37 – Ryu Ye-rin, the illegitimate daughter of the family by family name (2)

“Teacher.”

“… ….”

Yerin Ryu’s voice was cold.

She was behind my back before I knew it.

I slowly turned my head. I saw Yerin’s cold face.

I haven’t seen such a face in a long time.

“Have you seen it?”

“… ….”

Yerin looked out into the room.

She immediately reached out and grabbed her doorknob.

The door closed tightly with the sound of an old hinge.

“In the room. Did you see? Teacher?”

I swallowed my dry saliva at the sight of him asking me several times.

I looked at Yerin’s face for a moment.

Shades permeated his red eyes.

The dim snow stings me.

…… What’s in the room?

“No.”

I thought for a moment and then shook my head from side to side.

“Didn’t you see it? What was it?”

He calmly spit out lies.

“Really?”

“Yes. But why are you so straight?”

I trembled with a calm and weak face toward Yerin, who asked back as if wondering, frowning her eyebrows. He shrugged her shoulders and said it was nothing.

“… ….”

Yerin was silent for a while.

Suddenly, she lifted her head and looked me straight in the eyes.

She intertwined with her red eyes, as if trying to decide if it was a lie or not.

But I quickly lowered my head, as if I had judged that my words were not lies.

I bit my lower lip and hesitated. Eyelashes fluttered. Yerin Ryu, who hesitated for a moment, started her excuse with her upper lip slightly open.

“Me.”

Looking at me for a moment, I gently avoid my gaze.

“…… As I said earlier, the room is not tidy.”

It’s a lie.

“It was because I was a little shy to show it to the teacher. I’m sorry, sir.”

I could tell at a glance that it was a lie.

But I didn’t bother asking.

Because it was wrong in itself to sneak into the room in the first place.

Also, I didn’t need to know what was in the room.

It’s just scratching and swelling.

“By the way, sir.”

“Why?”

“Why did you try to look into my room?”

Um. I know.

I scratched my temples.

It was definitely my fault for sneaking into other people’s rooms.

There was no room for excuses, so I had no choice but to hand over an apology.

“I’m sorry. I just wanted something because the light was leaking in the room. That didn’t work.”

“Oh, I forgot to turn off the TV.”

Yerin scratched her door once.

The light and sound of the TV were leaking through the cracks in the door of the room.

“…… I didn’t see it. Thank god.”

Liu Yerin quietly sighed and muttered to herself. Her voice was very small, so she couldn’t hear it very well. However, she was able to realize at least that Yerin was at ease with her.

‘Is that why I’m getting more curious?’

What are you trying to hide?

Are those pictures pasted on the wall?

The images of papers and photos that had been filling up the walls flashed through my mind.

I was very curious about what the paper and photo were.

“What really happened? I’m just curious.”

“No big deal.”

Yerin scratched her hair as if in trouble.

“Don’t worry too much, sir.”

“I care more when you say that…… Huh?”

Moment.

Yerin Ryu’s left hand was visible.

‘That one?’

A sharp kitchen knife stepped on my gaze.

It was a sharp kitchen knife.

It looked like he was holding on tight.

……That figure bothered me a little.

“Oh, it’s thundering. It looks like it’s going to rain in earnest.”

Rumble and stomp!

Suddenly, thunder fell.

The sound of thunder filled my ears.

The living room window trembled and the sky swayed loudly.

The light from the bright yellow lightning seeped into the living room, making the kitchen knife Yerin was holding even clearer.

“Teacher? Why are you like that?”

“No, um.”

As I carefully moved my gaze, Yerin tilted her head as if wondering.

“Ah.”

Suddenly, I checked the end of my gaze and immediately made a faceless expression while hiding the kitchen knife behind my back.

“Because I am cooking. I must have brought it inadvertently.”

…… What. This can be happen.

“Anyway, sir. The meal is almost ready, so please sit down at the table. I’ll be back soon”

“Yes.”

I took one look at Yerin’s knife and nodded her head.

Yerin secretly looked at me and moved her steps while trying to hide her kitchen knife. I silently followed her. Only the sound of our footsteps echoed quietly through the living room.

I reached the table and sat down quietly.

