Today a fine ray of hope appeared in Younshu's heartfor the firsttime in a long while he felt relieved he had finally found the bodyguard he had been searching for.
But along with this happiness, an unknown fear had also begun to settle in his mind—would that person really listen to him and say "yes"?
Or would he crush all of his hopes? These very thoughts were troubling him from within, and because of them, he seemed a little lost and slightly sad.
Leaving the cool air of the balcony behind, Younshu slowly walked toward the hall, still lost in his thoughts.
In his hand was an empty coffee mug, silently showing the signs of his tiredness and deep thinking.
From the other side, Alisha was walking quickly toward the hall. Today, her appearance was completely different.
She was wearing a perfectly tailored coat and pants that made her look like a professional professor.
Holding her handbag and a pile of notebooks, she hurried out of her room. From the way she was walking, it was clear that today she was in a very strict mood about studies.
As soon as Alisha reached the middle of the hall, she paused for a moment to fix the books that were slipping from her hands.
At that exact moment, Younshu, whose eyes were fixed on the floor, quickly turned the corner.
THUD!
The silence of the hall echoed with the sound of a heavy collision. The two of them crashed into each other so badly that everything fell out of control.
The empty mug slipped from Younshu's hand and shattered into pieces as soon as it hit the floor.
On the other side, all the notebooks in Alisha's hands, along with her handbag, scattered across the ground like a broken nest.
For a moment, both of them stood there in shock. Then, seeing the scattered things and books on the floor, Alisha's anger exploded and she shouted loudly.
"Hey! What did you just do? Can't you see where you're going?"
Alisha's voice echoed through the hall. Her anger was justified, but Younshu seemed as if he hadn't heard a single word she said.
Younshu completely ignored her scolding and instead looked at her from head to toe with a surprised expression.
His mouth remained slightly open in shock. This new appearance of Alisha, this coat-and-pants look with a strong "professor vibe," was something completely new for him.
"Wow… Alisha! You… you look amazing!"
Younshu asked in surprise.
"But where are you going all dressed up like this?"
The moment she heard his compliment, Alisha's anger disappeared instantly.
A sweet smile appeared on her face, and she felt secretly happy. She hadn't expected Younshu to look at her so carefully. Alisha was just about to say
"Thank you" when…
Suddenly, Younshu's eyes fell on the notebooks scattered on the floor. He quickly glanced at them and, without thinking, asked,
"Alisha… are you going to college at this age. But why ?"
The moment she heard that, the color of Alisha's face changed. The happiness she felt just a second ago instantly turned into burning anger.
She looked at Younshu while grinding her teeth.
"Younshu!"
Alisha roared angrily.
"What kind of vibe do you get from my look? Do I really look that old to you?"
The moment Younshu realized that Alisha was angry he tried to lighten the situation with the a slightly playful tone.
"Ah… I mean, I'm actually getting a very good vibe, but you might take it the wrong way…"
The moment Alisha heard this, her face tightened with anger. She gave Younshu a light slap and shouted,
"Hey! What are you even saying? Huh? Don't I look like a professor to you?"
Alisha took a deep breath and continued angrily,
"And listen, I'm not going to any college. I'm going to Sheyaan's house to teach her! Got it?"
Then Alisha glared at Younshu with such deadly eyes as if she could swallow him alive.
"And what did you mean by 'at this age'? Do I look like some old woman to you? Younshu! How dare you say something like that to me?"
Alisha's voice thundered through the hall like lightning. She showed no sign of stopping and kept yelling loudly while
scolding Younshu. Seeing her anger, Younshu quickly covered both his ears in fear.
"Enoooough...!!!"
Younshu shouted loudly to overpower her voice.
"Calm down now!
You've already said more than enough to me all at once!"
Hearing the loud shouting of Alisha and Younshu, Kalene hurried out of his room. He quickly rushed toward them and, slightly out of breath, asked in confusion,
"Hey… hey! Why are you two fighting like this? What happened?"
The moment Alisha saw Kalene, it felt like she had found the perfect chance to complain. She immediately pointed her finger at Younshu and said angrily,
"Karan! Look at him! He called me 'old'! And on top of that, he's even trying to flirt with me!"
Hearing this, Kalene turned to look at Younshu. He put on a fake serious expression and scolded him,
"Younshu! What kind of behavior is this? This is completely wrong. You shouldn't say things like that!"
Poor Younshu was left completely stunned. He quickly tried to defend himself and said,
"But… I didn't call her old, and I wasn't flirting either! She was
the one who asked me what kind of vibe I get when I see her, so I just made a small joke."
