Chapter 323.

Chapter 323.Chapter 323. Troubling Developments: An Obnoxious Group of Customers. (4/4)

Only when that group exited the store did I let out the sigh of exhaustion I’d held in the entire time.

“You should... be careful.” Yuna suddenly said that.

“I can tell.”

“She... really despises and looks down on all guys. She treats them like they only exist for their money.”

“I got that hint. But what about you? She seems like pretty bad news.”

“That’s just how she naturally talks and acts to just about any girl, even ones who are in her inner circle of friends. She’s got what I like to call extreme bitch syndrome. Despite that, she doesn’t actually do anything bad to girls. She just says whatever comes to mind completely uncensored without caring about other people’s feelings.”

“I’m honestly shocked you’ve been able to tolerate that type of person for an entire year. You’ve got the tolerance of a Buddha.”

“Haaaah. Tell me about it. But who am I to judge? I'm not much better than her. I just think foul-mouthed things instead of voicing them out loud like her. Maybe that’s why I’ve somehow gotten grouped together with them.”

“Or maybe she just rubbed off on you.”

“Maybe. I have to admit, your translation of what I really wanted to say to her was pretty spot on though.”

“Well, I have read that observation diary of yours after all.”

“Haha. That is true I guess. Uh... by the way...”

“What?”

“You have some nerve hugging me like that without warning and making yourself out to be my boyfriend.”

“They were eyesores, extremely annoying to listen to, and I wanted them to hurry up and leave.”

“Is that all?”

“Yeah. That’s it.”

“Don’t you think it’d be bad if Rosa found out?”

“She’d understand.”

“Girls get jealous easily though.”

“Maybe.”

“I’ll keep what happened just now between us and won’t expose you since you were just looking out for me. But... you better not try anything funny like that again. I’ll get mad next time, you got that?”

“Yeah, yeah. Hey, that dream you had. Don’t you think it’s strangely similar to what happened just now? In that dream of yours, did I hug you from behind?”

“Huh? Haha, wouldn’t you like to know?”

“Not really.”

“Well, since you helped me out just now I suppose I don’t mind telling you.”

She moved her mouth right beside my ear and whispered with her left hand obstructing the view of her lips from the side, “Sex was the correct answer.”

My heart stopped for a second and my body stiffened up.

She blew into my ear as she teased, “Just kidding~ you only hugged me the way you did just now.”

I turned toward her and stumbled back a short distance as I scrutinized the uncharacteristic expression on her face. The tip of her fingers covered the front of her mouth, but I could see the corners of a rare natural smile peeking out from behind them.

“Did you get excited for a second?” She tilted her head to one side and asked with a tinge of innocent curiosity visible in her eyes.

“Work with? That sounds like some cheap consolation prize. Who’d you rather have as a girlfriend?”

“As a girlfriend? Well, I think you’d be preferable to guys.”

“To guys? I asked who you’d prefer, not guys.” She was persistent and as peculiar as ever when it came to wording.

“I already have a girlfriend.”

“If you didn’t have a girlfriend though.” She really wasn’t letting me off the hook.

“I’d prefer the girl I rated as being number one in appearance.”

“Shallow.”

“Haha. Like girls are any better. If you had to pick between me and those two guys with money, don’t you think you’d pick the person with the greatest odds of success in life?”

“I wouldn’t even hesitate on who I’d pick.”

“Oh? Who would you pick then?”

“The most responsible guy who wouldn’t be easily deceived by any old random woman who bats an eye their way.”

“Who would that be?”

“None of the above.”

“Aren’t you a cop-out now?”

“So what? We’re both cop-outs.”

“If you had to pick out of the three though.”

“The guy I’ve been with the longest out of the three.”

“Oh? That’s pretty vague though. I don’t know whether you know either of the two those girls were with.”

She lightly elbowed me on the gut, “What happened to your ‘I already have a girlfriend?’”

“It’s purely in the interest of scientific research purposes.”

“Scientific research purposes? Sounds like a load of bull to me.”

“It’s the truth though, I’m conducting a very serious study that requires an answer to this question.”

“Oh? What’s the thesis statement for your research paper?”

“My coworker can’t possibly be crushing on a younger guy who already has a girlfriend, right?”

“Hahaha, that’s quite the thesis statement. But sorry to inform you, I’m not crushing on you.”

“Says the girl who jokes about that in a dream.”

“You’re still caught up on that? It was just a little prank.”

“Then consider my fictitious thesis statement payback for your little prank.”

“You’re so petty.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“Haha, you're welcome.”

With that, she returned to reading her book signaling the end of our little conversation.