[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eighteen-s-bed":3,"chapter-eighteen-s-bed-eighteen-s-bed-chapter-49":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eighteen’s Bed",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1167107,1516,"Chapter 12.2","eighteen-s-bed-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>The classroom was no refuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one outright harmed me, but no one welcomed me either. In this square, confined space, I was an island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What really made me want to die wasn’t the whispers or the stares. It was the fact that the bread I’d been choking down for weeks—the one I had chewed until I was sick of it—had suddenly appeared in front of me again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lunchtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan, once again, was the culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You like this, don’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he mocking me? What the hell is this? My blood boiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I keep eating that bread for weeks? Who do you think made me do it? The intent behind giving me that bread was utterly vile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom was empty. My desk partner was, of course, nowhere to be seen. Which meant I was forced to face Go Yohan directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even want to eat that dry, sponge-like bread. I glanced at it briefly, then answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re lying again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does he act like he knows everything? It pissed me off—this feeling of being forcibly denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan picked up the bread I had pushed away and slowly peeled off the wrapper. Just like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I brought this for you so you can eat something good, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet breath. He leaned against my desk. The hand holding the chocolate bread inched closer to my face. The suffocatingly sweet scent hit me hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I refused to lift my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows what he did to that bread? Messing with someone’s food was one of the oldest bullying tactics in the book. I couldn’t eat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that must have irritated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ignoring someone’s kindness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle threat. His words were laced with barbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suppressed the urge to stand up and punch him in the face. Instead, I ignored him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, what the fuck. That hurts, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a laugh—half mocking, half amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he was pretending to be hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the way he spoke carried an unmistakable undercurrent of you don’t matter enough to actually hurt me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dug in my heels, refusing to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave me alone. Just go away already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I screamed the words inside my head over and over, but Go Yohan was always, always Go Yohan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh well. If you don’t want it, I guess I’ll have to throw it away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His slender fingers uncurled in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crumpled plastic wrapper flattened noisily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chocolate bread, now unsupported, tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an intentional movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bread landed squarely on my workbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fucking bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at my workbook, now smeared with chocolate, and closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overwhelming sweetness invaded my senses, making me feel sick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened my eyes again, reality hadn’t changed. My workbook was still ruined, covered in chocolate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it. I couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what the hell are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I simply grabbed the workbook from my desk and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t look back as I walked between the rows of desks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I passed the back of the classroom, I spotted the trash can near the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I threw the workbook straight into the trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I raised my head, my reflection stared back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jun always keeps his expression composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My face didn’t betray a single weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I was still shaken by Go Yohan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though a single word from him was enough to kill me inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My face revealed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good. Keep it up, Kang Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sadness. No anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jun calmly reached for the back door of the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just walk out. That’s what you need to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, my eyes met those of Lee Seokhyun and Kim Seokmin, who were standing outside the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think I’ve ever felt more humiliated in my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their unreadable eyes locked onto mine, and I immediately tried to get away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tried to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you think you’re going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A firm grip seized my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong hand wrenched me backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My weak body couldn’t withstand Go Yohan’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spun back against my will and was dragged back into the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of it ripped one of my shirt buttons off, exposing my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t leave, no matter how much I wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I had a useless, pathetic body that moved however Go Yohan wanted it to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to strength, I was always the weak one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My face burned with shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hastily clutched my torn shirt, dropping my head and biting my lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long hand reached over my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flinched instinctively at the sudden movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand that passed over my shoulder stirred the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom door slammed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even then, I forced myself to hold my head high, pretending I wasn’t rattled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fought to the very last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit down on his lip—just like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he grabbed my shoulder again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His long fingers dug into my skin, strong enough to leave marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if urging me, he shook me back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I asked you where the fuck you were going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When someone talks to you, you’re supposed to fucking answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the fuck are you ignoring me when I’m talking to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You were the one who ignored me first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I braced myself, keeping my stance as solid as I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of his grip rocked my body. I instinctively took a step forward to keep my balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A survival instinct—just to avoid falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I moved, Go Yohan’s hand suddenly stopped shaking me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was my chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted my body sharply, yanking my shoulder free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan’s claw-like fingers slid off my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think I heard him make a short noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately stepped backward. Just in case he tried to grab me again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to choose my words carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t fall into Go Yohan’s trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard was constantly thinking of ways to drag me down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know how he’d betray me—no, he had already betrayed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Han Taesan, I could end up like that too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t let him see me as weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that wasn’t the case, I had to defend myself as much as I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tapped my fingers against my thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to answer carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is over now, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I made the pathetic choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could never rise above Go Yohan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I flattened myself to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced behind me. Through the frosted glass, two vague silhouettes loomed. My voice dropped to a whisper in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over. For you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got it. So just leave it at this. Don't drag this out any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being ignored was better than being tormented. That was the best outcome I could hope for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it meant we’d go back to being strangers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So don’t mess with me anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t pay any unnecessary attention to you either. I’ll keep my distance. I’ll erase myself from your life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like I erased Han Junwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I could cut off Han Junwoo after suffering for a year and a half, cutting off Go Yohan after only six months should be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m begging you, just stop picking fights with me. Please. Can’t I just keep my head down and live quietly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan, who had been silently listening, suddenly let out a dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t look amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a laugh of disbelief, of sheer exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the strange, twisted smile on his face, I caught a glimpse of an advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never expected to win against Go Yohan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just wanted to finish the rest of my school life in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wracked my brain for a way to make sure Go Yohan wouldn’t keep tormenting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to be ignored than to become a target of ridicule. If I could just maintain the status quo, all I had to do was survive for another six months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spoke again, this time checking over my shoulder once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two figures were still behind the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long were those bastards planning to stand there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered my voice until it was barely audible outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know I piss you off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So just leave me alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you stop acting like this, I’ll figure out a way to survive on my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like I always have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already understand what you want. I’ll stay out of your way and shut my mouth. Is that what you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words came out sharp, laced with sarcasm before I could stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in this situation, my pride refused