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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Slowing down, I stopped the car, and men in suits approached and opened the door.
“Welcome, Professor.”
“Hello.”
“Please leave the keys. We will park the car. Do you have any luggage?”
“There’s a suitcase in the trunk.”
“Understood.”
As Han Min-ha and I got out of the car, Yoo Hee-won slowly walked towards us.
“Why are you so late?”
“A villain appeared on the way, and the road was blocked. We were a bit late because we came after the situation was resolved.”
Yoo Hee-won, who had been looking at me with a distrustful expression, turned her eyes towards Han Min-ha.
“Hi, Hee-won.”
“You… what on earth is that outfit?!”
Suddenly, Yoo Hee-won shouted.
Right now, Han Min-ha was wearing a thin t-shirt and very short shorts.
She was dressed like that because she easily got hot and couldn’t stand the heat, but the problem was that her hair was disheveled from sweating.
On top of that, her characteristically voluptuous figure looked suggestive even in ordinary clothes.
If someone who didn’t know her saw her like that, they would definitely misunderstand.
Especially in Yoo Hee-won’s case…
“What did you do!? What did you two do in the car!”
“We didn’t do anything, student Hee-won. It’s already hot, so don’t get worked up.”
“How can I not be worked up right now?! How would I know what you two did?! You, Han Min-ha, you! Pretending you don’t know anything! You, huh?!”
Han Min-ha, sweating profusely, explained with her hands politely clasped as if being scolded.
“No… Hee-won… It’s really a misunderstanding. Why would I do something like that…”
“Because Kyo Soo-hyun is handso—!”
Yoo Hee-won, who was about to blurt something out, flinched and shut her mouth.
“Huh…? What did you say?”
Han Min-ha asked again, but Yoo Hee-won, with a very angry expression, glanced at me.
“If you’re that suspicious, let’s look at the dashcam. It seems I need to clear student Hee-won’s doubts, or it will be difficult to do anything properly today.”
“Dashcam?”
“There’s a dashcam in the car. It records sound too, so if we play it back, everything will be revealed.”
“Hmm.”
Yoo Hee-won crossed her arms, glared at me and Han Min-ha, then turned around.
“Let’s just go eat.”
Han Min-ha looked at me with a bewildered expression, and I just shrugged.
It wasn’t the first or second time Yoo Hee-won acted like that, and since it passed relatively smoothly, that was that.
“Anyway, student Min-ha, change your clothes when you have time.”
Han Min-ha’s clothes were soaked in sweat and clinging to her body, making it quite uncomfortable to look at her.
“Understood, Professor.”
Han Min-ha replied, wrapping her arms around her chest as if hugging it.
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Yoo Hee-won’s house was… how should I put it.
It was closer to an ‘institution’ than a house.
The other mansions nearby were also quite large, but Yoo Hee-won’s house was truly overwhelming.
Several large buildings were organically connected around a spacious garden in the center, like a fortress.
“Hee-won. Who lives over there?”
When Han Min-ha pointed to a three-story building in the distance, Yoo Hee-won answered indifferently.
“The people who work here.”
“Huh?! Then what about you and your parents?”
“I’m over there, and my parents are over there.”
As Yoo Hee-won pointed to two buildings in succession, Han Min-ha tilted her head.
“Weren’t you living together?”
“What business is it of yours whether others live separately or not?”
“Ah, that’s true.”
I smiled and patted Han Min-ha’s shoulder.
“This is how rich people live, student Min-ha.”
“Somehow, I feel shabby…”
“Why do you say that? We’re not shabby. Student Hee-won’s house is what’s extraordinary.”
Yoo Hee-won led us towards the building she said she lived in.
Opening the door revealed not a shoe rack or a living room, but another lobby.
Several staff members were walking around the lobby, cleaning and such.
“Huh… You live here alone…?”
Han Min-ha gaped foolishly.
“Hurry up! I’m starving to death, seriously.”
We entered the dining room on the first floor.
Although it was a place Yoo Hee-won used alone and the scale was small, the interior was no less impressive than any hotel restaurant.
Waiters pulled out chairs for us.
Han Min-ha kept exclaiming in amazement, as if she couldn’t believe everything happening here.
“Bring out the food.”
Yoo Hee-won ordered the waiter standing behind her without even looking back.
“Wow… This is really something I’ve only seen on TV… Amazing, Hee-won.”
“Am I amazing? It’s all Mom and Dad’s money.”
Yoo Hee-won grumbled, spreading a napkin on her lap.
“Hello, Professor?”
Just then, a woman in a uniform entered the dining room and greeted me.
She was an incredibly beautiful woman who looked older than me, with a gentle smile.
