Chapter nineteen
Li Yin looked at the book in front of her and her vision started to become cloudy. The words started to twist themselves into meaningless scribbles. Li Yin guessed it was the tiredness she felt thanks to the holiday she had.
The holiday she spent on making more money in the café.
She was tired. She looked up from her book and scanned the surrounding. Everyone was busy studying in the library and some were even sleeping. The library sure was comfortable. It was well ventilated and quiet. Li Yin just needed to close her eyes and felt the ambience resonating around her.
She slowly dropped her head and slept on her book of economics.
It was two old clocks in the noon.
Jun Su walked around the library to find for an empty spot. He saw one cubicle with an occupant in it. He walked directly to that cubicle and saw Li Yin sleeping on her book. Luckily, the cubicle next to her was empty. He placed his book gently onto the table and sat on the chair provided. Then, he took out his favourite pen and the book he was supposed to digest that time. He popped his earphone into his ears and started reading his book.
It was four old clocks in the afternoon. Li Yin could felt something wet flowing down from her face. Automatically, she wiped the fluid off her face and heard a humming sound.
It sounded beautiful.
Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked around for the source of the music. She held up her book and glanced to her left. A girl was sitting at her left. She was reading too and had her mp3 on. Li Yin thought that it was a bit deep, so she dismissed the idea that it was coming from the girl.
She turned to her right and saw a guy hidden in his own cubicle, reading too. His mouth wasn’t opened at all and yet, a beautiful sound came out from his mouth. She could only see the back of the guy.
If this guy were to accompany her in that competition, she might win.
Slowly, Li Yin took out her spiral bound notebook and tore a page out of it. She scribbled something on it and made the torn paper into a ball.
Then, she tossed it across, connecting herself and Kim Jun Su.
Kim Jun Su was surprised to see a crumpled up into a ball paper on his text books. Remembering that it was the library, he reached for it and sat straight up. At that moment, Li Yin saw Jun Su. Frighten that she had made a drastic mistake, she reached forwards and brushed Jun Su’s hand. Jun Su, a tad faster, moved his hands away.
“Return it!” Li Yin said.
All the heads which were buried in their books looked up at Li Yin. People started to complain that they need to get a room, not a library. Li Yin, sat down, flustered.
“Why don’t we go out?” Jun Su asked quietly, as he himself were adamant in not disturbing the peace for student like him which were studying in the library.
Li Yin packed her books as a sign of consent. Jun Su grabbed his stuff too and walked off with Li Yin out of the building. The both of them were quiet as they walked out the library and as they loitered around the campus.
Apparently, the both of them remembered the little peck they shared.
“I am sorry,” the both of them said in unison.
Then, they kept quite again, both wondering how to proceed. Jun Su then remembered that he still had the crumpled paper in his hands. Slowly, he smoothen it and read it.
An untidy and readable scribble appeared on it.
Helo, I am Lee Li Yin. Would you join a best couple competition with me? I know this is very random but we most probably aren’t going to see one another again. SO, what the HECK?
Jun Su smiled.
“What is this?” he asked, looking directly into Li Yin’s eyes.
Li Yin just sighed. Her shoulders dropped in unison with her sigh.
“I need a fake boyfriend for this stupid competition. No matter how stupid it is, it came with a good reward. I thought it would be easy to get one. I just need to ask Jae Joong but Step got him,” she explained.
“Why did you choose me then?” Jun Su asked.
“I didn’t choose you. I chose your voice,” she answered frankly.
“What if it is not me? What if it is some random and dangerous guy?” Jun Su barked back.
“That is how desperate I am. I am collecting money or a plane ticket and …. I am sorry,” Li Yin automatically apologised.
“Good. What do I get out of this?” Jun Su said.
“Is that a yes?” she asked for confirmation.
“Yeah. It might be fun,” Jun Su said, hintingly.
Li Yin tried to control her face’s pigment that was very rebellious to show of her reddish pink blush. Jun Su automatically grinned and touched his hair.
