IF YOU'RE HANDSOME LIFE IS EASIER

078

"Aaaaaahhh!"

After finishing the bungee jump penalty shoot for Rushman, everything wrapped up smoothly.

“I had such a great time today! I really want to come back next time!”
“M-Me too! I know I must’ve slowed everyone down, but thank you for being so patient with me!”

Sujin and I both bowed politely, ending the filming on a warm and friendly note. As the sun shone brightly for the first time in a while, we headed home, and I playfully poked Sujin in the side.

“Ow, Kim Donghu! Are you crazy? Poking your senior in the waist like that?!”
“Why’d you jump? I specifically tried to save you because you said you were scared.”

Yes, Sujin did the bungee jump.

She said it would be a shame to come all this way and not do it. Ignoring her trembling legs, she closed her eyes tight and jumped.

Despite claiming she was terrified, what gave her the courage to take the plunge? She jumped right after my turn, without a second thought.

“…Because I didn’t want people to criticize you.”

When I asked her why, her unexpected answer caught me off guard.

“What? Why would anyone criticize me?”
“You really don’t pick up on these things, huh? Viewers don’t like it when someone looks too perfect.”

Sujin explained it as her senior’s grand gesture while reaching out to pat my hair.

Of course, she couldn’t reach properly and had to stand on tiptoes. Seeing her struggle, I bent down to make it easier for her.

Swish, swish.

“I knew you threw the match for me. If I just stood there and did nothing, it wouldn’t have looked right.”

Hey, you don’t have to worry about things like that. People who want to criticize will find a reason no matter what.”
“I know that, but still…”

Sujin cupped my cheeks with both hands, squishing my lips into a pout. She smiled softly as she continued.

“I just can’t sit back and watch them criticize you, okay?”
“….”

What was that supposed to mean?

Suddenly, I found myself curious.

Why did she really do the bungee jump? And what exactly did she mean by that just now?

I was about to shift gears into full curiosity mode when—

“I’m heading out first!”

Before I could say a word, Sujin darted off and slipped into the van.

“…Why is it so hot all of a sudden?”

I stood there dumbfounded, watching her retreating figure. Then, almost out of habit, I pulled out my phone.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

-[Failure is unacceptable!]
-[Even if it’s intentional!]
-[Even if it’s out of chivalry for a woman!]
-[I’ll overlook it this time.]
-[But I still can’t forgive it.]
-[Downloading the ‘Tarzan’ application now.]

It was a string of reprimanding texts from Sims. Judging by the timestamps, they had been sent immediately after the game ended.

Sims clearly couldn’t tolerate losing. I remembered how furious it got after losing in sparring before.

Sure enough, it had added a new talent to my repertoire.

“Tarzan,” huh? That’s probably parkour or some kind of heightened instinct skill.’