprisingly attractive?”

“Well, I guess his face isn’t bad.”

“He’s also super smart. Totally a brainy guy.”

“Jeez, what are you even saying?”

Among the girls, Lee Jinhyuk’s popularity had started to grow.

It had reached the point where Jin Soyeon would often catch glimpses of girls sneaking glances at his profile, giggling and chatting about him.

“Didn’t you used to say Lee Jinhyuk was at the bottom of the class?”

“No, but after talking to him a bit, I realized he’s actually pretty decent.”

“Oh, really?”

They would pretend not to care, but then slyly express their interest or playfully touch him under the guise of friendship.

Watching this unfold in front of her, an unknown heat began to rise from deep within Jin Soyeon’s chest.

‘…Since when did they start paying attention to Jinhyuk?’

Jin Soyeon frowned slightly, her expression turning sullen.

At the beginning of their time at Union Academy, Lee Jinhyuk had been one of the students with little presence.
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He only became the subject of gossip for a few days after the news spread that he had broken up with a beautiful girl like Jin Soyeon. But that didn’t mean he was popular.

Moreover, his practical scores had been low since middle school, he had no special abilities, and his family wasn’t wealthy, so the girls didn’t pay him much attention.

But then, had the turning point been the practical evaluation?

Even though Lee Jinhyuk was considered the weak link in Yoo Seolhyun’s team, he surprised everyone with an unexpected performance.
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And during the Youngdeung Mountain hero rescue mission—where even professionals had failed—Lee Jinhyuk performed so well that Han Seowoo, a team leader from the Gaon Nuri Clan, publicly praised him in a magazine, causing the other students to start seeing him in a different light.

Then, during the midterm dungeon strategy, his team, despite the formidable competition from Lee Siwoon, Kang Daehan, Yoo Seolhyun, and Baek Yoorin, managed to claim an overwhelming first place.

Initially, people dismissed it as luck or good team composition.

But after achieving excellent results in the hostage rescue evaluation, the hero and villain evaluation, and the written exams, the controversy surrounding him began to die down.

Finally, during the Union Academy raid, Lee Jinhyuk had formed a group to protect and guide the other students, helping them fend off the villains.

While most students had been shaking in fear, waiting for the security team to arrive, Lee Jinhyuk took the lead, uniting the others and saving the lives of both the cadets and security personnel who had been targeted by the attackers.

How many people owed their lives to Lee Jinhyuk and his group during that chaos?

Among them were dozens, including Jin Soyeon and Roxanne, who were saved by Lee Jinhyuk’s efforts. Had it not been for him, they might have died that day.

As a result, several security officers and students had personally thanked him.

Some of the female students, blushing like innocent schoolgirls, even told him how cool and thankful they were.

Lee Jinhyuk’s popularity had quietly soared to heights incomparable to before.

Although he wasn’t quite on the level of Lee Siwoon or Kang Daehan, in some ways, girls found him more approachable, thinking, ‘Maybe I have a chance with someone like Lee Jinhyuk?’

In short, instead of staring hopelessly at someone they couldn’t reach, many girls began to set their sights on a more accessible, yet still appealing, option.

“Did you hear? I saw Lee Jinhyuk wearing casual clothes, and apparently, they’re all designer brands. His clothes, shoes, even his watch—all famous brands!”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Turns out he’s got quite a bit of money.”

“Could he be a secretly wealthy third-generation chaebol?”

“Haha, what are you even talking about?”

Money…

Yes, Lee Jinhyuk had quite a lot of money.

Thanks to stock investments and the slush funds he had taken from Seong Yura, his wealth had exceeded several billion won.

Because of that, Lee Jinhyuk was now enjoying luxuries he hadn’t experienced in his previous life.

For example, he could buy the luxury watch he had once drooled over, wear high-end designer clothes, purchase an expensive sports car, or even get himself a black card…

Since Union Academy students were legally treated as semi-adults, he could get things like a driver’s license, a car, and a black card.

It might seem like pointless indulgence, but considering he was living in a world where he could die at any moment, this was Lee Jinhyuk’s way of relieving stress.

“He actually looks pretty good in those clothes.”

