I was uneasy.

‘She’s making me feel bad, too…’

Jo Hye-Jin looked like a mess.

The last time I saw her cry this way was when Kim Hyun-Sung rejected her at the speed of light. She wasn’t crying out loud, but her lips and face were trembling. She hurriedly covered her face out of embarrassment, but her shoulders were still trembling.

‘Why are you crying? Why are you taking this so seriously? You’re not that type of person.’

I made it all up because I thought that it wasn’t a bad idea, but I could have imagined that she would take it this seriously. My conscience was hurt. Who could have known that the lie I made up on the spot would make someone cry?

“...”

I felt ashamed of myself, and I felt uncomfortable as the quiet room got quieter. If she were someone else, I wouldn’t think much of it, but we were talking about Jo Hye-Jin here, so I felt uneasy about all this.

“Are you crying?” I asked to break the silence.

“...”

“Are you really crying?” I asked.

“Who said I was crying?” Jo Hye-Jin...