Was she Yoo Hee-won’s mother?
“And you must be Hee-won’s friend, Miss Min-ha? Nice to meet you.”
With an elegant and relaxed tone, the woman greeted Han Min-ha and me in turn.
“I’m the head manager of this building. Since Hee-won was young…”
“Ah, quiet. Don’t say unnecessary things.”
Yoo Hee-won cut her off irritably, but the woman, the head manager, completely ignored her.
“I’ve been taking care of Hee-won since she was young until now. It might be easier to think of me as her nanny.”
“You look quite young to be a nanny.”
“I hear that quite often.”
The woman smiled elegantly with her eyes.
“And Professor, you are much more handsome than I thought. Hee-won called you a gray mold, so I imagined an old professor with thick white hair.”
“Ah… Stop talking nonsense and go supervise the kitchen or something.”
“I was quite surprised because this is the first time Hee-won has invited outsiders to the house. She’s a child who never talks about the outside world at home, but for some reason, during this break, she told me about you, Professor, and Miss Min-ha.”
“Haaah…”
Yoo Hee-won clutched her forehead and sighed at the head manager’s attitude of completely ignoring her words.
However, she didn’t seem able to lash out wickedly or shout loudly as usual.
Perhaps because the manager had taken care of her since she was young, Yoo Hee-won couldn’t quite assert herself.
That woman, head manager…she’s no ordinary person.
“Is that so? That’s unexpected. She showed no signs of that at the academy, so I was quite worried if I was doing something wrong.”
I hadn’t actually thought that, but I said it to match the mood of the conversation.
“No, Professor. What are you talking about? Hee-won praised you so much.”
“Haha. Is that so?”
“Aish…”
Yoo Hee-won avoided my gaze and turned her head away.
“So when I heard she was inviting you, Professor, and Miss Min-ha this break, I gladly prepared to welcome you.”
The head manager clasped her hands and smiled sincerely.
“Please rest well for the few days until the break ends. If you need anything, please let me know anytime.”
Hmm… wait a minute… Rest well for a few days? What on earth does that mean?
“Ah… yes.”
“The rooms for you, Professor, and Miss Min-ha are on the second floor. They’re the best guest rooms with a view of the city’s nightscape.”
Ah, darn. I didn’t mishear.
“Um, excuse me, Head Manager. I think you’ve misunderstood something. I’m here for a student home visit, and I plan to return to the academy immediately after meeting with her parents.”
“Is that so? According to Hee-won, it was already settled that you, Professor, would also be staying here until the semester starts.”
“Is that so?”
Looking at Yoo Hee-won, she had her elbows on the table and her head bowed, cradling it with both hands as if suffering from a headache because of the head manager.
It seemed Yoo Hee-won had overplayed her hand because she wanted me to stay with her for a few days.
Normally, I would have firmly drawn the line and said that wouldn’t happen, but Yoo Hee-won is my student.
And at the same time, Han Min-ha’s only academy friend.
She just doesn’t know how to express her feelings properly; right now, Yoo Hee-won is showing me and Han Min-ha the greatest kindness she can.
So, instead of refusing outright, I calculated what tasks I had left for the remaining period.
In the week or so before visiting Han Min-ha’s house, I had already finished all my work.
I had to return the day before the semester started, but there were about two days before that.
Anyway, this wasn’t an ordinary house, and there were no issues like having only one bathroom or having to share a bed.
Staying for one night wouldn’t be too difficult.
“Understood. Then I’ll be in your care.”
“That’s wonderful. We will serve you with utmost sincerity so you won’t feel any discomfort.”
“Wow, exciting…!”
Han Min-ha clapped her hands, pleased, while Yoo Hee-won remained motionless in the same posture as before.
However, I could see the corners of Yoo Hee-won’s mouth turned up high between her fallen blonde hair.
“However, I have to return to the academy tomorrow night, so unfortunately, I won’t be able to stay longer than that.”
“Understood, Professor. Then I’ll have the meal brought out.”
The head manager nodded to Han Min-ha and me and left the dining room.
Only then did Yoo Hee-won slowly raise her head and glare in the direction the head manager had disappeared.
Her earlier smile vanished in an instant, replaced by her characteristic sharp, contemptuous glare.
“Wow… Hee-won. The head manager is so nice. She’s overflowing with elegance. I guess this is when they say, ‘even if you’re a servant, be a servant in a great lord’s house.'”
“Student Min-ha. That’s a rather inappropriate quote.”
“Is… is that so…?”
“Stupid bitch, seriously…”
Han Min-ha smiled awkwardly at Yoo Hee-won’s scolding.
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