Be Mine, My Rival || Myoui Mina (English Version)

Chapter 41

Y/N'S POV

"Do you... like her, perhaps?" Dahyun asked, making me freeze for a while.

I don't know why, but it feels like my face is blushing instantly right now.

Am I in the hot seat to turn red like this? WHY???

It's exactly the same question Irene-ssi asked me that night at the coffee shop.

She asked me exactly like that, and I've been trying hard to avoid it since I don't know how to answer.

"Oh, why can't you answer? You can just say no since you hate her—" I press my finger gently against her lips, stopping her mid-sentence.

"About that..." I removed my finger from her and sighed.

"I don't think I hate her anymore..."

To be honest, it's weird. I hate to admit it, but... well, that's really how I feel right now.

"But didn't you say she's your rival? So it's natural to hate her..." She protested and stared at me seriously.

"Yes, b-but you k-know I..." 

Gosh, did I just stutter?

She chuckled softly as she realized something and looked at me.

"Ahh, I get it now..." She nodded while raising her index finger.

I sighed in relief after hearing those words from her.

"Your mind says you hate her and see her as a rival, but your heart feels the opposite, which is you like her." She explained, making me nod with a smile without realizing her words.

"SO YOU LIKE HER?" She grinned, making me almost nod, but I immediately shrugged it off with a surprised expression.

"I didn't say anything!" I protested and pouted at her.

"But you nodded like this..." Then she imitated my nodding, including my previous reaction.

I facepalmed, sighed, and walked out in front of her because it felt like I was defeated and had nothing more to say.

Doing this makes it seem like she's right, but if it's true that I have feelings for her, I need to confirm it first before I proceed to the next level.

After that, she followed me immediately, whining like a lost baby. I secretly grinned and ignored her until we reached the classroom. The class will start in 5 minutes, and she kept poking my cheek, but I continued to ignore her.

This is your fault for making me feel defeated, for making me realize something...

And I'm really thankful to you, Dahyun.

THIRD PERSON POV

"Where do you think the two of them are headed?" Sana asked when Y/n and Dahyun were already out of sight.

"They said somewhere, right?" Momo stated.

"Aren't you guys curious? Or maybe you know something? Spill it." Sana said, glancing at them as they ate their food.

"Nothing." Tzuyu shortly replied, unbothered.

"Same." Jeongyeon said.

"Isn't she your friend?!" Nayeon asked them abruptly.

"Yes, but we really have no idea what's going on." Jeongyeon explained to them.

Tzuyu just nodded in agreement.

"Gay—I mean, girls, maybe they just have something to discuss." Jihyo said, making them turn around and look at her.

"It means privacy? And when there's privacy..." Nayeon said with a lower voice while grinning.

"It's fun to gossip.." Sana continued and smirked as she really liked the idea coming from Nayeon.

As Mina heard those words, she had nothing to do but sigh and look down at her own food.

She knows what happened, but she has no idea why Y/n is acting like that. Is it because of last night?

All she needs to do is shut her mouth right now.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do that..." Tzuyu warned them with her fearless eyes.

"Why not?" Sana teased, crossing her arms and furrowing her brows at Tzuyu while looking at her.

"Once you get caught, you'll be facing a different Y/n." Chaeyoung said this time.

"As if we're going to get caught?" Nayeon said with full confidence.

As she met Sana's eyes, she couldn't help but grin. It seems like some idea popped up in their minds right now.

Chaeyoung just sighed, even Jeongyeon and Tzuyu as they looked down in unison.

"Tzuyu is right, it's better if you behave yourselves since Y/n is not in the mood." Jihyo stated.

They just pouted and looked at Jihyo.

"Girls, please don't be like this, okay?" Jihyo cleared her throat and stared at them.

They had no choice but to nod and agree with Jihyo.

"Wait—Y/n's not always in a mood, right? How can you say that—" Momo paused when the girls responded to her.

"SERIOUSLY!" They answered in unison, except for Mina, who remained silent along with Tzuyu and Chaeyoung.

Momo slowly nodded, mumbled something, and proceeded to focus on her own jokbal.

"Geez, I'm not even finished, and they uhm nevermind.." she mumbled while pouting and looking down at her jokbal.