Laundering (3)

Myeongjeon scratched his head. Had something like that really happened? He looked at Dain’s face as though wondering whether she was joking, but she didn’t look like she was joking at all. There was a hint of a smile, but more than a joke, her expression held pity.

“Seriously?”

“You really don’t remember, huh? I wasn’t there then, so I don’t know the details. I think Chaerin was there… but she wouldn’t really answer when I asked.”

At Dain’s suggestion that she call Chaerin over, Myeongjeon nodded.

“Oh, Chaerin! What are you doing right now? Can you come out? There’s something I want to talk to you about. Oh, it’s not serious—no, it is serious, but it has nothing to do with you~”

After chatting about this and that, Dain ended the call. When she said, “She lives nearby, so she’ll be here soon,” Myeongjeon felt extremely grateful. This girl had clearly been one of the targets of the bullying too, so why was she treating him so well?

“…Is there anything you want to eat? I’ll buy it all.”

“Ooh~ Did you come into some money, Suyeon?”

“I did make some… No, it’s something that happened to me recently…”

“I’m here!”...