LECTURER
Chapters 28. Not My Home

Jaehyun's footsteps came to a halt as he saw someone standing in front of his apartment door. The young man was silent for a while and then resumed his steps.

"I thought that night was the last meeting."

Seola gave a bitter smile as she caught the cold intonation of the young man before her. He took a breath and exhaled, "Ah, sorry."

Jaehyun. His gaze was not on the woman before him even so, Jaehyun wanted to know Seola's arrival here, this early.

"I want to give this," Seola extended her hand holding a medium-sized box. "ah! For a moment," Seola continued, pushing the box in his hand to Jaehyun, making Jaehyun unwilling to accept the box. While Seola was busy rummaging through her little bag and afterwards she pulled out a lipbalm. "I bought it on the way," said Seola, then his lips covered in a faint smile, "leaves have come down" added Seola.

While Jaehyun again could only remain silent, looking at the lipbalm. For this time he felt that something was very disturbing when he saw that smile.

Seola hush. The awkward silent atmosphere like this was still - always comfortable for him when he was with Jaehyun. Seola was clearly aware at the time, Jaehyun only accepted his statement not his feelings so even though Jaehyun always acted coldly to him Seola had to accept, because Seola was ready for heartbreak. But when the break came even a little, Seola could not hate Jaehyun.

Jaehyun blinked while breathing, he grabbed the lipbalm. "Hm, thank you."

Seola's smile expanded widely. His heart soared hearing the sincerity of Jaehyun. "Hmn," Seola replied still with her smile. He remained silent for a while and could not hide his curiosity. Seola bit her lower lip, "ng .. did you know Yoona disappeared?" ask Seola.

Jaehyun just nodded.

"Are you with Yoona?"

"Why?"

"Yoona's color can't go far from her place."

Jaehyun tightened his lips which then nodded, feeling agreeable to the sentence. "Hm, he's with me."

Seola smiled. "Thank you."

"Why are you thanking me?"

"Color you really take care of Yoona."

Jaehyun sneered. "of course. He's-"

"You should always take care of Yoona, Jaehyun. You should always put Yoona in a safe place, Jaehyun. There used to be me and Seungwoo who valued Yoona more than myself, but now I can't do that anymore. So, I hope you can do that too." Seola swallowed her saliva, her chest suddenly felt tight as if she was pressured by something heavy. "Different from me and Seungwoo, Yoona's parents are people who are willing to do anything to get their wish even if the payment is the life of Yoona who is her own child. I-"

"If you're that worried, then don't go." Seola gasped at hearing that. "Continue to"

"I have to go." Seola cut her lip line. "Maybe you forgot, there's someone more precious to me. I could be on his side even if it would make Seungwoo disappointed even I would be hated by you."

Jaehyun no longer responded. The young man seemed to think of something in his head.

Seola smiled as she took a breath. "Take care of yourself, Jung Jaehyun." after saying that Seola turned around and stepped away.

For this time, Seola will mengikhlaskan Jaehyun not only release but mengikhlaskan youth. If it would make all parties happy then it would be the best choice in Seola's life.

"You too."

Seola's steps stopped.

"Get yourself, Seola."

No one likes a farewell, no one. But anyone has to feel the separation to meet people and other new things because that's the way life is.

Goodbye, Jung Jaehyun.

o0o

Yoona came out of the bathroom. His hand rubbed his stomach slowly with lips that grumbled softly. As her net caught Jaehyun sitting on the sofa and holding a box, Yoona frowned and walked over and sat down.

Jaehyun blinked and instinctively kept the box away. "Hn .. Have you had breakfast?" jaehyun asked, both of her eyeballs moving indeterminably avoiding Yoona's gaze.

Yoona nodded. Secretly one of his hands moved backwards, trying to reach the box but Jaehyun faster blocking Yoona's hand made Yoona throttle, feeling disappointed.

The two were both silent and soon Jaehyun met, "no, is it time for you to come back?" jaehyun asked trying not to offend YoonA. "You—"

"Is there a reason for that?"

"Yoona, you're still a—"

"That status is useless if I go back."

Jaehyun. His eyes were fixed on Yoona. "You don't want to go back?" Yoona did not answer. "You also want that divorce, if you forget, Yoona." Jaehyun added and it hit Yoona. Jaehyun was grieving now feeling puffed up, "now are you sorry?" cynical Jaehyun.

Yoona bit her lower lip with both hands clenched tightly. For the first time Yoona felt a hostile feeling from Jaehyun and it was so unpleasant.

"I was wrong for offering you here." Jaehyun moved from his seat. The mood's fucked up for whatever reason.

Yoona quiet. Still with his position he stared at Jaehyun's back until finally the back was gone after entering the bathroom. He tried to pull the warm glass that had coated his eyes, honestly Jaehyun's words had really hit him. And ...

Is Yoona sorry?

No. gabe. He has no regrets. He just wanted to buy time until he was ready. True, there is not the slightest regret for it, although Yoona finally justified her feelings for the Lecturer but it is not enough to make Yoona regret.

Since the beginning, Yoona has never considered the man her home. Because there is no reason to regret let alone to return because Sehun is not his home at all.

But that was all Yoona thought first, before Yoona finally found out something,

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Jaehyun let out a rough breath and shuffled his own frustrated hair. He looked at her face as if looking for something wrong with her. He also did not understand why the annoyance that came out of nowhere and because what it was he just vent to Yoona?

Then his gaze was directed at the box and the lipbalm he kept on the towel rack. Jaehyun grabbed it, staring for a while at the box. His logic refused to justify the cause of his chaos today. And after that, Jaehyun dropped the box and the lipbalm into the trash but missed making the contents of the trash can spill. Jaehyun snorted and passed to clean up the trash.

"A—" Jaehyun's voice hung in the air as his net caught a small stick coming out of his bathroom bin. His eyes blinked, making sure what he saw was not wrong and that it was right.

Jaehyun gulped. Grabbing the small stick and being exposed to magic, Jaehyun's body immediately pecked at the two lines on the small stick. And as he managed to gain control of himself, Jaehyun immediately shot out where Yoona was.

"YOHONA!"

But, Yoona is nowhere. The young woman had somehow gone where Jaehyun was in the bathroom. And now all that was left was Jaehyun's regret that had been cold to the young lady.

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