A dim light was coming from the kitchen. It was an old, worn-out lamp. Blinking and blinking, the light was dim.

But it was enough to light the table.

I waited for Yerin while looking at the candles and kitchen lights.

“Teacher, the preparations are complete.”

Soon the meal is ready.

Yerin brought various dishes to the table.

She tried to help me get up in the middle and deliver the food, but Yerin said, “Guests please stay still” And sat me down.

“The teacher likes soybean paste stew and egg rolls. Do you like light taste?”

“Did you remember my taste?”

“Nothing. Are you my lover? Of course you have to remember.”

Yerin smiled shyly.

I felt cute when Yerin smiled with slightly blushing cheeks.

So I had no choice but to avert my eyes, unable to calm my bitter heart.

The fact that he left Yerin alone and hung on her four legs acted as a feeling of guilt.

Also, I was more confused because it seemed that I had intentionally approached her rather than simply cheating on her.

I couldn’t figure out what he was thinking or for what purpose.

That’s why it was necessary to find out whether it was simply cheating or intentionally approaching.

“It’s delicious.”

I took a bite of egg rolls.

It suits my taste perfectly. It was moderately salty.

Even now, the quality of food has not changed.

“Really? Eat a lot, sir.”

Yerin reacted happily.

Yerin’s smiling face stepped in front of her eyes.

I put down the spoon slowly with a lonely look.

“Hey Yerin.”

“Yes? Ah. Yes, teacher.”

As I was enjoying my meal leisurely, relying on dim candlelight and kitchen lights, I cautiously called Yerin.

Yerin blinked her eyes and looked at me.

I’m going to ask Yerin a question soon.

“I need to ask you something.”

“Oh, yes.”

“This might be a sensitive question, is that okay?”

“It’s okay. Teacher.”

Yerin reacted as if it was not a big deal.

“Is it related to your family?”

“Family? Oh, maybe your mother?”

“No. Not on the mother’s side. Your father.”

At the word “Father,” Yerin stopped her spoon.

“Father?”

“Uh, yes. Okay.”

Yerin put down the spoon, looking away from her.

The soft atmosphere from before disappeared as if it had washed away.

“Teacher. What do you want to say?”

I raise my head and look straight at her.

The red eyes are looking straight at me.

“Your father’s name.”

“Yes?”

“What is your name?”

The family name’s illegitimate son.

Kang Cheol-hwan’s words really touched my heart.

Yerin lived with her mother.

Is the surname really related to Sega?

“One thing before I answer that question. May I ask you a question first?”

I slowly shook my head.

“Tell me yes.”

“Teacher, why are you suddenly curious about that? No way… ….”

No way?

“…… Did you get your memory back?”

“Huh?”

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

Why are you asking why I got my memory back here?

When I glanced at Yerin, she couldn’t hide her anxious expression, and she hesitated.

That look was like I was afraid of getting my memory back.

I didn’t know why he was reacting like that, but I carefully moved my lips.

“A little bit.”

“…… A little?”

“Yes. I don’t remember much, only a little bit. That’s why I asked you.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

I deliberately answered vaguely.

Of course, it was a blatant lie.

It was just a little bit of acting to try Yerin.

“Did you remember us too?”

“Huh?”

I pondered Yerin’s words for a moment.

Is this a bit strange?

“I hardly remember, but at least a little bit?”

“…… A little, a little.”

Yerin immediately lowered her eyes.

She bit her lower lip slightly as if she hesitated.

She muttered with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

“…… Shouldn’t it be like this too?”

“Yerin?”

“Oh, nothing, sir. So what did you say the question was? What is your father’s name?”

“Yes.”

Yerin immediately shook her head well to regain her senses, drank a sip of water, and slowly opened her mouth.

“Anyway, the teacher before she lost her memory knew about it, so I’ll tell you.”

Yerin muttered in a rather calm voice.

There was cold emotion in her voice.

“My father’s name is holy.”

“I can’t believe it if it’s holy.”

“Yes. As you expected, my father is the head of a family of surnames and the clan master of Geombaekryung, one of the four major clans.”

“… ….”

No, was he really the illegitimate child of the family?