Unofficial Campus Couple — Chapter 8

DOA, MOM'S HEADING TO WORK NOW.

MOM... CAN'T YOU STAY HOME FROM WORK TODAY?

I HAVE A BAD FEELING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ALL OF A SUDDEN?

HAVE A GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL~ TEXT ME IF ANYTHING HAPPENS.

W-WAIT... MOM...!

MOM...!

DON'T GO...!

MOM...

YOUR EX-WIFE'S KIDS? AND THERE ARE TWO OF THEM?

UGH, NO WAY!

WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR EX-WIFE'S KIDS TOO?

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

SINCE IT WAS A WORKPLACE ACCIDENT, THE COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE PAYOUT WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL.

OH? DOA.

WHEN DID YOU WAKE UP?

NOONA...

...DOYUN.

KIDS~

I GOT A PLACE FOR JUST THE TWO OF YOU SO YOU WOULDN'T FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.

I'LL SEND YOU AN ALLOWANCE EVERY MONTH, SO LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS.

DOA, YOU'RE ALL GROWN UP NOW, SO YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOUR LITTLE BROTHER, RIGHT?

YES...

THIS IS A DREAM.

WE'LL BE FINE.

I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF DOYUN.

THE SAME NIGHTMARE I ALWAYS HAVE.

DOYUN.

I TOLD YOU TO TELL ME IF THINGS GET TOUGH.

PHOTOFAMILY

I'LL HANDLE THINGS TOMORROW.

NEKOCHAN 220

YOU'RE A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL!

I ALREADY PAID YOUR CRAM SCHOOL TUITION, SO JUST GO.

NOONA, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE RETURNING TO UNIVERSITY THIS SEMESTER....

...I CAN ALWAYS GO BACK NEXT SEMESTER INSTEAD.

YOU'RE FINALLY RETURNING TO SCHOOL THIS SEMESTER, RIGHT?

YEAH, BUT THE ROUND TRIP BETWEEN MY HOME AND SCHOOL TAKES THREE HOURS.

I'LL HAVE EVEN LESS TIME IF I WORK PART-TIME... AND THE DORMS HAVE A CURFEW.

STILL, I'LL GET TO SEE YOU OFTEN, RIGHT?

IN THAT CASE, DO YOU WANT TO STAY AT MY PLACE?

IT HAS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING, SO YOU JUST NEED TO BRING YOUR BAGS.

R-REALLY... IS THAT OKAY?!

OF COURSE~

?

...BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN TO YOU.

I ONLY OFFERED BECAUSE IT'S WHAT I WANT.

I GUESS DOA DOESN'T WANT TO LIVE WITH ME?

WHAT?! NO, IT'S NOT THAT!!

THAT'S NOT IT AT ALL...!

I'M SO DISAPPOINTED~

I-I WANT TO LIVE WITH YOU TOO...!

THEN, IT'S SETTLED. IT'S A DATE ❤

UGH...

DOA.

YOU CAN LEAN ON ME SOMETIMES.

EVERYTHING WAS A FIRST FOR ME.

WHEN I AM WITH HIM,

I FEEL LIKE I COULD FINALLY WAKE UP FROM THIS AWFUL NIGHTMARE.

SO WHY DID HE DO IT?

IN RETURN...

WHAT DID I DO WRONG?

COULDN'T YOU PUT SOME EFFORT INTO YOUR APPEARANCE?

IT'S SERIOUSLY EMBARRASSING...

IF YOU HADN'T BEEN LIKE THAT,

WOULD I HAVE CHEATED?

ARE YOU OKAY?

YOU'RE GROANING SO MUCH IN YOUR SLEEP.

SEONGWOO...

...WHAT TIME IS IT?

IT'S STILL THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. GO BACK TO SLEEP.

I'M SORRY I WOKE YOU UP...

...IT'S FINE...

STOP.

I HATE IT!

I CAN'T BREAK UP WITH HIM.

THOSE PHOTOS COULD ALL BE FABRICATED, RIGHT?

HOW CAN I TRUST SEO SERIN?

I'LL JUST...

PRETEND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

SO PLEASE, SEONGWOO.

PLEASE...

DON'T ABANDON ME...

WITHOUT YOU,

I'M...

MAYBE I REALLY DO NEED TO START WEARING SOME MAKEUP....

AND BUY SOME NEW CLOTHES TOO....

COSMETICS, TRENDY CLOTHES.

THEY ALL COST MONEY,

WHICH IS A LUXURY FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

BUT....

IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T MAKE ANY EFFORT AT ALL,

YOUR BOYFRIEND IS TOO EMBARRASSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU.

YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY, RIGHT?

IF HE REALLY THINKS OF ME THAT WAY...

IF THAT'S THE REASON WHY...

SHOULD I GET...

ANOTHER PART- TIME JOB...?

PEOPLE EXPERIENCE INTENSE DISCOMFORT WHEN THEIR BELIEFS CONFLICT WITH REALITY.

THIS IS KNOWN AS COGNITIVE DISSONANCE.

IT'S NOT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH; RATHER, THEY CHOOSE TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO IT.

THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE PRETENDING NOT TO KNOW IS LESS PAINFUL THAN CONFRONTING THE HARSH TRUTH.

IN PSYCHOLOGY...

BECAUSE THE SPEECH OF THIS COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF CHINA, IT DOES NOT MATCH THE CHINESE CHARACTERS. THEREFORE, EVEN IF THE IGNORANT PEOPLE WISH TO COMMUNICATE, MANY OF THEM ARE UNABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS IN THE END. OUT OF PITY FOR THIS, I HAVE MADE TWENTY-EIGHT NEW LETTERS,SIMPLY WISHING THAT EVERYONE MAY LEARN THEM EASILY AND USE THEM CONVENIENTLY EVERY DAY.

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