I Became a Villain's Hero [Complete]

Chapter 17: Emotional Baby Steps (3)

Song Soo-yeon had finished preparing for school and was sitting on her bed.

She was idly fiddling with her smartphone, passing the time.

Even though she knew she should leave now to avoid being late, she didn't move.

There wasn't a significant reason for this.

It was just a faint hope that maybe, just maybe, her hero would return home.

Maybe the mister wanted to check on the condition of the house.

Even if he was doing good deeds, he might be worried about leaving his house in someone else's care.

Or perhaps, he wanted to see her face because he liked her...

"......."

Time steadily ticked by.

She had been waiting for over 30 minutes.

Song Soo-yeon sighed and got up from her bed.

What am I doing?

Once she gave up on waiting, she couldn't understand why she had acted so foolishly.

Her mind now shifted to school.

Another challenging day awaited her.

Although the bullying had stopped, the days were still tough.

Today might be even more exhausting.

Having fled from her house, she didn't have her bag, and since her shoes had been torn, she had no choice but to wear the slippers she borrowed from the mister's shop.

If the school bullies saw her like this, they would surely mock her.

They always looked for the slightest reason to pick on her.

Song Soo-yeon hurriedly put on her slippers and opened the door.

"Eek!"

She was startled and fell to the floor.

"........Ah, I didn't mean to startle you."

Standing by the door, Jung-gyeom was there.

Song Soo-yeon took a moment to understand the situation, then remembered the noise she had just made.

'Eek!'

"...Damn it..."

She closed her eyes tightly, swallowing the embarrassment.

"Why did you scare me like that!"

Trying to hide her embarrassment, she raised her voice.

Was he waiting outside all this time?

It made her feel foolish for having waited for him inside.

"And if you've come, just come inside. Why wait outside!"

And faintly, she felt pleased.

Pleased that he wanted to see her first thing in the morning.

She suppressed the smile that was about to break through and again masked it with anger.

"Everything you do is just creepy..."

"Did you sleep well?"

He seemed to be getting used to her sharp tone, ignoring it and asking with a smile.

"......"

Song Soo-yeon hesitated for a moment.

This mundane conversation, asking about her well-being, made her feel warmth again.