Corruptions Are Best Exposed In The Autumn!

Chapter 27 - The Truth Of You And I, By Rin

My name is Rin Miya.

I'm a third-year student at Febai College, studying sports medicine. I also captain our women's soccer team, and we represent the entire country at the national level too.

At first, my encounter with Kai Darak was odd and humiliating...

But mostly for him.

Back when I was still dating Elias, there was this one fall afternoon where we stopped by Muller's Blend, an upstart coffee shop next to Febai Park, to try their lattes. Elias proposed this date - but instead of him taking me on a ride in his family blimp, all I wanted was to sit down for a nice chat with a delicious drink.

I remember it was a rainy day, like most days during the autumn. I had been dating Elias for a month by that point, and I honestly was so pulled into his charm that I completely forgot my own values and dignity.

As we sat and drank our lattes that day, I let Elias boast away in his usual blabber: about how rich his family was, how big his house was, and how the previous women he dated weren't as pretty as me.

You could say I knew the guy was an arrogant douchebag, but like many, I was simply too infatuated by his looks and prestige.

That day, before the two of us sipped our coffees, Kai introduced himself in the most head-spinning way possible: by knocking down our drinks, spilling them all over the floor and our clothing. I made sure to give him a piece of my mind - I had never slapped a man before in my life, so in retrospect, him being the first is quite funny and even poetic.

When he then apologized and explained the situation, I honestly wanted to roll on the ground and laugh. Just who accidentally lets a cat take a shit in a coffee bean bag and then proceeds to use those same beans to make drinks for their customers? As much as I was upset that day, a part of me couldn't stop giggling. Kai then promised to make it up by treating us to a meal the next time we swung by.

Later that week, I encountered a newspaper which was left on the desk of my lecture hall at Febai College, presumably by the previous student. On the front cover was a color photo of none other than Kai - working away in his barista outfit without noticing his picture being taken. What drew my eyes closer, however, was the title:

"Son of Corrupt Millionaire Working as a Barista."

The story was as astonishing to me as it was hilarious. I remembered reading the story and looking into it more online the entire time, rather than paying attention to the lecturer that morning. As much as the newspaper and the press wrote him off as some spoiled millionaire son who got what he deserved after his father's arrest... to me, he looked nothing more than a kind and clumsy man who simply lived to see smiles on others' faces every day.

And thus, for the first time in a while, I was intrigued - there was just something about him that I wanted to learn more about.

A few weeks later, I returned to that café, reminding Kai about the promise he made. I couldn't help but sit there at the table in surprise when he actually delivered on his promise, and even offered to sit and chat with me.

I can't say that what happened afterward was great - Elias bringing in a new woman named Lily and having Kai watch us fight - just thinking back to this moment made my stomach turn, even to this day. Nonetheless, as the days flew by, the image of Kai began sticking in my mind more often, and I occasionally found the urge to see him.

Soon, I opened up more about my troubles, particularly the events that happened last year with my soccer team imploding. I couldn't believe what Kai did for me after: he rallied my former coach and teammates to hold one more match at our stadium, all while managing to keep it a secret until the event. Was there a more significant meaning behind what he did? Who knows... all he said was it would "cheer me up."