“Yeah, I saw him too. I thought he was just a studious nerd, but he’s got style.”

“When I ran into him downtown, he looked like a college senior.”

“True, he does give off a more mature vibe than the other guys.”

Having graduated college and worked in the real world in his previous life, Lee Jinhyuk had a good sense of fashion. Even when he tried to hide it, traces of his past life’s aura would sometimes slip out.

“Why not confess to him while you’re at it?”

“Huh? Seriously?”

“I think Lee Jinhyuk might like someone like me~.”

“Yeah, right. You’re more on Kim Yuseong’s level.”

“Ugh, no thanks.”

“What’s wrong with Kim Yuseong?”

“He looks too intimidating. Not my type.”

The girls were joking about confessing to Lee Jinhyuk, saying all sorts of things.

Overhearing their conversation, Jin Soyeon couldn’t help but bite her lip. Somehow, all this talk about confessions was really getting under her skin.

Lee Jinhyuk is not the kind of guy who would accept a confession thrown out as a joke. So stop spouting nonsense.

You girls didn’t even give him a second glance before, and now that he seems popular and well-off, suddenly you’re interested?

‘……’

Jin Soyeon clenched her fists.

Every time other girls showed interest in Lee Jinhyuk, she felt irritated. Her chest tightened, and a sharp, uncomfortable feeling settled deep inside.
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‘…Jealousy. Ha. Jealousy, really.’

Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind.

What about Lee Jinhyuk in the past?

Did he feel this way when he had a crush on her?

When they were in that fake relationship, did he feel the same frustration whenever other boys approached her?

And for years, at that.

Without ever saying anything.

Always silently watching her?

‘Ugh.’

A strange sense of guilt pricked Jin Soyeon’s heart.

How many times had she unknowingly hurt him while asking him to play along with that fake relationship, and how many times had she gone out with other boys while he watched quietly?

Did Jin Soyeon even have the right to say she liked him now?
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The right…

Did she really have the right to like Lee Jinhyuk?

All those years, whenever she hung out with other boys, he must have been constantly on edge, wondering if she’d start liking someone else or accept a confession from another guy.

After putting Lee Jinhyuk through so much emotional turmoil for so long, did she really have the right to say that she liked him now?

It would be absurd.

If she were a third party, she might be screaming at herself to stop being so pathetic.

‘……’

Jin Soyeon shook her head, trying to dispel her negative thoughts.

Admitting her feelings for Lee Jinhyuk now might cause him a lot of trouble.

But her feelings were too overwhelming to simply bury.

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Far, far too overwhelming.

‘…It’s okay, for now. It’ll be okay.’

Jin Soyeon shot a glance toward the other girls.

Lee Jinhyuk wouldn’t be interested in girls like them.

This might sound arrogant, but Lee Jinhyuk had grown up seeing Jin Soyeon—who was so beautiful that she could easily rival any celebrity—so it made sense that his standards would be quite high.

Having spent his years with someone like Jin Soyeon, how could ordinary girls even catch his eye?

No, probably not.

Jin Soyeon knew she was beautiful.

She had received countless confessions and attention from boys since kindergarten, so she understood her own attractiveness better than anyone.
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If there were any girls who could match Jin Soyeon’s beauty, it would be Yoo Seolhyun, Sunari, or Yuliya.

They were all so beautiful it was hard to say who was more attractive, but if Jin Soyeon were honest, she felt she had a slight edge.

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…Maybe just a little bit of arrogance mixed in, but still!

‘Jinhyuk said he already likes someone else, so even if those girls confess, he probably won’t accept.’

It was possible that the girl Lee Jinhyuk liked might confess to him, but Jin Soyeon believed the chances of that happening were slim.

Lee Jinhyuk’s standards for beauty were probably very high.

If the girl Lee Jinhyuk liked was as pretty as she imagined, there would be plenty of impressive guys around her, and she wouldn’t need to seek out someone like him.

…Surely that’s how it would be.

‘So, I just need to get closer to Jinhyuk and maybe, maybe… confess… Ugh.’

Confess.

The very idea of confessing made Jin Soyeon’s heart race.

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She had never seriously thought about confessing to anyone before, so the thought filled her with nervous excitement.

