Golden Time (JungYong)

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"Didn't Dongsu come to school today?"

Visiting Suhyuk during lunch time, Hana looked around with a surprised expression.

"Tomorrow he will come." 'Because I will force him to do so.'

"The SAT is just around the corner..." Hana said, shaking her head at his words.

"Are you preparing for the SAT well?"

At that moment he regretted asking that question. After all, she used to monopolize the first place in the whole school, though he's now the top and she is the second place these days.

She did not miss a single question in mock SAT numerous times.

She laughed, saying, "Well, I'm working hard on my own."

Obviously she was not a kid others have to worry about. She was born for studying.

He felt it was unbelievable that he is ahead of her in the grade ranking right now.

"Yes, let's study hard until we're done with the SAT."

'Can you do well in the SAT?' Hana thought to herself, looking at Suhyuk crossing the school playground with a school bag on his back. 'Can you...'

At that moment there was another person looking at Suhyuk.

"Did you confirm the deposit? You have to make sure the job's done right," said Kim Insoo while talking to somebody over the phone, looking out the classroom window.

His face turned cold. 'If somebody gets in my way, I can just trample on him...'

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Dongsu giggled at the cell phone Suhyuk was holding, who came to his store.

There he saw a clear picture of himself overtaken with drink, with his head fallen down on the table as if he passed out. When was it taken?

"I'm busy. Go away!"

When Dongsu turned back, Suhyuk's voice stopped him.

"Your mother, would she like the fact that you're spending away time here?"

Dongsu turned back again. He cast his gaze down coldly.

His mother was at the hospital with her lumbar disc problem. She must definitely believe that her son goes to school without fail.

"Do not even think about telling on me. Though you're my good friend, I'll get you!" Dongsu threatened.

"What about your promise to take the SAT?" asked Suhyuk.

"What promise?" replied Dongsu.

Scarcely did Dongsu say that before his head was turned to the side.

Suhyuk punched his face. Dongsu's face slowly returned to its original position.

With a changed look, he asked Suhyuk quietly, "What are you doing now?"

It was as if he would attack him all of a sudden. That kind of gesturing was typical of Dongsu of whom many kids were so scared of in the past. Suhyuk did not cower at all.

"You said a rod is the best medicine to punish a disobedient man, right? So, you deserve my beating," Suhyuk said.

Dongsu's head was turned to the side once again.

"Oh, you bastard!" Dongsu shouted out.

Suhyuk was unable to deal with Dongsu who was piqued by anger.