HE RETURNED AS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL (PART ll)

Chapter 284: How They Met (1)

Kim Han-Gyo’s ‘masked woman’ conspiracy had almost set fire to the entirety of Korea, but Kang Ra-Eun had countered with a scandalous article of herself. Thanks to that, Han-Gyo’s conspiracy had completely vanished from the public’s minds. Even when she searched for them on the internet, the latest articles about it were buried as soon as they were released. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Ra-Eun smirked. Topics could be buried with even hotter topics. Although she had to make a small sacrifice, her plan had gone perfectly. Even despite Ra-Eun and Je-Woon’s agencies both putting out their statements that they were not lovers, the public was still entirely focused on their relationship. After all, there were many couples that had denied their relationship at first, but was then revealed to be true later down the line. Hence, many fans were suspecting that to be the case this time as well.

Due to this, Ra-Eun was questioned about how she felt about Je-Woon wherever she went, even by the high school friends whom she had met after a long time.

“Ra-Eun. Are you sure you’re not dating Je-Woon oppa?”

Choi Ro-Mi kept trying to unveil the truth of the dating scandal. Ra-Eun had lost count of how many times that she had asked just today.

“I already said no.”

Ra-Eun answered bluntly and lightly placed her lips on the straw of her iced latte. Na Gyu-Rin, who was sitting next to Ro-Mi, scolded her to stop.

“She’s saying no, so why do you keep asking her? You’re bothering Ra-Eun.”

“But I can’t help being curious.”

It was no wonder that Ro-Mi was curious, considering how much of a Bex fan she had been ever since her high school days. One of her favorite members was also Je-Woon. She couldn’t let slide the fact that her celebrity crush might be in a relationship with her high school classmate. Ra-Eun quenched her thirst with her drink and hammered the nail in the coffin.

“We’re not dating, so you can be at ease.”

“Uh, I wasn’t really asking because I was uneasy.”

“Then why?”

“Just... out of curiosity. Someone else’s relationship stories are always more fun to hear about, aren’t they?”

It was especially so if it was about famous celebrities. Unlike Ro-Mi, whose eyes were sparkling, Ra-Eun sighed deeply. She had stopped Han-Gyo’s conspiracy with a scandal article of her own, but...

‘Sorting out the mess is a bit annoying.’

Ra-Eun had no choice but to do it. Seo Yi-Seo brought up another topic, likely to change the subject.

“Isn’t it your birthday this coming Thursday, Gyu-Rin?”

“Oh, right!” Ro-Mi exclaimed.

Attention was immediately focused on their high school friend’s birthday. Yi-Seo’s plan had worked, but Gyu-Rin was disappointed by Ro-Mi’s reaction.

“I celebrated your birthday for the entire week before the day, but you forgot mine?”

“Come on, of course not. I only forgot for a short moment. I had it all in my head.”

It didn’t seem very believable.

“Why don’t we all get together for a meal on Gyu-Rin’s birthday? I found a nice restaurant before,” Yi-Seo suggested.

Three of them including the birthday girl nodded to say that they were free, but not Ra-Eun.

“I have plans on that day, so I don’t think I can. Sorry.”