Geunseok’s phone went off again, causing Yurim to bite down on her fork a bit harder than she intended. Her front teeth were throbbing slightly in pain. Already, Geunseok’s stared at his phone four times throughout their date. He just told her he was talking with his coach whenever she asked about it. She wanted to ask what the coach was like, but she lacked the courage each time. The boy already looked annoyed by her. He would hate her for sure if she overstepped her boundaries. So instead, Yurim handed him a piece of a fried dumpling.

“Try this, it’s good.”

“Sure.”

Right then, his phone vibrated again. Geunseok put down his fork with a smile. Yurim felt like she was choking.

“That dumpling’s tasty.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“You’re not going to eat it?”

“I will, after this.”

“If it cools down...”

Geunseok raised his hand with an annoyed expression. That face didn’t last long though. After just a second, he had a smile on his face again.

“I’ll eat it on my own time. You should eat it too.”

Geunseok went back to reading his phone. The boy had an incredibly energetic look on his face as he read. Yurim looked at him dumbly before putting a piece of tteokbokki in her...