Nailing the Assignment — Chapter 4

DON'T YOU AGREE WITH THE RESEARCH TEAM? TYPE B WAS THE BEST, RIGHT?

MS. CHA?

YES! IT WENT WELL WITH ALTERNATIVE SWEETNERS.

RIGHT?

THEN PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT BY IMPROVING TYPE B.

SURE THING!

THIS ISN'T EASY...

STAYING IN THIS CAR FILLED WITH YANG ENERGY IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN HANDLING THE AWKWARDNESS WITH MR. GONG. IT'S LIKE BEING TRAPPED IN A ROOM FULL OF FRESHLY BAKED BREAD.

WHEN WE WERE IN THE LAB, I WAS ABLE TO OPEN A WINDOW SO IT WAS FINE...

BUT WHY DID IT HAVE TO RAIN?!

I CAN'T DO THIS...

I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS!

IT'S LIKE BEING TRAPPED IN A ROOM FULL OF FRESHLY BAKED BREAD.

MR. GONG, ARE YOU GOING STRAIGHT HOME?

THEN COULD YOU LET ME OFF BY AT THE NEAREST STATION?

NOPE.

IT'S RAINING. I'LL DRIVE YOU HOME.

HUH? BUT YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED.

SERIOUSLY...?

I DON'T MIND DROPPING YOU OFF EITHER, YOU KNOW.

HAHA... I SEE...

HUH? DID HE HEAR ABOUT MY BLIND DATE?

DOES HE...HAVE A CRUSH ON ME?

OR DID I HURT HIS PRIDE BY LOOKING FOR SOMEONE NEW RIGHT AFTER SLEEPING WITH HIM?

WHATEVER IT IS, THIS IS MY CHANCE.

IF HE'S THE ONLY MAN WITH ENOUGH YANG ENERGY AROUND ME...

I'LL JUST HAVE TO GET ON HIS GOOD SIDE!

MR. GONG...

...THANK YOU...FOR KEEPING WHAT HAPPENED A SECRET. I KNOW IT WAS MY FAULT...

DON'T MENTION IT. WHAT HAPPENED WAS A PRIVATE MATTER.

MAY I ASK...

...IF IT WAS GOOD FOR YOU?

I MEAN...

...I ENJOYED IT. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WAS FOR YOU.

I HAD A GOOD TIME, TOO...

WAIT... IS THIS CONVERSATION...

...HEADED IN THE DIRECTION I THINK IT IS?

WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY POINT...

SHE'S GOING TO SAY IT...!

IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU, WOULD YOU...

...LIKE TO BE FUCK BUDDIES?!

NOPE.

HUH? I THOUGHT HE'D SAY YES!

WHY NOT?!

HUU...

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'D ASK ME THAT...

FUCK BUDDIES?

SHE DOESN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHO I AM!

I FIRST MET CHA HEE-SEO MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL...

...IN THE FACULTY LOUNGE.

HERE'S MY READING NOTES.

I FORGOT THE TURN THEM IN-

YOU CALL YOURSELF THE CLASS PRESIDENT?!

YOU SHOULD BE TELLING OTHERS TO QUIET DOWN IF THEY'RE TOO LOUD DURING STUDY HALL!

HOW COULD YOU LET SOME OTHER TEACHER COME TELL ME THIS?!

I'M SORRY...

WHY IS HE BLAMING HER FOR SOMETHING SHE DIDN'T DO?

OH, YOU CAN JUST LEAVE IT THERE, TAE-SU.

OKAY.

I FOUND OUT LATER...

...THAT HEE-SEO'S TEACHER HATED HER FOR NOT TREATING THE CLASS TO A PARTY AFTER BECOMING THE PRESIDENT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE CRYING OVER THAT.

JUST TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS FROM NOW ON. YOU CAN LEAVE.

YES, SIR...

HAA...

IS SHE ALRIGHT?

WHY'S THAT FUCKER BLAMING THE WRONG PERSON?

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? I SAW YOU STARING.

N-NO, I...

...I THOUGHT HE WAS BLAMING YOU FOR NOTHING TOO.

RIGHT?!

HER BRIGHT, ANGELIC SMILE...

...LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON ME.

CHA HEE-SEO...

I KEPT THINKING ABOUT HEE-SEO FROM TIME TO TIME AFTER THAT.

EVERY DAY, WHEN I WAS IN THE SAME CLASS WITH HER SOPHOMORE YEAR...

...EVEN AFTER I MOVED TO FRANCE BECAUSE OF MY FATHER'S JOB, SHE WOULD SPRING TO MIND EVERY SO OFTEN.

AND NOW...

I KEPT QUIET TO SEE HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE HER TO RECOGNIZE ME...

...BUT SHE WANTS TO SKIP EVERYTHING AND BECOME FUCK BUDDIES?

SHE SURE IS GREAT AT CONFUSING PEOPLE.

WAS I REALLY THAT BAD IN BED?

NO, THEN SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT UP BECOMING FUCK BUDDIES.

SHE EVEN MADE THAT RIDICULOUS EXCUSE ABOUT...YIN ENERGY?

I KNOW THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE...

...BUT I'M FULL OF YIN ENERGY!

SHE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT COMPENSATION, SO I GUESS SHE MUST NEED ME NOW.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET HER HAVE HER WAY THAT EASILY!

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU HELL FOR ALL THE SHIT YOU PUT ME THROUGH, CHA HEE-SEO!

THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY.

I EVEN GOT THE IV DRIP, BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE SHIT.

GOING HOME AFTER TAKING A HALF-DAY.

MR. GONG WAS THE ONLY SUREFIRE WAY, BUT HE ME DOWN...

NOW WHAT DO I DO?

WOULD THINGS HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY IF I ASKED HIM OUT INSTEAD OF ASKING HIM TO BECOME FUCK BUDDIES WITH ME?

NO, NO...

I CAN'T MESS WITH SOMEONE'S EMOTIONS JUST TO SOLVE A PERSONAL PROBLEM.

I NEED TO FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT SOLUTION...

HAA...

HOW IS HE THE ONLY MAN WITH ENOUGH YANG ENERGY...

HUH?

WHAT? I SENSE YANG ENERGY...

WHO IS IT?

...BUT IT'S DIFFERENT FROM MR. GONG'S!

I'VE NEVER SENSED THIS YANG ENERGY AT WORK...!

DOORS CLOSING.

WAIT...!!!

DOORS OPEN.

THANK YOU...

LONG TIME NO SEE, HEE-SEO!