to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan should have been pissed off by my tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just answer me, damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My toes curled inside my socks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I heard footsteps shifting outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan silently ran a finger across his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While my attention was briefly distracted, he grabbed the chair next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was he—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan threw the chair to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deafening noise made me flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My attention snapped back forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kids outside must have heard that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that Go Yohan would care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he smirked, his lips quirking in an odd, trembling way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unsettling expression sent a chill down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, my hands clenched the hem of my shirt tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After letting out a slow breath, Go Yohan lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. That’s it. You’re doing this on purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……What do you mean, ‘on purpose’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan pointed a finger at me and laughed again, backing away a few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his hand went to his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raked his fingers through his hair, pushing it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze—his gaze was still locked onto me, filled with a knowing look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really know how to fuck with people, huh? Shit, this is crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about? I never fucked with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what the fuck do you call what you’re doing right now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan suddenly shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I instinctively turned toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark silhouettes were still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell are you to say that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering my voice as much as I could, I snapped, \"Keep your voice down. There are other people outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You? You’re worried about people hearing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge shadow fell over my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now, you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Yeah. So can you please just talk quietly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan laughed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above, he looked down at me with that eerie smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even now, you still care what people think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this situation, of all things… those bastards out there are more important than me, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dark expression was filled with nothing but derision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kang Jun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That name again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Jun. Kang Jun. Kang Jun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glared at him like I wanted to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resentment burned hot inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he flip everything upside down so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I really that easy to toy with?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to scream at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my pride wouldn’t let me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I heard the answer to that question, I knew I’d break down and cry in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I couldn’t let that happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan, still oblivious to my real thoughts, continued speaking in that mocking tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, you want to be close with me again, don’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This situation scares you, but your pride won’t let you back down, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart dropped to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forgot what I was about to say and just opened and closed my mouth like a fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. No, I can’t react like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to be speechless than to look like an idiot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly shut my mouth and glared at him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pity. You only need to bend a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing me stay silent, Go Yohan must have thought he’d won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of his trembling lips curled up naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down slightly, looking me straight in the eye as he shamelessly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew I was right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was trapped—squeezed between Go Yohan’s oppressive presence in front of me and the unsettling pressure of the two people lurking behind the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t let this be the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to throw down my last card before Go Yohan could toy with me any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered my voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that no one could hear—no one but him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could almost hear Go Yohan freezing in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly, I don’t get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, I lifted my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To show him my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My perfectly composed, utterly unchanged face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My stubborn pride held my neck straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That too, was my sickness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were the one who said this was over, weren’t you? So why are you the one clinging like this? You’re the one acting like you regret it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go Yohan’s mouth snapped shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, his expression looked blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment—I saw my opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Go Yohan momentarily frozen, I spun around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to escape before he could grab me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My retreating figure was probably even more pathetic than I imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was better than getting caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened the door, I saw Lee Seokhyun and Kim Seokmin practically pressed against the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fucking idiots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swept my gaze over them from head to toe before quickly stepping out into the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as I walked away, my cowardice gnawed at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Go Yohan chased after me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought terrified me, so I picked up the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forced my injured foot to move, nearly stumbling forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he caught me—what would he say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of accusations would he throw at me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea alone was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was I afraid of falling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was I more afraid of Go Yohan’s words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that, I couldn’t decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I worried that my awkward, stumbling gait made me look ridiculous, but I still couldn’t slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as I reached the end of the hallway, I found myself glancing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case he was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Go Yohan wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t followed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the tension drained from my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fucking idiot, Kang Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making a big deal over nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there, staring at the empty hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without thinking, I caught sight of my own reflection in the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kang Jun in the glass—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second I saw it, my hand curled into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’d been holding something, I might have thrown it through the window and shattered the damn thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want to see that pathetic face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just needed to get out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I headed for the stairs—anywhere but here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, a familiar face came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin Jaehyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe unlucky bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was climbing the stairs when he lifted his head and saw me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess I’m the unlucky one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, I have the worst luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"……Shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gripped the railing, trying to walk past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of all things to get caught for, why this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what pissed me off even more—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was what Shin Jaehyun said as I walked past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly, like he really meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you… cry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The response shot out of me instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped in my tracks and practically shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I squeezed my eyes shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit. Shit. Fucking embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to tumble down the stairs and just die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I really looked like someone who had been crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was all because of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t cry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kang Jun in the window hadn’t shed a single tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why the hell did Shin Jaehyun think I did?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forced a natural smile and wiped a dry cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was dry as hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Definitely not tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to cover my mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to salvage this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must have imagined it. I wasn’t crying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shin Jaehyun looked genuinely apologetic as he let go of my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah… guess you weren’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for checking, but can I go now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want me to help you walk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said I’m fine. Just go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irritation flared inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stepping over a boundary I had clearly drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held up a hand and frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite my rejection, he took another step closer and grabbed my arm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Positive idiot. Clueless LA bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I understood why people called him that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at him. No sense of awareness whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>",2858,"2026-06-03T12:59:24.646Z","2026-06-03T12:59:27.192Z",1,"novelbin.me","abbf723b83ee8cada4dae351c8b0a4e7b5cd8bd9079ad29131e8da64f4cfe5ea","eighteen-s-bed-chapter-50","eighteen-s-bed-chapter-48",138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feighteen-s-bed-cover.jpg"]