Trying to explain further, Younshu said,
"I only said 'at this age,' not 'old'! What I meant was that you've grown up now, so you can't go to college anymore… that's all I meant!"
Alisha cut him off in the middle of his sentence and glared at him sternly.
"Don't try to act too smart! I understand everything."
Kalene was still trying to understand the argument between Younshu and Alisha. In a calm voice, he gently tried to explain to Alisha,
"Alisha… why are you talking like this? Try to speak calmly."
But Alisha's anger was completely out of control now. She snapped at Kalene as well.
"Oh really? And why are you explaining things to him like he's a little child? He's not a kid!"
Seeing this side of Alisha, Kalene was completely shocked. He became a little nervous and quietly asked in a low voice,
"Then what should I do, Alisha? How am I supposed to explain things to him?"
Kalene had barely finished speaking when a heavy and cold voice echoed from behind, instantly freezing the entire atmosphere of the hall.
"Why is there even a need to explain anything? Just give him two or three tight slaps…"
The moment they heard that voice, a shiver ran through everyone's body. They all quickly turned around and saw Zavian standing there.
His mere presence was enough to silence everyone. Every word he spoke felt firm and absolute.
Alisha immediately supported him.
"Yes! You're absolutely right, Zayan. That's exactly what should happen to him!"
Kalene, who had been trying to calm everyone down until now, started sweating the moment he saw Zavian.
Realizing how serious the situation had become, he nervously leaned closer to Younshu and whispered very quietly into his ear,
"Younshu… just quietly apologize to her, otherwise today there won't be anything left of you!"
"If Alisha's words get into the boss's mind, then escaping from his hands will be almost impossible!"
Kalene leaned closer and whispered dramatically into Younshu's ear,
"Younshu, listen carefully and fix this in your mind… raise the flag of 'Sorry' right now! By making fun of Alisha's age, you've started a huge war."
"Before the boss's soldiers aim their guns at you, it would be better to accept defeat and wave that flag! Go!"
Hearing Kalene's words, Younshu actually became frightened. In his nervous state, he wasn't thinking clearly and ended up taking Kalene's words completely literally.
Suddenly, Younshu raised one hand high into the air with full force and shouted loudly,
"I have raised the flag of 'Sorry'!"
Seeing this strange and ridiculous action, Kalene, Alisha, and Zavian were all left completely stunned. For a moment, deep silence filled the hall.
Kalene grabbed his head in frustration and slapped his forehead as if saying,
"What kind of idiot did I just try to explain things to!"
Kalene quickly gestured from behind for Younshu to put his hand down. When Younshu noticed Kalene's angry face,
he immediately realized his mistake. He quickly lowered his hand and looked at Alisha before saying softly with embarrassment,
"I'm sorry, Alisha..."
Alisha looked at Younshu with a bit of attitude and then softened slightly.
"Alright, alright… I forgive you. But be careful from now on, understood? I'm letting you go this time,
"but if you do something like this again, I might actually kill you!"
Hearing that, Younshu let out a long sigh and quietly muttered, "You're really mean, Alisha..."
"Is this how you treat your only friend?"
Younshu said while making a small face.
Alisha casually pushed her hair back in a completely savage style and replied without any hesitation,
"So what if you're my friend? Huh? Be careful from now on, understand? Anyway, I'm leaving now for my new work. I'm getting late."
Bay...bay and take care.
Younshu said with innocent face.
"ok bay...bay and take care you too."
After saying this, Alisha picked up her scattered notebooks from the floor and quickly walked away. As soon as she left, Kalene let out a deep breath and said in relief,
"Thank goodness… the storm has passed!"
Hearing this, both Kalene and Younshu burst into laughter. The atmosphere in the hall had completely lightened.
But the laughter didn't last long. Suddenly, Younshu stopped, as if a lightning bolt had struck his mind.
He grabbed his head in frustration and said,
"Oh no! I completely forgot about my real work because of all this!"
Kalene asked in surprise, "What did you forget Younshu?"
Younshu didn't answer him. Instead, he slowly shifted his gaze and looked toward Zavian.
After Alisha left, Zavian was sitting calmly on the sofa like a king. In one hand, he held a book which he was reading with deep focus.
His face was completely expressionless, as if nothing around him mattered.
Kalene carefully observed the changing expression on Younshu's face.
Younshu looked at Zavian from head to toe, and then a strange, mysterious smile appeared on his lips.
Younshu stared at Zavian for a moment before slowly saying.
"Wow...absolutely perfect ."
"He's the one!"