‘Jinhyuk said he likes someone else, but… I’m confident. I can make him like me again.’

No other girl knew Lee Jinhyuk as well as she did.

She knew what he liked, what he disliked, his tastes, his hobbies, their shared memories, everything.

And besides, Jin Soyeon was beautiful, right?

Lee Jinhyuk wasn’t the type of guy who liked just any pretty face, but still, few men disliked a beautiful woman.

Since he once liked her, her looks were already a given.

‘Then… what should I do? Should I try to seduce him? But how do you even seduce someone?’

Jin Soyeon had never tried to seduce anyone before, so she had no idea where to start. In fact, she had spent her life trying not to attract attention from men, which made this all the more confusing.

As she was lost in thought about how to approach Lee Jinhyuk…

“Excuse me…”

The door to the classroom opened, and in walked a girl with pink hair.

“I’m a bit late, I hope that’s okay. I got held up dealing with some things at the church.”

With her long, braided pink hair and her innocent, delicate blue eyes, the girl looked directly at Lee Jinhyuk.

“Sorry, but do you have some time?”

Her soft, gentle voice had an indescribable charm that tugged at men’s hearts.

“If you’re busy, we could talk later.”

Roxanne Han.

As her name suggested, she was of mixed race, possessing the Western beauty that came with it.

Unlike Yoo Seolhyun or Jin Soyeon, Roxanne exuded an air of purity, innocence, and even piety. She truly looked the part of a devout clergyman.

“No, it’s fine.”

“Then, shall we step outside for a moment?”

Lee Jinhyuk nodded casually and walked out with Roxanne.

As they left, the classroom buzzed with chatter.

“Why is Lee Jinhyuk with Roxanne?”

“Is that Roxanne? Damn, she’s gorgeous. I guess that’s why she was being bullied.”

“First Yoo Seolhyun, now Roxanne? Is Lee Jinhyuk really just flirting with all the pretty girls?”

“He dated Jin Soyeon, is close with Yoo Seolhyun and Sunari… Man, I’m so jealous. Is this the life of an alpha male?”

“Even if his powers aren’t great, I guess his looks make up for it. Girls just flock to him.”

“His abilities are probably better than yours. Do you even know how well he did on the midterms?”

Ignoring the chatter of the boys, Jin Soyeon thought to herself,
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‘…Why would Roxanne want to see Jinhyuk?’

From what she had heard, Roxanne had also played a big role in rescuing Jin Soyeon.

She had already thanked her for that.

But wasn’t everything settled now? Why did she need to talk to Jinhyuk again?

‘Ugh… what do I do? This is bothering me. It’s really bothering me.’

Jin Soyeon fidgeted with her hands, debating whether to follow them or not.

She didn’t want to seem petty by following them, but at the same time, she couldn’t just sit still—it was driving her crazy.

And it didn’t help that Roxanne was so beautiful.

Especially with that… How was that even fair? Her face looked so innocent, but what was with that ridiculously large chest?

Was she really the same age as the other cadets?

She was even bigger than Yoo Seolhyun, who was also of mixed race. Was it because she was a saint, with a generous heart to match? Ah, what was she even thinking? Ugh.

‘I can’t take this! I have to follow them.’

After some hesitation, Jin Soyeon stood up abruptly.
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She began to secretly follow Lee Jinhyuk and Roxanne, who were walking off in the distance.

Meanwhile, Yoo Seolhyun, who had been quietly observing the situation, tilted her head slightly, musing over Jin Soyeon’s strange behavior.

Ever since returning to the academy, she had seemed anxious, always sneaking glances at Lee Jinhyuk.

‘Jin Soyeon… Could she be…?’

Hmm.

Well, well, Jin Soyeon.

So, you still had feelings for Lee Jinhyuk after all.

You acted like you didn’t care, but this is actually pretty funny.

You’ve been running around with other guys all this time, and now that you’ve broken up, suddenly you’re missing him?

Seeing you act like this now is kind of pathetic, honestly.

‘I guess I still don’t like her.’

Even though I promised not to give her a hard time, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get close to Jin Soyeon.

End of Chapter.